The Westport Independent

The Loyalist Party is now in charge of your country, and you're the editor in chief of The Westport Independent, one of the few non-partisan papers left. There's less than a month before the government cracks down on unaffiliated media outlets like yours, leaving you with a choice: Will you tow the party line to keep your paper running, or will you stir up discontent to foment a revolution?

Each day you're presented with a list of potential news stories, from which you can choose a handful to publish in tomorrow's paper. You can assign as many stories as you have writers to work on them, and each story's tone can be adjusted, ranging from straightforward to sycophantic to inflammatory. You can also choose to omit certain facts.

The stories you choose will determine your paper's popularity in certain neighborhoods; for example, the working class areas might enjoy labor stories, the upper class crime stories, and the middle class preferring celebrity missives. The tones of your stories will alter how the public perceives your paper, as either another branch of the government they shouldn't trust or as rebels looking out for the people. However, the government is keeping an eye on you too, and too much disloyalty can result in your reporters being arrested or your paper being shut down completely. Your writers also have their own points of view, and may quit if you keep assigning them stories that conflict with their political viewpoints.

The story ultimately shifts based on what you publish: You might start an uprising, or just further help the government put its foot down on the necks of your readers.