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aruanThe office is in utter chaos tonight. One of the copy editors quit this past weekend, and they haven't found anyone to come in to cover tonight, so it's two of us working on a sizeable paper with Staci, a staff writer, bravely stepping up to pinch hit. It was fun to train her in using the headline writing program and the mechanics of writing them.
Tomorrow's paper will be interesting. We have an ex-president of the Interfraternity Council tearing the organization apart for our guest column, an item about a Disney worker squished by a float in front of who knows how many tourists, and because Emily (who's actually a staff writer, too, but is covering for the copy desk chief tonight) loves me, I got the article about the Congressional hearings involving the FCC and, what else, the halftime show.
Because you see, it's not like we have a budget crisis or are fighting two wars; our population is gainfully employed and certainly not homeless, our children are getting a quality education, and the economy is booming like never before. So of course there's nothing more important Congress ought be doing than holding hearings on Janet Jackson's right breast and the coming apocalypse it heralds.
The lead that shocked and awed an office:
Janet Jackson's exposed breast was the talk of Capitol Hill on Wednesday, with lawmakers and regulators saying it's the latest example of all that's wrong with TV and should serve as the impetus for government to get tough with broadcasters.
*curls into a ball* There's no crying in journalism. There's no crying in journalism. *rocks back and forth*
In better news, I'm learning all kinds of new words tonight:
intransigent - adj. refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising
shibboleth - n. a word or pronunciation that distinguishes people of one group or class from those of another; a catchword.
excoriate - v. 1. To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade (see chafe) 2. To censure strongly; denounce (As in, Congress excoriated Viacom chief Mel Karmazin for more than two hours during a pair of hearings on Capitol Hill Wednesday. *snicker* I love puns, yo.)
Laura said she's going to McDonalds, and the "I'm lovin' it" rolled of my tongue shamefully fast. Damn you and your catchy jingle, too, Timberlake! *shakes fist*
I need icons for despondence, journalism, and an ever-useful 'Bitch, please.' Miranda, we'll confer later.
"What did I tell you about numbers divisible by thirteen?!"
-Debbie, production chief
Tomorrow's paper will be interesting. We have an ex-president of the Interfraternity Council tearing the organization apart for our guest column, an item about a Disney worker squished by a float in front of who knows how many tourists, and because Emily (who's actually a staff writer, too, but is covering for the copy desk chief tonight) loves me, I got the article about the Congressional hearings involving the FCC and, what else, the halftime show.
Because you see, it's not like we have a budget crisis or are fighting two wars; our population is gainfully employed and certainly not homeless, our children are getting a quality education, and the economy is booming like never before. So of course there's nothing more important Congress ought be doing than holding hearings on Janet Jackson's right breast and the coming apocalypse it heralds.
The lead that shocked and awed an office:
Janet Jackson's exposed breast was the talk of Capitol Hill on Wednesday, with lawmakers and regulators saying it's the latest example of all that's wrong with TV and should serve as the impetus for government to get tough with broadcasters.
*curls into a ball* There's no crying in journalism. There's no crying in journalism. *rocks back and forth*
In better news, I'm learning all kinds of new words tonight:
intransigent - adj. refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising
shibboleth - n. a word or pronunciation that distinguishes people of one group or class from those of another; a catchword.
excoriate - v. 1. To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade (see chafe) 2. To censure strongly; denounce (As in, Congress excoriated Viacom chief Mel Karmazin for more than two hours during a pair of hearings on Capitol Hill Wednesday. *snicker* I love puns, yo.)
Laura said she's going to McDonalds, and the "I'm lovin' it" rolled of my tongue shamefully fast. Damn you and your catchy jingle, too, Timberlake! *shakes fist*
I need icons for despondence, journalism, and an ever-useful 'Bitch, please.' Miranda, we'll confer later.
"What did I tell you about numbers divisible by thirteen?!"
-Debbie, production chief
