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Message no. 1
From: shannon@*****.co.za (Shannon Buys)
Subject: Newspapers in Seattle
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:29:00 +0200
Does anyone out there know what Newspaper media are respected and known in
Seattle? I'm currently printing a Seattle Independent front page for my
players every game, with some stories detailing things in the world and how
they affect things.

Anyone out there use a specific newspaper and what. Also any hints tips
suggestions and funny stories involving newspapers in your games.


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Message no. 2
From: dam01@***.edu.au (Damion Milliken)
Subject: Newspapers in Seattle
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 16:48:51 +1000
Shannon Buys writes:

> Does anyone out there know what Newspaper media are respected and known in
> Seattle? I'm currently printing a Seattle Independent front page for my
> players every game, with some stories detailing things in the world and how
> they affect things.
>
> Anyone out there use a specific newspaper and what. Also any hints tips
> suggestions and funny stories involving newspapers in your games.

Most of the older style adventures have a Seattle DataFax or Seattle
Screamsheet or similar newsfax page or two in the back of them. I just copy
the style and format of these for my player handouts. Take a look in the
back of one and see what I mean.

--
Damion Milliken University of Wollongong
Unofficial Shadowrun Guru E-mail: dam01@***.edu.au
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Message no. 3
From: JSB@**************.net (JS Bracher)
Subject: Newspapers in Seattle
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 23:57:41 -0700
At 08:29 AM 10/14/2002 +0200, Shannon Buys wrote:
>Does anyone out there know what Newspaper media are respected and known in
>Seattle? I'm currently printing a Seattle Independent front page for my
>players every game, with some stories detailing things in the world and how
>they affect things.

All the major Seattle papers of today are online. Look at:

www.SeattleTimes.com (mainstream daily)
www.SeattlePI.com (mainstream daily)
www.SeattleWeekly.com (quasi-alternative weekly)
www.TheStranger.com (very-alternative weekly

Here is my opinion of the papers-
Times - very corporate, not great for news.
PI - better website than the times, used to be very GOP, much better now.
Weekly - yuppie news. But getting good on politics. More attitude.
Stranger - best events calendar, lots of attitude, good for some news.

>Anyone out there use a specific newspaper and what. Also any hints tips
>suggestions and funny stories involving newspapers in your games.
>
>
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Message no. 4
From: JSB@**************.net (JS Bracher)
Subject: Newspapers in Seattle
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 23:57:41 -0700
At 08:29 AM 10/14/2002 +0200, Shannon Buys wrote:
>Does anyone out there know what Newspaper media are respected and known in
>Seattle? I'm currently printing a Seattle Independent front page for my
>players every game, with some stories detailing things in the world and how
>they affect things.

All the major Seattle papers of today are online. Look at:

www.SeattleTimes.com (mainstream daily)
www.SeattlePI.com (mainstream daily)
www.SeattleWeekly.com (quasi-alternative weekly)
www.TheStranger.com (very-alternative weekly

Here is my opinion of the papers-
Times - very corporate, not great for news.
PI - better website than the times, used to be very GOP, much better now.
Weekly - yuppie news. But getting good on politics. More attitude.
Stranger - best events calendar, lots of attitude, good for some news.

>Anyone out there use a specific newspaper and what. Also any hints tips
>suggestions and funny stories involving newspapers in your games.
>
>
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Message no. 5
From: Gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: Newspapers in Seattle
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:03:41 +0200
According to Shannon Buys, on Mon, 14 Oct 2002 the word on the street was...

> Does anyone out there know what Newspaper media are respected and known
> in Seattle?

I think the newspaper name from the back of the old adventures is based on
a real one, the Seattle Intelligencer or something like that.

--
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Message no. 6
From: anders@**********.com (Anders Swenson)
Subject: Newspapers in Seattle
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:33:36 -0700
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:03:41 +0200
Gurth <Gurth@******.nl> wrote:
> According to Shannon Buys, on Mon, 14 Oct 2002 the word on the street
> was...
>
> > Does anyone out there know what Newspaper media are respected and
> known
> > in Seattle?
>
> I think the newspaper name from the back of the old adventures is
> based on
> a real one, the Seattle Intelligencer or something like that.
>
Serattle Times is a big one in RL
--Anders

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