[Nfb-editors] Survey of newsletters

[Everett Gavel]

Bridgit wrote:
"...not every Federationist is online or has access to technology to be
online.  What do we do to not shut these members out?" 


Hi All,

Bridgit asked a relevant question.  Barbara Pierce can touch on this much
better if she has the time, but what I can share with you is that Ohio's
Buckeye Bulletin is first printed and mailed out. Upon printing, a copy is
read by someone and the audio is transferred to a CD, then copies are made
and sent out quickly.  It's not a haphazard deal, seems to me.  It's been
awhile since I paid attention, but I believe the CDs have labels and all the
proper stuff.  It comes across professionally, even if it IS perhaps done
out of someone's living room. Not sure and it truly doesn't matter in this
instance. The end result is that it's for the most part affordable, and our
subscribers get their Buckeye Bulletin by e-mail, in print, or on an audio
CD these days. It's just a cost added into the affiliate's budget, to get
the job done right. Also, the affiliate gave up putting out cassettes a
while ago, since reality has cassettes being outdated a long time ago -- and
more and more any new technology cannot even access them.  It's a smarter,
cheaper move to upgrade audio offerings to digital materials. 


Strive On!
Everett