Columbia College Chicago Global News Service, Paris 2009

Based in Paris, France, Columbia journalism students report on their experiences while writing their features abroad in January 2009.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Exhausted with cloudy mind

by Stephanie Taylor

I have writer's block and am exhausted from the long plane ride back to Chicago. I'm really not sure what my feature story is about yet. I may do a profile on a feminist group who is in favor of girls being allowed to wear head scarves in Paris' public schools where they are currently prohibited.

Brainstorming over obstacles

So I figured the feature should be on a group for or against it. This idea is still being ironed out, though. I did speak with Angela, in person, who is on maternity leave from the Associated Press while I was in Paris and she had a rough idea of this feminist group. I tried calling her several times to see if she found out more but I couldn't get through for some odd reason.

I also spoke with Katrin Bennhold of the International Herald-Tribune on the news story and also tried contacting her but couldn’t get through there either. I wanted to know if she knew of any organizations that are for or against this issue in the public schools. I plan on emailing and/or calling both women on Tuesday after the holiday.

Ending

I feel much better about my feature now that I ironed it out for you all. I have some research of my own to do and I am looking forward to it. I know that there will be more obstacles to come. It would not be journalism if the tough times did not exist.

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