[IMC-UK-Features] Dispatch Reporting Numbers

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Indymedia G20 Reporting

Help report what's happening by sending your reports from the streets.  
There are two Indymedia reporting numbers:

07588 479 039 : For calling in reports from events - remember the 'who  
what when where why' - and also for sending txt msg updates and MMS  
picture messages.

08444 870 157: For calling in to leave a short audio recording that  
can be uploaded to the website.

(If you do send pictures or audio messages, do not forget to include  
the location and time).

Twitter: If you are using twitter and have a report or update for  
Indymedia, include the hashtag #imcg20 in your message (see below for  
more info).

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The Indymedia reporting numbers are for informing Indymedia about what  
is happening at the G20 events to enable an accurate picture of the  
events to be reported on the Indymedia website, they are not an  
information line to give out information.

The reporting numbers are public and may be monitored by the police.

If you are using Twitter, a record of your message will be published  
on your Twitter page (see below).

Think beforehand about the report you are going to call in or message,  
and try to be as accurate as possible.

If you are taking pictures or video, respect other people's desire not  
to be filmed. Pictures and video can often help people prove their  
innocence when arrested, however they can also incriminate people, so  
think about what you shoot and be aware the police sometimes try to  
confiscate recording equipment, media and film.


What's Twitter?

Twitter is a short messaging system allowing people to post sms sized  
(140 characters) updates about what they are doing. It's a very  
powerful tool for citizen journalism, since people can send updates  
(or 'twitters') from their mobile phones to the web.

Many of the groups involved in G20 protests are also using twitter to  
spread their message:

http://twitter.com/putpeoplefirst
http://twitter.com/wdmuk
http://twitter.com/climatecamp
http://twitter.com/G20Meltdown

On Saturday the Put People First organisers are asking participants to  
send Twitter updates about the march, by including the hashtag phrase  
"#G20rally" in their messages, so those messages can be diplayes all  
together.

Indymedia has been using Twitter for a while, and is now asking people  
to include the hashtag #imcg20 in their twitters during the G20 week  
if they have news updates. This is decentralised DIY media.

To see how it works, check out the Put People First guide here:
http://www.putpeoplefirst.org.uk/2009/03/mobile-mavericks-wanted-to-twitter-from-the-rally/

Again, it should be stressed that using Twitter creates a record of  
your messages in the same way that many social networking tools do.

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