COM89 UC Santa Barbara Uses and Gratification Theory Research Paper
This Research Paper Must be taken seriously.
Must use proper Grammar and present a College level paper.
OUTLINE, ARTICLE, & INSTRUCTIONS PDF ARE ATTACHED.
Story/Current Event: Wikipedia Isn’t Officially a Social Network. But the Harassment Can Get Ugly. The New York Times
Communication Theory: Uses and Gratification Theory
In a 5-8 page paper, you will:
Identify, review, and apply a specific communication theory to the people, events, or issues that are involved in the news story.
Describe how at least two empirical studies about that theory relate to your discussion.
Consider which news story to focus on. You will ultimately need to choose one news story.
Choose at least two empirical research articles that use the same theory. Both studies must use the one theory you’re going to apply in your paper. These two sources must be empirical studies published in scholarly journals.
1. Malik, A., Dhir, A., & Nieminen, M. (2016). Uses and gratifications of digital photo sharing on Facebook. Telematics and Informatics, 33(1), 129-138.
2. Quan-Haase, A., & Young, A. L. (2010). Uses and gratifications of social media: A comparison of Facebook and instant messaging. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 30(5), 350-361.
Remember that you will need to accurately summarize the articles in terms of theory and results.
You’re also strongly encouraged to find additional sources that could help you provide depth and richness to the points you make in your paper. Such additional sources might be other articles, book chapters, or textbooks that give you helpful information about the theory.
You do NOT need an abstract for this paper. The paper should be typed 5-8 pages, double-spaced, page-numbered, with 1″³ margins and Times New Roman 12-point font. Please use APA formatting throughout the paper.
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