Feature/Final Project Outline

I will be doing my feature on Stonewall Columbus, a GLBT organization in Central Ohio.

I plan on going to visit Stonewall Monday, Feb. 22 after class to plan interviews for Friday afternoon. I will be doing a news-style report, similar to the news presentations we did in class that covered four different types of stories.

The goal is to have the video-interviews for the project complete by Friday, February 26. Reason why I am aiming for that date is because my sister will be visiting this weekend and she has experience making videos and adding pictures. She is currently making a video every week for her wedding blog: http://sdcwedding.tumblr.com/

I am hoping to speak with as many people as possible. I know the minimum required is six sources with four direct quotes. Depending on how much material I get through the interviews, that will allow me to choose one of the three options. I am leaning toward producing the 4-minute audio or video broadcast, complete with script.

Questions/Comments I plan on asking:
1. How long have you been a part of the organizations
2. What are your individual goals for being in the organization?
3. What does Stonewall stand for?
4. What does Stonewall strive to accomplish?
5. What are some events Stonewall has done in the past? Events being planned right now?
6. How does Stonewall reach out to gays and non-gays locally, nationally, internationally?
7. What does Stonewall do for its members?
8. What does Stonewall do for the community?
9. Is Stonewall active in the political scene?
10. How Stonewall make life easier for the GLBT community?

These questions will vary depending on who I talk to - whether it is a member or someone in charge. Plus I will be seeing where the interviews take me and if I find a story within their community. Until then, I plan on doing a profile on Stonewall and how they currently are involved in the Columbus community.

For the interviews, I plan on recording everything I am told, and if/when I get material I can work with, I plan on going with that with every interview. Probably interviewing the person in charge first will be the best way to go about it.

After I have the interviews complete, finalizing the script should be a lot easier because I know the material that I will be using for the production.


In-Class Assignment 2/22/2010
On Facebook, I am following the group "Support Gay Marriage in Ohio."
Gay marriage is one of the major issues currently being debated in this country, whether it should be allowed or not. I am expecting this to be one of the topics discussed by some of the members of Stonewall Columbus.

Hopefully, some of those members are part of this same group as well, and I can play it into my story of how they use this group, as well as other forms of social media, to effectively communicate with people throughout Ohio and the rest of the country.

Even if they are not part of Stonewall, I can get their thoughts on how they go about making a difference within the gay community.

The group states who the administrators are, so messaging them and asking for a phone interview could be a possibility, or requesting interviews with members of the group is also an option. Phone interviews or interviews through instant messaging can be quick and efficient. If any of them are in Columbus, I can meet them face-to-face to conduct a video interview.