Interstellar News Network
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The ComStar owned Interstellar News Network is the premier Inner Sphere-spanning news service during the Word of Blake Jihad and the era of the Republic of the Sphere.
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 secular ComStar founded the Interstellar News Network. Unlike the Order's own ComStar News Bureau, the INN was intended to be a wholey independent and free HPG transmitted news service, supported finanically solely through advertising and relying heavily upon the services of local freelance reporters. [1] [2]
Created with the proclaimed hope 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 words surrounding Tukayyid, the INN fufilled ComStar's plans of becoming an Inner Sphere-spanning network during the ongoing malestrom of the Blakist Jihad. [1] [2] INN became a premier source of information during the conflict, most notably its series of well-received Jihad Hot Spots reports.
Known INN reporters and staff
- Rachel Francis
- Bertram Habeas
- Nigel Holmgren
- Myra Kellison (through Tharkad Media Associates)
- Farouk O'Reilly
- Tad Silverstein
- Orson Tanaka
Metasource
INN would become the default in-universe source of information for MechWarrior: Dark Age, referenced on the info and background cards included with the game pieces as well as the MW:DA website. INN would also serve the in-universe "source" for the news section on the BattleCorps