Credibility (Medias)

This is the ability to be believed: by your viewers, by the police, by important and powerful people. This is critical to getting your story heard and acted upon, as well as convincing people to tell you things, give you information, or get you into where the story really happening. The higher your Credibility, the more people you can convince, and the easier it to convince high level authorities of the truth of your information. With level +3 Credibility, you can convince most people of minor scandals. With a level +5 or +6 you can convince local officials of military atrocities, undercover dealings and other front page stuff. At level +9, you can successfully expose a scandal of Watergate proportions, or convince the President of the EuroMarket Finance Board that aliens are secretly influencing world leaders. Credibility applies to your INT stat.