Dive into the archives.
- #9067
Reporter: “You know, if they’re not going to order address labels anymore, it would be nice if the address stamp at least worked reliably.” Graphic designer: “You’re expectations are WAY too high.”
- #9063
Copy editor having an issue with posting a photo to the web: “We’ll see what happens at midnight. Either I’m Cinderella or a pumpkin.”
- #9061
On the newsroom scanner: EMT: “You said you were bleeding from somewhere. Are you bleeding?” Patient mumbles something. EMT: “Oh, you mean female type?” Dispatcher: “Open mic, open mic, open mic.”
- #9047
Reporter to co-worker, after trying to find an after-hours number for a police contact: “If at first you don’t succeed, check through every cop release you’ve gotten over the past two months.”
- #9045
Editor to weirdo on the phone: “If you want to have a blog you have to generate your own content. It’s not that hard.”
- #9041
Veteran editor improving his video editing skills: “I feel like Steven Spielberg.”
- #9035
Managing editor, to faulty printer: “It IS the correct paper size, you asshole.”
- #9034
10 p.m. producer to overnight producer: “The printer is out of toner and everyone forgot to order more. So, when you want to print you have to go upstairs.” Overnight producer: “That’s the third floor.” 10 p.m.: “Yes, it sucks.” Overnight producer: “The anchors can get their own scripts.”
- #9015
Reporter 1: “Wow, this computer is being slow.” Reporter 2: “On the list of things that don’t require a ‘wow’: Our computers being slow.”
- #9005
Copy editor: “Don’t you ever stop being emo?” Reporter: “Well, I am on Tumblr.”
- #9003
Co-worker trying to explain a computer problem to IT: “My computer is making airplane-style noises.”
- #8990
Reporter: “They just confirmed it… wait… they just re-tweeted her. That’s not confirmation. That’s just doubling down.”
- #8974
Reporter after repeatedly saying he can only hear half of what his interviewee is saying on the phone: “You know what always sucks about calling and interviewing activists? They’re also too poor to afford a phone that works.”
- #8965
Copy aide attempting to use printer: “But it says ‘data received.’” Copy editor: “That’s just the machine’s way of saying ‘fuck you.’”
- #8960
Reporter who is unfamiliar with Quark, laying out a page: “How do I get the text to run around these ads? I mean, doesn’t it just want to stay away from them?”
- #8957
Photographer with a new camera strap: “I can’t wait to try this strap on.”
- #8951
Editor in Chief at college newspaper: “At least this semester we have a sports editor who will fill out photo requests.” Copy editors: [Applause.]
- #8940
Web producer: “I already have 2 retweets on the dog sex story.”
- #8932
Director over headsets: “I found a cell phone by the switcher. It’s mine now! Feel free to keep paying for it though.”
- #8930
Photographer on the way to an ongoing shootout: “I don’t want to die tonight, I just downloaded a new book on my Kindle.”
