Assignment
The goal of this assignment is to identify a research finding disseminated by major news network and investigate the accuracyof theaccompanying headline.
You willidentify anews article propagating a researchfinding(it can be from any news sourceabout any type of research finding) andthenlocatethe original source as a point ofcontrast. Discuss if you think the primary claim beingespousedcorrespondswith the original source.Youwill produce a three-page written document witha reference section (i.e., fourpages total) discussing the news storyin the context of the original source. The original source mustbe an empirical article found in a journal.
Step 1: Scroll through some news feeds until you find a headline propagating a scientific result (hereafter referred to as ‘the news story'). The claim could be imbedded in the story itself (i.e., it doesn't need to be a headline per se). Read the news story. Make sure you locate a specific claim (e.g., "Greenland Ice Sheet: 'More than 50 hidden lakes' detected")and the source to support the claim(e.g., Bowling, Livingstone, Sole, & Chu,2019. Distribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakes. Nature Communications, X, XX-XX).
Step 2: Navigate to the original article(either by using Goggle Scholar or...) and read it, twice if necessary.
Step 3: Evaluate correspondence between the claim propagated by the news feed and the original source. High levels of correspondence indicate that the news feed accurately disseminated their search finding.
Step 4: Draft a three-page document with an introduction of the news story (list the claim being espoused; 3-4 sentences). In the body (13-15 sentences), discuss the original source and determine if the headline corresponds with data from the original source. Also, inject you own comments on the topic being described and find 1 additional source to support your position. Write a brief conclusion (3-5 sentences) that summarizes your findings.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.