Foundation Spokespeople (was FW: "Private Foundation-List" Petition for referendum)

["Lefty (石鏡 )" <lefty shugendo org>]

On the vaguely related note of "stuff we discussed at GUADEC but haven't
done much about", the point was raised on the foundation-list by Miguel that
we don't have a line-up of representatives to respond to press stories such
as the recent coverage of the set-to on that list over Planet GNOME.

This is distinct, by the way, from the "Speakers' List" on the site. What
I'm thinking of is a list of potential approved Foundation "official
spokespeople" who can talk to the media (and have been, ideally, media
trained, or at least have some experience at it) on behalf of GNOME.

Stormy clearly has to be on the list; Dave Neary has volunteered (not
media-trained); I'm willing as well (and I have had media training...)

I could _possibly_ put together a quick media training session, on the order
of 90 minutes or so, but--for better or worse--it's the kind of thing that
needs to be done face-to-face: I can't do it either on the phone or via
email. Maybe at GUADEC this summer?

Relatedly, we need a list of media contacts, and a plan for cultivating more
of them.

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> From: David Schlesinger <lefty shugendo org>
> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:19:52 -0800
> To: Miguel de Icaza <miguel novell com>, Behdad Esfahbod <behdad behdad org>
> Cc: foundation-list <foundation-list gnome org>
> Conversation: "Private Foundation-List" Petition for referendum
> Subject: Re: "Private Foundation-List" Petition for referendum
>
> On 12/15/09 1:25 PM, "Miguel de Icaza" <miguel novell com> wrote:
> >     Perhaps what we do need is for the board to have a stronger
> > connection to mass media and be ready to articulate public responses
> > properly framing discussions and correcting any incorrect reporting.
>
> Actually, this is something I'd suggested in the Marketing BoF at the last
> GUADEC: GNOME needs people who (ideally) have been media trained, have
> appropriate contacts, and are willing and able to talk to press
> representatives when needed. I volunteered to be one, I don't know whether
> that are others, but we haven't followed up on it so far...

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