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Earthquake Newspaper Activity

Personal Responsibilities of Staff

 

I.  Editor-In-Chief

          1.  Responsible for layout of all pages and advertisements

          2.  Banner and Headlines

          3.  Letters to the Editor (minimum of four)

                    -one letter should ask “What is FEMA’s role in cleanup?”.

          4.  Main headline story, page 1

                    -mention date, casualties, major buildings and utilities affected.

                    (keep in mind that the quake happened 24 hours before the paper was published)

 

II. City Editor

1.  Page 2 Editorial.  Subject: “Working Together to Rebuild the

          City and help Others, What Can You Do.”

2.  Article about how earthquakes have affected the city and surrounding areas in the past (Charts can be helpful).

3.  List of businesses closed, schools closed, etc.  Mention city offices.

4.  Article about where to go to get help (churches, fire departments, Red Cross, FEMA.)

5.  Article about shelters, if housing has been destroyed.

 

III.  Science Editor

1.  Article (page one at bottom) about earthquake waves, resonance and    

          amplitude effects on structures.

2.  Article (page 4) about faults, energy of slipping plates and tsunamis.

3.  Map of city, showing hardest hit areas and location of the fault relative

          to the damage.

4.  Drawing of waves (page 4) explaining types of waves and parts of waves.

          5.  Map of city (page 2) helping the city editor map out where businesses

                    are closed and where evacuation routes are.

 

IV.  Lifestyles Editor

1.  Article (page 3) about what at least 6 survivors had to endure (interviews)

2.  Article (page 2, bottom) about the need for community involvement to get

          schools, churches and athletic fields back in working order.

3.  Article about police/fire/rescue point of view in this disaster.

          (Interviews are nice.)

4.  Article about all the canceled events in the city for the next week.

5.  Original advertisements for the Red Cross

(you may want to research what they do.)

 

V.  Sports Editor

          1.  Article about how fields & stadiums have been damaged along with

                    people’s opinions of this (taxes and inconvenience)

          2.  Article about how teams have volunteered in the community to help out.

          3.  Interview with power company officials regarding full service of power being

                    restored.

          4.  Article about affects of earthquake on mass transportation (buses, subway,

                    and airports with a map).

5.  Article (page 4) about how the federal government will aid in the clean-up of

the area (FEMA, National Guard, Army Corps of Engineers).