[Imc-africa] Mainstream media on indymedia

[franklin bayern]

These are quotes that speak volumes. How exciting to
know these and more will be on the floor at the Dakar
conference.

Frank,
Cameroon



--- valentine V eben <vally_x at lycos.com> wrote:
>  On September 28, 2000, the Washington Post.com
> selected the IMC website in Prague as their global
> site of the day. 
>  
> Television coverage of the IMC network has run on
> the following mainstream networks in addition to
> many local affiliates and hundreds of radio programs
> around the world: 
>  
>     * ABC Nightly News 
>     * CBC's Good Morning Canada 
>     * CNN's Evening Report 
>     * Finnish Television (Finland national network) 
>     * Channel 4 (United Kingdom) 
>     * South African Public Television. 
>  
> Quotes from the media about indymedia 
>  
>     * "The new media in Seattle provided a glimpse
> of what lies ahead for journalism in the new
> century. It is a message that older media ignore at
> their own peril... 
>  
>     * It wouldn't be surprising for one or two of
> these "independent media centers" to develop into a
> major media source, especially if they continue to
> function on the sort of open source reporting model
> seen in Seattle." 
>  
> The Christian Science Monitor, December 9, 1999 (by
> Tom Regan) 
>  
>     * "Here in Philadelphia if the corporate media
> isn't cooperating, the Independent Media Center is
> there to make sure the events in the streets are
> clearly covered. In addition to the live tv
> operation, the most impressive accomplishment of the
> IMC is its unique synergy between so many forms of
> media." 
>  
> North Bay Bohemian (formally Sonoma County
> Independent) July 27, 2000 (by Don Hazen) 
>  
>     * "First created to provide a different
> perspective on the Seattle protests last December,
> the IMC has evolved to become a surprisingly
> effective news organization that includes over 100
> reporters and editors. If you want to find minute by
> minute updates on what's happening outside
> presidential conventions this year, don't turn to
> cable tv or traditional news websites." 
>  
> Wired News.com, August 5, 2000 
>  
>     * "Many New Yorkers feel that the "open
> source-open content" Independent Media Center
> website is doing a better job of getting the real
> news out than the mainstream media, despite the fact
> that the City has refused to issue press passed to
> that group." 
>  
> Wired News.com, September 8, 2000 
> Quotes from top media experts/authors/community
> leaders 
>  
>     * "Not enough accolades can be given to the
> Independent Media Center. It is doing what is both
> courageous and obvious, stepping into the vacuum
> left by the corporatization of the networks and PBS
> and providing truthful accounts of how unheard
> Americans think and feel? 
>  
>     * I cannot emphasize how important the
> Independent Media Center is and has become. We
> cannot win the battle for Global democracy without
> it." 
>  
> Paul Hawken, noted author and visionary 
>  
>     * "We need the Independent Media Center. In
> fact, there would be no way to justify its
> non-existence during the WTO ministerial in
> Seattle... 
>  
>     * Let the voices of the environment, of human
> rights, of labor, of consumers, of grassroots
> democracy, be heard. Let's support the Independent
> Media Center to help those voices be heard in
> Seattle and around the world." 
>  
> Norman Solomon Syndicated columnist; author, "The
> Habits of Highly Deceptive Media"; co-host, World
> Trade Watch Radio; executive director, Institute for
> Public Accuracy 
>  
>     * "People all over the world are raising their
> voices and expressing their outrage against the
> greed of the multinational corporations and
> the.unwillingness, and inability, of our governments
> to stop these institutions. To ensure that this
> happens, an Independent Media Center has been opened
> in Seattle. Such an effort is critical to the
> success of a people's movement for social change and
> I am fully supportive of the Independent Media
> Center. I would also strongly urge anyone interested
> in funding this project, to do so." 
>  
>     * "The need for independent media cannot be
> understated at a time when we experience the effects
> of corporate power in every level of our life and
> see the commercialization and consolidation of the
> means of communication becoming more entrenched. Our
> very democracy is at stake and independent media can
> be a powerful leveraging point." 
>  
>     * "People need to hear the other side of the
> story; they need to hear the truth under the public
> relations glaze that disempowers and creates fear;
> they need to be empowered again by all the good work
> that is being done by so many people in so many
> corners of the world. These voices need to shine and
> be heard! Support the Independent Media Center in
> Seattle during this historic opportunity." 
>  
> David Barsamian Director, Alternative Radio 
>  
>     * "The increased concentration, and
> corporatization of the media naturally leads to a
> greater number of voices being shut out. The media
> are motivated by profit, and naturally are guided by
> the question, 'What sells?' But we must ask the
> question, 'What is right?' and that means creating
> the means for people with a progressive agenda to
> speak out, to reach people in their own cities and
> around the world, and to work together for progress.
> 
>  
>     * "I applaud and congratulate organizations like
> the Independent Media Center that have made real
> strides in the fight to break out of the media
> monopoly. However, much work remains to be done. We
> share a vision of true democracy and active citizen
> participation in the debates that shape our
> communities. We must bring our agendas together and
> make independent media a reality. 
>  
> Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Founder & President of
> the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition 
>  
>     * "We are in the early stages of a tremendously
> exciting international mass movement and the
> Independent Media Center is a leading player in its
> partner media movement. 
>  
>     * But the IMC is doing more than breaking the
> corporate monopoly on story telling, it is inventing
> new media models that are uniquely equipped to
> mirror the international and diverse nature of this
> protest movement. This is media that crosses borders
> and issues like no communication network we have
> ever seen before. 
>  
>     * Most importantly, the IMC represents the
> merger of media and activism: an organization that
> doesn't only cover the actions on the street but
> spreads the very information that helps draw
> thousands to the streets in the first place. I
> strongly urge you to support the IMC groundbreaking
> work." 
>  
> Naomi Klein columnist and author of "No Logo: Taking
> Aim At The Brand Bullies" 
> More recently a film has featured the role of IMC
> Argentina 
>  
>     * "'Eye of the Storm - the Crisis in Argentina
> and the Role of Independent Media at the Center of a
> Revolution' is a video project which attempts to
> identify the utility and power of the Independent
> Media Center (IMC) movement through the specific
> history of a single local IMC. In particular, this
> film focuses on the Argentinean Independent Media
> Center, a network of independent journalists which
> produces news and facilitates a space for
> understanding in the center of a neoliberal policy
> induced national crisis." 
>  
> Raphael Lyon, Film Director - Eye of the Storm 
>  
> Here's an article written mid 2002 entitled
> "Indymedia Three Years on" 
>  
> also see: ImcPressCollectionEnglish 
>  
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>     * -- RovinNZ - 25 Sep 2002 (dumped the html
> format, moved a few things around and added whole
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