Archive for October, 2009
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Here are the latest story requests from the National Newspapers and Magazines. If you fit any of the profiles, or you would like to sell a different story to the national press, submit your story idea here: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk
—————————————————————————————————
Magazine Story or Case Study Wanted: Women with Facebook/MySpace/Twitter horror stories of being approached by strangers online…
More info: This is for a news report following the tragic death of Ashleigh Hall, who was lured to her death by a man posing as a teenage boy on Facebook. We’re looking for women with similar tales – but a happier ending. The incident could have happened to them, or they could have discovered someone was grooming their child online.
Story / Case Study Criteria: Need to be over 18 and ideally under 45. Must be able to supply a pic and be available to chat quickly on the phone.
Magazine Story or Case Study Wanted: We are looking for a woman and her daughter who share a strong physical feature.
More info: For the feature ‘where I get my good looks from’ we are looking for a young woman and her mum who share a strong physical feature. This could be bright red hair, obvious freckles, a mass of curls, big eyes. What’s important is that the mother and daughter are attractive and the feature that they share is strikingly obvious.
Story / Case Study Criteria: One of the women (ie the daughter or mother) needs to be between 30-55.
Magazine Story or Case Study Wanted: A UK-based bride who got married sometime this year at the age of 21 or younger.
More info: We just need to do a short phone interview with her and the groom and will need to use her wedding pics in the piece. Ideally, it needs to have a good story attached – e.g. her parents thought she was too young to marry, or she got married because she was pregnant etc.
Friday, 30th October 2009
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
See the latest story request from the National Newspapers and Magazines below. If you would like to feature in this article and get paid, or sell any other story – submit your details at www.FamousFeatures.co.uk
Story / Case Study Wanted: Case studies of girls who\’s lives have been affected by soap operas.
Story or Case Study Details: We are looking for three case studies of women who, after watching Coronation Street, Eastenders or any other soap, had a major turning point in their lives. They might have realised they were seriously ill, that their husband was having an affair – anything that can be put down to a similar – recent – story line in one of the soaps.
Case Study Criteria: They need to be women aged between 18 and 40.
Wednesday, 28th October 2009
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Another three story requests from the national media.
Get paid to appear in the national press. Visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk if you would like to take part in any of these Magazine & Newspaper articles.
Story or Case Study Request: People who have had childhood illnesses as adults, such as measles or mumps.
Requested by: Daily Newspaper.
Story / Case Study Info: Do you know anyone who had chicken pox, measles, mumps, whooping cough as an adult? We are writing a feature about how these illnesses manifest themselves when caught in adult life and would like to do short telephone interviews with those who have suffered from them as adults. All enquiries dealt with in strictest confidence
Story or Case Study Request: Fatal Attraction – A man who has been the victim of a “Fatal Attraction” style stalker.
Requested by: Glossy Magazine.
Story / Case Study Info: He must be prepared to be identified and talk about how he met the female stalker, what type of relationship they shared, when and how the stalking began and the aftermath. If he has a wife/partner who went through this with him we’d like to talk to her too.
Story / Case Study Criteria: He must be aged between 20-35 and we’ll need evidence this happened – either by police reports, a conviction, letters, text messages or emails.
Story or Case Study Request: A woman who had a bad experience after meeting a man on the internet.
Requested by: Sunday Newspaper.
Story / Case Study Info: a woman who had a bad experience after meeting a man on the internet.
Story / Case Study Criteria: Must be 35 or under.
Tuesday, 27th October 2009
Monday, October 26th, 2009
Today’s latest Press Requests from national magazines and newspapers. If you fit any of the profiles listed below, post your details at: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk
Story or Case Study Request: Obese children and parents
Story Outlet: Glossy Magazine.
Story/Case Study info: Feature about obese children being taken into care. We are looking for a mum whose been threatened with her child being removed from her due to obesity. Or it could just be an obese mum who failed to give her child proper nutrition and they have become obese too.
Special criteria: The mum needs to be aged between 18-40
Story or Case Study Request: Christmas Animal Stories.
Story Outlet: Glossy Magazine.
Story/Case Study info: We are looking for animal stories with a Christmas angle. Stories must be true and can be fun, cute, dramatic, or uplifting animal/pet stories with a CHRISTMAS angle.
Monday, 26th October 2009
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Today’s ‘Sell Your Story’ Request…..
(visit our home page at www.famousfeatures.co.uk to submit your story idea)
Story or Case Study Wanted: Do you have any funny, sexy or quirky Christmas stories that would hold a page?
Story Info: We need to find a quirky story to fill a page in a National Magazine Christmas issue by the end of the day….
Media Outlet: National Magazine
Any suggestions very welcome!
Story or Case Study Wanted: Looking for a woman in 20s/30s who has had to have facial reconstruction surgery.
Media Outlet: National Sunday Newspaper – Magazine Supplement.
More info: First person emotional piece about enduring facial reconstruction surgery
Special criteria? : A woman aged 20s/30s, who had surgery because of an accident – not born with a facial disfigurement. Must be able to provide pics of her face before surgery. Sorry, but can’t have appeared in a magazine or newspaper already.
Story or Case Study Request: A full time single dad in his twenties.
Media Outlet: Glossy Magazine.
Case Study info: We are looking for a full time single dad who is in his twenties and has a daughter (he could have more than one child, but one of them needs to be a girl). We also need him to be a single dad because of a marriage or relationship breakdown as opposed to him being widowed. It’s for a really positive piece about being a single father and we’d want to do a photo shoot with him and his child/children.
Special criteria: In his twenties. Full time single dad due to a relationship breakdown.
Thursday, 22nd October 2009
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
We are looking for the following story right now. If you or someone you know fits this profile, get in touch and Sell Your Story today. www.FamousFeatures.co.uk
—————————————————————————————
Case Study Wanted: Women who became ill and were left by their husbands/partners.
Media Outlet: National Newspaper – Magazine Supplement.
More info: Following a recent report on the numbers of relationships that break down because of serious illness, we are interested in speaking with women whose husbands/partners left them after they (the women) became ill. Perhaps the illness put too much strain on the relationship, perhaps he did not wish to assume the role of carer, whatever the reason we are interested in hearing from them .We appreciate this is a very sensitive subject and it would be treated as such. We are also able to offer a generous fee to suitable case studies. Please contact FamousFeatures for more details.
Special criteria? : Female. Aged 20-45 approx
Case Study Wanted: Single women who have given up on finding Mr Right and used sperm donation to become mothers.
Media Outlet: National Newspaper – Magazine Supplement.
More info: Women must be prepared to be identified and photographed.
Wednesday, 21st October 2009
Monday, October 19th, 2009
See the latest Magazine and Newspaper story requests below… Visit www.famousfeatures.co.uk to submit your profile or story.
Case Study / Story Request: a couple whose relationship fell apart after baby was born.
More info: A youngish couple – up to mid-30s – who had a baby and the whole stress of birth and baby tore their marriage apart.
Story/Case Study Request: A woman whose partner killed himself after she left him
Story / Case Study info: Needs to have happened quite soon after and be directly linked to her leaving him.
Special criteria? : Aged up to mid-30s.
Story/Case Study Request: A man who attended the birth of his child and loved it, and a man who didn\’t enjoy it
Media Outlet: Daily Tabloid Newspaper.
Story/Case Study Info: We are working on a piece for tomorrow’s paper about whether men should be present at the birth of their child.
We need to find a man who was present and loved the experience, and a man who was present and didn’t enjoy the experience.
We’d need to speak to them/get words from them today and we’ll need a picture of them with the baby – either one they can provide or we can take one.
We’ll also be able to pay them for their time. Please do let me know as soon as possible if you have anyone who might be able to help.
Monday, 19th October 2009
Monday, October 12th, 2009
If you want to make money from selling a story to a magazine or newspaper, or appearing in the national press as a case study, simply read the latest story requests below and visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk if you fit any of the profiles.
Even if you don’t fit the profile, we can pay you if you refer someone who does (don’t forget, we are always on the lookout for all kinds of stories, so if you’re not sure just send your story through and we’ll let you know how much it is worth).
———————————————————————
CASE STUDY WANTED: A girl who has suffered a heart attack from using cocaine.
Media outlet: Sunday Newspaper.
More info: We are looking to talk to a girl who has suffered a heart attack as a result of taking cocaine.
CASE STUDY WANTED: Women who have overcome dyslexia or illness to make a success of their lives.
Media outlet: Monthly Glossy Magazine.
Story info: We are writing a feature about women who have overcome severe personal difficulties to make a successof their lives. We are particularly interested in women who have suffered with dyslexia or who have had to battle an underlying healthproblem. On both occasions, they could so easily have been `written off` .
Special criteria: Women in their thirties and forties.
STORY WANTED: Anyone who\’s had a miracle recovery after visiting a shrine.
Media outlet: Weekly glossy magazine.
Story info: We are working on a feature about people’s fascination with
shrines and relics. Ideally we are looking for a case study of a mum whose
child was ill and believes visiting a shrine cured them. Alternatively they could have experienced an illness or problem themselves and found a shrine has helped them.
STORY WANTED: Woman who was jilted before her wedding.
Media outlet: SUNDAY NEWSPAPER
Story info: We are looking for women who were jilted by their fiances
before their wedding. We don’t mind if they’re still bitter about it or if
they feel, in retrospect, it was the best thing that could have happened to
them. We want to hear about how all the arrangements had been made, dress bought, invites sent out etc…how they felt at the time…how they feel about it now looking back.
Monday, 12th October 2009
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
If you want to make money from selling a story to a magazine or newspaper, or appearing in the national press as a case study, simply read the latest story requests below and visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk if you fit any of the profiles.
Even if you don’t fit the profile, we can pay you if you refer someone who does (don’t forget, we are always on the lookout for all kinds of stories, so if you’re not sure just send your story through and we’ll let you know how much it is worth).
———————————————————————————
Wanted: Benefits mum – “I’m blowing my benefits on kids at Xmas”
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: We are looking for a Mum who is on benefits and spending a fortune to spoil kids rotten.
Wanted: An internet addict whose continued use of the web is negatively impacting on their life.
Where the Story will Appear: National Newspaper.
More info: The first residential rehab unit for internet addicts has just opened in the States. We are doing a piece about internet addiction in the UK and need relevant case studies who can talk about their experience and be photographed. They may also be recovered internet addicts who have received treatment.
Wanted: Any stories connected to Bonfire Night.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine
More info: We’re looking for various short features, all related to Bonfire Night. We are looking for all different angles – relationships, injuries, pet stories. Anything that can be related back to Bonfire Night.
Case Study Criteria: The case study telling the story must be female and aged between 18 and 35.
Wanted: A young women who developed oral cancer and believes it was down to her drinking habits.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: It\’s for a report on the different ways alcohol affects women from emotionally to their health.
Case Study Criteria: Woman has to be in 20s/30s. Doesn’t need to be a heavy drinker, but firmly believes it was her drinking that led her to getting oral cancer. Can\’t have appeared anywhere else. Must be happy to be pictured, identified, talk about their drinking and how they felt it gave them cancer, as well as their overall experience of having oral cancer and how it has affected them.
Wanted: A victim of a female criminal.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine
More info: I\’m looking for someone who has been the victim of a shocking crime committed by a woman.
Case Study Criteria: We’d need the criminal to have been convicted, and we’d need a picture of the criminal. The victim would have to be named and pictured.
Wanted: Someone who was a tear away teen and received one of the first ASBOs in 1999/2000/2001.
Where the Story will Appear: National Newspaper.
More info: This is for an article looking at the mixed results of ASBOs. We want to know where some of the first recipients are now. Have they reformed their ways – or are they still up to their old tricks? Case studies who received an ASBO for a strange reason would also work.
Case Study Criteria: Ideally a teenager when the ASBO was given – unless they received the ASBO for a wacky reason.
Wanted: We are looking for a women in 20s/30s whose appearance has drastically changed through alcohol abuse.
Where the Story will Appear: National Newspaper.
More info: It\’s for a piece about the external damage alcohol can do – we will be using a ‘before’ pic of them before they starting seriously hitting the bottle and then take an ‘after’ to show the difference. We will run them alongside their story of how they got involved with alcohol, how much they drink and how it has changed them and affected their life.
Case Study Criteria: Our case study needs to be female, aged 20s/30s willing
to be photographed and identified and can provide a good picture of what they used to look like. Obviously, the damage alcohol has done to their appearance has to be visible.
Can be a reformed drinker, but obviously we can\’t use anyone who has
already told their story in the media.
Wanted: A female case study who looks like a famous celebrity.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: I am looking for a female case study who looks like a famous, young celebrity – she can either work as a lookalike or just look really like the celebrity. She does need to have a little bit of a back story.
Case Study Criteria: The case study has to be female and aged between 18 and 35.
Wanted: SERIOUSLY underage smokers – we\’re talking 9/10/11 year olds!
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: Primary schools are reporting problems with pupils smoking, and we’d like to run a news report on the issue. We need case studies to back it up. Maybe a parent who rewards their child with fags, maybe a mother has no idea how to deal with her child\’s addiction? Whatever the story, we want to speak to them!!
Wanted: A well-off woman who has been taken to the cleaners in her divorce case.
Where the Story will Appear: National Newspaper
More info: More women are having to pay out in the divorce courts than ever before. We’re looking for a British woman whose divorce cost her tens of thousands and she is still paying her ex. We will pay around £1,000 for the right story.
Case Study Criteria: Woman MUST be willing to be photographed.
Wanted: A woman whose child has been severely bulled through Facebook.
Where the Story will Appear: National Newspaper – Magazine.
More info: Femail magazine is looking for a story of a woman whose child has been severely bullied through Facebook. Both mother and child must be identified.
Case Study Criteria: Must be willing to be identified.
Wanted: Anorexics – must be around 5ft4 and at some point weighed about 6and1/2 stone.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: A real life feature discussing how it felt to be 6and 1/2 stone (the same weight as posh)
Case Study Criteria: must be female – any age (30s preferred)
Wanted: Christmas Health Story/Case Study.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: Case study\’s that relate to Christmas or anything to do with Christmas such as – ‘allergic to Christmas dinner’, ‘I have Christmas disease.’
Stories that just happen around the Christmas period, they have to be directly related to Christmas, Turkey’s, Decoration, Snow, Cold etc.
Do you know anyone that has a Christmas/New year related medical condition? Please get in contact.
Wanted: A miracle baby short feature.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: Looking for a case study about a miracle baby – either the woman was told she couldn’t conceive, or the baby was extremely premature…
Case Study Criteria: It must be told from a woman between 18 and 40. Not published before.
Wanted: A woman who lost her virginity because she was fed up with being a virgin
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: I am looking for an “accidental virgin”, a woman who found herself still a virgin in her 20s or 30s, who decided to lose her virginity to a friend or on a one-night stand.
Case Study Criteria: Does not need to be pictured – I\’m just looking for an interesting story.
Wanted: A woman who suffered from post nuptial depression so badly it nearly wrecked her marriage.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: Relationship piece speaking to women who have suffered severe blues and come down after their wedding – to the point that she either left or seriously considered leaving her husband.
Case Study Criteria: Woman needs to be aged 20-40, happy to be identified and named. May need to speak to husband too. Must be able to provide pics of wedding and can’t have told story previously. Ideally not have been married before and have no children.
Wanted: Female in 20’s who has been left infertile after contracting an STI eg Chlamydia.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: As part of a special report on the issue of fertility, we are looking for a young woman in her 20\’s who is infertile as a result of contracting an STI such as Chlamydia and who is willing to talk about her experience. We can pay her a generous fee.
Case Study Criteria: Female. 20\’s.
Wanted: Woman who have committed crimes due to the credit crunch.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: I am working on a feature about women who have been driven to committing crimes due to the credit crunch. They may have stolen or committed some kind of fraud in order to try and dig themselves out of their money worries.
Case Study Criteria: Female aged between 18-35.
Wanted: A woman (18-40) who has a husband / boyfriend who has had breast cancer.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: We are doing an awareness article on male breast cancer and would like to speak to someone who knows what it is like to watch a male partner go through this.
Case Study Criteria: The case study must be female and aged between 18-40.
Wanted: Men who are love rats.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: I want to speak to men who have done the dirty on their partners
- the badder the better.
Case Study Criteria: They have to admit to being a love rat, be willing to be pictured, and be in their 20s.
Wanted: A couple who have stayed together despite one of them suffering a horrific accident/illness.
Where the Story will Appear: Glossy Magazine.
More info: We\’re doing an upbeat story about relationships that have defied the critics. We need a case study of a couple who had only been together for a short while (a few weeks or months – definitely under a year) when one of them had a horrific illness or accident that meant they were left severely disabled, or needed years of care/rehabilitation.
Case Study Criteria: The woman in the couple needs to be aged 19-35, and they must both be willing to be photographed.
Thursday, 8th October 2009
