![[aun.png]] *Added to the Codex on* ***March 19th, 2024*** --- ### Quotes "In search of the truth. Wherever it may lead us."[^1] - AUN "When the world speaks, we listen. Share your story with us today."[^1] - AUN "The America United News network is proudly made possible thanks to government funding, grants, and viewers like you."[^1] - AUN <br> ### Description Founded in 1954 in a wave of nationalistic fervor, the America United News Network is a state-funded and operated network designed to convey American interests to a global audience. By 2042, it dominated local and wartime radios, intending to regain ground the United States had lost diplomatically through soft power and propagandistic entertainment. Their presence was reinforced by regular investment in radio infrastructure, making the AUN an endemic part of every soldier's life, even those who hold no allegiance to the US. For many [[No-Pats]], AUN was a regular staple in vehicles and base comms, although plenty of squads might wish otherwise. After the United States' role in [[Codex/Key Events/The Blackout|the blackout]] was revealed in 2043, the network was forced to make a choice: double-down on its propagandistic behavior or pivot. In a move rare for broadcast media, the AUN opted to adjust their formula and take a more neutral stance. Being state-funded, this was a calculated political gamble: an attempt to appease anti-US sentiment when it was at its highest in decades. Years on, the pivot has led to a falloff in viewership, but the network's more level-headed approach has been recognized by allied nations - which was always its goal. [^1]: This is one of America United News' loading screen quotes.