Not For Attribution

Because I got this e-mail.

Loan available for all in need of financial assistance,Contact me via frankloanoffer@hotmail.com And also i live in South Africa.So if interested in getting a loan do get back to me for more information.

Spammers are getting lazier and lazier. No sob story. Damn.

But, I may be interested after this was announced. Ugh. It never ends.

Seems relevant to the interests of anyone who worked at the Evergreen.

http://overheardinthenewsroom.com/

Some selections:

Reporter: “My lede is now the size of a large Tribune story.”

“Is it wrong to run the over-eating for fun column under the grocery shopping on welfare story?”

Reporter: “I want to do a story about a man who makes wood carvings with a chainsaw.”

Features editor: “Does he have cancer?”

Reporter: “Yes.”

Features editor: “Then let’s do it.”

GA Reporter: “When I make my cop calls, I completely change my tone of voice depending on the sex of the dispatcher.”      (Sad to say, but I probably do this)

“This job would be great if it wasn’t for the readers. Thank god we’ve almost taken care of that.”

I always lol at the front pages of the NY Daily News and the NY Post. The two usually have eerily similar fronts, but today was … interesting.

I checked Newseum because I wanted to see 9/11 anniversary pages.

Here’s the Daily News.

And, here’s the Post.

Interesting.

I came in extra early today for my first day. I was in my suit, shirt nealy pressed. I had read the paper, head bursting with story ideas.
Before I even had a chance to go to human resources, there was a staff meeting to announce the cutbacks that I talked about.
That changed the dynamic of the day. I don’t know what people would have said under different circumstances, but today everyone walked by saying “Interesting day to start” and “Second-guessing what you want to do yet?”
Oddly enough, it didn’t affect me much. It was horrible to see these fantastic peope have to wonder about their future. But, I never wondered about mine. I am as set to be a newspaper reporter as I ever have been, but it is another issue whether I get a job.
But, enough about that. Other than the announcement that seemingly crushed the soul of the newsroom, my day was fantastic. (That sentence reminds me of that horrible parade lede) I wrote a story and set up some others. I met some amazing people – I sit next to a former Evergreener. Today reinforced my great respect for the TNT and I am honored to have a desk in that newsroom. I can’t wait to see what happens in the coming months. (Other than the buyouts, of course)