[IMC-UK-Features] request for feature on indmedia : Climate Rush

[freethepeeps at aktivix.org]

Quoting jagmad at riseup.net:

> I have no criticism whatsoever of the 'Rush' feature and it made a very
> welcome relief from no less than three Gaza features in sequence plus the
> seemingly endless deluge of Gaza newswire items.

The contention is about whether it should have gone up as an event announcement
- without a recent newswire link - prior to the event. Are we now going to have
announcements for all events as features? The feature that went up after the
event is obviously not contentious.


> Does Indymedia really
> have to always emulate the mainstream media and its knee-jerk,
> wall-to-wall coverage of hot topics, to the detriment of other stuff which
> is consequently ignored?

I presume you're not talking about this:
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/01/418105.html?c=on#c212446

I further deduce that you are suggesting that Indymedia is guilty of over
reporting some of the biggest demos that have happened in the last 5 years in
this country - and I humbly suggest that in fact such coverage would be
entirely consistent with our mission statement. We aren't just reporting the
decimation of Gaza, we are also reporting demos and direct action in solidarity
with the besieged people of Gaza. 

> 
> I know admin is not responsible for what goes into the newswire, only for
> what is taken out ;), but it is responsible for features so please try to
> be more balanced if you can.

As far as I know, you haven't written and proposed a feature on some other
topic,  and had it refused on the grounds that it would interfere with coverage
of Gaza. Nor has anyone else.


> 
> Doug.