We only returned your calls because you were cute.
A local official congratulating a reporter on a promotion
Said to Lady Journos
The purpose of Said to Lady Journos is to document what people say to female journalists. Those who post and those who submit will remain anonymous. Thanks for reading![This website is a personal project. It is not a reflection of any news organization or employer.]
You’re young and good looking. They’ll want to talk to you.
News editor, on why a reporter was assigned to the police beat
Thank you for allowing her to work.
The CEO to the boyfriend of woman who edited two monthly magazines
That was such a crime. From the male perspective, I mean.
Male oncologist, on Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy, during a phone interview about breast cancer treatment.
I guess I’m lucky I’m a lady’s man.
Board of Health official being interviewed by two women reporters.
Can I speak to a man, please?
Elderly woman calling to find out what channel the St. Louis Cardinals were playing on. A female copy editor answered.
We need to get you a boyfriend, then.
Town planner after a reporter called with questions about bylaws she had read over the weekend.
So you cover fashion?
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol guard, upon seeing a passport full of journalism visas for Middle Eastern countries
What’s a pretty little thing like you doing with a big camera like that?
Said to a photojournalist by a man in an elevator
You look like a publicist.
Actor, sitting down for an interview.
(Submitter adds: “Still trying to figure out if that was a dig or a compliment.”)