Posts Tagged ‘newspapers’

Easy Cash in the New Year: Story Requests 6/1/2010

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Earn easy cash in the New Year.  We are looking for the following people to appear in newspaper and magazine articles. Simply read the requests below and then visit: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to send us your details or sell another story to the press.

UPDATED DAILY

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Person or Story Wanted: Weekend dad

Where the story will appear: National Newspaper.

More info: We are looking for a dad who is separated from his kid’s mum and only sees them at the weekends and during the holidays ie he is a Weekend Dad.  Most importantly his ex must give permission for the children to be photographed and identified. This is essential.

Special criteria: Male 20-45.

Person or Story Wanted: A family on benefits

Where the story will appear: National Newspaper.

More info: We’re looking for a family who are all on benefits to feature in a piece for The Sun where we give them advice on how to get a job, get fitter and healthier and reduce the amount they claim from the state. Ideally we’d need a mum and dad, and children of working age, along with any other family members who want to take part. We will pay a fee to them.

Person or Story Wanted: A woman who fell in love with her housemate.

Where the story will appear: Glossy woman’s magazine feature.

Story Info: We are looking for a woman who lived with her husband/boyfriend as housemates (maybe at college or university), before they got together.

Case Study Criteria: She must be 21-29.

Person or Story Wanted:  Young(ish) women who’ve lost weight and ditched their men.

Where the story will appear:

Story Info: A line-up piece featuring three women who dumped their blokes after losing weight and gaining confidence. It could be the best thing they ever did – or something they’ve lived to regret.

Case Study Criteria: Ideally in 20/30s but could stretch to early 40s. Must be able to provide before and after pics of weight loss.

Person or Story Wanted: A woman who knew her husband/boyfriend as a friend before they got together.

Where the story will appear: Glossy woman’s magazine feature.

Story Info: We are looking for a woman who knew her husband/boyfriend as a friend before they got together. Ideally, he would have been her best friend’s brother/ brother’s friend or they would have known each other when they were very little.

Case Study Criteria: She must be 21-29 and preferably will be married or engaged.

Person or Story Wanted: My boyfriend\’s a cross-dresser.

Where the story will appear: Glossy Woman’s Magazine.

Story Info: We would like to find a girl in her 20s who discovered her boyfriend was a cross-dresser and she’s still with him.

They will both need to be pictured and we’ll need a chat with both of them.

Case Study Criteria: Aged between 20-29

Person or Story Wanted: Gay parents (preferably dads).

Where the story will appear: Glossy Woman’s Magazine.

Story Info: We are URGENTLY looking for two gay parents (preferably men but will consider female case studies) for a positive feature on modern families in 2010.   They must have had the child together as a couple (ie we do not want case studies who have children from a previous heterosexual marriage).

Both parents must be identified but we can conceal the child’s face through photography if they do not wish for them to be identified.

Case Study Criteria: Male or female 20-45

Person or Story Wanted:  Single woman who conceived through sperm donation.

Where the story will appear:  Sunday Newspaper.

Story Info: We are URGENTLY looking for a single mother who conceived through sperm donation for a positive feature on modern families. She must be identified but we can conceal her child’s face through photography if she does not wish for them to be identified.

Case Study Criteria: Female aged 20-45

Media Requests: 27/11/2009

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Latest story requests.  Get paid to appear in national newspapers and magazines. Submit your details at: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk

Tell us if you would like to feature in one of the articles below, or if you have a different story to sell.

UPDATED DAILY

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Story / Case Study Wanted: Do you ever get over your first love?

Media outlet: Sunday Newspaper Supplement

More info: We’re looking for a case study for an article on first love.

Did you think you’d never get over your first love? But now you’ve found love again and believe that you can? We have case studies that are still with their first love and so need someone who believes you can get over your first love even if it takes a long time and have know gone to find love with someone else.

Special criteria: Women – twenties or thirties, Willing to be identified and pictured.

Story / Case Study Wanted: I am looking for couples who’ve spiced up their sex life in an unusual way!

Media outlet: Glossy Women’s Magazine.

More info: I’m working on a feature about couples and how to spice up their sex life in the New Year.

Ideally we are looking for a couple who’ve done something extreme – swinging / trying unusual aphrodisiacs or even making their own naughty movies. Any couples with spicy new year’s stories would be appreciated!

Special criteria: The couples need to be under 40.

Story / Case Study Wanted: Polygamous marriages.

Media outlet: Daily Newspaper.

More info: Looking to interview a polygamous family for a real life feature to tie in with the law change.

Special criteria: Need to be named and pictured. Ideally all wives will speak.

Stories Wanted: 24/11/2009

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Here are today’s story requests from the national newspapers and magazines.  Contact us at: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk and sell a story to the press today.

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Story / Case Study Wanted: Three generations of one family on the dole.

Media outlet: Daily Newspaper.

Story Info: We are looking for three or more generations of one family who are all on the dole.

Special criteria: They must have been made redundant during this recession and want to find work.  

 

Story / Case Study Wanted: Lottery winners

Media outlet: Daily Newspaper.

More Info: We are looking for untold lottery winner stories.  Whatever the story – spent all their money, still shop for bargains etc – we are interested in hearing it.

Special criteria: Must not have been in a national newspapers recently. If covered in a small way they won, this may be OK.  Must be willing to be named and pictured.

 

Story / Case Study Wanted: Women who solved their own crimes / caught their own attacker.

More info: We are writing a feature for a glossy magazine about women who solved their own crimes / caught their own attacker. There is a case study payment on offer and this is an ideal opportunity for women to mention the company or charity they have become involved with or launched since becoming a victim of crime, as well as sharing their story with over 300,000 readers.

 

Story or Case Study Wanted: I spend Loads on My Kids’ Bling!!

Media outlet: Sunday Newspaper Supplement.

More Story Info: We’re doing an article about ‘bling’ kids like Suri Cruise and Kai Wayne Rooney. We’re looking for a case study of a mum who spends a fortune on her kids in designer boutiques.

Special criteria: Mum must be willing to be identified and talk openly about what she spends on her kids.