Ball State University - 2008 Presidential Election-Student Media Use

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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.

	What are your top three sources for election information?
	Which is the source you go to first? Second? Third?
	Which source do you trust the most?
	How are you participating in discussions about the election?
	What role do social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace play in your election participation/information?
	How has this election been different than four years ago?
	How do you feel about political ads? Do you see them in the same light as other ads?
	What do you think is the impact of Saturday Night Live skits,The Daily Show and online viral videos?