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The newswire is a place for grassroots on the ground media reports “news”
The `'newswire'` is a place for grassroots on the ground media reports “news”
Text, photo, audio and video – with Who, What, When, Where, Why context.
This is a open space for progressive PGA and #4opens frendly content.
This is a open space for progressive [PGA-](https://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/free/pga/hallm.htm) and [#4opens-](hamishcampbell.com/index.php/projects/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 `'feature'` column is written by the instance's editorial collective (IMC) from content posted on the newswire, always linking back to the source(s). This is created in a #4opens way and open to all people involved in the IMC.
<br />The "features" are then published by passive consensus - the default approach being that publishing will be automatic within a specified time, unless contested by one or more moderators.
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
The editorial collective are the [affinity group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affinity_group) who administer and run their site(s).
<br />This group should have regular #4opens meetings, in person and on the ground whenever possible.
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
Each ~~site~~**IMC (?)** [aggregates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_aggregator) featured stories to other~~s sites~~ **IMC instances** on their newswire who share similar interest/geography; where each are recognised as a trusted/moderated source.
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