Dive into the archives.
- 1696
Editor (on the phone answering a complaint about politicians): “No, we’re an equal opportunity organization. We don’t like ANY of them.”
- 1695
Photo editor #1: “Why are you staring at me?” Photo editor #2: “Because I can’t strangle you.”
- 1694
Following a brief story meeting: Editor: “Clean your story plates.” Reporter: “Yeah, there’s starving reporters in Africa.”
- 1693
Tape Op to Director: “Could we get someone in here? John got his package stuck in the Tape Machine and he can’t pull it out.”
- 1692
Executive Producer to Producer: “What exactly do you mean by ‘a drug deal gone bad?’ ”
- 1691
Copy editor, scrutinizing a feature story/photo about a fundraiser: “I really don’t think we should allow photos anymore of men dressed up as women.” Page designer: “Ummmm, that’s actually a woman.”
- 1690
Reporter after watching the network newscasts: “Dominick Dunne got Farrah-e’d.”
- 1689
Girl Scout on station tour upon entering newsroom: “It smells like news in here.”
- 1688
After newspaper reorganization and trying to get the phone lines and e-mail problems resolved. Reporter: “They try to e-mail, they can’t. They try to call and they can’t.” Editor: “I know, it’s great!”
- 1687
“Can you check that Friend Count thing?” Editor trying to instruct a reporter to see if a source is on Facebook.
- 1686
Home-school kid on tour of newsroom to copy editors/paginators: “So basically… your job is a bunch of clicking.”
- 1685
Reporter looking at first paycheck at new job: “I thought Lincoln abolished slavery.”
- 1684
Female Anchor watching old black/white video footage of Cronkite in Vietnam: “Where’s their LIVE bug?!”
- 1683
City editor to night reporter going up in a stunt plane: “Don’t die because it’s so hard to find someone to fill these shifts.”
- 1682
Anchor commenting to reporter on scanner traffic: “You see, a bi-polar person is one who dresses like a polar bear and goes either way sexually.”
- 1681
Editor: “Did you say they’re called Citizens for Pets in Condoms?” Reporter: “Wow. So are their fundraisers cocktail parties?”
- 1680
Editor: “I have a piece of mail for you on my desk.” Reporter: “Is it ticking?”
- 1679
Photographer shooting a standup: “Don’t stop ‘til I’m on you.” Reporter: “Man, have I heard that before.”
- 1678
Reporter: “I’m always two steps from being sued.”
- 1677
Local reporter rushing off to the network newsroom to substitute anchor: “You know what they say. Never give up a chance to have sex or be on television.”
