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

2.  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

3.  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

4.  3 Main Focus Topics  Political Traits  Use of media (Newspaper, radio, television, internet)  Interest in news or involvement in news Survey

5. 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

6. Political Traits N=296

7. Political Traits N=296

8. Involvement

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

10.  Pew Studies  Michigan Study  Canada Study Conclusion

11. Questions