How to Get the Photograph Skill in News Tower

Photography gold, coming up!

A Photograph skill news item in News Tower.
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If you’re feeling frustrated at missing out on all those great Photograph tags in News Tower, you’re not alone. They’re gold, which means a bunch more sales if you can pair them up – but the problem you may have run into is that you don’t have anyone with the photography skill.

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Thankfully, I’ve found the solution, so here’s how to unlock photography in News Tower.

How to Get Photography in News Tower

The Photo Academy marked on a map in News Tower.
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To be able to grab those Photograph articles, you’ll need to unlock a path to the Nassau Photo Academy, which is on the right side of the map. Once unlocked, you can click on it to obtain the Photography skill.

Obtaining the Photography skill in News Tower.
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You’ll unlock two new stations, the Photographers Desk and the Darkroom.

The Photography table in the build menu in News Tower.
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Build one of each and hire the relevant staff. Make sure your Darkroom is actually in the dark, though, or it won’t function. And that’s about it. Now simply keep a lookout for news items with the Photograph skill, and you’ll be able to snap them up.

A Photography news item in News Tower with an assignable photograph next to it.
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Naturally, don’t leave it too late in the week to assign a Photograph, since it’ll have to be processed by the Darkroom as well. With rookie staff, you’ll need to get the news item started by the latest Wednesday, depending on how long it’ll take.

And with that, you can start stacking up those sweet golden Photograph tags!
If you need further help in News Tower, check out how to get scoops next.


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Kyle Ferreira

As a lifetime gamer, I was around to enjoy the NES, witness the birth of the PS1, and live through the golden age that was the PS2. My favorite game (no doubt driven by nostalgia) is Final Fantasy VII, but I'm always on the lookout for my new favorite.