Guild of Free Journalists
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The Guild of Free Journalists (GFJ) is an international organization created by journalists to help spreading knowledge all over the eWorld. It was founded on day 5265 by six players of six differents nations.
- For France: Citoyen Vigneron
- For Argentina: BIG APE
- For Hungary: Vik Alvers Jr
- For Korea: DiplomatKOR
- For Russia: Karina888
- For Taiwan: Hata no Kokoro
Contents
Goals and Organization
The Guild of Free Journalists (GFJ) is based on few but simple principles: inclusiveness, participation, apoliticism and transparency. Its main goals are:
- being a support for young players, guiding them in their first steps and being for them a place of aggregation and access to social life;
- being a reference for the critical and creative players of the world, encouraging journalistic art, the critical exchange of ideas and promoting new cultural initiatives both nationally and internationally;
- promoting internationality, encourage international press reviews and access to informations for everyone and everywhere.
About its organization, at the top of the Guild there is a General Chairman, who acts as referent of the project and who has an elective mandate of three months, in order to give him/her enough time to leave a legacy on GFJ's projects.
The Guild consists then in an unlimited number of National Sections, each with its own National Delegate. National sections are left free to choose their own internal Statute, but this one must not be in disagreement with the principles of the International Chart (see section below).
The International Chart
The "International Chart" is the Statute that lead any activity of the Guild of Free Journalists. It was officially signed and released on day 5280. Below, the complete text:
SECTION I - PRINCIPLES
Guild of Free Journalists is a center of cultural aggregation both for the eWorld than for the single nations.
The principles that guides the Guild are few but meaningful:
-inclusiveness → everyone from everywhere can join; -participation → anyone is free to express, in a polite way, its thoughts and to participate to the activity of the Guild in in the ways and times for him/her available; -apoliticism → all topics will be dealt objectively; -transparency → no secrets in the association. We will keep members informed as much as possible and the National Delegates will be always available to clarify possible doubts.
Our Latin motto “Non nationibus sed Orbe discimus” means “We don’t learn from nations but from the world” and remarks both the internationality than the autonomy of our Association.
SECTION II - GOALS The Guild of Free Journalists has these main goals:
-being a support for young players, guide them in their first steps and be for them a point of aggregation and access to social life;
-being a reference for the critical and creative players of the eWorld, encouraging journalistic art, the critical exchange of ideas and promoting new cultural initiatives both nationally than internationally;
- promote internationality, encourage international press reviews and access to information for everyone and everywhere.
SECTION III - ORGANIZATION
The Guild is structured in two levels: the International Committee and the National Delegations.
At the top of the International Committee, there is a General Chairman, who acts as referent of the project and who has an elective mandate of three months, in order to give him/her enough time to leave a legacy on the Guild's projects. Any member of the Association can apply for this role; the only requirement needed is to write a presentation for the application that includes the goals for the term.
The General Chairman is helped in managing the Association by the International Council, composed by all the National Delegates.
The Guild of Free Journalists is then formed by an unlimited number of National Sections, each with its own National Delegate.
Requests for the opening of a new National Section must be submitted to the General Chairman, who will examine them together with the International Council.
National sections are left free to choose their own internal Statute, but it must not be in disagreement with the principles of the International Chart. They must also guarantee to held an election for nominating the National Delegate at least every two months. The decision to admit or not new members to the National Sections is left to the ruling National Delegate.
Official language of the International Committee is English , while National Sections bring on their activities in their own languages.
Member Nations
| # | National Section | Founded on | Founded by | National HQ based in | Mascotte | Unengaged | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | France | 20 April 2022 Day 5265 |
Citoyen Vigneron | Place des Quinconces, Bordeaux, Aquitaine | a female Swiss Sheperd | n/a | n/a |
| 2. | Argentina | 20 April 2022 Day 5265 |
BIG APE | Buenos Aires Pampas | Deer | 12 June 2022 Day 5318 |
Sleeping Section |
| 3. | Hungary | 20 April 2022 Day 5265 |
Vik Alvers JR | Gyor, Western Transdanubia | Turulbird | n/a | n/a |
| 4. | Russia | 20 April 2022 Day 5265 |
Karina888 | n/a | Fox | 15 October 2022 Day 5443 |
Sleeping Section |
| 5. | South Korea | 20 April 2022 Day 5265 |
DiplomatKOR | n/a | n/a | 2 June 2022 Day 5308 |
Sleeping Section |
| 6. | Republic of China (Taiwan) | 20 April 2022 Day 5265 |
Hata no Kokoro | Kaohsiung, Southern Taiwan | Deer | n/a | n/a |
| 7. | Sweden | 26 April 2022 Day 5271 |
Jonce92 | Stockholm, Svealand | Sea Eagle | n/a | n/a |
| 8. | Mexico | 2 May 2022 Day 5277 |
God Erebus | Culiacán, Northwest of Mexico | Quetzal | 4 September 2022 Day 5402 |
Sleeping Section |
| 9. | Austria | 5 May 2022 Day 5280 |
Y H A M I L I T Z | Vienna, Lower Austria | Black Eagle | n/a | n/a |
| 10. | United States of America | 24 May 2022 Day 5299 |
Tito Magnus | n/a | n/a | 15 October 2022 Day 5443 |
Sleeping Section |
| 11. | Japan | 18 June 2022 Day 5324 |
Saito Himura | Tokyo, Kanto | Sakura the Ferret | n/a | n/a |
| 12. | Brazil | 18 June 2022 Day 5324 |
Tom Holland | n/a | n/a | 4 September 2022 Day 5402 |
Sleeping Section |
Last updated: Day 5444 *Unengaded= section that is no more active. It is considered "sleeping" until when it will find a new National Delegate.
International Press Review Project
The International Press Review Project is one of the main initiatives of the Guild of Free Journalists (GFJ). Its goals are to bring worldwide news to everyone, stimulate international press, give the right attention to articles published worldwide. The project has been possible also to the creation of "GFJ's Freelance Journalists": people that are not part of a national section but that help the Guild only for this specific project. The Press Review is made every 10-15 days and its differently composed: -for nations where the are National Sections or GFJ's Freelance Journalists: a short resume of what happens in the nation is provided, with a press section reporting the best articles published. Since the 4th edition, it is also made better with the insertion of a meaningful image; -for nations where the aren't National Sections or GFJ's Freelance Journalists: only a press section is published.
The Guild of Free Journalists GFJ has welcome these Freelance Journalists:
| # | GFJ's Local Collaborators | Country | Status | Not active since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Keithunder | United Kingdom | Active | n/a |
| 2. | RojerGS | Portugal | NOT Active | 4 September 2022 Day 5402 |
| 3. | Fenoglioteam | Ireland | Active | n/a |
| 4. | Visor Of Blades | India | Active | n/a |
| 5. | Terry Benedictt | Switzerland | Active | n/a |
| 6. | Viento | Argentina | Active | n/a |
| 7. | Baron Alzir | Spain | Active | n/a |
Here the list of the published editions since the beginning:
1- 1st International Press Review - (Day 5296)
2- 2nd International Press Review - (Day 5308)
3- 3rd International Press Review - (Day 5321)
4- 4th International Press Review - (Day 5333)
5- 5th International Press Review - (Day 5349)
6- 6th International Press Review - (Day 5364)
7- 7th International Press Review - (Day 5410)
8- 8th International Press Review - (Day 5431)
9- 9th International Press Review - (Day 5447)
10- 10th International Press Review - (Day 5548)
General Chairmans
| # | General Chairman | Countries | In charge | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Citoyen Vigneron | France | 20 April 2022 Day 5265 to 19 July 2022 Day 5355 |
n/a |
| 2. | Citoyen Vigneron | France | 19 July 2022 Day 5355 to 13 November 2022 Day 5472 |
n/a |
| 3. | Visor Of Blades | India | 14 November 2022 Day 5473 to 12 February 2023 Day 5563 |
n/a |
| 4. | Robert Francis Kennedy | United Kingdom | 12 February 2023 Day 5563 to 13 May 2023 Day 5653 |
n/a |
