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MICHIGAN INDYMEDIA TO PRODUCE SPECIAL ELECTIONS COVERAGE FOR MICHIGAN AND OHIO

Help Support Alternative Media on November 2 and Beyond

--- website: http://michiganimc.org/
--- breaking news: 1 877 825 9535
--- for more info: imc@michiganimc.org

One of the reasons Bush was able to steal the election in 2000 is because everyone was waiting for the television to tell them the answer. This time
we're watching the elections without the corporate filter.

The Michigan Independent Media Center (IMC) is teaming up with WCBN-FM Ann Arbor to mobilize coverage of the November 2 elections and we need your help.

The MichiganIMC will be a grassroots, non-corporate voice documenting possible voter disfranchisement, fraud and intimidation that may occur on November 2
(N2), as well as popular responses to injustices at the polls and other election-related protest activity. MichiganIMC is aiming to facilitate coverage of news from Ohio and Michigan, as well as national news.

This message contains important information that you need in order to support efforts to build an alternative media voice during the presidential elections.
Read below for the following information:
-MichiganIMC Breaking News Hotline
-webcast radio
-text message alerts
-web publishing
-financial support
-Call for audio submissions for webcast radio

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BREAKING NEWS HOTLINE:
MichiganIMC has established a toll-free breaking news hotline. The number is 1 877 825 9535. We will keep this phone line active as long as need be. The
hotline is now active and you are encouraged to call in breaking news from Michigan, Ohio, and around the US and globe.

Call in breaking news regarding suspected voter disfranchisement, protest responses to injustices at the polls, and other election-related activity.

We need everyone that is going to be active N2, N3 and beyond to call in. Coordinating our information will lead to effective coordinated responses to
whatever happens on election day. Consider writing the MichiganIMC hotline number on your arm and make sure to call in your news!

--- hotline number: 1 877 825 9535

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WEBCAST RADIO:
MichiganIMC is teaming up with WCBN-FM Ann Arbor to provide webcast radio coverage from 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 2 through at least 10:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 3. The webcast will feature breaking news provided by those that call in to the breaking news hotline, pre-produced segments as well as original interviews with local activists.

--- for more info and to access the webcast visit
http://michiganimc.org/

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CELLPHONE TEXT MESSAGING:
MichiganIMC will be using the TxtMob cellphone text messaging list "OH-N2" in order to distribute urgent messages as they arise. We expect this list to be
relatively low traffic.

--- sign up for the OH-N2 text message list at http://www.txtmob.com/

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WEB PUBLISHING:
Michigan IMC features an open publishing newswire that anyone can post articles to.

--- Post breaking news to the Michigan IMC through this link:
http://michiganimc.org/newswire/index.php?function=publish .

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
You can donate to keep the MichiganIMC running by clicking here:
http://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=donations%40ucimc.org&item_name=IMC-Michigan+Donation&no_note=1&tax=0¤cy_code=USD

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CALL FOR AUDIO SEGMENTS
Calling all radio heads and audio producers!!

The Michigan Independent Media Center and WCBN-FM will be providing breaking news coverage of the November 2 Elections and rallies on November 3 in Ohio and Michigan.

WCBN and the MichiganIMC will also be taking calls 24 hours a day on November 2 and 3. You can call 1 877 825 9535 to report on your voting or rally
experience.

But we need segments! We are hoping to provide (at least) 48 hours of uninterrupted live coverage, and we need programming to fill that time.

What we are looking for: segments between 5 and 60 minutes long, focusing on the elections or other related subjects. Formats we encourage include interviews, news analysis, documentary, and street reporting, among others.

Segments can be in any audio format, but .mp3 is preferred. If you will be sending segments through snail-mail, they must be on a CD, cassette tape, or
mini-disc.

The deadline is November 2.

You can email segments to
imc-michigan@lists.indymedia.org

You can send in segments to:
MichiganIMC
PO Box 4253
Ann Arbor, MI 48106

__________________________________________The MichiganIMC is a participatory media outlet and encourages people to be the media. Michigan IMC is part of Indymedia, a global network committed to using media production and distribution as tools for
promoting social and economic justice. Indymedia empowers people to become the media by providing democratic access to available technologies and information. There are currently more than 164 autonomous Independent Media Centers around the world.

*** website: http://michiganimc.org/
*** breaking news: 1 877 825 9535
*** for more info: imc@michiganimc.org

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