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Errata

They've said they pay up to £1000 for their stories

They may decide a story is only worth £100. Up to does not mean always.

richardw

euronorris wrote: »

I'm not sure why his life would be affected in an adverse way.

There's no guarantee it won't be. He's only 23 and they have no right to put him at any risk whatsoever, however small.

euronorris

richardw wrote: »

There's no guarantee it won't be. He's only 23 and you have no right to put him at any risk whatsoever, however small, so don't flaming don't do it.

Erm, did you not read the rest of my post?

And I'm not the OP.

Catblue

I think the name of the magazine would tell you how seriously they intend to cover the story.

If it is the New Scientist, then I would expect an in-depth piece about the cancer and its effects on a family.

If it is Chat/Take a Break type thing, then I would expect a vicious little piece about how your husband has another child that he abandoned at birth and how your own depression and resulting alcohol problem made you an unfit mother. Also an aside about how your son turned to cannabis to help him cope.

Now obviously I don't know whether any of the above is true or not but I expect they'd dig around for dirt on any family member.

richardw

euronorris wrote: »

And I'm not the OP.

Apologies.

Primrose

I think these articles can be a two edged sword. If you're desperate for the money and you think the article is in a reputable health magazine and will genuinely help others suffering a similar condition then it may be worth doing.
However, if it's a 'celeb' type magazine, and just wanting some splashy headlines, I don't think it's worth losing your privacy for, especially as they could end up paying a lot less than you originally envisaged. Then you will hav elost your right to privacy and have been financially screwed at the same time.

You will probably have no editorial rights over what is written. The final article may be nothing like you had visualised and you risk ending up feeling very "used".

fairydiamond

richardw wrote: »

Originally Posted by richardw
There's no guarantee it won't be. He's only 23 and you have no right to put him at any risk whatsoever, however small, so don't flaming don't do it.

Excuse me? What gives you the right to say ''flaming don't do it''. You are acting as though I am going behind my husband's back on the matter, which I certainly am not. I asked for advice for both of us. Anything that is done will be with his blessing.

Only a simple thread like this could turn so silly.

notsurewhereIstand

You say you want to raise awareness, but do magazine features like this actually do that?

Lance Armstrong has done internationally and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Jonathan Ross was very interesting.
Daytime telly has also done important medical checking advice.
The rest of your son's life is most important, not the money and not the media raising awareness.
Awareness will have been raised through your son's friends and that will have already been important.

cte1111

notsurewhereIstand wrote: »

You say you want to raise awareness, but do magazine features like this actually do that?

Lance Armstrong has done internationally and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Jonathan Ross was very interesting.
Daytime telly has also done important medical checking advice.
The rest of your son's life is most important, not the money and not the media raising awareness.
Awareness will have been raised through your son's friends and that will have already been important.

It's the OP's husband not son.

FWIW I think I'd do it. My sister has been in a couple of magazines (she lost loads of weight) and she was quite happy with it. She got some nice pictures to keep and enjoyed the experience.

It doesn't sound like there would be a negative way of showing the story, hope it works out for you both.

viktory

HGLTsuperstar wrote: »

Speaking from a journo background, no editor would allow this.

Fair enough - that would be enough to put me off.