Miervatia Today
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The Miervatia Today is a daily newspaper published in Miervatia City, Mikitivity and distributed throughout Mikitivity and other nations in the International Democratic Union. It is the largest newspaper in Mikitivity. The international edition of the paper is smaller than the local edition, focusing more on international affairs. The local edition is published in both English and German language editions, while the international edition is distributed only in English.
The paper is perhaps best known for its coverage of international diplomatic affairs, in particular, the debates of NationStates United Nations. Articles written by Miervatia Today correspondents have also been included in international papers such as the NS Times and Hersfold Herald.
History
The paper was first published as the small German-language newsletter Miervatia Zeit on November 14, 1792. One of numerous Miervatian newspapers, the Miervatia Zeit was part of the Miervatian Nachrichten Gilde. The paper was released on an irregular basis, and limited its content to political essays and the reporting of political events local to Miervatia Canton. In 1803, the Miervatia Zeit took over the English-language newsletter Around Miervatia, which also focused on political pieces, and began publishing some articles in English, some in German, and others in both languages. Following the acquisition of Around Miervatia, the new Miervatia Zeit was published twice a week.
In 1811, Miervatia Zeit bought the paper Miervatia Anzeiger, which focused more on daily life events, such as local weather, and targeted a different readership. The purchase of Miervatia Anzeiger doubled the circulation of Miervatia Zeit, enabling the paper to merge with the monthly Bilder aus Mikitivity three years later. Since Bilder aus Mikitivity was distributed in several different cities in Mikitivity, the merger allowed Miervatia Zeit to expand its circulation across the country. However, sales of the new Miervatia Zeit were weak outside of Miervatia, so on 1820 the paper changes its name to Miervatia Today and began publishing English and German language editions for distribution to different cities.
The paper retained its domestic political focus, but like the prevalent national isolationism of the time, carried very little in the way of international news. However, in the 1970s this changed, and the papers attention to international events slow grew over the next 30 years.
