The Editorial Collective

The editorial collective of Aotearoa Indymedia is responsible for maintaining the website and newswire. We always welcome new members for the editorial collective, and the process for this is detailed below. Should you have any queries, please contact us at imc-aotearoa-ed@lists.indymedia.org.

Process For Adding New Members To The Editorial Collective

If a person is active in some way on Aotearoa Indymedia, and wishes to become an editor, they should inform imc-aotearoa-ed@lists.indymedia.org.

There will then be a week of discussion amongst the current editorial collective. If there are no objections, the applicant will be given a "buddy" from the collective who will help familiarise them with the editorial policy and other relevant documents, and teach them how to use the DadaIMC editorial software. Where possible, this will be done in person, however it can also be done online or over the phone.

Process For Removing Editors From The Editorial Collective

If an editor is inactive on Aotearoa Indymedia for 2 months, they will be sent an email by another member of the editorial collective, asking if they wish to remain a part of the collective. If they do not respond after a week, their editorial privileges will be removed. If an editor has advance knowledge that they will be away for more than 2 months, they are expected to inform the collective and this will result in their privileges not being removed.

Former editors are welcome to rejoin the collective at any time through the standard process for adding new editors.

Process For Adding Administrators

Aotearoa Indymedia aims to have 3 active admins in Aotearoa at any given time. Should a current admin decide to leave the collective or leave Aotearoa, the other admins will discuss and decide on a new administrator from the Editorial Collective.