BB2010: Make up some garbage, get it in the paper, get paid!
BB2010: Make up some garbage, get it in the paper, get paid!
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aclivity

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Friday 11th June 2010
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I clicked a button on a facebook page for one of the Big Brother contestants (Steve Gill, the ex forces guy). Turned out I had joined a fan page on facebook for him. Not a great problem, I hope he does well anyway (and I don't know how to leave a group that I have joined anyway).

Today I receive this message via Faceache:

email from journo said:
Hi there,

Hope this finds you well.

I’m a freelance journalist for a super trendy magazine in London and we’ve seen that your pal Steve has entered the Big Brother house this week and we’re sure he’ll do brilliantly.

I’m just dropping you a line to see if you had any funny, quirky or weird and wonderful stories.

Or maybe you know an ex partner or friend who has some of the above or spicy tales.

We’re also looking for some never-before-seen pictures or videos too.

Obviously for any help you can give us then we can pay you very well – and as one of the biggest magazines in the country we can pay you more than anyone else for your assistance.

So if you think you can help then drop me a line to wordsbys****@gmail.com.

This will be the only email you’ll receive from me so just ignore this if you don’t want me to contact you again.

Thanks for your time

S**** W***
Now I quite fancy getting some stories into a super trendy magazine. I also fancy making a super trendy journalist (one who I suspect works for Richard "tawdry low rent pornographer" Desmond, given the statement about "one of the biggest magazines in the country we can pay you more than anyone else for your assistance.") look stupid.

So, suggestions of what wacky (yet believable, at least by a stupid journo) stories I could feed?