[www-features] Global vs local relevance of features

[Bht]

I dont think the people that have responded to this have read it the same
way I did.  I am reading it as an idea to scout feature wires across the
network and simply promote really good ones.  If this is what Lara meant,
I think this is actually a really good idea.

And, adding on to that, the "features team" can scout the feature wires
and add features to the global center column, but also work on getting
together a rounded global story about anything each week, or something.

This would open it up to more collaboarative, and also feature content
from IMC's underrpresented in global.  I think that is a wonderful way to
solve a few problems that we have been facing.

And I totally love the conversations!  I am regularly in the #features irc
channel, so if people want to talk more about this find me there, or keep
it on this list!
bht
portland
ps...i posted the portland story before reading this thread, and I think
that is a great place to start!


>> I know this was addressed here a couple of days ago,
>> but damned if I can find exactly what I wanted to
>> respond to.
>>
>> Ah well, I'll do this from memory.
>>
>> I'd like to see articles that have high local
>> relevance to particular IMCs featured on global, even
>> if they don't have global implications. I like the way
>> that the global site can link us all, and give us sort
>> of a street level view of other parts of the world. I
>> can get global news from The New York Times or the
>> BBC, but I won't get the same perspective I get from
>> and IndyMedia. I check a few local IndyMedia sites
>> regularly, but it's so easy to miss an interesting
>> story, and I think featuring some of the best of the
>> best on global could be pretty cool.
>>
>> Lara