To what extent has different media articles portrayed the candidates of the 2016 US election during the presidential debate’
Requirements for the IB extended essay – https://www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/curriculum/extended-essay/what-is-the-extended-essay/
My topic will focus on the bias of media towards the 2016 presidential election candidates, it cant be too broad and will only focus on comparing media articles. It had to be narrowed down and specific so i chose the presidential debate and how the candidates were portrayed.
Identifying word classes against both the candidates
Adjectives most commonly used towards Trump or Hillary
The imagery used to describe both of them
Did certain words used by the media affect change in the election results?
Trump’s positive portrayal by the media allowed him to win the election?
How big of a role did the presidential debate play on the voters’ choices ( was the media against any candidates? Ever?
