NO. They need to be sent to the theater - the REAL one - where they can learn firsthand that which they write about.
That's what an honest writer does - all else is hearsay and/or an attempt to garner 15 minutes of fame on the backs of others...
I hope the fact that it's TEMPLE will not deter righteous attack.
Michael Moore never has been inside Iraq or Afghanistan, has he? It was a second unit film crew that interviewed Nick Berg in Iraq.