Week 10: Chapter 11, 'Reporting for duty'.

Reading: Chapter 11 - Reporting for duty in The Daily Miracle: An introduction to journalism / David Conley & Stephen Lamble. Melbourne, Victoria. Oxford University Press, 2006. 3rd ed.

Like last weeks post, the questions for this week are like small novels and I really couldn't be bothered typing them out. My wrists hurt.

• If the story is legitimate and the chief is telling you that you have to write the story, then I think you have to write the story. You should also probably tell the chief of the police officers threats and possibly write a story about that, you may have to change from the rounds after, but at least you keep your integrity and keep your job. Probably write some pretty neat little articles along the way too.

• Forget the story and the get the woman some help. It's such a trivial matter that a stolen pair of stockings pales in significance to the death of a mentally unstable woman.

• Report the case in all it's full and juicey details. Plus the offers for sex, a holiday or money. It would make a good, shitty story. Celebrities revel in this sort of stuff.

• Publish an article on the jurors revelations. It would be an important story for the public to know and letting off a murderer for money is not cool. Not cool at all.