conferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemailinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworkbonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditoractuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteamsomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitude"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornamesyou getinvited to asuperseekret slackyou didn'tregretreading thecommentsnitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerrorcan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and waitthree badlypitched PRemails inone dayeditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassignedcomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingsomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twittersocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writestrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthoryou'reconfusedwithsomeoneelseamazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOIsource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompletemissing asocial eventor gym classto work moreintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callsomeonethinksyou'reunemployedveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangerunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast dueconferencecall thatshould'vebeen anemailinvited as aguest on apodcast orlocal newsnetworkbonafide rarecomplimentfrom aneditoractuallyhelpfulconferencecall with theteamsomeonewants to talkto you aboutyour attitude"friend" onlycontacts youfor editornamesyou getinvited to asuperseekret slackyou didn'tregretreading thecommentsnitpicky"correction"email whenthere was noerrorcan't startwork b/c youhave to hurryup and waitthree badlypitched PRemails inone dayeditorpretends anassignmentwasn'tassignedcomplimentfrom readerwho doesn'twantanythingsomeoneyou respectblocks youon Twittersocial mediahate forheadline youdidn't writestrangerthinks you'rea fictionauthoryou'reconfusedwithsomeoneelseamazingpress eventyou can'tcover b/cCOIsource asksfor off-the-record afterinterview iscompletemissing asocial eventor gym classto work moreintervieweeno-showsin personor for a callsomeonethinksyou'reunemployedveiled legalthreat froma source orstrangerunpaidinvoice,60 dayspast due

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