[IMC-US-Tech] Re: [IMC-US] Indymedia press release draft #1

[Tribal Scribal]

New & improved! I'll buy it!  ;)

d.o.

>From: max <max at michiganimc.org>
>To: Tribal Scribal <valeoftheoaks at hotmail.com>
>CC: sascha at ucimc.org, imc-us at ucimc.org, 
>inner_alchemy at SAFe-mail.net,imc-us-tech at ucimc.org
>Subject: Re: [IMC-US] Indymedia press release draft #1
>Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 20:15:08 -0400
>
>I changed a bit in the first paragraph and replaced the mission statement 
>at
>the end.
>
>max
>
>
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>
>For immediate release:
>
>U.S. Indymedia goes live
>
>With the U.S. presidential election just weeks away, and as the FBI and
>other agencies step up their repression of independent media, U.S.
>Indymedia announces the launch of its website (http://us.indymedia.org).
>The U.S. Indymedia site is a network of solidarity and communication
>between communities engaged in struggles for social, environmental and
>economic justice. Linking autonomous US-based IMCs, U.S. Indymedia features
>a syndicated wire of all feature articles published by participating
>US-IMCs.  The site features original content from local Independent Media
>Centers as well as content exclusive to the U.S. site.  Because of its
>scope, U.S. Indymedia draws connections between local issues and makes them
>relevant to a larger audience.
>
>As with all IMC sites, the U.S. Indymedia newswire offers people the option
>to become the media by posting their articles, analysis, videos, audio
>clips and artwork directly to the web site, but the U.S. IMC encourages
>readers to visit their local sites first (listed in the left-hand column)
>and participate in their community. The U.S. IMC's main goal is to present
>local features from Independent Media Centers across the United States and
>to feature stories that are of immediate critical importance nationally.
>
>Indymedia is a grassroots network committed to using media production and
>distribution as tools for promoting social and economic justice. We are
>dedicated to addressing issues that the mainstream media neglects. We hope
>to empower people to "become the media" by providing democratic access to
>available technologies and information.   There are currently 143
>autonomous Independent Media Centers around the world.
>
>
>Visit the site at: http://us.indymedia.org/en/  or  in Spanish at:
>http://us.indymedia.org/es/
>
>For further information contact the U.S. IMC at:
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