Choice 1: I want to interview the people on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak – service workers, nurses, elder care employees and how they are reacting to and impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. How are they adjusting to continuing to work while many people have the privilege of working from home? How have their work lives shifted or been exacerbated due to the outbreak? Do they have any fears about commuting to work, being at work, etc. about contracting the virus and how do they work around these fears? Do they feel like their needs are being met and concerns are being heard by employers during this time? I am also interested in speaking with retail workers, restaurant employees, etc. who may have very real fears of being laid off and how they are responding to the uncertainty around their job; however, I don’t know if that would be considered a separate story. I have access to this story as I have nurses in my personal circle from my brief nursing school days, I am a retail worker, and I have family members and friends in the service industry.
Choice 2: I am interested in how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting freelancers and the freelancer economy. How has the pandemic affected how they are able to do their work? How has it impacted the work available to them? How has it impacted current projects they were working on or plans they had? I have access to this story as I know a couple of freelancers who may be able to participate. I can put out a “call-out” or poll on social media to see who may be willing to be a part of this story.