Monday, June 8, 2015

INNLIVE EDITORIAL POLICY & GUIDELINES

Editorial Policy, Guidelines For Contributors

We want to make sure that INNLIVE is a good read, and a fast one, for our overloaded colleagues working on these issues in cities and countries around the world, as well for others trying to follow the full range of issues involved.

Before taking the trouble to prepare your piece for publication, kindly contact editor@innlive.net first, with a short note outlining your intentions. We can then discuss so as to make best use of your time and contribution. If we have any questions, we will get in touch first to iron them out. If we find the piece out of our main focus, we will let you know immediately with a short note of explanation.

Sunday, June 7, 2015

INNLIVE 'DISCLAIMER' NOTIFICATION

At INNLIVE, we believe in taking a stand, having a point of view. Neutrality is overrated and, frankly, dull. We understand the world is a complex place and the knotted skeins ofcompeting, overlapping narratives are not easily untangled. Each strand has its vigorous defenders.

Given this commitment to individual voices, it seemed an obvious move to create a casual space for people -- our own journalists, independent bloggers who have a particular perspective to share, adhoc contributors of various ideological stripes, readers -- to congregate and engage each other in charged conversation. What we demand of our journalists, bloggers and readers is passion, moral priniciples, strongly held opinions but also an openness to having those principles and opinions questioned, challenged, even mocked.

Free speech in our country is so often sacrificed at the altar of sentiment that it feels particularly important to have a proliferation of these virtual addas where people can have their say and those who disagree, rather than throwing a tantrum, can also have their say. If you are easily offended, it's best that you stay in your sealed-off echo chamber.

This space does not represent the official INNLIVE view on any particular issue. Instead it seeks to provide a sense of the spectrum of views, including those we disagree with, find offensive or abhorrent. But be warned, we will talk back and expect you to do the same.

More details and clarifications, please write to our Editor at editor@innlive.net

Thursday, June 4, 2015

For Writers And Journalists: The INNLIVE Style Sheet

This will provide writers with useful information to improve one's writing and enhance reader enjoyment. It also provides information regarding our policy on writing and the use of images.

Headlines
Headlines should consist of single sentences or clauses, descriptive of the content of the article, written in UL (upper and lower case) only. Do not use all caps. All words except prepositions, conjunctions, etc. should be capitalized.
The headline may be cryptic, it may be punny, but it must give the reader a clue as to what is in the article.

If the piece is an interview, the headline should begin with the word "Interview:" followed by a colon. If a review, "Review:"

INNLive Media Group Is Looking For Local 'News Partners'!

INNLive Media is a social network for change, connecting people and organisations who want to make things happen in the community.

With thousands of members across India and beyond, INNLive Media people include individuals who volunteer and professionals that work in the not for profit and charity sectors along with organisations looking for help.
Our professional members use INNLive Media to network, support and learn from each other, whilst individuals use it to get involved in the community or start their own campaign or project.

INNLIVE News Partnered With 'Global Connect Network'

India News Network (INNLIVE), an Indian News & Features news blog portal with 500 regional servers, or ports, serving on average 600 local news & general web sites, recently launched a new Partner Site program, India News Global Connect (INGC). 

INNLIVE relies on thousands of professional journalists working for local news organizations around the country. They report the news for local release and INNLIVE picks up this coverage and delivers it worldwide.

The INNLIVE provides critical news coverage from "inside out" - first-hand reports from indigenous journalists who are actually living and not just reporting the news. Our sources also provide "no-holds-barred" opinion, editorial and analysis. These insights cannot be found on mainstream news outlets based in Hyderabad and New Delhi that select and edit the news for India. Who are these news sources?