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

[jagmad at riseup.net]

> 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.
>
I have no argument with that, as long as it is applied to everything.
>
>> 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 mean in general.
>
> 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.
>
Instead of having several sequential features on the same subject why
can't they all be merged into one feature?
>>
>> 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.
>
That's not the point is it. See above. If it wasn't for the contentious
'Climate Rush' feature there would now be 4 sequential Gaza items in the
middle column and with no doubt even more to follow very shortly.

Doug.