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Emma Guinness
6 months
This story was an absolute pleasure to cover. So happy to share Ella’s journey - I’ll always be committed to worthwhile stories like these that actually do some good in the world. ☺️
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Emma Guinness
2 months
Happy Friday! I'm delighted to be covering all things news and culture at the @Independent . I can now be contacted at Emma.Guinness @theindependent .co.uk! ☺️📷✉️
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Emma Guinness
2 months
🚨 Personal News Klaxon 🚨 After a great start to 2024 at the lovely @jampressltd and writing articles for a couple of other places (thanks for commissioning!), I’m joining the news desk at the @Independent next week!☺️ New contact details to follow!
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Emma Guinness
2 years
My front page story about the Queen speaking Scots in the Seven Days Supplement in the Sunday @scotnational ! So proud of this original and the fact that I pulled it out the bag during the craziest week while sick!
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Emma Guinness
2 years
🚨 Personal news klaxon 🚨 I’ll be joining the team at @Tyla next week as a full-time journalist! I’ll be wrapping up my work at ITN tomorrow on their On This Day channel. Grateful to have learned how to video edit and to have got the channel started. Onto the next challenge!
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Emma Guinness
4 years
I wrote about what it's like to have OCD during a pandemic for @MetroUK . I'm hoping that this article helps to dispel the narrative that it's all about germs.
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Emma Guinness
1 year
As a primarily digital journalist, it’s nice to see my words in print too! ☺️
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Emma Guinness
1 year
It’s me! Under my author name. Thanks @ScotNational . ☺️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Emma Guinness
3 years
I wrote about the extremist abuse of Scots-speaking and writing women for @ScotNational today. Have a read about this important issue below:
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The National
3 years
'The abuse of Scots-speaking and writing women isn’t about politics; it’s about classism and misogyny' // @emmagraeauthor
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Emma Guinness
5 years
I recently interviewed the insightful and eloquent @SammyReiSchwarz about how working in the sex industry has improved her mental health! Have a read:
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Emma Guinness
27 days
I conducted an investigation into exploitation at the Edinburgh Fringe for the @Independent . Unsurprisingly, it highlights the financial barriers people face when breaking into the arts.
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Emma Guinness
2 years
I’m looking to speak to an OnlyFans creator about how the work has affected their dating life for an article in @Refinery29 . It can be anonymous! #JournoRequest
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Emma Guinness
1 year
🚨 Personal News Klaxon 🚨 I’m delighted to say that I am now Head of Editorial at @catersmediagrp . My new email is emmaguinness @catersnews .com. Feel free to get in touch with any brilliant stories! ☺️📰
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Emma Guinness
4 years
I spoke to some of RuPaul's queens and others about the explosion of drag into mainstream entertainment and how it's helping to change the world for the better. Have a read!
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Emma Guinness
3 years
I would love to amplify LGBTQ+ voices that haven't been heard before this month. If you have an inspirational never-before-told story that you'd like to share with the world, please get in touch. DMs are open or email emmag @junglecreations .com #journorequest #Pride2021
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Emma Guinness
3 years
A huge thanks to @MaxHawker for opening up to me about his experience of OCD, and how he has created a character in children's literature to give hope to young people with the condition!
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Emma Guinness
2 years
I wrote about my experience of TikTok therapists for @MetroUK . Hopefully, it helps other people too.
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Emma Guinness
5 years
Fantastic night at the launch of @erikalust ’s VR film in Soho! 🙌🏻 It was super inspiring to meet lots of people involved in the sex positivity movement, and it’s spurred me on to do my bit when it comes to revealing the relationship between mental health and sexuality!
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Emma Guinness
5 months
PRs, I'm not back at work until next week and will have new contact details then! In the meantime, Happy New Year! ☺️
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Emma Guinness
2 years
Hello! I'm looking for interesting stories about festivals! I'm particularly interested in people's sex stories. Did a festival one-night stand lead to a happy relationship or marriage? DMs are open or email emma.guinness @ladbiblegroup .com #journorequest
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Emma Guinness
5 years
I'm looking for potential features for . If you've got an interesting story relating to mental health, sex positivity, death, or anything else you think sharing would make a positive difference in the world, please get in touch! #JournoRequest
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Emma Guinness
1 year
I wrote about why I don't think Scotland needs a Scottish Languages Minister for @ScotNational . Instead, existing bodies like the Scots Language Centre need more funding - and opportunities to work with existing ministers to enact change.
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Emma Guinness
2 years
Have you used apps like TooGoodToGo, Olio or Karma to navigate the cost of living crisis? If so, I’d love to chat to you for a feature. DMs are open or email emma.guinness @ladbiblegroup .com #JournoRequest #CostOfLivingCrisis
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Emma Guinness
2 years
Hello! I am looking to speak to a relationship expert about the fetishisation of bisexuality on ITV's Love Island. Publication @Tyla and deadline 2 pm today. Email: emma.guinnness @ladbiblegroup .com + DMs open. #LoveIsland #JournoRequest
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Emma Guinness
3 years
Looking to speak to inspirational people from minority backgrounds for potential interviews on VT. Have you got a story that showcases the best of humanity? Or a plan to win in 2021 despite the ongoing pandemic? Email me at emmag @junglecreations .com. #journorequest
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Emma Guinness
3 years
Check out the first in @VTOfficial 's Black History Month series. An interview with the fabulous Saloum N'Jie of 'Bridgerton'! #BHM #Bridgerton
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Emma Guinness
4 years
This is fab. Even when my OCD is relatively under control (like right now), I am still bombarded with these thoughts, and it takes a lot of mental strength not to act upon them and go down the rabbit hole once again.
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Emma Guinness
1 year
🚨 Personal News Klaxon 🚨 After a great year at LADbible Group, I am moving onto a fantastic new role - to be announced shortly. 🥳 I am taking a month off to record an audiobook over at @emmagraeauthor and complete some professional development.
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Emma Guinness
1 year
I just like to start 2023 by saying that 2022 was probably my best year yet as a journalist. It began with a combination of full-time archive production and article freelancing before I moved into my current position as a full-time social editorial writer (with freelancing too).
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Emma Guinness
2 years
A surreal time to be a journalist in London. @CNN vox pops outside Buckingham Palace.
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Emma Guinness
3 years
I wrote a very sad but necessary article about the Sarah Everard case. A huge thanks to @HollyLMckenna for providing a really important commentary throughout this sad time. Even if she had got a taxi home, it was no guarantee of safety.
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Emma Guinness
4 years
This is a fantastic insight into what it’s like to live with harm OCD. The scene with the cat really got to me because one of my biggest obsessions is accidentally harming an animal. A very important film.
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OCD Action
4 years
‘Don’t think of a Pink Elephant’ is an outstanding multi-award winning short film by @SurayaRaja which tells the story of a teenage girl with OCD who is battling intrusive thoughts & urges. *Contains violent images which some may find triggering/upsetting*
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Emma Guinness
2 years
Hello! Friendly reminder that I am now a digital news producer and freelance features writer. My old Jungle Creations email doesn’t work anymore, so I won’t get any press releases (nor do I currently need them!).
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Emma Guinness
2 years
A huge thanks to Kevin Cain for chatting to me about his haunted doll collection this Halloween.
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Emma Guinness
2 years
@MrsNRoadnight Hello! I'm a journalist at LADBible and we are covering Keanu Reeves' attendance at your wedding. If you've got an official comment to add, please DM me or email emma.guinness @ladbiblegroup .com
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Emma Guinness
3 years
I’m the lead producer on ITN’s new On This Day channel. We’ll be delivering amazing news content from an archive that goes all way back to 1955 - as it was originally reported. Feel free to follow us on social media: Twitter: @OnThisDayITNP Facebook:
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Emma Guinness
5 years
I just had a pitch about OCD and false memories accepted, and I couldn't be more excited. Watch this space! Hopefully, this is an essay that will do some good in the world. 🙏
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Emma Guinness
4 years
I think my wee pal is enjoying my online lecture at @NewsAssociates as much as me! #journohamster
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Emma Guinness
5 years
Exciting features coming up in the very near future: An interview about how sex work can help improve a person's mental health with @SammyReiSchwarz AND an interview with @ericabuist about her visits to death festivals (which she is in the process of writing a book about!)
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Emma Guinness
5 years
I am still a fiction writer, but I've decided to keep it and my journalism totally separate now that they're both going somewhere - proof that with enough hard work, anything is possible.
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Emma Guinness
1 year
I wrote about parodies of Scots speakers for @ScotNational in November. It more relevant than ever given Elon Musk's decision to only give verification to Twitter Blue subscribers. This is not a good thing for anyone - especially Scots creators.
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Emma Guinness
5 years
I'm looking to write more features centered around mental health/sex positivity because they are issues I care passionately about. If you have a story that you think might be a fit, please DM me! #journorequest
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Emma Guinness
5 years
@RachaelKrishna I'm so tempted to email and be like "So... I'm now writing a feature about being Fetished Mined. Why did you pretend to be a journalist named Holly?" 😂
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Emma Guinness
2 years
I'm keen to speak to transgender men in affected states about the overturning of Roe v. Wade. I'm particularly keen to speak to any trans men who have used planned parenthood prior to the ruling. DMs are open or email emma.guinness @ladbiblegroup .com #journorequest #RoeVWade
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Emma Guinness
4 months
It's been a while since I shared any of my journalism stories, so here's a thread of my favourites from 2024 so far! 🧵 Beginning with possibly London's craziest Airbnb...
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Emma Guinness
5 years
If you haven't read it yet, this is my interview with Ed and Lorraine Warren's grandson, Chris McKinnell, on :
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Emma Guinness
5 years
Here's a sneak peek of a super special features interview with @AutumnAurelia about the little-known POCD! #MentalHealthAwareness #OCD #Journalism #Feature
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Emma Guinness
4 years
If you have OCD and have struggled to access treatment, I'd love to get a few lines on how this has affected you during the coronavirus pandemic for an article in support of @OrchardOCD . Please email me at emmag @junglecreations .com #JournoRequest
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Emma Guinness
4 years
I'm looking to connect with other OCD sufferers who'd like to share their stories about living with the illness during the current pandemic. Please DM me or email me at emmag @junglecreations .com. #JournoRequest
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Emma Guinness
3 months
@nattykasambala Hi Natty! I'm a journalist. Where abouts was this ad? 👀
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Emma Guinness
3 years
Today is the end of an era. After four and a half years at Jungle Creations, I'm moving onto my next adventure as a news producer at ITN. A huge thanks to Stefan Armitage for being the best boss anyone could have ever asked for.
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Emma Guinness
5 years
@RachaelKrishna Update: I can now confirm that Holly was not a real person. Her surname is one letter different from Peter's real name, which he told me over DM. He must have been using pictures he found somewhere online.
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Emma Guinness
1 year
My first time in The New York Post! 😊🇺🇸
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Emma Guinness
4 years
Keep your eyes peeled for an excellent interview from RuPaul’s DragCon. Among other subjects, it covers British and American Drag and how the art form is a safe place for people of all gender identities! 🤩
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Emma Guinness
5 years
I'm aware that this one is a long shot, but I am also looking to interview someone who has UNDERWENT an exorcism and/or a Catholic priest trained in the practice for a feature on . Please get in touch at emmag @junglecreations .com. #JournoRequest
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Emma Guinness
2 years
Hello! I'm looking to speak to people who have had abortions after 15 weeks in light of the overturning of Roe VS Wade for a sensitive feature on @Tyla . DMs are open or email emma.guinness @ladbiblegroup .com. #journorequest #RoeVsWade
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Emma Guinness
5 years
I'm looking to speak to people about their experiences of fetishes and role play from different parts of the world, particularly if you're from a more conservative country. Please get in touch at emmag @junglecreations .com #JournoRequest
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Emma Guinness
4 years
I recently interviewed the incredible @imaginemebox for Black History Month in the UK. Keisha highlighted the pressing need for more POC representation in children's literature and how the publishing industry can help make this happen.
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Emma Guinness
2 years
I'm also looking to speak to bisexual fans of Love Island. What did you think of the male contestants' comments on a woman kissing ten men? Publication @Tyla . Deadline 2:30pm (ideally sooner). Email: emma.guinness @ladiblegroup .com + DMs open. #JournoRequest #LoveIsland
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Emma Guinness
4 years
On #WorldMentalHealthDay , I’m sharing this article that I wrote for @MetroUK about OCD. Harm OCD has made 2020 a lot harder than it would have otherwise been. But I’m a fighter, and I will share my experience of this illness to help other people.
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Emma Guinness
4 years
For Black History Month, I also spoke to the fabulous Court and Lex about life as POC lesbian parents. They told me about how they're raising their children to celebrate Black History Month every day. 🙌 🌈
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Emma Guinness
2 years
A huge thanks to @MrsVistaWife for chatting to me about the swinging lifestyle and debunking some of the biggest myths around it!
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Emma Guinness
5 years
Enjoying typing up @SammyReiSchwarz ' insightful answers about how working in the sex industry as improved her mental health for the better. This wonderful interview will be published on at some point during the next two weeks! 🤗
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Emma Guinness
3 years
There’s some great John Lennon footage coming from ITN tomorrow on the anniversary of his death! #Production 🎥 🎞
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Emma Guinness
5 years
If you'd like to keep up with my journalism, this is the account to follow!
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Emma Guinness
1 year
@YourPetFoodBank Hello! I'm a journalist at Caters Media Group - an international news agency. I was wondering if you'd be willing to chat to us about your pet food bank in light of the cost of living crisis?
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Emma Guinness
1 month
A wee exclusive from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Society in the @Independent today. This is how they protect performers like Richard Gadd when things sadly do go wrong:
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Emma Guinness
4 years
I wrote an essay about OCD and gaslighting for @MetroUK to provide an insight into what the illness is really like.
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Emma Guinness
5 years
The dystopian novels that scared me as a teenager are now very much a reality. I can't believe what I'm writing, let alone the number of people this will affect. We are literally stepping back in time.
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Emma Guinness
2 months
It was great to return to in-person interviewing today and speak to the lovely @ZoeKalar and @rioferdy5 about how they’re revolutionising social media! Content to follow in the @Independent ! 🤩 #WeAre8
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Emma Guinness
4 years
If you know of any restaurants in South West London that are providing meals to NHS staff during #COVID ー19, please email me on emmag @junglecreations .com. I’d also love to hear from you if you’re an NHS worker benefiting from the meals being provided! #journorequest
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Emma Guinness
10 months
This story was an absolute pleasure to write! Hats off to Jane and Laura for raising awareness about autism. ☺️
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Jane McNeice
10 months
You can expect #Autistic families to be ‘different’ because the Autistic people in them ARE ‘different’. The issue isn’t the ‘difference’, it’s the lack of societal acceptance of the ‘different’. Thank you @takeabreakmag for sharing our #Autism story!
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Emma Guinness
4 years
@BethMcKenna53 @SammyReiSchwarz Unfortunately, it’s not in my inbox or spam. Could you try again?
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Emma Guinness
2 years
This is incredible. A possessed vibrator.
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Ricky®
2 years
@guinness_emma No, but, a US customer did return a vibrator to us because they believed it was possessed by a demon.
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Emma Guinness
4 years
This is fantastic!
@ericabuist
Erica Buist
4 years
“I want to cut down this jogging couple like a pair of trees. They’re taking up the entire sidewalk in their little Winchester love bubble, so to maintain a two-meter distance I’m forced, yet again, to walk into traffic like the zombie I am.”
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Emma Guinness
5 years
Death positivity is also a huge interest. If you have unusual plans for you or a loved one's remains when the time comes, I'd love to hear about it! #journorequest
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Emma Guinness
2 years
I recently wrote about the limitations of the new cyberflashing law for @MetroOpinion . Have a read!
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Emma Guinness
4 years
I've got some super exciting Halloween features coming up this week. An interview with @ericabuist about her amazing journey to the world's death festivals and two interviews with members of the Warren Legacy Foundation about ghosthunting. Watch this space!
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Emma Guinness
5 months
@Morrisons Hello! I’m a reporter at the national press. I’m currently trying to get in touch with your press office. Is there a number I can contact them on?
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Emma Guinness
1 year
Some bylines I'm particularly proud of were featured in @ScotNational , @MetroOpinion , @Refinery29 and, of course, @Tyla and @UNILAD !
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