Drew Ashby English 3450

      The first objective when structuring my literature review is to adjust the focus more on the political interaction among Facebook users and news media. Most of my literature review already focuses on that subject so it should be relatively simple. Because my research proposal is focused on leaders of opinion, research concerning the spread of political ideas on Facebook will be the topic of my literature review.      My research proposal will focus on the gap in literature present regarding leaders of opinion and the impact they have on Facebook. It is important to carefully define "leaders of opinion" and present the findings consistently using the definition I put forward. I will define leaders of opinion as "individuals who exert a significant amount of influence within their network and can affect the opinions of connected individuals."  https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128044124/sentiment-analysis-in-social-networks (study I will base ...

Research gap concerning the relationship between news media and how Facebook users gather information.      The research gap I have noticed is that little research has been done on  Opinion leaders on Facebook and their perception of what constitutes accurate information. A research article used in my literature review discussed briefly how those who identify as leaders of opinion consumed less accurate information than other Facebook users. There does not seem to be much  else on the topic, and this research is important because influential people can have a significant effect on the accuracy of presented information on Facebook. Also, opinions expressed by these opinion leaders may have a significant impact on the interaction that Facebook users have with others on the platform. Research based on interaction between news media and Facebook users has been done. Research based on interaction between friends and other Facebook users has been done. However, as far...