Purpose: To become aware of how reporting of scientic research may distort information. 1. Look at articles about research online or in your local or national newspaper. See if the headlines accurately summarize the research. Then note whether the reporter is making claims that are not clearly supported by the research. 2. Compare and contrast two or three articles on the same research study to see how the information is presented and therefore is likely to be received differently by the readers. Note the headlines given to the different articles and whether they 'spin' the results