The New York Times Simulator

The New York Times Simulator
A screenshot from The New York Times Simulator. On the left is a list of prospective articles. In the middle is the paper, and on the right are three meters, each corresponding to the approval the police, the rich, or Israel.
Screenshot of gameplay
Developer(s)Paolo Pedercini
Platform(s)Browser
ReleaseMarch 29, 2024
Genre(s)News,[1] simulation, satire[2]

The New York Times Simulator is a 2024 satirical news game created by Molleindustria, the alias of Italian game designer Paolo Pedercini. The user plays as the editor of The New York Times, and must draw readership while keeping various interest groups happy. The game criticizes media coverage of the Israel–Hamas war and editorial bias towards certain groups while drawing on themes relating to Noam Chomsky's theory of manufactured consent.

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