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TOP STORY: CSS DOUBLES IN SIZE AS THE ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS THREE NEW MEMBERS By Kringalia Membership at the Committee for State Security doubled on October 9 when the Assembly confirmed the appointments of Farengeto, Hileville and Sam111 to the Committee for State Security. They were appointed by Delegate Feirmont after the resignation of Southern Bellz and the citizenship loss of Brutland and Norden, which brought the remaining membership down to three. Farengeto is currently the Chair of the Assembly. He previously served as Chief Justice and Minister of Regional Affairs. Hileville is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has served as Delegate and Chair of the Assembly and was once member of the Committee for State Security. Sam111 previously served as Vice Delegate, but most recently he served as Justice of the High Court and Chairman of the Local Council. Debate on the nominations was swift, with most citizens either supporting the nominees or briefly questioning their qualifications. Following a short period where nobody make any further questions, Punchwood motioned the nominations to a vote, seconded by Kringalia. Voting concluded on October 9 with all three nominees confirmed, in all cases with at least 80% of the vote. They join former Delegates Kringalia and Tsunamy and former Foreign Minister Sandaoguo on the Committee. Flying Circus makes a stop in the South Pacific by Scylla The Flying Circus is a band of tourists from The North Pacific travelling to other regions engaging in general silliness and merrymaking. Last Sunday, the South Pacific was host to the first destination of the Circus, which has brought lively conversation between residents and tourists over the last week. During their weeklong stay, the Flying Circus visited the forums and Regional Message Board. Nearly a dozen individuals introduced themselves in the Welcoming and Registration Centre, attracting over one hundred responses from North and South Pacific residents and citizens. They also contributed to the Lampshade Bar and Grill, particularly in the Hall of Spam, by contributing to the many games present there. The Flying Circus plans to arrive at their next destination, Albion, today. Sandaoguo wins High Court election by Punchwood Sandaoguo, also known as Glen Rhodes, has won the special election for the High Court with eleven votes, out of a total of twenty two ballots cast, meaning Sandaoguo almost won a majority. Remaining votes were split between Re-Open Nominations, with seven votes, and Sean Nadasky, a relative newcomer, getting only four votes. Sandaoguo joins Punchwood, Ryccia and Darkstrat on the bench. Shortly after results were announced, the High Court elected Darkstrait as Chief Justice. Sandaoguo ran his campaign by highlighting his experience in judiciaries across NationStates. He first talked about how he served as Chief Justice in Eastern Islands of Dharma, a region he says was a "formerly renowned World Assembly-focused region". He then talked about his experience in the World Assembly, saying he has "spent countless hours debating and interpreting the WA ruleset". Sandaoguo concluded by saying he would bring "a level of expertise and professionalism that is much needed" to the Court. Sean Nadasky did not campaign for the position. Were we Tsu-Pen-dous? Analysing the Tsunamy Administration based on the results of the Government Approval Surveys. [Image: tTJzGNI.jpg?1]
Farengeto served as Chief Justice before winning a special election as Chair of the Assembly Tsunamy was originally elected Delegate of the South Pacific on the promise of making the region tsu-pen-dous, a bold claim that placed a huge amount of responsibility on his shoulders and implied he would have a personal hand in the improvement of South Pacifican culture and society. Throughout his two terms, the Southern Journal conducted several surveys that measured public perception on his administration and the performance of other government officials. While a full month has already passed since Tsunamy left the delegacy, the results from all these surveys are useful as a way of seeing how the public perceived his tenure and whether he succeeded in his primary aim of making the region tsu-pen-dous. We are now releasing the results of these surveys as a six-part series, with each part containing analysis on one Cabinet member during Tsunamy's second term. We hope this will shed some light and encourage debate about an important period in our recent history. PART 3: FARENGETO Farengeto was elected as Chair of the Assembly following the abrupt resignation of Aramanchovia after one term in office. He had previously served as Chief Justice at a time where the High Court faced increased scrutiny and even before that he had served as Minister of Regional Affairs before resigning midway through his term, claiming he had not performed adequately. He was included in two monthly surveys, receiving mostly positive ratings. In both May and June his ratings were mostly Good and Regular, though there is a visible improvement between both months. Whereas in May his highest percentages were in Regular and Lacks Visibility, with 29% and 36% respectively, his ratings in June shifted to highs in Excellent and Regular, with 29% and 35% respectively. In turn, his Lacks Visibility dropped twenty four points in that month. Comments provided by participants help get a clear picture of why this shift happened. Let us take a look first at the comments provided during the May survey: "It's a bit early to give an accurate rating, but he's doing a good job getting votes up and running, so far."
"Although just starting his term, Farengeto has been keeping up with Assembly matters." "He hasn't been in the Chair long enough to judge. He has barely done anything as CoA so far. I think he'll do well, but there's not much to judge him on yet." Most of the remaining comments are some variation of the above. It was the overwhelming opinion that Farengeto did not have enough of a record to be judged fairly. With that in mind, noticeable changes can be seen with the comments from the June survey: "Minus a few times he's missed putting a motion to vote due to IRL, he's doing exactly what he's supposed to."
"Handling the job in the Assembly well. Scary place sometimes and he has done a decent job keeping things in tact." "He's been noticeable, but sometimes he's a little slow to get things to vote." Comments now focus on his actual performance as Chair. Most respondents say that Farengeto is responsible in his position and meets his duties as moderator of Assembly debates. Criticism does surface, mostly focusing on his speed at bringing motions to vote or on his failure to bring upon the article-by-article legal reform that Aramanchovia had promised. Farengeto is overall seen as less political than his earlier predecessor, Unibot, for whom there are also approval measurements. While both have enjoyed positive ratings, comments on Unibot dealt much more with his political positions, something that has not happened with Farengeto. Still, ratings and comments indicate that Farengeto projected an image that was mostly positive and appreciative of how he discharged his administrative duties as Chair. PART 4: SANDAOGUO will be published in the next issue! Technical Data: Data was taken from four surveys conducted on February, April, May and June 2015. Residents of the South Pacific were the sample. Raw data may be provided upon request. Random Musings A Long Walk by Kris Kringle, Chief Editor A cynical man once said that this newspaper would never see its fifth issue. But lo and behold, we are now celebrating twice that! ... Fine, that never happened. But I cannot hide my excitement at publishing the tenth issue of the Southern Journal, a newspaper that depends on the Ministry of Regional Affairs for staffing and writing, but is otherwise fully autonomous from the government. We work hard to ensure that the Southern Journal is associated among our regional community with objective and relevant reporting, something that I strongly believe has been accomplished in the year that this newspaper has been in existence. But there is still much to be done. We are slowly building a quality staff to bring a constant stream of quality reporting. You have proof of that in the excellent articles written by Scylla and Punchwood for this issue, as well as the recent article by Scylla for our sister Southern Onion. What comes next is ensuring we can keep that momentum and push it to the next level. What is that next level? We will make this newspaper increasingly more dynamic and relevant to the region. We already produce two issues per month full of regional news. There is a lot of room for opinion columns and other pieces that provide the region with different points of view and information on the various issues that take place in our community. In an environment where often we make decisions based on incomplete or inaccurate information, providing all the facts is a key mission that we can and should fulfil. Please join me in the excitement of celebrating the tenth issue and one year anniversay of the Southern Journal. What began as the hope of having a consistently active newspaper of our own has become a reality, but there is so much to do to make it the best reality possible. I have no doubt that the next year will bring us the opportunity to do just that. Southern Journal does not necessarily share the views or stances contained in this opinion piece. Former Delegate of the South Pacific
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Once again, a brilliant article. 100000000000% Ryccia approved.
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