CLUBHOUSE - NOTES
Notes from a clubhouse conversation with Leigh Nordstrom, Michael Cuby, and Greg Galant.
Leigh Nordstrom, Eye Editor at Women's Wear Daily and Michael Cuby, Editor-at-Large at them. and Entertainment Writer at NYLON, joined Muck Rack CEO Greg Galant to discuss how journalists have adapted to large-scale virtual events, the challenges journalists have been faced with and their predictions for the future of event coverage in a post-pandemic world.
Our team attended and took notes. Here's what we learned:
• Reporters are still held to their original beats, if they can easily adapt to a digital or video-conference landscape, such as film festivals, panel discussions, etc.
• The virtual world has provided an easier transition to the “party world” like live events, fashion events, fundraisers, partnership launches, etc.
• Still, assignments remain on a case-by-case basis, for what deserves the most coverage
• In some cases, yes, because there is a lack of self-consciousness when meeting virtually.
• Remote and relaxed environments bring an ease with reporters. However, there is a need for physical presence and connectivity when reporters congregate with one another.