From 0eed9b986797b2e9370f9a7ca303dad452a7a816 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Admin Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2020 08:13:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] --- How-does-indymedia-work.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 How-does-indymedia-work.md diff --git a/How-does-indymedia-work.md b/How-does-indymedia-work.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..74feddd --- /dev/null +++ b/How-does-indymedia-work.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +The newswire is a place for grassroots on the ground media reports “news” + +Text, photo, audio and video – What Where Why + +This is a open space for progressive PGA and #4opens frendly content. + +The feture column is written by the instance editorial collective from content posted on the newswire, linking back to the source. This is created in a #4opens way and open to all people involved in the site. The “features” are then published by passive consensus. + +The editorial collective are the affinity group who admin and run the site, this group should have reguler #4opens meeting in person and on the ground if possible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affinity_group + +Each site aggregats featured stories to others sites of interest/geography on their newswire as trusted/moderated sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_aggregator + +All sites link to all other indymedia sites that have gone through the new IMC process (need to dig this up and streamline it) . Sites also link out to there federated network of PGA and #4opens fedivers cloud of instances. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlink + +Indymedia centers coordinate CJ for actions and campaigns, they set up on the ground media hubs and centers to help with outreach uploading and networking of media producers and campaigners. + +Indymedia is a news source, apinon, conspiracies, commercial self promotion and “influencers” are not deemed to be news. We get round most of the mess and crap on #failbook ect by being “news” rather than apinon in this the 5 W's of news is key https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Ws basic journalism. Anything that does not try to live up to this can be removed as “not news” this gives the admin team a wide leeway to keep the instances on topic.