someoneyou respectblocks youon Twittercomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingeditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassignedveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangerinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworknitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerroryou didn'tregretreading thecommentsyou getinvited to asuperseekret slacksocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writeunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast duesource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompletesomeonethinksyou'reunemployedthree badlypitched PRemails inone dayactuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteamamazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOI"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornamesyou'reconfusedwithsomeoneelsestrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthormissing asocial eventor gym classto work morebonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditorintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callsomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitudeconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemailcan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and waitsomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twittercomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingeditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassignedveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangerinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworknitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerroryou didn'tregretreading thecommentsyou getinvited to asuperseekret slacksocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writeunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast duesource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompletesomeonethinksyou'reunemployedthree badlypitched PRemails inone dayactuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteamamazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOI"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornamesyou'reconfusedwithsomeoneelsestrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthormissing asocial eventor gym classto work morebonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditorintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callsomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitudeconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemailcan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and wait

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