Stuff Journalists Like

Thursday, June 26, 2008

I was checking up on Stuff White People Like, the hilarious blog that spawned the equally thought-provoking Stuff Educated Black People Like, when I realized nobody has accounted for the journalists of the world. So here it is, Stuff Journalists Like:

1. Messenger bags
2. All the President's Men
3. Blackberrys
4. Holiday sweaters
5. Seinfeld
6. AP Stylebook
7. Vests with large pockets
8. Free food
9. Correcting bad grammar/typos
10. "This American Life"
11. Button-down shirts
12. Action figures
13. Exclusives
14. Credentials on lanyards
15. Small cars
16. Debates
17. Baseball caps
18. Blogs
19. Anchorman
20. Reporting overseas
21. The New York Times
22. Coffee
23. Telephoto lenses
24. Conferences
25. Lists
26. Standing up for the little guy
27. Cake

Feel free to add your own observations in the comments.

7 Comments:

Blackberrys? Really? I thought we were more of the N95 type. I know I am.

yay for coffee!

commented by

Carlos Alonso, 10:23 AM

28. Election night pizza
29. "The Daily Show"
30. Bitching
31. Moaning
32. Romanesko

commented by

Mark Dodge Medlin, 3:21 PM

33. Writing
34. Making fun of TV journalists
35. Playing football with marketing guys
36. Fresh notepad
37. Hunter S Thompson

commented by

Debby A, 2:56 AM

38. Procrastonating
39. Bemoaning the death of our profession
40. Fantasizing about being rich
41. Scoops
42. Macs
43. The smell of newsprint

commented by

dgelles, 4:36 PM

44. Those times when someone from your community actually calls to THANK you.

(And, holy cow, I'm surprised Free Food wasn't No. 1!)

commented by

Joan, 8:07 PM

45. Not sleeping.

commented by

CODY K, 10:09 PM

46. Comp time

commented by

Kari, 7:20 AM

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