Earlier period
Watchdog energy
The simulation remembers a paper willing to build timelines, compare records, and challenge official accounts.
A STORY ABOUT THE INSTITUTION, NOT INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS
When did the paper change?
This fictional classroom narrative says the coverage used to be stronger—and then went downhill. It does not name individual students or claim a secret deal occurred.
Middle period
The slide begins
In the invented narrative, announcements crowd out investigations and institutional framing becomes harder to escape.
Current period
Questions without answers
The campaign asks whether access, turnover, resources, or institutional pressure changed the newsroom. It does not accuse any student editor of a private deal.
Question for the simulation: Did the relationship between the institution and the newsroom change? That is framed as a campaign question, not a factual accusation.