Bill Clinton

Digitas, Big Fuel Get Charitable with Holiday Cards - Posted December 19, 2011
Do you want more agency holiday cards? Well, it doesn't matter, because you're getting more anyway (sorry, we'll try to be more merciful as the holiday progresses). From Digitas comes "Clicks for Karma," a Facebook app that gives back to the communities where Digitas' offices are located. On ... [AgencySpy]

Bill O'Reilly: 'I'm really looking forward to talking to Bill Clinton' - Posted December 19, 2011
Bill O'Reilly went on "Today" this morning, talking with CNBC's Carl Quintanilla, in for Matt Lauer. O'Reilly teed up his first-ever interview with former President Bill Clint... [TVNewser]

Bill Clinton Phones in to MSNBC Meeting - Posted October 28, 2011
Former Pres. B... [TVNewser]

NBC News Pres. Steve Capus: 'It's OK For a News Division To Stand For Something' - Posted September 28, 2011
After NBC's Brian Williams wrapped an interview with former President Bill Clinton closing out the network's second Education Nation Tuesday, the "Nightly News" anchor h... [TVNewser]

Bill Clinton Addresses Economic Crisis In New Book - Posted September 22, 2011
Bill Clinton has a new book coming out that addresses the challenges facing the United States with his ideas on how to get the economy going again. Alfred A. Knopf is publishing the work, which is called Back to Work... [GalleyCat]

Mixed Opinions About Impact of bin Laden News on Obama's Public Perception - Posted May 2, 2011
[caption id="attachment_20230" align="alignleft" width="345" caption="A spontaneous crowd celebrates the news about Osama bin Laden's demise in downtown Manhattan. Photo: EPA"][/caption] Journalists are taking a look at the Osama bin Laden news and trying to determine the benefits to ... [PRNewser]

Cake for all, celebrating 15 years of FOX News Sunday - Posted April 24, 2011
The youngest of the Sunday morning public affairs shows is now 15 years old. And this morning Chris Wallace celebrated FOX News Sunday's anniversary with a quick look back at few of the show's big stories: Tony Snow's 2-hour post-9/11 broadcast, this tense interview ... [TVNewser]

Next Up on Digg Dialogg: Guy Kawasaki - Posted April 5, 2011
The subject of the next Digg Dialogg will be author, "evangelist," and strategist, Guy Kawasaki, who is in the process of promoting Enchantment, b... [SocialTimes.com]

LA Times Vet David Lauter Returning to Washington as Bureau Chief - Posted March 28, 2011
The LA Times career of David Lauter began in Washington, D.C. 24 years ago, via an eight-year stint covering the administrations of ... [FishbowlLA]

Separate Tables for Jann Wenner and Neal Boulton - Posted March 16, 2011
-- DIANE CLEHANE We were grateful that several faithful Lunch readers emailed to let us know Bill Clinton was at Michael's yesterday. Thanks guys! I guess Mr. Clinton didn't get the memo stipulating that all A-list... [FishbowlNY]

Blake Mycoskie @ SXSW: 'Toms Will No Longer Be a Shoe Company' - Posted March 15, 2011
On June 7, Toms will announce a new product and it won't be shoes. Blake Mycoskie, founder of the popular shoe company, gave an afternoon keynote about the growth of Toms and to set the stage ... [AgencySpy]

Play it Again Slick Willie | Protecting Words | The People Love The Lady - Posted January 31, 2011
TVNewser: MSNBC's Chris Matthews is going to be hosting a President's Day special focusing on Bill Clinton. Here's hopin... [FishbowlLA]

Digg CEO Matt Williams to Sit in Digg Dialogg Hot Seat - Posted January 24, 2011
The latest installment of Digg Dialogg will feature someone quite familiar around Digg headquarters: CEO Matt Williams. Questions can be submitted to Williams as com... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Man Bites Dog: Digital Publication The Fiscal Times Launches Print Magazine - Posted January 24, 2011
Digital news, opinion and media publication The Fiscal Times relaunched a newly designed Web site Monday while concurrently launching its first annual print magazine edition. The ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

ABC Slates Barbara Walters Heart Surgery Special - Posted January 21, 2011
ABC has scheduled a new primetime Barbara Walters special focusing on people that have undergone heart surgery."A Barbara Walters Special: A Matte... [TVNewser]

Larry King to Howard Kurtz About SNL Parodies: 'It means you accomplished something' - Posted December 27, 2010
Outgoing CNN host Larry King talked to Howard Kurtz on Sunday's "Reliable Sources" about everything from interviewing presidents to being made fun of on "... [TVNewser]

With Former President Bill Clinton Set to Appear, Here's How The Final 'Larry King Live' Will End - Posted December 16, 2010
We already told you that "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest will be appearing on tonight's final... [TVNewser]

Bill Clinton Takes Over Briefing Room. Pres. Obama: 'I'm going to take off...You're in good hands' - Posted December 10, 2010
Pres. Barack Obama met at the White House today with former President Bill Clinton -- the first time since the midterm elections -- on how to respond to the big Democratic losses and Obama's deal with the GOP to extend the Bush era tax cuts. The White House press corps was... [TVNewser]

New York Post Basically Ignores World Cup News - Posted December 1, 2010
(Oh boy, that's Morgan Freeman's music.) On Thursday, FIFA will award the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to two separate nations. This is massive news. The New York Times has George Vecsey and Jere ... [SportsNewser]

Media Agrees: World Cup Voting Process Features Horrible Skullduggery and Corruption - Posted November 29, 2010
Hey look: It's Landon Donovan. On Thursday, FIFA's 242-man executive committee (or maybe ... [SportsNewser]

ESPN, Fox Soccer Channel to Air World Cup 2018, 2022 Decision - Posted November 23, 2010
Both ESPN and Fox Soccer Channel will televise the historic announcement of the location of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup. The ... [SportsNewser]

Scratch That: Social-Media Use Will Actually Be Allowed During Bill Clinton's Keynote at Dreamforce - Posted November 18, 2010
What we have here is failure to communicate: Attendees at salesforce.com's annual Dreamforce... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

What If a Former President Gave a Keynote Address with Zero Social Media Allowed? - Posted November 17, 2010
No Tweeting. No live-blogging. No Facebook posting. No social-media use. No reporting at all. North Korea? No: Former President Bill Clinton's keynote address at ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Barack Obama Publishes Picture Book - Posted November 16, 2010
President Barack Obama's picture book, Of Thee I Sing, arrived in bookstores and eBook format today. Random House has also released ... [GalleyCat]

Golfing Vacation Leads to Scottish Caddies DVD - Posted November 16, 2010
The credits of LA based Artists Confederacy founder Ronald Colby are impressive, to say the least. They start at the Francis Ford Coppola end with The Godfather Part II and move on to other equally illustrious film folk such as ... [FishbowlLA]

Bill Clinton Praises George W. Bush's Memoir - Posted November 15, 2010
George W. Bush's Decision Points has received a positive endorsement by former president Bill Clinton. According to ... [GalleyCat]

Bill Clinton Takes Mel Gibson's Place in 'The Hangover 2' - Posted November 15, 2010
Mel Gibson's cameo appearance was nixed from "The Hangover 2" after an alleged cast revolt. In his stead, the producers... [FishbowlLA]

Maya Angelou Donates Personal Papers to the New York Public Library - Posted November 8, 2010
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Stars Flock to Huffington Post Game Changers Party - Posted October 29, 2010
Image via HuffPo "Innovators, mavericks, visionaries, and leaders" convened in downtown New York Thursday night as The Huff... [FishbowlNY]

YouTube, Reuters to Stream Debates for 'Conflicting Visions: Fixing the Global Economy' - Posted October 12, 2010
Political commentators Cenk Uyger and Lee Doran -- who host YouTube channels as ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Burson-Marsteller Brass to Deliver Keynote on Politics, Social Media at BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2010 - Posted September 30, 2010
Two top executives from public-relations and communications firm Burson-Marsteller will deliver a keynote present... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Morgan Freeman, Spike Lee, Bill Clinton, Mia Hamm Star in Video for Go USA Bid - Posted September 23, 2010
Go USA Bid brought out the big guns in its efforts to rally support for the United States as the host country for FIFA World Cup 2018 or 2022, releasing a video narrated by Morgan Freeman and featuring ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Bill Clinton To Do Live Interview On YouTube, Submit Questions Now - Posted September 9, 2010
Former president ... [eBookNewser]

Katie Couric, Matt Lauer Attend Bill Clinton's Birthday Bash - Posted August 23, 2010
•Former "Today" co-anchors Matt Lauer and Katie Couric were reunited yesterday. The NY Post's "Page Six" reports that Couric and Lauer were among the... [TVNewser]

Matt Lauer to Interview Former President George W. Bush - Posted August 2, 2010
Two years after the 2008 Presidential Election, NBC's Matt Lauer will interview former President George W. Bush. NBC will air a primetime interview with B... [TVNewser]

Clinton, Bloomberg, Schwarzenegger, Kissinger, Hamm Conspire to Bring World Cup to U.S. - Posted July 2, 2010
An interesting sidenote of the current World Cup soccer championship in South Africa is the presence of bold-faced names with American interests. FIFA president--and former PR man--Joseph Blatter knows sizzle when he sees it, and how it could his cause in el... [PRNewser]

Obama's Oval Office Address: Did it Help? - Posted June 16, 2010
[Image: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters] President Obama gave the first Oval Office address of his presidency last night, to speak about the Gulf Coast oil spill and the administration's plan moving forward. In the address, Obama said the government will fight the spill, "with everything we've got for as long it takes. We will make... [PRNewser]

Ralph Lauren, Jenna Bush, and the Media Mob - Posted May 19, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE It was good to be back at my regular perch at Michael's today after a nasty bug kept me home last week. I returned to a scene buzzing with a head-spinning mix of fashion designers, famous faces, and the requisite media moguls. Don't these people ever take a day... [FishbowlNY]

Bill Clinton Raising Cash On Behalf of Hillary to Pay Off Mark Penn - Posted May 12, 2010
The Hillary Clinton presidential campaign still owes Burson-Marsteller CEO Mark Penn money. And now ... [PRNewser]

Howard Stern Show Producer Gary Dell'Abate Scores Book Deal - Posted April 28, 2010
Howard Stern Show producer Gary Dell'Abate landed "a mid-6 figure book deal" for his new book, They Call Me Baba Booey. He will co-write the autobiographical book... [GalleyCat]

POTUS Comes to LA, Gets Yelled at By Gays - Posted April 20, 2010
President ... [FishbowlLA]

Jenna Bush Interviews Bill Clinton - Posted April 19, 2010
The daughter of 43 interviewed 42 on NBC this morning. "Today" show contributor Jenna Bush chatted up former Pres. Bill Clinton at his Clinton Global Initiative gathering in Miami. "I was thinking, you know, if your family fed in questions I'd be cooked," said Clinton. "No, no. They love you," said Bush.... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Tom Brokaw, Charlie Rose, and John Sykes Stop By - Posted April 7, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE The mood may have been a little low-key today at Michael's, but we spotted plenty of power players dining and dishing about their next big moves. I was intrigued to see former MTV colleagues John Sykes (now Playlist's CEO) ... [FishbowlNY]

Bill Nye The MSNBC Guy | Bill Clinton Hospitalized | The Late Book | Rip-Off Coke - Posted February 11, 2010
• Mediaite: Bill Nye the Science Guy has gone from kids tv ... [FishbowlNY]

Toyota Adds To PR Agency Roster in D.C. - Posted February 10, 2010
Toyota has added two D.C.-based PR agencies to its roster of consultants as the company manages through a massive product recall, PRWeek reports. Glover Park Group and Quinn Gillespie & Associates were hired by the car-maker. The agencies will work alongside existing Toy... [PRNewser]

President Obama Unexpectedly Appears at White House Press Briefing - Posted February 9, 2010
President Obama appeared at today's White House press briefing and took questions from the media, beginning with Fox News' Major Garrett. Many members of the media have complained in recent weeks... [PRNewser]

FishbowlDC Co-Editor Matt Dornic Joins Quinn Gillespie & Associates - Posted February 1, 2010
In some news that hits close to home -- and by home, we mean the mediabistro.com family -- FishbowlDC co-editor Matt Dornic has joined D.C.-based agency Quinn Gillespie & Associates as Director. QGA will absorb Dornic's company 3 Dog Agency. All employees will be mak... [PRNewser]

George Stephanopoulos Likely a Cousin of Hillary Clinton. George: 'You're Putting Me On!' - Posted January 29, 2010
Today on "Good Morning America" George Stephanopoulos found out he may be a cousin of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The news was revealed by Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. Gates is hosting a series on PBS next mont... [TVNewser]

Mark Penn Recommends Clinton Playbook for Obama - Posted January 22, 2010
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Guess Who's Hosting This Year's White House Correspondents' Dinner? - Posted January 21, 2010
FishbowlDC reveals who will be the emcee at this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner. A hint: it's not Conan. Another hint: the 2010 host emceed Bill Clinton's final di... [TVNewser]

Publishers to Send Aid to Haiti - Posted January 19, 2010
Publishers around the country have created special initiatives to help the people of Haiti. Random House has made a sizable donation to relief efforts, joining a 100,000 euros by their corporate parent, Bertelsmann AG. Here's more: "Random House, Inc. is making a $100,000 corporate contribution to be shared by the American Red... [GalleyCat]

Friday Afternoon Quarterbacking: Obama's Messaging On Security - Posted January 8, 2010
A number of PR executives have asked PRNewser over the past week, how do you think President Obama has handled himself since the attempted Christmas day plane bombing? For three days following the attempted attack while on vacation, Obama did not speak, and since then he has conducted three televised speeches, the... [PRNewser]

Newsweek Celebrates The Year With Interview Issue - Posted December 21, 2009
The last big story to come out of Newsweek was the Sarah Palin cover controversy, ... [FishbowlNY]

Juju Chang to be Named 'Good Morning America' News Anchor - Posted December 8, 2009
Juju Chang has been offered the job of news anchor for "Good Morning America," TVNewser has learned from multiple sources. Chang, who joined ABC News in 1991, has been working on several projects for ABC News magazines, ABCNews.com and has been filling in on "Good Morning Ame... [TVNewser]

Read Like an Ex-President - Posted December 2, 2009
In a Foreign Policy interview, former President Bill Clinton revealed a sizable portion of his bookshelf. UPDATE: The site also has ... [GalleyCat]

Why Did Anita Dunn Step Down As White House Communications Director? - Posted November 10, 2009
The role in the Obama administration with the highest level of turnover is that of Communications Director. As news broke today that interim Communications Director ... [PRNewser]

Conde Nast Gets Crisis Management Help - Posted November 6, 2009
It's no surprise that Conde Nast has been getting a lot of bad press recently in the wake of heavy staff cuts and ... [FishbowlNY]

Conde Nast Gets PR Help - Posted November 6, 2009
It's been a rough fall for Conde Nast. The media powerhouse shuttered several titles, laid off hundreds of employees and reported sharp decline in ad revenue. ... [PRNewser]

WHCA Board Considers Taking Pool Reports from WH - Posted October 30, 2009
FishbowlDC Exclusive:The White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) board late last month discussed a proposal to post pool reports written by reporters on its own website, seizing control from the White House, which has long distributed the reports. The issue has been a dicey one over the years. During the George W. Bush... [FishbowlDC]

Letterman #1 Last Week, 'Nightline' #2 - Posted October 9, 2009
After Bill Clinton and Barack Obama helped boost CBS' "Late Show" ratings the... [TVNewser]

White House Posting "Talking Points" on Blog Daily; What Are The Implications for PR? - Posted September 29, 2009
The White House is now posting the administration's communications focus, along with talking points, daily on the Whitehouse.gov blog. In... [PRNewser]

The Ticker (Sunday Edition): Clinton, Clinton, Brzezinski... - Posted September 20, 2009
> Former Pres. Bill Clinton will be on "Larry King Live" tomorrow night to talk about the news of the day [like, would he have ever done five Sunday show interviews in one weekend?] and his Clinton Global Initiative. > Secretary of State Hillary Clinton... [TVNewser]

Friends, Colleagues, Presidents Remember Walter Cronkite - Posted September 9, 2009
This morning TVNewser attended the public memorial service for Walter Cronkite at Lincoln Center in New York City. The service included remarks from close friends including Andy Rooney ... [TVNewser]

Gathering for the Walter Cronkite Memorial Service - Posted September 9, 2009
Outside at Lincoln Center, prior to the Walter Cronkite memorial service.At this hour, a veritable who's who of journalists, political figures, and other newsmakers are either on their way to Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York — or have arrived there by now — for the public memorial... [TVNewser]

LA Gets a "Hard-Hitting Hipster"...Like Another One - Posted August 28, 2009
Being an LA City Hall nerd just got a little more exciting. No we're not talking about another rumble over one-way streets or a park or something that controversial. We're talking about one dude name Jay Carson... [FishbowlLA]

President Obama to Speak at Cronkite Memorial - Posted August 18, 2009
The White House confirms today that President Obama will attend and speak at a memorial service for Walter Cronkite in NY next month. AP reports the speakers list is not yet complete, but Bill Clinton, ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List 08.18.09 - Posted August 18, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. That's ... [FishbowlDC]

The Patron Saint of Political Prisoner Journos Speaks to Bloggers - Posted August 14, 2009
President Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker last night at Netroots Nation. He opened by saying,"I apologize my voice is hoarse, I've been on a lot of planes the past couple of days." Which made the crowd laugh and cheer. Indeed, a couple of days ago the former president negotiated the... [FishbowlLA]

President Bill Clinton Reads a Book Blog - Posted August 13, 2009
Los Angeles Times book blogger Carolyn Kellogg received a personalized note from former President Bill Clinton responding to a story she wrote about ... [GalleyCat]

FBLA Stumbles Upon Secret Liberal Blogger Cabal - Posted August 13, 2009
We are here in Pittsburgh, PA covering Netroots Nation. Former President Bill Clinton will be the kick off speaker tonight and we can't stop from making "Gap dress" jokes. We can't help it. Make sure to check back for all the hot blogger/flack/geek action all weekend long! ... [FishbowlLA]

Ling Says Sister Did Enter N Korea|Austin American-Statesman No Longer For Sale|Ben Stein Out At NYT|Unions Dispute Tribune's Bonus Requests|NBC Lays Off Local Stations' Creative Services Teams - Posted August 7, 2009
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Will Laura Ling and Euna Lee Get a Book Deal? - Posted August 6, 2009
Is there going to be a book about the four month ordeal of Laura Ling and Euna Lee in North Korea? Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg ... [FishbowlLA]

Mike Huckabee: "I'm Not Ruling Anything Out For The Future" - Posted August 5, 2009
FNC "Huckabee" host Mike Huckabee is profiled by MarketWatch's Jon Friedman today. Excerpts: ... [TVNewser]

Lee & Ling Back in the USA - Posted August 5, 2009
Current TV journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee just arrived safely back in the United States, in Burbank, CA. Their release from North Korea was negotiated by former President Bill Clinton yesterday. He accompanied the women home today and released thi... [FishbowlDC]

Laura Ling, Euna Lee, Back in U.S. - Posted August 5, 2009
All the broadcast and cable news and business networks were live over Bob Hope airport in Burbank, CA at 5:50amPT this morning as the plane carrying freed CurrentTV journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee landed. Their release was negotiated by former Pres. Bill Clinto... [TVNewser]

Journos Pardoned in North Korea - Posted August 4, 2009
Breaking -- The AP reports that North Korean media say leader Kim Jong Il has pardoned two American journalists and ordered their release during the visit of former U.S. President Bill Clinton. ... [FishbowlDC]

BREAKING: Two US Journos Pardoned by North Korea - Posted August 4, 2009
CNN confirmed two US journos Laura Ling and Euna Lee working for the ... [FishbowlLA]

Today's Media Headline Rundown With Jason And Matt On The Menu - Posted August 4, 2009
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Former President Clinton Heads To North Korea To Help Free Imprisoned Journalists - Posted August 4, 2009
Our sister blog FishbowlDC is reporting that former President Bill Clinton is heading to North Korea to help negotiate the re... [FishbowlNY]

President Clinton: Soon-To-Be Patron Saint of Political Prisoner Journos - Posted August 4, 2009
Unnamed sources in South Korea are reporting President Bill Clinton most likely returning home with Laura Ling and Euna Lee of C... [FishbowlLA]

Clinton (Bill, Not Hillary) Heads to North Korea to Negotiate Release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee - Posted August 3, 2009
FishbowlDC reports former Pres. Bill Clinton has arrived in North Korea to help negotiate the release of CurrentTV journalists Laura Ling and ... [TVNewser]

Former Pres. Clinton Heading to North Korea to Negotiate For Detained Journos - Posted August 3, 2009
We learned late tonight that former President Bill Clinton is heading to North Korea to negotiate the freedom of detained American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the AP ... [FishbowlDC]

Lunch: The Lo-Cal Edition with Ron Perelman - Posted July 8, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE Now that summer is in full swing, the usual mix of movers and shakers at Michael's was a bit on the light side today. But Ron Perelman was there, proving this is no time to slack off if you're a ... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Reading List 06.19.09 - Posted June 19, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Tonight's the Radio & TV Correspondents Assoc... [FishbowlDC]

Filmmaker John Ziegler Critical Of Obama Press Coverage On The Menu - Posted June 4, 2009
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Ziegler: "Monica Lewinsky Never Dreamed of Doing to Bill Clinton Some of the Things Brian Williams Did to Barack Obama" - Posted June 4, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu we were joined by filmmaker John Ziegler. He's currently touring the country (in Boston today) with his film "Media Malpractice," about the 2008 presidential ele... [TVNewser]

Chris Wallace Reflects on Clinton Interview - Posted May 8, 2009
Marketwatch's Jon Friedman talked to Chris Wallace about ... [TVNewser]

"NBC News Team" Tops TV Week's "10 Most Powerful" - Posted April 20, 2009
For the 2nd year in a row, NBC News president Steve Capus occupies the #1 spot in TV Week's "10 Most Powerful in TV News" list. This time he's joined at the top by ... [TVNewser]

Ron Silver, Dead at 62 - Posted March 16, 2009
We think it both fitting and tragic that both the NYTimes and LATimes used a picture of Ron Silver from the 2004 RNC. Sure, he did some stuff in his life, movies blah blah, theater blah blah - but he endorsed George W. B... [FishbowlLA]

Lunch: Liz Smith, Frank Langella & A Bevy of Social Swans - Posted March 11, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE The streets may be eerily empty these days (at least you can always get a cab), but you can pretty much count on a full house on Wednesdays at Michael's. Today the dining room was buzzing as media mavens and a fair share of fashionistas made the scene. Before... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: February 24 - Posted February 24, 2009
Today on the Menu we welcome back Politico's Patrick Gavin to discuss the traits of a top ten DC Twitterer (you can follow Patrick here). "One of the reasons we inc... [FishbowlNY]

From Palin to Clinton: Greta Interviews Bill in NY - Posted February 19, 2009
Greta Van Susteren interviewed former President Bill Clinton this afternoon fo... [TVNewser]

What Do Octo-Mom, Bill Clinton & Darfur Refugees Have in Common? - Posted February 17, 2009
In the past 16 days, Ann Curry has traveled to Florida, California, Texas and now Africa. Curry and her crew arrived in Chad yesterday to continue their reporting on the refugee situation there. "Our NBC News team has landed in Africa and is again heading to the edge of Darfur,... [TVNewser]

Not-So-Exclusive With the Former President - Posted February 16, 2009
On the heels of Ann Curry's recent exclusive with octomom Nadya Suleman, the Today show anchor talked to former President Bill Clinton over the weekend. The interview aired this morning on Today, and was called an "exclusive." But... [TVNewser]

FBLA Meets Al Franken...and Other Politicos - Posted January 17, 2009
We got to take a picture (a crappy one from an iPhone) with soon-to-be Senator-Elect Al Franken at the Media Matters party. And yeah, we are ... [FishbowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 01.09.09 - Posted January 9, 2009
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... [FishbowlDC]

In "Foot-in-Mouth" Category, Matthews Doesn't Nominate Himself - Posted December 28, 2008
On his syndicated weekend show, Chris Matthews and his panel spent the half hour looking back at 2008, giving awards in several categories. One category was "Foot-in-Mouth" award. The nominees included Joe Biden and his "Obama will be tested" comment; Barack O... [TVNewser]

Now Sarah Palin Will Be Able to Name At Least One Book... - Posted November 17, 2008
RadarOnline reports: Sarah Palin has garnered more than fame from her failed Vice-Presidential bid. She is reportedly close to making a book deal for $7 million. "... [FishbowlLA]

FNC Looks Back At Last Democratic President - Posted November 15, 2008
Fox News Channel airs the fifth episode in the periodic series, "Television & the Presidency," tonight at 9pmET, looking at the years 1997-2000 and President Bill Clinton. The series began in 1984, and it has been eight years since the last original episode aired... [TVNewser]

McCain Does Bob Dole's Material on Tonight Show - Posted November 12, 2008
After Senator Bob Dole ran for president against President Bill Cli... [FishbowlLA]

Obama Readies For "Press Availability" - Posted November 6, 2008
President-Elect Barack Obama will make his first public appearance in his new role tomorrow afternoon, in what the campaign is calling a "press availability" and not a news conference. The Hollywood Reporter's Paul J. Gough reports ... [TVNewser]

Report: Obama Taps Robert Gibbs For Press Secretary - Posted November 6, 2008
That was fast! Partly in an effort keep from replicating Bill Clinton's troubled transition and partly because the world the Obama administration is going to encounter in January is such a mess, the President-Elect's team is wasting no time! Yesterday news br... [FishbowlNY]

Not-The-LAT in 90 - Posted October 23, 2008
Redesign Reinvigorates: Roy Rivenburg takes on the LAT redesign. Best graph: "The reaction was jaw-dropping. At a Starbucks in Glendale, one newspaper reader was mobbed by young people who put down their iPods and asked, 'W... [FishbowlLA]

Ocean Explorer, Astronomer, Maestro Win 2009 TED Prizes - Posted October 16, 2008
Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) looked to the ocean, the skies, and the concert hall in awarding its 2009 TED Prizes. The just-announced winners are ocean explorer Sylvia Earle, astronomer Jill Cornell Tarter,... [UnBeige]

Roberts: "My Goal Is To Be An Equal Opportunity Holder Of Feet To The Fire" - Posted October 15, 2008
With the presidential election just 20 days away, Media Life Magazine's Diego Vasquez profiles CNN's John Roberts about ... [TVNewser]

Carville, Myers, Others Reflect on War Room - Posted October 8, 2008
Sometime this morning, CNN contributor James Carville and ABC's This Week anchor George Stephanopoulos will be talking on the phone, as they do every morning. That piece o... [TVNewser]

CNN, Steve Jobs, and the Price of Citizen Journalism: FBNY Talks to Jay Rosen - Posted October 6, 2008
Meanwhile, back in other news that would be big if it wasn't for the worldwide financial crisis and/or Sarah Fey Palin: You may recall how last Friday someone calling themselves "Johntw" posted a note on CNN... [FishbowlNY]

Tina Brown's Daily Beast Arrives: 'Sensibility, Darling' - Posted October 6, 2008
Does this mean magazines are officially dead? Tina Brown, magazine editrix extraordinaire, has finally launched the long chattered about The Daily Beast (named after the paper in the Evelyn Waugh novel Scoop). What is th... [FishbowlNY]

McCain/Palin Vs. The Newspapers - Posted October 1, 2008
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Bill Clinton on SNL and Meet the Press - Posted September 29, 2008
Quite frankly this is one of the funniest things we've seen in a while, all the more so because we happened to watch it online after seeing Bill Clinton's stint on Meet the Press Sunday morning. Lately we've begun to suspect the nation... [FishbowlNY]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted September 26, 2008
Meet the Press: Bill Clinton. Tom Brokaw will moderate a debate between Colorado Senate candidates Mark Udall (D) and Bob Schaffer (R). Face the Nation: ... [FishbowlDC]

FNC Tops with Bush Address/Analysis - Posted September 26, 2008
While we await final, updated cable ratings for Wednesday, we do know that FNC's coverage of President Bush's address to the nation that nigt was its highest-rated presidential address in four years. Fox News also topped its cable competitors. Here's the Total Viewer and A25-54 demo break-down from 9-9:15pmET: Network Total Viewers A25-54 V... [TVNewser]

The Sunday Outlook - Posted September 26, 2008
Now that McCain has unsuspended his campaign, looks like "This Week" will have John McCain from a townhall in Ohio on Sunday, as we reported earlier. CBS' "Face the Nation" has Barack Obama, "Fox News Sunday" has ... [FishbowlDC]

Breaking: Wherein John McCain Takes Avoidance of the Press to an Entirely New Level - Posted September 24, 2008
Per the AP this hour:Republican John McCain says he's directing his staff to work with ... [FishbowlNY]

Gibson Gets Clinton and Bush, Sr. Together - Posted September 24, 2008
Charles Gibson interviewed former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush together ... [TVNewser]

Daytime Goes Political: Bill Clinton Takes in The View - Posted September 23, 2008
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Esquire's 75th Anniversary Gala, Or, Bill Clinton Does Evita - Posted September 11, 2008
FBNY has been covering the release of Esquire's 75th anniversary issue (the one with the special electronic cover) all week, and last night we attended a big party to mark the occasion and celebrate the 75 people E... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 09.03.08 - Posted September 3, 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... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 08.29.08 - Posted August 29, 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... [FishbowlDC]

Scenes From The Floor - Posted August 27, 2008
For President Bill Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention tonight, we made our way out to the convention floor and grabbed some video. We stationed ourselves near the CNN BPTOT stage, where ... [TVNewser]

What Will Nightline's Scoops & Growth Mean For the Newscast? - Posted August 11, 2008
The LATimes' Meg James writes about the latest Nightline scoop and what it might mean as ABC considers wooing Jay Leno. "The company will make the decision based on what'... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 08.08.08 - Posted August 8, 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... [FishbowlDC]

NBC: Nestle Baked Cookies - Posted August 6, 2008
So why did Sen. Barack Obama come to the back of the plane and join reporters on Monday? Well, it was, in part, to thank NBC embed Mike Memoli for the cookies his mother had sent to Obama. While home on Sunday, Memoli told his mother -- famous at The Hotline (Memoli's previous... [FishbowlDC]

Vogel: "People Enjoy Working There and it Shows" - Posted July 31, 2008
Fox News correspondent Anita Vogel is profiled in The Armenian Reporter, and reveals a few things about her life — for one, that she's an Armen... [TVNewser]

Cuil Runnings: Day Two of the Biggest Search Engine Ever! - Posted July 29, 2008
Yesterday we told you about a new search engine that had just launched, which was being heralded as the best thing since Google. Better actually. And created by a former Google empl... [FishbowlNY]

Tracing the "Talking Points" Comment - Posted July 29, 2008
It all started at 5:22pmET last Friday. That's when former White House press secretary (and best-selling author) Scott McClellan told Hardball's Chris Matthews the Bush White H... [TVNewser]

Who Are You?: Adventures in Anonymous Sourcing - Posted July 16, 2008
You may remember the kerfuffle that took place last month (also know as ancient history in this election cycle) when Vanity Fair published Todd Purdum's long and not-so-flattering articl... [FishbowlNY]

Bob Woodruff Back to Anchoring - Posted July 12, 2008
Bob Woodruff's new show, "Focus Earth with Bob Woodruff," debuts tonight on the Planet Green network. His featured guest is former Pres. Bill... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Hillary—Obama Smackdown! - Posted May 28, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE Bill Clinton isn't the only one who is getting a little testy about the endlessly long and increasingly tabloid-y battle for the democratic nomination. At today's lunch, politics were on the menu... [FishbowlNY]

Camile Paglia on Hillary Clinton's Girly Men - Posted April 9, 2008
Salon's Camille Paglia answers one of the most pressing questions of our time: What kind of person would go to work for a Clinton in the first place? Chris Richard of Agora Hills wants to know why ... [FishbowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 04.07.08 - Posted April 7, 2008
Good morning Washington. Playbook tells us that Bloomberg's Billy McQuillen, "who provides 'adult' supervision to Catholic University's newspaper, is a birthday boy today.'" Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | ... [FishbowlDC]

L.A. Times Scoops the Snoops: How Ornstein Got the Dirt - Posted April 3, 2008
Pulitzer prize-winning reporter Charles Ornstein speaks to us about his story in today's LAT which details yet another breach of confidentiality at UCLA Medical Center: 1. How did you get this story? Just ... [FishbowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 03.26.08 - Posted March 26, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Nancy Pelosi's birthday! Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS This election cycle ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.19.08 - Posted February 19, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS The Oscars ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.05.08 - Posted February 5, 2008
Happy Super Tuesday Washington! Better yet, it's Bobby Brown's birthday! Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | RADIO | JOBS Most of ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.04.08 - Posted February 4, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS Most of you ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.30.08 - Posted January 30, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Dick Cheney's birthday! Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | WEST WING REPORTAGE | ... [FishbowlDC]

Congressman Cooter: Mika Is The Daisy Duke Of Morning Television - Posted January 29, 2008
Ben Jones, who played Congressman Cooter Davenport on The Dukes of Hazzard, appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe. While waiting for Bill Clinton, himself no str... [FishbowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 01.29.08 - Posted January 28, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS Most of you ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.22.08 - Posted January 22, 2008
Good morning Washington. Eleven years ago today, the Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as secretary of state. And it's Diane Lane's birthday! (Hat Tip: MicCheckRadio). See more after the jump. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.21.07 - Posted December 20, 2007
Good morning Washington. You don't plan on watching any college football games on New Years Day. And, this morning, Kiefer Sutherland celebrates his 41st birthday sober, and in jail. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | T... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.19.07 - Posted December 19, 2007
Good morning Washington. On this day in 1998, the House of Representatives sent articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton to the Senate. Oh, and Alyssa Milano turns 35. (Hat tip: MicCheckRadio) Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES... [FishbowlDC]

Trude Feldman Leaves The White House - Posted December 7, 2007
(Photo Credit) It's the end of an era, in many ways: FishbowlDC has learned that long-time White House reporter Trude Feldman will no longer cover the White House: The White House canceled her pass. The frail and diminutive Feldman was a regular presence at the White House and certa... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.15.07 - Posted October 15, 2007
Good morning Washington. Thank you notes on paper are a sweet gesture. "FBN: The Schedule" Drudge reports that Imus is bac... [FishbowlDC]

Trade Round-Up: Oct. 1, 2007 - Posted October 1, 2007
Game Plan Picks Off Kingdom Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson rocked the box-office over the weekend with his family laffer The Game Plan from Disney. The kid pic opened at $22.7 million, exceeding weekend expecations, THR ... [FishbowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 09.27.07 - Posted September 27, 2007
Good morning Washington. Vitamin Water wins out over Gatorade. We looked into this, "missing? washington post's technorati supplied 'who's blogging'" and discovered the Washington Post did no... [FishbowlDC]

The Atlantic:October Issue - Posted September 7, 2007
The Atlantic celebrates October with a Values issue, complete with Bill Clinton on the cover. Inside, Jonathan Rauch finds out how Clinton is reinventing charity--and himself. Rauch writes: To Clinton, profit is necessary and entirely legitimate, a point he makes to anyone who will listen. "I think it's wron... [FishbowlLA]

Media Events 9.6.07 - Posted September 6, 2007
FRIDAY 09.07.07 WHAT: Claremont Village Art Walk WHO: Art lovers and locals WHEN: 6 pm WHERE:Bonita and Yale avenues, the art walk encompasses a three square block area in the historic Claremont Village. WHY: Good to get out of town SATURDAY 0... [FishbowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 08.27.07 - Posted August 27, 2007
Good morning Washington. Redskins? You're not really into it. An ABC release announced, "ABC News Digital increased unique visitors 19% to 9.9 million in July 2007 versus the same time last year, and ranked in ninth place in the Top 20 of general news... [FishbowlDC]

Tony Blair to Meet Publishers This Fall - Posted August 24, 2007
Even though it's highly likely that a memoir from former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is years in the offing, that doesn't mean there can't be stories about every permutation and combination relating to such a possible step. To wit, the Bookseller's Katherine Rushton reports that Blair will... [GalleyCat]

Was Chris Wallace Harder On Rove Than David Gregory? - Posted August 20, 2007
So says the NYT's Alessandra Stanley (emph. added): Fox News is usually considered by Bush officials as a safe harbor. But Mr. Wallace had the most prickly, and probing, interview with Mr. Rove, which is not surprising; Mr. Wallace has a way of needling his guests, Republicans and Democrats alike. La... [FishbowlDC]

Blair Picks Barnett to Broker Book Deal - Posted August 17, 2007
Yesterday afternoon the Bookseller broke the story that literary lawyer to the stars Bob Barnett would be representing Tony Blair - and shopping around the former UK prime minister's interests to America first. So of course, people are wondering a) who will get the book and... [GalleyCat]

Bill Clinton = Conde Nast Traveler's 20th Anniversary Cover - Posted August 15, 2007
Bill Clinton just snagged the cover of Conde Nast Traveler's September issue. Apart from his work on Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 campaign and his public speaking work, Clinton has been active in outreach/publicity work for NGOs. The magazine's angle for their cover piece is the ex-President's work with the ... [FishbowlNY]

Obama First Pol To Grace GQ Cover In 15 Years - Posted August 13, 2007
First on FishbowlDC... GQ asks: Does "the new star of the Democratic Party" have "the nerve, the political spine, and the will to do the (sometimes dirty) work it takes to get to the White House?" That was then (Nov. 1992)... ...this is now (Sept. 2007)... FishbowlDC has learned that Sen.... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 08.06.07 - Posted August 6, 2007
Good morning Washington. Notice something different this morning in your New York Times? More on the Power of Drudge. A C-SPAN release announced "a new television series that offers a ... [FishbowlDC]

People Really Want to Buy Keith Richards' Memoir - Posted July 25, 2007
As promised, UK superagent Ed Victor held off until this month to shop around Rolling Stones guitarman Keith Richards' memoirs, and the gambit has paid off handsomely, according to Crain's Matthew Flamm. Bidding for a book by the Rolling Ston... [GalleyCat]

Gibson To Anchor Special Hour of 20/20 - Posted July 17, 2007
On Friday, August 10th, "World News" anchor Charlie Gibson will go primetime with his special report: "Pastor to Power: Billy Graham and the Presidents." The 20/20 special takes an indepth look at "the world's most famous evangelist" and his special access to the world's most powerful men: the presidents of the... [TVNewser]

Bill Clinton's Activism Book To Be Published In September - Posted July 10, 2007
In between co-stumping for Hillary's campaign and spoofing the Sopranos finale, Bill Clinton... [FishbowlNY]

Clinton To Publish New Book in September - Posted July 10, 2007
PW Daily reports that former President Bill Clinton's next book, GIVING: How of Each of Us Can Change the World, will be published on September 4 by Knopf. The 256-page manuscript - much shorter than his nearly 1,000-page memoir, also published by Knopf - was acquired by the imprint's chairman and... [GalleyCat]

Morning Reading List, 06.21.07 - Posted June 21, 2007
Good morning Washington. New York Times reports, "The presidents of dozens of liberal arts colleges have decided to stop participating in the annual college rankings by U.S. News & World Report." PRNewswire ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 06.14.07 - Posted June 14, 2007
Good morning Washington. You have lofty hopes for your summer reading list. Eric Boehlert points out "a whopping error" by the Washington Post's Andrew Ferguson in his col... [FishbowlDC]

Will Jared Paul Stern's Lawsuit Against Ron Burkle & Co. Botch Hillary's Prez Run? - Posted March 29, 2007
Interesting question, and one that likely hinges on how much Stern's conspiracy allegations against Burkle, the former president and current New York senator will involve the latter, particularly if this case ever comes to a jury trial. Specifically, allegations contained on p... [FishbowlNY]

Finally: Jared Paul Stern Sues Billionaire Ron Burkle — Bill & Hillary Too - Posted March 22, 2007
Ever since the Jared Paul Stern-Page Six-Ron Burklegate scandal — in which Burkle alleged Stern tried to extort thousands from him in exchange for favorable Page Six coverage — broke last summer, the former gossip columnist has maintained that he planned to sue the billionaire supermarket magnate. (He e... [FishbowlNY]

'Humiliation' Taken to Logical Extremes - Posted March 12, 2007
Author David Lodge popularized a game where you go around in a circle and name a book you claim to have read when in fact you haven't, and now a new survey conducted in Britain conducted by a researcher at the University of Leeds doesn't just confirm this practice, but reveals... [GalleyCat]

Obamagate Fallout: Is Hillary's Communications Director On Way Out? - Posted February 22, 2007
The plot thickens in L.A. following yesterday's Democratic campaign sludge-slinging between Camps Clinton and Obama over comments made by David Geffen in a Times article. Now Nikki Finke reports that ... [FishbowlNY]

Soft in the Head, Soft Tissues, Soft Money: Gossip Goodies - Posted February 21, 2007
Britney Spears checks into rehab and has a great story for the baldie thing--head lice. (But they're everywhere--she really can't escape.) Anna Nicole Smith'... [FishbowlLA]

Harold Ford, Jr. Joins Celebrity Speaker Circuit - Posted January 23, 2007
Fresh off his loss in November, former Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. (D-Tenn.) is joining the likes of Dick Gephardt, Jimmy Carte... [FishbowlNY]

It's As Close as He'll Get to Being President - Posted January 5, 2007
AP's Hillel Italie had such a good opening line that it bears repeating: "George McGovern was never elected president, but at least he gets to write a book about one." The president in question is the much-written-about Abraham Lincoln, who will be the latest subject for Times ... [GalleyCat]