[matilda] LOST FILM FEST - I am an idiot - FLYERS/POSTERS - final final....

[gavin at cyber-rights.net]

I put June instead of July, didn't I? I am a dunce. Slap me.

I am SO sorry for the inbox-ness. Gah!




On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 05:48:24 -0700 dougald hine 
<writetodougald at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm seriously concerned about the consequences of sending out a 
>press
>release which refers to 'MATILDA, the new social centre in 
>Sheffields
>cultural industries quarter'. Journalists are already sniffing 
>around
>what's happening at MATILDA, but we are completely unready to 
>explain
>what MATILDA is to the media for two reasons:
>
>1. It would be wrong to pre-empt the meeting on the 18th
>2. We need to resolve the legal status of the building - Mark's 
>clear
>that it's not a squat, but we need to have that sorted before 
>we'll be
>able to explain it to journalists. It's the first thing they're 
>going
>to ask about.
>
>If we send out a press release for the Lost Film Festival that 
>refers
>to MATILDA, there's a very good chance that one or other of the 
>local
>media will decide to investigate what's happening with the 
>building
>instead of reporting the event like we want them to. I think that
>could make the work of getting MATILDA up and running a lot more
>difficult at this stage - and it's not worth that risk in order to 

>get
>a handful of extra people along to one event.
>
>This obviously doesn't mean we shouldn't disseminate information 
>about
>Lost Film Festival through mailing lists, etc that are largely 
>'below
>the radar' for the mainstream media. And as I say, I'm happy to 
>give
>it some publicity on Sheffield Live!, where we can control the 
>agenda.
>
>-- 
>Dougald Hine
>46 Alderson Road, Sheffield S2 4UD
>(+44)(0)7810 650213
>
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