The Indymedia Debate
As a global network of more than 100 open-publishing news-websites run by volunteers using free, open source software, Indymedia represents a successful example of tactical media.
The scale of reporting and global collaboration is flexible. Individual websites, although "branded", are customised according to the needs of local collectives. Apart from websites, Indymedia uses a wide range of old and new media from photocopies to radio streams and video. However, the very diversity of Indymedia and its rapid expansion leads to contradictions, conflicts and debates. Is Indymedia a model for the further development of tactical media or has it reached its limits?
An open debate session moderated by Menno Grootveld, with introductions by Sheri Herndon (Indymedia Seattle) and Geert Lovink (media theorist, Brisbane).