Where I am

By the time you read this, I will be on my way to Greensburg, Kan.

Tuesday begins a two-week, on-location reporting class offered by Wichita State.

For you non-local readers, Greensburg is the small town that suffered severe tornado damage in 2007. Actually, saying severe damage isn't describing it well at all.

This is a photo taken by FEMA 12 days after the town was hit by an F5 tornado with 200 mph winds



Two years later, there is still a lot of work to be done and a lot of stories to be told.

As usual, I am equal parts of nervous and excited. And I think I am nervous and excited about the same thing; I am going to stretch the limits of my reporting capabilities.

(I'm surprisingly not nervous about sleeping in a church basement for a week.)

I'm good with interviewing and writing. I can tell a compelling story.

But the aim of this class is to have audio or video accompany each story.

I have acquired the equipment I need to accomplish this. I borrowed a portable video recorder; I bought a portable audio recorder; I've installed the editing software on my laptop.

In theory, I can do this. In application, I should be able to do this.

There will be plenty of ways for you to track my (and all the others) progress during the adventure/experience/class.

It has its own Web site. Greensburg Rebirth

There will be stories, audio, video, blogs and Twitter available there.

I've been told Kansas.com is supposed to carry our information as well.

And if I have time, I'll be blogging about the underbelly of the project here.

Wish me luck!