Q&A #10

[Telenil]

Apparently you missed the newscasts/ticker tape that mention Dominion worlds revolting/declaring independence left, right and center. To quote Lockwell "Tonight on UNN -- Another world has broken into open revolt, and Emperor Mengsk still refuses to give any interviews. Is the Dominion falling apart around us?"

I suppose I did, after what mission was that?
However, Horner refutes the belief by saying the media are turning against Mengsk, not by saying the end draws near. Does media Blitz change the contents of later news?

Not sure how it could, considering that the average Dominion citizen probably doesn't even know of these events, not to mention that the events of the novel take place over just a few days.

We are talking about half the Dominion armada destroying the other half, how could the information not spread? Anyone in Mengsk's fleet or a survivor from Valerian's (including Valerian himself) can tell the story, so can any worker in a starport who knows the difference between Zerg-inflicted and Terran-inflicted damage. That's tens of thousands of people, and I am still assuming that no one in the fleet or on Char used the radio to contact other worlds.
Not to mention, you know, that the heir to the throne joined Raynor after his father killed hundreds of Dominion soldiers. That's the definition of a Dominion civil war, and we know from WoL the media are supposed to be hostile to Mengsk. It may have happened shortly after the conquest of Char, but preventing people from knowing of Pearl Harbor would still have been easier than that.

[Gradius]

Apparently you missed the newscasts/ticker tape that mention Dominion worlds revolting/declaring independence left, right and center. To quote Lockwell "Tonight on UNN -- Another world has broken into open revolt, and Emperor Mengsk still refuses to give any interviews. Is the Dominion falling apart around us?" Well, considering how much rebellion was going on before the Second Great War, how many colonies say "screw you" to the Dominion during the war, and how pretty much every Dominion citizen loathes Mengsk post-Media Blitz, I think it's pretty indicative that it's going down the same route as the Confederacy, and will as long as Arcturus remains in charge.

The fact that Raynor's little attack on Korhal did more to destabilize the Dominion than the multiple defeats of the Brood War is just adding insult to injury, not necessarily remedying the problem. :P

[Turalyon]

We are talking about half the Dominion armada destroying the other half, how could the information not spread?

...and we know from WoL the media are supposed to be hostile to Mengsk.

I suspect that the "public not knowing" is attributable to Mengsk's supposed prowess in "propaganda". Then again, as your quote states later, the events of WoL clearly show how poor Mengsk's actual manipulation of the media really is.

There seems to be quite a discrepancy in what we are supposed to believe about Mengsk's ability in this area because what we are shown is the complete opposite.

I think it's time to stop wondering why it doesn't make sense when it is clear it will never truly make sense unless you take it whimsically. If "suspension of disbelief" is the best thing they can come out with to explain things such as Raynor's defeat of the Protoss, I somehow doubt that there's a logically acceptable and in-universe explanation for anything else.

The fact that Raynor's little attack on Korhal did more to destabilize the Dominion than the multiple defeats of the Brood War is just adding insult to injury, not necessarily remedying the problem.

I never thought of it that way before. I've always taken the "Mengsk still sitting on his throne" bit at the end was a sign that Raynor's attack meant little damage was ultimately done.

Either way, it doesn't sit well does it? On one hand, if Raynor's attack didn't do anything, then it diminishes the point and potential impact of doing it in the first place and on the other, if it is as crippling as it's full intent was supposed to be, that diminishes the wholesale deconstruction of the Dominion that is shown in detail in BW. It seems we can't win no matter which we look at it.

[Hawki]

I suppose I did, after what mission was that?
However, Horner refutes the belief by saying the media are turning against Mengsk, not by saying the end draws near. Does media Blitz change the contents of later news?

One of the Zeratul missions, provided that Media Blitz is played beforehand. And yes, dialogue/newsfeeds change in almost every post-Media Blitz situation once the mission has played. Look up scripts on the wiki if you want.