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Delegates will be chosen to work on The WorldMUN Gazette on the basis of their contributions during the creation of the daily publications, and together, those members of the Press Corps will assess what content from the past week can be successfully retooled for the purpose of illuminating important issues and connecting threads of the conference. However, the bulk of the work in this project will be creating and editing new materials—writing reflective articles, analyzing week-long polls, editing graphics, and so forth—as well determining how best to physically situate them on the paper in a visually appealing way. the News Agencies The following brief descriptions are intended as jumping-off points for further research about the agencies represented at WorldMuN 2013. delegates are expected to have a working knowledge of their assigned agency. Notice the differences in founding dates across agencies and their stated purpose. they tout editorial independence, and importantly, impartiality as key features and values. Consider how to reconcile these values of admittedly “old-world” agencies with the emergent values of the Neo-Modern era of journalism. How can the difficulties of previous eras like the challenges presented by impartiality be reconciled with the media the WorldMUN 2013 uses? Agence France-Presse Agence France-Press (AFP) was founded in Paris in 1944. 21 With over 1300 staff journalists, the agency provides reporting from 150 countries in eight Agence France-Presse is a dominant player in European journalism. Source: AFP languages. The agency finds its spiritual successor in Charles-Louis Havas’s 1835 agency, Agence Havas. 22 its stated values are “truth, impartiality, and plurality.” 23 Of the agencies represented at WorldMuN 2013, the AFP is unique in its scope and scale, because it is actually one of the world’s three main news organizations (in addition to the Associated Press and Reuters). This role as global news powerhouse gives delegates virtual free reign over choice of material to cover, but demands a greater neutrality of tone than another agency might require. This is because AFP content is reproduced by smaller agencies around the world. Al-Jazeera Al-Jazeera launched in 1996 as an Arabic-language cable news network. 24 The network represents one of the more recent developments in the news industry among Press Corps agencies. its core journalistic values are “honesty, courage, fairness, balance, independence, credibility and diversity.” 25 the Middle Eastern news network is remarkable for its founding in Qatar, in a region where news organizations frequently lack the editorial independence Al-Jazeera enjoys. Today, the organization is a global institution in its own right, but it was only a decade ago that Al- Jazeera was a no-name network whose future was in question. It was the network’s coverage of the Afghan war that helped propel it into international attention and acclaim. 26 While the network’s English version, launched in 2006, has failed to gain much of an American following, it enjoys a massive presence elsewhere in the world, with some 220 million in audience members in 100 countries having access to AJe. 27,28 Al-Jazeera’s international nature has helped it focus on truly important world news; the network’s reputation for no-nonsense coverage makes it the de facto point of reference for conflict in the Middle east. Press Corps Al-Jazeera journalists should aspire to produce critical coverage of major conference developments, particularly with an eye toward incorporating multiple perspectives. Reflecting the deeply international nature of the publication is paramount to performing well in this year’s Press Corps. 16 Melbourne Host Directorate PTY LTD | Office of Media and Design
The Australian Launched in 1964, The Australian holds Accuracy as its chief value. Its Professional Conduct policy states that “facts must be reported impartially, accurately and with integrity.” 29 Primarily a national publication, The Australian also comments frequently on matters of international concern. The Australian is the only national broadsheet newspaper and the first Australian news organization to produce a news application for tablet computers. 30 The Australian was chosen this year in honor of the WorldMuN 2013 host country. While a mostly national publication, The Australian presents WorldMuN journalists the opportunity to craft a credible international agency. Use the history of news and the presentation of journalistic theory discussed throughout this guide as a set of principles to achieve this goal. The New York Times the New York Times launched in 1851 and is considered the American newspaper of record. 36 The organization has been awarded 108 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization, and, as mentioned earlier in this Guide, is one of the few print publications that has made a promising transition to a digital format. the New York Times covers international news extensively, and its holding company (also owner of the Boston Globe) strives to “enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high quality news, information, and entertainment” as its core purpose. 37 the aforementioned transition to a digital format has necessitated—and made possible—all new forms of content. A typical visit to the New York Times website reveals myriad videos and interactive visualizations, methods of inserting information to the public sphere not possible in print. NYT Press Corps journalists are encouraged to experiment with content that similarly could not happen in print. As the organization’s extensive trophy collection would indicate, though, investigative journalism sits at the The Australian was selected in honor of our host nation. The NYT is considered the standard of American journalism hear of the New York Times machine, and Press Corps journalists are further encouraged to conduct copious (and substantive) interviews. Through that medium, journalists will have the opportunity to understand who the key players around an issue are, and further, how those players are moving to (or away from) an agreement. through that exposition, delegates can demand accountability of world leaders and push the conversation forward into action. The Times of India the Times of India was founded under a different name in 1838 to serve the British colonists in western india. 38 twenty-three years later, the paper changed its name to its current one. today, the paper is part of the times Group, an indian media conglomerate whose founding mission was “to create world-class media product and services. Our mission stems from 17 Melbourne Host Directorate PTY LTD | Office of Media and Design
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