Overheard on Wenatchee Avenue

30Jun09

Setting: I’m approaching strangers downtown for reax to a new arena football team coming to town soon.
I introduce myself to a Seattle man as a World reporter and ask him a few questions. I quickly realize he’s from out of town and won’t have much to say. So I thank him and go to leave, but he wants to keep talking.

“So, are you, uh, like, with the high-school newspaper here?” he asks.

I answered politely, but I kind of wanted to say, “No, sir, I’m a real journalist.”


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  1. 1 Lynsi on July 2, 2009 said:

    What I have gotten a lot is, “So, how long have you been working at the Enterprise/P-I?”

    An obvious reaction to my apparent age/lack of name recognition.

    Then I hate having to tell them I’m an intern, because I like to pretend I’m a pro and I can feel sources’ trust sinking.

    But I think your incident is the most insulting. I’m sorry. :-(

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