[grc] Community media during and beyond Covid

[Frieda Werden]

Thanks for that hopeful reply!  DO you think you might keep doing these
things virtually over the long run?

On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 11:48 PM Spencer Graves via grc <
grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:

>           KKFI has limited the number of people who are allowed in the
> station.
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>   Before the pandemic we had volunteers staffing a reception desk.  That
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> was closed and still is.  I think the vast majority of programs that
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> have guests have been using Zoom or call-in.  In April and May access to
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> the station was limited to only the people needed to actually operate
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> the sound boards and otherwise keep the equipment operating.  More
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> people come to the station now, but not like before. I haven't looked at
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> the finances, but I also haven't heard about serious problems.  I think
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> donations are down but not dramatically so.
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>           Long term, I think there are great opportunities for using
> virtual
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> (Zoom) technology for teaching almost anything that doesn't require
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> operating the sound boards.  Since there is no travel involved, it's
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> easier to justify smaller class sizes and therefore more individual
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> instruction.  I've taught 3 small classes using Zoom on how to edit
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> episode descriptions for our web site.  I think we can teach Audacity
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> and other things this way, but we aren't there yet.  If this works like
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> I think it will, KKFI could offer more classes and attract more
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> volunteers this way.
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>           Spencer
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> On 2020-09-22 00:39, Frieda Werden via grc wrote:
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> > How are you or your station adapting to the pandemic measures (or trying
> to
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> > adapt), and what do you think will happen for our sector as the epidemic
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> > wanes and a new normal sets in?
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> > Frieda Werden, Series Producer
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