[IMC-bristol] terrestrial address / updating guidelines

[sam rossiter]

good work on the PO box :)

I agree with what you have witten on the new
guidelines, i was wondering if we should add somthing
about incitement to violence against persons?

eg- "i personally hate x and would encourage everyone
to throw stones at him if seen in the street."
would not be covered by the discrimination part:-

Discrimination: posts using language, imagery, or
other forms of communication promoting racism,
fascism, xenophobia, sexism or any other form of
discrimination. 

also should we mention copyleft?

"(copyleft) indymedia bristol All content is free for
reprint and rebroadcast by non profit groups, on the
net and elsewhere, for non-commercial use. mainstream
media organisations must contact indymedia for
permision." 

I would also like a disclaimer- 
"by posting to BIMC you create a webpage and as the
creator of that page you remain responsible for the
content and accuracy of the information contained
therin"

just my two pennith worth

cheers Sam



--- kyra@rnetmail.co.uk wroteThe use of, and belief
in, Open Publishing rests on several central
assumptions:
- People who post to the newswire will present their
information in a thorough, honest, and accurate
manner.
- Readers are intelligent and aware, skeptical and
inquisitive of the posts they read and videos they
watch, and are able to distinguish for themselves what
is content of value and what is not.
- The SF Indymedia editorial Working Group will, at
least in theory, refrain from removing any post, given
that by doing so, the flow of information between
poster and reader will have ceased to be free.
- The means to an end is as important as the end
itself:
> TERRESTRIAL ADDRESS
> our new postal address is:
> 
> BRISTOL INDYMEDIA
> P.O. BOX 7
> c/o GREENLEAF BOOKSHOP
> 82 COLSTON STREET
> BRISTOL  BS1 5BB
> 
> so mebbe now we need something on the front page
> like the UK site's 'support us' bit, with our bank
> details etc.?
> 
> UPDATING GUIDELINES
> at the last meeting there was talk about the UK
> site's updated mission statement, editorial policy
> and guidelines.  people felt that they'd made
> several things much clearer and that we could do
> with taking on board some of those clarifications,
> without losing the simplicity of our current
> statement, policy and guidelines.
> 
> i've had a go at combining what seem to be the
> best/most accurate bits of both, and i've also
> drafted a 'history' bit, taking a lead again from
> the UK lot, from their 'about us' bit.
> 
> if anyone has time, mebbe they could look them over
> before we meet-up on the 10th? the 'history' bit
> definitely need someinput.
> 
> i've attached them to this, you'll need to open em
> in Wordpad, or whatever the non-evil empire
> equivalent is.
> 
> cheers
> kyra
> >
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> ABOUT BRISTOL INDYMEDIA\b0\par
> Bristol Indymedia is part of the global Indymedia
> (Independent Media Centres (IMCs))collective.  It is
> run by a collective of volunteers, and anyone can
> get involved. \par
> The project is co-ordinated largely through two
> email mailing lists, with (ir)regular open meetings
> announced via the email lists and through the
> website. \par
> The co-ordination of Bristol Indymedia is an open
> public process, so anyone can participate in the
> project. You can view the archive of these lists,
> and subscribe to them if you wish, on the main
> Bristol Indymedia site: \line\line\cf1\ul IMC
> Bristol List
>
<http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-bristol>\cf0\ulnone\line\cf1\ul
> IMC Bristol Tech List
>
<http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-bristol-tech>\cf0\ulnone\line\line\line
> When Bristol Indymedia began in September 2001,
> Editorial Guidelines and a Mission Statement were
> drafted to help steer the project, and as a required
> part of our initial application to become affiliated
> to the international Indymedia collective.  In April
> 2003, we updated these articles, in order to better
> explain Bristol Indymedia now, and in response to a
> similar update at UK Indymedia.\par
> \b BRISTOL INDYMEDIA EDITORIAL GUIDELINES (VERSION
> 2.0)\b0\par
> \b PURPOSE  \b0 Bristol Indymedia is an
> open-publishing platform that brings to light
> stories of genuine local concern to the people of
> Bristol and the South West of England.  The nature
> of the content of the site will be determined by the
> participation of people within this geographical
> area, and the interests and skills that they bring
> to the Bristol Indymedia project.  \par
> \b OPEN PUBLISHING\b0   Bristol Indymedia is
> dedicated to the open publishing ethos. This article
> explains how content on the site is generated and
> how you can contribute.\par
> The content of the Newswire (the right-hand column
> on the website) is generated by anyone who wants to
> contribute. The Open Publishing Guidelines below
> have been created to ensure the integrity of the
> site.\par
> Occasionally we must hide postings that do not
> adhere to the Open Publishing Guidelines (these
> hidden articles may still be viewed by going to the
> Administration page - in line with our commitment to
> free speech, it is not possible to delete articles
> posted to Bristol Indymedia).  Because of the 'real
> time' nature of the Newswire it is not possible to
> monitor its contents 24 hours a day, but we aim to
> hide offensive material as soon as possible.  \par
> Participants are welcome to notify the volunteer
> collective of any articles they feel should be
> hidden by emailing this address: \cf1\ul
> imc-bristol@lists.indymedia.org\cf0\ulnone  and a
> volunteer will respond as soon as he/she can.\par
> \cf2\b NEWSWIRE OPEN PUBLISHING GUIDELINES\par
> \b0 Posted articles (referred to here as 'posts')
> will be hidden if they are considered one or more of
> the following:\cf0\par
> \b Repeat posting\b0 : content that is re-posted or
> text that was originally a comment posted as a 'new'
> article. \par
> \b Non-Bristol/South West\b0 : posts which have no
> clear relation to these geographical areas.  Whilst
> the Bristol Indymedia collective acknowledges that
> national/world events have an impact upon the people
> of Bristol/the South West of England, the purpose of
> Bristol IMC is to share local news.  We aim to raise
> awareness of the role of UK IMC as an open forum for
> national news, and the role of other IMCs, as
> relevant, as open fora for international news.  NB:
> This does not include articles which analyse the
> impact or potential impact that national/world
> events have upon Bristol/the South West of England -
> postings which articulate such connections are
> welcome.\par
> For example: \par
> - a posting about the situation in Iraq would be
> hidden\par
> - a posting from someone from Bristol relating their
> experiences in Iraq would not be hidden\par
> - a posting discussing how the amount spent by the
> UK on bombing Iraq could have funded x amount of
> hospital care for people in Bristol would not be
> hidden\par
> The second and third examples make clear the link
> between local and global concerns.\par
> \b Discrimination\b0 : posts using language,
> imagery, or other forms of communication promoting
> racism, fascism, xenophobia, sexism or any other
> form of discrimination. \par
> \b Inaccurate\b0 : posts that are clearly inaccurate
> or misleading.  Where it is uncertain that the
> intention of the posting was to mislead, the
> inaccuracy may be questioned or amended via a
> Comment, rather than the article being hidden.\par
> \b Advertising\b0 : posts with personal or product
> promotions. \par
> \b Hierarchy\b0 : The newswire is designed to
> generate an open news resource, and is not a
> notice-board for political parties or any other
> hierarchically-structured organisation.  One purpose
> of this guideline is to prevent the website becoming
> dominated by any particular group.  Occasional
> postings announcing a public meeting or local
> campaign may be permitted.\par
> \b Disruptive\b0 : Contributions by individuals who
> habitually publish content which the above
> guidelines discourage. \par
> \b INDYJARGON: WHAT THE VARIOUS 'BITS' OF THE
> WEBSITE ARE CALLED\b0\par
> \b 1) Newswire\b0  (right-hand column)\line Bristol
> Indymedia adheres to the open publishing ethos.
> Everybody is free to post on the Newswire or to add
> Comments to Newswire articles. However, Bristol IMC
> volunteers will hide postings which contravene the
> Open Publishing Guidelines above. \par
> \b 2) Comments\b0\line Everybody can add their own
> Comments at the end of each article. Comments are
> also subject to the above Open Publishing
> Guidelines. A Comment may be used to: \line - State
> an opinion about any given posting.\line - Add
> information/rectify misinformation.\line - Correct
> inaccurate or malicious information.\line\line
> Corrections and rectifications can be given
> prominent status by contacting the main Bristol IMC
> list: \cf1\ul
> imc-bristol@lists.indymedia.org\cf0\ulnone  with the
> qualified accurate information. \par
> \b 3) Features \b0 (middle column)\b\par
> \b0 Bristol Indymedia volunteers administer the site
> and collaborate in the production of Features, which
> are presented in the middle column of the website. 
> The Features on  Bristol Indymedia reflect postings
> to the newswire, and exist to highlight a specific
> issue on which a number of articles have been
> posted.\par
> \b OTHER INDYJARGON\par
> \b0 The terms \b Indymedia\b0  and \b Independent
> Media Centre (IMC)\b0  tend to be used
> interchangeably by participants within the IMC
> network to describe both the international network
> of websites and the many collectives of volunteers
> that administer it.  Unlike many of the IMCs,
> Bristol Indymedia does not currently have a physical
> open-access space, but the website does serve as an
> open-access virtual media centre.\par
> The term \b participant\b0  is used to refer to
> anyone taking part in the Indymedia project, whether
> submitting material or browsing.  Whilst anyone can
> become a volunteer and contribute to Bristol
> Indymedia in this way, all participation in the
> website is considered an active and useful role.\par
> \b LEGAL DISCLAIMER\b0\line\line Bristol Indymedia
> is an interactive site offering inclusive
> participation. All postings to the open publishing
> site are the responsibility of the individual
> authors and not of Bristol Indymedia. Although
> Bristol Indymedia volunteers attempt to ensure
> accuracy of the Newswire, they take no
> responsibility legal or otherwise for the contents
> of the open publishing site. Any mention of external
> web sites or services is for information purposes
> only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a
> recommendation. \par
> \b ANTI-COPYRIGHT FOR NON-COMMERCIAL USE\par
> \b0 All content is free for reprint and rebroadcast,
> on the net and elsewhere, for non-commercial use,
> unless otherwise noted by the author. \fs24\par
> }
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> BRISTOL INDYMEDIA MISSION STATEMENT\b0\par
> Bristol Indymedia provides an interactive platform
> for independent news reports from, and/or relating
> to, Bristol and the South West of England.  Reports
> posted to Bristol Indymedia cover a wide range of
> issues and social movements.\par
> The content of the Bristol Indymedia website is
> created through a system of open publishing: anyone
> can upload a written, audio or video report or a
> picture directly to the site through an openly
> accessible web interface.  Through this system of
> 'Direct Media', Bristol Indymedia erodes the
> dividing line between reporters and reported,
> between active producers and passive audience:
> people are enabled and encouraged to speak for
> themselves.  When practicable, Bristol Indymedia
> aims to extend this participatory model by
> establishing 'Public Access Terminals' around
> Bristol, facilitating direct access to the technical
> equipment that enables participants to upload to the
> website.\par
> Bristol Indymedia is part of the worldwide network
> of Independent Media Centres (IMCs); focuses on
> Bristol and the South West of England; and is also
> an intermediary for information from other parts of
> the world, via the links to other IMCs in the
> left-hand column of the site.  We aim to extend
> communication and skill-sharing between Bristol
> Indymedia and other IMCs.  The main element of
> Bristol Indymedia is the website; the platform this
> website provides and the interests of the volunteer
> collective may at various times generate a variety
> of other activities including video-production,
> film-screenings, printed materials and public
> interventions.\par
> The Bristol Indymedia collective is an expanding
> group of volunteers, who administer the site and aim
> to live up to the following principles: \par
>
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> non-hierarchical basis \par
> {\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}we reject all systems of
> domination and discrimination \par
> {\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}we aim to keep the focus of the
> Bristol Indymedia website on grassroots actions and
> discussions that have a direct connection to Bristol
> and/or the South West of England, including the
> evaluation of national or international situations
> as they relate to Bristol and/or the South West\par
> {\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}the Bristol Indymedia collective
> does not have any ties with political parties or 
> NGOs \lang1033\f1\fs20\par
> \lang2057\f0\fs24{\pntext\f2\'B7\tab}we welcome new
> volunteers to the Bristol Indymedia
> project\lang1033\f1\fs20\par
> }
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> "Potentially the most radical local media
> development in 100
> years."\i0\line\pard\keepn\sb100\sa100 Venue
> magazine, Bristol, on Bristol Indymedia. June
> 2002.\cf1\b\par
> The growth of independent media grassroots
> projects\b0\par
> \pard\sb100\sa100 Independent DIY media projects are
> spreading around the planet at unprecedented speed.
> \par
> Triggered by discontent with the mainstream media
> and supported by the widespread availability of new
> media technologies, groups all over the world are
> creating their own channels of information and
> distribution in order to bypass the mainstream,
> corporate media. \par
> The idea behind most of these projects is to create
> open platforms to which everyone can contribute -
> not only a small media elite with their particular
> interests.  By eliminating the classic division
> between professional producers and passive audience,
> many issues and discussions that were previously
> suppressed become visible and available, and more
> and more people are enabled to share their direct
> experience of  'the news'.  \par
> This really is the media of the masses and the media
> 'platforms' used are as diverse as the people
> involved and growing as fast as the numbers of those
> contributing.  The speed at which new projects are
> springing up means that a summary of activity
> quickly gets out-of-date, but the following examples
> give an idea of the diversity of activity:\par
> \b PRINT  \b0 Independent print publications are
> produced in most regions of the world.  One
> prominent example here in the UK is the weekly news
> sheet Schnews \ul
> <http://www.schnews.org.uk/>\ulnone , whilst local
> news sheet, The Bristolian
> <http://www.bristolian.freeservers.com/> ...has
> risen to prominence as 'Smiter of the High and
> Mighty' with a circulation of 15,000 per week (as at
> April 2003).\par
> \b RADIO  \b0 Meanwhile, community and pirate radio
> stations are re-conquering the airwaves, being the
> only means of distributing information in many parts
> of the world.   Bristol's Interference FM are
> currently out of action, but sum up their own
> political pirate radio approach as: \cf0 "Firstly we
> wanted to demonstrate the capabilities of radio as a
> campaign resource, as a communication tool and as a
> means of disseminating information. Secondly we
> planned to take the equipment and our experience on
> the road in Britain, to encourage similar regional
> initiatives. Finally, we hoped to build a network
> based on mutuality and radicalism." \par
> \cf1 Relative newcomer, Bristol Broadband Collective
> (bbc) are now producing a(n ir)regular magazine
> programme Dialect, presented through broadband radio
> format, accessed via the internet.\par
> \b VIDEO  \b0 Video has become a particularly
> DIY-friendly technology with the decreasing price of
> digital video hardware, and the increasing free
> availability of software such as editing packages
> via peer-to-peer computer networking [check that
> this is right?!] and other sources.  The appeal of
> video seems universal, with groups as far apart as
> the Brazilian TV Viva and Bristol's own i-Contact
> organising popular open screenings in public places,
> and others, such as the German AK Kraak, producing
> regular video news shows.  In countries with public
> access TV, groups such as the New York collective
> Paper Tiger compile videos as a TV show and screen
> them via public access slots.  Elsewhere, other
> groups are starting to screen videos over the
> Internet - watch out for Pirate TV which is produced
> by the UK video collective Undercurrents. \par
> \b SUBVERTISING\b0   The practice of amending
> corporate advertising to get alternative messages
> across and to reclaim our public spaces from the
> advertisers is booming.  Check
> out<http://www.subvertise.org> for some good
> examples, and keep your eyes open around Bristol,
> where some of the finest subvertisers display their
> handiwork.\par
> \b INTERNET  \b0 The Internet has many more
> alternative news and info sites to offer, from the
> grassroots noticeboard a-infos (Alternative News
> service) \ul <http://www.ainfos.ca/>\ulnone  to the
> slightly larger non-governmental organization
> (NGO)-focused Oneworld <\ul
> http://www.oneworld.net/>\ulnone  online.\par
> The Indymedia/IMC network in itself is represented
> by volunteer collectives in most countries across
> the world, and now groups such as Bristol IMC are
> establishing more local sites within this massive
> network.\par
> \b Reporting large scale events: The birth of the
> Indymedia/IMC network\b0\par
> Digitalisation allows a combination of all these
> media platforms. And it makes real-time reporting of
> major events possible - with the integrated use of
> mobile phones, laptops, digital cameras and email.
> \par
> \b JUNE 1999.  LONDON, UK\b0\par
> The global anti-capitalism protests on June 18th
> 1999 saw the first co-ordinated attempt by DIY media
> groups to provide rapid reporting of large scale
> events in London and across the globe. With London
> acting as an international media hub, a mixture of
> pictures, text reports, audio and video from around
> the world were posted to the j18.org \ul
> <http://www.j18.org>\ulnone  and the \ul
> <http://www.reclaimthestreets.net/>\ulnone 
> websites, painting an inspiring picture of
> simultaneous grassroots action in over 40 countries,
> with the kind of raw direct coverage that the
> corporate media can only dream of being speedily
> relayed across the planet. While the site suffered
> from a lack of still images, video and audio
> coverage was streamed live out over the Internet
> throughout the day; with corporate websites like
> FT.com (The Financial Times) relaying the stream
> directly from their front-page! The reaction from
> corporate media was one of abject astonishment, with
> networks like CNN contacting the London Media Centre
> to ask just how it had all been achieved!\par
> \b NOVEMBER 1999.  SEATTLE, USA\b0\par
> This DIY media reporting concept was taken a stage
> further during the large-scale mobilizations against
> the World Trade Organization in Seattle in November
> 1999. While the actions were again global, the
> Seattle \'b4Independent Media Center' (IMC)
> concentrated on providing a wealth of Seattle
> reports in all formats through the innovative use of
> a completely open publishing system. \par
> This allowed anyone with Internet access to upload
> either text, still images, audio or video files
> directly to the reporting website. With the actions
> spanning several days people could directly
> communicate and record their experiences on to the
> website, building not only one of the most complete
> records of political dissent ever, but also
> providing a valuable voice amidst all the chaos and
> smoke; in a few days the Seattle IMC site had
> received over 1.5 million \'b4hits\'b4 from around
> the world. This was the first Indymedia/IMC
> project.\par
> \b APRIL 2000.  WASHINGTON, USA\b0\par
> From April 16-18th 2000, the same model was used in
> Washington DC, USA, to provide extensive coverage of
> the mobilizations against the International Monetary
> Fund and World Bank. Again the protests were global.
> The scale of the coverage provided by Washington IMC
> of events in their own city was astounding. While
> many corporate news networks were reporting the
> restraint of the police, visitors to the \ul
> Washington IMC <http://dc2.indymedia.org/>\ulnone 
> could both see the images and hear the sounds of
> peaceful men and women being beaten, tear-gassed,
> and viciously attacked with pepper spray.\par
> \b A growing network\par
> \b0 Since the anti-WTO actions in Seattle many other
> IMCs were established across America, using the
> Seattle IMC as a model. And then, on May 1st 2000,
> the name 'Indymedia' moved across the Atlantic to
> London. Indymedia (IMC) UK covered the \ul Mayday
> actions in London and other places in the UK
>
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/newsite/index2.php3>\ulnone
>  and introduced some fresh approaches to reporting
> large actions - most importantly the \'b4Public
> Access Terminals\'b4 physically situated in the
> middle of the action, making it a true street media
> project and empowering everyone present to
> communicate their own experiences and views, live
> and direct.  Having created a large compendium of
> experiences and accounts of Mayday 2000, the UK IMC
> began to report on other actions in order to make
> visible some of the events and issues which are
> usually suppressed by the corporate media.\par
> \b AUGUST 2001.  BRISTOL, UK\b0\par
> In August 2001, as an offshoot of the tech2 festival
> at the Cube Cinema Microplex and other venues around
> Bristol, a group of DIY media types, community
> activists and other interested people met upstairs
> at the Hatchet pub, Bristol, and (in what is still
> remembered with awe as one of the more epic meetings
> of modern times) began to set out a role for a
> possible Indymedia website for Bristol.  By
> September 2001, the site was up and running, but the
> development of Bristol Indymedia's role is ongoing
> and continues through the participation of a growing
> number of people from Bristol, the South West of
> England and beyond, through volunteering to help
> administer the site and through using the site to
> share news.  (For more information, see the
> Editorial Policy and Mission Statement.)\par
> New Indymedia groups continue to appear across the
> world 
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