Online Feature Article Proposal

Online Feature Article Proposal
Yixiang Zeng
BBC Step Up Online Mentee

Working Title: Young Londoners Hit the European Culture
Story Idea: Close-up of individual teenager’s personal experience of European cultural exploration.

Story Background:

British Council launched the Youth in Action Programme, aimed to provide unique opportunity to young Londoners to explore Europe in the cultural perspective.

Plenty of teenagers are taking part in this programme.

I’d like to ask individual participates following questions:

Why do you participate in this activity?
What do you learn/benefit from it?
What’s the difference do you find between the British culture and the European culture.
Do you find any difficulties during the participation, like you might encounter some difficulties to accept their cultural habits, or you feel culture shock?
How would you consider this experience help you in terms of personal development?
Do you want to call yourself a European or Londoner? What do you think of it?

Audience: Young people aged 12-25. Parents

Resources and Contributors:

Individual Participates
Young London Teen http://www.london.gov.uk/young-london/teens/top-stories/youth-in-action.jsp
British Council: http://www.britishcouncil.org/connectyouth-programmes-youth-for-europe.htm

Treatment:
Photos
Interview video clip