6684	Assessment
Research Question	Overall, the proposed project seems well-developed for this early stage.  The primary research question is clear, if still a bit flexible.  It is not obvious why you would expect the primary causal/independent condition of political information source to have the proposed effects, but it is a plausible query.
Relevant Literature	The discussion of relevant literature and plan for expansion seems fine.    The literature review section could usefully try to explain the link between media consumption by sources and the apparent outcome of political trust or satisfaction. How have past authors explained this connection?  Are the relevant possibilities the “Facebook bubble” effect, the increasing prevalence of fake news in non-print sources, some changes in TV news reporting practices, or some different things?
Causal Interpretations	The causal ideas need refinement, but are okay as a starting point.  A key question would seem to concern whether reliance on the internet for information has a consistent impact, or whether different ways of using the internet have distinctive outcomes (the discussion implies this distinction at one point, but does not develop it).
Data	The data seem appropriate.
Research Value	The discussion of research value is okay as far as it goes, but needs to address what the research offers beyond existing research findings (this is referred to indirectly elsewhere, but should be the center of the assessment of the research's anticipated value.
Timetable	The schedule seems as good as you could hope for at this point.  (You could, however, anticipate meeting more with your advisor.)
Priorities for Developing a Full Draft	Pursue the literature review, use this to sharpen the causal analysis and elaborate the data analysis plan.
Miscellaneous Notes