About This Site

Acknowledgments

Version 1.0 of this simulation was created in the Spring and Summer of 2001 in a collaboration among John V. Pavlik (Professor of Journalism and Executive Director, Center for New Media), Melvin Mencher (Professor Emeritus of Journalism at Columbia University, and the author of News Writing and Reporting, the leading textbook in the field.) and the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL). Kristen Sosulski was the project manager for the CCNMTL.

Faculty Producers

John V. Pavlik
Melvin Mencher

Executive Producer

Frank Moretti
Maurice Matiz

Producer

Bernie Kluger

Project Manager

Kristen Sosulski

Graduate Researcher

Kara Guglielmo (Instructional Technology and Media)

Technology Development & Production

Marc Raymond
Florin Salajan
Kristen Sosulski

Interface Design

Marc Raymond

Video Production

Stephanie Odgen
Gerard Zoehfeld
Ndlela Nkobi

Quality Assurance

Lori Ramsey
Cliff Weathers

Cast of Characters

Gordon Campbell, Firefighter 1
Teresa Gonzalez, Executive Editor Margaret Williams
Joseph McCormick, Fire Marshal Hugh Bradford
Frank Moretti Sam Ratcliffe, Building Owner
Ndlela Nkobi, Building Resident Bart Carter
Abena Ntoso, Neighbor Stefanie Menton
Stephanie Ogden, Veteran Reporter Ann Downey
John Pavlik, Systems Editor Joseph Unruh
Jennifer Rittner, Fire Department Dispatcher 2
Aaron Stein-Sapir, City Editor Henry Morton
Michael Soupios, Fire Department Dispatcher 1
Ngoc J Wasson, Medical Examiner Dr. Dorothy Roberts
Gerard Zoehfeld, Firefighter 2 Barry Tobin

Special thanks to

FDNY Engine Company 47 on 113th Street, New York NY 10025
David Niles, Telegram & Gazette

A production of the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning