[Fwd: [New-imc] IDAHO IMC -- Welcome!]

[Bart]

Can someone point
idaho.indymedia.org
to
http://208.39.216.125/

If it's done I change contact dbase so they're in the cities list.

Bart
New Imc WG

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Onderwerp: [New-imc] IDAHO IMC -- Welcome!
Datum: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 20:31:02 -0700 (PDT)
Van: Jay <jaypsand at yahoo.com>
Antwoord-naar: jay at tao.ca
Aan: imc-process at indymedia.org
CC: imc-idaho at indymedia.org, jmaxand at hotmail.com,	imc-communication at indymedia.org, new-imc at indymedia.org, 
imc-tech at indymedia.org

Below is an introduction and response to the draft
membership criteria by the aspiring Idaho IMC. The
deadline for expressing dissent (october 26, 18:00
gmt) has come and gone without a peep.  WELCOME IDAHO
IMC!

I'm cc'ing this e-mail to the imc-communication list
as well as imc-tech.  Idaho IMC, feel free to keep
asking the new-imc working group any questions you may
have as you get started, unless they're specifically
tech questions, in which case check with imc-tech.

Thanks for being so patient as everyone got a chance
to check out your information.  Welcome to the
Indymedia network.

Jay
***

IDAHO IMC introductory_statement:
The IMC's have become the most important new form of
communication for
activists around the world. Idahoans have been working
since the
inception of Indymedia to bring this resource home. In
Idaho, politics
are more unrepresentative than in many other parts of
the US and the world
(as represented by the gulf between public opinion
polls and the
composition of the Legislature). A major reason for
this is an extremely
closed media system. In Idaho, the major outlets are
either owned by out
of state interests, or by very powerful local
interests. We believe Idaho
Indymedia will become one of most effective tools in
bringing activists
together, and in challenging the media and political
monopoly in our
state. We will be proud to uphold the ideals and
further the mission of
Indymedia\'s global network.



Below and attached are a statement in response to the
IMC Networks=20
Membership Criteria, and a Mission Statement and
Editorial Policy for Idaho=
=20
IMC.

IDAHO INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER NETWORK APPLICATION

IMC MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA:

Idaho Indymedia, having organized and established a
committed membership=20
substantial enough to sustain a functional IMC, and
having held a number of=
=20
open and public meetings over the course of a year,
has agreed in spirit to=
=20
the NIMC Mission Statement and Principles of Unity,
and has adopted a=20
Mission Statement consistent with that of the IMC
Network (see below).

We have established and published a democratic,
transparent editorial=20
policy consistent with IMC policies and practices.  We
are committed to the=
=20
use of Open Publishing as described in the NIMC
Editorial Policy, have=20
adopted a consensus-driven decision-making policy that
is open, transparent=
=20
and egalitarian (see below).

We have appointed two spokespersons willing and
capable of participating in=
=20
the global decision-making process and meetings as
rotating liaisons and=20
representatives, with a clear understanding of the
responsibilities that=20
come with this role.  We intend to participate in the
key IMC Network=20
Communication Methods that pertain to the health and
vitality of the=20
Network and that contribute to the work of the IMC,
and will assure that at=
=20
least one person from Idaho Indymedia participates at
any given time on the=
=20
IMC-Communications list.

Idaho Indymedia has no official affiliation with any
political party, state=
=20
or candidate for office and shall in no way engage in
commercial for-profit=
=20
enterprises.  We have displayed a "local version" of
the IMC logo on our=20
website and literature, and have included a current
IMC Network "Cities=20
List" on the front page of our site.

Our site is complete, and is available for inspection
at=20
http://208.39.216.125/.  We are immediately ready and
look forward eagerly=
=20
to participating in the IMC Network.


IDAHO INDEPENDENT MEDIA MISSION STATEMENT:
The Idaho Independent Media Center (Idaho IMC) is a
non-commercial,=20
democratic collective of Idaho independent media
makers and media outlets,=
=20
and serves as the local organizing unit of the global
Indymedia=20
network.  Our mission is to encourage a world where
globalization is not=20
about homogeneity and exploitation, but about
diversity and cooperation, to=
=20
cover local events that are ignored or poorly covered
by corporate media,=20
to provide edited audio, video, and print stories of
the above on the=20
internet for independent media outlets and the general
public, to=20
facilitate the networking and coordination for the
coverage of local events=
=20
as well as gather information about events to cover,
to provide links to=20
alternative media, activist, and research groups, to
seek out and provide=20
coverage underscoring the global nature of people's
struggles for social,=20
economic, and environmental justice directly from
their perspective, to=20
offer community classes for training in internet and
media skills, and to=20
encourage, facilitate, and support the creation of
independent news=20
gathering and organizations.

IDAHO INDEPENDENT MEDIA EDITORIAL POLICY:
Idaho IMC provides an un-moderated, open-publishing
newswire in accordance=
=20
with our Mission Statement.
Idaho IMC maintains the newswire and website as a
community space, and as a=
=20
safe environment for users =AD especially members of
marginalized groups.
Idaho IMC serves to create a medium that respects
people's rights to engage=
=20
in free and open dialogue.
Idaho IMC works to preserve the quality of the website
as a useful media=20
resource.
Postings to Idaho IMC are un-moderated.  Members of
the editorial=20
collective will regularly monitor the newswire,
looking for particularly=20
significant, informative contributions to add to the
front-page=20
center-column feature section. From time to time there
will be a call for=20
articles around specific issues.
While committed to maintaining the open nature of the
newswire, as noted=20
above, in circumstances contrary to the editorial
policy of Idaho IMC the=20
editorial collective may reclassify news postings as
comments, or remove=20
them from view.  In most cases, postings are
reclassified or hidden because=
=20
they are empty or duplicate posts, or because they
consist of advertising=20
or other inappropriate content.  You can monitor
decisions made by the=20
editorial collective by viewing the hidden article
page.  The procedures by=
=20
which the collective makes such decisions and the
details of Idaho IMC=20
policy are spelled out below.  If you disagree with
the content of a=20
particular article that someone has posted or can
provide further relevant=
=20
information, you may comment on the article through
the "add your own=20
comments" link at the bottom of each post.
In accordance with Idaho IMC's mission, the online
newswire is designed to=
=20
give people the tools to become independent
journalists by providing a=20
direct, un-moderated forum for presenting media =AD
including text articles,=
=20
audio and video recordings, and photographs =AD to the
public via the=20
internet.  Within that general framework, we
specifically encourage=20
individuals to publish:
=AD Researched and timely articles
=AD Eyewitness accounts of progressive actions and
demonstrations
=AD Coverage of local regional, national and
international issues and events
=AD Media analysis
=AD Investigative reports exposing injustice
=AD Stories about events affecting under-represented
groups
=AD Media produced by under-represented groups
=AD Local stories with national or global significance
=AD Stories about people or projects working towards
social and economic=
  justice
The views expressed and content of postings to Idaho
IMC are the=20
responsibility of the authors.
EDITORIAL PROCESS FOR HIDING NEWSWIRE ARTICLES:
This policy explains the process by which postings to
Idaho IMC may be=20
hidden, or removed from view, by members of the
editorial collective under=
=20
certain conditions. These conditions are divided into
four groups, each=20
described below along with the corresponding process
for hiding a posting=20
from the newswire.
A. Problems For Immediate Action:

1. Posts containing no content
2. Duplicate carbon copy posts
3. Profit Motivated advertising or job descriptions

Process for hiding posts containing problems for
immediate action:

1. An empowered editor (active member of the editorial
collective)=20
identifies a posting as a problem and immediately
hides it.
2. The editor appends a signed comment to the hidden
article explaining why=
=20
it was hidden.
3. The editor addresses an explanatory letter to the
author of the posting=
=20
(if email is given), and sends the letter first to the
editorial collective.
4. If no objections are raised by the editorial
collective within 1 day,=20
the explanatory letter is then forwarded to the
author.

B. Problems Requiring Discussion:

To be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Maintaining
openness is a=20
fundamental goal of the policy. Where consensus is not
achieved within the=
=20
editorial collective about the removal of a post, the
post remains unhidden.

Potential problems identified so far include:

1. Content that is borderline profit motivated
advertising
2. Clearly off-topic postings
3. Copyrighted or other illegally duplicated content
that exceeds the=20
bounds of fair use.
4. Racist, sexist, homophobic and/or pornographic
comments unrelated to or=
=20
contributing no substantial value to the topic under
discussion

Process for hiding posts containing problems requiring
discussion:

1. An empowered editor identifies a posting as a
problem and alerts the=20
editorial collective, recommending that the post be
hidden.
2. At least two additional editors must concur with
the first editor's=20
judgment, and none express disagreement, or, 24 hours
must pass without any=
=20
editor expressing disagreement.
3. The editor hides the posting.
4. The editor appends a signed comment to the posting
explaining why it was=
=20
hidden.
5. The editor sends the author an explanatory letter
(if email address is=20
given), also forwarding it to the editorial
collective.

C. Spam Attack Procedure

A spam attack is defined as a pattern of abuse of the
newswire by a=20
particular poster. If the editorial collective reaches
consensus (at a=20
meeting or on the listserv) that a specific individual
is launching a spam=
=20
attack on Idaho IMC, the spammer's post(s) may be
hidden from the newswire=
=20
by a member of the editorial collective. Each instance
of recognized spam=20
will be considered individually, and the reason why
the editorial=20
collective perceives the post(s) as spam will be
stated on the editorial=20
list, as well as in a comment on the hidden article
itself. When a member=20
of the editorial collective hides a post, (s)he shall
immediately notify=20
the editorial listserv.

D. Unanticipated Problems

This category accommodates the evolutionary nature of
our editorial policy;=
=20
future postings containing unforeseen problems may
require editors to=20
intervene, and then to further refine our policy.

Process for hiding posts containing unanticipated
problems:

1. An empowered editor identifies a posting as a
problem and alerts the=20
editorial collective, recommending that the post be
hidden, and carefully=20
articulating specific reasons why editorial policy
should be changed to=20
restrict the problem in question.
2. At least two additional editors must concur with
the first editor's=20
judgment, and none may express disagreement, or 24
hours must pass without=
=20
any editor expressing disagreement.
3. The editor hides the posting.
4. The editor appends a signed comment to the posting
explaining why it was=
=20
hidden.
5. The editor sends the author an explanatory letter
(if email address is=20
given), also forwarding it to the editorial
collective.
6. The new restriction becomes, provisionally, part of
editorial policy. As=
=20
soon as possible, the editorial collective should
critically discuss the=20
provisional policy change, deciding whether and how to
alter the written=20
policy.
7. Online policy documents are altered to reflect
changes in policy.


resources:
350MGHZ - 16gig drive - 256K DSL; Programmer with 21
years experience
including HPUX, AIX, Linux, DOS, Windows; Members of
working group have
extensive experience in organizing, activism, web
journalism, photography,
and law.

outreach:
The Idaho Indymedia working group has held a number of
public meetings,
and invited members of human rights, women\'s rights,
minority rights,
GLBT, disability and other groups to participate. We
will redouble our
outreach efforts once the site is active.



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