[CIMC-work] Indy press empowerment mtg: Notes and next steps
Chris Kaihatsu
ckaihatsu at myrealbox.com
Thu Jan 15 17:30:54 PST 2004
Don, I'm very glad you went -- I was meaning to go, but then-- anyway.
Some of these publications in attendance may want to look into producing PDF
versions of their periodicals, if they're not already doing so. I've seen
good stuff from UPPNet (labor) and UUI -- a union of unemployed workers in
Iraq.
Chris
___
US media, government scramble to obscure criminal dealings with Hussein
wsws.org/articles/2003/dec2003/huss-d24.shtml
Howard Dean rejects Washington Post charge that he is "beyond the
mainstream"
wsws.org/articles/2003/dec2003/dean-d24.shtml
Remind Us: Why Did The U.S. Invade Iraq? :
www.kaicurry.com/gwbush/remindus.swf
----- Original Message -----
From: "donald goldhamer" <dhgo at midway.uchicago.edu>
To: <IMC-Chicago-Working at lists.indymedia.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 1:44 PM
Subject: [CIMC-work] Indy press empowerment mtg: Notes and next steps
> Went to this (but had to leave early). Almost all were print
publications.
> Possibilities for improving the use of our material, especially articles.
> There was some interest in internet distribution possibilities of their
> publications.
>
> --Don
> ---------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 12:28:32 -0600
> Subject: Indy press empowerment mtg: Notes and next steps
> From: "Jackie Lalley (IPA)" <jacklalleyipa at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Ethan Michaeli" <ethan at wethepeoplemedia.org>,
> "Kari Lydersen" <karilyde at aol.com>,
<ricardo.armijo at sbcglobal.net>,
> <jamessunrise at yahoo.com>, <wedun at hotmail.com>, <aknepler at jot.org>,
> <cliff at irishamericantimes.com>, <don.goldhamer at pobox.com>,
> <isaacl at nlcn.org>, "Alysia Tate" <Alytate at aol.com>,
> <lauria at pistilmag.com>, <straightwords at aol.com>,
> <lpietrusiak at citylinkchicago.com>, <csanchez at extranews.net>,
> <dhaley at wjinc.com>, <info at chicagocommunicator.com>,
> <cabjpresident at yahoo.com>, <aharlkess at cachetmagazine.net>,
> <morgan at chicagocommunicator.com>, <sheltonlove at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Listserv MW Forum" <IPA_MidwestForum at topica.com>,
> "Listserv Chicago SC" <IPA_Midwest at topica.com>,
> "Martha Bowen" <paper at indypress.org>
>
> Thank you for participating in the Independent Press Empowerment Meeting
> on Tuesday! It was an inspiring event; many publishers have told me they
> were encouraged by the diversity represented at the meeting--and how
> that reflects the diversity and power of our network.
>
> Attached are notes; please scan them for action items (in blue, bold) if
> you don't have the time to read them thoroughly. I will be contacting
> those of you who indicated interest in joining IPA Chicago and / or
> being on the steering committee in the next few days.
>
> I'm looking foward to working with you and seeing you at our Feb. 26
> social event and March 4 meeting. Workshop information will follow in
> the coming weeks.
>
> **Please feel free to share these notes with other independent
> publishers or advocates, and invite them to our next meeting.**
>
> Thank you again,
>
> Jackie Lalley
> Chicago Area Coordinator
> Independent Press Association
> 2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
> Chicago, IL 60647
> 773/973-4690
> 773/454-6153 (mobile)
> Advancing social justice in the Chicago area through a strong
> independent and ethnic press
> www.indypress.org/programs/ipachicago.html
> chicagooffice at indypress.org
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
>
> Empowerment Meeting for the Chicago Independent Press
>
> Tuesday, January 13, 2004, 6:40-8:20 pm
>
> Offices of the North Lawndale Community News, 1211 S. Western Ave.,
> Chicago, IL
>
> NOTES
> (Items calling for immediate action are marked with "*")
>
> Present:
> - Shelton Love, Agape Communications
> - Angela Harkless, Cachet Magazine
> - Louis Byrd III, Cachet Magazine, Chicago Association of Black
Journalists
> - Morgan Carter, Chicago Communicator
> - Wanda Armstrong, Chicago Communicator
> - Don Goldhammer, Chicago Indy Media Center
> - Leah Pietrusiak, Citylink
> - Richard Armijo, Contratiempo
> - W. E. Dunbar, Copy Cat Copy Center
> - Casey Sanchez, Extra
> - Alysia Tate, Chicago Reporter
> - Charles Willett, Jr., Chicago Reporter
> - Cliff Carson, Irish-American News
> - Annie Knepler, Journal of Ordinary Thought
> - Kari Lydersen, Journalist
> - Isaac Lewis, Jr., North Lawndale Community News, meeting host
> - Lauria Locsmondy, Pistil Magazine
> - Ethan Michaeli, Residents' Journal
> - Richard Muhammad, straightwords
> - James Muhammad, United Front, Inc., Carpenters Training School
> - Dan Haley, Wednesday Journal
>
> 1. Icebreaker / introductions
>
> 2. Update
> Jackie Lalley, Chicago Area Coordinator, Independent Press Association
> - Presented recent activities to empower and gain resources for Chicago's
> independent press:
> - Past highlights:
> - Meetings among independent press to gauge needs & strengths & create
> vision for organization
> - Workshops for & by independent press in Chicago
> - New report: Telling Our Stories, Changing Our World: Why Chicago Needs
an
> Association of Independent and Ethnic Periodicals
> - Securing of seed funding from Chicago Reader
> - Writing grants and building funder relationships toward ongoing support
&
> staffing
> - Future vision / possibilities:
> - Ad service to resemble New York's All Communities Advertising Service:
75
> IPA members in Chicago needed for required critical mass
> - Directory of ethnic & community press
> - Editorial exchange: pass on material on-line to get indy coverage into
> major media and to pass material between indy pubs
> - Press service: presenting reporters to public & major media to discuss
> issues they report on
> - Technical assistance (workshops, consultation, publications)
> - Revolving loans and grants
> - Networking (events & listserv, etc.)
>
> - Membership:
>
> - IPA Members in the Chicago Area, as of 1/12/04:
> 2e: Twice-Exceptional
> Bean Soup Times
> Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
> Catalyst
> The Chicago Reporter
> The Christian Century
> Contratiempo
> Family Support
> In These Times
> International Socialist Review
> Joseph Berger Associates & Newsstand Promotions, Inc.
> Milo Media
> New Ground
> North Lawndale Community News
> Pistil
> Punk Planet / Bail
> Residents' Journal
> Shanley + Associates, L.L.C
> Snowbound
> Spring Wind
> Valerie Denney Communications
> Numerous publications represented at meeting are in process of joining
> or joined on-site
>
> 3. The State & the Future of the Chicago Independent Press Discussion
> - Attached list of workshop possibilities was reviewed. Discussion will
be
> reflected in workshop schedule and programming plans for 2004, which
will
> be drafted for the March meeting. Discussion included the following,
with
> regard to community, ethnic, and independent publications.
> - Challenges
> - Advertising: strategies re: natl. advertisers, agencies, turnkey
> strategies for marketing to local small businesses, realistic visions
for
> advertising
> - Distribution: using funds most efficiently to reach right readers
> - Community involvement: how to reach readers, get & keep them involved
> - Content: lack of original content, lack of trust on part of public
> - Staffing / turnover
> - Management & personnel
>
> Opportunities / Ideas
> * - Let's all trade subscriptions! All e-mail addresses have been
provided
> to all attendees (see e-mail to which this file was attached). Please
> take action on this and add each other to your subscription lists!
> Include me:
> IPA Chicago
> 2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
> Chicago, IL 60647
> * - Let's link to each other's Web sites
> * - Members are encouraged to publish IPA Chicago logo in their pubs (JL
will
> follow up with national to make sure logo is provided)
> * - Membership: Cliff Carson challenged each independent publisher
attending
> to join and recruit one member of his or her network to join
> * - Television: Morgan Carter, Chicago Communicator, committed to
devoting
> one television show per quarter to the Chicago independent press!
> (5-person panel, 30-person audience capacity)
> * - Will IPA extend memberships for new members to 18 mos. as recruitment
> strategy? (JL will check)
>
> - Editorial exchange / local wire service: post 2-3 sentences about each
> story on-line on IPA Chicago Web site
> - Print co-op to combine buying power
> - Auditing co-op to save money by self-monitoringQto increase number of
> indy pubs audited and increase credibility
> - California New MediaQtheir work can provide models, ideas, can they
come
> & speak?
> - Journalism training: "shadowing" experienced journalists, Chicago
> Reporter / Residents' Journal model
> - Indy "meet the press" press club: analysis from indy publishers point
of
> view
>
> 4. Next Steps
>
> - Chicago IPA Steering Committee elections
> - Elections will be held Feb-March
> - Several attendees self-nominated; additional nominations will be
> solicited via e-mail
> - Process to be determined & shared via e-mail & meeting
>
> * - Next meeting: Thursday, March 4, The Chicago Reporter, 332 S.
Michigan
> Ave., 6:30-8:30 pm
>
> * - Next social function / networking opportunity: Thursday, Feb. 26, New
> Life Vegetarian Restaurant (owned by Isaac Lewis), 3141 W. Roosevelt
> Ave., 6:30-8:30 pm
>
>
> Meeting adjourned 8:20 pm
> Any questions, please contact IPA Chicago Coordinator Jackie Lalley,
> 773/973-4690, chicagooffice at indypress.org.
>
> Attachments distributed at report are on next page. Also distributed:
> - IPA Chicago flier
> - IPA natl. brochure
> - Membership enrollment form
> - Telling Our Stories, Changing Our World: Why Chicago Needs an
Association
> of Independent and Ethnic Periodicals
> - News release on report
> - List of publications mentioned in report
> - Publisher letter re: report
> - Workshop Topics
> - Ad Sales 101
> - Advanced ad sales
> - Alternative marketing strategies
> - Alternative Newsstands
> - Ancillary Product Lines
> - Beyond direct mail - other subscriber acquisition strategies
> - Building Infrastructure as You Grow
> - Business Plans and Investors
> - Cover Design
> - Creating your Publication
> - Direct Mail
> - Diversity - Staff
> - Diversity - Staff + Content
> - Editorial Process
> - Fulfillment Basics
> - Growing Pains - 1500 and under, 5000 and under
> - Growing Your Publication
> - Growing your Publication
> - Indy Futures
> - Involving the Community in content
> - Legal Issues
> - List Management
> - Managing People
> - Newsstand Distribution Basics
> - Niche Marketing / Broadening Your Circulation
> - Strategic Planning
> - Strategic Planning
> - Using Email and the Web
> - Working with Consultants
> - Working with Interns and Volunteers
> - Working with Libraries
> - Working with Printers
> - Working with the USPS
> - Working with Writers
>
> Events Schedule to date 2004
> Jan.
> - 24: In These Times Labor Poster show
> - Empowerment meeting
> Feb.
> - WLUW record sale (Quimby's panel, table) (Aaron Sarver, In These
Times)
> - Steering committee meeting
> - Happy hour
> March
> - Workshop at Residents' Journal
> - Table at Associated Writing Programs conference
> - Funders; forum?
> - Open meeting
> April
> - Happy hour
> - Steering committee meeting
> May
> - Open meeting
> June
> - Table at Book Expo
> - Steering committee meeting
> - Happy hour
> July
> - Open meeting
> August
> - Happy hour
> - Steering committee meeting
> Sept.
> - Open meeting
> Oct.
> - Newberry Library Event (Dan Sinker, Punk Planet)
> - Happy hour
> - Steering committee meeting
> Nov.
> - WLUW event
> - Open meeting
> Dec.
> - Happy hour
> - Steering committee meeting
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