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Port Harcourt Resident’s Perception Of The Social Media Report 2019 Elections Result
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1.5 Research Questions
a. To what extent did social media influence voters’ choice of political candidates during the 2019 presidential election
b. Was the popularity of presidential candidates during the 2019 presidential election influenced by their social media usage?
c. To what extent did social media influence voting pattern of electorate during the 2019 presidential election.
1.6 Research Hypotheses
Ho
1: Voter’s choice of political candidates in the 2019 presidential
election was not influenced by political communication on social media.
Ho
2: The popularity of Presidential aspirants in the 2019 general
election has no significant relationship with their social media use
during the election.
Ho 3: Electorate voting pattern during the 2019
elections was not influenced by their exposure to political messages on
social media.
1.7 Scope and Limitation
The study is widened to
accommodate several literatures on social media and political
communication. We examined the role of social media in the 2019
elections as well as the negativity of abusing social media during the
election. However, the study is limited to the opinions of the residents
of Port Harcourt. Hence, further studies can be further conducted to
examine other cities in order to get a national perception.
1.8 Organization of the study
The
study is divided into five chapters. Chapter one deals with the study’s
introduction and gives a background to the study. Chapter two reviews
related and relevant literature. The chapter three gives the research
methodology while the chapter four gives the study’s analysis and
interpretation of data. The study concludes with chapter five which
deals on the summary, conclusion and recommendation.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Social media is recognized as a tool of mass education whether constructive or destructive. Its use has been greatly appreciated on different platforms. This study on the perception of Port Harcourt Residents of the Social Media Report on the 2019 elections. The study reviewed related literatures bordering on social media and recognized several scholars. The survey method was adopted and the instrument of questionnaire used. The study found out that the residents of port Harcourt perceived the 2 ... Continue reading---
