[Noisebridge-discuss] BBC wants to talk to us

[Leif Ryge]

aestetix aestetix wrote:
> I'm iffy on this. There's a big difference between existing publicly, 
> and pushing the organization out into the public eye.
> 
> Look at the past. Where has NB appeared in the news? (are we keeping 
> track of that yet?) How has it benefited or hurt us? How did NBers react 
> to the article? I recall a bunch of groaning, but also a lot of new 
> faces because of it.
> 
> Also, who is this reporter? What has he/she written on in the past? What 
> prompted an interested in Noisebridge? It seems kind of odd to be 
> focusing on San Francisco, rather than something in the UK or Europe.
> 
> Finally.... such an article would only draw in more people. Is this a 
> good time for that, or do we want to wait until NB has expanded? When is 
> the expected publication of such article? Where is it appearing? Just 
> online, or in print as well?
> 

Push a microphone to the mouth of this youth
Bewildered and confused
Misreported, distorted, misquoted
A ready-made victim to be used
Quote you on things that you never said
Put this pencil to your head
Kill your revolution dead

http://synthesize.us/British_Colonialism_And_The_BBC.mp3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_of_Starving_Children_Sell_Records

~leif