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Social Medias Impact On The Arab Spring, Elyse Van Pelt
Social Medias Impact On The Arab Spring, Elyse Van Pelt
Honors Theses
Revolutions have occurred since the beginning of organized society. People have been deprived of certain essential rights, have collaborated about their grievances and formed coalitions to rise against the government. Knowing how previous rebellions have succeeded or failed can allow one to predict the success of another revolution. Today through the increased communication levels between countries around the world, more information is available to the average person and political ideologies of people can be changed through media. No longer are citizens content to be complacent and sit by while their leaders engage in corrupt actions that make those around them …
What's More Persuasive? How The Internet And Newspaper Change Opinions, Sloane E. Sheldon
What's More Persuasive? How The Internet And Newspaper Change Opinions, Sloane E. Sheldon
Honors Theses
The Internet has become an integral part of society. While people have been turning to the Internet for their news, newspapers are still a powerful source of information. This study investigates whether the newspaper or Internet is more effective at altering people’s opinions. Participants included people ranging from 18-78 years old. After reading a political endorsement that appeared to come from either a printed newspaper or a news website, participants rated their opinions on this candidate. When the message included strong arguments, the source of the article did not have an effect on how well the articles were able to …