The Westport Independent

The Westport Independent is a small independently-run newspaper operating in Westport in the late 1940s. It runs a morning edition, and presumably an afternoon and/or evening edition as well. Each paper costs 1 Liber.

By the events of the game, the Independent has been running for at least a year, the edition on the title screen being Issue #461.

Depending on the player's actions, the paper may be shut down by the Loyalist government in the weeks leading up to the Public Culture Bill's enactment, or it may soldier on and continue to operate in the weeks following.

Employees
The paper employs one editor and four journalists. While the editor is unnamed, the journalists are Julie, Frank, Phil, and Anne.

Articles
The paper publishes a variety of articles on celebrity, industrial, crime, and societal news.

Branding
Beginning on Week 2, the paper's tagline changes depending on the player's advertising decisions, to cater to each district.

Trivia

 * On the title screen, there are two different dates of publication for the same edition of the paper. The top right issue number reads #461, while the footer at the bottom of the page read #463.
 * On the title screen, the paper is dated October 14th, 1948.