WG/Media/Minutes/03142012

• Report Backs
  • Quick report back from Saturday Strategy Meeting
  • Created spreadsheet of outstanding action items
  • Possibly will create spreadsheet of incoming requests

• Facilitation Requests (Michael)
  • 1 GA had been devoted to how meetings are run a few weeks ago
  • Need help for some things
  • Some people need to go out of their way to come to GA; want to know which topics will be on agenda
  • ->Would like to post upcoming proposals to website
    • 4 options
      • Every GA gets own blog posts?
      • Through Google Cal
      • Through Wiki
      • Editor status for page
    • Proposal: Give Matt Editor access 
      • Temp check: accepted
  • Want more input from different sources; want a joint meeting with Media WG
  • Need more consistent livestream support
    • Need livestream training
      • ->Eli will take point
  • OBIT
    • User permissions plugin just installed!
    • Joint Meetings of first Wednesday of the month
    • The everybody list: Facilitation, Media, OBIT, Inreach should have meeting
      
    • Rent
      • Moving forward from March, how are we going to pay ($400/month)?
      • GA dispensation only goes through March
      • Use the monthly campaign donation for rent?
        • Liam: No, that money is for campaigns and equipment specifically
      • Original proposal was to contribute to E5, since we were using the space
        • Radio is also renting now
        • Lots of different groups use the Media WG space and computer
        • There will likely be resistance to a proposal at GA
      • Temp-check for whether or not we should continue to rent from E5
        • Neutral to positive
      • Have we ever talked to E5, as a community, about what's the "price tag" for OB for being here?
        • No, not really]
      • Do we use the desk that much?
        • For equipment and only a few other projects; mostly, though, it's used by other groups, too; 90% used by other WGs
      • ->Proposal to work on a proposal to bring to GA:
        • Liam
        • Deborah
          
    • Media Requests
      • MAHRC
        • Outside guidelines (>48 hours)
      • OUMB - NEEDED FOR TOMORROW
        • Press release
          • If they've written
        • Blog post
          • If they've written
        • ->Matt will take point
      • 3/17 Health Justice request
        • Blog post (pre) - Gunner write, Josh CE
      • ROC (3/17)
        • Photography? Deborah!
      • Peace Parade (3/18)
        • Blog post (pre) - Gunner write, Dan CE
        • Deb SB covering
      • 3 Strikes
        • Bob = photography + writeup; Deborah CE
      • Open House
        • 4/2 ROLL IT!
          
    • Volunteer delegation
      • Interoccupy media call: 3/19, Monday 7pm (interoccupy.org/media)
        • Farhad will find someone; if not, Gunner
      • Weekly press briefing
        • Various members of independent press, need media to chat
        • Let's have rotating people
        • Call is on Thursdays, 3pm
        • Farhad will do it 3/15
        • Eli wants to pitch mass texting story
      • Red Banner
        • We need to fix access to it
        • Who will update it this week?
          • John
            
    • OBTV meeting:
      • Suggested next Friday, 7pm or Saturday noon to 6
      • Joshua will take point on trying to figure out what's up with this
        
    • AZ Library
      • Needs external media stories on Media WG
      • Farhad will put in touch with them
        
    • Nominations for media.occupyboston.org email
      • Josh, Joshua, Eli, Dan, Liam, DSB will be the first group of email checkers
        
    • Hard Drive
      • Temp check $315.49 for hard drive
      • Liam will email Joshua
        
    • Talking Points for April 1 and Other Issues
      • We need talking points
      • Talk about WHY occupying is a good thing, but none of the specifics
      • Start open notepad for talking points / strategy 
      • What's still fucked
      • Find out what's going on
        
    • April 4
      • Also create document
        
    • Media Strategy meeting next Saturday, 3/24