Popular Press Article Comparison

DescriptionJournal articles will be uploaded in the additional file area when the writer is assigned.

Instructions for Paper AssignmentFor this assignment:

Read and then briefly summarize the popular press link/article.
Read and then briefly summarize the empirical journal article.
Write a synthesis that compares the media report to the original research article. This should be at least 50% of the paper. This synthesis should address:

-How similar are both accounts?
-Did the media report clearly and accurately describe the research? Were there any distortions in generalizing the results? Do you believe the popular press article accurately portrayed the topic? If not what did they misunderstand or fail to mention? -Was the media report summarized objectively without bias?

This main body of this paper will be 3-4 pages in length, double spaced
Times New Roman 12 pt font should be used everywhere

THIS PAPER SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN APA STYLE- formatting must be precise APA style.

The paper will include the following sections
-Title page (NO “AUTHOR NOTE”)
-ABSTRACT (150 – 250 words; summarizes what is contained in the main body)
-The main body (3-4 pages)
-References

OTHER COMMENTS: Write objectively, i.e., do not use first person language (“I think”, “I believe”, etc.)

THE REFERENCE PAGE – should be in alphabetical order by first author’s name (if there is more than one reference). DO NOT re-arrange and alphabetize the author’s names in the reference for any individual citation

*DO NOT USE ANY QUOTATIONS!!!!!!*

It is OK to use more citations that just the Chen, Mark, & Ali paper, but do not let this get out of hand – do not cite more than 10 sources (that is a lot for a 4 page double-spaced paper!). The MINIMUM number of citations is ONE (the Chen, Mark, & Ali paper)

*NO “KEYWORDS” in the abstract*

Do not use any figures (if you need to reference a table or figure from the paper just state that in the text (for example: “See table 1 for the results of…”.etc)The main body of your paper should be at least 3, but not more than 4, pages. The title page, abstract, and reference page are not included in the main body and do not count toward the 3 page requirement.