[Boston-editorial] Sofia's article on Ecuador

[Sofia JarrinT]

Yes, I would definitely rather do that.
cheers,
sofia
--- Pete Stidman <pstidman at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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