[Peace] Picture and IMC issues

[Danielle Chynoweth]

1) Let me state strongly that we need to not create barriers to the media
giving us coverage.  Give WILL an AWARE picture!  Don't say "we have to
see the picture first" say "yes, here is a picture you can use"  In
response to Peter's e-mail, if we sit suspicious of all media then we are
relegated to obscurity.  I want anti-war coverage, not purity!

2) I do NOT advise AWARE becoming a working member of the IMC.  The IMC is
organization dedicated to media production.  The IMC should have the
freedom to be a "watchdog" of AWARE and any other organization be it
conservative centrist or radical.  The IMC recently made a big mistake by
allowing itself to become an arm of the Free Ahmed movement.  When Ahmed
tells his supporters to call it off, he should not be able to tell the IMC
which is committed to telling truths, to stay silent.  Please continue
meeting at the IMC, AWARE and the IMC are friendly organizations, but they
should remain separate.


Danielle

On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Alfred Kagan wrote:

> I don't think we can answer this question until we see it.
>
> At 12:32 PM -0500 7/30/02, Peter Miller wrote:
> >Hi, all-
> >
> >I haven't disappeared, I've just had a lot of schedule conflicts.
> >It sounds like the Sep. 11 plans are coming along wonderfully!
> >
> >A question:  WILL is producing a piece for a radio series about Sep.
> >11, and they've interviewed me and others (on this list, I'm
> >guessing) regarding anti-war activities.  The piece will be
> >broadcast nationally and posted to a website, modestly named
> >"understandingamerica.org".  The producer, Jim Meadows, called to
> >ask if he can use a photo from the AWARE website on the
> >'understanding' site, and I couldn't think of any reason to object
> >except perhaps that the website will be used to advertise for some
> >of our corporate rulers.  He's checking to see who's funding the
> >series.
> >
> >Any time we're used in the news, we (hopefully) get our message out
> >but we're being used to sell things.  This situation doesn't seem
> >any different, so I don't think we should object to using our
> >pictures with the story.
> >
> >Does anyone think we should prevent the "understandingamerica.org"
> >website from using AWARE pictures?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Peter
> >
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| Danielle Chynoweth
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| Graphic Design Director * OJC Technologies * www.ojctech.com
| Alderperson, Ward 4 * Urbana City Council * www.city.urbana.il.us