Overheard in the Newsroom » Co-workers

#5457

OHnewsroom — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:21 +0000

Intern to Producer: “So have you ever wanted to do real journalism?”

OHnewsroom — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:00:01 +0000

Reporter: “Is ‘eponymous’ too big a word to use?”

Intern: “It’s too big for me. I think it’s a small hippopotamus.”

OHnewsroom — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:15:41 +0000

IT: “Are you guys moving in the building or out?”

Composing manager: “No, we’ve been in this building for over 100 years.”

IT: “You mean it always looks like this?”

OHnewsroom — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:08:40 +0000

Editor taking dictation from reporter at a protest: “Nazi-zona? How do you spell that?”

OHnewsroom — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:00:27 +0000

Copy editor at paper in Louisiana: “Did you see the thing about Louisiana being named the laziest state? We should get something in about that.”

Wire editor: “Eh, let’s publish it next week.”

OHnewsroom — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:45:41 +0000

After hearing his news story read almost verbatim on a television report, reporter turns to his editors and says: “Am I in the wrong newsroom?”

OHnewsroom — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:06:02 +0000

Intern 1: “Does this beard make me look older or younger? Be honest.”

Intern 2: “I don’t know, but it makes you look creepier.”

OHnewsroom — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:04:55 +0000

Newsroom on deadline hears reporter rejecting a story pitch: “I don’t get what’s so hard about the letters N and O.”

Art desk with 4 late ads handed in by the publisher: “It’s because the main man has a problem with B.A.L.L.S.”

OHnewsroom — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:00:40 +0000

Intern to News Editor: “You have a really kick-ass nickname. Can you help me get one? Because right now, they all call me ‘Hey, Intern.’”

OHnewsroom — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:30:03 +0000

Reporter: “This is the second religion story I’ve written where the final word count is 666. I feel like that’s a bad sign.”