Posts Tagged ‘Magazine Article’

STORY REQUESTS 25 May 2010

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

LATEST STORY REQUESTS

We urgently need these stories right now…. (see story requests below).

Just go to www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to tell us if you would like to get paid to be in any of these real life stories or features.  Send us your details by filling in our online form (located at www.FamousFeatures.co.uk).

You can also get in touch if you have any other stories that you would like us to consider.  Your real life experiences and true stories could earn you cash; sell a story now.

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Story / Person Wanted: Please email us any funny / wacky / bizarre / feel-good / upifting stories.

Where the Story will Appear: Woman’s weekly magazine article.

Story / Person Wanted: We are looking for women who have been ‘functioning addicts’ in the past.

Where the Story will Appear: Woman’s weekly magazine feature.

More info: We are looking to interview women between the age of 18 and 35 who have held down a professional job in the past, whilst being addicted to a drug or alcohol. Perhaps they were addicted to cocaine – and had to go to the toilets to take coke at work – or perhaps they could only get through their working day by drinking a bottle of vodka.

Story / Person Wanted: Wedding stories – wacky wedding / weddings from hell / record- breaking wedlocks.

Where the Story will Appear: Woman’s Glossy Magazine Story.

Story / Person Wanted: Good first person stories.

Where the Story will Appear: Woman’s Glossy Magazine Story.

More info: We are after some good, emotional first person features and stories.

Criteria: Women aged mid 30-mid 60, family minded, very ordinary.

Story / Person Wanted: Victims of IVF Blunders.

Where the Story will Appear: National Newspaper Story.

More info: Responding to the news that IVF blunders have risen by 85 per cent in the last year, we are seeking couples (willing to be identified) who have been victim to a blunder themselves. Incidents could include, lost embryos, mis-matched eggs and sperm, embryos given to the wrong couple…

If you have access to anyone who has found themselves in this position, we’d really like to hear from you.

People/Stories Needed Now 26/04/2010

Monday, April 26th, 2010

We urgently need these stories right now…. (see story requests below).

Simply visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to tell us if you would like to get paid to be in any of these real life stories or features.  Send us your details by filling in our online form (located at www.FamousFeatures.co.uk).

You can also get in touch if you have any other stories that you would like us to consider.  Your real life experiences and true stories could earn you cash; sell a story now.

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Person or Story Wanted: Britain’s Got Talent Stories.

Where the story/article will appear: National Newspaper.

More info: We are looking for any information about this year’s Britain’s Got Talent contestants.  We will pay for any scrap of information, no matter how small. Get in touch now.

Person or Story Wanted: Strong real lives for the women’s pages.

Where the story/article will appear: National Newspaper Real-Life Stories.

More info: We are looking for $exy, edgy, topical real life stories for the Women’s pages to put out to the national editors this week.  Uplifting is better but nothing too soft.

Person or Story Wanted: A woman whose addiction to looking like a celebrity ruined her life.

Where the story/article will appear: Magazine True Story Section.

More info: We are looking for young women who have spent a lot of time and money trying to look like their favourite celebrity, eg by having a lot of cosmetic surgery such as having a boob job to look like Katie Price, lip injections to look like Angelina, or anything else quite extreme.  We need someone whose obsession has ruined their life in some way; eg got them heavily in to debt because they spent so much on surgery, it ended their relationship because their boyfriend was jealous of the attention she got from men, she stopped getting work as a professional lookalike because the star she copied was hated, etc.

Person/Story criteria: Female, aged 18-38. Willing to be photographed.

Person or Story Wanted: IVF mix up Stories.

Where the story/article will appear: National Newspaper Story.

More info: We are looking for any IVF mix up stories.

Person or Story Wanted: Looking for a woman who found ‘Mr Right’ while she was pregnant.

Where the story/article will appear: Women’s Magazine – True Life Story Section.

More info: Looking for a woman who found ‘Mr Right’ while she was pregnant. She may have been single when she was expecting through to a split, bereavement or having got used AI or similar because she didn’t want to wait for Mr Right to have children. Will want her partner/husband to comment too on how the experience was for him, meeting her under the circumstances.

Person/Story criteria: Ideally they are still together and may even have had children together since.

Person or Story Wanted: A woman (aged 25-55) whose marriage ended after she became more successful then her husband.

Where the story/article will appear: Women’s Magazine – True Life Story Section.

More info: For example, he had an affair to boost his ego after she got a promotion/payrise at work or her career success made him insecure and was the reason their relationship ended. Please note that we can credit the subject’s business at the end of the piece.

Person or Story Wanted: Women who have been severely affected by post natal depression

Where the story/article will appear: Newspaper story.

More info: Case studies to be approx 18-35 years old.

Person or Story Wanted: Victims of crime who are outraged by the sentencing their attacker received.

Where the story/article will appear: Woman’s Weekly – Real Life Story Section.

More info: We are working on a feature about people who’ve suffered a terrible crime and been appalled by their attackers’ jail sentence.

Person/Story criteria: Ideally family members. Would need to be female and aged 18-40, but this can be adapted depending on how strong the story is.

Person or Story Wanted: Woman who waited until her children were in their late teens before she divorced her husband.

Where the story/article will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.

More info: We’re looking for a woman to talk about having waited until her children were in their late teens before divorcing her husband, in the belief that it would be less damaging to them.

Person or Story Wanted: Young women who have been humiliated on Facebook, or the internet, or in other ways, by an ex.

Where the story/article will appear: Magazine Article.

More info: We are looking for case studies who have had their reputations ruined by a malicious ex.  We would want to interview her/him about how this affected her/him, and they would need to be identified.

Person/Story criteria: Female, aged 18-38, willing to be ID’d.

Person or Story Wanted: Women who have had their lives ruined by a malicious ex.

Where the story/article will appear: Sunday Newspaper Story / Magazine Story.

More info: We are looking for case studies who have had their lives – and reputations – ruined at the hands of a malicious ex.

We would want to interview her about how this affected her, and she would need to be identified.

Person/Story criteria: Female, UK based, aged between 18-38.

Person or Story Wanted: Heartwarming and uplifting features with good pictures.

Where the story/article will appear: Weekend newspaper magazine article.

More info: We are on the hunt for heartwarming, uplifting stories. If you would like more details and think you may be able to help, get in touch. Thanks.

People Needed: Earn Cash Today 24/3/2010

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

We urgently need these stories right now…. (see story requests below).

Just visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to tell us if you would like to get paid to feature in any of these true life stories or features.  Send us your details by filling in our online form.

You should also get in touch if you have any other stories that you would like us to consider.  You could earn cash from real life story or every day experiences.

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Person or Story Wanted: A woman who took sea kelp tablets and experienced ill side effects.

Where the story / feature will appear: Daily Newspaper article.

More info: Alex Curran was pictured with the tablets that can boost weightloss today, but can also have dangerous effects on health including thyroid issues, raising the risk of hypothyroidism, and autoimmune thyroiditis. There are also a number of side effects like sweating, palpitations etc.  I am looking for a woman up to the age of 40 who experienced problems after taking the supplement.

Person or Story Criteria: Female, up to 40.

Person or Story Wanted: A young, good-looking woman who has a very bad temper and lashes out at her friends and family.

Where the story / feature will appear: Glossy Women’s Magazine Article.

More info: It’s for part of a news report. We’d need to speak to the woman on the phone and get a good picture of her. As usual, we will pay the person who takes part.

Person or Story Criteria: Aged 18 to 35.

Person or Story Wanted: A woman who’s fled the country after having her heart broken.

Where the story / feature will appear: Glossy Women’s Magazine Article.

More info: We’re looking for a woman 20-40 who’s had her heart broken and then decided to leave the country to heal it. She might have gone to work in the jungle or a far flung destination or helped with a charity and then decided to never come back. Ideally, she’ll have found love wherever she’s gone.

Person or Story Wanted: Women who’ve had their eggs frozen for social not medical reasons.

Where the story / feature will appear: Glossy Women’s Magazine Article.

More info: I’m urgently looking for young women who have had their eggs frozen for some kind of social rather than medical reason, ie they haven’t met the right man yet, are worried that their party lifestyle might affect their fertility in years to come etc. This is for a positive piece on egg freezing so we’re looking for women who are pleased they did it and have no regrets. Maybe one of them has since had a child using one of their eggs frozen a while ago.

Person or Story Wanted: A mum who is financially better off on benefits than going to work.

Where the story / feature will appear: Daily Newspaper article.

More info: This case study is for a piece in a daily newspaper about how the benefits system should be reformed. I’m looking for a mum  who is financially better off staying on benefits than she is going out to work. She will need to be named, and pictured, and speak about how she has looked into various options but going to work does not add up.

Person or Story Criteria: Mum must have children who are under 16 and still living at home.

Person or Story Wanted: I’m looking for girls who love showing off their boyfriends.

Where the story / feature will appear: Glossy Women’s Magazine Article.

More info: The feature is all about vain girls who love showing off their man and looking like they’re in the perfect relationship.

Ideally I’m looking for a girl who loves putting on displays of public affection with her man. I also need a girl who hires male escorts for parties / events so she looks like she has a gorgeous man on her arm.  Then I need a girl who grooms her man – maybe they dress in matching outfits or she\’s given him a make-over etc. Any vain women who love showing off their man would be great! Each case study will be paid.

Person or Story Criteria: Women need to be aged 18-35. Both her and her partner would need to be pictured.

Person or Story Wanted: Women/men who were assaulted/raped at Uni or accused of assaulting/raping someone.

Where the story / feature will appear: Daily Newspaper article.

More info: I am writing a feature about sexual assaults and the culture of heavy drinking and sex at university which means that many women are raped/assaulted and also that sometimes men find themselves  wrongly accused of rape/assault.

So i am looking for case studies of:

1. Women (or men) who were raped or assaulted at university.

2. Men (or women) who were accused of rape/assault at university. 3. Anything else that might be relevant, eg lecturers who were implicated or careers ruined etc etc.

Person or Story Wanted: Teenagers who feel under pressure from their family to have a baby.

Where the story / feature will appear: Daily Newspaper article.

More info: Working on a piece about teenage girls who feel under pressure from their family to get pregnant.  They might also already be pregnant but feel they were encouraged by their family when they might not otherwise have pursued having children yet. Reasons might include a parent’s desire for grandchildren, or for economic or religious reasons.  It might be traditional for that family to have children early.

Person or Story Criteria: The women should be under 20, but otherwise the brief is flexible.

Person or Story Wanted: “I was stalked!”

Where the story / feature will appear: Glossy Women’s Magazine Article.

More info: Need a girl in her 20s who was the victim of a stalker for a first person account.

Person or Story Criteria: Female, 20s. Preferably the stalker will have now been convicted (to avoid legal problems).

Person or Story Wanted: Menopausal women using alternative to HRT.

Where the story / feature will appear: Daily Newspaper article.

More info: We’re looking for women who have attempted to overcome the symptoms of menopause – or delay it -  using treatments other than HRT  – which they have declined to use because of fears over its safety.

Alternatives could be weird, whacky, new and unproven, DHEA etc.

Person or Story Criteria: Women 50plus, articulate, willing to be interviewed – and possibly photographed..

Person or Story Wanted: Saucy sex confessions – can be anonymous.

Where the story / feature will appear: Glossy Women’s Magazine Article.

More info: We’re looking for women aged 18-35 to send in their naughty sex confessions for a feature. Maybe you and your man got carried away in a romantic holiday moment on the beach or you got down to business out of hours with a colleague, whatever your confession we want to hear from you. It doesn’t matter how saucy you think it is, it just has to be a sexy moment you enjoyed.

Story Requests: 25/11/2009

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

We are looking for these stories right now.  You will get paid for appearing in any of the magazine articles below.  Let us know if you are interested in these, or selling any other stories to the press at: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk

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Story / Case Study Wanted: I’m looking for four girls who will write an open letter saying ‘Why I slept with your boyfriend’

Media outlet: Glossy Women’s Magazine.

More info: It could be ‘I was lonely’, ‘You weren’t giving him what he needed’ or ‘I didn’t know you existed’ – etc, etc.

Girls need to be available to attend photo shoot for More in London on December 4th, and need to provide picture of love-rat.

Special criteria: Girls need to be between 20- 29. Case-study will be paid.

 

Story / Case Study Wanted: Someone who has submitted a claim for a bank charge refund and will talk on Supreme Court Judgement.

Media outlet: National Newspaper.

More info: This is for a breakout to our main piece on today’s Supreme Court Judgement on bank charges. Many people who were expecting refunds now look like they will be out of pocket.

Special criteria: N/A

 

Story / Case Study Wanted: Case study who has had a bad experience/or addicted to the party drug methadrone.

Media outlet: National Newspaper.

More info: Needs to be named and pictured

Magazine Story Request: 18/11/2009

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Today’s Story Request from the National Magazines and Newspapers.  If you fit this profile, or know somebody else who fits this profile, please let us know at: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk

UPDATED DAILY

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Story / Case Study Request: Looking to Interview a Sex Worker or Former Sex Worker.

Media Outlet: Women’s Magazine.

Newspaper / Magazine Article Info: We are searching for a case study of either a woman who is working as a prostitute at the moment (preferable) or a woman who used to work as one and is willing to talk about their experiences. We want to show the real side of prostitution, so not someone who is just going to say that she loves working as a high class escort and it takes her all over the world etc, but someone who probably does it out of necessity, and can speak truthfully about the profession without “glossing it up.”

Case Study Criteria: Female, aged ideally 18-39. Deadline is asap this week. Case study would need to be photographed.

National Media Story Requests 27/10/09

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.