you'reconfusedwithsomeoneelseunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast dueinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworkstrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthorconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemailbonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditormissing asocial eventor gym classto work moreintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callcan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and waitsocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writeeditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassignedsomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitude"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornamesamazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOIsource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompletesomeonethinksyou'reunemployedactuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteamveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangeryou getinvited to asuperseekret slacknitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerrorsomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twitteryou didn'tregretreading thecommentscomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingthree badlypitched PRemails inone dayyou'reconfusedwithsomeoneelseunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast dueinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworkstrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthorconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemailbonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditormissing asocial eventor gym classto work moreintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callcan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and waitsocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writeeditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassignedsomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitude"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornamesamazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOIsource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompletesomeonethinksyou'reunemployedactuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteamveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangeryou getinvited to asuperseekret slacknitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerrorsomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twitteryou didn'tregretreading thecommentscomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingthree badlypitched PRemails inone day

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