Columbia Chronicles

"There is something more powerful than each of us, a combination of our efforts, a Great Chain of industry that unites us. But it is only when we struggle in our own interest that the chain pulls society in the right direction..." - Andrew Ryan This article falls within the scope of the BioShock Wiki:Businesses Project. This project is dedicated to improving the articles about Rapture and Columbia's many businesses. Would you kindly help the BioShock Wiki by volunteering on the project page?

"Come on in and show us those snappy snappies." - Peach Wilkins This article could use some more pictures. Would you kindly help BioShock Wiki by adding some? Pictures needed: Render: The three editions featured in-game (replacement for the one in the article); The unused edition (replacement for the one in the article); The mailbag; "ANARCHIST LOOSE IN OUR FAIR CITY!" banner (seen by a Wilson Bros. & Company Bottling Works kiosk in the Monument Island Gondola Station).

One edition of the newspaper.

Columbia Chronicles is a Founders-driven newspaper in the city of Columbia. The newspaper covered recent noteworthy events in Columbia, such as Vox Populi activity in the city and work efficiency at Finkton, as well as news from the rest of the world, such as the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

Copies of Columbia Chronicles can be found in stacks or scattered across the floors in most levels of BioShock Infinite. A total of three different editions are encountered, two with proper headlines and one without. Columbia Chronicles mailbags can also be found in various places.

Headlines

• "ANARCHISTS LOOSE IN OUR FAIR CITY! - 'Death to good for 'em' says Warden Watts"
• "FACTORY EFFICIENCY UP 37%! - 'We can always do better' says Jeremiah Fink"

Gallery

A Columbia Chronicles stall at the Upper Boardwalk in Battleship Bay.

A Columbia Chronicles seller viewed in the BioShock Infinite Debut Gameplay.

See Also

• Minuteman Gazette
• The Minuteman
• The Voice
• Publications in Rapture

Behind the Scenes

The unused paper.

• A third design for a Columbia Chronicles copy exists in the game files, but was left unused. The headline reads: "RIOTS IN THE STREETS! VOX POPULI TAKE OVER FINKTON!"
• The lower half of every Columbia Chronicles copy with a proper headline are identical. The headlines read:
  • "Wireless Flashes Picked Up from the Steam-er Carpathia - PARTIAL LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN RESCUED" (referring to the RMS Titanic disaster.)
  • "MANAGER CUT OFF BY FIRE: RESCUED - Paul A. Presley Is Found Unconscious After Battle With Flames"
  • "SOCIETY AGOG IN AGONY"
  • "Atty. Delmas Says: 'Glass Will Escape, Columbia Will Fight!' - Gale Geister"
  • "EARL IS A SCOUNDREL SAYS HIS FATHER-IN-LAW"
  • "Important Question No. 15"
• The "MANAGER CUT OFF BY FIRE: RESCUED" article was also used for copies of the Minuteman Gazette.
  • The said article features a subhead reading: "Paul A. Presley Is found unconscious after battle with flames", which is a reference to asset modeler Paul Presley, who worked on BioShock Infinite.