Upgrades

Upgrades can improve the quality of stories (either all stories or a particular type), increase the number of subscribers per issue, or can help with happiness of reporters.

In-game, you can read a description of each upgrade by mousing over its button. Unavailable upgrades will have dark, gray buttons. If an upgrade was already purchased, mouse over it to see how many days remain before its effect becomes active.

Upgrade	Prerequesites	Effect	Cost	Days to complete
IT Manager	None	Helps with IT Problems; required for advanced tech.	$5,000	5
Interns	None	Prevents loss of Happiness from the daily grind.	$5,000	5
Stock Photography	None	Improves the base quality of all stories by 5%	$5,000	5
Lay-Outer	None	Digital DTP expertise helps us appeal to a younger audience.	$5,000	5
Crossword Editor	None	A long-time favorite, crosswords add 5% extra subscribers to each issue	$5,000	5
Entertainment	None	Good sources in Entertainment increase the importance of related stories	$5,000	5
Business	None	Good sources in Business increase the importance of related stories	$5,000	5
Law Enforcement	None	Law enforcement contacts add to importance to Local News stories	$5,000	5
Crime	None	Good sources in Crime increase the importance of related stories	$5,000	5
Academics	None	Contacts in Academia add to the importance of Economy stories	$5,000	5
E-mail Server	???	???	$9,500	15
Intranet	???	???	$9,500	15
Researchers	Interns	Help with the footwork adds 5% to the importance of all stories.	$9,500	15
Subscription Sales	Interns	Having dedicated sales staff adds 15% extra daily subscribers	$9,500	15
Photographers	Stock Photography	Staff Photographers make a big difference. Story Importance increased by 10%.	$9,500	15
Graphic Designer	Lay-Outer	A sleeker look helps increase the importance of Fashion stories.	$9,500	15
Organized Crime	???	???	$9,500	15
Professional Sports	???	???	$9,500	15
History	???	???	$9,500	15
Science	???	???	$9,500	15
Web 2.0	???	???	$23,000	30
Marketing Dept.	Subscription Sales	Our Marketing team increases the ad rate over time.	$23,000	30
Foreign Correspondents	Photographers	using Freelance Foreign Correspondents increases importance of Global Conflict stories	$23,000	30
Syndicated Comic	???	???	$23,000	30
Political Cartoonist	???	???	$23,000	30
Arts	???	???	$23,000	30
International Sports	???	???	$23,000	30
Fashion	???	???	$23,000	30
Politics	???	???	$23,000	30
Global Science	???	A strong research network increases the importance of Health stories.	$23,000	30
Web Advertising	???	???	$45,500	60
Book Publishing	Researchers	Publishing Books increases the scope of available Politics, Science, and History Stories.	$45,500	60
Social Media Manager	???	???	$45,500	60
Video Content	Photographers	Online Video increases the scope of available Local News and Off-Beat stories	$45,500	60
Original Comic Strip	???	???	$45,500	60
International Affairs	???	???	$45,500	60
Online Pay-Wall	???	???	$45,500	60
Documentary Production	???	???	$45,500	60
Art Grant	???	???	$45,500	60
Global Distribution	???	???	$45,500	60