I’m currently taking bachelors of mass communication in advertising and brand management. I’m turning 20 this September… ew no NOT YET, IM STILL 19 AS OF NOW .. yes.. 

I would say I majorly use two apps, Instagram and tiktok , mainly for entertainment and to keep myself informed about things going around in the world. 

I am a firm believer of “nothing is entirely good and nothing is entirely bad. Both exist within everything” and that’s what I think about the effect of the new media to my life during the lockdown period. New media allowed us to stay connected and informed virtually whereas in the bad light, new media has also been misused to spread fake news to create unnecessary panic. 

I would say I prefer the way things are now in terms of the new media as the new media has evolutionarise the experience of online shopping and many more due to the pandemic.

Personally, WhatsApp would be the most important form of media for me as it is the platform everyone else around me and myself uses on a daily basis to communicate. However, if I could no longer access to WhatsApp, I wouldn’t think the world is ending though. Naturally, I would just move on to a different accessible communication new media platform.

Personally, new media was able to provide a fair amount of entertainment to me, one prominent example would be the vast amount of content produced by streaming platforms such as Netflix. 📺 📽️ I would say this form of new media is my best companion as I am an avid viewer of TV programs and films. Other than that, I also rely on Instagram to stay updated with the current affairs within my circle of friends. 📱📱 Through the function of "story posting", 
communicating with my friends was convenient and effective as we would be able to share the recent events that happened in our lives. 🫶

Before the pandemic, I relied heavily on hanging out with my friends 😄 as a form of socializing. However, when the lockdown was initiated, my friends and I began utilizing more online platforms such as google meets or discord to chat with one another. As of now, we would occasionally chat online with one another whenever we can't meet up physically, which enables us to communicate with each other despite not being able to see each other. 🙃 ⭐️❤️

Overall, I think the pandemic has challenged the mass to adapt to an online environment, thus, creating a whole new experience utilizing the new media. 📲 For example, workplaces have begun adapting the concept of “hybrid mode” where employees can choose to work from home 🏠 instead of coming into the office every day. This has greatly boosted the mental well-being of employees as they are no longer required to work from day to night, thus decreasing the amount of mental stress. 🤯🤯 

During the pandemic season, the new media made my life easier. Since we weren't allowed to go out during that time, I relied more on the media itself. In my daily use, I use communication tools like WhatsApp, Instagram, FaceTime, etc. the most. These tools bring me closer to my loved ones because we can text and call whenever we want.

My life was completely different before and after the pandemic. Before the pandemic, I was a more outgoing person who was very active in talking to people and enjoyed socializing. However, after the pandemic, due to staying at home and not going out for long periods of time. I think I was afraid to talk to people and felt awkward at times. However, it's much better now than before because I'm slowly going with the flow and opening up my comfort zone.

Next, I would say that WHATSAPP is the most important form of media because it helps us connect with people and stay in touch with them. However, if I can no longer use WHATSAPP, I am okay with that because there are now more communication media platforms that can replace it. For example, Messenger, Wechat and IMessage.

-I will chat with my friends and get the latest news through some social apps like Instagram. Through these social apps I can meet new people and make my life more exciting. Being up to date with the latest news also keeps us informed of what is happening around the world.

-Before the pandemic, online shopping was not popular and everyone went out to buy food or clothes, etc. After the pandemic, everyone was restricted from going out due to the MCO, so we could only shop through online shopping platforms such as Grab Food, Shopee or Lazada.

-For me, I think Whatsapp is the most important social app I have. I use it to discuss assignments with friends or to contact my family. If I can't use this app for a long time, I think I will become more distant from them.

-I think it's harder to access these media in areas where the internet is poor, such as rural areas or countries that are less developed, so they don't know what's going on around the world, and it's harder to contact family or friends in cities or developed countries.

My daily new media platform are tiktok and Facebook. These platform can keep me up to date with the latest news and trends.

I think new media has made my life better at lockdown. This is because during lockdown we started using the platform a lot to buy things, even household items. Before pandemic we commonly bought items in stores ourselves.This has made our lives become much easier.New media also let us know more about the information around the world. For example, we can use Google and Facebook to find out what is going on during lockdown and so on. Prior to that, people were generally informed through newspapers, but the advent of new media has made it possible for everyone to get more information in the fastest way possible. As a result, new media makes our lives easier.

The most important form of media for me is Tiktok. Without this platform, I wouldn't be able to learn more about trends around the world. Besides, I wouldn't be able to making new friends from all over the world from this platform.

I think countries like Ukraine that are going through war ,Africa and villages everywhere may not have access to these media because of the effects of the epidemic.

In China at the worst of the epidemic, we even need to stay at home for several months ，it was through new media so I was able to know What's going on in the outside world and we were able to help each other in our communities through social media like bought some food or share some necessary things.Maybe every apartment building would get a “building leader”to make a group in WeChat(WhatsApp)And get know about what people in his building need.Then send it to the group with other building leaders and use Grab to get thing or contact with some shopkeeper to order things.

And there are huge differences between the life now and before because face-to-face communication with a real human not a screen and social are better than communicate online and that makes me feel more warm more passionate. I can hang out with my friends go out to dinner or watch movies at any time. And At the same time, as an international student, offline courses maybe more useful for me. For those vulnerable groups, they are unable to use the media for some reasons, which has brought a lot of inconvenience to their lives. It is very regrettable. Perhaps some communities will have workers to help them contact others or obtain living materials

I think the important media form for me is WeChat because communication is the most important in my daily life, whether in work, study or other aspects. Without this kind of chat software, communication will return to the original face-to-face form, and I may lose communication with my distant friends and have a better relationship with my neighbors.

For me, social media is full of my life. For example, I use social media platforms like tiktok and instagram for entertainment. I have been using ZOOM online for classes last semester. New media makes my life more convenient. For me, WeChat is my most common social media platform. I use it to call or video with my family and friends.

I was in high school when the pandemic began. We go to school, and we can make an appointment with friends on weekends. But everything changed during the pandemic. Because of the closure management, I can only stay at home most of the time. So I spend more time using new media tools.

New media has played a great role in all aspects of my life. It is hard to imagine how people who have no access to new media live during the pandemic. Many things will become very difficult.

I ady fall in love with my phone and I never leave it alone… if I didn’t use my phone to do anything, at least i will using my lovely phone to play music💀💀 Tbh This situation didn’t happened before pandemic tho.. this happened during pandemic since this is the only way I can connect with the outside world. 

New media for me is like I can get lots of information over the word and we can express and shared our life to our friend or through vlog, ins story or something else.. if I no longer access it I think I will get depressed🤧

For the vulnerable groups and community who lack of access to the media it means they can’t easily to content other people if they didn’t have someone take care of them especially during pandemic . What if something happens to them? no one know.. 

The average of my daily mobile phone usage is more than eight hours a day. I think that new media made my life under lockdown better as it is easier to let me interact with my friends. It is also a nice way to promote relationship with family and friends who have lived far away.

Before the pandemic, I manage to meet my friends at school. So, I didn't spend more time playing social media as we can always chat in school.

However, due to the lockdown, it made my life changed to be more addicted to play social media platforms such as Instagram, Weixin, and Netflix. 

I think Weixin is the most important social media platforms in my life as it is a application to let me chat with my friends daily. It is undeniable that many young people can't live without social media. For me, I can spend more than five hours using Weixin. Without it, I would not be able to chat with my friends.

Due to the lockdown, more people are increasingly dependent on social media platforms. These will lead to burden people without Internet access at their home because they can't get real-time information right away.