source asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompletecan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and waitbonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditorsomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twitterstrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthorveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangermissing asocial eventor gym classto work moreinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworkintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callactuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteamyou didn'tregretreading thecomments"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornameseditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassignedsocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writeunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast dueconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemailyou getinvited to asuperseekret slackyou'reconfusedwithsomeoneelsesomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitudesomeonethinksyou'reunemployedcomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingnitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerroramazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOIthree badlypitched PRemails inone daysource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompletecan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and waitbonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditorsomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twitterstrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthorveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangermissing asocial eventor gym classto work moreinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworkintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callactuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteamyou didn'tregretreading thecomments"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornameseditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassignedsocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writeunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast dueconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemailyou getinvited to asuperseekret slackyou'reconfusedwithsomeoneelsesomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitudesomeonethinksyou'reunemployedcomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingnitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerroramazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOIthree 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. source asks for off-the-record after interview is complete
  2. can't start work b/c you have to hurry up and wait
  3. bonafide rare compliment from an editor
  4. someone you respect blocks you on Twitter
  5. stranger thinks you're a fiction author
  6. veiled legal threat from a source or stranger
  7. missing a social event or gym class to work more
  8. invited as a guest on a podcast or local news network
  9. interviewee no-shows in person or for a call
  10. actually helpful conference call with the team
  11. you didn't regret reading the comments
  12. "friend" only contacts you for editor names
  13. editor pretends an assignment wasn't assigned
  14. social media hate for headline you didn't write
  15. unpaid invoice, 60 days past due
  16. conference call that should've been an email
  17. you get invited to a super seekret slack
  18. you're confused with someone else
  19. someone wants to talk to you about your attitude
  20. someone thinks you're unemployed
  21. compliment from reader who doesn't want anything
  22. nitpicky "correction" email when there was no error
  23. amazing press event you can't cover b/c COI
  24. three badly pitched PR emails in one day