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2008 Presidential Election-Student Media Use

First-time and younger voters are widely expected to have a greater impact on the 2008 election than has been the case in many years. In a small-scale journalistic effort, we asked several randomly-selected Ball State students to talk about the media they use to keep up with this election.  What follows is not representative of the student population as a whole, but provides an un-filtered and un-polished look at how some of this diverse group are using media to stay informed.

08Election01 What are your top three sources for election information? 

08Election02 Which is the source you go to first? Second? Third? 

08Election06 Which source do you trust the most? 

08Election04 How are you participating in discussions about the election?

08Election05 What role do social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace play in your election participation/information? 

08Election03
How has this election been different than four years ago? 

08Election07 How do you feel about political ads? Do you see them in the same light as other ads? 

08Election08 What do you think is the impact of Saturday Night Live skits,The Daily Show and online viral videos?