Customized Introduction: Sig Gissler
Fires break out daily. Not all are worth covering. But those that involve
major damage and/or result in injury or loss of life are. The public needs
to know about events in the community. A fire just broke out at an apartment
building at 190 Blue Ridge Road.
In the following simulation, you'll find yourself in the role of a police
reporter for Freeport News assigned to cover a fire at 190 Blue Ridge
Road. You'll face a variety of decisions and challenges. After doing your
reporting, you'll write and file a news story.
In covering the story, you'll need to keep in mind that you are on deadline.
Every decision and action that you take will use up time. You have to
make your deadline, or risk being placed on probation on your new job.
The main sections of the simulation are:
- Introduction
- Covering the Story
- Lead and Story Structure
- About the Lead
- Writing the Story (Where the story is filed)
The horizontal menu at the top of your screen identifies these areas.
Many parts of the simulation will involve audio and video (indicated on
screen with QuickTime slider and controls), but other parts will
require you to do some reading. Other parts will require you to click
on screen to make choices or to enter information, and finally write your
story and file it with Freeport News. Be sure to reference the help area
located at the bottom right of the screen for any questions and the necessary
technical requirements to run this simulation.
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