Election 2016: Mass Media Influence

Seth HuskFollow

Document Type

Panel Presentation

Start Date

21-4-2017 1:30 PM

End Date

21-4-2017 2:45 PM

Keywords

gender, media, elections

Biography

I'm currently enrolled and completing my Junior year as a Political Science major. I've returned to Marshall after a semester break working in Virginia on Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign.

Major

Political Science

Advisor for this project

Dr. Jamie Warner

Abstract

It was nearly certain according to polling institutions and the media that Hillary Clinton would become the 45th President of the United States. However, election night would provide a different outcome. This paper/presentation will explore the mass media's (newspaper, broadcast and social media) role in the outcome of the 2016 General Election and how/why the polls and media got it wrong. Additionally, I will explore the role the mass media plays in regards to agenda setting in the outcome of the 2016 General Election.

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Election 2016: Mass Media Influence

It was nearly certain according to polling institutions and the media that Hillary Clinton would become the 45th President of the United States. However, election night would provide a different outcome. This paper/presentation will explore the mass media's (newspaper, broadcast and social media) role in the outcome of the 2016 General Election and how/why the polls and media got it wrong. Additionally, I will explore the role the mass media plays in regards to agenda setting in the outcome of the 2016 General Election.