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Commonwealth Press is a news organization in the Lyran Commonwealth.[1]
Company Profile
Commonwealth Stock Exchange Symbol: ComPrs
Home Office: Media City, Donegal
President/CEO: Arthur C. Koura, Landgrave of Stimson Valley
Overview
Commonwealth Press is the largest new organization outside of the government press in the Lyran Commonwealth. It has offices on all major worlds that are staffed with new crews ready to cover any and all news. The reports filed by Commonwealth Press are then fed to individual video and print media across Commonwealth space that subscribe to their services.
Politically, Commonwealth Press has a pro-Estates General stance when it comes to their news stories. Arthur Koura, the founder and current President/CEO of Commonwealth Press, was a former member of the government's Propaganda Corp that left in 2981. He took the remains of several new services on Donegal and formed them into the corporation that is Commonwealth Press.
Prior to the FedCom Civil War Commonwealth Press renamed itself "Alliance Press" and began acting as a propaganda machine for Katherine Steiner-Davion. There were many public protests and sharp drops in ratings across the Commonwealth as a result of the biased reporting. In 3069 the company began a massive reorganization effort to regain the trust of the people it served. Every office - from the board of directors to local news anchors - was affected by this reorganization. The company renamed itself again, returning to Commonwealth Press. It also returned to its pro-Estates General roots. This helped improve its image in its home realm. Ruth Kirkland was the CEO during this transitional time.[2]