[IMC-US] letter to yes magazine

[Tribal Scribal]

"Outreach"...YES! In the 21st century media clog Indy can easily slip down 
the memory hole without ongoing outreach and networking.

d.o.


>From: lotus <lotus at riseup.net>
>Reply-To: "Working Group for IMC-US." <imc-us at lists.ucimc.org>
>To: "Working Group for IMC-US." <imc-us at lists.ucimc.org>
>Subject: Re: [IMC-US] letter to yes magazine
>Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:25:59 -0800
>
>While I agree that that statement could be toned down, the overall tone of 
>the article is good, the article is well written and it makes an important 
>point. What other independent media website has local organizations working 
>on it in almost every country in the world? I'm not familiar with yes 
>magazine, but I'm sure that a decentralized, non-hierarchical, 
>anti-corporate, often anti-capitalist group of people working hard 
>worldwide to undermine corporate media is a hard pill to swallow.
>
>I think the entire indymedia network has a long way to go in terms of 
>promotion and outreach to get more folks reading indymedia who haven't 
>before, and one great way to do that is by using corporate media. We've got 
>to do some media hijacking, even if its as simple as a letter to the 
>editor, to get between people and their propaganda.
>
>On Feb 26, 2005, at 3:14 PM, Michael Medow wrote:
>
>>  this letter seems a bit arrogant to me. Are you sure that Indymedia is 
>>"the most accessible and usable tool for media democracy worldwide?"  
>>That's a claim that I think you'd be hard pressed to back up. Especially 
>>considering that the vast majority of those oppressed by imperialism 
>>probably don't have internet access. Despite that lack of access however, 
>>those with less material wealth and political power sustain and build 
>>community resistance through radio, print projects, theatre, music, 
>>graffiti and other grassroots media tools and tactics, the vast majority 
>>of which are not IMC-affiliated.
>
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