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Revision as of 18:00, 16 August 2019
, 16 August 2019Updating headline recommendations with information about tone.
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* USS Apollo-A investigates coup on Pertania | * USS Apollo-A investigates coup on Pertania | ||
* Marriage of Federation Ambassador | * Marriage of Federation Ambassador | ||
* | * Starbase 118 Ops Crew Battle to Prevent Release of ‘Death Fog’ in Gorn Territory | ||
====Important tone considerations==== | |||
Keep in mind that the content you're producing is posted on StarBase118.net, and then also appears on FNS.news and is syndicated onto our Facebook and Twitter account. '''Some people who are reading this content will not immediately understand that what they're reading.''' In some cases, our goal of trying to make this content as realistic as possible falls into a zone where the language can be disconcerting. For example: | |||
* USS Enterprise Officers “Killed In Action” Found Alive | |||
Although, within our game, this headline is both intriguing and the context makes sense, to someone who isn't immediately familiar with what we do might read this headline very differently as perhaps applying to real life. The phrase "officers 'killed in action'" is one that can be quite triggering for many people, reading as an alert about gun violence toward police officers. | |||
Once these headlines are posted, it's very hard to "put the genie back in the bottle," so we want to make sure we're being responsible with the kind of content we put out to avoid it hewing too close to real life in a way that will scare or offend readers. | |||
Some recommendations to consider: | |||
* Avoid the “if it bleeds, it leads” sensationalism of modern media. | |||
* Strive for positive or neutral language in your headlines. | |||
** Instead of a phrase like "officers 'KIA' found alive," use something like "officers rescued." | |||
** Instead of a headline that focuses on death and destruction by a villain, focus instead on how the Starfleet officers responded to the crisis. | |||
==Wrapping up== | ==Wrapping up== | ||