This blog is based on the same idea as the successful “Overheard in New York” blog, which resulted in a book by the same name.

On Overheard in the Newsroom you’ll be treated to hilarious conversations like:

Editor: “We call furlough ‘shore leave’ now.”

Reporter: “I thought it was mandatory undertime.”

Or this:

Reporter: “This lady on the phone wants to know if we know anything about an explosion in her area.”

Editor: “Tell her it was the Rapture and she got left behind.”

One-liners like this:

Reporter, looking up from his lede: “Does anyone have any good ‘elephants having sex’ puns?”

And then there are revealing insights like:

Editor: “We don’t have time for journalism anymore. We’re too busy putting out the paper.”