Multimedia Reporting – Spring 2014

For my podcast, I was thinking of doing a story about renovations to two train stations in my neighborhood. The Castle Hill train station and the Buhre Avenue train station are undergoing renovations that have been tough on commuters who regularly use these train stations. It has also affected people who drive around that area because of the debris and construction trucks that are blocking off the area where people usually drive. I thought that I could interview people who cannot take those trains and see how it has affected their commutes on a daily basis.

For my podcast I would like to do ticket prices at Madison Square Garden for New York Knick games. The prices are relatively high for games, even when they are not playing a team packed with stars or are even good.  The team is also struggling to put a good product on the court and some might not think the prices are justified for what they came to see. To sit in the “nosebleeds” or top section at the garden it ranges anywhere from $100-$200, especially if a quality team is in town. Other teams who are a at least decent offer gifts and cheaper ticket prices to attend games.  The Detroit Pistons, who are playing just as bad as the Knicks this year have an average of $19 for an upper level seat, the lowest in the NBA. The Brooklyn Nets have tickets currently for similar seating sections priced at $10.

I would interview fans/ticket holders and get there thoughts on the prices to gauge how they feel about the team and the prices. I could also interview businesses in the area to see how the performance of the team affects their business in terms of maybe prices, or amount of customers when they play if at all. There a few angles I can take but this is my current idea.

Aaron Ferrer

I wanted to do a podcast on how students and teachers are reacted to our new governors decision not to use school snow days on days that had predicted snow storms. I plan to interview professors, teachers, students and parents from different schools and boroughs. I also want to see if I could speak to the young boy who started the Facebook page Close NYC Schools During Snow Emergencies. With more predictions of snow coming in this week and in March, this current issue would be great for my podcast.

Take the previous idea a bit further. Instead of exclusively visiting grocery stores, speak to people who work in independent restaurants. Once again on the topic of the food we buy. For example, several spots in Williamsburg promote healthier living in the “fresh” ingredients they buy. In addition, I want to know the exact flip side. I seek to prove that pricing has a lot to do with the decision over which food to buy. However, as is evident in my slideshow, the health revolution is spreading rapidly.

Little Brazil is a small neighborhood in Midtown composed of several diverse establishments such a restaurants, stores and major renovations.

My topic has been mainly focusing on businesses and people creating their own.  I think for my podcast I can focus more specifically on the process.  What the owner needs to do, what they are required to have, how they obtain rights for certain franchises.  Depending on how long the podcast can be, I might be able to do a compare and contrast segment.  Comparing the differences between certain franchises and what they do that is different.

For my podcast, I would like to follow up on the theme I used for my slideshow presentation. I would interview several taxi drivers and ask for their opinions on the prices of medallions, compared to the permits of Boro Taxis. It’s a debatable topic because of the extremely large difference in prices. I would also ask how the newer taxis have impacted the livery cab business.

Edwin Duran

For my podcast,  I want to do a story on public school safety. With the recent story of Avonte, and how he was could of easily left the school with out anyone knowing, I want to do a little bit of investigating of what public school safety guard are doing now to protect our children, to prevent another child to go missing from our schools. Also I want to capture parents reactions and feelings about how safe they truly feel their kids are while they are in school.

MT