Newswire Policy Discussion

These links represent an exploration of contrasting points of view (or not) to pure open publishing. The opinions are their authors', not STLIMC's. That is, Alexander Hamilton wants a restrictive newswire policy, i.e. where only registered users may post. Thomas Jefferson wants it to be open, no matter what. Ben Franklin wants a blunt.

Here is the current Newswire Policy:
http://reboot.stlimc.org/newswire-policy

Interesting articles from Canadian newspaper The Tyee about restricting comments from the masses:
"Tyee's New Approach to Comments"
Users can select between "all comments" and "best comments," where the latter is filtered by editorial staff.
http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2007/05/16/NewComments/

"Can We Still Talk Online?"
All that is bad about open forums like Indymedia-style newswires.
http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2007/05/15/TalkOnline/

Some Community Tips for 2007
Seven tips on how to run a successful online community.
http://fortuito.us/2007/05/some_community_tips_for_2007

German Indymedia Newswire Moderation
Comments are moderated. Those considered not to contribute anything to a story are put in a "trash archive."
http://de.indymedia.org/static/moderation.shtml

The Tyee's Favorite Independent Media Reads
All the blogs and such that their editorial staff reads.
http://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2007/05/29/IndependentMedia/

Tyee Media Backgrounder (major players in corporate media, and their competitors)
http://thetyee.ca/About/MediaBackgrounder

Salon preens its feathers on the "unsung heroism" of editors, and trashes bloggers
http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/07/24/editing/

"Creating Counterweights to Big Media" by Tyee
http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2005/02/02/CreatingCounterweightsBigMedia/