[imc-baghdad] newspaper or website?

[Andrew Stern]

i second that, as the stated goals of the folks in baghdad are to 
first get the newspaper up and running and then to use that as a 
nexus for starting a baghdad imc with a website.  it seems like some 
basic equipment (computers w/ arabic language support, digital 
cameras, mini-disc recorders and possibly sat phones and modems) and 
cash are whats needed at this point.

andy

>i think that the two issues are overlapping -- for example, it would be
>great to have the newspaper's content online for the wider world to see.
>but i agree, the main push (in terms of fundraising) should probably be to
>support the paper -- the website shouldn't require much, if anything, to
>get up and running.
>
>--sascha meinrath
>urbana-champaign IMC
>
>On Wed, 7 May 2003, Beth Lavoie wrote:
>
>>  I'm wondering if we are all on the same page here. Seems there are two
>>  different things being discussed as far as planning and fundraising goes. 1-
>>  the newspaper 2- a Baghdad IMC website
>>
>>  Given the facts: there is only sporatic electricity in Iraq, telephone
>>  service is limted, very few Iraqis have access to the internet, and the
>>  people on the ground in Baghdad are concentrating on the newspaper - Doesn't
>>  it make more sense for us to focus on finding support for the newspaper
>>  while doing what we can to get the site ready for when conditions improve.
>>  Seems to me the site and the newspaper could be complementary projects.
>>
>>  Maybe this is what everyone is already thinking- I just want to get some
>>  clarity.
>>
>>  Peace, Beth
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: davey garland [mailto:thunderelf at yahoo.co.uk]
>>  Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 1:48 PM
>>  To: imc-baghdad at lists.indymedia.org
>>  Subject: Re: [imc-baghdad] list admin
>>
>>
>>  This came in from ramzi: (on the iraq-paper list)
>>
>>  electricity is off here most of the day, most days &
>>  when it's on, we're usually making use of it to
>>  quickly type articles for the first issue of
>>  al-muajaha (out on monday, inshallah)... it's
>>  difficult for me to respond to these requests in a
>>  timely fashion... can someone else take responsibility
>>  to do so? please?
>>
>>  please use the proposal sent earlier for such
>>  requests.. it should be out there/folks should have it
>>  somewhere...
>>
>>  regards,
>>  ramzi
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