[CIMC-work] project censored's: Reply from Derek

[Garth Liebhaber]

>From: Derek Fieldsoe <solar_geek@yahoo.com>
>To: Garth Liebhaber <garthliebhaber@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: FW: project censored's request: We need your opinion for our 
>nex
>Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 07:48:16 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hello Garth,
>
>I appreciate you responding back to my inquiry and I'd
>like to apologize for taking so long to get back to
>you.
>
>I found your response to be lively and interesting but
>I can see you had a difficult time because I wasn't
>able to define my question clearly enough.  Sorry
>about that. I can see how it's sometimes hard to write
>something and not preach to the choir at the same
>time.
>
>The question that I suppose I'm trying to answer is
>what's independent news doing differently than other
>more mainstream news that makes it important to read?
>How is this being done and who's doing it?  I'm
>basically looking for quotes from the people who are
>running the indy sites in regards to what they feel
>makes independent news unique and important to us and
>what they're doing to get the word out.
>
>Any insight would be much appreciated.  I may even use
>some info from your response. . .if you don't mind.
>
>I hope this helps.  A response from indymedia.org is
>pretty high on my list of people I talked to about
>this subject so I would hope that you might be able to
>provdie something within a week.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Derek Fieldsoe
>Project Censored
>--- Garth Liebhaber <garthliebhaber@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
> > Derek,
> >      It is difficult to answer your question because
> > it is rather general.
> > Any immediate response that come to mind feels like
> > useless
> > rhetoric/ranting/diatribe.
> >      Web based independent news sources are great.
> > Indymedia's been great
> > too, it's made a lot possible.  I think there are
> > other cultural shifts to
> > be made.  The fact that lots of people like the
> > major brand security, so
> > most people watch Fox News at nine just as they
> > purchase other brands that
> > they are familiar with.
> >     Of course Independent News is important.  Will
> > it save the planet?
> > Personally I don't look to technology to save the
> > planet.  I feel I use it
> > in order to do some sort of good work while living
> > in this belly of the
> > beast.  I think that there are other important
> > cultural shifts to work on.
> > Such as Cooperation over Competition.  Or talking to
> > strangers on the
> > street. Planting a garden.
> >     I ask myself these questions.  Was peace
> > impossible before the advent of
> > the personal computer?  Do we need to wait until
> > micro computers are planted
> > in our brains complete with instantaneous wireless
> > messaging?  The Gutenberg
> > press didn't seem to do much to end wars.  In the
> > Greek Comedy of
> > Lysistrata, the women of the opposing sides seemed
> > to be able to come
> > together in a way to end the war.  That occurred
> > before the press.
> >      To go a step furthur, we can look at certain
> > indigenous cultures.  They
> > seem to hold to the saying that you don't need a
> > weatherman to tell you
> > which way the wind blows.  What about cultures that
> > don't utilize material
> > technology to any great extent?  Perhaps information
> > too big for our heads
> > isn't necessary anyway?  But then, we're the ones
> > suffering from
> > Alzheimers..  I don't mean to overidealize
> > indigenous cultures, and I do
> > mean to add the sound of discussion to my voice.
> >     Still, we need our civilization we need our
> > independent press for the
> > same reasons as 100, 300 years ago.  More for the
> > message than the
> > messenger.
> >     These are my thoughts, hope they're useful.
> >
> >
> >
> >    My opinion in a nutshell is that yeah, it's
> > great,  a lot of good work
> > has been made possible by independent news.  At the
> > same time most people
> > still watch the the 9:00 Fox News.
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >I thought this should be sent from tech to the
> > working group list for
> > >input.--Elizabeth
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Tue Apr  8 21:57:16 2003: Request 1733 was acted
> > upon.
> > > >Transaction: Ticket created by
> > Project.Censored@indymedia.org
> > > >        Queue: help
> > > >      Subject: We need your opinion for our next
> > book.
> > > >        Owner: Nobody
> > > >   Requestors: Project.Censored@indymedia.org
> > > >       Status: new
> > > >  Ticket <URL:
> > http://rt.indymedia.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=1733
> > >
> > >
> >
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >--
> > > >
> > > >From: solar_geek@yahoo.com
> > > >Name: Project Censored, Sonoma State University,
> > California
> > > >
> > > >Message: Hello Indymedia,
> > > >
> > > >My name is Derek and I'm a writer with Project
> > Censored with Peter
> > > >Phillips at Sonoma State University.  For our
> > next book to be
> > > >published, I am writing  a piece talking about
> > independent online
> > > >news sites and what they are doing to help
> > provide news in a
> > > >corporate media saturated environment.
> > > >I would like to know opinion on what's new with
> > independent news and
> > > >its importance in the world today.  We hope have
> > to the opportunity
> > > >to use you words in our next book.  Thanks.
> > > >
> > > >Article:
> > > >Site:
> > > >
> > > >Additional Comments: Most sites aren't responding
> > back and I hope
> > > >that maybe you can break the pattern.
> > > >
> > > >Derek Fieldsoe
> > > >Project Censored
> > > >Sonoma State University
> > >


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