Focus Group

Rachel Wilson

Age: 16

Studying: Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Politics.

Likes: Sailing, Skiiing, Surfing, Music, Parties.

Dislikes: The credit crunch

Currently Reads: The Times, Glamour magazine.

Media Consumption: Watches 1-2 hours of TV each night. Uses the internet regularly, mostly for facebook. Listens to music on her iPod.

Helen Villiers

Age: 17

Studying: History, Geography, Maths and Politics.

Likes: Music, going out with friends, being organised, shopping.

Dislikes: Homework, flying, stress.

Currently Reads: The Telegraph, The Economist, OK! magazine.

Media Consumption: Usually spends 3 hours on the internet each night for homework, msn and music. Sometimes watches 1-2 hours of TV.

Daniel Stannard

Age: 18

Studying: Media, Business and Politics.

Likes: Desperate Housewives, formula 1, football.

Dislikes: The credit crunch

Currently Reads: The Economist, NME, GQ.

Media Consumption: 3 hours of TV each evening. Usually uses the internet for about 5 hours a day, mostly myspace and msn.

Charles Cormack

Age: 17

Studying: Geography, Biology, English Literature and Art.

Likes: Reading, skiing, kayaking, swimming, surfing, going out with friends, music, comedy films, the countryside.

Dislikes: global warming, bullying.

Currently Reads: The Times, books.

Media Consumption: 1-2 hours of TV each evening. Listens to his iPod a lot, sometimes to help him concentrate. Usually uses the internet for about 2 hours a day, mostly using myspace and msn but also google for school work.