The Arkaster Echo
Overview
The Arkaster Echo is a tri-weekly newspaper covering Asgartha, now nearly fifty years old (as of approximately 396 AC).
Distribution
The tri-weekly gazette is primarily distributed in:
- Train stations
- Main squares of the city
- Cornucoopia stores
Publication Schedule
Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
Staff
The Echo employs:
- Nearly two hundred sworn journalists
- Correspondents on each peninsula or island of the Asgarthan Peninsula
- Special correspondents deployed to field locations such as the Expeditionary Corps
Reporters
- Emerson Swanson: Covers political affairs including Assembly debates and election campaigns
- Avdel Mezdar: Covers local Arkaster news
Special Correspondents
- Vera Valesquia: Deployed to Expeditionary Corps to document the Rediscovery Endeavor; daughter of founder Fabia Valesquia
Broadcasting
Political coverage from the Echo is broadcast live via Radio Guild, enabling real-time reporting of Assembly debates and public speeches.
Founding
Fabia Valesquia founded the Arkaster Echo in 346 AC alongside the democratization of printing.