World Economy News Paper

The World Economy News Paper, also called the WENP (世経) for short, is the newspaper that is distributed globally via News Coo.

The organization in charge of writing, printing and distributing the newspaper is presided by "Big News" Morgans, an emperor of the Underworld.

Overview
The World Economy News paper is a major source of information with global reach, being present in all Blue Seas, most of the Grand Line and even the underwater kingdom of Fish-Man Island, although certain remote locations like the Calm Belt appear to be outside their usual range. In general, it is considered a highly influential newspaper, a fact the World Government acknowledges by their attempts to directly manipulate or censor it, either through bribes or by sending Cipher Pol agents to infiltrate the company and threaten its employees with murder.

The WENP has enough prestige to cover news of the Levely and take pictures of all attending royalty. It also contains the latest wanted posters of the individuals that it covers. For entertainment, the newspaper includes comic strips aimed at all ages, such as Sora, Warrior of the Sea, and columns, such as the fashion section Streetcorner Collection (街角コレクション). Because it deals with so many topics about the world, such as piracy, local or international conflicts and revolutionary activity, characters like Nami and Nico Robin tend to read this newspaper daily, in order to remain informed of any interesting events.

In spite of their status, the company has contradicting standards in terms of journalistic integrity, as it is willing to report articles that the Government would rather cover up, yet it also has no qualms in fabricating and spinning stories, all for the sake of making a profit or entertaining the ignorant masses. This reflects the character of the company's president, Morgans, who is a prominent underworld figure that also holds ties with other shady organizations like the Germa 66 and the Big Mom Pirates.

Staff
There are several journalists working for the WENP, but only three have been named so far: the president, Morgans, the former Marine captain of photography, Attach and the columnist Iyan'eno Chinode. The company employs News Coo in order to handle the global distribution of its paper.

The Worst Generation member Scratchmen Apoo appears to have affiliations with the newspaper, acting as an insider leak source for the WENP during the Raid on Onigashima and once planning to sell compromising photos of CP0 directly to Morgans. It is unknown, however, if Apoo is an actual employee of the company or some sort of freelancer. CP0 agent Stussy also has close ties with the paper, often acting as an informant in exchange for being able to access Morgans' confidential reports.

Location
The WENP's headquarters are located in a large ship shaped somewhat like a tea kettle, flanked by water wheels, and attached to a giant hot air balloon with the inscription "WE NEWS". The ship is capable of flight, so that the headquarters may move in case its current location becomes unsafe.

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