Anyone have any tips for pitching an entertainment story to broadcast entertainment mags?

Pitching stories to media is a skill that is honed with experience. Before pitching to media, it is important to identify those outlets (and specific reporters) which will most likely be interested in your story. Once the target outlets are identified, make sure to read many stories by a variety of reporters to determine how they cover news and their "beat" (typical story type).

Determine how much "lead time" they need to write a story to have it appear (be published) at the optimal time to match the event you are promoting. E.g. , monthly magazines are often writing 3-6 months in advance.

Once you identify the appropriate reporter, make sure that you are armed with everything the reporter needs to write the story. Reporters are very busy because there is less and less staff to cover all the news being presented to them. Whenever you can make their job easier, they are more likely to be amenable to running with your story.

What do you need: -- Background information -- Fact sheets -- Multi-media resources (websites, graphics, photos, video, social media) -- Access to experts/celebrities for interviews (KNOW EXPERTS AVAILABILITY FOR INTERVIEWS IN ADVANCE) When you are ready to pitch, attempt to get the reporter live. Try mid-morning. In the beginning of the day, they are catching up with work.In the afternoons, they are on deadline.

If you can't get them live, send a brief email with a SHORT, carefully worded pitch about the story. Do not send attachments, but do list what resources you can offer if they want the story. If you are really keen on one publication, offer a reporter an EXCLUSIVE and do not pitch anyone else until they definitively pass on the story.

My advice is based on experience. Good luck.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.