[Boston-editorial] Re: [IMC Dispatch] Correction to Column on 3 More Billionaires, More Poverty 2

Tue Mar 22 05:49:11 PST 2005

hey guys,

Sorry for the mistake.  I agree I shouldn't respond to
these emails yet.  I only did because I didn't want it
to fall through the cracks (and Matthew felt the same
way... I think that's probably why we both approached
her practically at the same time).  But I'll stay
clear from it from now on...  

If we need to clear things up with Betsy (which might
make it confusing now, sorry again!), I would rather
one of you who knows more about this do so.  You can
blame me on not knowing enough about policy! That's
why I copied the editorial list, so you knew what was
going on.

By the way, she replied saying "Thank you for the
clarification." 

cheers,
Sofia
--- Matthew Williams <mw21 at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Pete --
> 
> I think what we had here was a communication
> break-down. I think Sofia 
> was responding to Betsy based on an e-mail I sent to
> Betsy (which I 
> cc'ed to the dispatch list), telling her that she
> should post articles 
> to the IMC herself and e-mail the editorial list to
> let us know she'd 
> done it, which Sofia misunderstood. (I have to say,
> if I was Sofia, I 
> wouldn't have responded to Betsy in the first place
> [Sofia e-mailed her 
> before I did], but waited for someone who'd been
> around a while and was 
> more familiar with IMC policy to do it--and if no
> one did, to send out 
> an e-mail prodding someone to do it.) Now, if I'd
> known you'd already 
> spoken to Betsy, I would never have sent that e-mail
> to her. I'm not 
> quite sure how to prevent this sort of thing from
> happening in the 
> future. I suppose one way is to ask people to send
> something saying 
> they've done these things to the editorial list,
> only I'm not sure how 
> much e-mail that would generate or how practical it
> would be. Or we 
> could develop some consistent policy here. The
> policy now in place is 
> for people to post things to the site and if they
> want us to consider 
> featuring them, to e-mail the editorial list. Mind
> you, no one ever 
> e-mails the editorial list and that policy dates to
> a time when we 
> weren't very good about staying on top of the
> newswire. Obviously, we 
> need to update it and fix it. May be what you told
> Betsy is a good 
> consistent policy--but we need to make some sort of
> decision here so 
> we're all on the same page, when we talk to and
> e-mail people. And 
> cc'ing some list or other probably isn't a bad idea,
> so we're not 
> duplicating conversations.
> 
> -- Matt
> 
> On Mar 21, 2005, at 7:20 PM, Pete Stidman wrote:
> 
> > Sofia,
> >
> > PLEASE ask the collective about these things
> before
> > communicating to others as the voice of the IMC.
> >
> > Previously, the collective has discussed and
> approved
> > pointing Press Releases to dispatch.
> >
> > In this light, I have already been in
> communication
> > with Betsy (since 2004) and have encouraged her to
> > post these articles herself on our site, and when
> she
> > has press releases to send them to dispatch.
> >
> > The editorial list however, has NEVER been
> discussed
> > or approved as a place to send PR.  It is a list
> we do
> > not even list on our website so we can keep
> content
> > focused.
> >
> > Could you please email Betsy and cc the list to
> clear
> > this up?
> >
> > -Pete
> >
> > --- Sofia JarrinT <sofiajt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Betsy,
> >> Please keep us on the nonexclusive op-ed list,
> but
> >> when you send your articles you might want to
> also
> >> cc
> >> the following email:
> >> boston-editorial at lists.indymedia.org.
> >>
> >> Then the editorial team  will know that you would
> >> like
> >> us to post the article.  The Dispatch also serves
> as
> >> a
> >> place for discussing media coverage ideas; we
> don't
> >> want your op-ed pieces to get lost in the
> traffic.
> >>
> >> Any questions, let us know.
> >> Best,
> >> sofia
> >>
> >> --- Betsy Leondar-Wright
> >> <bleondar-wright at faireconomy.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Thanks, Sofia.
> >>> We do have the posting instructions, for Boston
> >> and
> >>> other indy media sites,
> >>> and sometimes use them when we have time. But
> when
> >>> we're tight on time and
> >>> putting out an op-ed quickly, we use an e-mail
> >> list
> >>> where we push one button
> >>> and send it to a bunch of places that don't
> >> require
> >>> exclusive submissions.
> >>> Pete Stidman suggested the e-mail we used for
> that
> >>> kind of posting. But if
> >>> you don't want submissions that way, I can take
> >> you
> >>> off the non-exclusive
> >>> op-ed list.
> >>> We always like reaching your visitors with our
> >>> stuff. Thanks for your work
> >>> in doing the site.
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Betsy'
> >>>
> >>> _________________________________
> >>> Betsy Leondar-Wright
> >>> Communications Director
> >>> United for a Fair Economy
> >>> (617) 423-2148 x113
> >>> bleondar-wright at faireconomy.org
> >>> 29 Winter Street
> >>> Boston, MA 02108
> >>> http://www.FairEconomy.Org
> >>>
> >>> United for a Fair Economy is a national
> >> organization
> >>> that raises awareness
> >>> of the damaging consequences of concentrated
> >> wealth
> >>> and power.
> >>> Join us!
> >>> Click here to donate securely online:
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
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> >>> -- 
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> on 3/18/05 2:54 PM, Sofia JarrinT at
> >>> sofiajt at yahoo.com wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi Betsy!
> >>>>
> >>>> To contribute an article to BostonIndy, please
> >>> post it
> >>>> at:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/index.php?function=publish
> >>>> (select News, Local Interest, for Open
> Newswire)
> >>>>
> >>>> Also, we would love to see some graphics (a
> pic)
> >>> with
> >>>> this as well...
> >>>>
> >>>> cheers,
> >>>> Sofia
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --- Betsy Leondar-Wright
> >>>> <bleondar-wright at faireconomy.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hello, There was an error in the column I just
> >>> sent
> >>>>> you; the rankings of the
> >>>>> Walton heirs in the Forbes billionaires list
> >> were
> 
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