Bill Moyers

Newsers Make "Atlantic50" - Posted September 16, 2009
The Atlantic Wire, The Atlantic's latest opinion aggregator, has released a list of the "Atlantic50," made up of "the columnists and bloggers and broadcast pundits who shape the national debates" that the site will monitor. The methodology included audience measurement, a survey of Washington insiders, and web data to arrive at the... [TVNewser]

Another Journo to Obama Administration - Posted August 3, 2009
Roberta Baskin, a fixture in local TV and who you'll also know as a correspondent for "NOW with Bill Moyers" on PBS, CBS's "48 Hours" and ABC's "20/20," is joining the Dept. of Health & Human Services in an advisory role. WaPo reports Baskin is "at least the 13th former journalist now... [FishBowlDC]

Another Former tvnewser Joins Obama Administration - Posted August 3, 2009
Roberta Baskin, a fixture in local TV in Washington, DC but who was also a correspondent for "NOW with Bill Moyers" on PBS, CBS's "48 Hours" and ABC's "20/20," is joining the Dept. of Health & Human Services in an advisory role. WaPo reports Baskin is "at least the 13th former journalist... [TVNewser]

Haven't Had Enough Of The WaPo "Salon" Story? - Posted July 14, 2009
In a video journal, PBS' Bill Moyers said WaPo's "salons" a "glimpse into how things really work in Washington- a clear insight into why there is such a great disconnect between democracy and government today, between Washington and the rest of the country." Moyers has also blogged about this issue with Michael... [FishBowlDC]

Barbara Walters to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award - Posted July 10, 2009
Variety reports that the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will be presenting Barbara Walters with its Lifetime Achievement Award at the 30th News and Documentary Emmy Awards. The "20/20" anchor and EP/co-host of "The View" will receive the award at the ceremony on September 21st. Since joining the "Today"... [TVNewser]

With Future Of Media Uncertain, Mirror Awards Honor Journalists Covering Media - Posted June 9, 2009
Today's Mirror Awards luncheon at the Harmonie Club uptown was swarmed by all manner of media types. Media critics who were nominated for Mirrors like Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff, Rachel Sklar of Abrams Research (nominated twice for her work for the Huffington Post) and The New York Times' David Carr (who... [FishBowlNY]

The Ticker: Suze, NBR, Writers... - Posted February 10, 2009
> Slate's James Scurlock writes about "a bottle-blond former waitress and self-described '55-year-old virgin' with a taste for the good life [who] became the financial messiah for millions of Americans..." That would be Suze Orman. > Esquire doesn't need no CNBC or FBN or even Bloomberg TV for their financial... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Suze, NBR, Writers... - Posted February 10, 2009
> Slate's James Scurlock writes about "a bottle-blond former waitress and self-described '55-year-old virgin' with a taste for the good life [who] became the financial messiah for millions of Americans..." That would be Suze Orman. > Esquire doesn't need no CNBC or FBN or even Bloomberg TV for their financial... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Willis, Moyers, Folbaum... - Posted February 6, 2009
> CNN's Gerri Willis has an exclusive interview with Shaun Donovan, President Obama's Housing and Urban Development secretary. It airs tomorrow on Your Bottom Line. > Bill Moyers of PBS is participating in a live chat on Tuesday. WebNewser has the details. > Fox News confirms to TVNewser FTVLive's... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 04.16.08 - Posted April 16, 2008
Good morning Washington. Doug Heye celebrates a birthday today. Yesterday, the new Yahoo! election page went live in conjunction with Politico. And the first lady will soon co-host the "Today" show. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | NEWS NOTES |... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.06.07 - Posted September 6, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think tattoos are low rent. An ABC release announced, "For the just-completed Memorial Day to Labor Day period (May 28-September 2), 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54. In summer 2007, the ABC broadcast averaged 7.7 million Total Viewers... [FishBowlDC]

Wallace Takes On Moyers - Posted August 27, 2007
After PBS' Bill Moyers wrote Chris Wallace and urged him not to "take his every word as gospel" when interviewing Karl Rove, Wallace addressed Moyers on yesterday's "Fox News Sunday": Time now for some mail -- actually, one letter from liberal commentator Bill Moyers. You may remember in my interview with... [FishBowlDC]

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 sites, according to the Nielsen NetRatings." CNN announced in a... [FishBowlDC]

Is Bill Moyers Unbalanced? - Posted July 23, 2007
Bill Moyers has been the subject of conversation in media circles for a few weeks now. He elegantly eulogized Lady Bird Johnson last week. Before that, he savaged Rupert Murdoch on the possibility of his ownership of the Wall Street Journal. Now, Murdoch — an old hand to charges of bias... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 06.27.07 - Posted June 27, 2007
Good morning Washington. "Dow, Murdoch in Agreement on Safeguards" An ABC release announced, "For the ninth consecutive week, ABC's 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54." The show outperformed NBC by a 450,000 Total Viewers and 240,000 key demo viewers. "With last week's... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.27.07 - Posted April 27, 2007
Good morning Washington. An NBC release announced that "Meet the Press with Tim Russert" "topped the Sunday morning competition across the country and in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, April 22." Nationally, "Meet the Press" attracted 3.127 million total viewers, 11% more than CBS "Face the Nation," a 21% lead over ABC... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash, 03.08.07 - Posted March 8, 2007
It's close, but most of you agree with the Scooter Libby verdict. The Awards Committee of the American Journalism Historians Association seeks nominations for its three major awards -- the Kobre Award, the Book of the Year Award for 2006, and the History Award. Nominating letters and supporting materials should be submitted... [FishBowlDC]