[Seattle-editorial] Proposal: An Insider's Look at The IMC

[Jason Reep]

thanks for the update about the meeting.  I think having various 
different kind of features is great and I love love love all the feature 
writers.

for what it's worth, I would vote for adding the current proposal to the 
existing one, but wither way is fine as I certainly am in favor of 
keeping fresh content coming.

-jason

Gentry Lange wrote:
> I am fine with either adding a new feature, or updating the other.
> 
> Adding a new feature keeps the content fresh, and is on topic with a recent
> feature. It's a yin-yang, insider, outsider.
> 
> Of course this can also be done in one feature, and could make the current
> feature better.
> 
> Jason's feelings about keeping the quality high and unique and not being a
> regular "newswire" should be kept in mind. As Jason wasn't at the last/1st
> in while editorial meeting last Tuesday, here's the quick highlights
> 
> At the last editorial meeting, we came up with 3 story types:
> 
> 1. Highlight stories (newswire posts-1 paragraph and a link)
> 2. Link Features (A more researched editorial piece)
> 3. Event Highlights (IMC stuff, Authors, Etc)
> 
> We also talked about codebase update, and monitoring the newswire
> 
> Anyway, Judy has been putting up Highlight Stories, and keeping the newswire
> updated, while myself and Jonathan tend to write more Link Features. I am
> for both types, and think that having the jist of last weeks meeting kinda
> clarifies for me the opposing views on this particular story as it works
> either as a Highlight or a Link Feature story. Either way gets my approval.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gentry
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: seattle-editorial-bounces at lists.indymedia.org
> [mailto:seattle-editorial-bounces at lists.indymedia.org]On Behalf Of Jason
> Reep
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 12:37 PM
> To: Editorial
> Subject: Re: [Seattle-editorial] Proposal: An Insider's Look at The IMC
> 
> 
> actually, I think that making additions to existing features
> (espescially ones that are near the top) is desirable.  I don't want the
> Features section to be just anohter newswire where things age off
> quickly and are no longer relevant.  I think that there's no reason a
> given feature can't remain active for weeks if it's a live story. Also,
> woulnd't want to sacrifice the somewhat more crafted and composed
> qualities of our features, not that I've written many (any) :)
> 
> in this case, the topics are so linked that I think it would be
> redundant to create a separate feature.  Isn't it possible to match the
> style of the titles for an addition to the existing feature.  In other
> words, add a second title to the same feature?
> 
> -jason
> 
> typist at speakeasy.net wrote:
> 
> 
>>Jason,
>>
>>I've given your proposal to Gentry's some thought.  (I wish we could just
> 
> move over the interesting articles without having to call undue attention to
> them in the form of subtitles, titles and text; we could have more articles
> that way as per other on-line publications.) I think going back and adding
> to an article is not worth the effort as it's old news by then and most
> people will miss it.
> 
>>I did consider cutting down the text of the post to give it less
> 
> prominance --the amount of text we give things in the center column does
> suggest how important we view them.  We could just use
> 
>>text: In a world of Internet blogging, what is the role of the Indymedia
> 
> network?
> 
>>>><a
>>>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=32575&group=webc
> 
> ast
> 
>>>>">Read the Full Story</a>
>>
>>
>>
>>Would that work better for you?  Whichever way we go, shorter text or
> 
> proposed text, I'm in favor of getting this piece up.  We need to get
> something new up everyday.
> 
>>Judy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Jason Reep [mailto:jasonr at speakeasy.net]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 9, 2003 05:07 PM
>>>To: 'Editorial'
>>>Subject: Re: [Seattle-editorial] Proposal: An Insider's Look at The IMC
>>>
>>>How about adding this as an addendum to the outsiders feature instead of
>>> making it it's own.
>>>
>>>-Jason
>>>
>>>Gentry Lange wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Now there's a post that hint of controversy in the NYC IMC. Maybe someone
>>>>has contacts at the NYC? I'd have questions for them. Isn't Warcry an
>>>>Eastcoaster?
>>>>
>>>>Gentry
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: seattle-editorial-bounces at lists.indymedia.org
>>>>[mailto:seattle-editorial-bounces at lists.indymedia.org]On Behalf Of
>>>>Gentry Lange
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 9:01 AM
>>>>To: Editorial
>>>>Subject: [Seattle-editorial] Proposal: An Insider's Look at The IMC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Well we might as well follow-up an outsider's look with an insider's
> 
> look...
> 
>>>>Though I don't want to make "about indymedia" stories a frequent
> 
> headline...
> 
>>>>this story is pretty well written as is..
>>>>
>>>>Gentry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Title: An Insider's Look at Indymedia
>>>>Sub: Indymedia in the Blogosphere
>>>>
>>>>Has Indymedia lost it's uniqueness?  With the growth of interesting,
>>>>intelligent, well written weblogs (or blogs) that allow for instantaneous
>>>>reader feedback and endless hypertext “linking,” IMC websites can often
>>>>appear out-of-date and shrill, merely a small wave in the ocean of froth
>>>>that is the worldwide web.
>>>>
>>>>In a world of Internet blogging, what is the role of the Indymedia
> 
> network?
> 
>>>><a
>>>>href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=32575&group=webc
> 
> ast
> 
>>>>">Read the Full Story</a>
>>>>
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