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Special blog for the Wise County Messenger Editorial staff that enables reporters and editors the opportunity to comment on or further discuss their individual stories, photos, or events of the day.

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Overheard in the Newsroom

#5480

Chief editor to employee, taking a few printed sheets from his desk: “I’m going to go outside, fire up a cigar, read this and see if you’re still gonna work here.”

#5479

Business editor, squinting at intern’s computer screen: “Are those two guys kissing?”

#5478

Anchor suggesting anti-teen pregnancy PSA copy: “Do you want to have fun, or you want to have a future? Don’t fornicate before your time.”

#5477

Reporter: “How long do you want this?” Editor: “I don’t know, fifteen, eighteen inches?” Reporter: “This is my masterpiece. It’s 50.”

#5476

Producer to newsroom after sitting through hours of breaking news: “Code red. Get me a catheter.”

#5475

City editor after a reporter explains what a Tumblr is and why the paper should have one: “So, it’s like a blog orgy?”

#5474

Police scanner: “We’ve got a call for a domestic at (location). They’re saying someone has a bottle and someone else is pregnant.”

#5473

Intern reporter: “In less than 2 months, I’ve become the master of finding free food around here.” Photog: “Now THAT’S newsworthy!”

#5472

Graphics staffer: “I’ve never understood what a nut graf is. It sounds like a surgical operation.”

#5471

Junior sub editor to chief editor: “Why are you looking at the copies after they have gone to print?” Chief editor: “I am looking at all the changes we could have made if we had lots of time.”