The goal of The New York Times Simulator, a new, free game, is simple: keep readers engaged and not turned off. It’s a problem well known to every modern media company. But this new game doesn’t turn you into an old journalist struggling to make a living in today’s fraught media landscape. No, it puts you in their shoes Recording paperis editor-in-chief. It’s a game about mastering the mission of “publishing all the news fit to print” when your key constituency may not want to hear that news or may have toned it down or ideologically toned down for their comfort want. It is a radical piece of satire that illuminates the power of editorial perspective and influence and makes clear how important the choice of words can be in influencing public perception. -Willa Rowe Read more
