A recent outbreak of Ebola virus has occurred in a remote area of your country.
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Question
A recent outbreak of Ebola virus has occurred in a remote area of your country. 200 people have been infected and 180 have died so far. The local health authorities are trying to ensure that news of this outbreak does not get published, since it may cause social chaos, panic and serious negative economic consequences as foreign investment may dry up. As an investigative journalist for an online newspaper on vacation in the same area, you stumble on this story. The story would be a major scoop for the newspaper, and you can send in your story with pictures via your satellite-linked PDA.
What should you do? Why?
Explanation / Answer
As a journalist and a student of computer science, I should follow the following step.....
1> Collect information : At first I am going to gather the information about the incident. And also take a photo of it. As I have a satellite-linked PDA then I am not depending on any local communication network. Although local authority tries to stop publishing it by blocking network I can easily communicate with the online newspaper company by satellite-linked PDA.
2>Conduct interviews : Then I am going to interview of the Victims and family & relative of the victims.
3>Perform a fact check : As the matter is very sensitive, so I should have to do a cross check.
Then finally send the article and relevant photo to the office of newspaper to bring this matter to light.