[IMC-UK-Features] [Imc-london] G20 Dispatch and Reporting Plans

[Tony]

Just to add to Dave's mail

There should be two numbers added to the features on UK and London 
soon - One phone number able to talk live calls, texts and mobile 
photo's, plus a backup audio message number that will go straight to 
web.

The crew in London will look after the mobile number starting on 
Saturday - feeding in reports and pics to the dispatch system that we 
hope the UK network will be helping out with on IRC - thanks for the 
shouts of support there - The audio number can also be done by anyone 
available online.

We hope to also be using other media like twitter etc, and linking 
into other alt-media set ups on the days to hear what is happening on 
the street. We also have a number of mobile laptops that will be out 
on the streets along with all the usual and new video and photo 
people.

As Dave said - we imagine there will be features going up on both UK 
and London - details of how best to use the two sites (replicated 
features or some variation) will be sorted on the days in IRC as we 
see what is coming in.

Clearly the main days for dispatch will be Saturday - all day - which 
will be a good test for the set up - and Wednesday / Thursday.

Hope to see you all there - online or the street.

cheers tony
one of imc london

At 15:12 +0000 26/3/09, planet-mail at aktivix.org wrote:
>Hi,
>
>quick update feedback from the indy meeting in london last night
>
>dispatch telephone numbers should be out tomorrow - proposal is to put 
>a startpage special on uk site as a call for participation in 
>reporting with numbers, london will feature same.
>
>there's volunteers for taking calls from sat 28th through till 2nd 
>april, though 2nd is looking the weakest atm
>
>people are definatly needed online to help on usual irc (not crabgrass 
>system) - i guess a specific g20 room will be made - and doing 
>breaking news / timeline / features - thanks to the few folks who have 
>said they can help out already.
>
>more info to come,
>cheers,
>dave
>
>
>
>Quoting planet-mail at aktivix.org:
>
>>  hi folks,
>>
>>  (sending this to uk features, cc to uk-process and imc-london)
>>
>>  i just saw the mails questioning status and plans for dispatch and
>>  reporting of G20 events on process and thought i'd pitch in...
>>
>>  there is an evolving plan for dispatch and a meeting in london tonight
>>  to discuss and update on progress, with probably a follow up get
>>  together at the weekend
>>
>>  i've spoken to a few folks and have proposed that in line with
>>  previous big events that the uk site is the right place to do the main
>>  breaking news and timeline and features, primarily 'cos the G20
>>  protests are major national news (and much of the newswire reports
>>  will be posted to uk) - with london linking to uk for the main coverage.
>>
>>  a lot of people pretty much know what's involved to make a reporting
>>  system work and i don't see that there is (or should be) any split
>>  between uk / london dispatch reporting. This is just 'doing indymedia'
>>  and it's what indy is best at.
>>
>>  london bods are on the ground preparing telephones and numbers and
>>  some plans for how / where to do things
>>
>>  like previous large event reporting efforts, people are needed to
>>  report from the streets, to answer dispatch phones and to be online
>>  and in irc and putting together timeline breaking news and features.
>>
>>  so this is an appeal for participation for those of you who won't be
>>  out and about in london. A couple of ppl have offered their time after
>>  the call for help was put on the ukfeatures list 10 days ago - but
>>  more are needed - can people say if they will be around to help online?
>>
>>  (i know a few folks are coming to london but it would also be useful
>>  if anyone else who is planning on coming to london and can help with
>>  calling in reports or taking pictures would get in touch with the
>>  london list (imc-london at lists.indymedia.org) or myself so there's an
>>  idea of numbers of people who can help with reporting from the
>  > streets, or just say here!)
>>
>>  as said, london ppl are having a meeting tonight, but for now take
>>  this as a proposal to have a startpage special on the uk frontpage
>>  calling for participation in reporting the G20 protests and events -
>>  with dispatch numbers and quicklinks to the events lists - say to be
>>  published friday - followed by breaking news and timelines for the
>>  main demo days.
>>
>>  cheers,
>>  dave
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