[IMC-US] a proposal
max
max at michiganimc.org
Tue Jul 27 21:27:57 CDT 2004
ok, so the proposal has been amended to include an open publishing newswire
like www.indymedia.org (linked to from the front page but not visible on
the front page).
I think we're getting somewhere...
max
---
Quoting john duda <john at manifestor.org>:
> if this is the editorial proposal we want to go with(no open
> publishing, more editorial voice than a purely syndication site), i
> would suggest that we *either* give up the url
> "us.indymedia.org"(leaving us with indymedia.us) and the other
> associated rights of being an "official" imc(syndication by global
> newswire, link in the cities.inc sidebar file) *or* submit the
> proposed editorial policy to imc-process, explaining our reasons for
> not wanting to offer open publishing, in order to give the network a
> chance to object before we launch the site officially.
>
> personally i'd prefer open-publishing....seems simpler...
>
> john
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 04:14:09PM -0700, max wrote:
> > proposed by members of michiganIMC.
> >
> >
> >
> > I. "featurewire" policy:
> > fully automated, syndicated wire of all features from US IMCs
> >
> > II. center column policy:
> > -the center column is the place to feature:
> > 1) articles promoted from the featurewire
> > -these articles will be either:
> > a) bumped to the center column with no changes from the feature wire
> > b) bumped to the center column with spelling and grammar corrections
> if
> > needed
> > c) bumped to the center column with added links and content with the
> > exclusive purpose of adding context for a US-wide audience
> > 2) articles written by an editorial team specifically for US-IMC
> > a) these articles will be written collaboratively over an email list,
> in a
> > very similar fashion to global
> >
> > III. additional criteria for center column:
> > 1) center column features should be articles produced by local IMCs
> with
> > content relevant to the US-IMC readers
> > 2) center column features should be original features compiled by the
> > US-IMC editorial team
> > 3) there will be an emphasis on featuring articles produced by local
> IMCs
> > rather than by the US editorial group
> >
> >
> >
> > IV. process:
> > 1) there will be a US-IMC editorial group that will communicate over
> an
> > email list.
> > 2) this group will work out a more detailed policy regarding the
> promotion
> > of features to the center column from the featurewire as needed.
> > 3) if articles from the featurewire fall within the criteria for the
> center
> > column, they can be promoted immediately by any individual with
> > editorial access.
> > 4) original articles produced by the US editorial group will follow a
> > similar process to global (proposal --> 6hrs without blocking -->
> publish -
> > this can be articulated in greater detail if people want)
> > 5) the email list and the internal message boards in Mir will be used
> for
> > inter-group communication
> > 6) the editorial group is open to anyone who is already working on a
> local
> > IMC in the US
> >
> >
> > ---
> >
> >
> > Quoting Joshua Breitbart <breitbart at indymedia.org>:
> >
> > > "live" is such a relative term anyway. Does it mean when the
> indymedia.us
> > > url is
> > > pointed to it? Or when we actually start promoting it?
> > >
> > > The site won't start getting much traffic until it has something
> more
> > > than an
> > > untouched syndication feed. We need at least to be able to provide
> some
> > > context
> > > for the links, expand or reduce the abstracts, and correct typos.
> > >
> > > John - I'd like an account. But is there any editorial management at
> all
> > > as its
> > > currently configured? Seems like the features wire just rolls along.
> > >
> > > I think it would be really incongruous to once in a while all of a
> sudden
> > > have
> > > breaking news pop up on the site.
> > >
> > > My main concern is that the site be most useful with the least
> possible
> > > effort.
> > > That means a constantly updated center column. For that, we should
> allow
> > > for
> > > multiple ways to access the center column. The easiest way to do that
> is
> > > simply
> > > to be able to bump up features from the wire and that will probably
> be
> > > the
> > > primary source of content. But we'd be making our lives more
> difficult if
> > > we
> > > close off the option of being able to post features directly.
> > >
> > >
> > > Josh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Quoting max <max at michiganimc.org>:
> > >
> > > should we decide how the site is going to work before we start
> doing
> > > it?
> > >
> > > max
> > >
> > > ---
> > >
> > >
> > > Quoting bht <bht at indymedia.org>:
> > >
> > > > one thing about setting up admin accounts:
> > > >
> > > > we should preface our admin name with what imc we come from, mine
> is
> > > > pdx_bht this is how global does it and is a good way to remember
> > > where
> > > > we
> > > > have accounts!
> > > >
> > > > also, I can set up accounts and run people through admin use as
> well!
> > > > bht
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > so, the syndication stuff seems to be working pretty well.
> > > > >
> > > > > do we want to point indymedia.us and us.indymedia.org at the
> > > current
> > > > > server? i can turn on the breaking news stuff, and start
> handing
> > > out
> > > > > admin accounts to those who want one...there's a lot of
> features
> > > > > coming in, it would be good to get people to start watching and
> > > > > categorizing features(we need a set of topics first, obviously)
> > > > >
> > > > > john
> > > > >
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