The Escape Room: The Newsroom

You’re a team of investigative journalists at an independent editorial department that, in the media industry, is only referred to as “The Newsroom”.
Your department delivers content to Norway’s leading media houses and is notorious for its deep-diving and no-holds-barred writing style. Every time the department publishes new material, this often sets the agenda in the country’s media landscape.

Criticism is not uncommon for The Newsroom, since the department stops at nothing in its search for scandals and big stories. In many controversial cases, the department has been repeatedly reported to the Press’s Professional Committee (PFU) for “violation of good press practice”.
As a result, The Newsroom experiences constant threats and lawsuits. To avoid physical danger, you’ve had to move your headquarters to a secret location somewhere outside Oslo.

Some years ago, The Newsroom published a series of articles that resulted in the police being able to roll up one of the largest criminal networks in recent history. Many were convicted and had to serve long prison sentences.
One of the goons involved lashed out at the court room press; bitter and angry, he swore revenge for those responsible in the investigation.

Several years later, those involved have served their time and are being released.

As a part of your job working as a journalist for “The Newsroom”, you and your colleagues are currently at work for what seems to be an ordinary day. Little do you know this soon could be your last..