Important to consult other groups early and ask for input and ideas
Produce a call for ideas and input before sending out initial plans
Set up clear communication channels, laisons and role co-ordinations
Funding will be essential
Basic info needs translating
Possible Tasks / Indy Working Groups / Areas to Cover
Outreach - publicising the imc mobilisation (local and international)
Venues - media centres in multiple locations
Mobile - vehicle based media centres
Tech - from connectivity to computers
Video - co-ordinating and facilitating video groups and crew coverage
Audio / Radio - co-ordinating and facilitating radio groups and audio coverage
Photo - co-ordinating and facilitating photo coverage
Volunteers - co-ordinating + training volunteers, esp space and street reporter volunteers
Dispatch - co-ordinating news reports
Features - publishing content
Translations
Accomodation
Legal internal and Legal Team liaison
Medical Team liaison
Civil liberties and Media Monitoring
Communications Commission a la Barcelona - extrnal intermediaries
Additional Things to Consider
Training... What about local training sessions in the months before. What about training in Scotland in the weeks before?
How to make imc centres work! ie how do people plug into imc? what do imc centres need to provide? It's easy to set up an imc centre to cater for existing imc media activists, but they need to work for the volunteer who walks in off the street. The knowledge is there - see UkNetworkMajorReports
Screenings and cultural stuff. In Dublin the imc hosted a week of screenings and exhibitions before the protests, but did this distract from the reporting? (same for ESF) For the G8 there should be several convergence / camping / alternative summit venues where these activities could run. How to find a balance?
Reporting - what kind of reporting do we want? How to improve the mechanical 'cold' timeline approach? How to encourage mass participation and as many people as possible to 'be the media'.
Technical / Format innovations and facilities - SMS, Phone blogging, Satellite, Counter conference reporting not just street action, other blog tools, Newswire aggregation etc
