[IMC-Boston-Editorial] Mailbox for breast implants

Tue Jan 24 12:54:25 PST 2006

In a related question, could we get a mailbox for  us? I think the office space is not going to become a reality any time  soon... And either way, we can have 2 addresses on the site when we do  (mailing address and office space address).

  Something in Cambridge or Somerville (or close to where you live,  Jamie?). I'll be happy to arrange it and see what it takes to get one  for a non-profit org. I know that we should be able to get a big  discount on stamps as well...

  cheers, 
  sofia

"visnusdream at juno.com" <visnusdream at juno.com> wrote:  At the bottom is what I thought about the outreach letter.
  I sent it on the 16th, the day I got your draft. I don't know why you didn;t get it. It came through my in box. Oh Well.
  Anyway, just let me know how to move ahead with communication  with the Word pod casting folks. Do you want to write them, or  should I? Is it advertising or just a blog link? Are those two things  actually the same thing? I kind of think the blog link stuff  is just "empty" more than advertising. What I mean is that a link  is not an original piece of news, it just a reference to someone else's  site, which may not be governed by the same principles of unity that we  use. Therefore, a blog link becomes a way to circumvent our policies.  For instance, I suspect that the World podcasting folks are accepting  money for their publications or for advertising on their website, or  something. Then they post a link on our site, calling it "news." Its  not an original submission and it is for their profit. An  advertisement. However, those Scot's blog people don't seem to be  after money in the same way. Ultimately both these groups just have  nothing of substantive value to offer our
 readers that isn't offered  somewhere else. The creation of a "link" is not news or important, nor  is the fact that they've created an article or interview someplace  else. The post to our site is just empty. It has no real content. 
  The World podcasting folks may actually be a bunch of  independent folks who enjoy interviewing musicians, authors, and  plastic surgeons. I would personally like to see more "culture" on  the IMC network, but I almost think we need a separate page for it.  Anyway, maybe a blog link needs to go to the 'link to other  press' area, but I want a way around referring them there because  Scot's blog and these world podcasting folks will just take it over.  I'm afraid it will lose its value as a source of tracking real  news stories from other outside sources.  
  blah, blah, blah 
  From the 16th, regarding the outreach letter. 
  OK I revamped it a bit. Feel free to disregard whatever changes you don't like. 
  Before we send it out, I'll run it by a friend of mine who is the  assistant dean over at Harvard extension school. I work in her office  and we get stuff like this all the time. I'm hoping she may also be  able to give us some tips on distribution techniques. Usually, when we  get stuff like this it comes as a flashy poster and has a little  brochure etc. I'm the guy who types it up and sends it out to the whole  student body in the regular e-mails. 
  Also, what about an honorable mention of some of the print stuff  from the past? We should be proud of this stuff and it was significant.  Maybe somebody who did some of it could write a little carefully worded  description.?? 
  Dear School Administrator,
  The Boston Independent Media Center (BIMC) is looking for  volunteers. This is a great opportunity for students to get  real world experience creating print, video, and audio projects,  as well as have their work published or aired on television or  radio. BIMC is an all-volunteer non-profit organization committed  to using media production as a tool for promoting social and economic  justice in the Boston area. Please distribute the enclosed flyers  to any students and members of faculty who you think may be  interested. People who work with  us come from diverse educational backgrounds ranging  from Communications to Law, from Sociology to Computer  Science. We believe in empowering people to "become the media" by  providing democratic access to the latest technologies and  information. Anyone interested in the way news and  media affect contemporary society is encouraged to  contact us. 

Some of our current projects include:

*  BIMC web site: An "open newswire" site where independent journalists  post articles affecting Boston communities. An Editorial Collective  maintains the site and makes decisions on articles to be featured www.boston.indymedia.org;

*  Incite Media: Discussion and Dissent: A weekly program on Somerville  Community TV. It is run by the BIMC Video Collective and includes 10  minutes of headlines plus one or two guests on varied topics such as:  global warming, the death penalty, direct action, immigration, etc.
(NEED DAYS AND TIMES)
  Many BIMC volunteers have used their experience with  Indymedia to move on to paid positions in the communications  industry, at places such as Z Magazine, Inter Press Service,  Jamaica Plain Gazette, Sounds of Dissent on WZBC 90.3 FM, and  more.  

There is no better classroom than hands-on experience.

Sincerely,
  The League of Troll hunters

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