Michigan Independent Media Center Shut Down

January 26, 2006

The editors of the Michigan IMC have decided to shut down the Michigan Independent Media Center . All archives of content published to the website will remain available for browsing, but article publishing, calendar posting and commenting have been turned off.

Launched in 2002, the Michigan IMC featured hundreds of articles on the work of social movements in Michigan and beyond. The decision to shut down the site had several reasons:

• Technical problems that impeded the usefulness of the website.
• Lacking a strong editorial collective capable of regularly
administering the website and producing content
• A conscious decision to focus on other independent media and related projects

Many of the original founders and editors of the Michigan IMC continue to be engaged in independent media work through projects such as:

• BlackBox Radio, a weekly news program heard on 88.3 WCBN FM Ann Arbor;
• Critical Moment, a political newspaper distributed throughout Southeast Michigan;
• Detroit Summer, a youth-centered community organization focusing on environmental justice and media justice;
• Allied Media Conference, an annual gathering of independent media producers from throughout the country.

Former Michigan IMC editors remain supportive of efforts to build Indymedia websites in Michigan. We are happy to share our experiences and advice with anyone seeking to relaunch Indymedia in Michigan.

The former editors of Michigan IMC can be contacted at imc (at) michiganimc (dot) org. The Michigan IMC archives can be viewed here.