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Why is "Blair's junket to Rio + 10" not a feature here too?

Ann oyed | 28.08.2002 21:43

ON www.indymedia.org there is an excellent feature on is "Blair's junket to Rio + 10"

ON www.indymedia.org there is an excellent feature on is "Blair's junket to Rio + 10"-- why is this not a feature on uk.indymedia.org? Why are we stuck with titmarsh woods?

Ann oyed
Homepage: http://www.indymedia.org/

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yeh

29.08.2002 08:10

Nothing about Joburg, nothing about Iraq...

phats

News on WSSD

29.08.2002 10:39

The Simunye news service (

http://www.simunye.org.uk) is covering the events at Johannesburg and related issues.

"Swazis blast Bush" -

http://www.swazis.org.uk/~aug02/bush.html

"Swaziland not ready for WSSD" -

http://www.swazis.org.uk/~aug02/wssd.html

"Trade justice not enough" -

http://www.swazis.org.uk/~aug02/trade.html

"Women turn to prostitution as hunger bites" -

http://www.swazis.org.uk/~features/prostitution.html

Also, try

http://www.oneworld.net/ for more news about WSSD.

Swaziland Solidarity Campaign
mail e-mail: swazis@union.org.za

I agree

29.08.2002 10:55

I agree, but then I was only the author!

http://uk.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=39258&group=webcast

It was picked up by SchNEWS (last week) and is in the current issue of Private Eye.

http://www.schnews.org.uk/archive/news369.htm

More interesting is why has it not been picked up by the mainstream media?

Keith Parkins

The IMC editorial collective generally takes stories from the newswire and turns them into features if someone proposes it.

To my knowledge no stories about the WSSD have been posted to the newswire - and until they are it is unlikely that there'll be a feature.

IMC is not about an elite team writing stories for the readers, it's about participation in the media. If you want a feature about the WSSD, write one and publish it on the newswire. This would be very valuable, so if you've got time please do it.

Don't hate the media, be the media!

George's Bush
Homepage: http://www.indymedia.org.uk

Urgh!

29.08.2002 11:20

The story IS about the World Summit on Sustainable Destruction in Jo'burg.

It is posted on UK, Indymedia, SA, and Climate.

Keith Parkins

Offering

29.08.2002 11:23

We are planning to publish a feature on WSSD after the summit ends on 4 September. Although it will be primarily about the effects of the decision on Swaziland, you are welcome to use it for your features page.

Swaziland Solidarity Campaign
mail e-mail: swazis@union.org.za

Keith

29.08.2002 11:44

I apologise - I had not seen your article.

If you think your piece would make a good feature, you can email it to

imc-uk-features@lists.indymedia.org where the collective can see it in case it has been missed.

But thanks!

George's Bush

WAR! Heurgh! good dog now

29.08.2002 12:02

At the risk of banging on and on about the same thing, could we PLEASE have something about the upcoming Iraq war on the main page ?
Demo: 29/9, central London
Slaughter: Nov this year (apparently)
All we need is a few links & transport details for the big march.
I'd do it but I'm really shy.
Cheers

Phats

Yes feature on Iraq War please

29.08.2002 14:09

Just as www.indymedia.org has that excellent feature (thank you Keith?) on the Blair Eco-Junket team which for some reason was not made a feature on uk.indymedia.org

so www.indymedia.org has an excellent feature on the Iraq War issue (which usefully demolishes many of the myths about 'weapons of mass destruction')-- why not just repost the feature on uk.indymedia.org: WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER DEMO WHICH WE HAVE TO MAKE BIG!

All news is not equal in importance. If that London demo in September is a flop that will be the clearest sign to the Bush-Blair pushmepullyou that it can just steam right ahead.

Watcher

Rio + 10

29.08.2002 14:32

The original article was on the World Summit on Sustainable Ddestructio SA!

Keith Parkins

To everyone commenting on Iraq..

29.08.2002 22:49

There HAS been intermittent discussion on the features list about an Iraq page.. those interested might want to check out the posts (in amongst all the other stuff on

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/imc-uk-features/2002-August/date.html). You can comment yourself by sending mail to

imc-uk-features@lists.indymedia.org.

UK Indymedia

Why is "Blair's junket to Rio + 10" not a feature here too?

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yeh

News on WSSD

!

I agree

Why no feature?

Urgh!

Offering

Keith

WAR! Heurgh! good dog now

Yes feature on Iraq War please

Rio + 10

To everyone commenting on Iraq..

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