[Seattle-editorial] Re: writing features

[jl at u.washington.edu]

The most important thing is the summary/feature text itself--the html is kind of secondary, though if you go ahead and insert your links, that's great. The process works like this:

1. a feature proposal (already written out, with titles and links) is emailed to the editorial list.
2. the proposal is discussed/edited/added to by editorial group members on the list
3. It's approved once three editorial group members give thumbs up, and one of the editors posts the feature to the site. This usually takes less than 24 hours.

Most of the editorial group members at present are frighteningly overcommitted activists, which is why there are so few features posted these days. So, your help is most welcome, and will be most effective if you can write up your proposal in feature form, as described on the weblink I sent.

Many thanks

Jonathan


On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 typist at speakeasy.net wrote:

> Hi Jonathan,
> 
> I'm not totally clear on what you need me to do.  I know HTML so that is not a problem.  Do you want the HTML code in an email to the editorial group?  
> 
> It looks like Reverend Alyn Llyr responded by sending his post to the group.
> 
> Do you know who Rev. Llyr is?  I'm not really familiar with him/her and checked the web site but there was nothing posted. (fellowshipofgaia.com) 
> 
> Judy
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jonathan lawson [mailto:jonathan at indymedia.org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 02:52 AM
> > To: typist at speakeasy.net, seattle-editorial at lists.indymedia.org
> > Subject: Re: [Seattle-editorial] seattle-editorial at lists.indymedia.org
> > 
> > Hi Judy,
> > 
> > thanks for the great suggestion! If you could, would you go ahead and put 
> > together an edited version? Other folks on the list can then make additions 
> > or suggestions, and then post your feature idea.
> > 
> > Here's an (overly detailed!) explanation of the feature process: 
> > http://seattle.indymedia.org/editorial-intro.php3
> > 
> > The main elements are simply
> > Subtitle
> > Title
> > Feature paragraph(s) [including link or links]
> > 
> > Thanks for making the suggestion--I hope you'll try a little 
> > feature-editing here, and welcome!
> > 
> > Jonathan
> > 
> > At 01:00 AM 8/19/2003 +0000, typist at speakeasy.net wrote:
> > >Hello all,
> > >
> > >This is the first time I have done this and I am new to the list, but I 
> > >would like to give it a go.  I propose that the article by the Reverand 
> > >Alyn Llyr "Seattle protesters are hoodwinked" be made a feature for the 
> > >center of the website.  I think it's really inspiring, well written and 
> > >lively stuff that will make people sit up and take notice.  Put a few 
> > >paragraphs up and let people hyperlink to the rest of the article so that 
> > >the current article about demonstrations is still quickly visible too.
> > >
> > >Does anyone concur?  Is anyone out there?
> > >
> > >Judy
> > >
> > >
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