communications research paper on how social media use by politicians has evolved

communications research paper on how social media use by politicians has evolved

Week 8: Assignment 5 – Final Research Paper

(Worth 25% of your course grade.)

TOPICS

For your final project, you will write a 6-8-page, double-spaced, APA-formatted, scholarly research paper on one of the following research questions*:

  1. How has social media use by U.S. political candidates evolved over time?

and analyze the impact that the internet has had in the context of the following mass communication or set of related mass communication theories:

    • agenda-setting theory

OBJECTIVE

Your job is to present an argument about the impact of the internet on the U.S. people, media, and/or society related to one of these questions, through the prism of at least one mass communication or media literacy theory studied in this class. 

CONTENT & FORMAT REQUIREMENTS

Your paper should clearly state your position in an argument thesis on/conclusions about the media effects issue posed in your research question, supported by researched evidence and reasons, including at least one relevant mass communication theory studied in this course. It should be 6-8 pages in length and employ 6-10 credible and authoritative resources, of which at least three must be peer-reviewed, scholarly journals from our library’s academic journal database. Its ideas must be properly documented with in-text citations and an end-of-text reference list that reflects theAmerican Psychological Association’s style rules.

Signal phrases and attributions must be employed to integrate direct quotes, summaries, or paraphrases into the paper, accompanied by in-text citations that reflect American Psychological Association style rules. No more than three of the direct quotes may be long block quotes. The sources may not include general websites, online dictionaries or encyclopedias, blogs, Wikipedia, or wiki-type materials. 

Your paper must be carefully edited and proofread. The paper also should follow the general American Psychological Association manuscript rules and be double-spaced with a title page. Make sure to verify the originality and documentation by submitting your paper to the Draft Assignments folder first where you can use its Turnitin.com score to help you edit it. You will find links inside that assignment folder to resources that can help you interpret your Turnitin score and tell you how to remedy any deficiencies in the way you have integrated outside research into your writing

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