social mediahate forheadline youdidn't writeactuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteambonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditoryou getinvited to asuperseekret slackyou didn'tregretreading thecommentscan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and waitmissing asocial eventor gym classto work moreintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callsomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twittersomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitudenitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerrorunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast duethree badlypitched PRemails inone daysource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompleteamazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOIcomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemaileditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassignedveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangerstrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthorinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworksomeonethinksyou'reunemployedyou'reconfusedwithsomeoneelse"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornamessocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writeactuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteambonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditoryou getinvited to asuperseekret slackyou didn'tregretreading thecommentscan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and waitmissing asocial eventor gym classto work moreintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callsomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twittersomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitudenitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerrorunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast duethree badlypitched PRemails inone daysource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompleteamazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOIcomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemaileditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassignedveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangerstrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthorinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworksomeonethinksyou'reunemployedyou'reconfusedwithsomeoneelse"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornames

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