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faqᅡᅠfocus of sfex
last modified September 29, 2010 by facilitfsm
Understanding focus of sfex initiative and differences with shared coverage initiatives
Shared coverage initiative between media - Foro of tvs
There is collaboration with the group facilitator WSFTV, Ciranda and E-Jossour Maroc. That means doing a share job .
In Comcom there is the project of Foros de TVs evolving in wsftv cooperation space between video activists that is the place for fostering cooperation between alternate media around a social forum event
Payment of a few add free streaming channels is a good option for shared coverage and maybe COA streaming coverage
the management of a scarce ressources of One or two add free channel paid for in a forum event makes sense in the forum of tvs and .... this is clearly adapted to a centraized media approach which is not sfex approach
Understanding differences between TV forum initiative and Social forum Extended initiative
There are significant differences in approach , goals, and means between the TVforum /wsftv project which is a shared coverage initiative between media /video activists , and the Social Forum EXtended initiative, which is basically focused on "self organized-distance-live-intercommunication-between-participants-groups", using simple internet tools and integrated as full fledged activities
Integrating three new types of activities in a sf event
Sfex is about integrating three new kinds of activity in wsf - local distance encounters and distance participation - and dealing with all aspects from communication to logistics, program, to training and support , in close relation with communication and program group –giving priority to SOA activities
Shared coverage is about coverage , and will provide support to streaming activity as a secondary service
Interactivy and decentralization self organizing are a goal in sfex
Social Forum EXtended is about making possible distance interactions and dialogue which imply possibility to interact, and that is why the "distance participation" formula includes and highlights the role of the " connectant person" who is gathering the video viewer in a chat room in skype and interacting with them and speaking in their names in the room where the activity is being held
It is quite possible to have the streaming made as a service to the activity organizers by an independent media team, while the participatory feedback loop is taken in charge by the activity organizers
See the proposed extended item in a proposed wsf2011 ( x)
Social forum extended/expanded initiative proposes three main participation formulas -
· local activities outside a centric event ,
· distance encounters between (generally two points with skype -
distance participation to either a local activity or centric activity , or a distance encounter activity with ustream/livestream + skype –
sfex initiative has its own criteria regarding the software used
Possible Cooperation between shared coverage project and sfex iniaitive - distinguish case of COA and SOA .
Social forum extended initiative is not a Shared Coverage imitative among media. –
Social forum expanded approach , whenever it is implemented , and regarding the part of it that resorts technically to streaming , is an invitation directed specifically to activity organizers about self-organizing to open their activity to distance participation in their networks and the general on line wsf participants
Finally, having underlined those differences between a share media coverage approach and a participant intercommunication empowerment approach : it can Of course be stressed that decentralized volunteer cooperation between any activity organizers and any independent media to get streaming coverage for some specific activities are most welcome
Trusting that the explanations and arguments contained here will be kindly considered in our comcom community Pierre
Setting up of respective project groups in Dakar
For the moment the Distance participation ( Dakar expanded) working group is starting
A similar tv shared coverage forum working group can start
The cooperation between the two will be mostly
-support to COA streaming by webtvs
-annnounce wall within community radio for supporting SOA extension beyond internet
Possible Cooperation with media in Case of CO A co-organized activities
Main COA can be streamed by media as a service to OC and oC could take care of the participatory feedback loop
Media “support resources might be solicited in priority for covering co-organized events COA ( see above )
Decentralized cooperation between Media and SOA activity organizers about extending their activities in internet
If certain SOA activity organizers prefer to ask media to help them about streaming, they might get a better quality streaming then if they self organize it, but
1/ the media cannot cover all activities held simultaneously in a forum,
2/ the media might be solicited in priority for covering co-organized events COA ( see above )
3/ activity organizers might simply prefer to learn to master these simple techniques to replicate them autonomously after the forum in their networks - eg this is currently the case in the migrants tribunal network in Mexico
reaching beyond internet access - cooperation between radio activists and SOA COA activity organzers-
Another observation : video streaming coverage by a web tv , is of higher quality than simple particpant streaming , but is not going any further than where internet goes, exactly as the streaming sites.
Those activity organizers who prefer their activity to reach "where internet does not reach" , can ask community radios to cooperate with them for the live broadcast of their acitvit and the collection of feedbakcs and inputs through telephone, which does expand further than internet - this is a suggestion that will be brought to the Amarc radio forum held soon in Argentina
Add a few things on which I think is crucial is also closely linked to the charter of principles of the forum. The point is that the World Social Forum tools can not have advertising, in particulary during the streaming, as decided in Paris, then I suggest that you use a free software or if you use Us stream livestream we must pay for the service.
Annex proposal form sequence about expansion of activities where cooperation with media appears
(for all cases)
Are you willing to organize "expansion" of your activity ( from in or out of Dakar) to make possible distance “real time” viewing listing and also distance participation , through a return ( out or in dakar, or elsewere in the world)
(has to be at least one in 1234 plus at least one one in 567 )
( 1 ) No
( 2 ) yes we are providing instantaneous video streaming
( 3 ) yes we are providing instantaneous audio streaming/
( 4 ) yes we are providing instantaneous radio broadcasting
· indicate, the channel video or audio (eg in www.ustream.tv)
· Indicate the name of the streaming media if your streaming is not self organized
Self organized the streaming Needs a room with two computers for internet with a webcam and microphone, and the two dedicated people fimajem the local messenger and make contact - and possible to have Early Training information by the group expanded Dakar)
(.5. )we are not providing a participation return
(.6 )we are providing participation return via instantaneous messaging( welcoming up to 100 people in a chat room)
(.7. ) Yes with participation return via telephone (with a community radio
· Indicate and the name of the “bridging person” of the public "instantaneous local messenger contact or phone number (eg at www.skype.com)( can be several for different languages/groups)
· Indicate the name of the community radio -
· Indicate the language that you will be outputting, and what language the bridging persons will be understanding in the return