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The Register-Sphincter?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Wonderlic, Feb 19, 2009.

  1. Wonderlic

    Wonderlic Member

    Just trying to lighten the mood around here a little bit. Here's an amusing Dave Barry column, no doubt ahead of its time, originally published June 10, 2001:

    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2004368/posts


     
  2. Jeremy Goodwin

    Jeremy Goodwin Active Member

    Good thing I majored in journalism. Take that, English majors.
     
  3. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    STAFF CUTBACKS: The typical newspaper staff has been reduced to one editor, one managing editor, 14 assistant managing editors, 39 deputy assistant managing editors, and one reporter. The editors spend their days holding meetings to think of new ways to cut costs, while the reporter (who, for budgetary reasons, is not allowed to leave the building) looks out the window, in case news occurs in the parking lot.
     
  4. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    Why would a reporter ever have to leave the building? Don't you have telephones, email and the internet?
     
  5. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    I knew some people who worked for the Journal Sphincter Company.

    Things were real tight there.
     
  6. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    I heard the benefits stink too.
     
  7. nmmetsfan

    nmmetsfan Active Member

    Sometimes it runs smoothly. Especially after Taco night.
     
  8. brettwatson

    brettwatson Active Member

    The writer's name was Ben Dover.
     
  9. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    I'm very intrigued by your avatar.
     
  10. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    [/quote]

    Sometimes we have a "most useless major" contest in the newsroom. Philosophy, political science and history are always among the contenders. Our reigning champ majored in ART history.

    By the way, I like the photo Armchair QB uses with his posts. But we'll save the North Side-South Side stuff for baseball season.
     
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