[Seattle-editorial] global feature proposal for april fools :)))

[BFGalbraith]

That is very, very funny "LoL" :)


--- "sheri at speakeasy.org" <sheri at speakeasy.net> wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shayne ONeill [mailto:shayne at perthimc.asn.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 04:21 AM
> To: 'Blackbeard'
> Cc: www-features at lists.indymedia.org
> Subject: [www-features] PROPOSAL: Indymedia.org in
> merger talks with	CBS/Viacom
> 
> 
> Apologies for the UC-Champaigne guys :) Theres a
> lighthearted alusion to
> the occasional complaints that UC-IMC are too good
> at fundraising ;) ;)
> (remember folks;- we do luv yas all down at UC)
> 
> I've changed peoples sirnames around. Also I havent
> marked this up yet.
> Might need to look around for suitiably idiotic
> photo.
> 
> Have a laugh and give me some feedback;-
> 
> Indymedia.org team in merger talks with CBS/Viacom
> 
> George Soros, CEO of Indymedia.org ltd has begun
> merger talks with the
> CBS/Viacom
> News Network to help bring together the Vibrant
> Staff of the Independant
> News Network
> with the resources and Global Consumer Reach of the
> CBS news network.
> 
> This follows a meeting of the IMC Board of Directors
> and key Indymedia
> shareholders
> where it was decided that Indymedia needed to branch
> out from its
> traditional Liberal
> readership demographic to encompass more mainstream
> news interests and
> readerships.
> 
> Shayne Brown, president of the Asia Pacific
> Indymedia Consortium said "Its
> fine we have
> our loyal readership we do. We wouldn't of gotten
> where we are without
> them. But our growth
> has been marred by our inability to target
> advertising at the so called
> 'Soccer Mom'
> demographic"
> 
> A spokesperson for CBS/Viacom said "This represents
> an exciting stage for
> the CBS/Viacom Network.
> The Indymedia branding represents fantastic
> marketing oportunities for our
> clients to market
> product at the 'alternative' and 'hip hop' youth
> market that the Indymedia
> Network represents.
> 
> In other news, Solicitors have issued cease and
> desist orders against
> Urbana Champaigne 'indymedia' centre
> after it failed to stop using the Indymedia logo.
> Urbana Champaigne was a
> former member of the indymedia
> network, but was asked to leave when it refused to
> accept certain
> categories of targeted media.
> 
> "Indymedia has become obsessed with the dollar.
> UC-IMC feels that
> Indymedias obsession with monetising its
> brand name has detracted from Indymedias original
> goal of providing hip
> alternative music news for fans of Indy rock"
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