Local Newspaper Interviews.

I did an interview with eight people, asking the questions below, to give me a better understanding of who reads local newspapers are and what people are interested in.

What’s your name?

Where do you live?

How old are you?

Do you read local newspapers or national newspapers?

Would you be interested in a local newspaper which is aimed towards you?

What kind of news are you interested in? Celebrity news, events, education, sports, crime

Do you read any magazines?

What interests you about them?

Do you listen to a local radio station?

What would interest you to listen to a local radio station?

Below are the original recordings -

This is the device I used to record the interviews:













Robbie, East London, 24, reads local newspapers sometimes and also reads national newpapers, would be interested in local newspapers aimed towards him, local news stories, arts events, reads magazines, specific to his interests. Does not listen to a local radio station, something new and different and has music or interesting documentary.

Gabriel, Hampstead, 17, reads national newspapers not local newspapers, would be interested in a local newspaper aimed towards him, sports/world wide sports/local news/sudukos, reads magazines, does not listen to a local radio station, talking to whats going on his local community would interest him.

Ben, Radlett, 17, does not read local newspapers but reads national newspapers, would not be interested in local newspaper aimed towards him, mainly interested in sports, does not read magazines or listen to a local radio station, would be interested in sports/football on a radio station.

Katie, Chelsea, 18, does not read local or national newspapers regularly, would be interested a local newspaper aimed towards her including popular events, horoscopes, comics, news stories to her area, media related festivals. Does not read magazines, looks at online magazines, listens to xfm, the breakfast show, something that makes her laugh.

Josh, Hampstead, 17, reads national newspapers not local newspapers, would be interested in a local newspaper aimed towards him, interested in sports, business, serious topics going on in the world, reads GQ magazine, interested in the gossip, does not listen to a radio station, occasionally listens a sports radio station.

Sam, Finsbury park, 17, does not read local or national newspapers, would be interested in local newspapers aimed towards him, does not read magazines or listen to a local radio station, would be interested in a local radio station with more music and less talking.

Olivia, swiss cottage, 17, reads national newspapers, would be interested in local newspaper aimed towards her, interested in celebrities music politics, reads music magazines and fashion magazines, does not listen to a local radio would be interested in good music or interesting people.

Roofus, Hampstead, 17, does not read newspapers and would not be interested in one aimed towards him, does not read magazines, does not listen to a local radio station or be interested.