[Imc-web] request for feature status on IMC home page

[Mike Lehman]

Hi Randall,
The article does have a number of qualities that make it a viable 
feature. As both a news organization and a 501c3, I think we have wide 
latitude to publish the news as we see fit.

The problem I see is in publishing as a feature something quite 
literally called a "call to action." As you know, this is what triggers 
various issues if you're a community or public broadcaster, although I'm 
certain we can't really draw an exact analogy here, nor should we.  
However, I think I'd prefer to stay in the safe grey area here and make 
it a feature if we can somehow come up with a different title less 
likely to cause future problems. I'm not a lawyer, but I would prefer 
not to make a Feature of something which someone with an ax to grind 
could make an issue over.
Mike Lehman

Randall Cotton wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I don't know what the procedure is (if any) to request "feature" status, but for
> what it's worth, I'm requesting it for the post I just made to the IMC web site
> regarding breaking news and a subsequent call to action on the efforts to gain a
> new Public Access Cable TV Channel for Champaign/Urbana.
>
> And FWIW, I'm requesting this on the basis that:
>
> 1. The most current features are fairly obsolete.
>
> 2. This is a media issue (and after all, we are the Independent *Media* Center).
>
> 3. It's a fairly substantive article, perhaps worthy of feature status on that
> count alone.
>
> 4. Time is of the essence - people need to see this sooner rather than later if
> they want to be informed in time to help the cause. The call to action refers to
> attendance at this Tuesday's Champaign City Council meeting.
>
> Thanks
> R
>
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