[Boston-editorial] Sofia's article on Ecuador

[Pete Stidman]

Sounds like both me and sofia herself object weakly. 
She said she was going to produce a stronger article
for the center later on.

-Pete


--- Matthew Williams <mw21 at mindspring.com> wrote:
> If no one objects, I'd really like to get the
> article in the center 
> column sooner rather than later, before it gets too
> dated. We do need 
> to talk about how we might go about do editorial
> reviews of each 
> others' articles and those that come in over the
> newswire at some point 
> though. -- Matt
> 
> On Apr 10, 2005, at 12:30 AM, Pete Stidman wrote:
> 
> > I was mulling over just that and I was gonna see
> if
> > somebody else went for it.
> >
> > No offense to you Sofia- because I need and use it
> as
> > much as any of us, but it seems to me that this is
> an
> > article that could have benefitted from a little
> > editing.
> >
> > I just see these little flow type things in it,
> maybe
> > some structure.  It's a great topic and something
> I'm
> > interested in hearing more about.
> >
> > I would be really interested, as I pull away from
> > other parts of Indymedia, to help people out with
> > editing.  I am in no way an expert, but I would
> like
> > to become one, which means I am studying on it and
> > could use the practice.  It couldn't hurt.
> >
> > Is anybody for the idea- among indymedia members-
> and
> > if we can figure out a good way- with the rest of
> our
> > contributors- of an instituted process of editing?
> >
> > -Pete
> > -Pete
> >
> >
> > --- Matthew Williams <mw21 at mindspring.com> wrote:
> >> Hello all --
> >>
> >> I don't know if you've seen this, but Sofia wrote
> >> and posted an article
> >> about Ecuador here:
> >>
> >
>
http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/34915/index.php
> >>
> >> Right now, this doesn't fit our center column
> >> guidelines, but I've
> >> actually been thinking about this sort of thing
> in a
> >> couple different
> >> lights. It seems to me that it makes sense to
> allow
> >> ourselves to
> >> feature article on issues with no immediate local
> >> connection or impact
> >> if they're written by a local writer (which Sofia
> >> qualifies as). I've
> >> also been thinking that, if we want to build ties
> to
> >> immigrant
> >> communities in Boston as part of diversifying our
> >> readership and
> >> volunteers, featuring articles on what's going on
> in
> >> their home
> >> countries would be valuable--many immigrants care
> a
> >> lot about this
> >> stuff, since they still have family there and
> often
> >> plan to move back
> >> after they've made enough money and just because
> >> it's their homeland.
> >>
> >> What do you all think? And can we decide this
> over
> >> the e-mail list or
> >> do we need to hash it out at the next editorial
> >> meeting?
> >>
> >> -- Matt
> >>
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