What do you think?

[Jbourne]

So recently I had the idea to start a website (blog actually) that is set up like a newspaper. The purpose is not to report real world news. The newspaper will be built around a fictional country and will be reporting on that countries politics etc. It will be very relate able to people of the modern world. Has anyone ever done this successfully? I would find a website like this extremely interesting and would probably read it everyday. Your opinions?

For example I could set up the newspaper something like nytimes with pqtimes (just an example) or I could make it countrynametimes or it could be some latin words that stand for freedom 😛

 

[Fergal]

I love the idea, it is very innovative. You could also get visitors involved by asking them to submit stories.

 

[Jbourne]

Yes, thanks that is what I felt too. Anyone else?

 

[AndroidOS]

I agree, it is definitely a unique idea, and I think it would be a great site if you manage to write convincing articles.

Adding onto Fergal's idea of getting the sites visitors involved, you could ask them to be the inhabitants, and to write accounts of what they feel about what is going on in the country.

 

[Jbourne]

Another interesting idea, thanks for the feedback AndroidOS (better MOS that iOS by the way). I was entertaining the idea of holding "elections" depending on the type of government I choose that members could vote for on elections.