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COMM 12: Technology and Communication (Han): Activities

Sources on Social Media and Elections

Sources on Elections and Social Media

1. Trump's MAGA Supporters and Twitter Bernie Bros have this Ugly Tactic in Common

2. Senate Intel Report Shows Russian Disinformation Fueled Resistance Movement Post-Election

3. Technology Firms Shape Political Communication: The Work of Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and Google with Campaigns During the 2016 U.S. Presidential Cycle

4. Troll Factories, Bots, and Fake News: Inside the Wild West of Social Media

5. Twitter to Ban Political Ads, Unlike Facebook Policy - 'Political Message Reach should be Earned, ot Bought,' CEO Dorsey Says

Questions to Answer

For your assigned source from the left box, answer the following questions. Write your answers in this padlet.

1. Is the information current?

2. Is the information presented:

Factual
Opinion / Analysis
Mix of factual and opinion/analysis
A different type of evidence
Cannot tell from limited information

3. What are the author's credentials? Did you find the information in your source or somewhere else?

4. From the limited information available, do you think this source is:

Highly biased
Moderately biased
Slightly biased
Unbiased

5. What is one strength of your source?

6. What is one weakness of your source?

7. How could you use this source in a research paper on social media and elections?