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 travelhobbit
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 Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 5:01 pm Post subject: SoCon Daily - let's make it happen! |
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The question is not whether we need a Socially Conservative daily newspaper in Canada. I'm pretty sure we need one. The question is how can we make it happen? We have quite a few SoCon blogs (even though some of them simply quote someone else's articles with little or no comments of their own) - it's a start. Let's get together and think how can we unite the individual bloggers into a team to come up with a full-scale newsletter - with news bulletins, editorials, columnists and everything else that's usually there.
Yes, publishing a newspaper won't be easy. But we could start with the online version at first until we have let's say 10,000 visitors each day, then we could try publishing it on paper. All we need is a team of volunteers - programmers, designers, editors, writers. And of course we need an action plan - let's discuss it here.
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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I thought we already tried that 
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travelhobbit
Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Total posts: 799 Location: Moncton, NB Age: 32 Gender: Male
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| SUZANNE Location: Ottawa Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Are you saying you are going to edit it?
Just asking.
I think it's a great idea.
Is this going to be another Lifesite?
Do you have hosting? What kind of content did you want on the site?
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| Hailey Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Total posts: 19382 Location: Edmonton Gender: Female
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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I would like to know what the content is please?
I think it would have to be different from lifesite.
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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I think you might have more luck if you go with a newsletter that can be placed in food stores that have those Take One, Free, magazine racks. You know those ones, that have the free realtor guides.
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| SUZANNE wrote: | | Is this going to be another Lifesite? |
I think it should be done with the LifeSite. They are usually the ones who provide most of the bloggers here with the news releases, so having them on the team would be a great asset.
As for who is going to edit - if there's nobody else to volunteer - I could do that. Hosting is definitely not a problem, programming and design - that's something we'll need to work on.
| hunterofvoters wrote: | | I think you might have more luck if you go with a newsletter that can be placed in food stores that have those Take One, Free, magazine racks. You know those ones, that have the free realtor guides. |
Excellent idea, as long as the food stores don't object the pro-life and pro-family newsletter.
What we need however is a team that would publish it. A handful of articles I could write in a week won't be enough even if Lifesite allows reprinting its daily news bulletins.
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| Hailey Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Total posts: 19382 Location: Edmonton Gender: Female
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I think you might have more luck if you go with a newsletter that can be placed in food stores that have those Take One, Free, magazine racks. You know those ones, that have the free realtor guides |
Many of the food stores would object. What could be done, however, is to get a list of Christian and pro-life businesses. I would prefer not to say how that can be done outside of private message. Another idea is to ask the MP's to carry the newsletters as well in their office. It would let people know where their MP stood. |
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| SUZANNE Location: Ottawa Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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What you need a distros-- distributers who agree to go and put a stack of newsletters at churches and other outlets. It's done with zines-- independent photocopied publications.
I really doubt Lifesite would be formally part of this. In fact, it would probably be better without it-- why repeat what they're already doing?
I'm trying to get a grasp of this-- is this going to be a paper thing or an online publication?
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| T.G. Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Total posts: 2929 Location: Ontario Gender: Male
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 8:23 pm Post subject: Details |
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I like the general idea. The devil is in the details, though. What would be the scope of the publication/website? What would the editorial position be on topics that create divisions? Of course, the labor requirement would have to be ironed out as well - who does what and when.
I don't think LifeSite is filling this particular niche to its fullest potential. It does tend to have a Catholic bias and overlooks a lot of important things that could be covered by a new entity. So there is merit in considering this further.
The blogs are great, but there are so many of them generating so much information, a more concise way of wading through it all would be helpful. |
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| SUZANNE Location: Ottawa Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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There's an idea-- there could be a "blogosphere" round-up.
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| T.G. Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Total posts: 2929 Location: Ontario Gender: Male
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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| That's feasible ... for those of us on the net a lot, with the mountains of information we have to wade through each day, I'd favor something fairly concise, that could be read through in a few minutes, with links to more if people are interested. I, and I'm sure many others, don't have time to wade through a complex and time-consuming site. |
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travelhobbit
Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Total posts: 799 Location: Moncton, NB Age: 32 Gender: Male
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| SUZANNE wrote: | | There's an idea - there could be a "blogosphere" round-up. |
That's what I was talking about. Build up a team that would work on together on the project.
The way I think of it, the action plan should be something like that:
1) Build a team of pro-life and pro-family bloggers for a so-con newsletter. If Lifesite allows us to reprint their news bulletins - excellent, if not, we could still comment on them, as long as we use our own words and mention LifeSite as a source.
2) Start with the online newsletter at first (maybe even as little as one common blog where everyone would add his part - then move to a "dedicated" hosting with customized database and design).
3) Promote the online newsletter to the point we have enough daily visitors to start raising funds for the "paper" version.
4) Introduce the paper version; most likely - in select cities first, then making our way coast to coast.
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| SUZANNE Location: Ottawa Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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The thing with reprint Lifesite online is that Lifesite already exists. Why reproduce it?
As it is, there aren't that many Canadian so-con bloggers out there. That's one problem.
I like the idea, but I don't know if I'd want to be involved on a daily basis, as I already have a blog.
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| Posted: 03/ 15/ 07 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: Details |
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| T.G. wrote: | I like the general idea. The devil is in the details, though. What would be the scope of the publication/website? What would the editorial position be on topics that create divisions? Of course, the labor requirement would have to be ironed out as well - who does what and when.
I don't think LifeSite is filling this particular niche to its fullest potential. It does tend to have a Catholic bias and overlooks a lot of important things that could be covered by a new entity. So there is merit in considering this further.
The blogs are great, but there are so many of them generating so much information, a more concise way of wading through it all would be helpful. |
I guess it would be possible to have that all organized. Basic principles: strong pro-life and pro-family views with free discussion on issues like taxes and immigration. As long as we agree that life begins at conception, that traditional marriage and natural family are the building blocks of our society, that parents must have full control over their children's education and that fiscal policies should benefit ordinary families rather than special interest groups - we should be ok.
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