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Line 1: − {{Update Needed|[[Shrapnel Issue 14]]}}+ [[File:INN.jpg|right|thumb|INN]] − {{InfoBoxCorporation+ − | image = INN.jpg − | Founded = ca. [[3062]]<ref>''Flashpoint'', ch. 6</ref> − | Dissolved = − | Previous Names = − | headquarters = − | leadership = [[CEO of Interstellar News Network|CEO]] − | products = News services − | Parent Corporation = − | Division = − }} The [[ComStar]]-owned '''Interstellar News Network''' (INN) is the premier [[Inner Sphere]]-spanning news service during the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[Jihad]] and the era of the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. The [[ComStar]]-owned '''Interstellar News Network''' (INN) is the premier [[Inner Sphere]]-spanning news service during the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[Jihad]] and the era of the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. + + Through the [[LinkNet]] website, INN was the default in-universe source of information for the ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age]]'' game, and was also referenced on the info and background cards included with the game pieces. Similarly, the news section on the [[BattleCorps]] website is presented as an INN newsreel. ==Overview== ==Overview== − Still trying to combat its tainted public relations reputation in the wake of [[Operation SCORPION]] and hoping to distance itself from the Word of Blake in the months immediately prior to the Jihad in [[3067]], the [[ComStar Schism|secular ComStar]] founded the Interstellar News Network. Unlike the Order's own [[ComStar News Bureau]], the INN was intended to be a wholly independent and free [[HPG]]-transmitted news service, supported financially solely through advertising and relying heavily upon the services of local freelance reporters.<ref name=FMU-81>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 81 "ComStar - Interstellar News Network"</ref> <ref name=MM-210>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 210 "ComStar - Corporations of ComStar - Interstellar News Network"</ref> + Still trying to combat its tainted public relations reputation in the wake of [[Operation Scorpion]] and hoping to distance itself from the Word of Blake in the months immediately prior to the Jihad in [[3067]], the [[ComStar Schism|secular ComStar]] founded the Interstellar News Network. Unlike the Order's own [[ComStar News Bureau]], the INN was intended to be a wholly independent and free [[HPG]]-transmitted news service, supported financially solely through advertising and relying heavily upon the services of local freelance reporters.<ref name=FMU-81>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 81 "ComStar - Interstellar News Network"</ref> <ref name=MM-210>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 210 "ComStar - Corporations of ComStar - Interstellar News Network"</ref> Created with the proclaimed hope that it would "heal the wounds of strife and draw upon the common bonds of humanity", from a humble start of just servicing the handful of worlds surrounding [[Tukayyid]], the INN fulfilled ComStar's plans of becoming an Inner Sphere-spanning network during the ongoing maelstrom of the Jihad.<ref name=FMU-81/> <ref name=MM-210/> INN became a premier source of information during the conflict, most notably its series of well-received [[Jihad Hot Spots]] reports. Created with the proclaimed hope that it would "heal the wounds of strife and draw upon the common bonds of humanity", from a humble start of just servicing the handful of worlds surrounding [[Tukayyid]], the INN fulfilled ComStar's plans of becoming an Inner Sphere-spanning network during the ongoing maelstrom of the Jihad.<ref name=FMU-81/> <ref name=MM-210/> INN became a premier source of information during the conflict, most notably its series of well-received [[Jihad Hot Spots]] reports. INN was one of the more notable purchasers of [[Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion]]'s [[3061]] [[Sky Eye]] News Helicopter. A licensing deal between the INN and Cal-Boeing enabled the compact helicopter's advanced camera and communication arrays direct upload capabilities with ComStar's HPG network, providing near-seamless transmission of its material to off-world stations.<ref name=TRVA-74>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', p. 74 "Sky Eye News Helicopter"</ref> INN was one of the more notable purchasers of [[Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion]]'s [[3061]] [[Sky Eye]] News Helicopter. A licensing deal between the INN and Cal-Boeing enabled the compact helicopter's advanced camera and communication arrays direct upload capabilities with ComStar's HPG network, providing near-seamless transmission of its material to off-world stations.<ref name=TRVA-74>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', p. 74 "Sky Eye News Helicopter"</ref> − − ==Slogans== − {{Quote|"Always first on the scene."|Slogan used in [[3132]]<ref>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 312, "3132 Solaris VII Championships Season Review (Part 7)"</ref>}} ==Known INN reporters and staff== ==Known INN reporters and staff== Line 29:
Line 18: :[[Nigel Holmgren]] :[[Nigel Holmgren]] :[[Myra Kellison]] (through [[Tharkad Media Associates]]) :[[Myra Kellison]] (through [[Tharkad Media Associates]]) − :[[Terek Ko]], engineer<ref name=DAINNp212>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 212-213, "Message from Achernar"</ref> − :[[Moore Kramer]]<ref name=DotJ85>''Dawn of the Jihad'', Page 85</ref><ref name=BA85>''Blake Ascending'', Page 85</ref> − :[[Stefan Marshall]], political analyst<ref name=DAINNp134>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 134, "Pierson’s Round Table: War Drums?"</ref> − :[[Jenna Martins]]<ref name=DotJ90>''Dawn of the Jihad'', Pages 90-91</ref><ref name=BA90>''Blake Ascending'', Pages 90-91</ref> :[[Farouk O'Reilly]] :[[Farouk O'Reilly]] − :[[Ian Pierson]]<ref name=DAINNp134/> :[[Sandra Raines]] :[[Sandra Raines]] :[[Tad Silverstein]] :[[Tad Silverstein]] − :[[James Smith]]<ref name=JHS3072>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', P. 71-72</ref> :[[Orson Tanaka]] :[[Orson Tanaka]] :[[Ernest Wick (INN)|Ernest Wick]]<ref name=S5VotS>''Shrapnel Issue #5'' - ''Voices of the Sphere: What Would Have Been and What Is Now''</ref> :[[Ernest Wick (INN)|Ernest Wick]]<ref name=S5VotS>''Shrapnel Issue #5'' - ''Voices of the Sphere: What Would Have Been and What Is Now''</ref> − − ==Notes== − Through the [[LinkNet]] website, INN was the default in-universe source of information for the ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age]]'' game, and was also referenced on the info and background cards included with the game pieces. Similarly, the news section on the [[BattleCorps]] website is presented as an INN newsreel. ==References== ==References== Line 48:
Line 28: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN]]''+ *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' + *''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]''+ *''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]'' − * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' + *''[[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 5|Shrapnel, Issue 5]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]'' − * ''[[Shrapnel Issue 5]]'' − [[Category:ComStar Corporations]] + [[Category:ComStar]]
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The [[ComStar]]-owned '''Interstellar News Network''' (INN) is the premier [[Inner Sphere]]-spanning news service during the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[Jihad]] and the era of the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. | The [[ComStar]]-owned '''Interstellar News Network''' (INN) is the premier [[Inner Sphere]]-spanning news service during the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[Jihad]] and the era of the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. | ||
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| + | Through the [[LinkNet]] website, INN was the default in-universe source of information for the ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age]]'' game, and was also referenced on the info and background cards included with the game pieces. Similarly, the news section on the [[BattleCorps]] website is presented as an INN newsreel. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | Still trying to combat its tainted public relations reputation in the wake of [[Operation | + | Still trying to combat its tainted public relations reputation in the wake of [[Operation Scorpion]] and hoping to distance itself from the Word of Blake in the months immediately prior to the Jihad in [[3067]], the [[ComStar Schism|secular ComStar]] founded the Interstellar News Network. Unlike the Order's own [[ComStar News Bureau]], the INN was intended to be a wholly independent and free [[HPG]]-transmitted news service, supported financially solely through advertising and relying heavily upon the services of local freelance reporters.<ref name=FMU-81>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 81 "ComStar - Interstellar News Network"</ref> <ref name=MM-210>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 210 "ComStar - Corporations of ComStar - Interstellar News Network"</ref> |
Created with the proclaimed hope that it would "heal the wounds of strife and draw upon the common bonds of humanity", from a humble start of just servicing the handful of worlds surrounding [[Tukayyid]], the INN fulfilled ComStar's plans of becoming an Inner Sphere-spanning network during the ongoing maelstrom of the Jihad.<ref name=FMU-81/> <ref name=MM-210/> INN became a premier source of information during the conflict, most notably its series of well-received [[Jihad Hot Spots]] reports. | Created with the proclaimed hope that it would "heal the wounds of strife and draw upon the common bonds of humanity", from a humble start of just servicing the handful of worlds surrounding [[Tukayyid]], the INN fulfilled ComStar's plans of becoming an Inner Sphere-spanning network during the ongoing maelstrom of the Jihad.<ref name=FMU-81/> <ref name=MM-210/> INN became a premier source of information during the conflict, most notably its series of well-received [[Jihad Hot Spots]] reports. | ||
INN was one of the more notable purchasers of [[Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion]]'s [[3061]] [[Sky Eye]] News Helicopter. A licensing deal between the INN and Cal-Boeing enabled the compact helicopter's advanced camera and communication arrays direct upload capabilities with ComStar's HPG network, providing near-seamless transmission of its material to off-world stations.<ref name=TRVA-74>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', p. 74 "Sky Eye News Helicopter"</ref> | INN was one of the more notable purchasers of [[Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion]]'s [[3061]] [[Sky Eye]] News Helicopter. A licensing deal between the INN and Cal-Boeing enabled the compact helicopter's advanced camera and communication arrays direct upload capabilities with ComStar's HPG network, providing near-seamless transmission of its material to off-world stations.<ref name=TRVA-74>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', p. 74 "Sky Eye News Helicopter"</ref> | ||
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==Known INN reporters and staff== | ==Known INN reporters and staff== | ||
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:[[Nigel Holmgren]] | :[[Nigel Holmgren]] | ||
:[[Myra Kellison]] (through [[Tharkad Media Associates]]) | :[[Myra Kellison]] (through [[Tharkad Media Associates]]) | ||
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:[[Farouk O'Reilly]] | :[[Farouk O'Reilly]] | ||
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:[[Sandra Raines]] | :[[Sandra Raines]] | ||
:[[Tad Silverstein]] | :[[Tad Silverstein]] | ||
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:[[Orson Tanaka]] | :[[Orson Tanaka]] | ||
:[[Ernest Wick (INN)|Ernest Wick]]<ref name=S5VotS>''Shrapnel Issue #5'' - ''Voices of the Sphere: What Would Have Been and What Is Now''</ref> | :[[Ernest Wick (INN)|Ernest Wick]]<ref name=S5VotS>''Shrapnel Issue #5'' - ''Voices of the Sphere: What Would Have Been and What Is Now''</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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| − | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates | + | *''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' |
| − | + | *''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | + | *''[[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 5|Shrapnel, Issue 5]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Shrapnel Issue 5]]'' | ||
| − | [[Category:ComStar | + | [[Category:ComStar]] |