Re: Journalists in Ecotopia

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Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 2:16 PM
Subject: [Ecotopia2003] Journalists in Ecotopia


> Dear All,
>
> What Green Dossier said about the journalists in Ecotopia is that they
> will come just a few days, preferably in the middle of the gathering, when
> we have most of the workshops and activities, and the most of the people
> have already arrived.
>
> There is already a Media Team. This team is the main responsible for
> dealing with the Media, talking with the journalists, writing Press
> Releases, etc.
>
> I think is very clear that the journalists can not take photos or film
> everywhere. I am aware that there are people reluctant to be filmed or to
> appear in pictures. We can decide in Ecotopia in which places the
> journalists will be able to film or take pictures. It will also be up to
> the people in every workshop to let them come in or not, and we will
> decide in Ecotopia if we let them to be and take pictures in some of the
> morning circles or not.
>
> Anyway, I have to say that I am also tired of 'hating the Journalists and
> Kicking them Out' all the time. It used to be my attitude years ago, when
> I was far more 'dogmatic' than I am right now. We all know to whom
> mainstream media belong to, but I think we can try to control the image
> it's going to be spread about our gathering, and spreading this
> information out of our 'ghetto' is very useful and necessary. The
> journalists are not the evil, are just workers with common mainstream
> ideology and values, like most of the people 'out there'.
>
> It will be everybody's responsibility to take care that they do not film
> or take pictures where they are not allowed, but also to try not to
> humiliate or mistreat them (I've also seen that many times).
>
> We'll define better the Rules for Journalists with all the participants in
> Ecotopia itself.
>
> Greetings,
> Maria
>
>
> > Alright, about journalists:
> >
> > I also do not want journalists hanging around, taking
> > pictures, filming all the time. I will like the most
> > the journalists who get involved in the debates,
> > building, cooking, it will probably the best way to
> > know what is going on.
> >
> > That is, if they come as "participants", any time!
> >
> > If they come as "journalists" only at appointed times
> > thank you! (either at a certain hour a day, asking in
> > the Morning Circle or making an specific appointment,
> > or if we decide to have one, two or even three "media
> > days")
> >
> > (in the Winter Meeting we had at least one embarrasing
> > situation with media)
> >
> >
> >
> >
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