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One of our main goals for Le Figaro in English is to start having more and more original content.
For me, that kind of goal is a dream come true. I am a journalist because I love stories. As much as I adore working with articles that are already written in French, there is nothing like crafting my own pieces.
Two weeks ago, I published an original interview. But this week marked my very first article. I wrote it on a subject very specific to our site: Americans in Paris and how they are preparing for the American elections. The political angle was even more tailored to Le Figaro: it is, above all, the newspaper specialized in all things political.
The second project I published is something I just really, really, really wanted to do. Which meant that in order to make my proposal better, I had been amassing photos of a Parisian Christmastime for weeks (trust me, I did not need extra incentive to hit up every Christmas market and every glittering street and store window.) My idea was to start a photo slideshow of the magic of the holidays in Paris and to build it up with photos from readers. As Le Figaro in English is online only (for the moment), our internet community IS OUR community. That direct contact means that we can reach out to them and ask them to participate. My hope with this Christmassy project is to really hear back from our public and learn a little about them.
When I finally suggested it to my boss, I already had all the original photos ready (hint to journalists and other entrepreneurs: having everything ready in advance really advances your point.) in any case, my boss liked the project, and I was over the moon. It was official. I made a slideshow of my best photos and launched the call to our readers for their photos (Blog Readers, I totally encourage YOU to participate, too !)
I left work with a happy holiday glow for lots of reasons!