Alabastra Daily

Founded by Pessimal Tomes and based in the Alabastra trade capital of Ah-Lomas and with regional officess all over the world, the Alabastra Daily is one of the worlds most successful companies and by far the most successful newspaper, supply information all over the world. In addition to the newspaper the company has also successfully privatized the Alabastra postal system as well as handling mail delivery to and from the country all over the world, effectively possessing a monopoly on both information and communication. The company also owns its own paper mills and is moving into the transportation sector.

The Daily
The Newspaper the Alabastra daily is printed, as the name implies, daily and shipped out the following day all over the world. It is by far the worlds most trustworthy source of information as it publishes the unvarnished truth as understood by the Daily staff.

Information flows in from a trustworthy network of sources cultivated by the company, which is then vetted harshly by the editors and fact-checked. This network of informants is said to rival or even surpass the Watcher network of The Watchman.

The Alabastra Daily Delivery Division
The Daily's Delivery Division, commanded by Thither Tomes, is said to be able to get a parcel from Alabastra to anywhere in the world in under six hours. At first responsible for carrying only the newspaper to foreign countries, as the carrier pigeons got bigger, stronger, and more viscous, they began handling the outgoing mail and even the occasional passenger. This gave the company the foot in the door necessary to completely privatize the postal service. For a small monthly fee, the land teams will carry your letter anywhere in the country while the Air Brigade will carry it anywhere international.

The Air Brigade
Made up of hotshot daredevils brave enough to fly on the back of Snipe birds, the air brigade carries letters internationally around the world. Each person/bird pair is considered one unit, and the pilot is expected to care for the emotional needs of their Snipe.

Structure
The head editor and CEO of the company is Hither Tomes and his word is law.