Women's weeklies. We love 'em

There's some fighting talk from Lucy Jolin on JournoBiz that we can't help but agree with. She gives an expert opinion on how to write for women’s weeklies - and lambasts those who look down their noses at such titles.Plenty of writers consider such titles beneath them. According to some, these magazines and the stories in them are ‘cheap, trashy and sensationalist.’ Try telling that to the woman we reported on a few weeks back who is now having surgery for a terrible disease she discussed. She’ll show you the letters of support she’s had from all over the country and tell you about the friends she’s made since the article appeared. Oh and she can also describe the first holiday she’s been on in years after the magazine footed the bill.[Linda]