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==Role in Plot== | ==Role in Plot== | ||
'' | Chaplin Times is first mentioned in ''[[Bounty Wanted]]'', when journalists [[Pidge Emmel]] and [[Fawkes McShane]] mention having left Chaplin Times after a corporate buyout from [[Trinity Advancements]] to start their [[Red Line (podcast)|''Red Line'']] podcast. Trinity's buyout of Chaplin is again mentioned by Pidge and [[Matilda Fern]] in ''[[OFF_THE_RECORD_DO_NOT_UPLOAD]]'', where the pair also mention that Chaplin has been cancelling stories that could potnentially paint Trinity or [[SAFE]] in a negative light. | ||
==Employees== | ==Employees== | ||
*[[Matilda Fern]], journalist | |||
*Shelly Foan, journalist | |||
===Former=== | ===Former=== | ||
*[[Pidge Emmel]], journalist | *[[Pidge Emmel]], journalist | ||
*[[Fawkes McShane]], journalist | *[[Fawkes McShane]], journalist | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*Its name, Chaplin Times, is a reference to silent film actor Charlie Chaplin as an illusion to the newspaper silencing stories from ''[[Red Line]]'' protagonists [[Pidge Emmel]] and [[Fawkes McShane]]. | |||
*Chaplin being a prestigious newspaper being bought out by Trinity was inspired by the real-life newspaper ''The Washington Post'' being purchased by Amazon owner Jeff Bezos. | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:42, 3 October 2025
Chaplin Times is a newspaper that formerly employed Pidge Emmel and Fawkes McShane before the two left the company to start an independent podcast.
Role in Plot
Chaplin Times is first mentioned in Bounty Wanted, when journalists Pidge Emmel and Fawkes McShane mention having left Chaplin Times after a corporate buyout from Trinity Advancements to start their Red Line podcast. Trinity's buyout of Chaplin is again mentioned by Pidge and Matilda Fern in OFF_THE_RECORD_DO_NOT_UPLOAD, where the pair also mention that Chaplin has been cancelling stories that could potnentially paint Trinity or SAFE in a negative light.
Employees
- Matilda Fern, journalist
- Shelly Foan, journalist
Former
- Pidge Emmel, journalist
- Fawkes McShane, journalist
Trivia
- Its name, Chaplin Times, is a reference to silent film actor Charlie Chaplin as an illusion to the newspaper silencing stories from Red Line protagonists Pidge Emmel and Fawkes McShane.
- Chaplin being a prestigious newspaper being bought out by Trinity was inspired by the real-life newspaper The Washington Post being purchased by Amazon owner Jeff Bezos.