Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar Theses, Dissertations and Capstones 2018 The Alt-right's use of President Donald Trump's Twitter account as a propaganda device Erin Nicole Jorden
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[email protected]. THE ALT-RIGHT’S USE OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S TWITTER ACCOUNT AS A PROPAGANDA DEVICE A thesis submitted to the Graduate College of Marshall University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts In Communication Studies by Erin Nicole Jorden Approved by Dr. Stephen M. Underhill, Committee Chairperson Dr. Jill C. Underhill Dr. Camilla Brammer Marshall University May 2018 © 2018 Erin Nicole Jorden ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would first like to thank my thesis committee. To my thesis advisor, Dr. Stephen Underhill, thank you so much for your advice and guidance the last six years of my collegiate career.