[Imc-tech] Coverage of Ft. Benning (SoA) events on N-17

[Brian Hagy]

Hi David.

Yes, we would welcome anything you'd like to offer.  Anything text could
be posted to our website (http://urbana.indymedia.org) or could be
submitted to our local imc newspaper, the Public I, (email to
imc-print at lists.groogroo.com).  Anything audio would be welcomed for our
monday radio show (the IMC Newshour) on our local community radio station.
All audio intended for the radio show (instead of being posted as an mp3
to our website...warning, we've been having unknown problems with posting
mp3s to our website, so if it doesn't post, yes we know about it) needs to
be with us by sunday afternoon, so that we have a chance to put it into
the show.  It's probably best to put the audio file on your website and
let us pull it off of there (just email us the web address and the file
name...you can use imc at lists.groogroo.com, or imc at urbana.indymedia.org as
the address to email to, they go to the same place).  Use the mp3 format
if you can, or else use the wav format.

As far as i know, there is no coordinated effort from the Atlanta IMC to
help with this, though i'm sure they will be there.  I do know several
folks from the urbana-champaign area (students from the UofI, as well as
residents of the towns) will be going, some to report as IMCistas, also.
All reports will be welcomed, and most likely used in some way.

This will be an interesting split of resources, considering the SOA
protests/march happens during the same weekend as the IMF/WB meeting
in Qatar.  We've got to be ready to handle conversations and reports from
both the south and the north, and tie them all into the midwest perspective.
So, any help is greatly appreciated.

Keep on this list, as things will be posted to this list about the
coverage, and the needs of those doing so (such as internet access,
housing, etc.).

Brian


On Sat, 10 Nov 2001, David Getzin wrote:

> Hello,
>
> My name is David Getzin and I am traveling with the IWU contingent to
> Ft. Benning GA for the School  of the Americas protests.  I am planning
> to journalistically cover the event and am wondering if your specific
> IMC affiliate would could use  some of the work I am going to be doing.
>
> I worked for the Prauge IMC during the S-26 WTO protests doing mostly
> audio and some text coverage.  The well organized situation in  Prauge
> allowed for instant transfer of updates and by the minute/hour updates.
> I am  not certain of how the IMC will be setting up  down there, but if
> asked to provide content, i will do my best to  provide "as-it-happens"
> updates.
>
>   I work off a laptop, and provided any kind of internet connection, I
> can instantly email any text.  For audio work I can attach files in a
> variety of industry standard formats, (mpeg, .mov, .aif, etc..) or make
> them available to you for download from my website.
>
> If you would like me to contribute a central Illinois perspective on the
> events at the SoA protests, please let me know and I will be more than
> happy to send you my work.  If you could let me know about how the IMC
> is setting up down there, (press registration info, where the media
> center would be...) or point me to someone who could I would greatly
> appreciate it and will start sending you news as soon as I can.
>
> I am departing with the IWU group ""React with Non-Violence" on Thursday
> the 15th. Hope to hear from you soon,
>
> FURTHERing,
>
> David Getzin
>
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