Bushwick Daily · Playbook/Phase 1
Grocery Price Index
Understand the story before you pitch it — what a price index is, why it's live in Bushwick now, what's already been written, and what yours adds.
A. Frame the story
A rough headline — you'll sharpen it in the pitch. Say what the piece is, not just its topic.
One short paragraph. If you can't state it plainly, read more first.
Name the peg — the specific current event or trend the story hangs on. Don't settle for "prices are high."
B. Prior Bushwick Daily coverage
C. How others have done it
Find 2–3 from other outlets, local or national. For each: the link, their method, one thing to borrow, one thing to do better. Search terms like "grocery price comparison," "basket of goods index," "we compared grocery prices."
D. Preliminary findings you can cite
E. Context to verify — treat each as a lead, not a fact
Confirm the specifics yourself: how many stores, what operating model, which sites, and the local angle. A starting point is Bushwick Daily's own coverage of the plan; go past it to primary sources. Cite what you use.
What changed in 2026, and why it bears on a Bushwick grocery story (the premium-chain angle and your delivery-app decision).
F. Angles, gaps, and open questions
Three genuinely different framings. You'll argue for one in the pitch — don't pre-commit here.
G. Running source list
The Coordinator (who also edits) records the decision here. You don't start the next phase until this reads Approve.