News Meeting — October 26, 2010 12:23 PM

What Are You Wearing?

Describe your journalism-themed Halloween costume

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I'm going as Nellie Bly: unkempt hair, ranting loudly, tattered Victorian dress w/ a notebook and pencil hidden in my pocket.

#1 Posted by Lauren Kirchner, CJR on Tue 26 Oct 2010 at 12:40 PM

Last year, I was the ghost of the print press http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs091.snc3/15863_174799067037_572432037_3463746_6183896_n.jpg

#2 Posted by Alessia Pirolo, CJR on Tue 26 Oct 2010 at 01:38 PM

I shall go as Juan Williams, wearing a brand-new suit made of thousand-dollar bills.

#3 Posted by Justin Peters, CJR on Tue 26 Oct 2010 at 02:04 PM

I'm going as today's typical mid-career journalist: dressed in rags, with a begging bowl and a sign that says "will write for food."

#4 Posted by Mark, CJR on Tue 26 Oct 2010 at 02:25 PM

I am going to leverage my Australian-ness and go as my mate Rupert—suit, tie, and accent, very simple.

#5 Posted by Joel Meares, CJR on Tue 26 Oct 2010 at 02:32 PM

as an asian, i will clearly be going as connie chung/asian reporter trisha takenawa. seriously.

#6 Posted by joy, CJR on Tue 26 Oct 2010 at 02:37 PM

A costume idea, for someone with "a flair for journalism – and power pink!" (Just, be prepared to be mistaken for someone else all night.)

http://shop.mattel.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4032106

#7 Posted by Liz Cox Barrett, CJR on Tue 26 Oct 2010 at 02:49 PM

Is this even a question? I'm a journalist. I'm going to the newsroom, as mysef.

#8 Posted by kath, CJR on Tue 26 Oct 2010 at 05:03 PM

Lois Lane, cliche but it works. And she was someone I always wanted to be growing up.

#9 Posted by Abbie, CJR on Tue 26 Oct 2010 at 05:10 PM

This year I am dressing up as "The fear of Juan Williams." Assuming I can find a turban hat and saif that fit....

#10 Posted by Mike, CJR on Tue 26 Oct 2010 at 06:41 PM

A Bloomberg terminal or Julian Assange; can't decide!

#11 Posted by Leah Finnegan, CJR on Tue 26 Oct 2010 at 10:05 PM

Maybe I'll wear some of the shirts and pants that pens have leaked on through the years and go as an ink-stained wretch.

#12 Posted by Mike Hoyt, CJR on Wed 27 Oct 2010 at 09:25 AM

I'm going with one of these BP oil spill costumes that the NYT wrote about (be sure to check out the links embedded in the article for the Sarah Palin Zombie mask and Barakcula mask): http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/us/28costume.html

#13 Posted by Curtis Brainard, CJR on Wed 27 Oct 2010 at 03:35 PM

I'll probably be wearing the Newsweek cover on Rush Limbaugh to a Halloween party in Paris tonight. Barney Kirchhoff

#14 Posted by brney kirchhoff, CJR on Sun 31 Oct 2010 at 01:18 PM

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