Collect and evaluate information

Gather data to answer your specific question/thesis. Evaluate sources to chose the best available information.

Academic Search Premier contains current research from hundreds of scholarly and general publications on causes of violence and correlations with movies watched or music preferences.
Print copies of the front page of the New York Times for April 1, 1984, and the cover stories for that week from Time, Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report.
Consult the Occupational Outlook Handbook for starting salaries, .
The annual auto issue of Consumer Reports has frequency of repair records, and the Amarillo Globe News has current used car prices.
For all your sources you must evaluate the information and decide if it is reliable enough to use.