{ Social Networking Effects on the College Voter Presentation by Zachary Jakaitis

 How prevalent is the use of social networking compared to other forms of media?  Are social networks able to get college students informed about politics? Research Questions

 Survey created to gain information pertaining to politics and media use of college students.  800 Students at Loras College were randomly selected via registration database  296 responses to online survey were received Research Design

 3 Main Focus Topics  Political Traits  Use of media (Newspaper, radio, television, internet)  Interest in news or involvement in news Survey

Findings Total Students Per Class 55 First Year Students 88 Sophomore Students 82 Junior Students 71 Senior Students Total Site Use Facebook: 291 MySpace: 3 Twitter: 68 YouTube: 249 None: 3 Total Personal Sites=611 Social Networking Platform

Political Traits N=296

Political Traits N=296

Involvement

Use of Media Newspaper N=290 Radio N= 294 Television N=293

 Pew Studies  Michigan Study  Canada Study Conclusion

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