Research Report

The Meat and Potatoes of Pre-Production

In this blog post I will be laying out all my sources and make sure that they all come from credible people.

Here it is

Source #1

Title, author, and host of source:

a. Why Students Hate School Lunches

b. Kate Murphy

c. The New York Times

The Source's author:

a. Employed by the NYT

b. Has a background in this subject being a family woman herself

The target audience of the source:

a. Parents across the U.S.

b. School staff and faculty members

The source's main purpose or message:

a. To explain what it is about school lunches that kids do not enjoy

b. To explain how we can fix point a

Any important contextual details:

a. Reliable author

b. Lots of quotes from legit studies

Source #2

Title, author, and host of source:

a. Who Makes a Healthier Lunch: Mom or School Cafeteria?

b. Kathleen Doheny

c. CBS News

The Source's author:

a. Specializes in health

b. Certified journalist for CBS news (see prior link).

The target audience of the source:

a. Parents

b. School faculty

The source's main purpose or message:

a. Showing that school lunches are more balanced

b. School lunches on average have less calories

Any important contextual details:

a. Provides resources for facts

b. Major New agency

Source #3

Title, author, and host of source:

a. Study Finds the Average School Lunch is Healthier Than Home Packed Lunches

b. Kira Brekke

c. Huffington Post

The Source's author:

a. Health analyst

b. Huffington Post employee

The target audience of the source:

a. Parents

b. School Staff

The source's main purpose or message:

a. To inform about the nutritional facts for school lunches

b. To compare school lunches vs. packed lunches

Any important contextual details:

a. Author has a background in public education

b. Major social news agency

Source #4

Title, author, and host of source:

a. School Lunch or Brown Bag: Which is Right for Your Kid?

b. Elizabeth Renter

c. U.S. News

The Source's author:

a. Employed by U.S. News as a writer

b. Works as a smart health and financial advisor

The target audience of the source:

a. Parents

b. School Staff

The source's main purpose or message:

a. To determine which lunches are better for kids

b. Establish differences between the two

Any important contextual details:

a. Supplies external sources

b. Major news agency

Source #5

Title, author, and host of source:

a. Healthy School Lunches Recipes and Tips

b. Nava Atlas

c. VegKitchen

The Source's author:

a. Author of nutritional books

b. Mother of children

The target audience of the source:

a. Parents

b. School staff

The source's main purpose or message:

a. To inform about vegetarian food options

b. To offer diets for vegetarian students

Any important contextual details:

a. Credible author with health background

b. Credible sources linking to information

Source #6

Title, author, and host of source:

a. Healthy School Lunches Your Kids Will Actually Eat

b. Samantha Donohue

c. Spark People

The Source's author:

a. Mother

b. Nutritional background

The target audience of the source:

a. Parents

b. School staff

The source's main purpose or message:

a. To promote lunches kids will enjoy

b. create awareness about kids throwing away their lunch a majority of the time

Any important contextual details:

a. Credible author

b. cites facts from credible studies

Source #7

Title, author, and host of source:

a. Top 10 Snack Foods Consumed in America

b. Nina Zdinjak

c. Insider Monkey

The Source's author:

a. Mother of children

b. Nutritional enthusiast

The target audience of the source:

a. Parents

b. School Staff

The source's main purpose or message:

a. To inform about what snacks Americans eat

b. To show that Americans don't eat naturally healthy

Any important contextual details:

a. Author credibility

b. Displays a non-biased opinion throughout the article

Source #8

Title, author, and host of source:

a. Childhood Obesity Facts

b. CDC

c. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Source's author:

a. No Specific author here

b. No Specific author here

The target audience of the source:

a. Parents

b. School staff

The source's main purpose or message:

a. No specific author here

b. No specific author here

Any important contextual details:

a. It's the CDC

b. It's still the CDC, but it does have a lot of contributions from scientists

Source #9

Title, author, and host of source:

a. School Nutrition Standards

b. SNA

c. School Nutrition Association

The Source's author:

a. There's no specific author here

b. There's no specific author here

The target audience of the source:

a. Parents

b. School staff

The source's main purpose or message:

a. To show the standards of food being served in school

b. To inform parents about the requirements of school lunches

Any important contextual details:

a. Nationally recognized administration for school food

b. Has the backing of scientists and other professionals

Source #10

Title, author, and host of source:

a. 5 Key Nutrients You Probably Aren't Getting Enough of

b. Maya Dangerfield

c. Greatist

The Source's author:

a. Maya Dangerfield is a health enthusiast

b. Mother

The target audience of the source:

a. Parents

b. School staff

The source's main purpose or message:

a. Inform about food groups

b. State which ones Americans lack

Any important contextual details:

a. Credible author

b. Reliable sources