Sally - 16
Media Consumption: Total screen time daily average: 5 hours
Favorite Media/Technology: Spotify
How do you and your family interact with media/technology?
We all use media/technology to watch TV together, and dance to music together. I am very careful with my phone and I make sure not to bring it to the dinner table so I am able to have quality time with my family.
How do you and your peers interact with media/technology?
Through texting and getting in touch with them for homework help. Sometimes my friends get distracted by their phones when we are together but I do my best to make sure that I am present and am socializing with them.
What do you use media for?
I use it to communicate and get more information on things through many social media apps, like Whatsapp. I am also able to connect with family that I do not see often.
What is your favorite/least favorite thing about media/technology?
My favorite thing about media/technology is taking pictures. My least favorite thing about media/technology is all the negative news and activity that comes through it.
Interviewed by: David Kashanirokh, UCLA 3rd Year Student