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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Image sources: Composite images made by me using the following sources
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Media Title: Night City Star
- Type: Digital Magazine
- Producer/Creator: Independent journalist team
- Distribution Platform: Released on the net with paid splashes on advertisement screens.
- Target Audience: Adult Citizens of Night City
CONTENT DETAILS
- Summary: It is a screamsheet that primarily runs online with limited print availability. It is generally perceived as trustworthy with a low level of bias.
- Style and Tone: Looking at gritty topics with an unbiased viewpoint
- Key Themes: recent events and local affairs that affect the day-to-day lives of Night City residents.
- Subsections:
- News
- Sports - results, interviews, fixtures
- Crime - statistics, announcements, ongoing investigations.
- Politics - political adverts, news about candidates, global affairs
- Jobs
- Classifieds - paid advertisement listings, lonely hearts
- Featured Characters or Entities: Night City residents, like to take and use comments from ordinary people by featuring trending social media comments and reviews.
PRODUCTION DETAILS
- Budget (Eddies): around 15-20k eddies per month
- Quality Level: Independently made. Articles and comments tend to be shorter and sourced online which sometimes hurts the depth but increases relevance to readers. Intended to be a well-made and professional-looking product.
- Special Effects/Technology Used: Most articles include an attached "trending responses" widget that automatically updates with the top three most reacted to responses to the article. They are vetted by AI for offensive or illegal content but are otherwise an unbiased reflection of public opinion on the piece.
- Production Challenges: As an independent product, it is free from corporate bias but this does restrict access to the bottomless budgets that corporate affiliation brings. Funding comes from advertising, sales and donations which is not always reliable if news is slow.
IMPACT AND RECEPTION
- Cultural Impact: Informs the population of local news. Stokes debates and asks questions of authorities. As a whole, the publication is well-trusted.
- Popularity: Widely popular, no specific targeted audience and tried to remain unbiased to not alienate any particular groups. It has readers from all walks of life.
- Controversy Level: Sometimes, some headlines are going to upset one group or another, this is honest journalism, and the truth can sometimes be shocking or embarrassing.
- Backlash: Legal and social challenges typical of most news outlets. They have a lawyer on a retainer to manage any legal problems which most often originate from corporations embarassed by a particular story.
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