Newspaper

The newspaper is an item delivered daily to Sim households in The Sims, The Sims 2, The Sims 3, The Sims Life Stories and The Sims Pet Stories. Newspapers can be read by Sims for entertainment, or used to find a job; depending on the game, the newspaper may have additional uses. Newspapers become old and unusable when a new paper is delivered the following morning. The newspaper is known in-game as the SimCity Chronicle.
Newspapers do not appear in The Sims 4. Many of the functions performed with a newspaper in previous games can instead be performed by a Sim's mobile phone or a computer.
== The Sims ==
In The Sims, the SimCity Times newspaper is delivered by Nancy the Paper Girl at around 9 AM. Sims can read it to satisfy Fun and can look for a job, although it will only have one job listing each day. If there are 5 or more Newspapers on the lot, no further newspapers will be delivered until they get recycled to go under this amount.
In The Sims: Unleashed, a pet dog will bring the newspaper inside.
===The Sims: Superstar===
Superstar introduces a tabloid, the Studio Town Insider, which is delivered along with the newspaper each morning. If there are 5 or more tabloids on the lot, no further tabloids will be delivered until they get recycled to go under this amount. Sims can use the tabloid to sign up to the Studio Town Talent Agency to join the Fame career track, check star rankings, and read about gossip and rumours about local famous Sims. 
The stories that can be read in the tabloid are determined by the actions and behaviour of playable famous Sims. If there aren't enough stories that can be generated about them, a series of generic articles will be shown instead.
Topic 	Article
Take part in a Photo-Op 	Always ready to impress, <Sim> was posing for our camera! How refreshing to find celebrities who don't run from our photographers.
Take part in a Photo-Op 	The ever-trendy <Sim> posed earlier for our photographer. We expect many of these pictures will become rare collectibles.
Take in a Publicity Stunt 	Our reporter was on the scene to catch <Sim> with a fellow celebrity. What a show! We're proud to be the only publication to bring you this exclusive.
Take in a Publicity Stunt 	With our camera firmly tapped into the pulse of Studio Town, we managed to find out about an incredible encounter between two well known stars. Although asked to not mention specifics, we can tell you that <Sim> was DEEPLY involved in this incident.
Arrive to work in a good mood	An accomplished professional, <Sim> shows us the stuff that stars are made of. Our paparazzi reports that <Sim> is likely the most cheerful celebrity in Studio Town!
Arrive to work in a good mood	Our photographer captured a moment in the life of <Sim>, going about their normal routine in Studio Town. "It's great to see someone enjoying what they do for a living", commented our reporter. "I wish I could say the same."
Arrive to work in a bad mood 	Can life never be good enough for some people? Apparently not! The Insider has been following <Sim>, and sure enough, we can confidently report that <Sim> is usually in a horrible mood when they're in Studio Town.
Arrive to work in a bad mood 	How embarrassing! We'll wager <Sim> wishes our cameras hadn't been around to catch their tantrums in Studio Town! Will this star ever learn to behave like an adult?
Have a Nervous Breakdown 	Sad news from Studio Town. <Sim> was seen rolled in the fetal position, muttering unintelligibly. The cause of the breakdown is the source of much speculation. Stress at work? A recent string of failures? Whatever the cause, this is sure to reflect negatively on <Sim>'s career.
Make a celebrity friend 	It looks like <Sim> is "getting around" Studio Town! Our source on the lots tells us that <Sim>'s made a brand new Celebrity Friend.
Love 	No surprise, but it sure seems like <Sim> has fallen in love! While we hear hearts cracking all over SimCity, we sure hope this happy couple lasts. But either way, we'll be happy to report on it!
Receive an Award 	Congratulations are in order for <Sim>. They've just been honored with one of Studio Town's most prestigious awards!
Generic articles 	What's up with <Celebrity> <Sim> these days? Sources claim the famous llama collection was removed from the gallery. "I just found the whole llama collection a bit ODD," says <Sim>.
Generic articles 	Are you incredibly beautiful? Do you spend your spare time singing to your pets? Stop dreaming about Studio Town, and do something to get noticed! Sign up with the SimCity Talent Agency!(Paid for by the SimCity Talent Agency)
Generic articles 	History almost repeated itself today when a fire broke out in Studio Town during the screening of the cult classic "Toaster Rockets, Then the Death Ray". A firefighter happened to be in the lucky audience, averting a potential repeat of the 1906 catastrophe. Sources within the Fire Dept. commented that a fan started the fire when he lit up a home-made replica of a Toaster Rocket.
Generic articles 	Did aliens abduct <Celeberity> <Sim>? Our editorial staff was shocked to learn of the 14 hour disappearance last week. Why the extra-terrestrial suspicion? Long-time friends speak of an entirely new personality.
Generic articles 	Local <Celebrity> Saves Cat!<Sim>, a well known <Celebrity>, saved a frantic feline from certain doom early this morning. Boots, a neighborhood favorite, was stuck on a high tree branch. Nearby <Sim> heard the cat's cries, and climbed to the rescue. "Actually," said <Sim>, "it was a lot like making a movie!"
== The Sims 2 ==
In The Sims 2, the newspaper is delivered by a Teen, and usually arrives shortly after 7 AM every day. The newspaper can be read for Fun, and also allows Sims to:
* Find a job (There will be three job listings.)
* Find a job for a pet 
* Get information about the weather 
**Builds Science enthusiasm in FreeTime
* Move out by clicking on 'Find Own Place'
* Do the crossword, which increases Logic.
**Builds Games enthusiasm in FreeTime
* Make a paper airplane for fun.
* Read the Hobby sections unlocked when Sims gain enthusiasm in hobbies 
* Find a roommate 
The paper-boy/girl will stop delivering the paper if there are too many on the lot. To get rid of them, Sims can recycle them, or hire a maid. With Open for Business, a CleanBot will vacuum up old newspapers. With Seasons they can also be put in the compost bin.
If the newspaper is outdoors, and a Sim who is furious with someone in the household comes past, they may steal the newspaper and run off with it. This may happen even if a Sim is holding—or reading—the paper. In addition, a mean Sim who comes by may steal the paper even if they don't know anyone in the household, or even if they are friends with one of the household members. Players should note that if the thief is interrupted after picking up the paper, the paper will probably still disappear. So, while a SentryBot may react to a Sim who intends to steal a newspaper, it will often be unable to prevent the theft itself. However, the player can use the moveobjects cheat and move the newspaper to an inaccessible location, or move it inside the house. The would-be thief would walk towards it, be unable to get at it, and leave, aborting the theft entirely. Also, if an old newspaper is on the ground near the current newspaper, it might be stolen instead of the current newspaper.
In a college sub-neighborhood, the newspaper is delivered to private houses, but is not delivered to dormitories. If a private house is chartered as a Greek house, the newspaper will continue to be delivered, but it may or may not be delivered to premade Greek houses.
If Sims are sitting down to use a toilet, they may produce a newspaper out of thin air and read it. Interestingly, this counts as a real newspaper when deciding whether or not to deliver the morning newspaper, and it is possible for newspaper delivery to be refused if the Sim's "toilet" newspaper brings the lot's newspaper count above the limit.http://cyjon.net/node/356
If the testing cheats are enabled, the player can shift-click on the newspaper to instantly get any job or career reward.
Normally, when a Sim places a newspaper down it appears folded in a square, instead of rolled up as in The Sims and The Sims 3. On rare occasions, Sims have been known to place a newspaper down rolled instead of folded. Additionally, if the newspaper carrier is unable to place a newspaper onto a lot due to blockages, a rolled up newspaper will be spawned on the nearest available tile on the lot.
==The Sims 3==
In The Sims 3, the newspaper is delivered by a child in the morning everyday at around 9:00 AM. Sometimes the paper boy/girl will refuse to deliver if there are more than five unrecycled newspapers on the lot.
In The Sims 3, the newspaper allows Sims to:
* Find a job or a profession.
* Check Weekly Events (Chess tournaments, diner eating contests, SimFests, etc.)
* Read (Shows random events such as a nearby family moving away, news of a baby being born, and a death of a Sim).
* Find Discount skill classes.
* If a Sim has the Frugal trait, they can "Clip Coupons" which offer discounts at the local shops for a limited time.
* If Late Night is installed, the paper will show hotspots via the interaction "Read".
* If Generations is installed, child Sims with the child cooking skill can "Read the Baking Report", which features supposed stock market-esque trends on ingredients and baked goods.
* If Pets is installed, a Sim can check for neighborhood adoptions or adopt a pet from the shelter. Horses are also able to eat newspapers.
* If Seasons is installed, a Sim can check the weather forecast (though the forecast is somewhat less accurate than the one in the weather channel).
Newspaper delivery can be canceled through the services menu on the phone or mobile phone.
Though Buy Mode claims newspapers can't be sold, even rotted (brown) newspapers can be sold for a small profit by dragging them to the inventory's sell button. This can help severely cash-strapped households with paying their bills if they're ≤§13 short of what they need. This is also convenient to get rid of brown newspapers on the front lawn, as they cause the garden's Decorative value to plummet if they remain on the ground.
The paperboy/papergirl will usually spawn before and despawn after delivery, allowing them to deliver to hard-to-access places (e.g. lots built on the outer banks of Sunlit Tides), or to entirely inaccessible places (e.g. The Island Estate, Al Simhara).
Rummaging through Outdoor Trashcans will often add rotted (brown) newspapers to the Sim's inventory.
===The Sims 3: Generations===
A framed newspaper is the reward for becoming Newspaper Club Editor in the Newspaper teen afterschool activity.
*Decorative: 3
===The Sims 3: Pets===
===The Sims 3: Showtime===
* Comfort: +
* Decorative: 1
At §10, it is the cheapest armchair in the Sims 3 era.
===The Sims 3: Supernatural===
If a werewolf's attempt to use Cursed Bite fails, the werewolf will usually be whacked in the head by the target Sim with a rolled newspaper. The newspaper spawns for the sake of the whacking and then despawns after the action is done.
==Gallery==
Goth 5 0002.jpg|A Sim reading the Newspaper in The Sims.
Newspapersims2.jpg|A Sim reading the newspaper in The Sims 2.
BleehSimSelf_Newspaper.jpg|A Sim reading the newspaper in The Sims 3.
Goth_5_0000.jpg|An unopened newspaper in The Sims.
unopenednewspapersims2.jpg|An unopened newspaper in The Sims 2.
UnopenedPaperTheSims3.jpg|An unopened newspaper in The Sims 3.
Studio Town Tabloid.png|The Studio Town Tabloid in The Sims: Superstar.
german newspaper.jpg|The newspaper in the German version of The Sims looks different than the original and is called "Bild", a reference to the Bild tabloid newspaper in Germany.
==References==
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