Running head THIS SCIENCE NEWS GIVES JUSTICE TO THE EXPERIMENT 1 This Science News Gives Justice to the Experiment Comparing Main Stream Media to Publications in The Sciences Danielle Rose Central Carolina Community College THIS SCIENCE NEWS GIVES JUSTICE TO THE EXPERIMENT 2 Abstract In main stream news it is found to be hard to bring difficult science discussions to the lay public It was found in a comparison between a scientific discovery paper and a news article the news article was written in a manner that allowed anyone to read it The news article delivered information about a study done informing applicants of certain job positions that there were lie detectors in a test given before they were tested ultimately finding it would influence their test outcomes When comparing the two writings the vocabulary language as well as the audience it was written for was considered The scientific article was difficult to read and Science Daily summarized the information in a manner that directed the reader to the important findings Though it may be difficult for scientific news to be readable for the public Science Daily was successful when delivering information about lying while applying for jobs the article gave an overview of studies done as well as the results in a manner anyone could relate to This Science News Gives Justice to the Experiment THIS SCIENCE NEWS GIVES JUSTICE TO THE EXPERIMENT 3 In main stream news it is found to be hard to bring difficult scientific discussions to the lay public When comparing a scientific discovery paper and a news article it was found that the news article was written in a manner which allowed anyone to read it it enabled an audience to grasp the scientific principles who may not be scientifically versed In November of 2010 Science Daily wrote a news article In the Job Hunt people do lie but honesty pays off study finds Science Daily s article summarized a study which informed job applicants of certain positions lie detectors were in their test before they were tested and found it would influence their test outcomes The summarized science study written in 2010 titled The Effect of Warning Against Faking on Noncognitive Test Outcomes A field Study of Bus Operator Applicants published by Applied HRM Research written by Joni Kuroyama Chris Wright Todd Manson Chris Sablinski The scientific article was very challenging to comprehend whereas Science Daily summarized the information in a manner that directed the reader to the important findings in a laymans fashion Though it may be difficult for scientific publications to be read Science Daily was successful when delivering information about lying while applying for jobs the article gave an overview of studies done as well as the results balanced and accurately in a manner anyone could relate to Method In this portion the steps taken to compare the two articles will be discussed Notes were taken while reading the scientific article regarding findings methodology vocabulary and language The news article was then read with the study in mind comparing the information given to the public in both The audience in which each writing was tailored for was also reviewed The evaluation of vocabulary language and audience was critical to prove that the THIS SCIENCE NEWS GIVES JUSTICE TO THE EXPERIMENT 4 studies findings were offered up in the news article clearly and in verbiage common to the general public Discussion Findings It was found when comparing the news article from Science Daily and the scientific study the news article summarized with words anyone could understand It was noted that the vocabulary as well as language used in the scientific article was for a science specific audience Scientific studies can be very difficult to read especially to those who are not familiar with vocabulary used in scientific fields When first reading the scientific study a vocabulary list was compiled which had to be defined before being able to grasp details of the study The news article wrote their summation in an easily understandable manner enabling the points of the study to be comprehended For example in the scientific discovery paper they referred to the test taken by the applicants as a non cognitive test Kuroyama Wright Manson Sablinski 2010 where in the news article they used pre employment test Science Daily 2010 this reference is far easier to understand When discussing the methodology the news article summarized the information given regarding the actual test that was taken with references such as Built in faking scales Science Daily 2010 comparing this to verbiage used in the study exhibit a response pattern that raises their Attendance and Safety scores regardless of their merit for high scores Kuroyama 2010 it proves the news articles ability to use concise language that is easily understood Because the news article used terms and vocabulary that was easy for anyone to read it allowed the information that came from the study to be easier to grasp and successfully delivered scientific information to the public THIS SCIENCE NEWS GIVES JUSTICE TO THE EXPERIMENT 5 Those who write scientific study articles tailor these articles to their peers within the sciences Those who may not be aware of scientific terms used find it difficult to grasp the information that may be valuable In news articles they tend to tailor the information to the general public allowing a broader audience to be informed of valuable information that they may not have previously been aware of Scientists in the study used measuring scales and surveys that the normal person may have never heard of for example the BOSS Plus Kuroyama 2010 survey It would require a bit of research and definition to be able to follow when reading this scientific study The news article gave information about the study and the results without losing the audience with scientific lingo along the way Science Daily did so and successfully divulged scientific findings that could be used by the everyday person Although certain details regarding the methods were left out from the news article they fully delivered all pertinent information regarding the study given in the scientific article in a fair and balanced manner The scientific article gave extensive detail regarding the background of the study and the set up of the study The news article omitted much of the background information but ultimately delivered the details of the study guidelines and its results While