you'reconfusedwithsomeoneelsemissing asocial eventor gym classto work morestrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthorconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemailsomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twittereditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassignedbonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditorsomeonethinksyou'reunemployedamazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOIsomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitudesocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writeactuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteamveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangerunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast dueyou getinvited to asuperseekret slackyou didn'tregretreading thecommentsintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callsource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompletecomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingcan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and wait"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornamesnitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerrorthree badlypitched PRemails inone dayinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworkyou'reconfusedwithsomeoneelsemissing asocial eventor gym classto work morestrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthorconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemailsomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twittereditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassignedbonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditorsomeonethinksyou'reunemployedamazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOIsomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitudesocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writeactuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteamveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangerunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast dueyou getinvited to asuperseekret slackyou didn'tregretreading thecommentsintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callsource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompletecomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingcan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and wait"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornamesnitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerrorthree badlypitched PRemails inone dayinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetwork

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