Date of Award
2017
Document Type
Open Access Dissertation
Department
School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Sub-Department
College of Information and Communications
First Advisor
Carol J. Pardun
Abstract
Based on agenda-building theory, this study performs content analysis on 6,019 international Twitter comments about Trump and Clinton in the 10 days prior to the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Even excluding bots and trolls, the preponderance of Twitter comments were positive about Trump and negative about Clinton, in the U.S., Russia, India and China. In the U.K. and Brazil, Twitter comments were largely negative about both candidates. Twitter sources and topics were also identified and explored to expand knowledge about the evolving role and effect of agenda-building in six nations, and around the world.
Rights
© 2017, Jane O’Boyle
Recommended Citation
O’Boyle, J.(2017). International Twitter Comments About 2016 U.S. Presidential Candidates Trump And Clinton: Agenda-Building Analysis In The U.S., U.K., Brazil, Russia, India and China. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/4401