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Media

2012-05-02T19:18:55Z

Gunner: /* Media Support for your Working Group */

''Please direct all inquiries and requests for interviews to [mailto:media@occupyboston.org media@occupyboston.org]''

Here's the link to the [[http://www.occupyboston.org/press/press-kit/ Occupy Boston press kit]]

:View an archive of official [[Press Releases|Press Releases]]. 
:[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEhPMHAyaEM3N0pEZVBZN05BOUdHbVE6MQ Tell us] why ''you'' Occupy.

==Media Support for your Working Group==

The Occupy Boston Media WG has "dissolved." So we're on our own. BUT you can get your even listed on the calendar still by using the [[http://www.occupyboston.org/calendar-event-submission-form/ the calendar submission form]]

For suggestions and resources for [[doing your own media work]], for your event. If you want to learn more about doing media work for an "issue", in general, scroll down and see some of the resources and come to a media meeting.

[[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArTxrfVwJUAEdEFUekVLT2ZBRHliTXhEZmpNRkkxcFE OB Press List]]

Below is useful information from the Media WG.

==External==
*[[Ext. Audio|Radio]]
*[[Ext. Video|Video]]
*[[Ext. Text|Web]]
*[[Ext. Photography|Photos]]

==Community Generated==
*[[Int. Audio|Audio]]
*[[Int. Photography|Photos]]
*[[Int. Text|Text]]
*[[Int. Video|Video]]
*[[Graphic Design|Graphic Design]]
*[[Press Release Process]]
*[[How to Format OB Press Releases]]

== Occupy Boston's Media Working Group Mission Statement==
OCCUPY BOSTON MEDIA WORKING GROUP MISSION STATEMENT

The Occupy Boston Media Working Group works to document and publicize the occupy movement with the intention of fostering growth therein. The Occupy Boston Media Working Group operates in several spheres: Blog, Social Media, and Website; External Press; Photo, Video and Livestream; Independent Journalism; and Calendar.

Our mission statement in each of these spheres is as follows:

*(I) BLOG, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBSITE*

(A) To maintain the OccupyBoston.org blog as well as the official Occupy Boston social media channels (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc) and facilitate, with other working groups, all sections of the website.

(B) To create content for the above channels promoting the activities of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(C) To use the above channels to collect and disseminate media coverage -- both mainstream and independent -- of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(D) To facilitate the use of the above channels by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

*(II) EXTERNAL PRESS*

(A) To serve as the default liaison between Occupy Boston and the external press.

(B) To issue official press releases on the behalf of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the production of official press releases by other Occupy
Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

(D) To create major media campaigns to influence and/or impact the mainstream media's coverage of issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(E) To provide media trainings to members of Occupy Boston to prepare them for interactions with the external press.

*(III) PHOTO, VIDEO, AND LIVESTREAM*

(A) To visually document events and actions within Occupy Boston.

(B) To facilitate such documentation by other members of Occupy Boston and provide related training.

(C) To provide a central clearing house for visual media relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

*(IV) INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM*

(A) To create works of journalism that raise awareness about issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(B) To facilitate the creation of such works by other members of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the dissemination of such works either through our own channels or through external channels.

*(V) CALENDAR*

(A) To facilitate the maintenance of the Occupy Boston calendar by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

== Occupy Boston's Media Channels ==

*[http://www.occupyboston.org/ Web Site and Blog]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBoston Facebook]
*[http://twitter.com/Occupy_Boston Twitter Occupy Boston Main Twitter Account]
*[http://twitter.com/OccupyBOSMedia New Occupy Boston Media twitter account]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/Occupy_Boston/ob-working-groups/members List of OB Working groups Twitter accounts]
*[http://bostonoccupier.com/ The Boston Occupier Newspaper]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupybostonphoto/ Flickr Occupy Boston Media Photo Sharing Group]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupyboston/ Flickr Photos from Occupy Boston]
*[http://www.livestream.com/occupyboston Live Stream] (used mostly for GA's and other events at the GA stage in Dewey Square)
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/2011/12/08/list-live-feeds/ UStream] (mobile live casting for Occupy Boston event's around Boston)
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/OB-TV Occupy Boston TV- Cable Access TV Show]
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/radio/ Occupy Boston Radio]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Occupy_News_Network Occupy News Network 24HR streaming video news on behalf of OB for benefit of all occupies and 99%!] (soon)
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/OccupyBoston Occupy Boston YouTube]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBostonMus Occupy Boston Music]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/FSUOccupyBoston Free School University Lecture]

==Working Group Meeting Agendas & Minutes==

[http://notes.occupy.net/p/OBMediaAgendas Agendas for upcoming and past WG Meetings]

Minutes from past WG Meetings:

*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022011 | Nov. 2]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022012 | Nov. 15 - Emergency GA breakout group]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022013 | Nov. 23]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022014 | Dec. 14]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022015 | Dec. 21]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022016 | Dec. 29]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022017 | Jan. 4]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022018 | Jan. 11]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022019 | Jan. 25]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022020 | Feb. 2]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/120208 | Feb. 8]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/120215 | Feb. 15]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/120222 | Feb. 22]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/120229 | Feb. 29]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03072012 | Mar. 07]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03102012 | Mar. 10 Strategy]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03142012 | Mar. 14]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03212012 | Mar. 21]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03242012 | Mar. 24 Strategy]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/04112012 | April 11]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/04252012 | April 25, Occupy Boston Media Restructuring Meeting]]

== @obupdates text group ==

Text "obupdates" to 23559 to receive occasional Occupy Boston updates via SMS. No additional charge. Standard texting rates apply.

[[Guidelines on the @obupdates texting cell]]

If you would like to send a mass text to the @obupdates group, fill out the following form: [http://www.occupyboston.org/text/ http://www.occupyboston.org/text/]

An advisory group is responsible for receiving, vetting, and sending all mass texts to the @obupdates cell. If you would like to join this advisory group, please email eli [at] occupyboston [dot] org. 

The following individual(s) are the current administrators of the cell: Eli, more TBD

== Training Resources ==

*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/notes_on_storytelling Notes on Storytelling by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/what_is_public_narrative What is Public Narrative? by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/3/32/PTP_-_Framing_and_Messaging_by_Katherine_McFate_-_June_2009.pdf Which comes first, the frame or the audience? by Katherine McFate of the Ford Foundation (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/the_oped_12_step_program The Op-ed Writer’s 12-Step Program by John Nichols of The Capital Times]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/argument_tips OPed argument tips]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/writing_successful_opeds_the_fundamentals Writing Successful Op-eds: The Fundamentals by The Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/six_types_of_opeds Six Types of Op-eds by the Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/b/b0/Minute_messaging.pdf Minute Message Model by Mission Minded (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/21/SPIN_Workbook--branding_8.11.pdf Strategic Clarity Workbook (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/2b/Strategic_Communications_Model.pdf The Strategic Communications Model (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/9/9e/How_to_pitch_-_Advisory_-_Press_Release_training_docs.pdf Press outreach training docs (i.e. how to pitch, write a press release, media advisory, ect.) (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/a/ae/Telling_american_stories.pdf Telling American Stories (PDF)]
*[http://philanthropy411.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/effective-comm-planning/ 15 Tips for Effective Communications Planning and 13 Components of a Communications Plan by Philanthropy411]

==Other Resources==
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-3w-9o_xIHiSeYfgLLNml6SjpEqpu0TNxxwYx1zqpg/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 Important Media Links (Google Doc)]
*'Like' [https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTogether Occupy Together's (Global) Facebook]
*[http://occupywallst.org/ OccupyWallSt.org]
*[http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet Adbusters.org]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Boston Wikipedia Entry on Occupy Boston with Citations]
*[http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/ We Are the 99%] (Tumblr)
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/WeOccupyAmerica/occupations/members Twitter List] of all Occupy accounts across the nation.
*[http://www.youtube.com/occupytv OccupyTV] (Collection of Videos from Occupy Sites around the Nation)
*[http://kck.st/nHEb8h The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film]
*[http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution Occupy Wall Street Live Stream]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/99percentfilm 99 Percent: Occupy Wall Street Youtube Channel]
*[http://www.fightbacknews.org/ Fight Back News]
*[http://www.openmediaboston.org Open Media Boston]
*[[Press Release Ideas]]
*[[Media Action List]]

== Contact ==

*[mailto:occupybostonmedia@gmail.com occupybostonmedia@gmail.com]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/OccupyBOSMedia OB Media's Twitter]

[[Category:Working groups]]

WG/Media/Minutes/04112012

2012-04-13T22:50:34Z

Gunner: Created page with "No specific agenda for OBIT and OBM meeting. April 11, 2012 Media working group Gunner: media Farahd mwg: agenda items talking about featured campaigns general strike working g..."

No specific agenda for OBIT and OBM meeting.

April 11, 2012

Media working group
Gunner: media
Farahd mwg: agenda items talking about featured campaigns general strike working group reached out to obm & OBIT
Dan: mwg: would like to talk about campaign
chris radio: haning out until broadcast
liz: no working group
Kendra: obit media radio
tracy: obit, media live
dana:
ross: obit campaign feature
james: sob
sarah with radio
matt facilitation
michael facilitation
jess TV
brandon obit radio would like to talk about new list of "everyone email list" the campaign feature and the new groups website
john: there's been a change to the website
debra: been involved with media I hopped on to mobile food working group making sure multiple people have access to authority to avoid bottle neck
mikey: new

OBIT Media trying to communicate with other groups that fall under the media umbrella. Discussing joint multi media meeting, no day was picked.

Brandon: clarify that the first weds of each month for joint obit media meeting, next one may 2nd.

Feature campaigns:

Ross: Multi feature interface is significantly more complicated than starting with just one campaign. Is that a feasible short term goal, running a single campaign display up relatively quickly?

fahrad: Nervous about picking even three campaigns much less bringing it down to one campaign.

brandon: Suggested query slider.

Dana: so this is a way for people to engage get involved etc.

Gunner: so can we have a landing page at which all issues represented organized by using categories in word press.

Ross: We're going to have to go with step by step interface, actually integrating with categories may be more complicated.

Gunner: could we arrange for a category just for campaigns

Fahrahd: sounds like we have pieces in place we just need the slider

Ross: we could add a see all campaigns link as well. seems like everything can be handled on the back end, we just need someone to make the banner

Eli: with media: would like to see the campaign page authority given to the group in question rather than having them produce their own page. Asking campaigns what they need, I think it would be more effective if it lived under occupy boston rather than have their own page.

sarah: we should address this, you can't force them to use what they don't want to use, if you want them back into the fold you have to give them toolsd and make them accessible.

Ross: it's not the tools it's the permissions, access etc. I don't know if we have, I'm actualy not sure if it's the best platform.

KC: SEO for every one spread the word via smaller blogs

Eli: we have all of this organic traffic, we should leverage some of this traffic, to this massive information structure

KC: I can help with social media

Eli: internal outreach talk to working groups about

Sarah: is that handled by the tiwtter group

Eli: that's handled by ob media and left a few others

Sarah: how would someone get into that

Eli: you would need to get in touch with me

Gunner: We've talked about feature campaigns: the other focus would be to talk to people who are starting campaigns and get in touch with them about what they're working on, and either get working on getting the content or moving the campaigns forward.

Ross: Should we have a permission for hosting but not posting.

Eli: that's not a thing already, going to the GA page rather than front.

Brandon: that roll does exist it's called contributor

Eli: no I want posts to be published to certain pages but not the homepage

Fahrahd: another way of thinking about it is if there was a ga category, it would go through to the GA page rather than the main page.

Sarah: is there a way to make permissions just for that page

Gunner: this goes to what matt was talking about

Matt: Right now I have author access to just the GA webpage, we're looking at how to say what proposals are coming up, or if there is a talk coming up, we can schedule that in as well. On the one hand it's how often we are able to predict what is coming up, I wasn't sure if we wanted guide lines for how to use the page, or if we are changning things, how that would come up.

Gunner: input for guidelines would be great

Matt: if there's a way to keep the blogroll from having posts from other pages to the front page.

Michael: The context for this being that we wanted to give folks some kind of notice for coming down.

Gunner: Summarize the content and...

Sarah: Can we just make it a tab at the top?

Fahrad: Look at all the information on the website and look at how active and what pages are engaging the community

Brandon: I agree with fahrad resist the urge to add more top level items to the menu, we're running out of spage on the front spage.

Dana: as the weather is nicer and as we do more outreach so I think the coming up outreach and events for GA would be increasingly important.

KC: adding a link to consensus process link

Fahrad: like a footer

Brandon: time check

Gunner: is it posisble to add the slider

Ross: If someone could try a design and pass it along.

Dana: I could do a design for that

Ross: Dana's on it.

Gunner: How far do we hold off on meeting up.

Brandon/ Eli: have dana do the design we can temp check via email

Dana: content is up to facilitation 2nded by gunner

Gunner: students

James: Students OB is in the process of setting up their website, we wanted to get on y'alls radar in terms of coordinating campaigns and evetns as well.

Eli: When you're live email we can work for cross posting etc.

Michael: Quick question, was looking at the site for information on seperate schools,

James: we've been seperate from ob and are working on taking down dated information

Gunner: Word press glitches:

Brandon: we recently changed to the varnish configuration, when you're going to OB.org you're not in contact with teh OB site you're in contact with varnish, possibly revert that change until we can isolate those bugs and get them fixed.

Dana: Is that why forms weren't being saved

Brandon: possibly, I've gotten the mobile version of the site, gotten a few other major issues.

Ross: it is plausible for us to have an editor URL .that would allow them to publish content on a backend site, we would redirect everything that was admin to another domain.

Brandon: varnish decreases page load by an order of magnitude

Michael: is there a test version of the site that you can make changes to prior to actually making changes to the site.

brandon: can that go to the wiki

Gunner: if you have this seperate site that editors go to to login to, we could just email the editors and let them know what they need to do now.

John: I guess

Gunner: would you still be able to use the wordpress ap on the ipad?

Ross: idealy you login and it redirects you, we would probably just have a redirect from a new IP

Eli: I just want to make sure there are no consequences for donig it this way

Ross: I don't think there will be issues, I think that there may be a problem with the WP config, but editing will be the same.

Everyone email list:
Ross: The one that actually is list.ob.org the one that is connected to any mailing list that we have, but I think this applies to all of them. I don't know how many of those have the same amount of email address, duplicates, etc. Brandon's question about bottlenecks current process has everyone emailing ross.

Gunner: the question becomes what becomes and email to everyone, and who makes that decision.

Ross: Rather, how do we develope a process in a democratic fashion.

Eli: our current procedure for sms, is that if we check the message and gets three positive temp checks it goes out, if it gets one negative among them, it has to get five positive, if more than two negative it has to go back to OBM. There are politics at play to make sure that it's accoutable and accesible, it's also a matter of practicality.

Dana: OB groups, are we superseding this process to go to the entire listing. Whoever is authorized, needs to put all this together. facilitation media etc.

Michael: in corporate world, administrative exchange server, didn't want folks to have to go through all of hte long email threads, in corp world it's okay to restrict information, we need to think about what it is that's going out to everyone.

Eli: If you look at what lists already exist, we have a daily anyone that wants to be involved, working group lists, and open lists, the only need here in my opinion for a mass message would be an emergency, like our sms text list. There's no way to do that right now. One thing that got left out was the ob updates, because we're judicious about what we can and cant' send. I think it should be just for emergencies and have some kind of accountability process.

Farhard: I was thinking about the SMS stuff, it occured to me that this list is an aggregate, not something that people specifically signed up for. There's a challenge as to whether or not people feel like they are a part of the community rather than something they signed up for specifically.

Brandon: the thing I was going to clarify, was we're not really at danger of falling into giant email threads, it is configured as announce only.

Ross: I know how I feel about decision making process, vehemently opposed to having control over content, we need to make it so that media and OBIT cannot soley handle this process. I have a different view of what should be availble to this list, any working group that needs to communicate with other working groups should be able to do that in a conciencious manner. A usable piece of technology for any working group that needs to communicate with other working groups. In addendum to being more complicated, you can just unsubsribe to the big list just like the updates list.

Eli: everyone is added to it?

Ross: if you sign up for a list, you are automatically added to the list

John: would it be possible to add to a back door to the groups, coming from this one address the emails would not be modded out. Dana had explained that the emails would be bounced back, coming from this address they wouldn't be bounced back.

Dana: the issue would be that there would be redundancy between groups, by sending out one time only mailing, temperature check via email. Give the option to opt out. In the interst of transparency do the opt out email.

Eli: Similar to what Dana said, vehemently opposed to this being a non-opt in process. it violates can't spam, we can bypass by providing an opportunity to opt out.

Brandon: I wanted to clarify again, that each mesage that goes out on this list is appended with the typical unsubscribe inforamtion.

Jess: I guess I have a concern about security, if we centralize we want to be sure that data isn't borrowed.

Fahrahd: I feel that (to eli) there are substantial differences between the lists that makes this particular mail all list effective. HTere is utility there.

Dan: want to ask if this has been used before.

Brandon: Dans q. it's been used to send out an announcement about A4 and the Obit community gathering, maube once more, regarding security, it's stored on May1st heavily encrypted, we aren't moving any data, there is no data that can be leaked.

Jess: is that giving admins too much power that they can send emails and access the controll panel. Not unlike sully (sms).

Brandon: all the lists do have admins, all of the emails are exposed to a certain extent, it does create a choke point, those admins would have access to that information.

Gunner: rotating email list responsibility time check. Does anyone want to put together a proposal?

Brandon and Dana put together a proposal to take to the GA, have facilitation and inreach take a look as well, bring it to the next meeting. Brandon, thinks we'll have something together before the next joint meeting on May 2nd.

New Group Sites:
Brandon: We're trying to develope a new group site, the development model we're using requires that people are actually using hte new one and giving feedback. Request that folks try it out and give it feedback. The v2dev.groups.occupyboston.org groups site, look at blogs and forums features that need a look taken at it.

Ross: try for our sake to avoid waiting to get int ouch about it, make noise immediately on the site.

obm meeting:

agenda:
report backs
mac reservation
press response guidelines
upcoming events
tax day
request log
finance update
proposal
fahard announcement

Jess: would like a point person or plan of action for reserving the
mac, we are interested in putting this together, David would like ot
have a workshop on 5.5 would like a system in place.

Is there a booking procedure in place?
Would like to put together a procedure.

Liam: Lets get the ball rolling on a procedure, talked to brandon from
OBIT, if we could just get a point person on booking. Just need a
liason in media to handle the ticketing procedure. Can Liam work
with Brandon to get a system in place for booking the media mac.

Liam: I would say that folks coming in should clarify that folks
working on the mac should give a time frame. we should get a booking
system in place.

Jess: it's media's computer would request that media handle it. If I
give people in TV your email to help arrange.

Debra: Sounds like it may be used to just hang out on the internet,

Jess: live document online constantly updating.

Debra; By having the posted schedule we are retraining people to
recognize that this is a working computer.

Need to work out some kind of sign up arrangement

Press response guidelines:
Eli: what happened was I've been meaning to put together guidelines on
how we respond to press. Would like to help, the importance of it came
up this week, when someone responded this week to a press request,
this week. could have been avoided if that person who'd received a
press request have a procedure in place. We need people who are
comfortable with the press, but we need to have the procedures in
place to.

Debra: I'd be happy to work on it, google doc to go back and forth.

Eli: the issue of the media email address, been slow in rolling it out.

Fahrad: if you want to get together in person and talk about this it would work

Gunner: put it out to the media list.

Upcoming events:
Request log, while looking at request log

Finance update:
Fahrad: there's been some tension and miscommunication regarding david
ludlows donation of 2k a month to media, and how it's being used.
Fahrhad talked to david and absolved some of the concerns, making him
more of a team member than someone that has a hand on the tap.

Upcoming events:
Stop n shop
Martin rally
lecture series thursday
Tax day on 17th
general strike on 5.1

Sarah: followed procedure didn't go out

Dan: we had several different versions coming in, was told not to post it

Sarah: as someone who's looking into the sytem, it's very confusing, I
went through the procedure.

Fahrahd: systems were failing we didn't know we weren't getting the
request, total breakdown.

Sarah: from not having the context of the breakdown, wanted to get a
contact to know what was going on, should haev been made aware.

Faharad: we didn't have a procedure in place to contact everyone and
let them know that things weren't working, and that they'd started
working again.

Dan: is there a way to build in confirmation?

Fahrahd & sarah: confirmation built in.

Sarah, debra, fahrahd: talking about logistics behind the issues with
this particular problem. updates going out on the above issue.

Gunner has a proposal for how to spend the money:

Writing assignments:
May 1st:

Howard zin: This is on Friday

tax day:

From here on in, have it so that we copy edit rather than write the
blog post entirely.

Eli: media hits: have a google alert set up to keep better track of
media mentions in the news.

Discussing how long we can pay in advance for rent.

Dan: procedure need a quarum

Liam; we'd never had a quarum of 12

Eli: can we change it to 10? Then revote next week.

Gunner: proposal to pay for rent has been amended to pay through July,
rather than August.

Sarah: E5 would like an occupy presence willing to reduce the rent,
proposal to include OB taking on half of the rent, since the media
group is paying for E5 soley now. Cut costs for media, as well as
bring in the occupy presencc.

Liam: sarah bring to GA

Sarah: I will bring it to GA

Liam: can we settle up for April

Gunner: I would amend this proposal to settle up for april, and take
in the occupy proposal for half of the rent as they would be using
half of the space per Sarah's proposal.

Media seems to be okay with it.

Liam: address the fact that the community should be in some way
responsible for the space since they're using it.

Gunner: recap. we pay 400 for april, then bring a proposal to GA with
FOG for a cubicle to allow for media training and community. Media
would split the rent with OB 200 per month a piece, through July.

Media

2012-04-13T22:49:00Z

Gunner: /* Working Group Meeting Agendas & Minutes */

''Please direct all inquiries and requests for interviews to [mailto:media@occupyboston.org media@occupyboston.org]''

Here's the link to the [[http://www.occupyboston.org/press/press-kit/ Occupy Boston press kit]]

:View an archive of official [[Press Releases|Press Releases]]. 
:[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEhPMHAyaEM3N0pEZVBZN05BOUdHbVE6MQ Tell us] why ''you'' Occupy.

==To Get Media Support for your Working Group==

To get media support for your Working Group, please use [[http://www.occupyboston.org/media-coverage-request-form/ the media coverage request form]]

To put your Working Group event on the calendar, please use [[http://www.occupyboston.org/calendar-event-submission-form/ the calendar submission form]]

For suggestions and resources for [[doing your own media work]], for your event. If you want to learn more about doing media work for an "issue", in general, scroll down and see some of the resources and come to a media meeting.

==External==
*[[Ext. Audio|Radio]]
*[[Ext. Video|Video]]
*[[Ext. Text|Web]]
*[[Ext. Photography|Photos]]

==Community Generated==
*[[Int. Audio|Audio]]
*[[Int. Photography|Photos]]
*[[Int. Text|Text]]
*[[Int. Video|Video]]
*[[Graphic Design|Graphic Design]]
*[[Press Release Process]]
*[[How to Format OB Press Releases]]

== Occupy Boston's Media Working Group Mission Statement==
OCCUPY BOSTON MEDIA WORKING GROUP MISSION STATEMENT

The Occupy Boston Media Working Group works to document and publicize the occupy movement with the intention of fostering growth therein. The Occupy Boston Media Working Group operates in several spheres: Blog, Social Media, and Website; External Press; Photo, Video and Livestream; Independent Journalism; and Calendar.

Our mission statement in each of these spheres is as follows:

*(I) BLOG, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBSITE*

(A) To maintain the OccupyBoston.org blog as well as the official Occupy Boston social media channels (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc) and facilitate, with other working groups, all sections of the website.

(B) To create content for the above channels promoting the activities of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(C) To use the above channels to collect and disseminate media coverage -- both mainstream and independent -- of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(D) To facilitate the use of the above channels by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

*(II) EXTERNAL PRESS*

(A) To serve as the default liaison between Occupy Boston and the external press.

(B) To issue official press releases on the behalf of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the production of official press releases by other Occupy
Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

(D) To create major media campaigns to influence and/or impact the mainstream media's coverage of issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(E) To provide media trainings to members of Occupy Boston to prepare them for interactions with the external press.

*(III) PHOTO, VIDEO, AND LIVESTREAM*

(A) To visually document events and actions within Occupy Boston.

(B) To facilitate such documentation by other members of Occupy Boston and provide related training.

(C) To provide a central clearing house for visual media relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

*(IV) INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM*

(A) To create works of journalism that raise awareness about issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(B) To facilitate the creation of such works by other members of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the dissemination of such works either through our own channels or through external channels.

*(V) CALENDAR*

(A) To facilitate the maintenance of the Occupy Boston calendar by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

== Occupy Boston's Media Channels ==

*[http://www.occupyboston.org/ Web Site and Blog]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBoston Facebook]
*[http://twitter.com/Occupy_Boston Twitter Occupy Boston Main Twitter Account]
*[http://twitter.com/OccupyBOSMedia New Occupy Boston Media twitter account]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/Occupy_Boston/ob-working-groups/members List of OB Working groups Twitter accounts]
*[http://bostonoccupier.com/ The Boston Occupier Newspaper]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupybostonphoto/ Flickr Occupy Boston Media Photo Sharing Group]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupyboston/ Flickr Photos from Occupy Boston]
*[http://www.livestream.com/occupyboston Live Stream] (used mostly for GA's and other events at the GA stage in Dewey Square)
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/2011/12/08/list-live-feeds/ UStream] (mobile live casting for Occupy Boston event's around Boston)
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/OB-TV Occupy Boston TV- Cable Access TV Show]
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/radio/ Occupy Boston Radio]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Occupy_News_Network Occupy News Network 24HR streaming video news on behalf of OB for benefit of all occupies and 99%!] (soon)
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/OccupyBoston Occupy Boston YouTube]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBostonMus Occupy Boston Music]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/FSUOccupyBoston Free School University Lecture]

==Working Group Meeting Agendas & Minutes==

[http://notes.occupy.net/p/OBMediaAgendas Agendas for upcoming and past WG Meetings]

Minutes from past WG Meetings:

*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022011 | Nov. 2]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022012 | Nov. 15 - Emergency GA breakout group]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022013 | Nov. 23]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022014 | Dec. 14]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022015 | Dec. 21]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022016 | Dec. 29]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022017 | Jan. 4]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022018 | Jan. 11]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022019 | Jan. 25]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022020 | Feb. 2]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/120208 | Feb. 8]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/120215 | Feb. 15]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/120222 | Feb. 22]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/120229 | Feb. 29]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03072012 | Mar. 07]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03102012 | Mar. 10 Strategy]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03142012 | Mar. 14]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03212012 | Mar. 21]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03242012 | Mar. 24 Strategy]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/04112012 | April 11]]

== @obupdates text group ==

Text "obupdates" to 23559 to receive occasional Occupy Boston updates via SMS. No additional charge. Standard texting rates apply.

[[Guidelines on the @obupdates texting cell]]

If you would like to send a mass text to the @obupdates group, fill out the following form: [http://www.occupyboston.org/text/ http://www.occupyboston.org/text/]

An advisory group is responsible for receiving, vetting, and sending all mass texts to the @obupdates cell. If you would like to join this advisory group, please email eli [at] occupyboston [dot] org. 

The following individual(s) are the current administrators of the cell: Eli, more TBD

== Training Resources ==

*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/notes_on_storytelling Notes on Storytelling by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/what_is_public_narrative What is Public Narrative? by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/3/32/PTP_-_Framing_and_Messaging_by_Katherine_McFate_-_June_2009.pdf Which comes first, the frame or the audience? by Katherine McFate of the Ford Foundation (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/the_oped_12_step_program The Op-ed Writer’s 12-Step Program by John Nichols of The Capital Times]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/argument_tips OPed argument tips]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/writing_successful_opeds_the_fundamentals Writing Successful Op-eds: The Fundamentals by The Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/six_types_of_opeds Six Types of Op-eds by the Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/b/b0/Minute_messaging.pdf Minute Message Model by Mission Minded (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/21/SPIN_Workbook--branding_8.11.pdf Strategic Clarity Workbook (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/2b/Strategic_Communications_Model.pdf The Strategic Communications Model (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/9/9e/How_to_pitch_-_Advisory_-_Press_Release_training_docs.pdf Press outreach training docs (i.e. how to pitch, write a press release, media advisory, ect.) (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/a/ae/Telling_american_stories.pdf Telling American Stories (PDF)]
*[http://philanthropy411.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/effective-comm-planning/ 15 Tips for Effective Communications Planning and 13 Components of a Communications Plan by Philanthropy411]

==Other Resources==
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-3w-9o_xIHiSeYfgLLNml6SjpEqpu0TNxxwYx1zqpg/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 Important Media Links (Google Doc)]
*'Like' [https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTogether Occupy Together's (Global) Facebook]
*[http://occupywallst.org/ OccupyWallSt.org]
*[http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet Adbusters.org]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Boston Wikipedia Entry on Occupy Boston with Citations]
*[http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/ We Are the 99%] (Tumblr)
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/WeOccupyAmerica/occupations/members Twitter List] of all Occupy accounts across the nation.
*[http://www.youtube.com/occupytv OccupyTV] (Collection of Videos from Occupy Sites around the Nation)
*[http://kck.st/nHEb8h The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film]
*[http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution Occupy Wall Street Live Stream]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/99percentfilm 99 Percent: Occupy Wall Street Youtube Channel]
*[http://www.fightbacknews.org/ Fight Back News]
*[http://www.openmediaboston.org Open Media Boston]
*[[Press Release Ideas]]
*[[Media Action List]]

== Contact ==

*[mailto:occupybostonmedia@gmail.com occupybostonmedia@gmail.com]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/OccupyBOSMedia OB Media's Twitter]

[[Category:Working groups]]

WG/Media/Minutes/03242012

2012-04-13T22:48:26Z

Gunner:

Occupy Boston Media WG Meeting Sat Mar 24 2012

Facilitator: Robin

AGENDA

- Designate a notetaker (Farhad)
- Introductions
- Agenda review and approval
- Framing comments (Eli)
- Long term planning, strategic discussion
- Media strategy for Sunday April 1
- What media coverage do we need?
- What is our press strategy?
- How will we handle possible autonomous actions?
- What do we put on the calendar and other official channels?
- Media strategy for Wednesday April 4
- What coverage do we need?
- How will we coordinate with other cities?
- We do we put on the calendar? (Taken care of before meeting.)
- Proposed meeting with the BPD
- Broader media strategy for the spring
- Determine a topic for next Sat's meeting
- Designate a facilitator for next Sat's meeting (Farhad)

INTRODUCTIONS

Present: Robin, Farhad, Jay, Michael, Matt S, John, Nawanta, Josh, Stephen, Ariel, DSB, Rene, Dan, Eli, Rachel, Noah, Joshua E, Mike K, Liam

AGENDA REVIEW AND APPROVAL

Approved.

FRAMING COMMENTS

Eli: 2 weeks ago we talked a lot about A4. We also talked about the culture we need to promote in terms of Media within OB. Our Wed meetings are very reactive. That stuff needs to get done, but there's an opportunity to be proactive. We have all these tools and the opportunity to frame the debate before it's framed for us -- A1, A4, whatever. There's a lot of creativity and skills in the room, so we should be thinking proactively. What can we create instead of just responding to the web forms; it sells us short. I just wanted to say that to frame the discussion. Let's think creatively about how we might want to tap in to proactive stuff.

Matt: Does Occupy the Issues play into this? I'm very interested in writing on that stuff.

Eli: Yes.

LONG TERM PLANNING

MEDIA STRATEGY FOR SUNDAY APRIL 1

Rachel: What do we know that we're allowed to all be on the same page on regarding A1?

DSB: Many people in this room are already getting press inquiries.

Rachel: We can't actually respond until we know what we can all be on the same page about.

Jay: So you want to know what's going to happen?

Rachel: No, we need to know what we can talk about.

Jay: A1 is very loosely organized. It's going to be very fluid. My guess is that people are going to come with what they're going to do, and there's going to be a lot of autonomous action. Everybody's going to come with an idea of what they're going to bring for the day.

Rachel: Numbers?

Jay: No idea. I've spoken with a lot of folks both within and outside of OB. A lot of people might come out just to see what we're going to do.

Michael: I had a major discussion about this when I asked the simple question about this. Officially it's just a GA that's outside. I guessed that we'd [Facilitation] have to step in, and there's been a large conversation. Unofficially there's a proposal for reoccupation. I'm not even sure about the things outside of GA, because it's supposed to be a day long series of actions. I'd like some more information about what's going to happen -- at least the GA portion of it.

DSB: The best source of information I've had so far is Facebook. The number of people who've said that they're going to attend is 400. In terms of specific plans I'm not aware of any. The Food WG was a bit concerned. The flier changed to "bring some to share." There is a Facebook event page that's seen a lot of actions and views.

Jay: [Looking on Facebook] There are ~320 people who are going, 1800 who are invited.

DSB: I had hopes for what people would do. I am unaware of any structure, however.

Matt S: If anyone was to ask me, I'd just be pretty vague. I wouldn't want to set any expectation that couldn't follow through, because I don't know what's going to happen.

Robin: This is a John Murphy thing that we've tried to harness. We don't necessarily need to worry about what's going to happen. It's more symbolic than it is a literal take back Dewey Square.

Eli: That's very similar to the spirit of what I was going to say. There's an opportunity here. The press will be there, the police will be there, there's an opportunity for there to be stories. It's April Fool's day; there's an opportunity for humor. If people autonomously set up tents and refuse to leave, there's a high probability of arrest. People want to hold their ground and I understand that, and there's power behind that, but there's also an opportunity here. Maybe this isn't the moment to reoccupy. We shouldn't do that just because John Murphy created a Facebook page. Maybe we could create 1000 tiny tents? Something like that.

Farhad: I just wanted to point out that there's a tension here between designing actions that will take place on A1 versus talking about how we would respond as the Media WG. This is a great conversation, and I'm psyched that we're having it, but I just wanted to acknowledge that.

Dan: Agreement.

Eli: I don't think there's a difference. Actions are communications tools too. It's the action that's really getting the message across. If we can be proactive and initiate a communications action -- what can we fill this vacuum with?

John: One piece of our strategy should be a rapid response with whatever's coming in on the livestream. Having somebody back here who can rapidly edit that into a highlight video.

Dan: Maybe now would be a good time to do a quick report back from the livestream meeting. I'd be concerned about using livestream video for highlights because it's not high quality. It's not even medium quality.

Stephen: In terms of media strategy, the line for A1 should be that the banks are playing us for fools. Nothing has changed here -- whether you look at the mortgage settlement, Obama's appointments to the Fed, etc. It would seem to make sense to me to set the agenda ourselves. Regardless of what happens on the 1st, nothing has changed. The issues are still what they were 6 months ago.

Ariel: One way to shape this narrative would be to move to the 4th, which will be a bigger action. Right away make the arc so that there's a connection there. We could play with that in the Media. We sort of have a victory in Dewey Square and then we take it to the State House.

Jay: [Reading the Facebook schedule]

12 pm - Lunch (bring some to share)
1 pm - April 1st march (sarcastically invoke the ideas and thoughts that Occupy Boston is fighting against)
4:30 pm - Open Mic/Stack
5:30 pm - Occupy Boston's General Assembly

I think a good strategy for that day would be create point people for specific things. There's probably going to be autonomous action more than likely after GA.

Dan: We kind of divided up for A4 -- and we can do this for A1 -- what we needed to do beforehand, what we need to do day of, and what we need to do afterward.

Jay: We can use A1 to introduce to the public and build to A4. That could be our narrative. That could be our narrative. We're back, and this is our next step.

Rachel: I don't want to loose what Stephen was talking about it. If we make A1 just about A4 then we loose that. The point of being in Dewey Square is to pound on our issues overall. I agree with Dan; I'd love for us to come up with a list of things that we need for these days. Talking about them in sequence and talking about what that week is going to look like will help us make those connections. That can only help develop a better media strategy.

[Notetaker's note: I'm slowing down because it stinks to type on this thing.]

DSB: It seems that this is a golden opportunity to set up an Info Tent. A lot of people will show up on A1 because it's getting press coverage. Be able to great them and give them information. It could have a mobile put up/take down presence.

Rachel: Info and Occupy the MBTA are already working on that.

Jay: The BPD gave OB Screenprint a hard time about setting up a canopy on the Commons. If any WG sets a tent up anywhere, they're going to give you a hard time. If you're giving something away, they're going to give you a hard time.

Farhad: Info has been talking about this -- and Rita's especially interested -- but we need help. So if you're excited about it, then please contact Info!

Matt S: We could start with what Stephen said and then tie it in to bringing it to the State House.

Stephen: The question of the relation to the police and how much of our discursive space we want to give to the police question. Unless we can tie that to something like Trayvon Martin, our messaging is a lot stronger if we can keep it focused on the banks in that kind of thing. A lot of people don't want to hear us talk about the police. Unless we can really nail them on it, I think we need to keep the message slightly broader. The reason they beat us up is so we'll talk about it. They'll lock us in a cycle of local trauma, and they'll consume us with hatred for them.

Noah: One really strong thing we can do that's Dewey specific is talk about the First Amendment. What we've learned, what the status is. It's April 1st. We could do a mock funeral. I think the 1st Amendment has a place in this, more so than the police.

Mike K: During the GA myself and other people who aren't quite legally allowed in Dewey Square to be across the street participating with mic checks back and forth. The theme is that we've been disenfranchised, and we can tie that into the A4. They've been having all these T meetings, and we haven't been part of them, so we're having our own.

Joshua: It's not clear to me what "not going to Dewey Square means."

Rachel: We have no idea what they have license to do on any given day. Given a hard time for being in Dewey due to OB stuff on backpack.

Eli: It's 4, and we have a lot to talk about, and the meeting ends at 5. The way that we did the A4 stuff was to outline before, during, and after Media stuff. Can we temp check about how feel about the model?

[Positive temp check]

BEFORE

Farhad: We need talking points for A1 for when we get internal press inquiries. So far, we've been talking about pivoting away from when or where we'd occupy to focus on why we'd occupy. What's important about the tactic, why we did it, and what it accomplished. This isn't to say that this is the only way to talk about it, but it's what we'd been talking about in previous Media meetings.

Eli: We need a press release that hits on the issues that Stephen outlined -- maybe with a sense of humor.

Rachel: We need a text to announce this. We should also be prepared to use the emergency text system.

Jay: Is that the same thing?

Rachel: Same service, two different lists.

Jay: But they come from the same number?

Eli: Yes.

Joshua: We need to do a little coordination on Tweets.

Farhad: We should prepared with additional livesteam and multimedia trainings.

Rene: That's a really good idea. I think we should do that and schedule it today. Is anybody interested in making a really short promo clip for the 1st? Does anybody have a camera who wants to make a 30 second promo clip?

Eli: Why don't we just do the livestream training on A1?

Mike K: Can somebody add that to the Facebook page?

[Notetaker's note: this was done, and it's scheduled for 3 pm.]

Ariel: We're also having the NLG training on the 2nd or the 3rd.

Joshua: We need to make sure in terms of battery packs and things that everything is there.

Rene: Coming back to the issue of the camera...

Farhad: I'm not sure if anybody with access to a camera is here right now. What we've done in the past is look for somebody to volunteer to bottom line tracking that person down after the meeting.

Stephen: I can ask Occupy Harvard's video person.

Dan: We still need to be talking about beforehand stuff.

Jay: Lefty dropped off three small little batteries for livestreaming this week. They only last about two hours.

Joshua: Eli has a google Doc which is an inventory of Media equipment and who has it. We should make sure it's updated.

Jay: I texted the livestream Cel.ly when I took them.

DSB: There a number of sometime videographers. Matt S, Bil Lewis... (missed the other folks she mentioned to to knocking something over and generally making a fool of myself).

Matt S: What would be the bullet points that we would go over as a group for the week?

Rachel: There are a couple of areas here where it would make sense to have a small group of people work on. Talking points and press release, text and tweets, livestream and video spot. Not to break into groups right now, but to have people meet in groups in the next day or so.

Noah: because it's April Fool's day, we should go ridiculous in some way. We're meeting at Dewey to formally dissolve Occupy Boston. Everything's been fixed, we all have jobs, and we've all taken showers. It could be a solemn procession, we put our buttons down in piles, and then transition into talking about what we're actually doing. We're meeting to commemorate what happened.

[Notetaker's note: everybody seems to love this idea.]

Stephen: I'm happy to work on talking points and press release.

Mike K: Point of information: there's actually going to be a bunch of us dressed up that day, so that'll fit in well.

Matt S: How would we lead this into the 4th? How would we lead this into the narrative for the week?

Farhad: We could make it part of the theater. We come in, we say we're done, we've all got jobs, we've all showered, and then maybe somebody reads a newspaper and is like Wait! This stuff is still happening! Nothing's changed!

Josh Golin: We need people to volunteer for these tasks.

Eli: I'll do text.

DSB: I'm willing to take point on still photography

Matt S: I can do video.

Rachel: Can somebody coordinate with Eli from social media?

Joshua: I will.

Rene: Can we get somebody to take point on editing day of?

Rachel: Can somebody call David Ludlow?

Eli: I'll do that right now.

Talking points: Farhad, Stephen, Dan, Rachel, John, Matt, Noah

[Notetaker's notes: Hands hurt. Stripping down again.]

DAY OF

Rene: We're going to have a streamer meeting. We need at home production too.

Rachel: We need people available to talk to press that day.

Dan: It might be worth it for those of us in the talking points group to report back to whoever is going to be talking to the press.

Rachel: I would love for Gunner to be able to do a media training when the livestream training.

DSB: I can do stills. Matt as well.

Noah: Can we get Jimi Two Feathers to do aerial footage?

Eli: David Ludlow is going to check his calendar.

Dan: I'll be able to do video as well.

Matt S: I can do some backup video -- I don't have much space on my camera.

Joshua: I'll take point for Twitter.

Robin: I'll be at work but can Tweet remotely.

Jay: You can tweet off of the livestream interface and it'll go to your feed with the link included.

Rachel: Stephen and I will be available for rapid response writing.

Jay: We should expect arrests at any OB action. They're going to be looking to arrest people.

Robin: If we could be more vigilant -- those of us who are documenting.

Dan: They're also looking to provoke us.

John: Were they trying to isolate people from the group?

Nowanta: Not on Tuesday.

Mike K: They're upping surveillance. Also, I'd recommend that everybody get the "I'm Getting Arrested" app for their smart phone.

Joshua: We should revitalize our offsite password holder. Theresa had been doing this in the past.

AFTER

Rachel: We need to think about collecting footage and documenting everything for the NLG. This is true for all of these events. We as Occupy Boston need to pool these things.

Eli: Media@occupyboston.org goes basically just to me now, but we've set up the list for people to check it.

Joshua: I'll take point on this. Send an email out to the external list.

Farhad: We should be prepared for additional media attention at the Open House on April 2. All we need to do for the event is be able to talk about what we do as a working group, but we should be prepared for further external press interest.

MEDIA STRATEGY FOR SUNDAY APRIL 4

Rene: Reads previous notes (http://notes.occupy.net/p/OBMediaTalkingPoints)

Noah: People will be meeting at Park Street Station at 11 am tomorrow morning to get some good footage for a 30 second A4 spot featuring the same mic check performed multiple times in multiple places.

Dan: There's going to be a press training for Occupy MBTA folks on either April 2 or April 3. Could maybe do April 1 as well. May be tough for Gunner to do on the 1st during the day.

Rachel: Before or after the NLG training? After seems better.

BEFORE

[Notetaker's notes: I hate this thing. Resorting to action items only.]

DSB: Coordinate David and Jess to get the existing spot on TV
Eli: Text & robo call, test livestream reception
Rachel: Coordinated letters to the editors
Multimedia Bubble: Further promo videos
Josh: Ask Gunner about press trainings
Joshua: Encourage folks to update the Media contact list, notification of actions items
Dan: Assess who can be there day of

DAY OF

Eli: livestream
People who can write very quickly: Stephen, Rachel, DSB

AFTER

Possibility of needing ongoing resources: Ariel
Nearby warm center to do media coverage, charge things, etc: Rachel, Josh

Jay: There were a few reps who were at the 3 Strikes Rally who are sympathetic -- Ayanna Pressley, Felix Arroyo, etc. They may at least be willing to help us with electricity.

JUMPING STACK: PROPOSAL FOR A FOOTAGE/PHOTO SUBMISSION SYSTEM

Eli: A Dropbox Pro account is $20 bucks a month. It needs a service so that people can send files to us without our giving them Dropbox. AirDropper will do that for $9 a month. Sort of like FTP stuff only more secure. Cloud based depository where we could grab stuff and put it on our HDs. Seems like it fits into our Media budget. I'd take point on setting this up.

Liam: Is this for an iPhone app?

Eli: It's so we can Tweet out a link that allows everybody to submit whatever they've got.

Liam: We should look into setting up an ftp server on the Media WG iMac

Eli: Agreed.

Dan: I'd be concerned with Tweeting out the link that it might get overloaded.

Eli: There's an upload limit.

Dan: We could also ask them to email us and then give them the link once we feel comfortable.

Joshua: Can we take consensus that if the FTP isn't possible, we'll move forward with Dropbox & AirDropper?

[We have consensus!]

Eli: I'll check with OBIT.

PROPOSED MEETING WITH THE BPD

Rachel: proposal to table the BPD conversation.

Jay: What's the background?

Rachel: Gunner works with the BPD for his job, and they brought the idea of meeting with some of us up to him.

Robin: However we approach this, we need to be respectful of the position that Gunner is in.

Matt: If we had an elected official who was behind us on this then it might be a good idea. Also: having the NLG present.

Rachel: The NLG has been a major thread in the online discussion.

Ariel: I have strong concerns, want to make sure that this doesn't happen without at least further conversation.

DSB: I propose that we roll this over until Gunner can explain.

Jay: I'm strongly opposed to speaking to the police. I also strongly sympathize with Gunner's situation. The police are not our friends, they're going to tell us what to do. If somebody's going to go, please tell me, and I'll be there. This should be transparent, and there should be a lawyer there. I will livestream.

Mike K: Just remember, if you do to talk to the police, you are putting yourself at risk, they will hold you accountable.

Stephen: I want to put out a possibility of handling this where we treat it like we're organizing them. We ask them a bunch of questions about their working conditions, trying to see how we can help them. Film the whole thing. They're just going to get mad and look ridiculous.

[Notetaker's note: everybody was at least really entertained by this idea.]

BROADER MEDIA STRATEGY FOR THE SPRING

Tabled.

DETERMINE A TOPIC FOR NEXT SAT'S MEETING

Dan: Next weekend should be split 50/50 between A1 and A4. Split perfectly and held accountable.

[All agree.]

DESIGNATE A FACILITATOR FOR NEXT SAT'S MEETING

Farhad.

MEETING ADJOURNED

ACTION ITEMS

A1 ACTION ITEMS
- BEFOREHAND
- Talking points/press release: Stephen, Rachel, Dan, John, Farhad, Noah, Matt S
- Media Trainings: Gunner?
- Text and tweets: Eli, Joshua E
- Livestream trainings: ???
- Livestream equipment assessment: ???
- 30 Second Video Spot: Stephen will Contact Occupy Harvard's video person
- DURING
- Livestream: ???
- Still photography: DSB, Matt
- On site video: Matt
- Rapid video editing capacity: David Ludlow?
- People available to talk to the press that day: ???
- Aerial photo/footage: Jimi Two Feathers?
- Rapid response writing: Rachel, Stephen
- Offsite password holder: Theresa?
- AFTER
- Footage/photo submission system: Eli, Joshua

A4 ACTION ITEMS
- BEFOREHAND
- Mic Check 30 Second Video Spot: Noah
- What does public transit mean to the 99% Video Spot: DSB to coordinate David & Jess
- Media Training: Gunner? Josh will ask.
- Text & Robo Call: Eli
- Coordinated letters to the editors: Rachel
- Contact list and action item consolidation: Joshua
- Assess who can be there the day of: Dan?
- DURING
- Livestream: Eli
- Photo: ???
- Video: ???
- Rapid video editing capacity: ???
- People available to talk to the press that day: ???
- Rapid response writing: ???
- Offsite password holder: ???
- ONGOING
- Ongoing resource coordination: Ariel
- Nearby warm center: Rachel, Josh

WG/Media/Minutes/03242012

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Media

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''Please direct all inquiries and requests for interviews to [mailto:media@occupyboston.org media@occupyboston.org]''

Here's the link to the [[http://www.occupyboston.org/press/press-kit/ Occupy Boston press kit]]

:View an archive of official [[Press Releases|Press Releases]]. 
:[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEhPMHAyaEM3N0pEZVBZN05BOUdHbVE6MQ Tell us] why ''you'' Occupy.

==To Get Media Support for your Working Group==

To get media support for your Working Group, please use [[http://www.occupyboston.org/media-coverage-request-form/ the media coverage request form]]

To put your Working Group event on the calendar, please use [[http://www.occupyboston.org/calendar-event-submission-form/ the calendar submission form]]

For suggestions and resources for [[doing your own media work]], for your event. If you want to learn more about doing media work for an "issue", in general, scroll down and see some of the resources and come to a media meeting.

==External==
*[[Ext. Audio|Radio]]
*[[Ext. Video|Video]]
*[[Ext. Text|Web]]
*[[Ext. Photography|Photos]]

==Community Generated==
*[[Int. Audio|Audio]]
*[[Int. Photography|Photos]]
*[[Int. Text|Text]]
*[[Int. Video|Video]]
*[[Graphic Design|Graphic Design]]
*[[Press Release Process]]
*[[How to Format OB Press Releases]]

== Occupy Boston's Media Working Group Mission Statement==
OCCUPY BOSTON MEDIA WORKING GROUP MISSION STATEMENT

The Occupy Boston Media Working Group works to document and publicize the occupy movement with the intention of fostering growth therein. The Occupy Boston Media Working Group operates in several spheres: Blog, Social Media, and Website; External Press; Photo, Video and Livestream; Independent Journalism; and Calendar.

Our mission statement in each of these spheres is as follows:

*(I) BLOG, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBSITE*

(A) To maintain the OccupyBoston.org blog as well as the official Occupy Boston social media channels (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc) and facilitate, with other working groups, all sections of the website.

(B) To create content for the above channels promoting the activities of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(C) To use the above channels to collect and disseminate media coverage -- both mainstream and independent -- of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(D) To facilitate the use of the above channels by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

*(II) EXTERNAL PRESS*

(A) To serve as the default liaison between Occupy Boston and the external press.

(B) To issue official press releases on the behalf of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the production of official press releases by other Occupy
Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

(D) To create major media campaigns to influence and/or impact the mainstream media's coverage of issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(E) To provide media trainings to members of Occupy Boston to prepare them for interactions with the external press.

*(III) PHOTO, VIDEO, AND LIVESTREAM*

(A) To visually document events and actions within Occupy Boston.

(B) To facilitate such documentation by other members of Occupy Boston and provide related training.

(C) To provide a central clearing house for visual media relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

*(IV) INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM*

(A) To create works of journalism that raise awareness about issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(B) To facilitate the creation of such works by other members of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the dissemination of such works either through our own channels or through external channels.

*(V) CALENDAR*

(A) To facilitate the maintenance of the Occupy Boston calendar by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

== Occupy Boston's Media Channels ==

*[http://www.occupyboston.org/ Web Site and Blog]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBoston Facebook]
*[http://twitter.com/Occupy_Boston Twitter Occupy Boston Main Twitter Account]
*[http://twitter.com/OccupyBOSMedia New Occupy Boston Media twitter account]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/Occupy_Boston/ob-working-groups/members List of OB Working groups Twitter accounts]
*[http://bostonoccupier.com/ The Boston Occupier Newspaper]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupybostonphoto/ Flickr Occupy Boston Media Photo Sharing Group]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupyboston/ Flickr Photos from Occupy Boston]
*[http://www.livestream.com/occupyboston Live Stream] (used mostly for GA's and other events at the GA stage in Dewey Square)
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/2011/12/08/list-live-feeds/ UStream] (mobile live casting for Occupy Boston event's around Boston)
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/OB-TV Occupy Boston TV- Cable Access TV Show]
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/radio/ Occupy Boston Radio]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Occupy_News_Network Occupy News Network 24HR streaming video news on behalf of OB for benefit of all occupies and 99%!] (soon)
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/OccupyBoston Occupy Boston YouTube]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBostonMus Occupy Boston Music]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/FSUOccupyBoston Free School University Lecture]

==Working Group Meeting Agendas & Minutes==

[http://notes.occupy.net/p/OBMediaAgendas Agendas for upcoming and past WG Meetings]

Minutes from past WG Meetings:

*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022011 | Nov. 2]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022012 | Nov. 15 - Emergency GA breakout group]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022013 | Nov. 23]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022014 | Dec. 14]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022015 | Dec. 21]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022016 | Dec. 29]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022017 | Jan. 4]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022018 | Jan. 11]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022019 | Jan. 25]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022020 | Feb. 2]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/120208 | Feb. 8]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/120215 | Feb. 15]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/120222 | Feb. 22]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/120229 | Feb. 29]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03072012 | Mar. 07]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03102012 | Mar. 10 Strategy]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03142012 | Mar. 14]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03212012 | Mar. 21]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03242012 | Mar. 24 Strategy]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/03242012 | April 11]]

== @obupdates text group ==

Text "obupdates" to 23559 to receive occasional Occupy Boston updates via SMS. No additional charge. Standard texting rates apply.

[[Guidelines on the @obupdates texting cell]]

If you would like to send a mass text to the @obupdates group, fill out the following form: [http://www.occupyboston.org/text/ http://www.occupyboston.org/text/]

An advisory group is responsible for receiving, vetting, and sending all mass texts to the @obupdates cell. If you would like to join this advisory group, please email eli [at] occupyboston [dot] org. 

The following individual(s) are the current administrators of the cell: Eli, more TBD

== Training Resources ==

*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/notes_on_storytelling Notes on Storytelling by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/what_is_public_narrative What is Public Narrative? by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/3/32/PTP_-_Framing_and_Messaging_by_Katherine_McFate_-_June_2009.pdf Which comes first, the frame or the audience? by Katherine McFate of the Ford Foundation (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/the_oped_12_step_program The Op-ed Writer’s 12-Step Program by John Nichols of The Capital Times]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/argument_tips OPed argument tips]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/writing_successful_opeds_the_fundamentals Writing Successful Op-eds: The Fundamentals by The Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/six_types_of_opeds Six Types of Op-eds by the Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/b/b0/Minute_messaging.pdf Minute Message Model by Mission Minded (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/21/SPIN_Workbook--branding_8.11.pdf Strategic Clarity Workbook (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/2b/Strategic_Communications_Model.pdf The Strategic Communications Model (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/9/9e/How_to_pitch_-_Advisory_-_Press_Release_training_docs.pdf Press outreach training docs (i.e. how to pitch, write a press release, media advisory, ect.) (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/a/ae/Telling_american_stories.pdf Telling American Stories (PDF)]
*[http://philanthropy411.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/effective-comm-planning/ 15 Tips for Effective Communications Planning and 13 Components of a Communications Plan by Philanthropy411]

==Other Resources==
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-3w-9o_xIHiSeYfgLLNml6SjpEqpu0TNxxwYx1zqpg/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 Important Media Links (Google Doc)]
*'Like' [https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTogether Occupy Together's (Global) Facebook]
*[http://occupywallst.org/ OccupyWallSt.org]
*[http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet Adbusters.org]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Boston Wikipedia Entry on Occupy Boston with Citations]
*[http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/ We Are the 99%] (Tumblr)
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/WeOccupyAmerica/occupations/members Twitter List] of all Occupy accounts across the nation.
*[http://www.youtube.com/occupytv OccupyTV] (Collection of Videos from Occupy Sites around the Nation)
*[http://kck.st/nHEb8h The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film]
*[http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution Occupy Wall Street Live Stream]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/99percentfilm 99 Percent: Occupy Wall Street Youtube Channel]
*[http://www.fightbacknews.org/ Fight Back News]
*[http://www.openmediaboston.org Open Media Boston]
*[[Press Release Ideas]]
*[[Media Action List]]

== Contact ==

*[mailto:occupybostonmedia@gmail.com occupybostonmedia@gmail.com]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/OccupyBOSMedia OB Media's Twitter]

[[Category:Working groups]]

How to Format OB Press Releases

2012-04-11T15:27:11Z

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==Format for Press Releases==
:[[user:Gunner]] updated 1/6/12

Contact: media@occupyboston.org 
Twitter: @occupyBOSmedia 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TITLE

Boston, MA [1/21/2012] Content example.... Occupy Boston learned this week....

Content etc....

###

Occupy Boston has been directly inspired by our brothers and sisters at Occupy Wall St. in New York, and we stand in solidarity with them. Occupy Boston encampment was started on September 30, 2011 in Dewey Square until December 10, 2011. Occupy Boston invites the 99% to speak out for economic and political systems that work for all people, not just a few. Occupy Boston is just one of more than 125 separate US Occupy movement sites and Occupy Together is the unofficial hub. While these different occupations share many goals and attitudes, they each operate independently, and there is no national organization that can speak for all occupations. For more information about Occupy Boston visit http://www.occupyboston.org/

How to Format OB Press Releases

2012-04-10T18:28:40Z

Gunner: /* Format for Press Releases */

==Format for Press Releases==
:[[user:Gunner]] updated 1/6/12

Contact: media@occupyboston.org 
Twitter: @occupyBOmedia 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TITLE

Boston, MA [1/21/2012] Content example.... Occupy Boston learned this week....

Content etc....

###

Occupy Boston has been directly inspired by our brothers and sisters at Occupy Wall St. in New York, and we stand in solidarity with them.Occupy Boston encampment was started on September 30, 2011 in Dewey Square until December 10, 2011. Occupy Boston invites the 99% to speak out for economic and political systems that work for all people, not just a few. Occupy Boston is just one of more than 125 separate US Occupy movement sites and Occupy Together is the unofficial hub. While these different occupations share many goals and attitudes, they each operate independently, and there is no national organization that can speak for all occupations. For more information about Occupy Boston visit http://www.occupyboston.org/

Media

2012-02-08T18:58:46Z

Gunner: /* Training Resources */

''Please direct all inquiries and requests for interviews to [mailto:occupybostonmedia@gmail.com occupybostonmedia@gmail.com]'''

:View an archive of official [[Press Releases|Press Releases]]. 
:[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEhPMHAyaEM3N0pEZVBZN05BOUdHbVE6MQ Tell us] why ''you'' Occupy.

==External==
*[[Ext. Audio|Radio]]
*[[Ext. Video|Video]]
*[[Ext. Text|Web]]
*[[Ext. Photography|Photos]]

==Community Generated==
*[[Int. Audio|Audio]]
*[[Int. Photography|Photos]]
*[[Int. Text|Text]]
*[[Int. Video|Video]]
*[[Graphic Design|Graphic Design]]
*[[Press Release Process]]

== Occupy Boston's Media Working Group Mission Statement==
OCCUPY BOSTON MEDIA WORKING GROUP MISSION STATEMENT

The Occupy Boston Media Working Group works to document and publicize the occupy movement with the intention of fostering growth therein. The Occupy Boston Media Working Group operates in several spheres: Blog, Social Media, and Website; External Press; Photo, Video and Livestream; Independent Journalism; and Calendar.

Our mission statement in each of these spheres is as follows:

*(I) BLOG, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBSITE*

(A) To maintain the OccupyBoston.org blog as well as the official Occupy Boston social media channels (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc) and facilitate, with other working groups, all sections of the website.

(B) To create content for the above channels promoting the activities of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(C) To use the above channels to collect and disseminate media coverage -- both mainstream and independent -- of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(D) To facilitate the use of the above channels by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

*(II) EXTERNAL PRESS*

(A) To serve as the default liaison between Occupy Boston and the external press.

(B) To issue official press releases on the behalf of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the production of official press releases by other Occupy
Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

(D) To create major media campaigns to influence and/or impact the mainstream media's coverage of issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(E) To provide media trainings to members of Occupy Boston to prepare them for interactions with the external press.

*(III) PHOTO, VIDEO, AND LIVESTREAM*

(A) To visually document events and actions within Occupy Boston.

(B) To facilitate such documentation by other members of Occupy Boston and provide related training.

(C) To provide a central clearing house for visual media relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

*(IV) INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM*

(A) To create works of journalism that raise awareness about issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(B) To facilitate the creation of such works by other members of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the dissemination of such works either through our own channels or through external channels.

*(V) CALENDAR*

(A) To facilitate the maintenance of the Occupy Boston calendar by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

== Occupy Boston's Media Channels ==

*[http://www.occupyboston.org/ Web Site and Blog]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBoston Facebook]
*[http://twitter.com/Occupy_Boston Twitter Occupy Boston Main Twitter Account]
*[http://twitter.com/OccupyBOSMedia New Occupy Boston Media twitter account]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/Occupy_Boston/ob-working-groups/members List of OB Working groups Twitter accounts]
*[http://bostonoccupier.com/ The Boston Occupier Newspaper]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupybostonphoto/ Flickr Occupy Boston Media Photo Sharing Group]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupyboston/ Flickr Photos from Occupy Boston]
*[http://www.livestream.com/occupyboston Live Stream] (used mostly for GA's and other events at the GA stage in Dewey Square)
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/2011/12/08/list-live-feeds/ UStream] (mobile live casting for Occupy Boston event's around Boston)
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/OB-TV Occupy Boston TV- Cable Access TV Show]
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/radio/ Occupy Boston Radio]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Occupy_News_Network Occupy News Network 24HR streaming video news on behalf of OB for benefit of all occupies and 99%!] (soon)
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/OccupyBoston Occupy Boston YouTube]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBostonMus Occupy Boston Music]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/FSUOccupyBoston Free School University Lecture]

==Working Group Meeting Notes==
See details about the[[Media_Strategy | Media Strategy Meetings]] 
See [[How to Format OB Press Releases]] 
See the minutes:

*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022011 | Nov. 2]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022012 | Nov. 15 - Emergency GA breakout group]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022013 | Nov. 23]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022014 | Dec. 14]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022015 | Dec. 21]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022016 | Dec. 29]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022017 | Jan. 4]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022018 | Jan. 11]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022019 | Jan. 25]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022020 | Feb. 2]]

==@obupdates text group==

Text "obupdates" to 23559 to receive occasional Occupy Boston updates via SMS. No additional charge. Standard texting rates apply.

[[Guidelines on the @obupdates texting cell]] (DRAFT)

== Training Resources ==

*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/notes_on_storytelling Notes on Storytelling by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/what_is_public_narrative What is Public Narrative? by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/3/32/PTP_-_Framing_and_Messaging_by_Katherine_McFate_-_June_2009.pdf Which comes first, the frame or the audience? by Katherine McFate of the Ford Foundation (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/the_oped_12_step_program The Op-ed Writer’s 12-Step Program by John Nichols of The Capital Times]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/argument_tips OPed argument tips]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/writing_successful_opeds_the_fundamentals Writing Successful Op-eds: The Fundamentals by The Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/six_types_of_opeds Six Types of Op-eds by the Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/b/b0/Minute_messaging.pdf Minute Message Model by Mission Minded (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/21/SPIN_Workbook--branding_8.11.pdf Strategic Clarity Workbook (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/2b/Strategic_Communications_Model.pdf The Strategic Communications Model (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/9/9e/How_to_pitch_-_Advisory_-_Press_Release_training_docs.pdf Press outreach training docs (i.e. how to pitch, write a press release, media advisory, ect.) (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/a/ae/Telling_american_stories.pdf Telling American Stories (PDF)]
*[http://philanthropy411.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/effective-comm-planning/ 15 Tips for Effective Communications Planning and 13 Components of a Communications Plan by Philanthropy411]

==Other Resources==
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-3w-9o_xIHiSeYfgLLNml6SjpEqpu0TNxxwYx1zqpg/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 Important Media Links (Google Doc)]
*'Like' [https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTogether Occupy Together's (Global) Facebook]
*[http://occupywallst.org/ OccupyWallSt.org]
*[http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet Adbusters.org]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Boston Wikipedia Entry on Occupy Boston with Citations]
*[http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/ We Are the 99%] (Tumblr)
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/WeOccupyAmerica/occupations/members Twitter List] of all Occupy accounts across the nation.
*[http://www.youtube.com/occupytv OccupyTV] (Collection of Videos from Occupy Sites around the Nation)
*[http://kck.st/nHEb8h The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film]
*[http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution Occupy Wall Street Live Stream]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/99percentfilm 99 Percent: Occupy Wall Street Youtube Channel]
*[http://www.fightbacknews.org/ Fight Back News]
*[http://www.openmediaboston.org Open Media Boston]
*[[Press Release Ideas]]
*[[Media Action List]]
*[[Media Outlet List]]

== Contact ==

*[mailto:occupybostonmedia@gmail.com occupybostonmedia@gmail.com]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/OccupyBOSMedia OB Media's Twitter]

[[Category:Working groups]]

Media

2012-02-05T23:42:35Z

Gunner: /* Contact */

''Please direct all inquiries and requests for interviews to [mailto:occupybostonmedia@gmail.com occupybostonmedia@gmail.com]'''

:View an archive of official [[Press Releases|Press Releases]]. 
:[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEhPMHAyaEM3N0pEZVBZN05BOUdHbVE6MQ Tell us] why ''you'' Occupy.

==External==
*[[Ext. Audio|Radio]]
*[[Ext. Video|Video]]
*[[Ext. Text|Web]]
*[[Ext. Photography|Photos]]

==Community Generated==
*[[Int. Audio|Audio]]
*[[Int. Photography|Photos]]
*[[Int. Text|Text]]
*[[Int. Video|Video]]
*[[Graphic Design|Graphic Design]]
*[[Press Release Process]]

== Occupy Boston's Media Working Group Mission Statement==
OCCUPY BOSTON MEDIA WORKING GROUP MISSION STATEMENT

The Occupy Boston Media Working Group works to document and publicize the occupy movement with the intention of fostering growth therein. The Occupy Boston Media Working Group operates in several spheres: Blog, Social Media, and Website; External Press; Photo, Video and Livestream; Independent Journalism; and Calendar.

Our mission statement in each of these spheres is as follows:

*(I) BLOG, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBSITE*

(A) To maintain the OccupyBoston.org blog as well as the official Occupy Boston social media channels (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc) and facilitate, with other working groups, all sections of the website.

(B) To create content for the above channels promoting the activities of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(C) To use the above channels to collect and disseminate media coverage -- both mainstream and independent -- of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(D) To facilitate the use of the above channels by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

*(II) EXTERNAL PRESS*

(A) To serve as the default liaison between Occupy Boston and the external press.

(B) To issue official press releases on the behalf of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the production of official press releases by other Occupy
Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

(D) To create major media campaigns to influence and/or impact the mainstream media's coverage of issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(E) To provide media trainings to members of Occupy Boston to prepare them for interactions with the external press.

*(III) PHOTO, VIDEO, AND LIVESTREAM*

(A) To visually document events and actions within Occupy Boston.

(B) To facilitate such documentation by other members of Occupy Boston and provide related training.

(C) To provide a central clearing house for visual media relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

*(IV) INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM*

(A) To create works of journalism that raise awareness about issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(B) To facilitate the creation of such works by other members of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the dissemination of such works either through our own channels or through external channels.

*(V) CALENDAR*

(A) To facilitate the maintenance of the Occupy Boston calendar by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

== Occupy Boston's Media Channels ==

*[http://www.occupyboston.org/ Web Site and Blog]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBoston Facebook]
*[http://twitter.com/Occupy_Boston Twitter Occupy Boston Main Twitter Account]
*[http://twitter.com/OccupyBOSMedia New Occupy Boston Media twitter account]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/Occupy_Boston/ob-working-groups/members List of OB Working groups Twitter accounts]
*[http://bostonoccupier.com/ The Boston Occupier Newspaper]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupybostonphoto/ Flickr Occupy Boston Media Photo Sharing Group]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupyboston/ Flickr Photos from Occupy Boston]
*[http://www.livestream.com/occupyboston Live Stream] (used mostly for GA's and other events at the GA stage in Dewey Square)
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/2011/12/08/list-live-feeds/ UStream] (mobile live casting for Occupy Boston event's around Boston)
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/OB-TV Occupy Boston TV- Cable Access TV Show]
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/radio/ Occupy Boston Radio]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Occupy_News_Network Occupy News Network 24HR streaming video news on behalf of OB for benefit of all occupies and 99%!] (soon)
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/OccupyBoston Occupy Boston YouTube]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBostonMus Occupy Boston Music]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/FSUOccupyBoston Free School University Lecture]

==Working Group Meeting Notes==
See details about the[[Media_Strategy | Media Strategy Meetings]] 
See [[How to Format OB Press Releases]] 
See the minutes:

*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022011 | Nov. 2]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022012 | Nov. 15 - Emergency GA breakout group]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022013 | Nov. 23]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022014 | Dec. 14]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022015 | Dec. 21]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022016 | Dec. 29]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022017 | Jan. 4]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022018 | Jan. 11]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022019 | Jan. 25]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022020 | Feb. 2]]

== Training Resources ==

*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/notes_on_storytelling Notes on Storytelling by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/what_is_public_narrative What is Public Narrative? by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/3/32/PTP_-_Framing_and_Messaging_by_Katherine_McFate_-_June_2009.pdf Which comes first, the frame or the audience? by Katherine McFate of the Ford Foundation (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/the_oped_12_step_program The Op-ed Writer’s 12-Step Program by John Nichols of The Capital Times]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/argument_tips OPed argument tips]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/writing_successful_opeds_the_fundamentals Writing Successful Op-eds: The Fundamentals by The Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/six_types_of_opeds Six Types of Op-eds by the Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/b/b0/Minute_messaging.pdf Minute Message Model by Mission Minded (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/21/SPIN_Workbook--branding_8.11.pdf Strategic Clarity Workbook (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/2b/Strategic_Communications_Model.pdf The Strategic Communications Model (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/9/9e/How_to_pitch_-_Advisory_-_Press_Release_training_docs.pdf Press outreach training docs (i.e. how to pitch, write a press release, media advisory, ect.) (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/a/ae/Telling_american_stories.pdf Telling American Stories (PDF)]

==Other Resources==
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-3w-9o_xIHiSeYfgLLNml6SjpEqpu0TNxxwYx1zqpg/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 Important Media Links (Google Doc)]
*'Like' [https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTogether Occupy Together's (Global) Facebook]
*[http://occupywallst.org/ OccupyWallSt.org]
*[http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet Adbusters.org]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Boston Wikipedia Entry on Occupy Boston with Citations]
*[http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/ We Are the 99%] (Tumblr)
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/WeOccupyAmerica/occupations/members Twitter List] of all Occupy accounts across the nation.
*[http://www.youtube.com/occupytv OccupyTV] (Collection of Videos from Occupy Sites around the Nation)
*[http://kck.st/nHEb8h The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film]
*[http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution Occupy Wall Street Live Stream]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/99percentfilm 99 Percent: Occupy Wall Street Youtube Channel]
*[http://www.fightbacknews.org/ Fight Back News]
*[http://www.openmediaboston.org Open Media Boston]
*[[Press Release Ideas]]
*[[Media Action List]]
*[[Media Outlet List]]

== Contact ==

*[mailto:occupybostonmedia@gmail.com occupybostonmedia@gmail.com]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/OccupyBOSMedia OB Media's Twitter]

[[Category:Working groups]]

Media

2012-02-05T23:41:34Z

Gunner: /* Occupy Boston's Media Working Group Mission Statement */

''Please direct all inquiries and requests for interviews to [mailto:occupybostonmedia@gmail.com occupybostonmedia@gmail.com]'''

:View an archive of official [[Press Releases|Press Releases]]. 
:[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEhPMHAyaEM3N0pEZVBZN05BOUdHbVE6MQ Tell us] why ''you'' Occupy.

==External==
*[[Ext. Audio|Radio]]
*[[Ext. Video|Video]]
*[[Ext. Text|Web]]
*[[Ext. Photography|Photos]]

==Community Generated==
*[[Int. Audio|Audio]]
*[[Int. Photography|Photos]]
*[[Int. Text|Text]]
*[[Int. Video|Video]]
*[[Graphic Design|Graphic Design]]
*[[Press Release Process]]

== Occupy Boston's Media Working Group Mission Statement==
OCCUPY BOSTON MEDIA WORKING GROUP MISSION STATEMENT

The Occupy Boston Media Working Group works to document and publicize the occupy movement with the intention of fostering growth therein. The Occupy Boston Media Working Group operates in several spheres: Blog, Social Media, and Website; External Press; Photo, Video and Livestream; Independent Journalism; and Calendar.

Our mission statement in each of these spheres is as follows:

*(I) BLOG, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBSITE*

(A) To maintain the OccupyBoston.org blog as well as the official Occupy Boston social media channels (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc) and facilitate, with other working groups, all sections of the website.

(B) To create content for the above channels promoting the activities of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(C) To use the above channels to collect and disseminate media coverage -- both mainstream and independent -- of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(D) To facilitate the use of the above channels by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

*(II) EXTERNAL PRESS*

(A) To serve as the default liaison between Occupy Boston and the external press.

(B) To issue official press releases on the behalf of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the production of official press releases by other Occupy
Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

(D) To create major media campaigns to influence and/or impact the mainstream media's coverage of issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(E) To provide media trainings to members of Occupy Boston to prepare them for interactions with the external press.

*(III) PHOTO, VIDEO, AND LIVESTREAM*

(A) To visually document events and actions within Occupy Boston.

(B) To facilitate such documentation by other members of Occupy Boston and provide related training.

(C) To provide a central clearing house for visual media relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

*(IV) INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM*

(A) To create works of journalism that raise awareness about issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(B) To facilitate the creation of such works by other members of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the dissemination of such works either through our own channels or through external channels.

*(V) CALENDAR*

(A) To facilitate the maintenance of the Occupy Boston calendar by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

== Occupy Boston's Media Channels ==

*[http://www.occupyboston.org/ Web Site and Blog]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBoston Facebook]
*[http://twitter.com/Occupy_Boston Twitter Occupy Boston Main Twitter Account]
*[http://twitter.com/OccupyBOSMedia New Occupy Boston Media twitter account]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/Occupy_Boston/ob-working-groups/members List of OB Working groups Twitter accounts]
*[http://bostonoccupier.com/ The Boston Occupier Newspaper]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupybostonphoto/ Flickr Occupy Boston Media Photo Sharing Group]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupyboston/ Flickr Photos from Occupy Boston]
*[http://www.livestream.com/occupyboston Live Stream] (used mostly for GA's and other events at the GA stage in Dewey Square)
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/2011/12/08/list-live-feeds/ UStream] (mobile live casting for Occupy Boston event's around Boston)
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/OB-TV Occupy Boston TV- Cable Access TV Show]
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/radio/ Occupy Boston Radio]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Occupy_News_Network Occupy News Network 24HR streaming video news on behalf of OB for benefit of all occupies and 99%!] (soon)
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/OccupyBoston Occupy Boston YouTube]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBostonMus Occupy Boston Music]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/FSUOccupyBoston Free School University Lecture]

==Working Group Meeting Notes==
See details about the[[Media_Strategy | Media Strategy Meetings]] 
See [[How to Format OB Press Releases]] 
See the minutes:

*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022011 | Nov. 2]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022012 | Nov. 15 - Emergency GA breakout group]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022013 | Nov. 23]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022014 | Dec. 14]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022015 | Dec. 21]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022016 | Dec. 29]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022017 | Jan. 4]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022018 | Jan. 11]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022019 | Jan. 25]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022020 | Feb. 2]]

== Training Resources ==

*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/notes_on_storytelling Notes on Storytelling by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/what_is_public_narrative What is Public Narrative? by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/3/32/PTP_-_Framing_and_Messaging_by_Katherine_McFate_-_June_2009.pdf Which comes first, the frame or the audience? by Katherine McFate of the Ford Foundation (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/the_oped_12_step_program The Op-ed Writer’s 12-Step Program by John Nichols of The Capital Times]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/argument_tips OPed argument tips]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/writing_successful_opeds_the_fundamentals Writing Successful Op-eds: The Fundamentals by The Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/six_types_of_opeds Six Types of Op-eds by the Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/b/b0/Minute_messaging.pdf Minute Message Model by Mission Minded (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/21/SPIN_Workbook--branding_8.11.pdf Strategic Clarity Workbook (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/2b/Strategic_Communications_Model.pdf The Strategic Communications Model (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/9/9e/How_to_pitch_-_Advisory_-_Press_Release_training_docs.pdf Press outreach training docs (i.e. how to pitch, write a press release, media advisory, ect.) (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/a/ae/Telling_american_stories.pdf Telling American Stories (PDF)]

==Other Resources==
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-3w-9o_xIHiSeYfgLLNml6SjpEqpu0TNxxwYx1zqpg/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 Important Media Links (Google Doc)]
*'Like' [https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTogether Occupy Together's (Global) Facebook]
*[http://occupywallst.org/ OccupyWallSt.org]
*[http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet Adbusters.org]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Boston Wikipedia Entry on Occupy Boston with Citations]
*[http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/ We Are the 99%] (Tumblr)
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/WeOccupyAmerica/occupations/members Twitter List] of all Occupy accounts across the nation.
*[http://www.youtube.com/occupytv OccupyTV] (Collection of Videos from Occupy Sites around the Nation)
*[http://kck.st/nHEb8h The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film]
*[http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution Occupy Wall Street Live Stream]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/99percentfilm 99 Percent: Occupy Wall Street Youtube Channel]
*[http://www.fightbacknews.org/ Fight Back News]
*[http://www.openmediaboston.org Open Media Boston]
*[[Press Release Ideas]]
*[[Media Action List]]
*[[Media Outlet List]]

== Contact ==

*[mailto:occupybostonmedia@gmail.com occupybostonmedia@gmail.com]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/OccupyBOS_Media OB Media's Twitter]

[[Category:Working groups]]

Media

2012-02-05T23:41:01Z

Gunner: main page

''Please direct all inquiries and requests for interviews to [mailto:occupybostonmedia@gmail.com occupybostonmedia@gmail.com]'''

:View an archive of official [[Press Releases|Press Releases]]. 
:[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEhPMHAyaEM3N0pEZVBZN05BOUdHbVE6MQ Tell us] why ''you'' Occupy.

==External==
*[[Ext. Audio|Radio]]
*[[Ext. Video|Video]]
*[[Ext. Text|Web]]
*[[Ext. Photography|Photos]]

==Community Generated==
*[[Int. Audio|Audio]]
*[[Int. Photography|Photos]]
*[[Int. Text|Text]]
*[[Int. Video|Video]]
*[[Graphic Design|Graphic Design]]
*[[Press Release Process]]

== Occupy Boston's Media Working Group Mission Statement==
OCCUPY BOSTON MEDIA WORKING GROUP MISSION STATEMENT

The Occupy Boston Media Working Group works to document and publicize the occupy movement with the intention of fostering growth therein. The Occupy Boston Media Working Group operates in several spheres: Blog, Social Media, and Website; External Press; Photo, Video and Livestream; Independent Journalism; and Calendar.

Our mission statement in each of these spheres is as follows:

(I) BLOG, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBSITE

(A) To maintain the OccupyBoston.org blog as well as the official Occupy Boston social media channels (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc) and facilitate, with other working groups, all sections of the website.

(B) To create content for the above channels promoting the activities of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(C) To use the above channels to collect and disseminate media coverage -- both mainstream and independent -- of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(D) To facilitate the use of the above channels by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

*(II) EXTERNAL PRESS*

(A) To serve as the default liaison between Occupy Boston and the external press.

(B) To issue official press releases on the behalf of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the production of official press releases by other Occupy
Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

(D) To create major media campaigns to influence and/or impact the mainstream media's coverage of issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(E) To provide media trainings to members of Occupy Boston to prepare them for interactions with the external press.

*(III) PHOTO, VIDEO, AND LIVESTREAM*

(A) To visually document events and actions within Occupy Boston.

(B) To facilitate such documentation by other members of Occupy Boston and provide related training.

(C) To provide a central clearing house for visual media relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

*(IV) INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM*

(A) To create works of journalism that raise awareness about issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(B) To facilitate the creation of such works by other members of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the dissemination of such works either through our own channels or through external channels.

*(V) CALENDAR*

(A) To facilitate the maintenance of the Occupy Boston calendar by other Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

== Occupy Boston's Media Channels ==

*[http://www.occupyboston.org/ Web Site and Blog]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBoston Facebook]
*[http://twitter.com/Occupy_Boston Twitter Occupy Boston Main Twitter Account]
*[http://twitter.com/OccupyBOSMedia New Occupy Boston Media twitter account]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/Occupy_Boston/ob-working-groups/members List of OB Working groups Twitter accounts]
*[http://bostonoccupier.com/ The Boston Occupier Newspaper]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupybostonphoto/ Flickr Occupy Boston Media Photo Sharing Group]
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupyboston/ Flickr Photos from Occupy Boston]
*[http://www.livestream.com/occupyboston Live Stream] (used mostly for GA's and other events at the GA stage in Dewey Square)
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/2011/12/08/list-live-feeds/ UStream] (mobile live casting for Occupy Boston event's around Boston)
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/OB-TV Occupy Boston TV- Cable Access TV Show]
*[http://www.occupyboston.org/radio/ Occupy Boston Radio]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Occupy_News_Network Occupy News Network 24HR streaming video news on behalf of OB for benefit of all occupies and 99%!] (soon)
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/OccupyBoston Occupy Boston YouTube]
*[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyBostonMus Occupy Boston Music]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/FSUOccupyBoston Free School University Lecture]

==Working Group Meeting Notes==
See details about the[[Media_Strategy | Media Strategy Meetings]] 
See [[How to Format OB Press Releases]] 
See the minutes:

*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022011 | Nov. 2]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022012 | Nov. 15 - Emergency GA breakout group]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022013 | Nov. 23]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022014 | Dec. 14]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022015 | Dec. 21]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022016 | Dec. 29]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022017 | Jan. 4]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022018 | Jan. 11]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022019 | Jan. 25]]
*[[WG/Media/Minutes/11022020 | Feb. 2]]

== Training Resources ==

*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/notes_on_storytelling Notes on Storytelling by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/what_is_public_narrative What is Public Narrative? by Marshall Ganz]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/3/32/PTP_-_Framing_and_Messaging_by_Katherine_McFate_-_June_2009.pdf Which comes first, the frame or the audience? by Katherine McFate of the Ford Foundation (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/the_oped_12_step_program The Op-ed Writer’s 12-Step Program by John Nichols of The Capital Times]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/argument_tips OPed argument tips]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/writing_successful_opeds_the_fundamentals Writing Successful Op-eds: The Fundamentals by The Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Media/six_types_of_opeds Six Types of Op-eds by the Progressive Media Project]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/b/b0/Minute_messaging.pdf Minute Message Model by Mission Minded (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/21/SPIN_Workbook--branding_8.11.pdf Strategic Clarity Workbook (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/2/2b/Strategic_Communications_Model.pdf The Strategic Communications Model (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/9/9e/How_to_pitch_-_Advisory_-_Press_Release_training_docs.pdf Press outreach training docs (i.e. how to pitch, write a press release, media advisory, ect.) (PDF)]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/images/a/ae/Telling_american_stories.pdf Telling American Stories (PDF)]

==Other Resources==
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-3w-9o_xIHiSeYfgLLNml6SjpEqpu0TNxxwYx1zqpg/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 Important Media Links (Google Doc)]
*'Like' [https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTogether Occupy Together's (Global) Facebook]
*[http://occupywallst.org/ OccupyWallSt.org]
*[http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet Adbusters.org]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Boston Wikipedia Entry on Occupy Boston with Citations]
*[http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/ We Are the 99%] (Tumblr)
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/WeOccupyAmerica/occupations/members Twitter List] of all Occupy accounts across the nation.
*[http://www.youtube.com/occupytv OccupyTV] (Collection of Videos from Occupy Sites around the Nation)
*[http://kck.st/nHEb8h The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film]
*[http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution Occupy Wall Street Live Stream]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/99percentfilm 99 Percent: Occupy Wall Street Youtube Channel]
*[http://www.fightbacknews.org/ Fight Back News]
*[http://www.openmediaboston.org Open Media Boston]
*[[Press Release Ideas]]
*[[Media Action List]]
*[[Media Outlet List]]

== Contact ==

*[mailto:occupybostonmedia@gmail.com occupybostonmedia@gmail.com]
*[http://twitter.com/#%21/OccupyBOS_Media OB Media's Twitter]

[[Category:Working groups]]

WG/Media/Minutes/11022020

2012-02-05T23:38:17Z

Gunner: Created page with "OB Media Working Group Meeting 2/1/2012 Read through draft mission statement – discussion of amendments to each section Made amendments – final passed 2/1/2012 Media Workin..."

OB Media Working Group Meeting 2/1/2012

Read through draft mission statement – discussion of amendments to each section

Made amendments – final passed 2/1/2012 Media Working Group Mission Statement – accepted as below

OCCUPY BOSTON MEDIA WORKING GROUP MISSION STATEMENT

The Occupy Boston Media Working Group works to document and publicize the occupy movement with the intention of fostering growth therein. The Occupy Boston Media Working Group operates in several spheres: Blog, Social Media, and Website; External Press; Photo, Video and Livestream; Independent
Journalism; and Calendar.

Our mission statement in each of these spheres is as follows:

(I) BLOG, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBSITE

(A) To maintain the OccupyBoston.org blog as well as the official Occupy
Boston social media channels (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc) and facilitate, with other working groups, all sections of the website.

(B) To create content for the above channels promoting the activities of
Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice
movement.

(C) To use the above channels to collect and disseminate media coverage --
both mainstream and independent -- of Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement,
and the larger economic justice movement.

(D) To facilitate the use of the above channels by other Occupy Boston
working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

*(II) EXTERNAL PRESS*

(A) To serve as the default liaison between Occupy Boston and the external
press.

(B) To issue official press releases on the behalf of Occupy Boston.

(C) To facilitate the production of official press releases by other Occupy
Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

(D) To create major media campaigns to influence and/or impact the
mainstream media's coverage of issues relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy
Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

(E) To provide media trainings to members of Occupy Boston to prepare them
for interactions with the external press.

*(III) PHOTO, VIDEO, AND LIVESTREAM*

(A) To visually document events and actions within Occupy Boston.

(B) To facilitate such documentation by other members of Occupy Boston and provide related training.

(C) To provide a central clearing house for visual media relevant to Occupy
Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic justice movement.

*(IV) INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM*

(A) To create works of journalism that raise awareness about issues
relevant to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement, and the larger economic
justice movement.

(B) To facilitate the creation of such works by other members of Occupy
Boston.

(C) To facilitate the dissemination of such works either through our own
channels or through external channels.

*(V) CALENDAR*

(A) To facilitate the maintenance of the Occupy Boston calendar by other
Occupy Boston working groups, caucuses, and related affinity groups.

• Discussion regarding of implementation of guidelines versus mission statement
o This item will be rolled over to next week’s meeting

• Suggested combining Eli’s need media form with the press release/blog request form
o Farhad updated the super form http://www.occupyboston.org/draft-superform/
o Discussion of where Omni /Superform will be sent to - currently to ob-media-external
o Rolled over discussion of guidelines for Omni /Superform and how to promote it
• Items to be written/covered
o Health Justice Rally – blog post Gunner write Josh G. copy edit * the event coordinators did not get back to us in timely manner with accurate info, so no blog post was written
o No War on Iran March – Deb S. B to take photos and write post event blog piece, David L. to do video piece

• Procedure for post event blog pieces:
o Determine which events may need post event coverage – this will be case by case, but big events such as marches, etc… high visibility events will get this
o To be posted in 24-48 hours after the event – anything post 48 hours is too “stale” to be posted
o Post –event pieces will follow same procedures as other written pieces:
writer and copy editor then can be posted.
o Assignments for post event pieces will be determined at weekly Media WG meetings unless spontaneous action, then request will be sent to media working group list for people to take point on writing and/or photo essays and plus one copy editor.
o All video pieces must be uploaded to Occupy Boston You Tube channel in order to be posted as Occupy Boston post event piece.
• Announcements
Day of action 3/17 more info to come
Discussion media, OBIT, and interoccupy about web redesign – mtg this Sun 7p at E5

o Discussion of of moving weekly media working group meeting
o Josh E. did a doodle to determine days that worked for most people
o Top days Weds 7-9p and Sat 3-5 or 2-4p runner up was Thurs 5-7p
o Decision – keep Weds 7-9p add Sat 2:30-4:30 p as multi-media, social media, live stream, and/or media working group training times
o 2/4 and 2/11 will be at E5
o Josh E will book BPL for the following weeks through Feb and March

Next meeting 2/8
Facilitator – Farhad
Note taker – Deb Butler
Agenda maker – Deb S.B. (amberpaw)

Media

2012-02-05T23:37:53Z

Gunner: /* Working Group Meeting Notes */

WG/Media/Minutes/11022018

2012-01-15T14:53:13Z

Gunner: Created page with "DRAFT AGENDA Media WG Agenda for 1/11/12/note note taker needed (Order does not denote importance/too short of time for a redraft today-Deb) 1. Process Discussions/creating ..."

DRAFT AGENDA Media WG Agenda for 1/11/12/note note taker needed

(Order does not denote importance/too short of time for a redraft today-Deb)

1. Process Discussions/creating structure for other working groups to submit info for needed PR or blog posts/creating a structure for writing & copy editing & posting/amplifying other media work w/in OB like TV & radio

2. Update about Occupy the issues/sep page on website for full detailed articles w/link teaser on front page

3. Blog posts needed? List from group

4. Promotion for 1/14/12 Antiforeclosure canvassing in Everett w/CLVU meeting at 10 AM - 2 PM Dunking Donuts 524 Broadway, get rest of info and/or links (see info on Gunner’s sheet but more needed IMHO) Someone to take point and communicate w katie@occupyboston.org and davidlamoso16@gmail.com

5. Sat 1/14/12 Visioning Workshop - someone to take point and wrk with Cathy Hoffman catherinebhoffman@gmail.com as to publicity/media support

6. Someone to take point and give media support on Occupy the Hood 3 Strikes campaign

7. Draft guidelines for blog posts/John M needs more time

8. Media support for the 1/16/12 MLK Community event to coordinate w/Brian K

9. SBSB Push Poll - should there be a media response

10. Media’s contribution/mistakes in dealing with internal dissention/proposals/ Alex P.s draft statement as to process to address this.

11. Farhad’s draft mission statement for the Media WG

Minutes 7:10 pm - 9:00 pm
Media team mtg Weds 1/11/2012
Julie, Kat, David, Josh G., Farhad, Gunner, Michael, Patrick, Liam, Deb

Mission statement
Discussion - mission statement provided last week by Farhad
Added new Journalism - section Farhad will wordsmith and language about producing major media campaigns to influence mainstream media

Process discussion on how to other working groups submit media needs
idea - web form
where would it go - go to the external list
having a web form
keep the form simple
fields -
potential action item - Farhad tech side of the web form
press release - gunner format
blog post
calendar items

Structure for writing, copy editing, posting
- current loose system - bouncing around the list
- in theory getting buy in from the list is nice idea - but if it not happening we should have system

NEW System:
- Rule of 2 – 1 writer, 1 copy editor - for blog posting for events
- Rule of 3 for hotter items - bigger issues/press release items include a final check - 1 writer, 1 copy editor, 1 other media person/copy editor/and/ororiginator of request

Amplify-other OB media work
- OB radio and OB TV don't need regular vetting process
posted to all our regular places - cross promotion
- Have all the other media cross promoting with OB media
- OB radio - fill with schedule with button and OB radio will send it to us directly any special guests etc...
- OB TV update them on this process

Discussion
About draft internal memo – regarding last Sunday’s GA and post situation
Assumptions made by others that media was in control of the entire blog and FB, but media was not in control of the passed proposal being posted by a non-media person whose partner was the proposer of the proposal that passed

Opportunity for us to learn – having so many non-media people admin on blog, FB, twitter, calendar is response to backlash for having too much control when we were in the early days of Dewey, so we have handed it over to others now we have way to many non-media people having control, we should take a look at reeling in amount of people who have access, 1) because of the way of it was handled, 2) so we can put some processes in place for consistency

Concerns raised:
• Can we audit how many people have access to blog and facebook
• It is too easy for people to autonomously but on the blog

Draft memo critique:
It makes it look media is apologizing for the whole situation - but the pains we were going through

It diminishes the media working group

We will not support the statement - Farhad will take point on drafting statement about we did not post that - it was not media - in control of the situation - it was a non-media person

Discussion:
We should take action on gaining back control of the blog and who is posting - we need to come up with a system to make this happen
Continue the discussion about the blog posting access

Women's Caucus - is going to go to mainstream media

Another item - tomorrow night at GA - french newspaper and german papers coming to GA - Liam will email the external list and guide people to orgs - focus people who went to NH,

Blog posts need to be written this week:
City Live - Josh will write and Julie will copy edit
Visioning - Julie will write and Deb
3 Strikes - Ravi and Gunner copy
MLK - Gunner and Josh

Other Items up
Push poll - SBSB - did Mass Business Assoc - if Occupy costs businesses money -

Next Weeks Items:
Twitter – creating guidelines
Main Twitter - Occupy_Boston account needs wrangling - due to postings that not in line with Occupy Boston
Next week we will discuss OccupyBOSMedia and guidelines
Draft guidelines for blog post - John M - roll over for next meeting

Sunday - Social Media Team Meeting - meeting Deb will reserve room – confirmed 2pm at E5
OB Media Team (Social Media Bubble) regular weekly meetings
When Weekly from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday

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==Format for Press Releases==
:[[user:Gunner]] updated 1/6/12

Contact: OccupyBostonMedia@gmail.com 
Twitter: @occupyBOmedia 
617-340-9905 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TITLE

Boston, MA [10/21/2011] Content example.... Occupy Boston learned this week....

Content etc....

###

Occupy Boston encampment was started on September 30, 2011 in Dewey Square and was the longest remaining encampment until December 10, 2011. Occupy Boston has been directly inspired by our brothers and sisters at Occupy Wall St. in New York, and we stand in solidarity with them. Occupy Boston invites the 99% to speak out for economic and political systems that work for all people, not just a few. Occupy Boston is just one of more than 125 separate US Occupy movement sites and Occupy Together is the unofficial hub. While these different occupations share many goals and attitudes, they each operate independently, and there is no national organization that can speak for all occupations. For more information about Occupy Boston visit http://www.occupyboston.org/

==Graphics? (stickers/buttons, posters, etc.)==
:[[user:JFeathersmith]] Oct 8, 2011 7:12 pm
Should I start a new page here, or Outreach, or somewhere else for files to print posters, stickers, etc.? So far, I've been communicating w/Media about this stuff (I did the stickers), but I'm not sure where the line between Media and Outreach is.
====re: Graphics? (stickers/buttons, posters, etc.)====
::[[user:Occupy_Boston]] Oct 8, 2011 7:38 pm
I would create a separate wiki page just for resources and then add links to both the Media and Outreach pages.
====re: Graphics? (stickers/buttons, posters, etc.)====
::[[user:solidstates]] Oct 9, 2011 6:14 am
Sounds awesome. Added a Graphics page for you and tagged it media so it would appear in left hand nav.

New link name:
http://occupyboston.wikispaces.com/Graphic+Design
====re: Graphics? (stickers/buttons, posters, etc.)====
::[[user:

]] JFeathersmith
Super, thanks!

==Videographers, photographers and people with on camera or mic experience.==
:[[user:solidstates]] Oct 7, 2011 11:46 am
Make a post here with what experience/interest you have. Lets put together a list of folks interested in covering Occupy Boston.

A few goals could would be to improve quality of low light capture at evening events like GA's. Have commentators broadcast to live stream when there is a break in coverage.

Enable teams to livestream on the move ( at marches ).

Set up a repository to collect and distribute media shot at event.

If there is somebody already working on this let us know their name and we can rally behind them.
====re: Videographers, photographers and people with on camera or mic experience.====
::[[user:solidstates]] Oct 9, 2011 6:02 am
Visited the media tent yesterday. It appears there is an effort to collect and distribute video for occupy boston through a google group.

http://groups.google.com/group/occupy-boston-media

I'll drop the link on the main media page.

==More sources for media coverage==
:[[user:Occupy_Boston]] Oct 7, 2011 10:15 pm
http://occupyboston.com/press/

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-3w-9o_xIHiSeYfgLLNml6SjpEqpu0TNxxwYx1zqpg/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1

http://crazyworld-leann.blogspot.com/p/occupy-boston-in-news.html

http://www.fightbacknews.org/2011/10/2/occupy-boston-underway
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/2023

http://plymouthdailynews.com/occupy-boston-joins-wall-street-protest-movement-14489

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20111003occupyboston_marches_on_fox/srvc=home&position=1

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/10/02/333888/occupy-boston-iraq-vet-fought-for-his-country-overseas-now-fighting-for-his-country-by-protesting-the-banks/
====re: More sources for media coverage====
::[[user:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-3w-9o_xIHiSeYfgLLNml6SjpEqpu0TNxxwYx1zqpg/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1]] http://crazyworld-leann.blogspot.com/p/occupy-boston-in-news.html
And another great aggregator of content besides Google News:

http://www.netvibes.com/privatepage/1#occupy_boston_news

(or go to netvibes.com and search for occupy boston.)

This will be a great resource for keep track of the news.

== Calendar Item; SPP meeting, Monday, 10/30, 7pm, by the library tent ==

Can you post it? Thanks.

== Highlight Action Items on Calendar? ==

I'd like to be able to look at the calendar and see ACTION items, (DA, flyering, marches, etc.) quickly. Could they be in red or something? Thanks.

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Agenda - OB Media Working Group 1/4/2012

Need Facilitator

Need Note Taker

a. Press Release/Blog Posts

Needed:

1. Occupy the Primary Press Release/Blog Post – needs to be done asap

2. Blog post & Press release for the following Community Gatherings

1/09/12 Direct Action

1/16/12 Media - see b.

1/23/12 Outreach

1/30/12 Creative Arts and Subversive Actions

2/06/12 Women's Caucus Feminism 101 (tentatively)

2/13/12 Anti-Oppression

2/20/12 Sustainable Economy

2/27/12 Indigenous Solidarity

3. Ke - Chelsea Housing Authority

In process:
1. Ste - Global Revolution TV Has Been Evicted From Their Brooklyn Production Space Members of the Global Revolution team were arrested today

2. Citizens United Event Results – Ma, Te, La

Draft posted on list – needs photos, editing, and video?

3. BLOG POST: It's a Pillow Fight, Occupy Boston! – Ma draft on list

b. Jan 16th Community Gathering – Media time slot request for change of Date

B K. - I checked in with Jorge from facilitation last night and he said that the Media team had reserved the Community Gathering space on Monday Jan 16th. As this is MLK day, I was wondering if we could make it into an MLK Day teach-in of some kind. Did the media team have a plan in place already for how to use this time? I would love to bring it there, but I can't make the meeting tonight due to another commitment.

c. Process for being a resource to OB

How do other working groups contact us for media coverage needed on upcoming events and activities?

d. Occupier and Media Team Relationship

Ju - I'm planning to come to the Media meeting tomorrow. If possible, I'd like to discuss Media/Occupier relations (I think Matthew might have already suggested this?). Specifically -- a quick discussion about blog-posting Occupier article digests & links + brainstorm briefly about potential collaborations. (For instance, we're interested in being somehow involved with the Jan 16th Community Gathering you're hosting....)

e. Blog/Website

Issues –

1. Gu - Posts being edited or taken down without alerting original poster – this has happened 2x to me

2. Gu - Number of administrators, editors, and authors – see spreadsheet (63!) - Request that those who are no longer active in Occupy Boston be removed as administrators, editors, and authors

3. Ga- I'd like to add to the agenda for tonight's meeting a request to get editing access to the wordpress site. A few meetings ago I said I'd work on website cleanup (removing Dewey Square references, etc) with Matt from IT. I compiled a list of changes-to-be made, but Matt has too many other urgent demands on his time for that to ever rise to the top of the priority pile. I'd like to see it through, so if I could get authorization to make text edits, I could do it.

4. Media Round up Formatting: John M. My plan for tonight is to do the roundup as per usual with tinyurl - not to be confrontational - but I don't feel resolved about doing this a different way yet. If you'd like, you can put it on the agenda for tomorrow night. Maybe if someone in the media WG is a Wordpress guru who could help me to get the blog to accept typed href code, I'd be amenable to transitioning the roundup to a hotlink version that would show the source when you hover the mouse over the link.

f. YouTube

John Mur - All the Youtube videos we are posting that are related to Occupy Boston can we start putting them under the Occupy Boston Youtube channel, instead of personal channels? - I know it depends on the person willing to do so but we need to start building up our Youtube so people can start subscribing to it.

g. Media Budget

David We need to decide how to spend this month's money donation.

h. Facebook

- rules and linking from blog

i. Calendar

Fa: Clarification: That's not just who has calendar access, that's who can *add* new people to the calendar. There's a whole score of people who've
already been added. Clearly this group needs to be (a) organized and
(b) more visible. I'm on it.

j. Mission Statement

Fa – draft
The mission of the Occupy Boston Media Working Group is to:

(I) BLOG AND SOCIAL MEDIA
(A) Maintain the OccupyBoston.org blog as well as the official Occupy Boston accounts of social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
(B) Create and curate content for the above channels that raises awareness about the activities and issues of the Occupy Boston community as well as the larger economic justice movement.
(C) Facilitate the use of the above channels by other Occupy Boston working groups.
(D) Facilitate such documentation of relevant issues by other members of the Occupy Boston community
(E) Provide a central clearing house of relevant mainstream media coverage the Occupy Movement and in particular Occupy Boston
(II) PHOTO, VIDEO, AND LIVESTREAM
(A) To visually document events and actions within the Occupy Boston community.
(B) Facilitate such documentation by other members of the Occupy Boston community.
(C) Provide a central clearing house for visual media relevant to the Occupy Boston community.
(III) PRESS
(A) Serve as the default liaison between Occupy Boston and the external press.
(B) Issue official press releases on the behalf of the Occupy Boston community.
(C) Facilitate the production of official press releases by other Occupy Boston working groups.
(D) Provide media trainings to members of the Occupy Boston community to prepare them for interactions with the external press.
(IV) MISCELLANEOUS
(A) Facilitate the maintenance of the Occupy Boston calendar by other Occupy Boston working groups.

k. Update on Occupy the Issues – current projects update

Wikki Leaks – WR

New Guy – Mi - So my first article is going to be about America's corporate funding and instigation of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

l. Reminder: New Flckr account created Occupy Boston Media Photo Sharing http://www.flickr.com/groups/occupybostonphoto/ Can we get this linked on front page instead of the open media flckr – upload and/or join

NEW Media twitter account - http://twitter.com/OccupyBOSMedia

m. other items

- Adding another media wg meeting each week?

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Gunner:

Here are the
1. Next media working group meeting date and new process for media to cover OB events, working groups, issues
2. Notes from the Media Working Group Meeting from 12/14/11
3. The Agenda for the meeting (12/14/11)

1. Next Media Working Group Meeting - Weds. 12/21/2011 7 pm - 9 pm E5 (33 Harrison Ave 5th floor)
Media Working Group Meetings are every Weds at 7 pm
Please send agenda items by 3p that Weds; to the list for now

For all working groups - if you want Media to cover something - there will be a new process - coming as soon as we have a new email address
For now - post agenda items by 3p each Weds - anything received after the deadline will be assigned the following Weds.

Please send agenda items or items you would like to see media cover such as:
- Blog post for your event (to be posted on website)
- Press Release to be sent to the media
- Article to written on a hot topic of concern to Occupy Boston
- Video/Photo/Livestreaming of event (besides GA)

OccupyBoston Media Meeting 12/14/2011
- [ ] Meeting Start 7:05
18 participants

- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 7:13:37 PM

- [ ] Agenda Overview (how it was generated) - Gunner
- [ ] past meetings meetings (been a while since a formal meeting, no notes available for informal meeting)
- [ ] Media Equipment Discussion
- [ ] How many laptops are left? 1 IRC Computer @ Noah's (possibly)
- [ ] 3 Clear spots #2(not working properly), #3, #4 [#1, is missing]
- [ ] 2 boxes of cablesCaptured Audio - 12/14/11 7:21:10 PM
- [ ] Lockbox @ Robbie's - MatthewK to get and bring back to
- [ ] 1 iPod -
- [ ] Chargers for battery packs in lock box
- [ ] Livestream will be owned by Eli
- [ ] Website Notes
- [ ] Website Copy Maintenance - Gabriel(f)
- [ ] Calendar issues to be addressed (mobile devices not working, colors off)
- [ ] Twitter buttons need to be updated with OccupyBoston Working Groups
- [ ] Consolidating all the art and media assets - Brandon and Gregg - Gabriel to run point
- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 7:31:30 PM
- [ ] E-List Discussions
- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 7:39:41 PM
- [ ] Discussion around cutting the media team list to "members only".
- [ ] There is a more focused media list already media strategy
- [ ] Concern about use-creep, and eventual usability of list; there are rules for the list, and there is active moderating. Additionally, this group has nothing to do with Terra's media strategy conference.
- [ ] 6 email lists are currently active, one is OUT OF CONTROL
- [ ] try to mute discussion on general media list by requiring membership to post
- [ ] disseminate a better helpdoc which defines how to use each of the active media lists
- [ ] Matt is working on putting together a comprehensive list of all the list serves at OB, will put it on the Wiki
- [ ] Farhad proposes the following
- [ ] Close the media list to postings from members only
- [ ] If a non-member posts, they get a bounce which invites them to use the list IF the content is appropriate
- [ ] The hope, is people will act rationally and only use lists as they are intended
- [ ] If they don't, moderators will be able to remove people from list
- [ ] Gabriel would like to have an obvious list for brainstorming in media
- [ ] Ryan would like to have a Forum put in place to replace media lists
- [ ] Phil would like us to focus on one or two lists.
- [ ] Matthewk likes the use of the media list, but move "business" of media to alternate lists.
- [ ] MattW - will be looking into possible forums and drupal integration, but it's a medium term solution
- [ ] obmedia-external is it being used - not really
- [ ] Rachel would like to ensure that there is a list which allows for more general "strategy" type stuff which may not even be media related, but could intersect with other WG's
- [ ] Proposal to make media-strategy the "business" list for the media team.
- [ ] OBMedia-Strategy will become the day-to-day business list of media
- [ ] obmedia will be "cowboy" and lot's of traffic
- [ ]
- [ ] obmedia-external is to be joined with obmedia-social is for Press release and stuff and social media
- [ ] live is for live stream
- [ ] Copyedit Assignments
- [ ] Letters to the Editor Campaign needs to be coordinated - Julie & Matthew to take this on
- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 8:24:13 PM
- [ ] post letters to OB website
- [ ] determine whom to send letters to
- [ ] solicit folks to do it
- [ ] Website Assignments
- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 8:30:10 PM
- [ ] OB Greenway Fund - Press Release Julie is running point with Matthew & Acasia & Phil & Dan
- [ ] Creative Actions
- [ ] CityLife PR is in draft from Dan and Katie (actions through weekend)
- [ ] Dewey Square Ad-Hoc Chorus - blog post to publicize Friday's action
- [ ] poster action - ongoing talk next week
- [ ] Tiny Tents - blowing up list serve next week discussion
- [ ] Response about RAIDS and arrests
- [ ] Arrests & Charges - blog posting or backgrounder. no mention of charges; simple profiles. Cover Sink and wood also. - Farhad
- [ ] Bill of Rights Protest Thursday at noon - Catherine
- [ ] Ironic "pro-corporate" march noon on d17 and tea party march - Phil & Steve to copyedit. Liam to do video package
- [ ] Media liaison with DA will be Phil and Matthew and Farhad
- [ ] OB doing Boston Homeless Census
- [ ] Response to current events (NDAA, economic, D17, etc)
- [ ] Protestors are people of the year response - Matthew
- [ ] Blog Posting on NDAA - Matthewk
- [ ] Press Release System being discussed
- [ ] Gunner is the owner of the Press distro list. Nancy will also help with a press mailing list, Steven & Josh E. cover for Gunner when needed
- [ ] Ad Buy Discussion - 10 minute max
- [ ] Ad Buy is Happening, regardless of what we say. discussion now is to attach OB's name to it or not.
- [ ] Op-Ed should be written
- [ ] we shouldn't put this out from OB.. it's from "friends of OB"
- [ ] OB Advisors to keep message honest - Steve, Phil and Ariel, Will
- [ ] Meeting ends @ 9:25p

3. OB Media Working Group Meeting – 12/14/2011

Agenda suggestions: (as culled from discussions on this list)
-Report back from past media working group meetings
- Discuss about needed written pieces for website and press releases for this week
- Possible Media pieces to be written in no particular order:

· Greenway costs and OB's greenway fund

· Creative Actions including poster and tiny tents, You Cant Evict a Song., The Dewey Square Ad Hock Choir continues performing at Dewey SquareBring in the Holiday Cheer with them Fridays 12-1 pm

· Response about raid, arrests and charges

· Upcoming Actions & GA schedule and location (moving to Emmanuel Church 12/15?)

· OB participating in Boston Homeless Census

· Response pieces to media articles on Occupy Boston, NDAA, economic reports, etc., Time person of the year as the “Protester”

· Can the upcoming legislation about indefinite detention of Americans be added to the agenda? I believe this is specifically geared towards OWS protests and little has been said or discussed about it in the OB Media. It is very important and the word needs to get out as it applies to all of us. It will be passed soon and there are petitions etc that should be signed. Behind Closed Doors: Congress Trying to Force Indefinite Detention Bill on Americans » Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union

- Website clean-up and retooling: - see note 1
- Video, audio pieces to propose - maybe based on some the pieces above

- Media E-List Volume – see note 2
- Getting Letters to the Editors written
- Media equipment - where did it go after the raid –see note 3

- AD buy discussion – see note 3

From E-List - Notes:

1. Website Note: Specifically interested in consolidating the scattered arts /graphic design stuff we have and putting it in a place where users can find it and print it. Also there are still a lot of references to coming down to Dewey that need to be taken down. I'm willing to comb through and make a list, but can't change the site.

2. Media List

ob-media@lists.occupyboston.org

Current catchall for all thoughts, rants, and some productive conversations, which has exploded beyond normal high volume in last week

(1) ob-media-external@lists.occupyboston.org
This is the mailing list for the External Media and Press bubble. If you
want to talk about press releases, contact lists, media training,
external press interest or opportunities, PLEASE USE THIS LIST.

(2) ob-media-social@lists.occupyboston.org - NOTE NOW COMBINED WITH EXTERNAL - THIS HAS BEEN DELETED
This is the mailing list for the Social Media/Website Coordination bubble.

(3) ob-media-multi@lists.occupyboston.org
This is the mailing list for the Multimedia Production and Sourcing bubble. If you want to talk about photo, (non-livestream) video, or television, PLEASE USE THIS LIST.

(4) live@lists.occupyboston.org
mailing list for the Live Production bubble. If you want to talk about livestream video, PLEASE USE THIS LIST.

3. Equipment:

- First of all, we need to identify which laptops we have left (if any). Can someone call Alex Ingram and report back? None of the 3 IBM's in the media/library were Lenovo's. They were all IBM T40/41's. They were all the usual black matte finish. I have MAC addresses for 2 of the 3 stolen.

Do we have any laptops at E5 (NO answered by Liam I can say with 99% certainty that the black Lenovo was one of the last laptops stolen. There are none @ E5.) or at Ravis?

- Email drafted by Eli about the laptop return requests – basically saying

The media group is trying to locate your laptop. I'm hoping for the best, but I just needed to let you know that there is a good chance we won't be able to recover your laptop. We sincerely appreciate your donation to the movement and regret having to send this email at all. (see email for full note)

4. AD BUY –

· Some folks are concerned about the corporate media buy - some folks are not concerned and say that we need to participate in this structure until we change it.

· Some folks say we should avail ourselves of other modalities and that newspapers are so old school, some say many in the 99% still read the papers, and it is an effective way need to reach them, especially in communities, which may not have such ready access to the internet.

· Some folks feel that our process lacks transparency; others trust Media to craft a strong message.

· Some folks say that this money should not be spent in this manner, and (in this case) I say that some folks donate blankets and sleeping bags, some donate food, some donate $ to the General Fund, and some donate $ to advertising

What do we suggest?

· One approach is to push ahead and do the ad, and have it be submitted by "Supporters of Occupy Boston." A couple of OBers suggested that approach.

· Another approach is to broaden our circle and invite/include some people from a couple of other WGs, maybe decolonization (both indigenous people and people of color) and anti-oppression to ensure our message represents, as best as we can in a short period of time, the breadth of Occupy Boston. Maybe we host a several hour meeting, on Monday, to discuss the above issues and agree on message, and create the ad.

Next Media Working Group Meeting
12/21/2011 7 pm - 9 pm E5 (33 Harrison Ave 5th floor)

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2011-12-16T21:45:35Z

Gunner:

Here are the
1. Next media working group meeting date and new process for media to cover OB events, working groups, issues
2. Notes from the Media Working Group Meeting from 12/14/11
3. The Agenda for the meeting (12/14/11)

1. Next Media Working Group Meeting - Weds. 12/21/2011 7 pm - 9 pm E5 (33 Harrison Ave 5th floor)
Media Working Group Meetings are every Weds at 7 pm
Please send agenda items by 3p that Weds; to the list for now

For all working groups - if you want Media to cover something - there will be a new process - coming as soon as we have a new email address
For now - post agenda items by 3p each Weds - anything received after the deadline will be assigned the following Weds.

Please send agenda items or items you would like to see media cover such as:
- Blog post for your event (to be posted on website)
- Press Release to be sent to the media
- Article to written on a hot topic of concern to Occupy Boston
- Video/Photo/Livestreaming of event (besides GA)

OccupyBoston Media Meeting 12/14/2011
- [ ] Meeting Start 7:05
- [ ] Gunner Scott (m) - everything - photo - new email address
- [ ] Matthewk (m)
- [ ] Liam (m) - multimedia video stuff
- [ ] Gabrial (f) - arts discussion and media person
- [ ] Juley (f) - screenwriter
- [ ] Steven (m) - writing stuff mostly
- [ ] Rockelle (f) - external media
- [ ] David (m) - video and community groups on UTube more outreach to MSM
- [ ] Phil A (m) - external media
- [ ] Nancy (f) - came from OccupyJP and went to DC PRESS lists and newsletters for Harvard action (unemployed)
- [ ] Johnm (m) - media monitor, daily roundup, copyedit
- [ ] MatthewS (m) - went to DC for take back the capital, writer, calendar
- [ ] Will Rico (m) - new to media, internet marketing looking for ways to help
- [ ] Ariel (f) - writing, talking to media, and everything
- [ ] Farhad (m) - trustworthy, has lots of passwords, does everything, got arrested
- [ ] Acatia (f) - interviews, emails, press releases, calender
- [ ] Ryan (m) - interviews, live stream, external media primarily
- [ ] Catherine (f) - copyedit
- [ ] Matt (m) - OBIT guy; OBRadio
- [ ] Nathan (m) - first media meeting, legal observer, outreach to anti-OB
- [ ] Rachel (f)

- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 7:13:37 PM

- [ ] Agenda Overview (how it was generated) - Gunner
- [ ] past meetings meetings (been a while since a formal meeting, no notes available for informal meeting)
- [ ] Media Equipment Discussion
- [ ] How many laptops are left? 1 IRC Computer @ Noah's (possibly)
- [ ] 3 Clear spots #2(not working properly), #3, #4 [#1, is missing]
- [ ] 2 boxes of cablesCaptured Audio - 12/14/11 7:21:10 PM
- [ ] Lockbox @ Robbie's - MatthewK to get and bring back to
- [ ] 1 iPod -
- [ ] Chargers for battery packs in lock box
- [ ] Livestream will be owned by Eli
- [ ] Website Notes
- [ ] Website Copy Maintenance - Gabriel(f) [robinsongabriel07@gmail.com <mailto:robinsongabriel07@gmail.com>]
- [ ] Calendar issues to be addressed (mobile devices not working, colors off)
- [ ] Twitter buttons need to be updated with OccupyBoston Working Groups
- [ ] Consolidating all the art and media assets - Brandon and Gregg - Gabriel to run point
- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 7:31:30 PM
- [ ] E-List Discussions
- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 7:39:41 PM
- [ ] Discussion around cutting the media team list to "members only".
- [ ] There is a more focused media list already media strategy
- [ ] Concern about use-creep, and eventual usability of list; there are rules for the list, and there is active moderating. Additionally, this group has nothing to do with Terra's media strategy conference.
- [ ] 6 email lists are currently active, one is OUT OF CONTROL
- [ ] try to mute discussion on general media list by requiring membership to post
- [ ] disseminate a better helpdoc which defines how to use each of the active media lists
- [ ] Matt is working on putting together a comprehensive list of all the list serves at OB, will put it on the Wiki
- [ ] Farhad proposes the following
- [ ] Close the media list to postings from members only
- [ ] If a non-member posts, they get a bounce which invites them to use the list IF the content is appropriate
- [ ] The hope, is people will act rationally and only use lists as they are intended
- [ ] If they don't, moderators will be able to remove people from list
- [ ] Gabriel would like to have an obvious list for brainstorming in media
- [ ] Ryan would like to have a Forum put in place to replace media lists
- [ ] Phil would like us to focus on one or two lists.
- [ ] Matthewk likes the use of the media list, but move "business" of media to alternate lists.
- [ ] MattW - will be looking into possible forums and drupal integration, but it's a medium term solution
- [ ] obmedia-external is it being used - not really
- [ ] Rachel would like to ensure that there is a list which allows for more general "strategy" type stuff which may not even be media related, but could intersect with other WG's
- [ ] Proposal to make media-strategy the "business" list for the media team.
- [ ] OBMedia-Strategy will become the day-to-day business list of media
- [ ] obmedia will be "cowboy" and lot's of traffic
- [ ]
- [ ] obmedia-external is to be joined with obmedia-social is for Press release and stuff and social media
- [ ] live is for live stream
- [ ] Copyedit Assignments
- [ ] Letters to the Editor Campaign needs to be coordinated - Julie & Matthew to take this on
- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 8:24:13 PM
- [ ] post letters to OB website
- [ ] determine whom to send letters to
- [ ] solicit folks to do it
- [ ] Website Assignments
- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 8:30:10 PM
- [ ] OB Greenway Fund - Press Release Julie is running point with Matthew & Acasia & Phil & Dan
- [ ] Creative Actions
- [ ] CityLife PR is in draft from Dan and Katie (actions through weekend)
- [ ] Dewey Square Ad-Hoc Chorus - blog post to publicize Friday's action
- [ ] poster action - ongoing talk next week
- [ ] Tiny Tents - blowing up list serve next week discussion
- [ ] Response about RAIDS and arrests
- [ ] Arrests & Charges - blog posting or backgrounder. no mention of charges; simple profiles. Cover Sink and wood also. - Farhad
- [ ] Bill of Rights Protest Thursday at noon - Catherine
- [ ] Ironic "pro-corporate" march noon on d17 and tea party march - Phil & Steve to copyedit. Liam to do video package
- [ ] Media liaison with DA will be Phil and Matthew and Farhad
- [ ] OB doing Boston Homeless Census
- [ ] Response to current events (NDAA, economic, D17, etc)
- [ ] Protestors are people of the year response - Matthew
- [ ] Blog Posting on NDAA - Matthewk
- [ ] Press Release System being discussed
- [ ] Gunner is the owner of the Press distro list. Nancy will also help with a press mailing list, Steven & Josh E. cover for Gunner when needed
- [ ] Ad Buy Discussion - 10 minute max
- [ ] Ad Buy is Happening, regardless of what we say. discussion now is to attach OB's name to it or not.
- [ ] Op-Ed should be written
- [ ] we shouldn't put this out from OB.. it's from "friends of OB"
- [ ] OB Advisors to keep message honest - Steve, Phil and Ariel, Will
- [ ] Meeting ends @ 9:25p

3. OB Media Working Group Meeting – 12/14/2011

Agenda suggestions: (as culled from discussions on this list)
-Report back from past media working group meetings
- Discuss about needed written pieces for website and press releases for this week
- Possible Media pieces to be written in no particular order:

· Greenway costs and OB's greenway fund

· Creative Actions including poster and tiny tents, You Cant Evict a Song., The Dewey Square Ad Hock Choir continues performing at Dewey SquareBring in the Holiday Cheer with them Fridays 12-1 pm

· Response about raid, arrests and charges

· Upcoming Actions & GA schedule and location (moving to Emmanuel Church 12/15?)

· OB participating in Boston Homeless Census

· Response pieces to media articles on Occupy Boston, NDAA, economic reports, etc., Time person of the year as the “Protester”

· Can the upcoming legislation about indefinite detention of Americans be added to the agenda? I believe this is specifically geared towards OWS protests and little has been said or discussed about it in the OB Media. It is very important and the word needs to get out as it applies to all of us. It will be passed soon and there are petitions etc that should be signed. Behind Closed Doors: Congress Trying to Force Indefinite Detention Bill on Americans » Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union

- Website clean-up and retooling: - see note 1
- Video, audio pieces to propose - maybe based on some the pieces above

- Media E-List Volume – see note 2
- Getting Letters to the Editors written
- Media equipment - where did it go after the raid –see note 3

- AD buy discussion – see note 3

From E-List - Notes:

1. Website Note: Specifically interested in consolidating the scattered arts /graphic design stuff we have and putting it in a place where users can find it and print it. Also there are still a lot of references to coming down to Dewey that need to be taken down. I'm willing to comb through and make a list, but can't change the site.

2. Media List

ob-media@lists.occupyboston.org

Current catchall for all thoughts, rants, and some productive conversations, which has exploded beyond normal high volume in last week

(1) ob-media-external@lists.occupyboston.org
This is the mailing list for the External Media and Press bubble. If you
want to talk about press releases, contact lists, media training,
external press interest or opportunities, PLEASE USE THIS LIST.

(2) ob-media-social@lists.occupyboston.org - NOTE NOW COMBINED WITH EXTERNAL - THIS HAS BEEN DELETED
This is the mailing list for the Social Media/Website Coordination bubble.

(3) ob-media-multi@lists.occupyboston.org
This is the mailing list for the Multimedia Production and Sourcing bubble. If you want to talk about photo, (non-livestream) video, or television, PLEASE USE THIS LIST.

(4) live@lists.occupyboston.org
mailing list for the Live Production bubble. If you want to talk about livestream video, PLEASE USE THIS LIST.

3. Equipment:

- First of all, we need to identify which laptops we have left (if any). Can someone call Alex Ingram and report back? None of the 3 IBM's in the media/library were Lenovo's. They were all IBM T40/41's. They were all the usual black matte finish. I have MAC addresses for 2 of the 3 stolen.

Do we have any laptops at E5 (NO answered by Liam I can say with 99% certainty that the black Lenovo was one of the last laptops stolen. There are none @ E5.) or at Ravis?

- Email drafted by Eli about the laptop return requests – basically saying

The media group is trying to locate your laptop. I'm hoping for the best, but I just needed to let you know that there is a good chance we won't be able to recover your laptop. We sincerely appreciate your donation to the movement and regret having to send this email at all. (see email for full note)

4. AD BUY –

· Some folks are concerned about the corporate media buy - some folks are not concerned and say that we need to participate in this structure until we change it.

· Some folks say we should avail ourselves of other modalities and that newspapers are so old school, some say many in the 99% still read the papers, and it is an effective way need to reach them, especially in communities, which may not have such ready access to the internet.

· Some folks feel that our process lacks transparency; others trust Media to craft a strong message.

· Some folks say that this money should not be spent in this manner, and (in this case) I say that some folks donate blankets and sleeping bags, some donate food, some donate $ to the General Fund, and some donate $ to advertising

What do we suggest?

· One approach is to push ahead and do the ad, and have it be submitted by "Supporters of Occupy Boston." A couple of OBers suggested that approach.

· Another approach is to broaden our circle and invite/include some people from a couple of other WGs, maybe decolonization (both indigenous people and people of color) and anti-oppression to ensure our message represents, as best as we can in a short period of time, the breadth of Occupy Boston. Maybe we host a several hour meeting, on Monday, to discuss the above issues and agree on message, and create the ad.

Next Media Working Group Meeting
12/21/2011 7 pm - 9 pm E5 (33 Harrison Ave 5th floor)

WG/Media/Minutes/11022014

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1. Next media working group meeting date and new process for media to cover OB events, working groups, issues
2. Notes from the Media Working Group Meeting from 12/14/11
3. The Agenda for the meeting (12/14/11)

1. Next Media Working Group Meeting - Weds. 12/21/2011 7 pm - 9 pm E5 (33 Harrison Ave 5th floor)
Media Working Group Meetings are every Weds at 7 pm
Please send agenda items by 3p that Weds; to the list for now

For all working groups - if you want Media to cover something - there will be a new process - coming as soon as we have a new email address
For now - post agenda items by 3p each Weds - anything received after the deadline will be assigned the following Weds.

Please send agenda items or items you would like to see media cover such as:
- Blog post for your event (to be posted on website)
- Press Release to be sent to the media
- Article to written on a hot topic of concern to Occupy Boston
- Video/Photo/Livestreaming of event (besides GA)

OccupyBoston Media Meeting 12/14/2011
- [ ] Meeting Start 7:05
- [ ] Gunner Scott (m) - everything - photo - new email address gunner@occupyboston.org
- [ ] Matthewk (m)
- [ ] Liam (m) - multimedia video stuff
- [ ] Gabrial (f) - arts discussion and media person
- [ ] Juley (f) - screenwriter
- [ ] Steven (m) - writing stuff mostly
- [ ] Rockelle (f) - external media
- [ ] David (m) - video and community groups on UTube more outreach to MSM
- [ ] Phil A (m) - external media
- [ ] Nancy (f) - came from OccupyJP and went to DC PRESS lists and newsletters for Harvard action (unemployed)
- [ ] Johnm (m) - media monitor, daily roundup, copyedit
- [ ] MatthewS (m) - went to DC for take back the capital, writer, calendar
- [ ] Will Rico (m) - new to media, internet marketing looking for ways to help
- [ ] Ariel (f) - writing, talking to media, and everything
- [ ] Farhad (m) - trustworthy, has lots of passwords, does everything, got arrested
- [ ] Acatia (f) - interviews, emails, press releases, calender
- [ ] Ryan (m) - interviews, live stream, external media primarily
- [ ] Catherine (f) - copyedit
- [ ] Matt (m) - OBIT guy; OBRadio
- [ ] Nathan (m) - first media meeting, legal observer, outreach to anti-OB
- [ ] Rachel (f)

- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 7:13:37 PM

- [ ] Agenda Overview (how it was generated) - Gunner
- [ ] past meetings meetings (been a while since a formal meeting, no notes available for informal meeting)
- [ ] Media Equipment Discussion
- [ ] How many laptops are left? 1 IRC Computer @ Noah's (possibly)
- [ ] 3 Clear spots #2(not working properly), #3, #4 [#1, is missing]
- [ ] 2 boxes of cablesCaptured Audio - 12/14/11 7:21:10 PM
- [ ] Lockbox @ Robbie's - MatthewK to get and bring back to
- [ ] 1 iPod -
- [ ] Chargers for battery packs in lock box
- [ ] Livestream will be owned by Eli
- [ ] Website Notes
- [ ] Website Copy Maintenance - Gabriel(f) [robinsongabriel07@gmail.com <mailto:robinsongabriel07@gmail.com>]
- [ ] Calendar issues to be addressed (mobile devices not working, colors off)
- [ ] Twitter buttons need to be updated with OccupyBoston Working Groups
- [ ] Consolidating all the art and media assets - Brandon and Gregg - Gabriel to run point
- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 7:31:30 PM
- [ ] E-List Discussions
- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 7:39:41 PM
- [ ] Discussion around cutting the media team list to "members only".
- [ ] There is a more focused media list already mediastrategy
- [ ] Concern about use-creep, and eventual usability of list; there are rules for the list, and there is active moderating. Additionally, this group has nothing to do with Terra's media strategy conference.
- [ ] 6 email lists are currently active, one is OUT OF CONTROL
- [ ] try to mute discussion on general media list by requiring membership to post
- [ ] disseminate a better helpdoc which defines how to use each of the active media lists
- [ ] Matt is working on putting together a comprehensive list of all the list serves at OB, will put it on the Wiki
- [ ] Farhad proposes the following
- [ ] Close the media list to postings from members only
- [ ] If a non-member posts, they get a bounce which invites them to use the list IF the content is appropriate
- [ ] The hope, is people will act rationally and only use lists as they are intended
- [ ] If they don't, moderators will be able to remove people from list
- [ ] Gabriel would like to have an obvious list for brainstorming in media
- [ ] Ryan would like to have a Forum put in place to replace media lists
- [ ] Phil would like us to focus on one or two lists.
- [ ] Matthewk likes the use of the media list, but move "business" of media to alternate lists.
- [ ] MattW - will be looking into possible forums and drupal integration, but it's a medium term solution
- [ ] obmedia-external is it being used - not really
- [ ] Rachel would like to ensure that there is a list which allows for more general "strategy" type stuff which may not even be media related, but could intersect with other WG's
- [ ] Proposal to make media-strategy the "business" list for the media team.
- [ ] OBMedia-Strategy will become the day-to-day business list of media
- [ ] obmedia will be "cowboy" and lot's of traffic
- [ ]
- [ ] obmedia-external is to be joined with obmedia-social is for Press release and stuff and social media
- [ ] live is for live stream
- [ ] Copyedit Assignments
- [ ] Letters to the Editor Campaign needs to be coordinated - Julie & Matthew to take this on
- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 8:24:13 PM
- [ ] post letters to OB website
- [ ] determine whom to send letters to
- [ ] solicit folks to do it
- [ ] Website Assignments
- [ ] Captured Audio - 12/14/11 8:30:10 PM
- [ ] OB Greenway Fund - Press Release Julie is running point with Matthew & Acasia & Phil & Dan
- [ ] Creative Actions
- [ ] CityLife PR is in draft from Dan and Katie (actions through weekend)
- [ ] Dewey Square Ad-Hoc Chorus - blog post to publicize Friday's action
- [ ] poster action - ongoing talk next week
- [ ] Tiny Tents - blowing up list serve next week discussion
- [ ] Response about RAIDS and arrests
- [ ] Arrests & Charges - blog posting or backgrounder. no mention of charges; simple profiles. Cover Sink and wood also. - Farhad
- [ ] Bill of Rights Protest Thursday at noon - Catherine
- [ ] Ironic "pro-corporate" march noon on d17 and tea party march - Phil & Steve to copyedit. Liam to do video package
- [ ] Media liaison with DA will be Phil and Matthew and Farhad
- [ ] OB doing Boston Homeless Census
- [ ] Response to current events (NDAA, economic, D17, etc)
- [ ] Protestors are people of the year response - Matthew
- [ ] Blog Posting on NDAA - Matthewk
- [ ] Press Release System being discussed
- [ ] Gunner is the owner of the Press distro list. Nancy will also help with a press mailing list, Steven & Josh E. cover for Gunner when needed
- [ ] Ad Buy Discussion - 10 minute max
- [ ] Ad Buy is Happening, regardless of what we say. discussion now is to attach OB's name to it or not.
- [ ] Op-Ed should be written
- [ ] we shouldn't put this out from OB.. it's from "friends of OB"
- [ ] OB Advisors to keep message honest - Steve, Phil and Ariel, Will
- [ ] Meeting ends @ 9:25p

3. OB Media Working Group Meeting – 12/14/2011

Agenda suggestions: (as culled from discussions on this list)
-Report back from past media working group meetings
- Discuss about needed written pieces for website and press releases for this week
- Possible Media pieces to be written in no particular order:

· Greenway costs and OB's greenway fund

· Creative Actions including poster and tiny tents, You Cant Evict a Song., The Dewey Square Ad Hock Choir continues performing at Dewey SquareBring in the Holiday Cheer with them Fridays 12-1 pm

· Response about raid, arrests and charges

· Upcoming Actions & GA schedule and location (moving to Emmanuel Church 12/15?)

· OB participating in Boston Homeless Census

· Response pieces to media articles on Occupy Boston, NDAA, economic reports, etc., Time person of the year as the “Protester”

· Can the upcoming legislation about indefinite detention of Americans be added to the agenda? I believe this is specifically geared towards OWS protests and little has been said or discussed about it in the OB Media. It is very important and the word needs to get out as it applies to all of us. It will be passed soon and there are petitions etc that should be signed. Behind Closed Doors: Congress Trying to Force Indefinite Detention Bill on Americans » Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union

- Website clean-up and retooling: - see note 1
- Video, audio pieces to propose - maybe based on some the pieces above

- Media E-List Volume – see note 2
- Getting Letters to the Editors written
- Media equipment - where did it go after the raid –see note 3

- AD buy discussion – see note 3

From E-List - Notes:

1. Website Note: Specifically interested in consolidating the scattered arts /graphic design stuff we have and putting it in a place where users can find it and print it. Also there are still a lot of references to coming down to Dewey that need to be taken down. I'm willing to comb through and make a list, but can't change the site.

2. Media List

ob-media@lists.occupyboston.org

Current catchall for all thoughts, rants, and some productive conversations, which has exploded beyond normal high volume in last week

(1) ob-media-external@lists.occupyboston.org
This is the mailing list for the External Media and Press bubble. https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/ob-media-external. If you
want to talk about press releases, contact lists, media training,
external press interest or opportunities, PLEASE USE THIS LIST.
(2) ob-media-social@lists.occupyboston.org - NOTE NOW COMBINED WITH EXTERNAL - THIS HAS BEEN DELETED
This is the mailing list for the Social Media/Website Coordination bubble.
(3) ob-media-multi@lists.occupyboston.org
This is the mailing list for the Multimedia Production and Sourcing bubble. https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/ob-media-multi. If you want to talk about photo, (non-livestream) video, or television, PLEASE USE THIS LIST.
(4) live@lists.occupyboston.org
mailing list for the Live Production bubble https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/live. If you want to talk about livestream video, PLEASE USE THIS LIST.

3. Equipment:

- First of all, we need to identify which laptops we have left (if any). Can someone call Alex Ingram and report back? None of the 3 IBM's in the media/library were Lenovo's. They were all IBM T40/41's. They were all the usual black matte finish. I have MAC addresses for 2 of the 3 stolen.

Do we have any laptops at E5 (NO answered by Liam I can say with 99% certainty that the black Lenovo was one of the last laptops stolen. There are none @ E5.) or at Ravis?

- Email drafted by Eli about the laptop return requests – basically saying

The media group is trying to locate your laptop. I'm hoping for the best, but I just needed to let you know that there is a good chance we won't be able to recover your laptop. We sincerely appreciate your donation to the movement and regret having to send this email at all. (see email for full note)

4. AD BUY – from Greg’s email about it

Kelly's efforts have raised $28K. With follow up with unions, maybe we can get to the targeted $40K. - I think OB needs to control the media message and not the mayor nor the Conservancy. I believe a newspaper ad campaign can be effective means for wide, quick distribution of our ideas. A newspaper ad campaign does not negate the use of social media of all sorts and letters to the editor, and guest columns, and Town Hall meetings and speak-outs, and other creative expressions, etc.. All distribution channels should be considered, continually. Here's a brief synopsis - the majority opinion being that "it is a very good idea and I have this concern."

· Some folks are concerned about the corporate media buy - some folks are not concerned and say that we need to participate in this structure until we change it.

· Some folks say we should avail ourselves of other modalities and that newspapers are so old school, some say many in the 99% still read the papers, and it is an effective way need to reach them, especially in communities, which may not have such ready access to the internet.

· Some folks feel that our process lacks transparency; others trust Media to craft a strong message.

· Some folks say that this money should not be spent in this manner, and (in this case) I say that some folks donate blankets and sleeping bags, some donate food, some donate $ to the General Fund, and some donate $ to advertising

· Googledoc of the text of a great email string from folks from Winterization who heard about the ad spend, in a back and with a donor from Progressive Democrats of MA - whose $ we will not use for this ad. As you will see when you read, folks shared deep and insightful opinions. To those of you whose comments I shared without asking, I hope you are OK with me doing so. I did not want to dilute your voice by summarizing.)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fHQmj93Rj0LAU2l3AGky5EMK6yzRVX3fWvaa-e2k-88/edit?hl=en_US

What do we suggest?

· One approach is to push ahead and do the ad, and have it be submitted by "Supporters of Occupy Boston." A couple of OBers suggested that approach.

· Another approach is to broaden our circle and invite/include some people from a couple of other WGs, maybe decolonization (both indigenous people and people of color) and anti-oppression to ensure our message represents, as best as we can in a short period of time, the breadth of Occupy Boston. Maybe we host a several hour meeting, on Monday, to discuss the above issues and agree on message, and create the ad.

Next Media Working Group Meeting
12/21/2011 7 pm - 9 pm E5 (33 Harrison Ave 5th floor)

Media

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Talk:Arts/Media

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==Format for Press Releases==
:[[user:Gunner]] October 28, 2011

Contact: OccupyBostonMedia@gmail.com 
Twitter: @occupyBOS_media 
617.286.6805 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TITLE

Boston, MA [10/21/2011] Content example.... Occupy Boston learned this week....

Content etc....

# # #

Occupy Boston started in Dewey Square in Boston on September 30, 2011 and has been directly inspired by our brothers and sisters at Occupy Wall St. in New York, and we stand in solidarity with them. The continuing occupation of Dewey Square—located outside of South Station in the heart of Boston’s Financial District—is just one of more than 120 separate Occupy encampments in cities across the nation and a symbol for “Occupiers” everywhere who support real and lasting change. The spirit of Occupy Wall Street has spread nationwide, and has an unofficial hub at Occupy Together. While these different occupations share many goals and attitudes, they each operate independently, and there is no national organization that can speak for all occupations. For more information visit http://www.occupyboston.org/

==Graphics? (stickers/buttons, posters, etc.)==
:[[user:JFeathersmith]] Oct 8, 2011 7:12 pm
Should I start a new page here, or Outreach, or somewhere else for files to print posters, stickers, etc.? So far, I've been communicating w/Media about this stuff (I did the stickers), but I'm not sure where the line between Media and Outreach is.
====re: Graphics? (stickers/buttons, posters, etc.)====
::[[user:Occupy_Boston]] Oct 8, 2011 7:38 pm
I would create a separate wiki page just for resources and then add links to both the Media and Outreach pages.
====re: Graphics? (stickers/buttons, posters, etc.)====
::[[user:solidstates]] Oct 9, 2011 6:14 am
Sounds awesome. Added a Graphics page for you and tagged it media so it would appear in left hand nav.

New link name:
http://occupyboston.wikispaces.com/Graphic+Design
====re: Graphics? (stickers/buttons, posters, etc.)====
::[[user:

]] JFeathersmith
Super, thanks!

==Videographers, photographers and people with on camera or mic experience.==
:[[user:solidstates]] Oct 7, 2011 11:46 am
Make a post here with what experience/interest you have. Lets put together a list of folks interested in covering Occupy Boston.

A few goals could would be to improve quality of low light capture at evening events like GA's. Have commentators broadcast to live stream when there is a break in coverage.

Enable teams to livestream on the move ( at marches ).

Set up a repository to collect and distribute media shot at event.

If there is somebody already working on this let us know their name and we can rally behind them.
====re: Videographers, photographers and people with on camera or mic experience.====
::[[user:solidstates]] Oct 9, 2011 6:02 am
Visited the media tent yesterday. It appears there is an effort to collect and distribute video for occupy boston through a google group.

http://groups.google.com/group/occupy-boston-media

I'll drop the link on the main media page.

==More sources for media coverage==
:[[user:Occupy_Boston]] Oct 7, 2011 10:15 pm
http://occupyboston.com/press/

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-3w-9o_xIHiSeYfgLLNml6SjpEqpu0TNxxwYx1zqpg/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1

http://crazyworld-leann.blogspot.com/p/occupy-boston-in-news.html

http://www.fightbacknews.org/2011/10/2/occupy-boston-underway
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/2023

http://plymouthdailynews.com/occupy-boston-joins-wall-street-protest-movement-14489

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20111003occupyboston_marches_on_fox/srvc=home&position=1

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/10/02/333888/occupy-boston-iraq-vet-fought-for-his-country-overseas-now-fighting-for-his-country-by-protesting-the-banks/
====re: More sources for media coverage====
::[[user:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L-3w-9o_xIHiSeYfgLLNml6SjpEqpu0TNxxwYx1zqpg/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1]] http://crazyworld-leann.blogspot.com/p/occupy-boston-in-news.html
And another great aggregator of content besides Google News:

http://www.netvibes.com/privatepage/1#occupy_boston_news

(or go to netvibes.com and search for occupy boston.)

This will be a great resource for keep track of the news.

== Calendar Item; SPP meeting, Monday, 10/30, 7pm, by the library tent ==

Can you post it? Thanks.

== Highlight Action Items on Calendar? ==

I'd like to be able to look at the calendar and see ACTION items, (DA, flyering, marches, etc.) quickly. Could they be in red or something? Thanks.

== Media Working group minutes and Agenda for next meeting ==

Media Working Group Meeting 11/2/2011
Meeting began approx 7:20 pm and ended at 9:30 pm

In attendance: Gunner, Jason P., Alex I, Nate, Mathew S., Martin, Phil, Liam, Ariel, Michael F., Scott, Gene
Facilitation - Gunner
Notes - Gunner

Agenda - made at the meeting
Schedules
Grievances
potential budget items
organizing volunteers
Media Tent Issues
Dividing Up Media Duties/Bubbles
Team Communication
Defining Strategy & Goals

Who decides what we post/structure/how we deal with the following areas

website in general
website front page blog
calendar
email
twitter
wiki
facebook

Facilitation of the Agenda: Group recognized we would not get to all of these agenda items, discussion to first set next meeting date

NEXT MEETINGS
Sunday, Nov 6th - 5p-6p: Media Training for current media working group members and new members on how to talk to the press and outline of things needing to be done while on site
Weds, Nov 9th, 7p-9p: Media Working Group Weekly Planning Meeting - at E5 33 Harrison Ave, 5th floor
Every Weds from 7-9p Media Working Group will meet - currently at E5

Grievances - 15 mins was spent discussing this topic
Areas discussed (the bullet points are the suggtions made for addressing grievance)
on site coordination - Alex I feels that many who are commuters are not assisting with media tent while on site

creating a schedule so that onsite media team campers, Alex I. and Mathew S., are only responsible for 9-5p and securing media tent after 11p, commuter team members take 5-8p slot and 8-11p slots
discussion of having a smaller media tent and creating a computer lab that logistics or library would be responsible for

being asked to coordinate the Occupy Boston Calendar

asking info table and outreach to also be responsible for this area

Twitter team

making this a sub-group

Train other people to talk to media

each working group in the camp be trained to talk to media, so the media team is not totally responsible and the only voice
setting up a reoccurring class on media training including a train the trainers

Passwords - who has access to what?

twitter
website site blog posting privileges
facebook
press list

Three Goals of Occupy Boston Media

1. Inform the General Public

Short Term Actions - such as marches, events, GA reports etc... using press releases, blog posts, twitter/facebook, video podcasts, photo streaming, (livestreaming)
Editorialize on the issues - researched articles on the issues that fuel the Occupy movement (in conjunction with research team, but also investigative reporting)
Promote individual narratives - stories of the occupiers - (aka being reporters in the camp and interviewing those who are participating written, video, photo)

2. Inform our own Occupy Boston site and participants

3. Communicate with the rest of the Occupations around the US and the World

(last two goals were not flushed out, but need to be on future agendas)

Audit of Media Working Group Resources

How do we inform?

Twitter - 2 accounts - @Occupy_Boston & @OccupyBOS_Media
unknown # of admins
@Occupy_Boston - Robin, Alex I, Ariel ?
@OccupyBOS_Media - ?

Facebook - 2 pages - Community page - 21 admins, Event page

Website - OccupyBoston.org

overall privileges for the whole site - Gregg H and maybe others?
main page - posting privileges that we could identify - Alex I., Alex P., Joshua E., Jason P.

Subpages/sections that need some admin/editing from time to time

wiki
calendar - admins Joshua E., Gunner, ???
donations
flyers
chat
livestream - admins?

Minor/Infrequent updates for the other static pages like about, directions, etc
Would like to have the whole site in different languages - for know flyers, main blog updates, static pages pages like about, directions, etc..

Press Releases
currently Gunner is the one sending out press releases - access to press database - Gunner, Jason P., Nadeem

Video
You Tube
Vimeo
admins?

Live Stream
which accounts?
admins?

Flickr Group
admins?

Misc Questions - Tumblr account? Volunteer database

EMAIL addresses
occupybostonmedia@gmail.com
occuoyboston@gmail.com
commboston@gmail.com

various people checking address but not regularly
admins of password to these email address?

Jason P. has password to occupybostonmedia@gmail.com and was also given to Mathew

Listserve
Ob-media@lists.occupyboston.org, - current active list
occupy-boston-media@googlegroups.com, - NO longer in use, needs to be archived then deleted

Google Docs
volunteer spreadsheet
draft and final press releases
press contacts data base
Participant willing to speak to media database

Onsite Equipment
laptops - 5 onsite, 2 being repaired
power strips & cords
printer ?
lamp

mixer/PA - this is GA's not media responsibility

WORK FLOW

ONSITE DUTIES

10-2p - Press Liaisons - mainstream press on site looking for interviews etc..

Emergency requests from other working groups
- to twitter something
- email request for media interview, blog posting, or press release to be written, calendar posting, plus various non-media related requests
-personal face to face request for press release, blog posting, or website update

People stopping by looking for general info

General Coverage

video
livestream
photos
press release/blog posting

Livestream - GAs, talks, events onsite, marches

Twitter on site of GAs, marches, events, talks

Calendar Updates

Website Updates

Blog posts to be written

Press Releases to be written

Interviewing participants and writing human interest pieces and/or doing short video interviews

OFF SITE DUTIES

aggregate press clippings

email answering

press monitoring

writing letters to the editor

video editing

photo editing

press release writing of non-urgent material/matters

facebook posting

twitter for Occupy Boston Media account of press hits etc...

ON SITE Schedule in Media Tent/Area

M-F 9 am - 5pm Alex I, Mathew S. recruiting Joshua S., and Josha E. (as they are usually there) Phil

Volunteers Needed
M-F
5-8p
8-11p

Weekends
10-5p
5-8p
8-11p

Issues Addressed

Calendar
to be moved off media as main responsibility and be given to info desk to deal with

Volunteer Schedules
Gene and Martin will work on putting something out and helping to schedule volunteers

OccupyBostonMedia@gmail.com
Mathew will go in and start answering emails and do an email audit to see what kinds of emails are coming in so we can create folders and also figure out if there emails that just need to be forwarded to other working groups

For future agenda

Media List serve
How to turn the chatter in productivity
list being used more general discussion than conversation about who is going to do what as far as blogging, writing, interviewing

Agenda items that still need to be addressed at next meeting

Schedules
potential budget items
organizing volunteers
Dividing Up Media Duties/Bubbles
Team Communication

Next Meeting
'''Weds, Nov 9th, 7p-9p: Media Working Group Weekly Planning Meeting - at E5 33 Harrison Ave, 5th floor'''
We will need:
Facilitator
Note taker
Someone to Report to GA

Any additional agenda items - We need a few things to start producing content.

1) A space to work. We have a VERY small desk now (at E5), and we need
to start paying rent.

2) An editing station that remains at the work space. This is a mac
powerful enough to render HD, and a large HDD (3TB should suffice for
now).

3) Video editors, Shooters, and Audio Engineers to work on content
that is piling up.

This can be addressed in 2 steps. Pass a budget with GA (after our
group agrees), and then sift the chaos that is volunteer emails from
all media accounts and sign-up lists.