Nash Blaxland: Difference between revisions

Nash Blaxland (view source)

Revision as of 07:11, 19 February 2021

1,314 bytes added , 19 February 2021

no edit summary

Didrik Stennes

1,535

edits

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[File:Blaxland.jpg|thumb]]
-'''Nash Avery Blaxland''' (born October 10, 2348) is a human journalist with a career spanning over 20 years.  Since 2392, Blaxland has been a correspondent for the [[Federation News Service]], based dually on [[Earth]] and [[Starbase 118]].
+'''Nash Avery Blaxland''' (born October 10, 2348) is a human journalist with a career spanning over 25 years.  Since 2398, Blaxland has been a correspondent for the [[Federation News Service]], based dually on [[Earth]] and [[Starbase 118]].  He was previously an FNS correspondent from 2392 to 2394.
-==Education and career==
+==Early life and education==
-Blaxland is a graduate of the University of Tasmania (class of 2371) and the University of Alpha Centauri (class of 2373).  He was a student journalist at both universities.  In 2372, the Detapa Council invited Blaxland and 39 other student journalists from across the Quadrant to study at the University of Culat on Cardassia Prime.  Several months later, when the civilian government was overthrown and Cardassia joined the Dominion, the arrangement was abruptly cancelled and he was deported.
+Nash Blaxland was born in 2348 in Tblisi, Earth.  His great-great grandfather and namesake, Nash C. Blaxland (2224–2320), was also a notable journalist, as were several more of his forebears.
-In 2373, Blaxland was engaged by Linnunrata, an Earth-based news and entertainment syndicate, to report regularly from the Bajoran sector.  The Dominion War broke out before he arrived, and Starbase 375 served as his primary base for much of the next two years.
+Blaxland graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2371, and from the University of Alpha Centauri in 2373, earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism.  In 2372, the Detapa Council invited Blaxland and 39 other student journalists from across the Alpha Quadrant to study at the University of Culat on Cardassia Prime.  Several months later, when the civilian government was overthrown and Cardassia joined the Dominion, the arrangement was abruptly canceled and he was deported.
-In 2376, he moved to Starbase 118 and worked as a freelance journalist.  During this period, his articles were syndicated by a number of Alpha- and Beta Quadrant news sources, one of which was the ''New Sydney Inspector'', which recruited him as a full time reporter in 2381.
+==Early career==
+After completing his education, Blaxland was hired by Linnunrata, an Earth-based news and entertainment syndicate, to report regularly from the Bajoran sector and Deep Space 9.  The Dominion Ware broke out before he arrived, and Starbase 375 served as his primary base for much of the next two years.  In 2376, he relocated to Starbase 118 and worked as a freelance journalist for the next five years.  During this period, his articles were syndicated by a number of Alpha- and Beta Quadrant news sources, including the ''New Sydney Inspector'', which recruited him as a full-time reporter in 2381.
-Blaxland was promoted to assistant editor of the ''Inspector'' in 2388, and managing editor the following year.  He resigned in late 2391 after ten years on staff, citing increased pressure by New Sydney's planetary government to limit critical reporting and reveal the identities of dissenters.  He re-located back to Starbase 118 in 2392, and began contributing to the [[Federation News Service]] as a reporter.
+==''New Sydney Inspector''==
+Beginning in 2381, Blaxland worked for the ''New Sydney Inspector'', reporting primarily on issues of law, crime, and politics.  In 2388, he was promoted to assistant editor, and then to managing editor the following year.  In late 2391, he resigned after a decade with the paper, citing the New Sydney government's increased pressure to limit critical reporting and reveal identities of confidential sources.  He relocated back to Starbase 118 in 2392, and began contributing to the [[Federation News Service]] as a reporter.
+==Federation News Service, sabbatical, and book==
+From 2392 to 2394, Blaxland worked for the Federation News Service, and divided his time between Earth and Starbase 118.  His articles covered a broad array of subjects, including culture and sport, but he continued to report primarily on United Earth and Federation politics.
+In 2394, he left the FNS and relocated to Bajor to research a book on the tension between secular and religious leaders in Bajoran politics.  This book, ''The Land and the People'', was published in early 2397 to mostly favourable reviews, although the Vedek Assembly criticized it for what it perceived to be an anti-clericalist bias.
+Following the publication of his book, Blaxland returned to Starbase 118.  As of 2398, he is once again working as a reporter for the FNS.
 ==Personal life==
-Blaxland was born on Earth in the city of Tbilisi.  He is a fifth-generation journalist, and was named after his great-great-grandfather.  When not off-world for work, he lives in a flat in the Pikris Gora neighborhood of his hometown, Tbilisi.
+Nash Blaxland lives on Starbase 118.  He also has a flat in the Pikris Gora neighbourhood of his hometown, Tblisi, although he does not have occasion to visit very often.  Since 2395, Blaxland has been in a relationship with Tormo Boras, a Bajoran poet and performance artist.
 ==FNS articles written by Nash Blaxland==