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* '''Straight''': Heather notices a supernatural incident and digs into the mystery so she can get a scoop.

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* '''Straight''': Heather notices a supernatural an unusual incident and digs into the mystery so she can get a scoop.



* '''Enforced''': "We need a character to dig into the mystery in this story, but the police are ignoring the incident and it's not really a job for a private eye. How about we have a reporter do it?"

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* '''Enforced''': "We need a character to dig into the mystery in this story, but the police are ignoring the incident and it's not really a job for a private eye. How about we have a reporter do look into it?"



* '''Exploited''': A whistleblower sends a mysterious message to Heather in hopes of getting her to investigate wrongdoing at his company.

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* '''Exploited''': A whistleblower sends a mysterious message messages to Heather in hopes of getting her to investigate wrongdoing at his company.company.
* '''Implied''': Heather is seen digging into a microfilm machine at the library to research the company, taking copious notes. She is also seen at her desk making many phone calls to her sources; DaEditor reminds Heather that a fact is not verified unless two or more independent sources confirm it.



* '''Discussed''': "Another big scoop for Heather? At this rate, she'll be a shoo-in for reporter of the year."

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* '''Discussed''': "Another big scoop for Heather? At this rate, she'll be a shoo-in for reporter of the year.a MediaNotes/PulitzerPrize."



* '''Deconstructed''': Heather's attempts at getting the next big scoop consistently land her in legal trouble and cause her to be frequently hurt. Eventually she pursues a story one step to far and is killed for her trouble. Upon hearing of her death, colleagues are saddened but unsurprised.
* '''Reconstructed''': Heather's courage and persistence in tracking down evidence leads her to a big story that exposes a huge injustice that is being perpetrated against the people of her city. Her article leads the authorities to conduct their own investigation and a whole conspiracy is demolished, with great positive societal change. While Heather will walk with a limp for the rest of her life, she retires as the pre-eminent journalist of her generation and her memoirs become an instant best-seller.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Heather's attempts at getting the next big scoop consistently land her in legal trouble and cause her to be frequently hurt. Eventually she pursues a story one step to far and is killed for her trouble. Upon hearing of her death, her colleagues are saddened but unsurprised.
* '''Reconstructed''': Heather's courage and persistence in tracking down evidence leads her to a well-documented big story that exposes a huge injustice that is being perpetrated against the people of her city. Her article leads the authorities to conduct their own investigation and a whole conspiracy is demolished, with great positive societal change. While Heather will walk with a cane and a limp for the rest of her life, she retires as the pre-eminent journalist of her generation and her memoirs become an instant best-seller.



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* '''Exaggerated''': Heather risks life, limb and career on a daily basis to bring in the hottest, most exciting news stories.

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* '''Exaggerated''': [[GoingForTheBigScoop Heather risks life, limb and career on a daily basis basis]] to bring in the hottest, most exciting news stories.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Heather's attempts at getting the next big scoop consistently land her in legal trouble and cause her to be frequently hurt. Eventually she pursues a story one step to far and is killed for her trouble. Upon hearing of her death, colleagues are saddened but unsurprised.
* '''Reconstructed''': Heather's courage and persistence in tracking down evidence leads her to a big story that exposes a huge injustice that is being perpetrated against the people of her city. Her article leads the authorities to conduct their own investigation and a whole conspiracy is demolished, with great positive societal change. While Heather will walk with a limp for the rest of her life, she retires as the pre-eminent journalist of her generation and her memoirs become an instant best-seller.



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