Dive into the archives.
- #5853
Editor, trying to fix the printer that prints proofs: “It only goes in one way.”
- #5849
Sports editor: “I fixed the flash on the camera!”
Asst news editor: “Really?!”
Sports editor: “Well, okay, I changed the batteries.”
- #5843
Design chief, on the launch of a new website and software: “If it comes to us not having a website or me not having keyboard shortcuts, that website’s gone.”
- #5832
Reporter to editor: “Is ass allowed on the comment section if it’s spelled with dollar signs (a$$)?”
- #5831
Producer, after listening to police scanners for an extended period of time: “Time for more Lady Gaga… I can’t take this anymore.”
- #5829
Reporter: “What does STET stand for?”
Associate Editor: “It’s Latin for Apple-Z.”
- #5821
Reporter, upon receiving a press release in an uncommon file format: “Fuck you and your DOCX bullshit!”
- #5820
Editor 1: “Our network is so slow, I can’t even watch last night’s council meeting online without it pausing to buffer the video every five seconds.”
Editor 2: “Yeah, but at least we don’t have to worry about anyone watching online porn.”
- #5812
IT support guy on the phone: “Are you from editorial?”
Reporter: “Yes… Why?”
IT support guy: “You all sound busy.”
- #5807
Managing editor to reporter who keeps asking questions: “The internet is RIGHT THERE.”
- #5802
Reporter to producer: “Can you reprint that in upper/lower case. When it is in all caps, it makes me feel like I am shouting.”
- #5794
Managing editor during editorial system switchover: “Smoke ’em if you got ’em.”
- #5786
Copy editor walking away from computer during the switch to a new content management system: “I’m just going to go hyperventilate.”
- #5783
Old lady to reporter who wanted to take her picture: “Can’t you just Photoshop Angelina Jolie or something?”
- #5778
Copy editor: “My computer just crashed so hard Bill Gates thought he was in an earthquake.”
- #5755
Web editor to corporate IT guy about working on WordPress: “What does ‘Make this post sticky’ do?”
IT guy: “I think you should avoid that.”
- #5748
“Overheard in the Newsroom’s as good at preventing spam in the comments as our website is.”
- #5724
Designer, about newsroom software: “I just don’t understand how something used all over the world by so many people can be so buggy.”
IT guy: “Have you ever used Windows?”
- #5722
Director: “Is the light-switcher still dead?”
Camera Op: “Yeah, just like my heart.”
- #5720
Director talking to Managing Editor about True Blood: “Lesbians. Does that make you want to watch?”
Managing Editor: “No, I can google lesbians.”
