New Bravo reality series shows reporters’ lives in the big city

Make it early, make it accurate, and beat The Post. That’s the motto of New York’s Daily News.

No matter how slow of a news day it is, or how big the story is, newspapers work on deadlines and when 10:30 p.m. rolls around, reporters at the Daily News better have their copy ready.

Bravo’s new “Tabloid Wars” takes viewers into the fast-paced and often stressful atmosphere of the Daily News newsroom.

They chase celebrity news, gossip and anything that will make a good headline – and beat The Post. The adrenaline is pumping and reporters are aggressive when on the path to finding out what the real story is, right down to the smallest details.

If you’re intrigued by how a big city paper up against cutthroat competition tracks down the news, check this one out.

My favorite columnists that are featured are gossip gurus George Rush and Joanna Molloy. This married couple gets invited to all the big New York parties and dish the latest celebrity news, but they’re real people.

Although they live what some may consider a surreal life chasing whirlwind star gossip, they also have to balance family life with their 7-year-old son.

Long hours, disappointment when your story doesn’t pan out, frustration when no one will talk to you and satisfaction when it all comes together – that’s the life of a reporter.

No matter what, the paper always has to be on the newsstands in the morning and after a few hours sleep you get up and do it all over again.

“You always get a story. Somehow, something always happens,” Rush said.

Sometimes the biggest hurdle is getting people to talk to you and give you their name.

When it comes to tracking down the facts and doing it fast, ace city reporter Kerry Burke is one of the best the Daily News has.

“I wish people would realize how important it is to go on record,” he said. “It’s really the only shot they’re going to have to get their story told.”

As a reporter, I’m hooked on this one. It’s a real life look at how news is made.

Everything is news and everybody has a story to tell.

To see this behind-the-scenes look at what makes the front page, tune in to Bravo at 9 p.m. Monday, July 24.