Welcome to Press Pass, our new bonus series where Jenna and Dom go on tangents, share gossip, and get into everything shaping the news.

For our first episode, we watched all ten episodes of Peacock's hit series “The Paper” (“The Office” spinoff) and compared it to our own newsroom days. We talk about what the show gets right, what it plays for laughs, and why local news deserves better. Plus, we swap experiences from the field, from road trips to office pranks to the emotional cost of covering big stories.

Want to watch “The Paper”? You can stream all 10 episodes now on Peacock!

*Also, no Jenna is not sick, she has terrible allergies and a stuffy nose!

00:00 – Start

00:31 – The Paper Clip

01:54 – Laid Off and Looking Intro

03:02 – What Did You Think of The Paper

09:29 – All Politics Are Local

11:11 – Journalism Is My Kryptonite

11:39 – Local News: Are We Working or Volunteering?

14:43 – It’s a Comedy Series

15:51 – Meet the Toledo Truth Teller Newsroom

36:54 – The Courage in Journalism

40:30 – I’m a Journalist NOT a Salesman

44:06 – News Influencers v Reporters

46:52 – Journalism is Expensive

54:04 – Awards Season

1:10:15 – It’s Not Glamorous Work

1:17:20 – What Did You Think of the Show?