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saveyourselves2014-08-09 10:42 pm
theearth) wrote in saveyourselves2014-08-09 10:42 pm
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[media digest] Everyone wonders what the fox says, but how does the fox feel?
With the media starting to play a larger role, the purpose of this post is to be a digest and master post for everything that the media (newspapers, radio, TV, internet, etc) have said and will say. This post covers what gets aired/published about the numbered up until the 25th of August. This includes content created by both players and mods, regardless of if it stems from numbered and their allies, their opponents, or neutral third sources.
GUIDELINES
- You may either link to a post that you made which contained a media voice (like this) or or create small articles/opinion pieces/internet discussions/interviews/statements/etc and put them into the body of the comment, (like this).
- Please use this form:
- Please use the appropriate one of these threads (5-11, 12-18,19-25) to link/post your media voices.
- If your media voice talks about a small group of reincarnates or one reincarnate in specific, please make sure that you have their players' permission to have the media talk about them in this way.
THE GENERAL CURRENT STATE OF THE MEDIA
- Both negative and positive voices regarding the numbered can be heard. There has been a massive surge in negative opinions after the theft of Project Jump, and they now outnumber the positive/neutral voices. The talk about them having a startling amount of power that they are hiding and about reincarnate influence behind the scenes, and the questioning if they have hidden plans and motifs that are sinister in nature, have now partly turned into claims that they have sinister plans, are common criminals with superpowers, are a threat to public safety, and so on. There are also voices who talk about how Thunder Corp is acting oddly when it comes to the machine itself, but those are more on alternative channels.
- A local Locke newspaper runs a series on the reincarnates that is mostly critical opinion pieces about the numbered as a group. A local Locke radio station, Energy Up, fills its free broadcasting time with more or less fact-based pieces about the reincarnates, laced with gossip and speculations about their mental state and how dangerous they really are to the city. Fox News has run a 3-part reportage about the numbered in both cities in much the same spirit. A couple of other media outlets from both areas generally cover reincarnates and their actions or powers in a negative, sensationalistic, distrustful light, though they don't go out of their way to talk about them. But there still is an equal amount of news outlets that show them in a positive or neutral light.
- Currently, only the Energy Up radio station in Locke and no news outlet in Vegas runs pieces about specific numbered, and only about those that are high-profile in some shape or form - especially flashy, especially odd or powerful, or rich/celebrities/relatives of important people/etc. THE EXCEPTION is in both cities that there are now pieces everywhere about the numbered that were involved in the theft and in Petunia's rescue - or rather, whatever is known about them to the public. The former are overwhelmingly negative, the latter overwhelmingly positive.
- The internet is a vast place as well, and seedlings, conspiracy theorists and many others discuss the reincarnates - they might have fans or vicious haters here, self-proclaimed specialists on the numbered and so on. In general, the attitudes are fairly similar to those in the official media outlets.
Former Media Posts: #1
GUIDELINES
- You may either link to a post that you made which contained a media voice (like this) or or create small articles/opinion pieces/internet discussions/interviews/statements/etc and put them into the body of the comment, (like this).
- Please use this form:
- Please use the appropriate one of these threads (5-11, 12-18,19-25) to link/post your media voices.
- If your media voice talks about a small group of reincarnates or one reincarnate in specific, please make sure that you have their players' permission to have the media talk about them in this way.
THE GENERAL CURRENT STATE OF THE MEDIA
- Both negative and positive voices regarding the numbered can be heard. There has been a massive surge in negative opinions after the theft of Project Jump, and they now outnumber the positive/neutral voices. The talk about them having a startling amount of power that they are hiding and about reincarnate influence behind the scenes, and the questioning if they have hidden plans and motifs that are sinister in nature, have now partly turned into claims that they have sinister plans, are common criminals with superpowers, are a threat to public safety, and so on. There are also voices who talk about how Thunder Corp is acting oddly when it comes to the machine itself, but those are more on alternative channels.
- A local Locke newspaper runs a series on the reincarnates that is mostly critical opinion pieces about the numbered as a group. A local Locke radio station, Energy Up, fills its free broadcasting time with more or less fact-based pieces about the reincarnates, laced with gossip and speculations about their mental state and how dangerous they really are to the city. Fox News has run a 3-part reportage about the numbered in both cities in much the same spirit. A couple of other media outlets from both areas generally cover reincarnates and their actions or powers in a negative, sensationalistic, distrustful light, though they don't go out of their way to talk about them. But there still is an equal amount of news outlets that show them in a positive or neutral light.
- Currently, only the Energy Up radio station in Locke and no news outlet in Vegas runs pieces about specific numbered, and only about those that are high-profile in some shape or form - especially flashy, especially odd or powerful, or rich/celebrities/relatives of important people/etc. THE EXCEPTION is in both cities that there are now pieces everywhere about the numbered that were involved in the theft and in Petunia's rescue - or rather, whatever is known about them to the public. The former are overwhelmingly negative, the latter overwhelmingly positive.
- The internet is a vast place as well, and seedlings, conspiracy theorists and many others discuss the reincarnates - they might have fans or vicious haters here, self-proclaimed specialists on the numbered and so on. In general, the attitudes are fairly similar to those in the official media outlets.
Former Media Posts: #1
5th-11th of August
8th and 10th of August
Type of media/location if applicable: Locke City; various media
Link/Content:
Radio, 8th: "Residents tell of a joyous change at St John's on Seventh Street. The church, that had taken heavy damage during the earthquake and snake monster disaster, seems to be as good as replaced and ready to go again! We called Mildred Cane, the secretary of the church, to hear when the opening festifal will be." "St John's Episcopal Church, here Mildred Cane, what can I do for you?" "Hello Ms Cane, we've heard that you finished rebuilding your church and wanted to hear when our listeners can look forward to the opening celebration? I'm sure you'll have your wonderful pierogi yet again..." "...........what-?" "...We were wondering when the service and festivities for the reopening of the renovated St John's will be." ".....I'm sorry, this must be a misunderstanding. Sadly we are still at the point of rising funds, we're only halfway into having raised the costs of the demolition of the old building." "Oh- but neighbours seem to-" "No, I'm really sorry. I'm not sure how this has happened, we were there only a week ago to see if it is still safe and requires no emergency take-down." "Oh - well, dear listeners: Sad news, St John's won't return this soon. But their website is still online, and you can find information for their next fundraiser there, where they will of course sell their wonderful pierogi - right, Ms Cane?" "...Of course." "Thanks for the talk, and with this we start into the next hour of music that will carry you through the summer!"
Newspaper, 10th: "In an unprecedented turn of events, the damaged building of St John's on Seventh Street seems to have been demolished and replaced by a seemingly medieval chapel without the congregation's knowledge. Rev Hall has stated that as late as last week, no changes had been made to the damaged building, and nobody has stepped forward as of yet who could explain the change. [...]"