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From the and article in the second issue of The Gotham Times, Maidenavenuereport.com was found. As reported in the article, the site is a tabloid news site maintained by high schooler Zeke Dalwinter. He gathers news from various sources, and his site has become a popular source of information and gossip for everyone in Gotham.
March 26, 2008
| (Photo of Harvey Dent) Can This Man Save Gotham? | MOOD: PISSY LISTENING TO: RADIOHEAD |
GRASS ROOTS VIDEOS PROPEL DENT TO RUN! IS THIS WHAT A DENT SUPPORTER LOOKS LIKE? |
| GOOD GARCETTI VS NASTY GARCETTI | (MARCH 26, 14:03 GOTHAM STANDARD TIME)
GARCETTI NOW: Acting DA Roger Garcetti vows to run "cleanest campaign in Gotham history" on the same day that Harvey Dent joins the race. |
GARCETTI THEN:
(DEC 14) Acting DA Roger Garcetti declares Harvey Dent guilty of murder in the Pie-Die incident where cop Karl Breitup died in a shootout. Money quote: "Dent became responsible for that man's death the first moment he decided to put lives at risk for a good video clip on the evening news." |
| VOWS TO TARGET MOB BIG SAL MARONI | IS ROGER GARCETTI THE WORLD'S MOST PISSED-OFF BOSS | FLASH: GARCETTI VOWS "CLEAN CAMPAIGN" AFTER HE ACCUSES DENT OF MURDERING POLICE OFFICER | ELEPHANTGATE ESCALATES! ELEPHANT DEFENSE FUND ACCUSES ZOO OF VISHNU-KILLING CONSPIRACY! | WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN LIBRARIAN'S BASEMENT ...DEVELOPING | SICKO DENTIST PULLS HEALTHY TEETH TO DECORATE OFFICE WALL |
| SPOILER ALERT!
CAN THIS WOMAN (Photo of Dana Worthington) SWING THE ELECTION? |
THE KARNASSIAN FAMILY DEATHS: DID JAKE DO IT? | GOTHAM "TRUTHERS" CONTINUE TO INSIST THAT PLANE CRASH INTO GOTHAM TOWER WAS TERROR | GRIEF: SPONTANEOUS MEMORIALS ARISE FOR YOUNG GOTHAM ACTOR NICK ADELAIDE | SAL MARONI CLOSES DOWN SHARK & DEAN CLOTHING, BUYS $30,000 WORTH OF SUITS DURING LUNCH HOUR | ILLEGAL DRUGS WIDESPREAD IN ARKHAM FOR LESS THAN STREET PRICE! |
| BATMAN ANALYSIS REVEALS: MOST LIKELY TO EMERGE BETWEEN 10PM AND MIDNIGHT | BRUCE WAYNE'S LATEST CONQUEST: A HOTEL COCKTAIL WAITRESS? | FEAR TOXIN COVERUP? LEAK SAYS HEALTH DEPARTMENT HIDING CASES....DEVELOPING | FATHER OF SLAIN GIRL GINA TORTERICCI SEEN AT CITIZENS FOR BATMAN MEETING | GOTHAM CITY FINALLY NUMBER 1! HIGHEST SUICIDE RATE IN COUNTRY…HANGING ESPECIALLY POPULAR | TIPS? GOSSIP? RUMORS? INTERESTING LIES? SEND THEM! |
March 30, 2008
New headlines have been added:
| (Image of pig in mud) THE MUD STARTS FLYING! | MOOD: CHIPPER LISTENING TO: LAST OF THE BELIEVERS |
OBSERVERS: ATTACKS "COULD ABORT DENT’S CAMPAIGN BEFORE IT STARTS" | DENT USED A "HIDDEN SLUSH FUND" TO PAY OFF WITNESSES? | GPD TESTS KILLER-ROBOTS FOR ANTI-GANG STRIKE FORCE. |
| 8 COPS CHARGE DENT IN CASH-FOR-TESTIMONY DEAL | DENT "KNOWINGLY PROSECUTES INNOCENT COPS" | UNKNOWN GROUP VOWS TO "UNMASK DENT'S TRUE NATURE" | GARCETTI ATTACKS DENT, BUT DENIES ANY CONNECTION TO GROUP | COP: "DENT OFFERED ME CASH MONEY TO LIE" | "DESTROY DENT" AD READY TO RUN ON TV |
| MOTHER "GOES ON STRIKE" FOR THREE MONTHS, BABY STARVES | HARVEY DENT AIDE: "GARCETTI IS A MONSTER" | GARCETTI AIDE: "HARVEY DENT IS FINISHED" | ELEPHANT DEFENSE LEAGUE HOUNDS ZOO HEAD, SENDS ELEPHANT POOP TO HOME | THE MAN WITH 200 GOATS VOWS TO "DEFEND THEM WITH MY LIFE AND MY AK-47" |
April 1, 2008
| (Image of skydiver) HARVEY IN FREE FALL! | MOOD: CHIPPER LISTENING TO: SPARK OF LIFE |
POLL SHOWS HARVEY DENT IN THIRD PLACE IN DA RACE | PARTY ELDERS ASK DENT TO RESIGN POST, WITHDRAW FROM RACE "FOR GOOD OF GOTHAM" | GARCETTI: "LET US PITY HARVEY DENT, NOT HATE HIM" | MAYOR GARCIA: "HARVEY DENT HAS SHAMED GOTHAM CITY" | CITY HALL JANITOR: "HARVEY DENT TRIED TO THROW AWAY INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE!" |
| HARVEY DENT'S LAST SUPPORTER -- HIS MOM? | GOTHAM MAN KILLED BY FLOOR-CLEANING ROBOT! | ANTI-DENT COPS THE "MUST-HAVE GUESTS" AT TOP GOTHAM EVENTS! | OBESE WOMAN EATS HERSELF TO DEATH AT NEW PARADISE LUNCH BUFFET! | CRAZED MAN ESCAPES ASYLUM, ATTACKS AND KILLS TWO PIT BULLS! | DENT SUPPORTERS RUN FOR COVER, WITHDRAW ENDORSEMENTS |
| HARVEY DENT'S LAST SUPPORTER -- HIS MOM? | GOTHAM BAR ASSOCIATION MOVES TO DEBAR DENT! | WHO IS BEHIND THE HA HA TIMES? |
April 6, 2008
| {picture of toast and Harvey Dent) SHOCK POLL: HARVEY AT 9% | MOOD: FRUSTRATED LISTENING TO: THE FELICE BROTHERS |
TIMES REPORTER LEVINE: "MEDIA PACKRAT" PREPPING EXCLUSIVE NOTAROINTERVIEW? | New Attack Ad Final Death Blow To Dent Campaign? | GARCETTI Announces "Anti-Corruption Platform" | Dent volunteer jumps off Dent HQ roof, Kills Self and Passerby... "Blood on His Take Gotham Back button" |
| Despair at Dent HQ As Support Plummets | RUMOR: Dent Will Withdraw From Race Tomorrow... Developing | GOTHAM BAR ASSOCIATION sets meeting to disbar Dent | Legal Lass Defends Dent. |
| Clowns Against Dent? | IS POLICE HERO FRANK NOTARO THE LAST COP DENT WILL EVER PERSECUTE? | CA-CHING! GARCETTI RAISES $500,000 IN ONE FUNDRAISING DINNER! ...MENU: CHICKEN KIEV, ARUGULA WITH BLUE CHEESE AND WALNUTS, ASPARAGUS | "FRIEND" COMES TO DEFENSE OF DENT |
April 9, 2008
A rotating banner ad is added to the top of the page, advertising several Gotham-related websites including Rossisdelicatessen.com, Thegothamtimes.com, Gothamnationalbank.com, and Saintswithunschurch.org. Gcferries.com and Kinslytravel.com are new.
| (Photo of Harvey Dent) THE END IS NEAR | MOOD: HIGH ON LIFE LISTENING TO: AT THE DRIVE IN |
MYSTERY PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED FOR SUNDAY... | MAIDEN SOURCE: DENT TO QUIT DA JOB IN EXCHANGE FOR LENIENCY IN SENTENCING... | CHILD ASKS FOR PIGGY BANK BACK FROM DENT CAMPAIGN - AND THE ANSWER IS NO! | (Photo of adorable hedgehog) Husband kills wife with pet porcupine! "BLOOD AND QUILLS EVERYWHERE!" | GPD MAY REPLACE PEPPER SPRAY WITH "SALSA SPRAY" |
| RUMORS SPREAD THAT DENT WILL RESIGN OFFICE, WITHDRAW FROM RACE... | GARCETTI SENDS OUT MEMO TO STAFFERS: "NO GLOATING OVER DENT" | INTERNAL AFFAIRS DEEPENS INVESTIGATION INTO DENT SCANDAL | RUMOR: COPS DENT PUT IN JAIL MAY BE RELEASED | IS MCU BIG JIM GORDON IN CONTACT WITH BATMAN? | FATTY-COPTER! 1000-LB GOTHAM MAN HELICOPTERED OUT OF HOUSE |
| (Photo of Dentmobile campaign rally) THE COLLAPSE OF A DREAM: "WE CAN’T GIVE THESE DENTMOBILES AWAY NOW" | 7-YEAR OLD BOY EXPLODES AFTER EATING MATCHES, CHINESE FOOD! | CA-CHING! Garcetti raises $500,000 in one fundraising dinner!... Menu: Chicken Kiev, Arugula with Blue Cheese and Walnuts, Asparagus | GPD INTERNAL AFFAIRS SOURCE: EVIDENCE AGAINST DENT "OVERWHELMING" |
April 13, 2008
| (Photo of an office with IBIHD campaign materials strewn about) SHUTTERED! | MOOD: HAPPIER THAN I SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: JENNA DREY |
GARCETTI ENJOYS DENT COLLAPSE: "This campaign has been the most fun I’ve ever had!" | CAN WORTHINGTON GIVE GARCETTI A RUN? | RUMOR: OFFICER FRANK NOTARO WILL BE "STAR WITNESS" AGAINST DENT IN COMING TRIAL | IS THIS THE END? DENT "MYSTERY PRESS CONFERENCE" SUNDAY | FUNDRAISING COLLAPSES... "DENT DONORS ARE EXTINCT" | DENT INNER CIRCLE "IN CIRCULAR FIRING SQUAD" |
| DENT HEADQUARTERS CLOSED FOR LACK OF PAYMENT | GARCETTI BOOKS INAUGURATION PARTY LOCATIONS! | GOTHAM CITIZENS FURIOUS, ASHAMED THEY WERE "BAMBOOZLED" INTO SUPPORTING HARVEY DENT SOURCE: | "DENTMOBILES" MAY HAVE BEEN PAID FOR WITH ILLEGAL FUNDS, DRIVEN BY EX-CONS | RUMOR: HARVEY DENT FACES JAIL TIME FOR "PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT" |
April 16, 2008
| (Photo of smiling young woman) SAVED BY HARVEY DENT "HE'S MY WHITE KNIGHT" |
MOOD: SLAPHAPPY LISTENING TO: CANNONBALL ADDERLY |
WOMAN WEEPS AT EMOTIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE, THANKS HARVEY DENT THRU TEARS | OVERHEARD: DENT SAID "I'm coming in. Nobody's gonna get hurt." | DEFUSED HOSTAGE CRISIS AT DELI AFTER OFFERING HIMSELF FOR WOMAN | GPD: CRAZED "SMEAR COP" WANTED PROTECTION FOR HIS FAMILY | SOURCES: SMEAR CAMPAIGN "UNRAVELLING" |
| HARVEY DENT RESCUES WOMAN HELD HOSTAGE BY "SMEAR COP" | HEROIC ACT OF COURAGE WITNESSED BY MILLIONS OF TV AND RADIO VIEWERS | INITIAL REPORTS SAY CRAZED "SMEAR COP" WAS COMING CLEAN ABOUT MOB TIES TO SMEAR CAMPAIGN | WITNESS: "IT BEGAN AS AN ARGUMENT, THEN A GUNFIGHT RIGHT THERE IN THE DELI!" | SECOND VICTIM JONNY MARINOTTI IN CRITICAL CONDITION | WITNESS: NOTARO TOOK WOMAN HOSTAGE AS COPS ARRIVED AFTER SHOOTOUT | MIKE ENGEL: "A DAY GOTHAM CAN BE PROUD OF" | DELI-VERANCE FOR DENT'S CAMPAIGN? | RUMOR: WOMAN DENT SAVED WAS GARCETTI SUPPORTER | DENT WAS CLOSE-BY FOR SCHEDULED PRESS CONFERENCE |
April 24, 2008
| (Photo of Harvey Dent) THE WHITE KNIGHT OF GOTHAM? | MOOD: SUGAR HIGH LISTENING TO: T-PAIN |
REPORT: PROSECUTION OF "SMEAR COPS" FOR TIES TO MOB NEAR | DENT AND FRANK NOTARO MEET PRIVATELY AT GOTHAM JAIL | "SMEAR COPS" NABBED AND EXTRADITED |
| WOMAN DENT RESCUED GIVES WEEPY TELEVISION INTERVIEW, CALLS HIM "MY WHITE KNIGHT" | DENT CAMPAIGN RISES FROM DEAD | NEW POLL SHOWS DENT UP BY 10 | OWNER OF ROSSI’S DELI SELLS SURVEILLANCE TAPE OF INCIDENT FOR $545,000 | DEVELOPING: GCN VIDEO COURIER MISSING | GARCETTI: "Allegations Against Dent Should be Investigated…Dent is not the Messiah" |
June 9, 2008
| (Photo of money) SELL OUT! | MAIDEN AVENUE REPORT SHUT DOWN
ZEKE DALWINTER HIRED BY MAJOR MEDIA COMPANY STORY UNDER BLACKOUT ANNOUNCEMENT TO FOLLOW PARENTS DEMAND PORTION OF PAY FOR COLLEGE FUND |
July 10, 2008
After the countdown ended on Whysoserious.com/Overture, Maidenavenuereport.com was "Jokerized," along with nearly every other website in the game.
Contact
Email: tips@maidenavenuereport.com
Connections
- Many of the headlines contained in Maidenavenuereport.com's initial appearance are explained in more detail in the second issue of The Gotham Times. The site also claims that John Tortericci is a member of Citizensforbatman.org.
- The site also contains references to real-life current events.
- The death of "Nick Adelaide" seems to be a reference to the death of Australian actor Heath Ledger who played The Joker.
- The mention of a political aide calling the opposition "a monster" is a reference to the 2008 US presidential elections, where an aide in Barack Obama's camp referred to Hilary Clinton as "a monster."
- The headline of the porcupine (although it is a photo of a hedgehog) being used as a weapon is a reference to an incident in New Zealand where a 27-year-old man attacked a 15-year-old boy by throwing a hedgehog at him.
Media
- The "legal lass" is Rachel Dawes, who gives a short press conference defending Dent which is featured on the site, but shown to be removed from Gothamcablenews.com. But from information on other sites, the video was found by replacing the file name on Thegothamtimes.com/media/jlevine/public. It can be inferred that someone manning the original file at Gothamcablenews.com did not want the file to be public.
- The Zshare .mov file can be downloaded here.
- The Notaro interview by James Levine, also referenced in the April 6 update, was also found on Thegothamtimes.com/media/jlevine/public
- The Zshare .mp3 file can be downloaded here.
- Several YouTube videos were referenced in the April 6 update, linking the page to http://www.youtube.com/user/ClownsAgainstDent . This YouTube channel is not in-game, but fan-made videos well-done enough that they were linked to as part of the official ARG.
