Overheard in the Newsroom » Industry

#5457

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

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

#5455

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?”

#5454

OHnewsroom — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:09:29 +0000

Reporter: “Everything is rising except my salary.”

#5452

OHnewsroom — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:45:13 +0000

Rodeo reporter: “Covering rodeo is not like covering any other sport. I’ve filed from a whorehouse and I’ve filed from an outhouse.”

Sports reporter: “Were those the only places with wireless?”

#5450

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?”

#5448

OHnewsroom — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:08:03 +0000

Slot editor: “My pen just ran out of ink. I’m going home.”

#5446

OHnewsroom — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:06:47 +0000

City editor on series of e-mails between himself and reader about the news site not having an hourly front-page weather update: “I mean, (readers) like that don’t really bother me anymore, but fuck you—I’m so sorry you have to click on the big sun to see the weather.”

#5441

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.”

#5440

OHnewsroom — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:29 +0000

“That’s my job, to eat red gummi bears all night.”

#5439

OHnewsroom — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:30:41 +0000

Copy editor to new entertainment reporter: “I don’t mean to be angry with you. You’re just being punished for the sins of your predecessor.”