Journalism in virtual reality

Virtual reality can be used by journalists in several ways. For example, virtual world Second Life is popular among real organizations for being represented in virtual reality. CNN set up office in Second Life to promote in-game citizen journalism. (Reference) It can also be used to organize meetings and discussions among people from different places in the world.(Reference) The opportunities are probably countless, however an interesting use of virtual reality to create cross media experience is Immersive journalism that uses technology to give a person opportunity to experience the news story. For this a Virtual world, such as Second Life may be used, a stand alone game may be created, or reality simulation may be created. For example, here, simulation is used to give experience of prisoner in Guantanamo bay prison: