[IMC-US] re-proposal

[Sascha Meinrath]

max -- this is an excellent proposal!  i addresses all the concerns i'd
had and, i think, is the sort of system that we've been looking for.

--sascha

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004, max wrote:

> it's kind of ugly and it's not organized that well.
> but I incorporated the suggestions so far, and it includes an open
> publishing newswire.
>
> max
>
> ---
>
>
> "featurewire" policy:
> 	-fully automated, syndicated wire of all features from US IMCs
>
> 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
>
> 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
> 	4) respect "standard" imc op guidelines
> 	5) be of interest to the entire us
> 	6) should not be reposts of articles published elsewhere
>  	7) should be drawn primarily from independent media sources rather
>    		than the mainstream press, and should be written (in html) with
>    		links to these sources
> 	8) should be primarily news-reports, that is, reports on events which are
>    		taking place or will take place, rather than commentary.  indymedia
>    		is a mechanism for the distribution of information, not a political
> soapbox.
>
>
> 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 (see above section "criteria
> for center 		column").
> 	3) all feature articles (promoted articles from the featurewire and
> original content) will follow a 		similar process to global
> 		(proposal --> 6hrs without blocking --> publish - this can be articulated
> in greater detail
> 		if people want)
> 	4) the email list and the internal message boards in Mir will be used for
> inter-group
> 		communication
> 	5) the editorial group is open to anyone who is already working on a local
> IMC in the US
>
> open newswire:
> 	1) there will be an open publishing newswire, moderated by the US-IMC
> editorial group
> 	2) the newswire will not display on the front page, but there will be a
> "publish" link located on 		the front page
> 	3) additionally, there will be an easily accessible page listing all of the
> US IMCs and i		nformation about open publishing (maybe links to their
> publish pages?)
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Sascha Meinrath
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