News Scene Interactive News Assignments

This award-winning CD-ROM uses seven realistic news events and simulations to improve news writing and reporting skills! What better way to develop and hone reporting and writing skills than by covering real stories - such as a devastating fire, an attempted bank robbery, and court proceedings related to a vehicular death? Hands-on writing experience is precisely what your students will get with this unparalleled virtual news lab, News Scene: Interactive News Assignments. Featuring seven simulated reporting assignments, the program presents each realistic news event from multiple perspectives. Accompanied by extensive multimedia source material, including videotaped interviews, telephone messages, official documents, and database information, these realistic assignments provide practice in specialized reporting for news conferences, government meetings, court proceedings, and natural disasters - and will help sharpen the necessary skills to write for print, broadcast and online formats.Poulter, Brian is the author of 'News Scene Interactive News Assignments', published 2004 under ISBN 9780534633394 and ISBN 0534633390.