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*Secretary Haros Chenta of the Federation Security Council | *Secretary Haros Chenta of the Federation Security Council | ||
*Doctor Rajani of Starfleet Medical | *Doctor Rajani of Starfleet Medical | ||
*Dr. Keahvon of the Cerberus Group, a San Francisco think tank | *Dr. Keahvon of the Cerberus Group, a San Francisco think tank | ||
*Dr. Nathalya Ferreira, director of the Federation Science Council | *Dr. Nathalya Ferreira, director of the Federation Science Council | ||
*Starfleet Public Affairs officer Commander A.J. Ciaravolo in San Francisco | *Starfleet Public Affairs officer Commander A.J. Ciaravolo in San Francisco | ||
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Ready to write your first IC news article? Follow these simple tips to give it that extra polish: 1) Add a headline.Make it a very brief, attention-grabbing summary (something you'd see on a Twitter announcement that'd make you want to click to read more). Examples:
2) Add a location marker and a single introductory sentence in the following format:MAIN LOCATION OF EVENTS — One introductory sentence that summarizes the entire article. Examples:
3) Put a quote from someone somewhere in the rest of your article.Whether it's from someone on your crew directly, an MSPNPC, or even someone who doesn't actually appear in your sims but would make sense as someone making a statement to the press. Examples:
Previous FNS Sources for Quotes (feel free to reuse these names for continuity):
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Essays, Editorials, and Special ReportsYou can also feel free to write special reports, essays, and editorials that you might find in a news magazine such as Time, the Economist, or the New Yorker. In doing so, the "rules" are a little more relaxed. Example:
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