Imagine you are a reporter working in the newsroom, and your editor throws a sports assignment your way:
"Go cover Opening Day. Make it a feature-style story, but add facts," your editor tells you. "Give me background on opening day - what makes this day so special. Splash in some history, and colorful stories, facts and figures."
Your editor pauses for a moment. "And then tie your story to the April 12th Home Opener we just had - offer coverage of that game."
"Wait," you say. "You want me to write a feature on the Home Opener, and combine it with a sports story covering the first Home Opener game this year?" you ask.
"Absolutely, just pretend you were there - use that fancy Internet thingy all you young people love so much ... and pretend you were there," he snaps, before telling you to get out of his office.
