News (Jizheite)

The Jizheite (Jis-he-ite) is a sentient species who is recognized worldwide as the premiere galactic new reporting species. They're intelligent in the grand scheme of sentient beings, and seem to be born with a curiosity for the world. Other than occupation though, they are well-tempered now & have recently been moving away from their once barbaric lifestyle & meat-heavy diet.

History
The Jizheite were not always a civil, galactically curious species & were once much stronger & more barbaric in nature. Using their large under bite & sharp bottom fangs to bite & tear into the flesh of either their next prey (in pre-civilized times) or as weapons or intimidation tactics against rivaling sentient species. But sometimes in the 19th century their wise, but authoritative leader at the time decided to force a new peaceful regime for the species. He was tired of bloodshed & tired of ruling over a brutal, savage species. To do this, he funded heavily in education, focusing specifically on current events, history & philosophy. He cut back severely on the Jizheite military force, & forced a no-tolerance policy on violent behaviors.

There was push back, & there were non-cooperative Jizheites who were apprehended or killed, in the end it actually worked. He is now considered a hero, despite his authoritarian tendencies and generations later, the current leaders still focus heavily on education & have specifically wanted to use their new & improved education system to make Jizheite citizens valuable exports in non-labor jobs. This also worked & Jizheites were/are paid huge salaries by employers of other planets & species to become educators or (more iconically) news reporters for their territories/planets.

With the education system structured how it is, there is an intrinsic desire for most Jizheites to have a job that helps them learn more, giving them an unshakable reputation as some of the most reliable tellers of current galactic events & politics, as they want to know what's really happening around them just as must as those watching do. Although of course, there are outliers, and some who prefer non-educational jobs, even though societal pressure is on them to become successful in the fields that they are so well-known for dominating.

Famous Examples
Almost every society has or had a beloved reporter or news anchor who was Jizheite, but with news reporting not typically being a job that leads to celebrity status, there aren't any particular famous examples, although some Jizheite are war heroes for their bravery in first hand war-zone journalism, leading to some documentaries on the matter.

Abilities/Personality
Jizheite's jaws have huge fangs, with a powerful bite. They also have sharp spiked bottoms to prevent attacks from predators from behind in Prehistoric times. But both natural weapons are seldomly used at this point, for any combat purposes. This is due to their personality. Ever since the 19th century, they have become an increasingly more scholarly, prudent & peace loving. Many of them are vegan, most are left leaning, & crime rates in Jizheite communities are incredibly small. Although, critics of the species tend to stereotype them as no-fun, brainiacs & rather prim.