[IMC-US] Re: press work

[max]

I think it'd be most worthwhile to focus on national/global press.  I'd look
at it in two ways: 1) getting the word out so that sites will link to us and
2) getting the word out so that people check the site.  I think therefore
it'd make sense to focus on other independent media and global justice
organizations.  less so for corporate media but I wouldn't at all oppose
sending press release to corporate media.  

definitely common dreams, znet, in these times, narconews, electronic
intifada, FAIR, clamor, corpwatch, counterpunch, mother jones, labor notes,
salon.com, rabble.ca, war times, etc.  there's probably a lot more.

max

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Quoting "L.Ross" <lrossimc at yahoo.com>:

> Who would be the main 'target' in creation of a press
> list,?
> Other IMC's
> active grops
> corporate media 
> 
> please clarify, I would be willing to help in regards
> to Ohio (I have some research on this already)
> 
> are you looking to make national press list?
> 
> thanks
> `
> elle
> --- max <max at michiganimc.org> wrote:
> 
> > is anybody interested in putting together a press
> > list?  
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > 
> > Quoting Sascha Meinrath <sascha at ucimc.org>:
> > 
> > > On Sun, 17 Oct 2004, max wrote:
> > > 
> > > > so is everyone cool with that press release?  we
> > should get a kick-ass
> > > 
> > > > press list together and empower a few people to
> > answer queries from the
> > > 
> > > > press. also there should be a few quotes in
> > there.
> > > 
> > > I like the release -- a few quotes should
> > definitely be added...  things
> > > 
> > > like:
> > > 
> > > "The IMC-US has been organized by a dedicated
> > group of Indymedia techies
> > > 
> > > and volunteers over a two-year period to provide
> > news reporting and 
> > > analysis of topics of national impact.  Linking
> > together on-the-ground 
> > > reports from dozens of IMC's, the IMC-US is a
> > venue for 'connecting the 
> > > dots.' At a time of unprecented curtailing of our
> > civil rights,
> > > increasing 
> > > economic injustice, and a rhetoric of permanent
> > war, the IMC-US is a 
> > > critically important venue for the passionate
> > tellings of truth."
> > > 
> > > > we should also decide on an editorial policy.  I
> > think there was an 
> > > > informal consensus on this: 
> > http://indymedia.us//en/2004/08/673.shtml
> > > 
> > > > but feel free to correct me.  if there was not
> > yet consensus I would
> > > say 
> > > > give it 48 hrs to bring up any problems or make
> > suggestions before it 
> > > > becomes adopted as a working policy.
> > > 
> > > A 48-hour deadline sounds like a plan.
> > > 
> > > > were we going to do another round of outreach to
> > other IMCs?  I can't 
> > > > really tell which IMCs are involved and which
> > ones are not involved
> > > (and 
> > > > for what reasons if that's the case) but it
> > would probably be good to 
> > > > send another blast to US IMCs letting them know
> > we're getting ready to
> > > 
> > > > give live and the URL for the list to join up.
> > > 
> > > Yes, we should definitely send another invite to
> > all US-based IMCs.
> > > 
> > > > if people on this list need editorial access,
> > speak up.  also if people
> > > 
> > > > need help using mir.
> > > >
> > > > also- please hang out in #us on IRC; it's pretty
> > lonely right now. 
> > > > it's only me and bht sometimes.
> > > 
> > > i've been on there a bit.  will get on again
> > momentarily.
> > > 
> > > --Sascha
> > > 
> > > > Quoting bradley at riseup.net:
> > > >
> > > >> Hey,
> > > >>
> > > >> John, I now see how it could have been done
> > before, and thanks for
> > > >> making
> > > >> a nice big button for promoting posts from the
> > OP wire!
> > > >>
> > > >> When I go to Indymedia.us, the ((i)) and banner
> > are not showing up,
> > > but
> > > >> they both show up when I go to us.indymedia.org
> > > >>
> > > >> Our first press release says to go to
> > http://us.indymedia.org and the
> > > >> 'About Us' talks about http://indymedia.us
> > > >>
> > > >> Are we ok with giving people two different URLs
> > for the same site?
> > > >> I'm fine with it, assuming both URLs do the
> > same thing. However, i
> > > bet
> > > >> it
> > > >> will confuse some people.
> > > >>
> > > >> And last thing for now...
> > > >>
> > > >> I posted "U.S. Indymedia goes live" on the
> > US-IMC wiki:
> > > >> http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcUs
> > > >>
> > > >> I added that there are more than 164 IMCs and
> > added contact info:
> > > >> imc-us at ucimc.org
> > > >>
> > > >> sincerely,
> > > >> Bradley
> > > >> santa cruz
> > > >>
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> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Sascha Meinrath
> > > Project Manager & Pres.   *   Project Coordinator 
> >  *   Policy Analyst
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