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 * A**. **By considering your answers to the above, give two important characteristics that mass media products have in common:**
 * 1) - They contain important information that you might need to know.
 * 2) - They can distribute the information by television news, radio, newspaper, magazine, and by the internet.

One mass media product that I consume regularly at least once a week is the newspaper. I use it to keep up with the major events of the week.
 * B**. **Name one mass media product that you consume regularly at least once a week.**
 * Why do you use it?**

No, there is not any media product that I feel I could not live without.
 * C**. **Is there any media product that you feel you could not live without? If so, say what it is and why it is so important to you.**

Media does not influence the way that I live my life.
 * D**. **How do you think that media influences the way in which you live your life? Give examples of this.**


 * E.** **Complete the following Media Daily Diary**
 * || **Print** ||  || **TV** ||   || **Radio** ||   || **Phone** ||   || **eReader** ||   || **Computer** ||   || **other**? ||   ||
 * || item || time || item || time || item || time || item || time || item || time || item || time || item || time ||
 * **Day 1** || Text Books || 2hrs 2min || Comedy || 3hrs 30min || Car Radio || 30min || My Phone || 10min || None || None || L.A. and Computer Lab || 1hrs 28min || None || None ||
 * **Day 2** || Text Books and My book || 1hrs 43min || Comedy || 3hrs 30min || Car Radio || 15min || My Phone || 0min || None || None || L.A. and Computer Lab || 2hrs 2min || None || None ||
 * **Day 3** || Text Books || 20min || Comedy || 1hr 30min || None || 0min || My Phone || 45min || None || None || My Laptop || 0min || None || None ||
 * **Total Time** ||  || 4hr 5min ||   || 8hr 30min ||   || 45min ||   || 55min ||   || None ||   || 3hr 30min ||   ||