Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) help make your search more precise.
AND between terms searches for all terms (minorities AND representation AND television)
OR between terms searches for either of the terms, often similar terms (college OR university)
NOT between terms excludes words from your search, this is not used frequently but can be helpful (networking NOT social)
Use an "*" to search for a root word and words that would follow, for example:
tech* would search for technology, technologies, technical, etc.
Full-text journal, magazine, and news articles in all academic disciplines.
Depending on the guiding article you chose, you want to decide on keywords to search within the databases, an example could be:
(social media OR facebook OR twitter) AND elect* AND "fake news"
another example:
email AND hack* AND government