The effects on local businesses and how artists/venues plan on moving into 2021.
Additional potential angles.
Businesses that were forced to close?
What steps will be taken to prevent outbreaks in future shows?
How would you explain the story in ONE sentence?
How has Covid-19 affected live music this year and what will bands/venues do as we move into 2021.
What are the unanswered questions you hope to explore?
Who has been affected?
How or to what extent?
What plans do artists and venue owners have as we move into the new year?
What’s the best medium for the story?
Using a mixture of video/written.
If it’s video: what’s the potential for scenes and dynamic action you can take our viewers through?
An interview with a former studio owner who lost his local business and clients due to Covid-19.
Interview band members on their future plans.
Audio: What are the dynamic sounds we’ll hear to provide interest and emotion?
Recordings from artists that could include anywhere from interviews, album content, or live show clips.
Interactive/Social Media: How will you get the audience involved to interact with the story?
Ask them to comment what was the last big show they saw, is there anyone they are looking forward to seeing in 2021?
Print: What are the dense details that make this much more in-depth than your weekly story?
This story will be analyzing events that have occurred throughout the year, how it has affected shows, tours, festivals, and businesses, and I will be looking into what people might expect to see in 2021.
In each story, who are the characters, and are they accessible?
Local businesses (studios, music stores, production companies): accessible
Local artists: accessible
Venues: accessible
Where do you need to go to tell the story?
WaKeeney, Hays, and possibly Salina.
What’s the potential impact of the reporting?
This could influence people to support their local artists more once they see the impacts this year has had on the industry.
Has anyone else done this reporting regionally or nationally? How will ours differ from that?
REQUIRED: At least three news stories on this topic or a related topic that helps show what has been done on the story in the past.
Side note: I have not gotten pre-approval for this topic, so let me know if something doesn’t work and I need to choose a different topic. Otherwise, I hope this is okay!
Side note: I have not gotten pre-approval for this topic, so let me know if something doesn’t work and I need to choose a different topic. Otherwise, I hope this is okay!