Dive into the archives.
- #8585
“Anyone got some high value ‘crap-tent’ that we can post online?”
- #8582
Reporter: “News Edit Pro is slightly better than a typewriter — slightly.”
- #8571
Tired editor to reporter: “Do that brief last… or don’t do it, if you don’t want to.”
- #8562
Reporter discussing possible assignment: “Mom stabs son?!” Assignment Editor: “Just in the knee.” Reporter: “Nevermind.”
- #8559
Editor in chief: “Is anyone in here not doing something?” Arts and Entertainment editor: “Does leaving count as something?”
- #8558
Assignment Desk Editor: “How is it that we have seedless watermelons, but I can’t get a damn SAT shot tuned in?”
- #8529
Night metro editor announces that she’s holding — yet again — a story about tractor accidents. Metro editor: “That poor tractor story is never gonna get in.” Night metro editor: “Yeah, well it ain’t like that guy is gonna grow his foot back. It can hold.”
- #8528
Photo editor: “No barfing in the newsroom.” AME: “Barfing’s fine. Just don’t die.”
- #8524
Designer: “We have waved goodbye to deadline. Soon we will be giving it the middle finger.”
- #8522
Deputy Editor to Editor on a particularly difficult day: “Can I get you a cup of tea? Or maybe some ecstasy?”
- #8505
Editor: “What stories are you doing?” Reporter: “What am I not doing?” Editor: “OK, what are you not doing?” Reporter: “Work.”
- #8497
Reporter filling in as editor-in-chief for the day: “Just changed a mayoral candidate’s activity from ‘United Meth’ to ‘United Methodist.’ I’ll put that down as a ‘good catch’ by me.”
- #8491
News editor at a student newspaper, after repeated calls about last minute events: “Why can’t they give me more time to prepare? I can’t just pull reporters out of my ass, you know.”
- #8487
“I don’t care about the Pirates/Brewers, send me the Rays you clowns!”
- #8473
Managing editor: “What’s up with page two?” Copy editor: “I’ll be squeezing out the deuce as soon as I plop in the news nugget.”
- #8451
Editor, talking to reporter about space in the paper: “If you want dibs on the good hole, you’ve got to get the story in earlier.”
- #8445
Assignment Editor: “That guy was found alive.” Producer: “Shoot, now I’m :30 under, he couldn’t stay missing for 3 more hours?”
- #8438
Editor: “I’m starting the obit page. Everyone die now or forever hold your peace.”
- #8426
College newspaper editor in the middle of an all-nighter: “When the only lead you can come up with for a story about a flood is ‘It was a dark and stormy night,’ it’s probably time to go to bed.”
- #8424
Producer 1: “You should get Words with Friends on Facebook so we can play at work.” Producer 2: “Hang on, let me finish my Mah Jong game first.” Producer 3: “Hardest working news team ever.”
