COMM Call, April 26, 7pm EST
On Call: Adele, Jackie, Scott, Allison, Rachel, Veronica, Paul (Labor Notes Mag), Lane, Charnika (new intern)
Agenda:
- Introductions - Check-in on past assignments - New assignments - Proposals for next steps - Quick announcements and scheduling
Scott: exploring options of having a newspaper at the Forum. Paul to connect with Fred Vitale (PMAs).
Money/writers would have to come from us.
Either Twice (Tues and Thurs/Fri) or Every day. Must get some #s on cost, etc.
Here's the link to IPS's Terra Viva: http://www.ips.org/TV/wsf2010/
Rachel: still working on list of orgs; list of workshops proposed; press kit--bios and pictures, alliance that came out of 2007, updated press release.
List of workshops: to sort for media folk to make contacts
Alison: memo orf what labor is doing at the forum, followed up with people to see if interestd in the briefing? Send memo to Rachel and Adele.
Jackie, progressive radio--nothing back. Adele send contact to Jackie to connect with Progessive radio/magazine.
Media briefing, tomorrow at 3 pm; story of the USSF, ideas of how to write about it, 30 minutes for Q&A
http://www.pitchengine.com/preview-release.php?id=58646 Karlos Gauna Schmieder <karlos@centerformediajustice.org>,
Note taker for tele-briefing
Focus on the next month and a half
Starting with tele-briefing, following up with the folks on the briefing, getting them to run PSAs, etc. radio segments and maybe some TV.
Paid ads; barter--web ads on our site; only for those that can be considered medi-endorsers,
B.L.A.C. Magazine
Paul Connect with In These Times
Rachel contact city limits
Allison: do a buy; show up in progressive blogs
Place to check for ad buys Blogads.com, Blogline.com
Scott DailyKos (research on ads)
Facebook ads - talk with David
BIG PUSH TO GET WORD OUT! PSA, PSA, PSA, STORIES!
Next call: Monday, May 3