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Official Media Establishment Act (Debate); A proposal creating an Official Media.
Topic Started: Jul 31 2012, 02:16 AM (230 Views)
Birkinghamia
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Official Media Establishment Act
 
Written and Proposed by Speaker Birkinghamia

In order to improve activity within DUAN, and to provide and official news source with the ability of distributing information publicly to improve general awareness of government activity, processes, and organization, I hereby propose the following legislation:


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Section A: Organization and Hierarchy of the Official Media

1. The Official Media shall be headed by one Editor-in-Chief, who shall be selected by means of a plurality democratic vote within the group of editors. The Editor-in-Chief shall serve indefinitely until he or she resigns from the position (including ceasing to exist). Should there be a vacancy within the position, a vote by means of a plurality democratic vote within the group of editors shall be held within one week of the vacancy's creation, in order to choose another Editor-in-Chief.

2. The Editor-in-Chief shall have the responsibility to oversee editors, journalists, and reporters; and shall organize all issues' layouts.

3. The Editor-in-Chief shall delegate tasks to editors, who shall delegate tasks to journalists, who shall delegate tasks to reporters.

4. An editor(s) shall edit reports that journalists write, and shall give journalists events, interviews, or other things to write about. Editors shall serve indefinitely or until resignation (including ceasing to exist). There shall, at all times, only be three editors (including the Editor-in-Chief), with the exception of the first four appointments to the editor positions. Should there be a vacancy made within the group of editors, the President shall appoint a new citizen to the position within seven days or when a citizen shows interest in the position.

5. A journalist(s) shall be given tasks by editor(s), and shall follow through with each task in a timely fashion. A journalist(s) shall also give reporters tasks to aid with their writings.

6. A reporter(s) shall follow through with tasks given by journalist(s) in a timely fashion.

7. Any position may be combined with any other position, with the exception of the Chairman, unless their is a vacancy in one or more positions within the hierarchy.

8. Any citizen may volunteer to join the Official Media as a journalist or reporter, however, he or she must not have committed a crime and must be able to log in most days of the week. Journalists and reporters serve indefinitely, and may resign at any time (including ceasing to exist).

Section B: Tasks of the Official Media

1. The Official Media shall have the task of reporting or making statements about current events within DUAN and the wider NS world, interview notable nations on topics of special interest, and/or publish statistics or analyses on topics of special interest.

2. The Official Media may report on RL events, however, it is not required to. "Letters to the Editor" (which is when citizens outside of the Official Media send letters to an editor/the Editor-in-Chief, responding to anything that was in the latest issue) are also permitted to be shown, but are not required to be.

3.The Official Media must release an issue every week or two weeks, depending on events within DUAN and the NS world. Special issues/statements/individual articles for special events are permitted.

Section C: Ratification

1. The President must appoint four people to the the position of editor within one week of this legislation's passage, or as soon as enough citizens place their candidacy for the position of editor.
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If these private newspapers fail, for whatever reason, inactivity or lack of interest, what makes anyone believe that there would be enthusiasm for an official news service?


Because it's structured, planned, organized, and has stuff (including myself).

So that's three people interested in joining it, so far.

If you join us, Welsh, we can have a full board of editors and an Editor-in-Chief (because you said you were interested in starting a newspaper).
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Welsh Cowboy
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I think that this disagreement mainly stems from my extreme aversion to the government is most of anything. I believe that the private sector can do almost everything better than government. That's my philosophy. Others obviously disagree.

And I'm not saying everything is perfect in DUAN. I'm just not into being pessimistic and saying we are failing. Because we aren't.
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Welsh Cowboy
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And Birk, I'm not going to join at this time.

I feel I'd rather start an independent, private newspaper.

Also, this needs to be put through Congress first.
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Aug 5 2012, 09:49 PM
And Birk, I'm not going to join at this time.

Also, this needs to be put through Congress first.
I know, I'm just saying that in case it passes through.

I'm assuming you'd veto it if it passed the Senate?

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I feel I'd rather start an independent, private newspaper.

Good! Some competition could make things...interesting.
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Firstly, it's not a Senate. :P

Secondly, I would only veto it if my veto would stand. (So if it passes 3-2)
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Firstly, it's not a Senate. :P

Ah! Once in a while I still let that slip through...

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Secondly, I would only veto it if my veto would stand. (So if it passes 3-2)

Alright.
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I would still support renaming it the Senate.
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Aug 5 2012, 11:54 PM
I would still support renaming it the Senate.
Agreed.
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Proposing this to Congress.
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Note: This hasn't been on the WFE Long enough quite yet...
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Oh yeah, that stupid law.
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Aug 7 2012, 07:49 PM
Note: This hasn't been on the WFE Long enough quite yet...
I had it up in there before. I took it down when I decided to hold off on proposing it (a while ago).
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Have you edited it since?
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Aug 7 2012, 07:56 PM
Have you edited it since?
I think so, but there's nothing written in the law regarding that I would have to post it in the WFE if I edited it.
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Well, but it's not the same law if it's been edited.
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Aug 7 2012, 08:20 PM
Well, but it's not the same law if it's been edited.
It's essentially the same law, the only alterations I did were minor improvements.
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Sorry, but that's a dangerous precedent to set if you can change a law and call it the "same" law.

Can't we just wait another three to four hours?
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Aug 7 2012, 08:38 PM
Sorry, but that's a dangerous precedent to set if you can change a law and call it the "same" law.

Can't we just wait another three to four hours?
Fine.

In four hours and forty minutes, the votes will "officially" count.
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