Goal 

After reading this article you'll 
  • understand how to publish articles during an exercise

Summary 

Creating articles live is a way to generate content that reacts dynamically to the simulation environment. 

 Name
Creating Articles Live
 Benefit
This is an effective way to make your exercise more interactive.
 Features 
  • Create and publish new articles during an exercise


Why would you want to create articles during an exercise?

 

 



  • This allows you to dynamically react to what is happening in the information environment - post an article based on the players actions!
  • Additionally, you can test how the training audience will react in a crisis by getting them to create an article - will they release too much information under pressure? 


Setting up Impersonation

 



1. Navigate to Players > Positions
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2. Create a new Position by clicking Add position, then click the green tick when done.
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3. Navigate to Personas and click in the impersonation box and the recently created position will appear. 

Remember: Ensure you are assigning this permission to an organisation as only organisations have websites.
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4. Assign this position live in the Facilitator Dashboard: Navigate to Manage Positions
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5. Drag and drop this position to your player and click Save Changes
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Creating Articles Live

 

 



After completing the steps above you will now have permission to create news articles live.

1. Go to the website where the impersonation feature was configured.

Click on the green + button to create a new article

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2. This will direct you to the page containing all of your draft articles. 

Currently, it is empty, so lets generate a new article - click the green + button again.
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3. Write your article here. 

You have the option to attach media and links to your article.
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4. Publishing your article
  • 4a. Ensure you are publishing on the correct page and as the right person. 

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4b. Give your article a location

Select a location for your article by clicking on the map icon. This will open up a map, select a location then close it to save this location.

This feature will be particularly useful if you have InfoMap enabled. 
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4c. Schedule Post

You have the option to edit the date and time stamp of this article.

If you want to schedule the post of this article click on the toggle switch next to Schedule post and select a date and time for when this article will be published.
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4d. Publish Live or Save as draft

Decide whether you want to publish your article as a draft - to allow you to go back and edit it. 

Or if you want to publish it live. Once published other players in the exercise will be able to view this article.
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