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What type of media users were our diarists? We need to understand both basic media use and the quality of media use, including media literacy. First, however, we must comment on the type of data about media consumption we obtained and the interpretative issues it raises.

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© 2010 Nick Couldry, Sonia Livingstone and Tim Markham

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Couldry, N., Livingstone, S., Markham, T. (2010). The Variability of Media Use. In: Media Consumption and Public Engagement. Consumption and Public Life. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230800823_6

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