Alan Greenspan

TVNewsers Attend Gridiron Dinner - Posted March 23, 2009
While the President was not in attendance, there were still plenty of politicians and journalists at the annual Gridiron Dinner in Washington, D.C. this weekend. One tvnewser who graced the Gridiron stage was NBC's Andrea Mitchell, who appeared "in a bear costume introducing a number that lampoons her husband, former Fed chairman... [TVNewser]

Backward "G"s All Around - Posted October 28, 2008
In the wake of Ashley Todd's backward B story, the parodies began popping up. On Fox News' late night comedy/news hybrid, Red Eye, regular guest Bill Schultz sported a backward G throughout Friday night's show. In the fake news world, Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee also had a backward G during a segment... [TVNewser]

Andrea & Alan: How To Cover? - Posted October 13, 2008
NBC's Andrea Mitchell is married to former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan. So how should that affect her coverage of the current financial crisis? The New York Times' Brian Stelter inquires: The news division has allowed Ms. Mitchell to continue covering the presidential election, even when the candidates have debated the financial crisis,... [FishBowlDC]

Greenspan & Mitchell: The Non-Disclosure Disclosure - Posted October 13, 2008
The New York Times' Brian Stelter picks up on a recent Columbia Journalism Review article about how MSNBC afternoon anchor (and NBC's chief foreign affair correspondent) Andrea Mitchell covers the financial crisis given that Mitchell is married to former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan. Essentially, she doesn't. Stelter writes, "Greenspan's name has come... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 10.01.08 - Posted October 1, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.26.08 - Posted September 26, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump... ... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted September 12, 2008
Meet the Press: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Rudy Giuliani, Bob Woodward and NBC's Chuck Todd. Face the Nation: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), former MA Gov. Jane Swift (R) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX). This Week: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), McCain Victory chair Carly Fiorina, former Federal... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.17.07 - Posted October 16, 2007
Good morning Washington. Rowan Scarborough has left the Washington Examiner. He says, "after a stint in the Navy, 30 years at five newspapers and two book, I'm retiring, while eyeing some new projects in 2008." An NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams' was the... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.14.07 - Posted September 14, 2007
Good morning Washington. Most of you open up new web pages in a new tab, as opposed to a new window. And most of you are sorta geeky too. A NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' was the No. 1 Sunday morning public affairs... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 06.01.07 - Posted June 1, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think tanning is not so much sexy, but cancer causing. The Association of Health Care Journalists launched a new website. Check out Norah O'Donnell on the forthcoming cover of Pregnancy magazine. "NPR Joins Appeal of Online Music Royalties" A reader tell us, "please note that the white house transcript referred to... [FishBowlDC]