The Magna Times

The Magna Times
The Magna Times Channel

Summary
The Magna Times is a news station based in the Norvosian city of Magna. It covers news across Norvos, a state of the Lorentish Empire.

Beginnings
The story of the Magna Times begins with a player named SK42. SK first found Stoneworks on YouTube in early 2021 while watching a video by RedFireRex. In the video, Rex was interviewed by a broadcasting channel that covered Rathnir news. He was instantly inspired, but he wasn't able to join due to not owning a Minecraft compatible computer.

In December 2022, SK42 was looking for a new server to join over his break from school, when he remembered a role-play server called Stoneworks. He logged into Rathnir for the first time, and met a player called Tios. Tios was the Baron of a small town called Magna, which at the time had around 33 people, 16 of which were daily active. He joined Magna and began working in the militia. However, it wouldn't last long.

On December 26th, 2022, SK42 was banned for X-Ray. Magna was experiencing constant raids, and they were in need of armor and tools for the militia. SK, worried about the defense of Magna, went to go get materials. However, he was pressed on time, and got scared. He decided to use X-Ray to find materials faster. Minutes into mining, SK was found by a moderator, and was banned from Stoneworks.

Around 2 weeks later, SK remembered the old news channel. He had been missing the community of Magna, and the fun of being a part of it. He decided to start the Magna Times, a radio broadcast station that would give weekly broadcasts about the news of Magna. When he first announced it, however, no one really seemed to think too much about it. He asked for news to cover from the citizens, but no one answered. SK decided that he needed to find news on his own, so with only 4 short news stories, he filmed and edited the first broadcast of the Magna Times.

The Boom
The Magna Times was a hit. The video got over 50 views in the first day, along with several compliments from the citizens of Magna. SK ran a poll to ask if the people wanted another broadcast, and the people said yes.

This time SK got more news. His notes for the broadcast were flooded with stories. When the next broadcast came, it got even more attention and applause. The Magna Times even impressed the leaders of Magna's neighbor and friend, Yamindor. But the broadcast also announced something special.

The Magna Times announced they were going national. Under the slogan of "Magna-fying Norvos", SK began trying to branch out the times to other cities in the state. He began hiring new employees to find news and help deliver it. After the 3rd broadcast, the Magna Times got the attention of Jayant, the King of Norvos.

Departure of SK42
In 2023, after the third broadcast, lead broadcaster, SK42, left the project. The project was handed over to reporter, Shane Norekva.