Week 2: Assignment

Week 2 - Assignment

The Socialization of Politics

Read Cell Phones, Social Media, and Campaign 2014 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. from the Pew Research Internet Project. You should also read Chapter 10 of the textbook to be used as a reference to support your ideas. Identify two news organizations in your state and determine which social media platforms they use (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.). Be sure to choose news organizations that are using the same social media sites to disseminate their messages so that you can draw a comparison. For example, if News Outlet A is using Facebook, be sure that News Outlet B is also using Facebook.

Write a three- to four-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) in which you address the following:

· Describe the types of political issues the news media organization addresses on their social media platforms.

· Discuss the level of engagement about political issues that the news media organization has with the audience on the social media platforms (responding to questions).

· Discuss your opinions of how the news media organizations utilize the social media platforms to address political issues.

The assignment must be completed using the APA style format and must include a title page, in-text citations, and a full list of references at the end. You must cite at least one reference from the textbook and at least one reference from scholarly outside reading material. References for each of the social media sites should also be included in the reference list.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.