Dan Balz

Sunday Show Preview - Posted October 22, 2009
• NBC's Meet the Press: • CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) • ABC's This Week: • Fox News Sunday: • CNN's State of the Union: • CNN's Reliable Sources with Howard Kurtz: • CNN's GPS with Fareed Zakaria: • NBC's The Chris Matthews Show:... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted September 3, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: White House senior advisor David Axelrod, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN), NBC's Tom Brokaw and NYT's Tom Friedman CBS' Face the Nation: ABC's This Week: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, former Republican... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 7, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: National Security Advisor James Jones, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker and a roundtable with NYT's David Brooks, CNBC's Erin Burnett and Newsweek's Jon Meacham CBS' Face the Nation: National Security Advisor James Jones, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) ABC's This... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 6, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: National Security Advisor James Jones, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker and a roundtable with NYT's David Brooks, CNBC's Erin Burnett and Newsweek's Jon Meacham CBS' Face the Nation: ABC's This Week: Fox News Sunday: CNN's State of the Union: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL),... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 30, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: National Economic Council Director Larry Summers, "The Battle for America 2008" authors Haynes Johnson and Dan Balz, former Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN) and former Rep. J.C. Watts (R-OK) CBS' Face the Nation: ABC's This Week: Fox News Sunday: Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), Rep.... [FishBowlDC]

Early Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 2, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Programming Note: Meet the Press will not air Sunday, July 5 due to NBC's coverage of the Wimbledon tennis finals. We will return at our regular time on July 12. CBS' Face the Nation: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, Sen. Chuck Grassley... [FishBowlDC]

Early Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 2, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Programming Note: Meet the Press will not air Sunday, July 5 due to NBC's coverage of the Wimbledon tennis finals. We will return at our regular time on July 12. CBS' Face the Nation: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, Sen. Chuck Grassley... [FishBowlDC]

Early Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 1, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Programming Note: Meet the Press will not air Sunday, July 5 due to NBC's coverage of the Wimbledon tennis finals. We will return at our regular time on July 12. CBS' Face the Nation: ABC's This Week: Fox News Sunday: CNN's State of the Union: Former Secretary... [FishBowlDC]

Obama's 100th Day Media Preview - Posted April 29, 2009
UPDATED: As you know, TODAY marks the President's first 100 days in office. FBDC has compiled a list of coverage, events and/or special reports for the event. We'll continue updating throughout the day so send us your organization's info and plans to be added to the mix. Last Night... [FishBowlDC]

Obama's 100th Day Media Preview - Posted April 28, 2009
As you know, tomorrow marks the President's first 100 days in office. FBDC has compiled a list of expected coverage, events and/or special reports for tomorrow. We'll continue updating throughout the day so send us your organization's info and plans to be added to the mix. Tonight On ABC's... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 24, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Newsweek's Jon Meacham and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), WaPo's Bob Woodward and The Daily Beast's Tina Brown ABC's This Week: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 24, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Newsweek's Jon Meacham and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), WaPo's Bob Woodward and The Daily Beast's Tina Brown ABC's This Week: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted February 27, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and a roundtable with former Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN), GOP strategist Mike Murphy, Vanity Fair's Dee Dee Myers and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough ABC's This Week: OMB Director Peter Orszag, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and a roundtable with Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg, Karl... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted January 23, 2009
Meet the Press: National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers, House Minority Leader John Boehner and a roundtable with New York Times' Thomas Friedman, NPR's Michele Norris and Weekly Standard's Stephen Hayes. This Week: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and a roundtable with former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina, the New... [FishBowlDC]

Obama Campaign: Ignore The Press - Posted November 17, 2008
Washington Post's Dan Balz, on PBS' "Washington Week" Friday: I talked to somebody this week who has been part of the campaign throughout, said the word has gone out: "Do not talk to the press. Period." He said this is much different than during the campaign itself. ... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted November 7, 2008
Meet the Press: Obama-Biden transition team co-chair Valerie Jarrett, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) and a roundtable with White House historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Newsweek's Jon Meacham and Chicago Sun-Times' Mary Mitchell. Face the Nation: Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, New York Times' David Brooks and Politico's... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted October 17, 2008
Meet The Press: Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.), NBC's political director Chuck Todd, David Brooks of the New York Times, Jon Meacham of Newsweek magazine, Andrea Mitchell of NBC News, and Joe Scarborough of MSNBC's "Morning Joe." Face the Nation: Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.08.08 - Posted October 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 jump...... [FishBowlDC]

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]