Capping Projects (Communications and Technology)
Students in the MA in Communications and Technology (MACT) are creating a body of applied research with this collection of six-credit capping projects, a required component of the course-based program that integrates the practical and professional aspects of the core areas of study.
Items in this Collection
- 5Gow, Gordon (Supervisor)
- 2Rob McMahon (Supervisor)
- 1Adria, Marco (Supervisor)
- 1Curry, Ann (Supervisor)
- 1Diver, April
- 1Fernandez-Gomez, Erika
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#It’sComplicated: The Relationship between Traditional Media and Twitter during the 2019 Canadian Federal Election
Download2020-08-01
To study the interaction between traditional and social media in Canadian political coverage and how that may inform public opinion by exploring the agenda setting and intermedia agenda setting effects between Canada’s two national newspapers and Twitter during the 2019 Canadian federal election....
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2019-08-05
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine how Canadian female politicians experience harassment on Twitter, and the management strategies they have developed to deal with harassment. Design - Applying a feminist lens, I used a qualitative/quantitative online survey to ask Canadian female...
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The Convergence of Social Media and Public Policy: How Key Policy Actors Perceive the Role of Twitter in Shaping Alberta’s Bill 10 Legislation
Download2019-08-26
This research examines the perceptions of social media’s role in public policy deliberation from the viewpoints of those who were either engaged with or influenced by Twitter during the development of provincial legislation. This case study examines the development of Bill 10 and includes a...
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Standing In a Crowded Room Shouting At No One: How The Government of Alberta Uses Twitter to Engage Albertans
Download2019-08-01
Purpose – This paper explores Government of Alberta attempts to engage citizens using Twitter in 2018, and how successful any attempts at engagement were. Design/methodology/approach – Mixed-methods content analysis using @YourAlberta as a case study; quantitative analysis of 1,339 tweets guided...