Curtis joked that the best method for securing players was to have them sign a contract before they ever saw Swansea or its training facility: a local health club where space is shared with the members.

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Rather than just tack-on a games desk or hire an occasional developer on contract, we contend that news-games will offer valuable contributions only when they are embraced as a viable method of practicing journalism albeit a different kind of journalism than newspapers, television and Web pages offer.

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