For this assignment, you will conduct a relevant literature review to discover the mass communication theory that you will use in your final paper. In your literature review, you should also discuss the pros and the cons of each resource against the other resources you include.
Begin by investigating mass communication theories that may relate to your paper’s research question.
Once you have reviewed the theories, select one mass communication theory that appears to be related to your paper’s research question.
RESEARCH QUESTION: Do negative political campaigns affect democracy?
Locate three academic journal articles about your theory.
Academic journal articles are reports of previous research on your topic area published in journals for an academic field. Academic journals ARE NOT books, business, trade, or general circulation magazines, newspaper articles, or information found on general websites.
Use this link to find your academic journals:
https://libguides.umgc.edu/comm302
The “scholarly journals only” One-search function on the library’s Research Guide for COMM 302 web page can help you find academic journals appropriate for your topic.
Write a 2-page, double-spaced essay in which you explain how the mass communication theory that you have chosen relates to your final paper’s research question.
Do not merely summarize the three articles about the theory that you selected. Instead, synthesize what you learned by giving enough information about each article (e.g., its purpose, its study results, how it explains a mass communication behavior or media effect, etc.) so that readers will understand your argument for how/why using the article would inform and support your use of the theory in your final paper for this class. At the end of your essay, include a reference list for the three scholarly articles that you used to learn about the mass communication theory you chose.
*Make sure you have a theory that supports your research or a theory that will help you build your research.
*Remember that when you cite a work that you include the author’s last name and the publication year within the body of your literature review.
