Just a couple things that aren't immediately evident or covered by the tutorial.
Gameplay
Events only occur as the time moves forward. This happens very slowly, but you can accelerate it by clicking on the clock. Also, some reporter commands have a ">" button next to them, which will execute the command and also shift time into accelerated speed. When an event occurs, the time stops until it is resolved.
The colored circles on the status bar represent available reporters in the office (left side) and currently disabled reporters (right side). The < and > icons in the status bar allow you to browse the game history.
The files on the chart (main office) are the reporters' stories. At 2am and 2pm, best three stories are selected and published automatically, for which the player is instantly rewarded with $.
Control
- To scroll any of the files on the screen, just hover the cursor over it and use the mouse slider or up & down cursor keys.
- To move from screen to screen, use the triangle icons in the bottom corners.
- To pause/unpause the game, press TAB.
- Click on the status bar to switch between the two status bar modes.
- In most cases, right button click offers some info and left button click activates or selects.
Tutorial Fixes
The Laboratory mentioned in the tutorial is actually an advanced feature, mostly reserved for higher difficulty levels, so you can simply ignore it for now.
Also, the tutorial keeps informing you that you can [Equip] items in Encounters, but the reporters also Auto Equip, which is confusing.
Online Manual
...is here