FORMAT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

American Psychological Association (APA) Style

Be sure to provide the COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION in APA STYLE,  INCLUDING ELECTRONIC INDENTIFICATION (e.g., DOI or URL if appropriate).

For each entry, include a 2-3 paragraph summary of the entry’s main points and/or your overall evaluation of the reference. The summary should be in your own words and not simply copied from the entry abstract or some other source; each citation summary should be written in complete sentences, typed, double-spaced, one-inch margins all around, 10-point font (4 entries total, 25 points per entry.

The four articles should come from popular sources such as newspapers, magazines, or even analysis of a television news program (NO WIKIPEDIA CITATIONS), dealing with some issue of crime in the media (e.g., coverage of specific criminal events, statistics, op-ed pieces, and so on). It is recommended that you search for sources while completing the assigned readings each week, and choose references that will add to your knowledge and aid in answering the discussion questions, if at all possible.

It will be easiest for you to research and choose your entries via electronic searches, but you may also search hard copy sources in a library. I do not need nor want hard copy articles of your sources, but you must supply complete bibliographic citations per a and b above.

The entries should be organized as a list alphabetized by author’s last name per APA Style. The title should read ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MEDIA AND CRIME.