Harvard University Qualitative Research Discussion

Primary Question: To what extent does each country deal with mis-/disinformation in the context of other countries?

Length: APA, 500 words, Double Spaced, Times New Roman

Instructions: The work is short but needs to be well research ,straight on point, ,supported by academic references and written in an academic language without grammar errors.

• Begin working on the first research question (RQ1), To what extent does each country deal with mis-/disinformation in the context of other countries?

Step 1, Qualitative Research

Conduct qualitative research on the prevalence of various platforms in different countries.

Pick one from China and one form Russia?

Available List:

for China: EventRegistry, GDELT, Twitter, Weibo/WeChat, TikTok/Douyin, Tencent QQ, Douban, Baidu Tieba, Xiao Hong Shu, Youku, Dianping;

for Russia: EventRegistry, GDELT, Twitter, VKontakte (VK), OdnoKlassniki (OK), Moi Mir, Telegram, Youtube, Crowdtangle (Facebook + Instagram + Reddit), TikTok.

Discuss how you can collect data from these sources

What steps would need to be executed to collect the data?

What related datasets are readily available in data repositories (e.g. Github)?

What are the features of the datasets (what variables are captured or are readily available)?

What are some prior research examples using these sources to study misinformation and disinformation?

Expectations

Your insights are expected to provide critical detail needed to begin detailing the “Conceptual Framework” section to discuss research design and the “Data” section of your Capstone Report to discuss your data collection