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Greensburg Rebirth Rides Again
by Todd Vogts, WSU 2008
Last year communication students from Wichita State University traveled to Greensburg with WSU professor Les Anderson for two weeks to write stories and shoot photographs and videos for Kansas newspapers.
Arriving a year after the EF5 tornado decimated the town, the group wasn't looking for the same stories that had already been done. The goal of the project was to find the stories that hadn't been written and tell the tale of how the community was being reborn after the majority of the town was destroyed.
The project worked well, so project Greensburg Rebirth is happening again, and this time more than 20 students and a whole host of media professionals are descending upon the town because there are so many more to be told.
Of course, just going back to tell a few more stories wouldn't be enough.
The whole project is getting ratcheted up a notch.
This time, a huge emphasis will be placed on multimedia story telling.
Some of these might be video productions, while others might be simple audio pieces. Either way, not only will the stories be told, but the voices will be heard.
Also, at the end of the project, members of the group will take the photos and stories written and produce a glossy magazine that will be available for purchase as a way to encapsulate the stories of town's rebirth.
For more about this project, please visit the "About Us" page.
