[Imc-oceania] PROPOSAL: United IMC

[Andrew McNaughton]

I agree that IMC-Aotearoa is working well, and subsuming it into an
IMC-Oceania would be a bad idea.

I'm inclined to the IMC-Australia model which I've thought for some idea
would probably work better than the city based approach.  I'd favour
this over replacing the Australian IMCs with putting that news into an
Oceania regional site, though I'm certainly interested in further
discussion on that.

The issues that have arisen in Brisbane and Darwin and their impact on
the Oceania network would need to be learned from.  How would we make a
wide area Indy network robust in the face of such disputes?

If we do go to an IMC-Australia, or a publishing based (as opposed to
aggregation based) IMC-Oceania, then I wonder about having local
collectives focussed on news coverage of their area, going into a wider
regional site.

Andrew






smush capitalism wrote:
> Please note: this list is archived and searchable via the web.
> hey all,
> here are some comments from other people (omar, ken, cameron,
> torrance) of the imc aotearoa editorial collective.
> solidarity
> smush
>
> Omar wrote:
>> Hey not sure if i understand the emails in the oceania
>> archive properly but it seems to me that people are
>> suggesting we amalgamate the a-imc newswire into a broader
>> regional one.
>>
>> If this is the case then i would be stridently against
>> it!!!!!
>>
>> While there are major similarities between the issues
>> facing aotearoa and australia and the pacific, i dont
>> think that subsuming aotearoa into a regional mix will
>> help further "our goal to further the self-determination
>> of people unheard and under-represented in media
>> production and content."
>>
>> If anything it may have a negative effect. I'd prefer that
>> our features are streamed onto a oceania site in some
>> way-like they are at the moment. but we would definitley
>> be overwhelmed by australia that would have a negative
>> effect! but i agree, lets keep the talk going!
>>
>> omar
>> p.s. hopefully get video interview with tongan folk today
>> at uni, right now have an exam to go to!!
>
>> On 14/06/2007, at 9:15 AM, ksimpson at ihug.co.nz wrote:
>>
>> I'm against it too. Ken
>
> Cameron wrote
>> Me too.  I agree entirely with Omar.
>> Cameron
>
> On 6/13/07, Torrance <torrance123 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I agree. We don't have the same issues as OZ - we have spam under
>> control,
>> vibrant features/newswire, and a small but active group. I don't
>> think we
>> need an Oceania site, and as other OZ people suggested, a straight Oz
>> indy
>> would be the most practical thing to implement right now.
>>
>> Torrance
>
> Omar wrote:
>> Sad to hear about the demise of Melbourne Indymedia but t was propably
>> pretty urealistic to have five imcs in australia when the uk only has
>> one. I hope to see a newer and better Australia imc in the future.
>> Spam is low, (praise the lord) but i have caught a couple especially
>> in the other press.
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