Requests to report facts from the front line might not always come in. Sometimes, you need to find the story yourself. Frontline Journalists are Licensed to perform the role of reporting during combat situations, but also have a pair of notable exceptions. They are truly neutral representatives, and they are allowed to publish their work in the form of written reports shown on Essex, or as televised broadcasts.
As a truly neutral representative, Frontline Journalists are granted a special dispensation. A symbol, declaring them as a journalist, can be worn openly both on and off the ship. This symbol marks you as ‘more profitable to ransom than kill’ and any sentient species in the outer rim knows that capturing you is more valuable than killing you. If you’re out on a mission and it goes sideways, the pirates on the other side won’t kill you. That is, of course, as long as you’re neutral (not assisting your team).
Publishing your work requires you to have created it. If you write an article, or develop a video, the Empire will publish it on Essex, or if appropriate, on the ENN broadcasts that are shown on-ship.
Out of Game (OOG)
You will need to have your content approved by a staff member to ensure it meets our Community Standards, but otherwise, we will not edit it in any way. As long as it’s appropriate for the game, we will approve it. Additionally, if you create videos that are in-genre, we can assist with some assets to make it easier, and we will put your recordings ‘on the air’ as it were.