[Imc-radio] Minutes 2005-05-10

[dave]

IMCRN Minutes 2005-05-10

Recap: Ben Grosser submitted some very well organized commentary on the 
effort to eliminate Carl Hospital's not-for-profit status.  Dave 
downloaded it and Sandra provided a summary and used Ben's piece as part 
of a segment titled "Citizen Speak."  Sandra also scheduled an interview 
with a local / national Blogger that is also a professor at the University 
of Illinois.  Sandra Ahten interviewed Nick Burbules about his role in the 
emergence of Blogs and why more and more, people are turning to blogs 
instead of the corporate media.  Dave Berliner covered the UC-IMC Press 
Conference inside the downtown Urbana Post Office and spoke briefly with 
Mike Lehman of WRFU about the future of Low Power FM in Urbana.  In 
addition to making this show available in MP3 segments this week, Dave 
uploaded to the radio.indymedia.org website.  Sandra contacted FSRN to try 
to get coverage of the UC-IMC purchase of the Post Office.  Colleen 
mentioned a while back that the Radio Group should improve the slate for 
IMCRN on UPTV.  Dave would also like to have small cards or a sampling of 
air-checks for the media reform conference.

Outreach:  Someone should contact Nick about his segment on Blogging for 
further visability.  We should also start postering and change the time of 
our meetings to try to spark more interest in getting involved with the 
radio group.

Ongoing Stories:
- 2 Nuclear Plant in Clinton, IL
- Wal-Mart and City Development
- SECS, ISEN and Chemical Pollutants
- Urban Agriculture and Local Gardens
- Labor and Everyday Life
- Healthcare

This Week:
- Seymour Hersh speaks at UIUC
- UC-IMC Attends NCMR