[Seattle-editorial] RE: stories and editing

Wed Sep 17 01:29:52 PDT 2003

We definitely need more writers. I would love to have you posting to the
newswire, but also writing for the center column as well.

Currently we look for the following types of stories for the center column.

1. Link Features... a "collage" type story of hyperlink collections that
link together lots of web coverage of particular stories/issues.

2. Highlight stories--One to Two paragraphs of a newswire post that then
links to the story on the newswire. Traditional "Features" that you write
can work this way, just email the Editorial List that you posted something
new.

3. Event Highlights, IMC Stuff, Calls for Volunteers, Class Announcements...
Etc.

I'm sure if I wasn't so tired I'd have more to say. But here's a bunch of
random things to know:

--You don't have to feel bad about making it to meetings, being active on
email is great... even better in some ways

--Please post to the newswire, as much as possible

--If you know how to add links to your stories, great! If not, I'm happy to
teach

--Currently the most active Editorial people are Judy, Jeremy, Gentry,
Joseph, Walt, Jason, Sherri, Jonathan, Susan. But lots of people on the list
don't say much currently. So new blood is more then welcome, welcome,
welcome. Did I say that enough?

--There's a bunch of useful links, and also broken links on the website.
Basically the code's broke, and we are currently in discussions of the
proper fix. So expect a lot of minor frustrations once you get to know
what's going on.

Here's a link that works: http://seattle.indymedia.org/policy.php3, it
starts to explain the editorial policies.

Anyway, I should go to bed. Feel free to email questions to the general
list, I hope you continue to participate.

Regards,
Gentry Lange
Seattle Editorial Collective

-----Original Message-----
From: sheelanagig at juno.com [mailto:sheelanagig at juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:53 PM
To: g at art13.com; seattle-editorial at lists.indymedia.org
Subject: stories and editing

I have gone round and round on what I can contribute to the IMC as I am a
writer and would also like to see our IMC be of higher quality
consistently. I wanted to do editing but then got called for a birth,
then broke my foot, it seems I will never make one of the editoriall
meetings! So, I am now wondering if I should just center on providing
content. I wrtie articles constantly, but usually sned them off to
publications. I am willing to post quality articles on a regualr basis if
there is a need for that. I am not clear whether we need actual feature
articles, or if people just want me to post on the open posting...it
feels like I waste my time on the open wire posting so I don't do it that
often. It seems it is only up there briefly and then disappears so why
bother? Is there something that is not just open posting but not the main
feature? Like side articles or something I can work on? Or DOES it help
at all for me to post on the open wire good articles? I have been sending
in an dpublishing articles in eat the state! every issue, and I coudl
post those stories every other week if people wanted. This issue of ets!
I have an article on the LEIU hearing that ahppened last month, and the
issue before that I covered the Anwar Peace hearing...and also had a
piece on radical street medicine in there too...I write on local issues
that have to do with protest...

So tell me, how can I help the IMC by providing CONTENT?

kirsten anderberg
www.kirstenanderberg.com

On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 21:50:15 -0700 "Gentry Lange" <g at art13.com> writes:
> The post on victims was fine. I just haven't had much computer time
> to respond. I have another link I will add on this same topic.
>
> As to the features, I'm fine with controversy. We definitely need
> more writing in general, controversial or otherwise. No one
> responded to my 911 idea either. Ideas are harder to respond to than
> finished stories.
>
> I'll respond in detail later.
>
>
> Gentry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: typist at speakeasy.net [mailto:typist at speakeasy.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 2:36 PM
> To: g at art13.com; typist at speakeasy.net
> Cc: Editorial
> Subject: Re: [Seattle-editorial] latest story?
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> Gentry would be most swell if you would put together 911 feature and
> move cosmic story to a favorite link in it.  I'm not wild about
> sending people off site.  For the sake of time, we might want to
> look at setting a more focused editorial policy.  A more narrow
> focus would help us not waste time on extraneous decision making.
>
> 1)  For instance no outside highlight links, would keep us better
> focused to the newswire; of course in that case, we need to ask
> readers to only post original non-copyrighted material. It won't
> prevent them from posting copyrighted stuff, but at least we'll
> already have a policy in place not to use it.
>
> 2)  Give priority to local stories and local writers.
>
> 3)  Have a mechanism for recognizing editors; i.e., attend editorial
> meetings; shared editorial vision; have been given password access.
>
> 4) Have better clarified editoral responsibilities: outreach,
> recruit and encourage writers and photographers to post work, set
> editorial policy, work with tech group on web issues.
>
> 5)  We may want to give free-lance journalists a better mechanism
> for posting their work with us.  As editors we should be tracking
> who our free-lancers are, documenting and recognizing their work for
> us.  (Does anyone have such a list?)
>
> 6)  Finally, I'm a little discouraged with how timid the feature
> section is.  Nothing really controversial, nothing that will really
> get people to sit up and take action has really been posted.  (I
> guess I wonder why the "Victims of War" photos were ignored.)
>
> Just my thoughts, Judy
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gentry Lange [mailto:g at art13.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 04:43 PM
> > To: typist at speakeasy.net
> > Cc: 'Editorial'
> > Subject: RE: [Seattle-editorial] latest story?
> >
> > It be better to put together a thorough 911 link feature. So while
> I'm not necessarily opposed deleting it is fine as well. For
> example, Mike Rupert recently posted  something, and there's a lot
> of other stuff on the newswire as well.
> >
> > I haven't had the time to write lately, but maybe tonight I can
> get something together.
> >
> > Gentry
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: seattle-editorial-bounces at lists.indymedia.org
> > [mailto:seattle-editorial-bounces at lists.indymedia.org]On Behalf Of
> > typist at speakeasy.net
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 8:35 AM
> > To: sheri at speakeasy.org; seattle-editorial at indymedia.org
> > Subject: Re: [Seattle-editorial] latest story?
> >
> >
> > Sheri,
> >
> > That article was first posted on the newswire.  I proposed it as a
> feature not looking particularily close at it.  Everyone liked it
> and approved it with the stipulation to site source; however, it was
> posted anonymously and the copyright issues of just claiming it as
> our own off the newswire became apparent to me.  I tried to contact
> the writer via the web site only to have my email not go through and
> disappear on me.  We don't really have a policy about sending
> readers off site; some don't feel it is a bad thing.  So reluctantly
> I just linked it to the site.  I agree the site looks bad and
> commercial; a real shame as the article is really great.  It is the
> web site for The San Francisco Chronicle.
> >
> > Anyway our debate on this is in email.  And I agree I don't
> particularly like the results of this.  I'll delete it if others
> feel the same way.
> >
> > Judy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: sheri at speakeasy.org [mailto:sheri at speakeasy.net]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 12:18 PM
> > > To: seattle-editorial at indymedia.org
> > > Subject: [Seattle-editorial] latest story?
> > >
> > > hi,
> > >
> > > i'm really confused about why we have a cosmic question story on
> the front page that takes us to a commercial website page about 911
> making you sick.  in my humble opinion, this is not a story for the
> seattle imc to be featuring...catching a plane now or i'd comment
> further....
> > > it doesn't even link to a local newswire story...
> > > sheri
> > >
> > >
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