tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225290047825860235.post1638260485549593428..comments2020-05-15T15:55:37.910-07:00Comments on Backwards Lion: Beyond Grauniad Leeds~m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14867921490282229475noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225290047825860235.post-73081326182995081422011-05-26T06:17:18.296-07:002011-05-26T06:17:18.296-07:00Sorry I couldn't make last night, but ~m has g...Sorry I couldn't make last night, but ~m has grasped the essential point of making something happen this week and heroically volunteered to do it. <br /><br />That print thing - I think you might be pushing at an open door if you were to ask libraries to print a sheet off to their noticeboards every day. Maybe go via Elizabeth Sanderson, but they should like the footfall.LyricBodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494185457562183245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225290047825860235.post-13298306493079074932011-05-26T04:19:31.308-07:002011-05-26T04:19:31.308-07:00@M I'd agree with that, even leaving it a coup...@M I'd agree with that, even leaving it a couple of weeks to get something going will lose a big chunk of the audience that's been built up... I hope the idea of keeping the twitter daily update comes off, could be interested in helping with that :o)jasonpslackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305495764481146839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225290047825860235.post-25819075891068657762011-05-26T03:53:53.553-07:002011-05-26T03:53:53.553-07:00@Jason I'm not going to worry about the produc...@Jason I'm not going to worry about the product just yet; I want to maintain the momentum in order to keep the project alive and worth pursuing. If it just dies out it'll be that much harder to kick start it again.<br /><br />John did an incredible job that will be near-impossible to match (certainly short-term) but with time and effort we *might* just be able to start covering much of what he did.<br /><br />@Alex Yep, and of course :)~m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14867921490282229475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225290047825860235.post-50606062106690078102011-05-26T02:26:58.377-07:002011-05-26T02:26:58.377-07:00You know I agree with all of the above since we sp...You know I agree with all of the above since we spent half of last night nodding at each and saying 'Exactly!'. :)<br /><br />Thanks again for asking the very pertinent question about the Twitter account and as always let me know if I can help in any way... my time is far more my own these days.Exploring Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01380001702452327742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225290047825860235.post-52847243460052775902011-05-26T02:23:46.094-07:002011-05-26T02:23:46.094-07:00Good to see some sensible ideas coming out of this...Good to see some sensible ideas coming out of this.<br /><br />The idea of some kind of printed paper being handed out to poor people containing the type of copy to be found in the Socialist Worker is complete non-starter. <br /><br />Reality in a nutshell is, there is an opportunity while there's enthusiasm, momentum and an audience, to start an alternative community news blog which those with a bit of writing skill can maintain voluntarily and hopefully grow. <br /><br />In the first instance without a John there, yes it'll be difficult to perhaps cover the full range of stories that Guardian Leeds has covered, but that's not impossible to overcome in time...<br /><br />@Jason__Slackjasonpslackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305495764481146839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225290047825860235.post-55314438271269980192011-05-26T02:21:41.638-07:002011-05-26T02:21:41.638-07:00@Mike Good-oh! They're three good areas to con...@Mike Good-oh! They're three good areas to concentrate on. What'll be interesting is how the Product group work out what is needed; there was a lot of good comments last night about what is and isn't viable, and I hope that the product group concentrates on what they would like to see <i>and</i> feel able to pass on those recommendations to the Gov & FM group. If everybody is worrying about <i>everything</i> then that's probably not helpful :)<br /><br />@Terry sorry, I didn't mean to dismiss your discussion about Wordpress! Your answer was the right one in my opinion, it's just an implementation task to get it sorted out. <br /><br />Thank you, both, for the comments.~m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14867921490282229475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225290047825860235.post-32255863028588490142011-05-26T02:02:43.729-07:002011-05-26T02:02:43.729-07:00"I have no problem with running before you ca..."I have no problem with running before you can walk but we have an exploitable resource - 15k uniques per week to Guardian Leeds with the majority being to the "what's going on in Leeds today" -style posts, along with 3.3k twitter followers on @GdnLeeds - that needs to maintain momentum. The project ends tomorrow (that's Friday 27th May 2011, if you're reading this in the future), and to just switch all of that off is a collossal waste of effort. Far better to put in something - nearly anything will do - that maintains momentum" wa the aim of the suggestion that a wordpress.com blog (linked to from GdnLeeds) might be started. However it's done and whatever is easiest I think hanging on to the GdnLeeds readership as much as possible, as you suggest, is a good idea.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11776166066176063812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225290047825860235.post-79314405046960937642011-05-26T02:02:36.189-07:002011-05-26T02:02:36.189-07:00Mike, have offered to help structure the next meet...Mike, have offered to help structure the next meeting so that we get tangible actions in three areas. <br /><br />1 Product - creating an 'alt-media story engine' and establishing media and channels to get engagement with those stories. <br /><br />2 Marketing and PR - generally raising the profile of the project, keeping it in the public eye and managing relationships with key stakeholders.<br /><br />3 Governance and financial management - business models, plans, cash flows, investment, funding etc.<br /><br />Hope we can try to put collective talents to work in these three areas and just crack on....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com