UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #613
Submission information
Submission Number: 613
Submission ID: 9341
Submission UUID: 18692b7c-6582-44f1-8ee1-18d955676d0c
Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal
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Created: Fri, 08/25/2023 - 11:25 PM
Completed: Fri, 08/25/2023 - 11:25 PM
Changed: Mon, 09/25/2023 - 02:42 PM
Remote IP address: 217.180.192.196
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
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Research Mentor Information
Yimeng Li
he/him
Dr.
Post Doc
Social Sciences and Public Policy
Political Science
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Overall Project Details
Analyzing Media Bias, Issue Importance, and Immigration Attitudes from Text
Media Bias; News Articles; Issue Importance; Immigration Attitudes; Survey Responses
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Political Science
On FSU Main Campus
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Partially Remote
5-10
Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
This project has two components: (1) studying media bias from news article text and (2) studying issue importance and immigration attitudes from open-ended survey responses.
Part 1: Understanding partisan bias in the news is crucial as it has critical implications for political discourse, which may affect political behavior or policies through the consumption of news by ordinary voters and political elites. Partisan bias may enter political news coverage through two types of choices by newsmakers: which events or information to cover and how to cover them. This part of the project seeks to estimate these two components of media bias using a novel method.
Part 2: Open-ended questions have long been used in survey research. In recent years, however, open-ended questions have gained popularity. This part of the project seeks to understand voters’ issue priority and immigration attitudes through their responses to open-ended questions and whether monetary incentives improve the quality of their open-ended responses.
Part 1: Understanding partisan bias in the news is crucial as it has critical implications for political discourse, which may affect political behavior or policies through the consumption of news by ordinary voters and political elites. Partisan bias may enter political news coverage through two types of choices by newsmakers: which events or information to cover and how to cover them. This part of the project seeks to estimate these two components of media bias using a novel method.
Part 2: Open-ended questions have long been used in survey research. In recent years, however, open-ended questions have gained popularity. This part of the project seeks to understand voters’ issue priority and immigration attitudes through their responses to open-ended questions and whether monetary incentives improve the quality of their open-ended responses.
Part 1: (Data Collection) Research assistants will read abstracts of news articles published by major news organizations and determine whether they cover the same or different political events and ideological leanings. (Optional Data Analysis) Research assistants will calculate summary statistics of the ideological leanings of new organizations.
Part 2 (Data Collection) Research assistants will read voters’ open-ended responses to survey questions on issue priority and immigration attitudes and determine the most important issues facing the country according to the voters and their immigration attitudes. (Literature Review) Research assistants will review previous research on open-ended questions and gather details about these studies.
Part 2 (Data Collection) Research assistants will read voters’ open-ended responses to survey questions on issue priority and immigration attitudes and determine the most important issues facing the country according to the voters and their immigration attitudes. (Literature Review) Research assistants will review previous research on open-ended questions and gather details about these studies.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel. Attention to detail is critical to this project.
Preferences will be given to political science sophomores who have completed or are taking POS 1041 American National Government. Preferences will be given to students with strong academic records, evidenced in their CVs and transcripts.
Preferences will be given to political science sophomores who have completed or are taking POS 1041 American National Government. Preferences will be given to students with strong academic records, evidenced in their CVs and transcripts.
Every mentee is different. I will identify each mentee’s goals, aspirations, and existing knowledge. I will try to help mentees achieve their goals and aspirations through the mentoring process. I will accommodate the assigned work schedule that fits the mentee’s other classes and activities.
Communication is key. I will establish clear expectations with the mentee at the beginning of the mentorship and maintain weekly meetings to discuss progress and challenges encountered.
Communication is key. I will establish clear expectations with the mentee at the beginning of the mentorship and maintain weekly meetings to discuss progress and challenges encountered.
https://yimeng-li.com/all_research/
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UROP Program Elements
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2023
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