Unfortunately my initial idea to write about International students in regards to the results of the elections became much more complicated than I expected, and the piece wasn’t structured enough for me to come up with something newsworthy. My interviewees were interested about sharing on the cultural aspect of things but as a whole it didn’t flow like I would have liked.
However, I have a pitch idea that I think will gather both timeliness and newsworthiness. As thanksgiving is approaching I realized it would be interesting to do a piece about how international students in the USA celebrate this American holiday, especially during a pandemic. So my idea is to write about how they interpret this tradition and engage with it or not. (are they cooking a turkey? does it mean anything to them? do they celebrate if yes, how? if not, why?) The piece would be a written article, with photographs or could also be a photo essay in its entirety.
If this idea is approved, my sources would be students originally from France, South Korea, India, Ecuador and the Philippines.