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My Radio Story will focus on NYCHA Housing Workers who have to still come into work. Some business are being forced to stay open despite the COVID-19 growing worse each day. There are considered “Essential Businesses”
NYCHA Housing is one of those Essential businesses but some NYCHA Workers believe that they should stay home as well. While some are on the field, cleaning buildings, other work from Office- like environments, where bacteria are usually spread.
As the Corona Virus getting raged in America, lots of Chinese international students decided to come back to China. However, because of the travel restriction, the journey to come back home is a unique experience for them. And, the life in a concentrated center for quarantine is an add on. it’s the trick point for lots of international students to decide whether to come back or not.
So, I am thinking to have one interview with a Chinese governor about the general information about people coming back and the current policy. And I am thinking of doing one Chinese international student who is coming back and one who stays in the U.S.
There is an organization in my neighborhood that is going out and delivering groceries to those who are afraid or more susceptible to the coronavirus. I would like to interview some of the members and volunteers on why they feel they must help others and ask if they aren’t concerned about their own health being put on the line for others. Additionally I would like it to lead into the video assignment where I follow them around while they deliver groceries to those in need.
I want to focus my second radio pitch on how the coronavirus impacted many college students’ futures. Spring is usually the time when many students, especially those who are graduating, are trying to figure out their futures and plan for the next few years. I keep hearing stories from my friends, however, who are frustrated or worried because tests such as the MCAT for medical school has been postponed, the CPA exam for accountants is up in the air, and certain internships or full-time jobs have been revoked because so many businesses are currently closed or operating at a limited capacity. I want to speak with two or three students who are currently going through this, or who are potentially feeling financial burden because of their current situation, and how their futures might be impacted for months or years to come.
Also, if anyone didn’t see my final photojournalism essay, here is the link: https://nycdiana.exposure.co/cuny-community-rallies-back?source=share-nycdiana
I want to focus on the educational impact that the coronavirus has had on students studying abroad as those classes have transitioned into online and been suspended. So, I want to interview a friend that was studying abroad in France and get her thoughts and experience when she first heard about the travel band and the questionable airport check once she arrived to New York. It seems that many people still don’t understand the severity of the issue, so I would like to compare her experience to how the situation is being handled in the US.
Script
Host intro: The coronavirus is a worldwide epidemic that has made its way into New York. Many rely on the public transportation system. Businesses, workers, and students have all been affected. Students at Baruch College have felt the impact as CUNY has refused to close schools. Mark Morales spoke to two CUNY students about their concerns with attending Baruch College.
AMBI1: (This is where your scene-setting natural sound will go, and it will fade down under your track.)
AMBI2: (As the nats fade down, this is where your room tone will come in. You’ll keep it at a normal volume behind all of your narration.)
TRACK: “I’m here with Megan, a senior at Baruch College. As a daily user of the MTA she feels uneasy as CUNY has refused to close schools forcing students to make difficult choices regarding their education.”
ACT: “I think the school doesn’t really provide us with the correct information right now. Then the way they are doing it right now is letting us come to school and then have our regular schedule. Well as the other schools are shut down because of the coronavirus and they try to give them online courses. I literally feel like I’m not being protected by the school, so whenever I come to school I feel so scared because I need to take public transportation to get here.”
TRACK: “The virus has caused hysteria and it shows. Jiayu shares her experience and what people she knows have gone through over the last couple of weeks.”
ACT: “My roommates and I all wear masks which is another story because now that we are in New York in other parts of the country are treating people who wear masks racially and friend of a friend, one day he was walking on the street on the upper west on Manthan and a black teenager walking towards him spit on him, which is ridiculous because he was wearing a mask.”
TRACK: “As the confirmed cases continue to grow, CUNY students hope that the CUNY Chancellor or the New York State will take the virus more seriously and be more proactive about the situation.”
Track: “For Baruch College, this is Mark Morales in New York City.
Today’s class:
Pitch Workshop
Updated due dates:
Your scripts for your new radio stories will now be due on Thursday, April 2, our last official day of class before spring break begins. (We have no class on Tuesday April 7 because classes follow a Wednesday schedule.)
On that day when your scripts are due, instead of having a normal remote class over Zoom, I’ll be doing phone edits with everybody individually where I give you feedback on your script—make sure you don’t record your narration before this edit session, because the script will probably change and you’ll just need to do it over.
Here’s the sign-up sheet for editing times for next Thursday. It’s first come, first served. If for some reason none of these times work for you—I know some of you are in different time zones—please reply to this email so we can work something out.
The final version of the radio story will now be due April 21, the first day we will “meet” again after spring break. Please also start thinking about story ideas for your video assignment—and again, you’ll need to think creatively about video stories you can do under the circumstances.
Here are the guidelines our department has discussed for reporting during this time:
My new pitch is to speak to students who are no longer able to work during the Coronavirus epidemic. I would be able to ask them how the epidemic is affecting their daily lives and feature stories that show how Gen Z & Millennial-aged students are impacted by the virus, even if death rates are lower in this age group.The loss in income may also highlight issues students face in their day to day lives as they attempt to pay rent, tuition, and various student fees. Students are also missing out on internship offers, as many programs throughout the country are being cancelled and is another part of the adjustment process.
I want to cover how COVID-19 affects the tourism business. Since New York is one of the most famous city to travel in the world, I want to focus how people, working in tourism industry, are suffering from this ongoing issue right now.
I am going to have an interview with Airbnb host, photographer specialized in tourism snap photography (honeymoon, couple, family who travel to New York), and local guide (not sure about him yet).
I have found that some people are facing a financial issue due to the huge amount of cancellations. I want to hear their thoughts, and concerns and want to deliver these interviews by adding statistic research.
I want to focus on how remote learning due to the coronavirus is impacting the education of children with special needs. I want to talk to their parent as well as their teachers and ask how their children are adjusting to the new learning format and the challenges they may be facing because of it. My mom is a 5th-grade special education teacher, and she knows parents and other teachers who are willing to be interviewed.