Social Media and Agenda-Setting

39711Your paper should clearly state your position 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 6-8pages in length (excluding cover sheet and reference list) and employ 6-10 credible and authoritative resources, of which at least three must be peer-reviewed, scholarly journals. Its ideas must be properly documented with in-text citations and an end-of-text reference list that conform to the American Psychological Association’s style rules.

Specific quotations must be employed, properly integrated into the paper as direct quotations, summaries or paraphrases accompanied by in-text citations that reflect American Psychological Association style rules. No more than three of the direct quotes may be extended/block quotes. The sources may not include general websites, blogs, Wikipedia, or wiki-type materials.

Things to keep in mind:
• What is agenda-setting theory and who was it founded by?
• What is the importance of the theory?
• What are the different types of agenda-setting?
• What is the psychological and scientific merit to the theory?
• Does the theory work against people who are set in their opinions?
• What other mass communication theories correlate with this one such as such as framing, cultivation, filtering?
-definition of theory and examples
-media effects agenda-setting poses
-relations to other mass comm theories

*PLEASE MAKE SURE 3 REFERENCES ARE FROM PEER-REVIEWED SCHOLARLY JOURNALS*