This research which is a study on WhatsApp information sharing was geared towards finding out how WhatsApp was used in sharing political information and its influence on 2019 voting pattern of electorate in Awka metropolis. The objective of the research study includes the following; to find out whether the respondents were exposed to political information on WhatsApp during the 2019 general election; to determine whether the electorates in Awka metropolis relied on WhatsApp for political information during the 2019 general election and to determine whether electorates in Awka Metropolis believed political information obtained from WhatsApp during the 2019 general
TABLE Of CONTENTS
1.1 Background of study……………….1
1.2 Statement of problem…………….6
1.3 objective of study ………………….7
1.4 Research questions……………….7
1.5 significance of the study…………8
1.6 scope of limitations of the study ..9
1.7 Definition of Terms …………………..11
2.1 literature Review ………………………12
2.2 Theoretical Frame work …………….16
2.3 Conceptual discussions……….16
2.3.1 Understanding the concept WhatsApp …………………………………18
2.3.2 WhatsApp and information sharing ……………………………………………….18
2.3.3 Empirical Review ……….20
2.3.4 social media and elections ……..24
2.4 Empirical Review…………………29
3.1 Method of Study………………….38
3.2 Area of study ……………….38
3.3 population study……………43
3.4 sample and sampling technique. 45
3.5 measuring instrument ……….46
3.6 Reliability and validity techniques 46
3.7 Method of Data Presentation and Analysis
4.2 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
Sandra, E. (2021). The Use of WhatsApp in Sharing Political Information and Its Influence On 2019 Voting Pattern of Electorate in Awka Metropolis. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-use-of-whatsapp-in-sharing-political-information-and-its-influence-on-2019-voting-pattern-of-electorate-in-awka-metropolis
Sandra, Emenike "The Use of WhatsApp in Sharing Political Information and Its Influence On 2019 Voting Pattern of Electorate in Awka Metropolis" Afribary. Afribary, 08 Oct. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-use-of-whatsapp-in-sharing-political-information-and-its-influence-on-2019-voting-pattern-of-electorate-in-awka-metropolis. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Sandra, Emenike . "The Use of WhatsApp in Sharing Political Information and Its Influence On 2019 Voting Pattern of Electorate in Awka Metropolis". Afribary, Afribary, 08 Oct. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-use-of-whatsapp-in-sharing-political-information-and-its-influence-on-2019-voting-pattern-of-electorate-in-awka-metropolis >.
Sandra, Emenike . "The Use of WhatsApp in Sharing Political Information and Its Influence On 2019 Voting Pattern of Electorate in Awka Metropolis" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-use-of-whatsapp-in-sharing-political-information-and-its-influence-on-2019-voting-pattern-of-electorate-in-awka-metropolis