[Imc-web] in search of web consultant

[Mike Lehman]

Hi Dave,
I don't believe anyone else has responded to your email yet, so I will.

I am one of the IMC website editors, but I've been around from the 
beginning, so I can probably answer most questions about our website 
that aren't too technical. I can certainly answer general questions 
about how Indymedia reflects a diversity of viewpoints, tactics, and 
opinions about electronic media.

Our own Web group is just getting back on its feet right now. Perhaps 
someone more technically oriented is what you're seeking. They may 
volunteer and be more suitable than I am for that. In any case, I would 
be available to speak with you Friday at 6pm, if no one else turns out 
to be available from the IMC.
Mike Lehman
UC IMC

dporreca at insightbb.com wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm Dave Porreca, an IMC member and journalism teacher/newspaper  
> adviser at University Laboratory High School in Urbana. This summer  my 
> students are going to design an online version of our print  newspaper, 
> the Gargoyle.
> 
> My students and I agree that we want to do more than simply post our  
> print content online. We're excited about the concept of open-source  
> journalism as discussed in Dan Gillmor's "We the Media" and  elsewhere. 
> We have dailykos.com, ohmynews.com, and your own site in  mind as models 
> of the sort of online community we'd like to create.
> 
> I'm writing you because I'm not a Web designer and have no experience  
> in setting up a content management system such as Mambo, PostNuke or  
> Scoop. Even though several of my students have considerable expertise  
> in this area, I think it would be valuable for us to have an outside  
> consultant with whom we could discuss our ideas and who could give us  
> occasional technical advice.
> 
> Basically, I'm asking if there is anyone at IMC who would be  interested 
> in serving as a consultant to our online "startup." This  wouldn't 
> require much in the way of a time commitment. Much of the  communication 
> would probably be done via e-mail. If you're familiar  with Uni High 
> students, you know they're amazingly bright. They learn  quickly, so you 
> wouldn't be asked to do any hand-holding.
> 
> Several student editors and I will meet at Cafe Kopi this Friday at 6  
> p.m. You're welcome to join us. In fact, it would be great if someone  
> from IMC dropped by. I've long wanted Uni High's journalism program  to 
> develop a working relationship with IMC. Of course, the  refreshments 
> are on me.
> 
> If someone could reply to this one way or another, I'd really  
> appreciate it.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Dave Porreca
> Uni High
> 244-8578
> 
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