Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
@rooftopjaxx
I'm familiar with Hamish : ) I'm sympathetic to the nostalgia of rebooting Indymedia with current tech.

But I think it's important to start with an analysis of what's needed and missing in field reporting *now*, just as we did to develop Indymedia. Rather than designing around a model based on what 1990s reporters were missing. As I say, mainly the ability to publish directly to a global audience, relatively cheaply.

@markjtx
Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
@rooftopjaxx
> those thorny problems of editorial control, moderation, and resources costs in both (freely given) time and finances

This is why I focused my initial posts on exactly what I think is missing now. International activist media networks are a huge organising project. They coalesce around a compelling vision and call to action. Refloating a 20-something year old wreck is not even that compelling to most IMC veterans. I can't see it inspiring younger mediatistas.

@markjtx