January 16–17, 2027 · Schedule Group 1

Press Corps

Media · Specialized

SEAMUN I — Policies with a Purpose

A beginner specialized media committee for grades 7–12 and university students. Represent a news outlet, cover conference debate, and report on public health and global affairs with 15 delegate seats and 2 editors.

2 Editors 15 Delegates Beginner Special ROP Grades 7–12 & university

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About this committee

Press Corps is one of ten committees at SEAMUN I, a student-led, non-profit Model UN conference focused on global healthcare and sustainability. 100% of surplus is donated to the Thai Red Cross Society.

What is Press Corps?

Delegates step away from country blocs to operate as the frontline of information and accountability. You are allocated a news agency, cover committee sessions, interview delegates, and publish under deadline pressure.

Format

Type: Specialized · Media · Difficulty: Beginner · ROP: Special · Crisis: No. Editors lead the committee; delegates report rather than draft GA resolutions.

Conference

SEAMUN I 2027 — January 16–17 at D-PREP International School Secondary Campus (Bang Phli, Samut Prakan). Open to grades 7–12 and university students.

Fees

Delegates: 2,500 THB. Chairs/Editors: 800 THB. Photographers & advisors: 0 THB. Conference capacity: 200 delegates, up to 60 staff.

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Topic

One curated topic for SEAMUN I Press Corps.

The Question of Determining Journalistic Ethics in Reporting on Public Health and Global Affairs

Beginner

Delegates weigh press freedom, public interest, accuracy, and harm when covering sensitive public-health and global-affairs stories—the same ethical lines you will walk while reporting live at SEAMUN I. Research position papers and follow special media procedure once the chair report and RoP are published.

Allocations

15 news-outlet assignments. You will be allocated one when you register as a delegate.

Al Jazeera
BBC News
CNN
Fox News
Reuters
Russia Today
The Associated Press (AP)
The Guardian
The Lancet
The New York Times
The Onion
The Straits Times
Wall Street Journal
Wikileak
Xinhua News Agency

Schedule

Press Corps follows Group 1 with UNHRC and DISEC at D-PREP International School Secondary Campus.

Day 1 — Friday, January 16, 2027

Total debate time: 6 hours

7:30Arrival & Registration
8:30Opening Ceremony
9:15Break & Photo Ops
9:45Icebreakers
10:00Committee Session 1 — Motion Focused
11:00Lunch (Eat)
11:30Lunch (Socialise)
12:00Committee Session 2 — Resolution Writing
14:30Break & Photo Ops — Resolutions Due
15:00Committee Session 3 — Voting Procedures
16:30Feedback Sessions & Delegate Departure
17:00Chair + SMT Departure

Day 2 — Saturday, January 17, 2027

Total debate time: 4 hours 45 minutes

7:30Arrival
8:30Registration & Photo Ops
9:00Committee Session 1 — Motion Focused
10:00Break
10:30Committee Session 2 — Motions & Resolution Writing
12:00Lunch (Socialise)
12:30Lunch (Eat)
13:00Committee Session 3 — Resolution Writing
14:30Break — Resolutions Due
15:00Committee Session 4 — Voting Procedures
16:00Feedback & Break
16:30Closing Ceremony
17:30Photo Ops & Chair + Delegate Departure
18:00SMT Departure

Resources

Official committee materials. Links below are placeholders until documents and portals go live.

Coming soon

Rules of Procedure

Special media RoP for Press Corps—coverage rules, editorial standards, and session flow. Document placeholder until editors publish the official guide.

View ROP

Coming soon

Position Paper Portal

Submit your agency’s position paper before conference. Portal placeholder— submission link and deadlines will appear here.

Open portal

Coming soon

Chair Report

Background guide from the Press Corps editors: topic framing, research leads, and expectations. Report placeholder until released.

Read report

ROP — placeholder

The Press Corps Rules of Procedure PDF (or page) will be linked here. Special media procedure applies; do not rely on standard GA RoP until this document is published.

Position paper submission — placeholder

A submission form or upload portal will replace this block. Until then, prepare a position paper on journalistic ethics in public-health and global-affairs reporting for your allocated outlet.

Chair report — placeholder

The official chair report / background guide will be published here for delegate research ahead of January 16–17, 2027.

Register & contact

Registration runs through the main SEAMUN I forms. Editors TBD.

Delegate Sign Up Advisor Sign Up Chair / Editor Application All committees

Venue: D-PREP International School Secondary Campus (Bang Phli, Samut Prakan) Facebook: SEAMUN I Main site: seamun.com