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Respond to peer review
Response to Rachel Moy's suggestions: Hi Rachel! Thanks for the feedback! I tried really hard to draft my article in an organized and cohesive manner as best as I could since there are many parts of this article that go hand-in-hand and can be confusing at times so I'm glad it worked out in the draft. There are still many updates to include since this is only the first draft and there are constantly new developments when it comes to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, especially since most of the campaigning, voting, and debates are done differently this year due to COVID-19, but I'm glad you enjoyed the first draft and found it as an interesting read!

Peer Editor: Rachel - Hi Lindsey! Overall, I found your draft contributions to the article "Social media in the 2020 United States presidential election" very thorough and comprehensive. It was interesting to read about the ongoing election and how social media is influencing the election and perceptions about COVID-19. I also did not know that Slack was a platform used in this industry.


 * Article Contribution Tone
 * Is it encyclopedic? Yes, it is written in an academically formal language.


 * Easily Understood Lead Section
 * Looking at the lead by itself, do I feel satisfied that I know the importance of the topic? Yes
 * Looking at the lead again after reading the rest of the article, does the lead reflect the most important information? Yes
 * Does the lead give more weight to certain parts of the article over others? Is anything missing? Is anything redundant? No, the lead does not give more weight to certain parts of the article than others. I do not feel anything is missing or redundant.


 * A Clear Structure
 * Are the sections organized well, in a sensible order? yes
 * Would they make more sense presented some other way (chronologically, for example)? No


 * Balanced Coverage
 * Is each section's length equal to its importance to the article's subject? Yes
 * Are there sections in the article that seem unnecessary? Is anything off-topic? Nope
 * Does the article reflect all the perspectives represented in the published literature? Yes, reflected the cited sources well
 * Are any significant viewpoints left out or missing? No
 * Does the article draw conclusions or try to convince the reader to accept one particular point of view? No, the article draft has no biases


 * Neutral Content
 * Do you think you could guess the perspective of the author by reading the article? No
 * Are there any words or phrases that don't feel neutral? No
 * Does the article focus too much on negative or positive information? No

Response to Daniel Tom's suggestions: Hi Daniel! Thanks for the constructive feedback! I think you bring up a good point about including more academic sources -- that was something that was constantly in the back of my mind as I was researching this topic. As I was looking for sources, I struggled to find academic journals/books since the topic COVID-19 and social media in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election is fairly new and we are still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the election so there is constantly new information coming in. However, finding more academic and reliable sources is something that I'm working on by doing some more thorough research on research databases as it's an important aspect when it comes to writing a quality article!
 * Reliable Sources
 * Are most statements in the article connected to a reliable source, such as textbooks and journal articles? Or do they rely on blogs or self-published authors? The statements in the article are supported by reliable and credible sources.
 * Are there a lot of statements attributed to one or two sources? No, the article draft is balanced with support and evidence from many sources.
 * Are there any unsourced statements in the article, or statements that you can't find stated in the references? No

Peer Editor: Daniel Tom - Hi Lindsey, I think your article contributions are very well structured and flow really well. I think you do a good job of presenting an easily biased topic with a balanced point of view. Your lead section also does a really good job at giving a solid overview of what the rest of your article is about. However, one area I would improve is citing more academic journals/books. The majority of your sources, while relevant, appear to come from blog posts/websites and may negatively effect the credibility of your contributions. I would suggest maybe citing more academic sources about the potential effects social media has on people.

Response to Nihal Singh's suggestions: Hi Nihal! Thanks for the help and for bringing up the point about including the negative aspects of social media! Throughout the first contribution draft, I tended to focus more on the positive aspects in regards to the presidential election and I didn't realize that until your comment. Fake news, especially, has been a significant part in the presidential election and the social media scene in general so I will most definitely mention that in the updated draft and do some more research on it!

Peer Editor: Nihal Singh- Hi Lindsey, I think your article contains quite a significant and in depth amount of content. It would be nicer to see these pieces of information backed up through citations and sources as some of it is written in a narrative style which makes it seem like speculation. I also think in the social media for presidential election you seem to be siding a little in terms that social media is good for society in presidential campaigns, and forget to cover the negatives such as fake news. Other than that I think it's a great amount of information that is thoughtful and does meaningfully contribute. Your sources also seem legit and credible.



First contribution draft
(1) Social Media in the 2020 United States Presidential Election

COVID-19 Affects on Social Media Use in The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

With the constant advancement and innovation of technology, social media has been integrated into many individuals' day-to-day lives and has become an influential strategy as well as tool for many political campaigns. In recent years, specifically 2020, social media use has increased and, as a result, the use of social media in politics has gained traction due to COVID-19 as the structure of many political campaigns leading up to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election has turned virtual. Additionally, in the beginning stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, quarantine and stay-at-home orders were enforced across the United States as well as the world just as the U.S. Presidential Election was starting to reach the peak of campaigning. This created an increase in traffic on popular social media sites, including Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat, where there are many political ads and content circulating through social media feeds to promote people to vote for the respective candidates.

As the Election Day for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election gets closer, users on social media as well as candidates' campaigns are creating informational content to share to promote voting, regardless of in-person or mail-in voting. As previously mentioned, due to COVID-19, the increase of social media usage goes beyond the human craving to stay connected. In recent months, social media influencers have expressed political views and opinions on the upcoming election to encourage followers to vote. Additionally, due to the significant presence of Black Lives Matter movement and the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by the Trump administration on social media, there is an urgency among eligible voters of all ages to cast a vote. Normally, voting in-person has been the traditional way for the U.S. to account for votes and conduct elections from primary to presidential elections for decades. However, recently, the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election will be mainly mail-in voting due to the new social distancing regulations for safety reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be some areas across the U.S. that will be hosting in-person voting that accommodate with COVID-19 safety regulations, such as social distancing and mandatory masks. Overall, a majority of states across the United States will be mailing ballots to voters.

Many presidential candidates, including the Trump and Biden campaign, have adapted and adjusted their campaigns to the unprecedented changes occurring. For example, many of the logistical and heavy-volunteering based aspect of a typical presidential campaign would normally be conducted in person, such as in-person fundraisers and political canvassing, have been transferred to an online format. Supporters can stay involved with the campaign through virtual call teams and virtual field offices through social platforms, such as Slack. Moreover, individuals across the U.S. are still able to support their respective party and candidate by also encouraging others to vote through relational organizing and vote tripling. At the moment, relational organizing is a powerful way to increase voter turnout and voter registration as the familiarity aspect of relational organizing allows more effectiveness in convincing individuals to vote. The simple concept of vote tripling has also been a popular method utilized by many campaigns to encourage voter turnout for the U.S. Presidential Election.

Affects on Mental Health From Social Media Use in The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

As more and more people are using social media in day-to-day life as a source to keep up with news about the U.S. Presidential Election and various issues, constant political content and content about important issues, such as police brutality, can affect the viewers' mental health negatively. According to research conducted by the Pew Research Center, 55% of adult social media users, regardless of political party association, claim to feel "worn out" by the intensity and amount of political posts and discussions present on their feed. Although the goal of many of these political posts is to inform and spread awareness about certain topics, constant political content can create collective exhaustion. Presidential elections during the COVID-19 era and technological advancements era are all historically important events and the pressure of these events can also aide in the detrimental effects of social media in regards to mental health.

(2) Social Media and Political Communication in the United States

U.S. 2020 Presidential Election

Social media has revolutionized the political landscape by challenging the typical political campaigning approach. Political candidates have become increasingly active on multiple social media platforms, ranging from Instagram to Twitter, to engage with their local community and supporters. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, many political campaigns turned virtual for COVID-19 safety reasons. Many of the typical events hosted by the political campaign, such as in-person fundraisers, were hosted online on a popular video communications platform called Zoom. Due to stay-at-home orders and quarantine orders during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, social media played an important role in communication and sustaining human connection as many non-essential workers and vulnerable individuals were isolating at their respective homes. Additionally, social media has allowed the U.S. 2020 Presidential Election candidates to communicate in a quick and efficient manner with their supporters. For example, President Trump constantly posts Tweets on his Twitter account to engage with his supporters and followers as well as post updates about his political campaign.

Peer Editor: Daniel Tom - Hi Lindsey, I think your article contributions are very well structured and flow really well. I think you do a good job of presenting an easily biased topic with a balanced point of view. Your lead section also does a really good job at giving a solid overview of what the rest of your article is about. However, one area I would improve is citing more academic journals/books. The majority of your sources, while relevant, appear to come from blog posts/websites and may negatively effect the credibility of your contributions. I would suggest maybe citing more academic sources about the potential effects social media has on people.

Peer Editor: Nihal Singh- Hi Lindsey, I think your article contains quite a significant and in depth amount of content. It would be nicer to see these pieces of information backed up through citations and sources as some of it is written in a narrative style which makes it seem like speculation. I also think in the social media for presidential election you seem to be siding a little in terms that social media is good for society in presidential campaigns, and forget to cover the negatives such as fake news. Other than that I think it's a great amount of information that is thoughtful and does meaningfully contribute. Your sources also seem legit and credible. Contributions to Final Article Topic


 * (1) Social Media in the 2020 United States Presidential Election
 * Talk:Social media and political communication in the United States
 * (2) Social Media and Political Communication in the United States
 * Talk:Social media in the 2020 United States presidential election

For my final article topic, I have chosen to contribute to two articles: "Social Media and Political Communication in the United States" and "Social Media in the 2020 United States Presidential Election." As technology continues to advance, more interactive and useful apps are being created for companies and individuals to use. In regards to the first article, I plan on contributing more detailed descriptions and discussions about about how both candidates in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election are using social media to promote their platform and agenda during COVID-19 as social media's impact is much more significant than previously. I plan to expand on those descriptions by including information about the 2020 U.S. Presidential Debates and how the general public reacts to those debates using social media (i.e. Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok). Additionally, I plan on adding a section about the affects of constant political content in social media users' feed can affect the users' mental/emotional health and perspective on certain political ideals. This also relates to the 2020 U.S. presidential election as there is a lot of traffic on social media platforms due to the COVID-19 quarantine.

For the my second article,"Social Media and Political Communication in the United States," I plan on adding a section on the U.S. 2020 Presidential Election as most of this article is focused on the past Presidential Elections, specifically the 2008 and 2016 elections. I plan on summarizing my contributions from the "Social Media in the 2020 United States Presidential Election" article and include details about the significance of social media in the age of COVID-19 and the 2020 Presidential Election.

Possible sources from my bibliography for both articles:




 * https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/08/19/55-of-u-s-social-media-users-say-they-are-worn-out-by-political-posts-and-discussions/
 * https://www.npr.org/2020/05/27/860369744/social-media-usage-is-at-an-all-time-high-that-could-mean-a-nightmare-for-democr
 * https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/341819/why-social-media-influence-on-the-2020-election-wi.html
 * https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/web-video/what-role-will-social-media-play-2020-election
 * https://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=ur
 * https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/articles/the-past-decade-and-future-of-political-media-the-ascendance-of-social-media/
 * https://news.wsu.edu/2019/12/11/wsu-political-scientist-investigates-effects-social-media-uk-politics-bbc/
 * https://kb.osu.edu/handle/1811/81616
 * https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369118X.2011.592648

Article Evaluation
https://kb.osu.edu/handle/1811/81616 Article Topic: Voter Suppression

Evaluation Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Voter_suppression#Effects_of_BLM_and_%22Save_The_Post_Office_Movement%3F%22

This article is rated C-class with mid-importance. Overall, all the information presented in the article was relevant to the topic of voter suppression. However, I felt that there was a limited amount of information regarding voter suppression as the article mainly focused on Western countries. The article is neutral and provides a solid foundation for the background of voter suppression in general as well as voter suppression in several countries, such as the USA and Canada. Additionally, I like how there's an updated section at the bottom of the article that addresses the effects of COVID-19 on voting. Moreover, the sources and citations are appropriate and reliable as well. All the links to the resources are clickable and work.

This article is also apart of several WikiProjects including:


 * WikiProject Elections and Referendums
 * WikiProject Politics
 * WikiProject Human rights
 * WikiProject Law
 * WikiProject Freedom of speech

In regards to underrepresented or overrepresented viewpoints, I think that the article has solid information regarding voter suppression in well-known countries, such as Poland. However, a majority of the countries that are discussed in the article are mainly Western countries. I think it would be insightful to include information regarding voter suppression from other countries in the East. Although some countries in the East might not have a lot of history about voter suppression, I think it still might be interesting for readers. Additionally, given that there is a section regarding the effects of COVID-19 for U.S. elections at the bottom of the article, should there also be a section that addresses the important effects of the BLM movement on the 2020 U.S. presidential election as well as the effects of the "Save The Post-Office" movement around this US?

Article Title

 * Voter Access Network, specifically NGP VAN

Article Evaluation

 * All the information presented in the article is relevant to the topic. However, there is a notice at the top of the article that states that this article is written like an advertisement. The article can be improved upon by being written in a more neutral POV. In regards to the citations, the links work, but there could be more reliable sources included. Moreover, there could also be more modern and relevant resources as a majority of the resources are roughly 10 years old. Additionally, there could also be more information about the current 2020 U.S. presidential election.
 * It's a little difficult to find reliable sources that contribute to a more neutral POV.



Article Title

 * Liquid Democracy

Article Evaluation

 * The information presented in the article is relevant to the topic of "liquid democracy." This article is apart of a WikiProject, specifically WikiProject Politics. This article can be improved upon in regards to verifying certain citations and adding reliable sources. Also, this article can also be improved upon by having a section of distinguishing liquid democracy and delegative democracy as those terms are often used interchangeably between people and can be confusing for some readers.

Article Sources

 * https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~akahng/docs/papers/liquid.pdf
 * http://arxiv-export-lb.library.cornell.edu/pdf/1707.08741
 * https://kellogg.nd.edu/sites/default/files/old_files/documents/172_0.pdf



Article Title

 * Social media in Regards to Political Communication in the United States

Article Evaluation

 * The information presented in the article is relevant to the topic. Overall, the article has a neutral POV. However, the article can be improved upon by adding information about social media in regards to the 2020 U.S. presidential election as a majority of the campaigning is done virtually due to COVID-19. Additionally, a section about the affects of constant political content in social media users' feed can affect the users' mental/emotional health and perspective on certain political ideals. This would also relate to the 2020 U.S. presidential election as there is a lot of traffic on social media platforms due to the COVID-19 quarantine. Overall, the references are reliable, however, a majority of them are from the early 2010s and can be updated with more recent references.
 * An important aspect to consider with this article is that there is already an article that focuses on the use of social media in the 2020 U.S. presidential elections that also needs attention.
 * Social media in the 2020 United States presidential election

Article Sources

 * https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/08/19/55-of-u-s-social-media-users-say-they-are-worn-out-by-political-posts-and-discussions/
 * https://www.npr.org/2020/05/27/860369744/social-media-usage-is-at-an-all-time-high-that-could-mean-a-nightmare-for-democr
 * https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/341819/why-social-media-influence-on-the-2020-election-wi.html
 * https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/web-video/what-role-will-social-media-play-2020-election
 * https://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=ur

Article Title

 * Voter Apathy

Article Evaluation

 * The information presented in the article is relevant to the topic of voter apathy. Overall, this article has a neutral POV. However, this article is/was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. This article is considered as a Stub-class and can be improved upon. In regards to references, there is a good amount of sources that are from the 2010s to present. However, there could be a little more information about voter apathy in the recent upcoming 2020 U.S. presidential election.