Assessment of facebook in promoting political office seekers in the Edo 2020 governorship election Department:Mass Communication By: Alexander Project ID: 8054 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1 Price:₦4000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis study examined the assessment of Facebook in promoting political office seekers in the Edo 2020 Governorship election: a study in Edo. The objective of the study was to find out if Facebook has an effect on election campaigns among Benin residents and to ascertain whether the use of Facebook contributed to electoral education of Benin residents. The study comprised of descriptive survey method as the research design involving the use of questionnaires as the primary source of data and simple percentage as the method of data analysis. The random sampling method was used by the researcher. The respondents were purposively selected. Sample size of 120 was derived from the area of study. One hundred and twenty (120) copies of the questionnaire were administered to the respondents and same were retrieved and thus used as the basis for data analysis. Findings from the study showed that Benin residents get their major source of information about political office seekers for elections from Facebook hence, the use of Facebook contributes to the electoral education of Benin residents. Based on these findings, the researcher recommends that the media must encourage information dissemination from all social media platforms but must verify to ascertain its credibility. The study is anchored on the Democratic Participative Media Theory....Preview Download Preview +Other Mass Communication project topics and materials you might be interested in»Impact of social media on students academic performance (a study of students of university of Abuja) »Impact of social media on modern journalism (a study of journalists in Makurdi metropolis) »Impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on radio news reporting (a study of Atlantic FM Uyo) »Perception of cyber crime among Nigerian youths (a study of Caritas university) »The effect of government ownership and control of mass media objectivity reporting (a case study of Enugu state broadcasting services) »The Effects of Television Commercials on Buying Habits of Enugu Metropolis ( A Case Study of Omo and Elephant Detergents )»Coverage of foreign news by Nigerian newspapers: A content analysis of vanguard and daily sun newspapers»Impact of mobile phone on agricultural information among Otukpo farmers»Audience perception of Nigerian newspapers on the internet»Influence of news censorship on the performance of media houses in Nigeria (a study of Nasarawa broadcasting service, Lafia) »Influence of television advertising on consumer buying habits of Guinness stout in Ikeja community of Lagos state»Importance of indigenous language in broadcasting media»Role of communication technology in improving work efficiency of AIT staff (a study of AIT Abuja) »Effect of public relations on the consumer (a case study of premier breweries plc) »The effect of AKBC tv peak milk advertisement on the consumers buying habit