Overheard in the Newsroom » Deadline

#9000

OHnewsroom — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:26:32 +0000

Angry news editor ordering reporter to a job: “Get there as quick as you can and phone me when you are outside.”

Five minutes later shouting down the phone to the hack: “Phone me when you get outside the house not the bloody office!”

#8990

OHnewsroom — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:33:00 +0000

Reporter: “They just confirmed it… wait… they just re-tweeted her. That’s not confirmation. That’s just doubling down.”

#8963

OHnewsroom — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:07:46 +0000

Reporter looking to move on a story about prostitution for the next news bulletin: “What can I do with a prostitute at 10 a.m.?”

#8900

OHnewsroom — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:15:13 +0000

Editor to reporter pleading for a deadline extension: “Christmas ain’t moving.”

#8887

OHnewsroom — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:28:31 +0000

Copy editor: “If our computer system keeps moving this slow we’re going to have to re-book the front page because there’s going to be a murder.”

#8884

OHnewsroom — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:13:09 +0000

“‘No news is good news’? Dumbest shit I’ve ever heard.”

#8876

OHnewsroom — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:18:10 +0000

Reporter: “Wow, I’m glad someone caught that typo. I accidentally quoted the CEO as saying the expansion plans were adorable, not affordable.”

#8873

OHnewsroom — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:56:06 +0000

Weekly reporter to source on why he didn’t check voicemail during the deadline crunch: “It’s like the weekly version of the end of the semester in college.”

#8844

OHnewsroom — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:55:26 +0000

Designer: “I’m like the AP: A day late on the news!”

#8829

OHnewsroom — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:25:46 +0000

Designer: “How did the F word get into the newspaper?”

Copy editor: “I don’t know; that’s why we have proofreaders.”

Designer: “Proofreaders? What a quaint idea. So antiquated. We should also have candle makers.”