someonethinksyou'reunemployedsource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompleteactuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteambonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditorinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworkconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemailsocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writeunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast dueveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangerthree badlypitched PRemails inone dayyou'reconfusedwithsomeoneelsecomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingmissing asocial eventor gym classto work morenitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerroreditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassigned"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornamesyou getinvited to asuperseekret slacksomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twitteryou didn'tregretreading thecommentsamazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOIstrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthorsomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitudecan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and waitintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callsomeonethinksyou'reunemployedsource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompleteactuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteambonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditorinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworkconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemailsocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writeunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast dueveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangerthree badlypitched PRemails inone dayyou'reconfusedwithsomeoneelsecomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingmissing asocial eventor gym classto work morenitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerroreditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassigned"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornamesyou getinvited to asuperseekret slacksomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twitteryou didn'tregretreading thecommentsamazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOIstrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthorsomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitudecan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and waitintervieweeno-showsin personor for a call

Freelance Journalist Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. someone thinks you're unemployed
  2. source asks for off-the-record after interview is complete
  3. actually helpful conference call with the team
  4. bonafide rare compliment from an editor
  5. invited as a guest on a podcast or local news network
  6. conference call that should've been an email
  7. social media hate for headline you didn't write
  8. unpaid invoice, 60 days past due
  9. veiled legal threat from a source or stranger
  10. three badly pitched PR emails in one day
  11. you're confused with someone else
  12. compliment from reader who doesn't want anything
  13. missing a social event or gym class to work more
  14. nitpicky "correction" email when there was no error
  15. editor pretends an assignment wasn't assigned
  16. "friend" only contacts you for editor names
  17. you get invited to a super seekret slack
  18. someone you respect blocks you on Twitter
  19. you didn't regret reading the comments
  20. amazing press event you can't cover b/c COI
  21. stranger thinks you're a fiction author
  22. someone wants to talk to you about your attitude
  23. can't start work b/c you have to hurry up and wait
  24. interviewee no-shows in person or for a call