[Imc-uk-process] [Imc-uk-features] worried by 'other press' discussion

[Doug.]

My one and only attempt at pulling together newswire items into a SOCPA feature
ended up a bit of a mess and my speciality is really quick turn around video
reportage. Also, don't you think Rikki is doing enough already without also
being asked to generate features? I could be wrong but my impression is that
the Collective is not interested enough in SOCPA to make features on it enough
of a priority.

Doug.
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>
>Doug, you could write a feature and propose it, as could Rikki. It makes
>sense
>to me that SOCPA should also be a topic
>
>best
>
>R
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>Quoting "Doug." <smithx at lineone.net>:
>
>> I may not have made myself clear Mini. My complaint is not with the promoted
>> newswire but with the lack of SOCPA features. Most, but not all, of SOCPA
>> stuff is promoted but features are few and far between. It is as if everyone
>> has got bored with that particular struggle, unless it involves lots of
>> people
>> and arrests and a fresh theme like 'Sack Parliament'. Rikki's stuff alone
>> could be co-ordinated into a series of features and there are many others,
>> besides Steve and Barabara, regularly demonstrating in Parliament Square.
>> 
>> Doug.
>> >
>> >
>> >Not sure that's entirely accurate. Looking at the promoted UK 
>> >newswire at 20.22, of the first 10 items only 2 (#6 - athens, an 
>> >eyewitness report from an injured activist and #8 - an out of date 
>> >repost from narconews) are not local (ie UK). London looks to be 
>> >pretty much London activist related and also has Oscar from San 
>> >Cristobel (shome mistake here perhaps - on London).
>> >
>> >Even 3 scrolls down the UK promoted wire it's mainly on topic.
>> >
>> >As for the Parliament Square thing, rikki and I discussed how to 
>> >re-organise this, like whether it could be broadened to be all SOCPA

>> >related rather than just Brian's protest without dissing Brian. 
>> >Thinking being that, as you write, it's out of date but that's 
>> >because all the action is current;ly to do with Steve and Barbara, 
>> >and high court socpa challenges (Maya) which is making it hard to 
>> >keep the "Parliament Square" topic alive.
>> >
>> >However we don't want to do a corporate style job and just move on 
>> >and forget it because there's "NO NEWS" at the moment.
>> >
>> >And of course if anyone wants to chip and help with this problem it'd
>
>> >be great to have some input. We're still working on a plan...
>> >
>> >Overall I think the promoting rather than hiding has been a great 
>> >success. Much of the time the newswire works OK. If there are lulls 
>> >it's because there's nothing appropriate to post. Maybe the world 
>> >just need more people on the streets more of the time :-)
>> >
>> >mini mouse
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >At 7:15 pm +0000 21/11/06, Doug. wrote:
>> >>Couldn't agree more Ben. The coverage given to Parliament Square and
>Rikki
>> >>is pathetic and the link in the left hand column is now way out of date.
>> >>Stuff happening on our own doorstep, involving an ongoing  massive
>> onslought
>> >>to our civil liberties accompanied by police brutality, barely warrants
>> >a
>> >>promotion on the Newswire while events all over the world, which can
>
>> >>be accessed
>> >>on the global network anyway, are repeatedly featured.
>> >>
>> >>Doug.
>> >>>
>> >>>Indymedia's orginally content and contributors are all it has, it's
>only
>> >>>value. We should do everything we can to encourage and reward those
>who
>> >>>take their own pictures, edit videos and write reports. People like
>Oscar
>> >>>Beard trotting off to mexico to cover an uprising, or Rikki sticking
>to
>> >>>one issue for months and months on end - surely we should be spending
>> time
>> >>>talking about how those reports can be more visiable rather than time
>> >>>providing facilities for those whose idea of grassroots reporting is
>to
>> >>>copy something off the CNN website.
>> >>>
>> >>
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