[IMC-Video] newsreel

Sun Jul 8 21:40:01 UTC 2007

Hi everyone, both IMC US and IMC Video folks. I think that the
conversation about IMC newreel might benefit from a connection to the
conversation that's happening about IMC video more generally. I'll try
to summarize for both groups :)

IMC US is talkin about how no one is sending in video material for the
monthly newsreel, even though it airs nationally on Free Speech TV and
would seem to be an attractive option.

IMC Video is talking about how we need to improve useability of the
tools we use to upload, view, find, and share indymedia video throughout
the network, in part to compete with the advances from corporate 'web
2.0' sites like YouTube, while remaining true to free and open source
software, copyleft, privacy, and freespeech.

Personally, I'm convinced that some of the ways to improve contributions
to IMC newsreel are 1. outreach (very few know about it), 2. submission
process (upload instead of sending physical tapes) and 3. editorial
process (a few editors look at submissions that a few people send in,
instead of a method that successfully draws input across the whole
network).

I'm not at all saying this to belittle the great work that steve and
everyone who's been involved have been doing to keep it going! I'm only
encouraging us to think concretely about this question:

what new tools/process could we use to select great video content from
across the network for national airing on FSTV?

For example: if the new video.indy CMS successfully syndicates content
from across the network, as well as provides a spot for upload, it would
be simple to build in rating/editorial system. eg viewers rate/star
material, that floats to the top for editorial collective to make final
selections/sequencing for the newsreel. If we implement the subtitling
tool that worked for g8-tv.org (or some other tool) then that will
increase the speed and amount of international material that can be
included. And if people are uploading high quality files (as they were
with ivdn) we can even do really interesting stuff like let video
editorial collective members select the clips with the editorial
interface, then server-side assembly of the reel according to a template.

Just some food for though, especially as we move toward relaunching
video.indy

peace
schock

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> From: Mitchell Szczepanczyk <mitchell_AT_szcz.org>
> Subject: Re: [IMC-US] fwd: death of indymedia newsreal?
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> You know, Chicago Indymedia also has a monthly TV show (which also airs 
> on Free Speech TV).  I wonder if some deal might be made between Chicago 
> IMC and the Newsreal project to help each other out. 
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> Can you put me in touch with the editor of Newsreal?  Maybe we can help...
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> Thanks.
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> Mitchell Szczepanczyk
> http://www.szcz.org
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> john duda wrote:
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>> http://detritus.net/steev/mt/archives/000908.html
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>> Death of Newsreal?
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>> I've been the editor for the Indymedia U.S. Newsreal for a little over one year now, and while it's been a valuable experience for me and it's felt good to keep the project going, it has been a constant struggle to elicit contributions for it. The monthly program consists of short (1-10 minute, usually) segments sent in by videoactivists from around the country. Since the show is broadcast on Free Speech TV it seems like a great opportunity to get your work shown in front of potentially millions of viewers, and segments producers get $50 as well, but apparently this isn't enough to motivate people. I don't know what the problem is, frankly, but I'm getting tired of constanly cajoling people to send stuff in. That wasn't supposed to be my job, I was only going to be the editor, but pretty soon after I started, the outreach coordinator, Ethan, dropped off the face of the earth and stopped doing outreach.
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>> Last month we received exactly zero submissions and Sonya, subbing for me as editor while I was in Europe, just barely managed to cobble together material for a July show. If there's still no submissions, and no renewed interest, I fear the whole project is going to have to be put to rest... 
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> Atlanta IMC also does a show, Another Media is possible, which is
> syndicated by FSTV, they may be interested in collaborating, Gary
> (peasants_AT_mindspring.com) wuld be a good person to talk too. Back in the
> day we used to screen the newsreal at almost all of our filmscreenings,
> but I havent seen a tape copy in a long time.
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> On Sat, July 7, 2007 7:42 pm, Mitchell Szczepanczyk wrote:
>> You know, Chicago Indymedia also has a monthly TV show (which also airs
>> on Free Speech TV).  I wonder if some deal might be made between Chicago
>> IMC and the Newsreal project to help each other out.
>>
>>
>> Can you put me in touch with the editor of Newsreal?  Maybe we can
>> help...
>>
>> Thanks.
>> --
>> Mitchell Szczepanczyk
>> http://www.szcz.org
>>
>>
>> john duda wrote:
>>> from:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://detritus.net/steev/mt/archives/000908.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Death of Newsreal?
>>>
>>>
>>> I've been the editor for the Indymedia U.S. Newsreal for a little over
>>> one year now, and while it's been a valuable experience for me and it's
>>> felt good to keep the project going, it has been a constant struggle to
>>> elicit contributions for it. The monthly program consists of short
>>> (1-10 minute, usually) segments sent in by videoactivists from around
>>> the country. Since the show is broadcast on Free Speech TV it seems
>>> like a great opportunity to get your work shown in front of potentially
>>> millions of viewers, and segments producers get $50 as well, but
>>> apparently this isn't enough to motivate people. I don't know what the
>>> problem is, frankly, but I'm getting tired of constanly cajoling people
>>> to send stuff in. That wasn't supposed to be my job, I was only going
>>> to be the editor, but pretty soon after I started, the outreach
>>> coordinator, Ethan, dropped off the face of the earth and stopped doing
>>> outreach.
>>>
>>> Last month we received exactly zero submissions and Sonya, subbing for
>>> me as editor while I was in Europe, just barely managed to cobble
>>> together material for a July show. If there's still no submissions, and
>>> no renewed interest, I fear the whole project is going to have to be
>>> put to rest...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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