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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 ??? ??? $9,500 15
Subscription Sales ??? ??? $9,500 15
Photographers Stock Photography Staff Photographers make a big difference. Story Importance increased by 10%. $9,500 15
Graphic Designer ??? ??? $9,500 15
Organized Crime ??? ??? $9,500 15
Professional Sports ??? ??? $9,500 15
History ??? ??? $9,500 15
Science ??? ??? $9,500 15
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