MEDIA ETHNOGRPAHIES
My Media Niche
My media niche is health and lifestyle vloggers, influencers or Youtuber’s. When I say health and lifestyle, I specifically mean individuals who are ‘well-known’ for vlogging their day to day life, their health and fitness journey and even their mental wellbeing. Examples of the individuals I follow and watch are Sarah’s Day, Chelsea Rocca, Charlotte…
Narrowing my Field Site
Having my media niche fit into the realm of lifestyle, more specifically wellbeing opens me up to a lot of different ways to approach this subject. Narrowing this down however has been quite easy for me, lately I have been so intrigued by the notion and idea of journaling. When researching into journaling, it feels…
Planning My Approach
Problematising When I, personally, first think of journaling, what comes to mind is a 12 year old girl, sitting in her room writing in her diary. But, after minor research, journaling does not even come close to fitting this stereotype. Therefore, when it comes to problematising journaling, my first initial thought is to try diminish…
Research and Ethics
Throughout my research this semester, the paradigmatic and theoretical framework I will be using are mostly social media and its users. More specifically, I intend to post and analyse on Reddit and Twitter and analysing on Instagram and YouTube. The reason for this being that I find Reddit and Twitter to be platforms where engagement…
Research Pitch
This semester for my ethnographic research, I will be researching into journaling and diminishing the stereotype around ‘journaling is for 12 year old girls’. It has come to my attention that many academics find there is so much to gain from a journaling journey. Journals keep one’s mind working and always thinking and reflecting. It…
Journaling Your Way to a Better Life
You may be familiar with journaling. It’s a very simple act. As described by Very Well Mind, “Journaling generally involves the practice of keeping a diary or journal that explores thoughts and feelings surrounding the events of your life.” It’s true, journaling is just that easy. You can simply sit, lay, stand and write down…
Follow My Blog
Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.
immerse into media 