- Find a scholarly, peer-reviewed article on “Childhood obesity” that is no more than five years old.
- Find a media source on “Childhood obesity” that is no more than one year old. The media article should be written for the general public.
- Review both the article and media source and consider their similarities and differences in how they report on the same topic.
- Explain the process you used for finding the media article.
- Summarize the media article and its findings.
- Explain the process you used for finding the peer-reviewed article and how you determined it was peer reviewed.
- Summarize the peer-reviewed article and its findings.
- Compare the quality of the information from the peer-reviewed article to the mainstream media article. Note similarities and differences. How is each type of resource unique?
- Explain the issues with using non-scholarly sources in your research.
Make sure to include an Introduction and a Conclusion in your paper, and follow appropriate APA style and formatting guidelines, including proper citation and referencing.
