Journalists ‘Star Trek’, classified

The potential of what journalism looks like Star Trek is an exhilarating idea that has existed for as long as the series itself. What does information look like in utopia look like? What does this mean that the federation has its own news networks, alongside a multitude of interstellar media organizations? What does freedom of information mean in a universe that has Starfleet? And yet, we have revealed very few characters in the series as completely devoted journalists and journalists.

It has changed a little with the episode of this week of Strange new worlds“What is Starfleet?” Is it a fairly excruciating journalism. But Beto Ortegas of Mynor Lüken joins a rarefied team of professional media Star Trek Have important roles in the series, for better or for worse. So, speaking better, at least, take a look to whom has his tightest press hat in the arena to go boldly.

9) Beto Ortegas

Again, you should probably just read our summary of “What is Starfleet?” To see why Beto is classified here. There is certainly an argument to argue that all documentary filmmakers are not necessarily journalists, but it is quite clear that Beto was, at least, trying engage in investigative journalism in the documentation of life on board Business and his reflection of the role of the federation. The accent put on the test there, because what he really did, really bad!

8) Bouges

On the one hand, head lights should probably not be here. His journalist work was in fact a deep coverage for his real work with Starfleet Intelligence during the events of BusinessThe fourth season – work which obtained its accused by Archer to be potentially a member of the human -supremacist group Terra Prime. On the other, while apparently Acting as a journalist, Gannet made the two devices of electronic listening translators at a conference to record the delegates treating delegates AndThrough Mayweather, has finally embarked on sex with a source while working on a story on the NX-01. Kingdom of slightly different ethics for an intelligence operator, but certainly Not ideal for its journalism cover history.

7) Only

Better known for its appearance in the New deep space The episode “Profit and Loss” as a teacher of political ethics then on Cardassia (and in reality a radical member of the dissident movement fleeing the anger of the high command of Cardassian), Lang was previously corresponding for the Cardassian communication service during the occupation of Bajor, working directly on Terok Nor. Unfortunately, it was during this mission that she met and fell in love with Quark, who quickly used her press access codes to directly steal money from the Cardassian government.

Good for Quark (although he obviously does not steal the Cardassian occupation forces for altruistic reasons), but deeply embarrassing for Lang.

6) Neelix

Neelix is ​​briefly unleashed in the world of independent journalism at the start of TravelerWhen he tries to launch a daily news program aboard the ship in “surveys” called A briefing with Neelix. Although Neelix tries to rigorously defend his hard pivot against the general interest Puff Pieces to investigation journalism when he announces the news that Tom Paris would have been deleted from the ship to collaborate with the Kazon, even when he is in a hurry by Tuvok to drop his investigation, he ends up collaborating with Captain Janeway and Tuvok to allow Tuvoc A briefing with Neelix To be used as bait to catch the real collaborator, Michael Jonas. Can you be State media if the state is a single spacecraft?

5) Sylvia Ront

Do you know how bad Everyone below Sylvia Ront on this list must be in journalism so as not to even exceed a character with a handful of minutes of time that simply reads the news of broadcasting?

4) Jake Sister

On the one hand, Jake reproduces with a lot of his mistakes as a journalist for the federation’s information department because of his being A literal adolescent On the front lines of one of the most deadly interstellar conflicts ever seen by the Federation. Hell, he reports on board the Challenge During military commitments and even remains voluntarily on the DS9 occupied by domination to point out the stories of what is really going on there when the federation is forced to abandon the station, even if its stories are ultimately censored from distribution by Dominion.

On the other hand, kid or other, Jake is not a bit great in his work. For one of his first stories, on a potential non -aggression agreement between Bajor and Dominion, Jake supplies on key contextual information – that Captain Sisko, and through him the Federation, is against the pact – conversations deactivated with his father, who was not aware that his son had joined the News Service Federation. Ben should not discussed Starfleet’s questions with his son, no doubt, but Jake should also have contacted his father as a DS9 commander and the main representative of Starfleet for officially comments, instead of simply going “the source is literally my father”. Speaking of that, what he should have The story has been assigned to another journalist, given his direct personal relationship with important figures involved!

3) Marci Collins

Marci Collins – The Action News Reporter from the late 90s, we see in TravelerFlashback of the era of the Y2K era “11:59” – can not really do something other than being a coherent voice on the events that the public is watching to take place in the episode, while we see the history of the construction of one of the ancestors of Janeway, the first civic environment, the simple fact of doing the purpose of efficiency, the simple fact of doing the fact of verification the interstant. To be a journalist who does her completely permanent work of her one of the best Star Trek has put on the screen speaks to the particular history of the franchise with the press.

We classify it above Ront simply because it is a little more on the screen.

2) Richter

A journalist for the federation information network that appears in PicardyThe very first episode, we, as a public, are somehow intended to see Richter in part as an antagonist: it accepts a set of very strict conditions in order to access the interview with Jean-Luc to the retirement, including the stipulation that it did not ask questions about the reason why he left Starfleet. She does it anyway, leading to Picard to have an angry explosion to the camera and to storm half-hearted, reflecting very badly on the process.

So of course, Boo, the episode framed it because our beloved hero is apparently ambushed and hurt by a “bad” journalist. But even by putting aside, that Richter should have accepted the interview on the basis of the questions she can ask, she did Ask a perfectly reasonable question that was of considerable public interest to a person who still exercised a lot of political power. She was not particularly combative with him; She just didn’t offer a softball interview either. Sometimes journalism concerns the risk of making people uncomfortable by asking the right questions!

1) Victoria Nuzé

The journalist behind the “Starfleet shame” presentation who discovered misconduct (misinterpreted or other) by Captain Freeman on board the Cerritos During events of Lower bridges The highlight of season three, Nuzé turns out to be an incredibly rigorous journalist, in particular in the light of the panicked excessive reaction of Captain Freeman to his presence on board the ship. His vast report is not only built on the interview of tons of sources, but also his bypass of Freeman to provide a certain staff by speaking to the press (mainly marinating) speaks of his diligence as a journalist.

In addition, it is literally called “Nuzé”. Talk about the perfect person for work.

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