Dan Balz
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Did You Make Obama's Cut? - Posted July 21, 2008
There are so many journalists eager to join Sen. Barack Obama on his European trip that the campaign simply can't accommodate all of them on the plane.
Lynn Sweet blogged a few days back: The Obama campaign plane, a 757, will have only about 40 journalists on the manifest. More reporters wanted... [FishBowlDC]
And the First Obama Overseas Interview Goes To... - Posted July 20, 2008
CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan, who just relocated to Washington DC, was the first correspondent to interview Barack Obama during his just-begun, but much talked-about overseas trip. The discussion happened today in Afghanistan and aired this morning on Face the Nation and on CBS Evening News.
Politico's Mike... [TVNewser]
Post Departures: The Latest (Will Weingarten Go?!?) - Posted April 9, 2008
New Pulitzer winner Gene Weingarten tells FishbowlDC that he's considering taking the Washington Post's buy-out.
A round-up:
Tamara Jones: Gone.
Susan Schmidt: Gone.
Tim Page: Gone.
Maralee Schwartz: Gone.
Tom Ricks tells us (and Politico) "I'll probably take it, but haven't yet made a final decision."
Maybes: Dan Balz and Keith Richburg.
Richburg tells FishbowlDC: "I'm going to bali... [FishBowlDC]
Morning Reading List, 04.04.08 - Posted April 4, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Kitty Kelley's birthday and the 40th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
Quickly navigate Morning Reading List:
REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS
Ok, so maybe you can't run, but you can do 20 push... [FishBowlDC]
News From Post's Political Team (And Garance Franke-Ruta Gets Hired) - Posted December 7, 2007
From an internal memo, obtained by FishbowlDC:
With the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries just weeks away, we're growing our National campaign team, with help from an amazing array of talent from just about the entire Post newsroom.
Starting Sunday we'll launch Candidates Week -- eight days examining the front-runners... [FishBowlDC]
So, Like, OMG: Who Joined Harvard's Study Group With Nagourney, Schwartz and Balz? - Posted October 19, 2007
Washington Post Political Editor Maralee Schwartz joined the NYT's Adam Nagourney and the Post's Dan Balz for a study group at Harvard University yesterday entitled "Connecting with Voters in Presidential Campaigns."
Did they pull an all-nighter?... [FishBowlDC]
CNN/YouTube: Even More Reviews - Posted July 24, 2007
> Alessandra Stanley in the NYTimes: "It was certainly fresh and more fun to watch, but the taped questions and canned candidate messages worked against the spontaneity that is supposed to be the point of a live debate." > David Hinckley in The NY Daily News: "At evening's end, even... [TVNewser]
CNN/YouTube: Even More Reviews - Posted July 24, 2007
> Alessandra Stanley in the NYTimes: "It was certainly fresh and more fun to watch, but the taped questions and canned candidate messages worked against the spontaneity that is supposed to be the point of a live debate." > David Hinckley in The NY Daily News: "At evening's end, even... [TVNewser]
Notes From A Post.com Chat - Posted January 19, 2007
Washington Post reporters Chris Cillizza, Peter Baker, Dan Balz, and Shailagh Murray video-taped their latest watercooler chat about "President Bush's 'surge' plan, the new Democratic majority in Congress, and the leading 2008 presidential contenders." We were there for the play-by-play...
... [FishBowlDC]
Taking Out The Trash, 12.29.06 - Posted December 29, 2006
We are seeing a surge in voting...an hour and a half left...
Instapundit reports that while many journos don't like the recent subpoenas issues by the army, some "seem to confuse" their ethical issues with political ones.
Riehl World View claims that the "AP and E&P have teamed up to perpetuate... [FishBowlDC]





