What is your newspaper's nickname?

jonzer · June 6th, 2008, 04:03 PM

I'm not trying to get political. I don't want to hear your gripes about your newspaper and why it deserves it's nickname. I'm trying to build a collection of them to share with other journalists.
I've always found them to be humorous and usually, uncreative.

A few examples I'm aware of:

My paper, The Free Lance-Star is called by the haters "The Free Lance-Liar". That's totally unoriginal and not really clever at all.

The Atlanta Constitution has been referred to as the "Atlanta Constipation". Now that's pretty good and funny.

In Jackson, MS the paper is The Clarion-Ledger and I've heard it called "The Clarion-Liar". Not very clever.

What do you have?

hekawi · June 6th, 2008, 04:07 PM

in my town, The Greenville News is referred to as "The Greenville Snooze"

ajgus · June 6th, 2008, 04:08 PM

Well, The Chicago Tribune is comonly refered to as "the Trib". No alternate meanings, its just easier to say. However, the Chicago Sun-Times, which is a little more...opinionated &...well, different than the Trib...is often called the Sun Crimes by Trib readers.

jazztele · June 6th, 2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ajgus

Well, The Chicago Tribune is comonly refered to as "the Trib". No alternate meanings, its just easier to say. However, the Chicago Sun-Times, which is a little more...opinionated &...well, different than the Trib...is often called the Sun Crimes by Trib readers.

i call it the scum times.

Tele-Jones · June 6th, 2008, 04:13 PM

I've heard The Charlotte Observer referred to as The Charlotte Disturber.

mudbean · June 6th, 2008, 04:13 PM

Growing up on Long Island, NY we'd sometimes refer to Newsday as "Snoozeday" - yep, boring.

Now, I live in SoCal, and I just call the newspapers "Bird Cage Liner."

mud

Rizo · June 6th, 2008, 04:18 PM

Either "The Daily Blunder" or "The Daily Mistake"

I don't think literacy is a prerequisite for working there.

edhead · June 6th, 2008, 04:21 PM

The Record-Courier aka the Wretched Courier.

Small town newspaper at it's best. Only good for local news.

Fendrcaster · June 6th, 2008, 04:26 PM

I'm originally from Frederick, Maryland, the local paper is referred to as the Fredneck News Post. As an aside, my cousin owns the Free Lance Star in Fredericksburg.

teleporter · June 6th, 2008, 04:29 PM

The Southern Illinoisan is referred to as the Southern Illusion

jonzer · June 6th, 2008, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Fendrcaster

I'm originally from Frederick, Maryland, the local paper is referred to as the Fredneck News Post. As an aside, my cousin owns the Free Lance Star in Fredericksburg.

Then your cousin is my boss.

brownshoe · June 6th, 2008, 04:44 PM

The San Jose Mercury News is referred to as "The Merc" as in...

1. gloomy or dark
2. cloudy or hard to see through: a murky stagnant pond
3. obscure and suspicious; shady: murky goings-on, his murky past

Johnny Glow · June 6th, 2008, 04:44 PM

The San Francisco Comical (chronicle)

Steve McGinnis · June 6th, 2008, 04:47 PM

Star Telegram - Startlegram

woodman · June 6th, 2008, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tele-Jones

I've heard The Charlotte Observer referred to as The Charlotte Disturber.

yep, that's pretty common around these parts (i worked there for 13 years). i've also heard it called the Charlotte Egg-server.

goldtopper · June 6th, 2008, 04:50 PM

The Minneapolis Star Tribune is generally refered to as The Star and Sickle due to their editorial positions.

ajgus · June 6th, 2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jazztele

i call it the scum times.

That works too. Since you live in Chicago, you can understand why I was trying to be delicate. Put it this way...Cubs fans read the Trib, Sox fans read the Sun-Times. Obviously this isn't a hard & fast rule, but...Go Cubs!

LESPAULKID · June 6th, 2008, 04:54 PM

Austin American-Statesman aka Austin UnAmerican-Realestatesman...LPK

T_red7882 · June 6th, 2008, 04:58 PM

The Contra Costa Times is commonly referred to as the Coco Times

geddins · June 6th, 2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jonzer

Then your cousin is my boss.

Busted!

Fendrcaster · June 6th, 2008, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Then your cousin is my boss.

Tell Joe I said hey!

Bernie · June 6th, 2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by brownshoe

The San Jose Mercury News is referred to as "The Merc" as in...

1. gloomy or dark
2. cloudy or hard to see through: a murky stagnant pond
3. obscure and suspicious; shady: murky goings-on, his murky past

I've heard it referred to as the "San Jose Murky News," as well.

roadkillbill · June 6th, 2008, 05:08 PM

The Times- Disgrace......(Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Caffeine Patrol · June 6th, 2008, 05:28 PM

Journal-World aka Urinal-World (a piss-poor paper).

brownshoe · June 6th, 2008, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bernie

I've heard it referred to as the "San Jose Murky News," as well.

Yep, forgot about that, good one!

Charlie Bernstein · June 6th, 2008, 05:38 PM

I used to live in Providence. They call the Providence Journal the Providence Urinal.

And I have a friend who calls her local paper The Bleat. I've always liked that.

sean79 · June 6th, 2008, 05:58 PM

Caffeine Patrol... you're not from Lawrence, are you?

We have the Bradford Era, so frequently riddled with mistakes, it's called the Bradford Error.

blue metalflake · June 6th, 2008, 06:02 PM

In Northern Ireland the local evening paper is the Belfast telegraph, known across the land as the "Tele".

eastside · June 6th, 2008, 06:26 PM

The Syracuse Post-Standard is sometimes referred to as "The Sub-Standard."

The Post Standard used to be our morning paper. The afternoon paper was The Herald Journal aka "The Herald Urinal."

No we only have the "Sub."

Greg

P-Nutz · June 6th, 2008, 07:42 PM

... (a Pulitzer winner!) is called the "Liars on Locust" for the street the old main offices were on.

Omaha has the "Weird Harold" (World Herald).

That's all I got!

Peace.

jlrich · June 6th, 2008, 07:46 PM

I used to live in Hoke county N.C. (the Ft. Bragg area) and the local, weekly is the News-Journal. We referred to it as the Hoke Joke.

e-merlin · June 6th, 2008, 07:47 PM

Here in Sioux Falls, the paper is the Argus Leader, often called Argus Liar.

My hometown paper was the Garden City (KS) Telegram, which really doesn't lend itself to a nickname.

On the other hand, the Dodge City Daily Globe has often been refered to as the Daily Wipe.

furrfurrfurr · June 6th, 2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sean79

Caffeine Patrol... you're not from Lawrence, are you?

We have the Bradford Era, so frequently riddled with mistakes, it's called the Bradford Error.

+1

The Lawrence paper is what came to mind for me too. Urinal World.

Guitar_Ninja · June 6th, 2008, 07:50 PM

The Kingston Whig-Standard, commonly known as the 'sub-standard' or the 'pig handlers'.

GhostofJohnToad · June 6th, 2008, 08:33 PM

The Toledo Blade is often called the Toledo Blah-day by local radio stations

bumper · June 6th, 2008, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by LESPAULKID

Austin American-Statesman aka Austin UnAmerican-Realestatesman...LPK

Alternately "The Spaceman". The Daily Texan (UT student paper) used to be "The Deadly Toxin".

Deacon Blue · June 6th, 2008, 09:23 PM

The Waxahachie Daily Light = The Waxahachie Daily Wipe

Jeff

PraiseCaster · June 6th, 2008, 09:29 PM

I dont know what others call it, but the LA Times, I call "Bird Dooh Catcher"

mellecaster · June 6th, 2008, 10:36 PM

Being near Annapolis MD....our local is called The Capital (Big Surprise)...but in these parts, we have always referred to it as "The Crab Wrapper"
Redd Loves our Hardshell Crabs...BTW.......

brillocaster · June 6th, 2008, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by roadkillbill

The Times- Disgrace......(Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Dang! Beat me to it.

Richmond is my real home town, but from other prior spot's I've lived:

Winston-Salem has the (notoriously poorly reported and owned by the same company as the equally bad Times-Dispatch) W-S Journal, lovingly dubbed the Urinal.

Chattanooga's paper used to be mildly famous for persisting in a grammatically vague hyphenation to denote the combination of two papers, the News and the Free Press, to give us the "Chattanooga News-Free Press." And they didn't disappoint.

June 6th, 2008, 04:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
jonzer Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 1,794	What is your newspaper's nickname? I'm not trying to get political. I don't want to hear your gripes about your newspaper and why it deserves it's nickname. I'm trying to build a collection of them to share with other journalists. I've always found them to be humorous and usually, uncreative. A few examples I'm aware of: My paper, The Free Lance-Star is called by the haters "The Free Lance-Liar". That's totally unoriginal and not really clever at all. The Atlanta Constitution has been referred to as the "Atlanta Constipation". Now that's pretty good and funny. In Jackson, MS the paper is The Clarion-Ledger and I've heard it called "The Clarion-Liar". Not very clever. What do you have? __________________ http://corporatetshirt.com

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hekawi Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: greenville, sc Posts: 2,741	in my town, The Greenville News is referred to as "The Greenville Snooze" __________________ ____________________________________________ "Rule Number One: Obey All Rules" - Barney Fife

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ajgus Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 3,008	Well, The Chicago Tribune is comonly refered to as "the Trib". No alternate meanings, its just easier to say. However, the Chicago Sun-Times, which is a little more...opinionated &...well, different than the Trib...is often called the Sun Crimes by Trib readers. __________________ "...it's just a wonderful sound..."- GE Smith

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mudbean Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal Semi-Desert Semi-Paradise Age: 50 Posts: 3,325 11 Photos	Growing up on Long Island, NY we'd sometimes refer to Newsday as "Snoozeday" - yep, boring. Now, I live in SoCal, and I just call the newspapers "Bird Cage Liner." mud __________________ MudBean Music Nekkid Bart: "This is the worst day of my life." Laffing Homer: "Worst day SO FAR!!"

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Rizo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,150	Either "The Daily Blunder" or "The Daily Mistake" I don't think literacy is a prerequisite for working there. __________________ "You say you want to play country, but you're in a punk rock band."

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Tele-Jones Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 106	I've heard The Charlotte Observer referred to as The Charlotte Disturber.

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edhead Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 333	The Record-Courier aka the Wretched Courier. Small town newspaper at it's best. Only good for local news. __________________ "If nothing changes, nothing changes."

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Fendrcaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Frederick, Maryland Age: 59 Posts: 1,230	I'm originally from Frederick, Maryland, the local paper is referred to as the Fredneck News Post. As an aside, my cousin owns the Free Lance Star in Fredericksburg. __________________ I did a Google search of the letter "e". The whole internet froze up.

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teleporter TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: herrin, il. Posts: 24	The Southern Illinoisan is referred to as the Southern Illusion

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brownshoe Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 580	The San Jose Mercury News is referred to as "The Merc" as in... 1. gloomy or dark 2. cloudy or hard to see through: a murky stagnant pond 3. obscure and suspicious; shady: murky goings-on, his murky past __________________ If I grow up I'll be a singer wearing rings on every finger

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Johnny Glow Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Just down the coast from San Francisco Posts: 170 2 Photos	The San Francisco Comical (chronicle)

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Steve McGinnis Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Age: 45 Posts: 1,045	Not very funny but... Star Telegram - Startlegram

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goldtopper Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell Age: 47 Posts: 1,357	The Minneapolis Star Tribune is generally refered to as The Star and Sickle due to their editorial positions. __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

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LESPAULKID TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 51 Posts: 25	Austin American-Statesman aka Austin UnAmerican-Realestatesman...LPK

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T_red7882 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Francisco Age: 27 Posts: 1,412	The Contra Costa Times is commonly referred to as the Coco Times

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roadkillbill Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Va. Posts: 582	The Times- Disgrace......(Richmond Times-Dispatch) __________________ It's all right now, in fact, it's a gas..

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Caffeine Patrol Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 776	Journal-World aka Urinal-World (a piss-poor paper).

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Charlie Bernstein Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Augusta, Maine Posts: 4,344	I used to live in Providence. They call the Providence Journal the Providence Urinal. And I have a friend who calls her local paper The Bleat. I've always liked that.

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sean79 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: northcentral/western Pennsylvania Posts: 2,986 8 Photos	Caffeine Patrol... you're not from Lawrence, are you? We have the Bradford Era, so frequently riddled with mistakes, it's called the Bradford Error. __________________ Every now and then I know it's kind of hard to tell, but I'm still alive and well.

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blue metalflake Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ireland Age: 56 Posts: 2,781 10 Photos	In Northern Ireland the local evening paper is the Belfast telegraph, known across the land as the "Tele".

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eastside Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Syracuse, NY Age: 51 Posts: 160 3 Photos	The Syracuse Post-Standard is sometimes referred to as "The Sub-Standard." The Post Standard used to be our morning paper. The afternoon paper was The Herald Journal aka "The Herald Urinal." No we only have the "Sub." Greg __________________ "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." - Ernest Hemingway

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P-Nutz Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Des Moines Posts: 133	The DSM Register ... ... (a Pulitzer winner!) is called the "Liars on Locust" for the street the old main offices were on. Omaha has the "Weird Harold" (World Herald). That's all I got! Peace. __________________ "When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all. And though my lack of education hasn't hurt me none, I can read the writing on the wall." Paul Simon, Kodachrome

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jlrich Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Marion, NC Age: 43 Posts: 1,209 6 Photos	I used to live in Hoke county N.C. (the Ft. Bragg area) and the local, weekly is the News-Journal. We referred to it as the Hoke Joke. __________________ MySpace

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Guitar_Ninja Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Posts: 2,257 7 Photos	The Kingston Whig-Standard, commonly known as the 'sub-standard' or the 'pig handlers'. __________________ "The wisdom of a fool won't set you free"

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PraiseCaster Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Whittier, California Posts: 6,026 16 Photos	I dont know what others call it, but the LA Times, I call "Bird Dooh Catcher" __________________ Later! PraiseCaster Visit Guitarists Praise and Worship Forum!! Dance Like David, MySpace

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mellecaster VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,359 17 Photos	Being near Annapolis MD....our local is called The Capital (Big Surprise)...but in these parts, we have always referred to it as "The Crab Wrapper" Redd Loves our Hardshell Crabs...BTW....... __________________ Expert Repair....ReCrafting...and Set-ups Making your World a Better Place...One Guitar at a time Contact Info