Republic Radio News

Republic Radio News is a 2b2t news channel on YouTube that was created in October 2019. The videos were originally voiced by scythe2b2t, but now feature only text and screenshots where applicable. Most of the videos are styled to appear as Cold War public radio announcements, with distorted audio and visuals. Some announcement videos use an aesthetic adapted from Fallout 3.

History:
The initial idea for Republic Radio News started back in October 2019 between a group of friends at "The Republic" (a small base group). Bartolome_Mitre, the owner of the channel, would compile the recent events of the server by browsing the internet and asking important players. He would then recompile the news into a script and ask his friend ScytheSpear/Scythe2b2t to narrate. What started out a small project among friends quickly grew as more players began to participate, and act as reporters. As the project matured, so did the role of these reporters. What was once a role executed by only close friends, grew to include anyone who wanted to participate. It is through this openness to new reporters and diversity of points of view that the project gained and retains its unbiased perspective.

Motivation:
The motivation for making this project was the lack of unbiased and undramatic information. For new players who lacked access, or were too lazy to seek out alternative information sources, popular YouTubers and the subreddit were the only sources of current events pertaining to the server. Additionally, events that lacked mass appeal or were not easy to turn into profitable videos would not be covered or would have their true details changed to make them more exciting.

Videos:
Republic Radio News has a clear and focused brand when it comes to delivering its information. The videos leverage Golden Age of Radio aesthetics with the goal of making their delivery more interesting and increasing viewership. Videos will generally only have on-screen text accompanied by still shots and background music (often using 1940's era-style Jazz), and less often will include full narration. When new events or situations are deemed emergencies, Republic Radio News will upload "emergency alert/notification" videos that leverage a much heavier tone. Occasionally, Republic Radio News will release videos with pictures of griefed bases from "The Republic" that use classical music in the background. Even more rarely, they will release off-topic videos such as memes, base tours, and (classified). All of this to inject more interest and excitement into what would otherwise be the dry recitation of information. A lesson learned from the popularity of dramatic YouTubers.

Additional Information:
The Republic Radio News discord is accepting new reporters. To become a reporter, find the link to their discord in the description of any of their news radio videos. Once in the discord simply ask the owner for the appropriate rank(s).

Reporters and editors
As of May 2020, reporters and editors include:


 * _abattoir_
 * banzy
 * blu3
 * bruy
 * c0mmie
 * CirocDrip
 * Cloverfrost
 * creepa
 * Cursed_Sempai
 * Dagobert
 * Deathcursed
 * derKaempher_HD
 * digandbuilder
 * DrKolbasa
 * duckiscool69
 * estebanpat0
 * GamingDerp91
 * HighAtWork
 * Joey_Coconut
 * KBgaming
 * kekkekkek1
 * MuminPredator
 * Papa Bill
 * Pocket // Satchel
 * Redstoner2b2t
 * sanfransisco11
 * ScytheSpear
 * SepticNinja
 * SoiledCold
 * Virl
 * Natan515

Drama
While Bartolome_Mitre tends to avoid drama, trolls will always start it. In 2020 mrck10 started attacking RRN via his youtube channel and reddit due to the fact Bartolome had loose connections to Sato86 in the pedolarpers drama. On 10/24/2020 when he had a mental breakdown and threatened to doxx tons of players, including the entire RRN news team, which instantly invalidated all his arguments and most people against the network ceased bitching.