This bill is written with the assumption that we will not have a Media Officer from now on. I'm not entirely sure what is to be the fate of Rejected Radio. It was created by TRT, but it's not nearly as important as TRT, so I'm not sure if it should be afforded the same status. I suppose any mention of TRT could be replaced with TRRMC (The Rejected Realms Media Corporation) to include Rejected Radio in it.The Rejected Times Act
1. The Rejected Times, as in existence prior to this Act, continues to be constituted in accordance with this Act.
2. The Rejected Times' mission is to report on events occurring in the Rejected Realms and outside it that are relevant to the NationStates community, and in particular to the Gameplay community, and to provide a range of views about those events.
3. The Rejected Times is published by the Rejected Realms, through its government.
4. The Rejected Times is guaranteed editorial independence from the government of the Rejected Realms.
5. The Rejected Times is led by the Editor-in-Chief, who has the responsibility to maintain a record of staff members, accept new staff, oversee regular publication, guide the editorial direction of The Rejected Times, and ensure its factual accuracy in a manner consistent with its mission.
6. The Editor-in-Chief serves six-month terms. A selection process shall begin immediately after the passage of this Act.
- A. The selection of an Editor-in-Chief shall begin with a nomination period of 4 days open to the staff of The Rejected Times, who may nominate any staff member for the position.
- B. Any nominated member must be seconded to become a candidate.
- C. The Delegate must choose a candidate to present to the Assembly for confirmation.
- D. The Assembly must hold a confirmation vote for the Delegate, which requires a majority vote to confirm.
- E. If the Assembly fails to confirm a candidate, the Delegate must choose another candidate. If all candidates fail to be confirmed, the Delegate may present any citizen to the Assembly for confirmation.
- F. The Assembly may remove an Editor-in-Chief from office by majority vote.
- G. If the position of Editor-in-Chief becomes vacant for any reason, the Delegate may assume the duties or appoint a staff of The Rejected Times as Acting Editor-in-Chief. A selection process must begin immediately for a new six-month term.
The reason for the selection process I introduced for Editor-in-Chief is that I believe it gives all sides (Delegate, Assembly, and TRT staff) some say in the process. It also takes relatively little time compared to what CoS has proposed, which was essentially a full election plus another confirmation. Of course, this is all subject to change based on feedback.