The goal of this assignment is to identify a research finding disseminated by major news network and investigate the accuracy of the accompanying headline.
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 (double spaced, 12-pointfont,Times New Roman) 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.
Step 5: Include a reference section with at least 3 citations in APA format. In other words, include a citation for the news story (note APA formatting for a news story), and a citation for the original source, and a citation for one additional citation that supports your position.
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