The Independent

Logo of The independent

### Type of Paper

Neutral news company with opinion editorials and interviews from major community figures of all political wings

During late September 2020 until late January 2021, *The Independent* News Company was the main non-partisan media company in Polynesia, based out of the Contea region. It had the largest active subscriber base in Polynesian history to date, with

subscribers even being non-players. It posted new news articles every Sunday or during major events. After its Chief Editor Tsar\_\_Putin got permanently banned for his actions in the AFAB Riots, the company was abruptly disbanded despite its success. Although Tsar planned to at least finish the AFAB Riots series before shutting down the company, a lack of motivation and bad community reputation led him to not pursue these plans. AD Slot refunds were promised but never given due to complications with accessing funds following the economic crash during the Post-AFAB Era. *The Independent*'s professional and high quality news delivery created its legacy as a "gold standard" for Polynesian journalism.

#### **Date of Company Disbandment:** January 25, 2021

**Full List of Published Articles EVER:** Click Here!

**Page Last Updated:** October 17, 2021

## **Posting, Subscriptions, Advertising, & Content**

### **Posting Schedule**

*The Independent* had a guaranteed posting schedule of posting a minimum of once per week; usually every Sunday. New issues are posted on this wiki page, the Instagram Announcements Chat, their private Channel on Discord, and sent directly via private messages on any platform. *The Independent* also posted "Special" issues whenever something major like a poll, election, or crisis would happen.

### **Content**

**News Content**

*The Independent* always posted at least one unbiased News Article per issue and had a variety of opinionated content such as interviews, images, opinion editorials, and more to accompany it. These formats usually covered Polynesian affairs but also covered other things related to Polynesia such as a new Minecraft update/feature.

**Builder's Digest**

*The Independent* had plans to start a special article series called "Builder's Digest", which gives a special look into any new towns, cities, bases, and anything in between for an entire issue. Builder's Digest articles were hoped to be posted whenever the owner of a settlement wanted it posted as long as the settlement's coordinates were public and the settlement would be at least partly finished. However, due to the abrupt disbandment of the company, the *Builder's Digest* series was never brought to fruition.

### **Subscriptions**

Subscribing to *The Independent* was free and so was unsubscribing. Subscribers were able to choose if they want to have new issues sent to them directly, wait for a ping on the Polynesia Discord, or both.

### **Advertising**

**AD Criteria**

Every issue for *The Independent* had one Advertising slot for anyone and any company/organization that abided by the following criteria:

* The advertisement does not directly encourage/show hate towards any individual, group, or organization
* The Applicant does not have a history of discriminatory violence against any individual, group, or organization
* The advertisement does not recruit or support an individual, group, or organization that has a history of discriminatory violence against any individual, group, or organization
* The Applicant accepts that their advertisement(s) can be denied, delayed, or cancelled at any time for any/no reason

Refunds were guaranteed for any/no reason when company funds can sustain them as long as no purchased ADs have been posted on any article yet.

### **Monetization of Adverts**

*The Independent* monetized its Advertisements in a "bundle" format (5 ADs/bundle -- 40 Quid/4 Diamonds), although individual ADs costed 1 Diamond (10 Quid) if one wished. *The Independent* held free ADs until November 4, 2020 which helped it gain traction amongst Polynesia's business and upper class citizens

An individual could have purchased an advertisement slot for 1 Diamond and use their AD "bundle" for any advertisements that follow the above criteria. The individual cold then request *The Independent* to post one of their AD slots on an upcoming article if it wasn't already taken. Multiple simultaneous requests to do so would be chosen by the Editor In Chief at random.

## **Staff Information**

### **Staff (Upon Disbanding)**

 Sealand | January 11, 2021
 United Netherlands Ball | January 6, 2021