[Assam] Petition News Coverage

[Chan Mahanta]

I like the idea Rajib, a lot!

There is no reason not to try something new, that apparently worked 
quite well  in recent months and years, like for the Bollywood Idol 
contest etc.

How can something like that be organized, any idea?

cm










At 8:30 PM -0800 1/3/07, Rajib Das wrote:
>Wow - what PR coverage!
>
>And while I wasn't a signatory, here is an idea to
>carry it forward a bit more - please ignore/trash if
>it does not make sense:
>
>Send bulk SMS to 10000 mobile numbers in Assam asking
>to do 2 things regarding the petition if they support
>it:
>a. Send the SMS forward to 5 other people
>b. Send an SMS back to a particular number confirming
>their support
>
>Sending the bulk SMS should cost about US $ 150, I
>think and I can confirm it if it makes sense). Sending
>bulk SMS should be easy.
>
>If it catches like wild fire and you get SMS response
>back on a particular number, you have a problem at
>hand for the bill on the receiving phone number. If
>not, it is just an investment of $ 150.
>
>Perhaps this SMS campaign can be launched with a
>similar traditional press coverage as well.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>
>>  Bidyananda Barkakoty, who has taken on the huge
>>  responsibility of
>>  giving our petition the media coverage and done it
>>  very successfully,
>>  reports:
>>
>>  "ASOMIYA KHABAR has issued a corrigendum today.
>>  ASSAM TRIBUNE has
>>  given a front page beautiful coverage today. Also
>>  news have come out
>>  in THE TELEGRAPH in page 17 (big news report) and in
>>  THE TIMES OF
>>  INDIA in page 3. THE SENTINEL has also covered the
>>  news in page 3.
>>
>>  So with this our 4th phase is over successfully (1st
>>  phase : drafting
>>  the petition ; 2nd phase : collecting the signatures
>>  ; 3rd phase :
>>  Handing over of the petition to CM ; 4th phase :
>>  Media coverage). The
>>  Electronic Media coverage (TV NEWS channel) is still
>>  pending, but I
>>  am in touch with them to give an exclusive coverage
>>  on this subject."
>>
>>
>>
>>  Let us give Barkakoty a big hand, along with our
>>  gratitude folks!
>>
>>  cm> _______________________________________________
>>  assam mailing list
>>  assam at assamnet.org
>>
>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
>>
>
>
>__________________________________________________
>Do You Yahoo!?
>Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
>http://mail.yahoo.com