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STEP 1: Find a popular news article from within the past 10 years that reports on the results of a psychological study. This should not be a blog entry, but a published article from a news source such as Time Magazine, The New York Times, Newsweek, NPR, CNN, Fox News, etc. A great place to look is the APA’s Psychology news portal (Links to an external site.). Read through the article and ensure that it is descriptive and sufficiently long enough in order to draw conclusions from the original research mentioned.

STEP 2: Go find the ORIGINAL psychological study or studies that are mentioned in the news report.

STEP 3: Write a paper between 500-750 words that

1. describes and summarizes both articles
2. compares and contrasts the key points, style (e.g., academic/non-academic, formal/informal, etc.), and the purpose of the news article with that of the research article
3. examines if the news article accurately describes the research
4. includes correct APA citations (both in-text and in a reference page) for both of the articles. Use the following resources:
   
   • APA Citations (General Guidelines)