[CIMC-work] Fw: [IMC-Process] Re:[New-imc] Proposed New IMC -- IMC-US

[Chris Kaihatsu]

CIMC,

I support this proposal to have the global Indymedia.org website sectioned,
so that it does not continue to skew to English-language, US-Indymedia
posts. While I like that the syndication system (indymedia.org, right-hand
column, non-open-publishing) is sampling from worldwide Indymedias, I think
that the global open-publishing newswire is particularly susceptible to
English-only posts.

Perhaps the syndication process could continue, but there could be
worldwide-region-oriented, sectioned open-publishing newswires.

I welcome input from other CIMCers.


Chris




----- Original Message -----
From: "Petros Evdokas" <petros_cyprus at burleehost.net>
To: <new-imc at lists.indymedia.org>; "Sascha Meinrath" <sascha at ucimc.org>;
<imc-us at ucimc.org>; "imc- communication"
<imc-communication at lists.indymedia.org>; "imc- process"
<imc-process at lists.indymedia.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 7:17 AM
Subject: [IMC-Process] Re:[New-imc] Proposed New IMC -- IMC-US


> >
> > Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 19:05:05 -0500 (CDT)
> > From: Sascha Meinrath <sascha at ucimc.org>
> > Subject: [New-imc] Proposed New IMC -- IMC-US:
> > To: new-imc at lists.indymedia.org
> > Cc: imc-us at ucimc.org
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > SUMMARY:
> >
> > Over the past several years the idea of creating an IMC-US website has
> > been talked about at length.  Below is a formal proposal from the
> > imc-us affinity group to create such a site.
> >
> > ***
> > .........A less US-Centric Global Site:  A US-IMC website would reduce
> > domination
> > of the global indymedia site by US-specific issues.  While it may not be
> > apparent to many IMC-istas in the US, US stories have been
overrepresented
> > on the global Indymedia site. Having a US site would allow the global
site
> > to have a more balanced and diverse distribution of articles -- helping
to
> > alleviate the alienation experienced by some non-US viewers.
Additionally,
> > a US-IMC would help encourage the creation of a multi-lingual global
site
> > by creating a venue for many English language posts that otherwise end
up
> > on the global site.
>
> ------------------- end of segment --------------
>
> This is a great idea.
> Even if the only reason (motive) to do it, were the one I singled out from
> your letter above, it would be worth it!
>
> Unfortunately, the domination of global imc by US- based activists will
need
> more than just a structural change of IndyMedia, but this is a good step
> forward. By itself, though, it is not enough. We need to see more of our
US-
> based colleagues who have challenged the Imperial attitude and cultural
> blinders operating internally, to have more active roles in global imc,
and we
> need to find the courage to throw out individuals whose attitude is not
> appropriate to IndyMedia. Sorry if this sounds elitist, but ask any
thirld-
> world radical or free- media activist, and they will say the same, in less
> polite terms.
>
> A current example of how this domination is ruining global imc, is the
fraud
> and fiasco surrounding the baghdad group, which still continue unabated,
> misleading the local activists "in the name of imc" to certain isolation,
> politically, and who knows to what tragedy in the end.
>
> Thanks for taking this initiative to create an imc-us, and best wishes for
a
> speedy, functional set up.
>
> Petros
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