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White House Takes on The New York Times...Again - Posted December 22, 2008
Is this the equivalent of the New York Times throwing a great big shoe at President Bush on his way out of office? You may have noticed the 5000 word article on the front page of yesterday's Sunday paper (side note: the Times should publish some sort of collection of... [FishBowlNY]

More on Sunday's NYT Magazine Piece on Obama and the Press - Posted December 18, 2008
The full article from Sunday's NYT Magazine profile of Barack Obama's incoming press secretary Robert Gibbs "Between Obama and the Press" is now online and over at FishbowlDC Patrick Gavin has taken it upon himself to read so that you (or us) don't have to! A few highlights:Obama campaign's communications... [FishBowlNY]

Reporter Throws Shoes at President Bush - Posted December 14, 2008
We snagged this from FishbowlDC. It's video of President Bush's news conference in Baghdad earlier this morning (the President made a surprise farewell trip this weekend) during which an Iraqi reporter hurls his shoes at the President! Apparently this is a very insulting gesture in Arabic countries. The... [FishBowlNY]

Maxim, Blender Publisher May be Turned Over to Creditors - Posted November 24, 2008
Looks like Citigroup wasn't the only one struggling to get through the weekend. The WSJ is reporting that Alpha Media, the publisher of laddie magazines Maxim and Blender, is in "restructuring talks that are expected to turn over the company to creditors." Just to give you a sense of... [FishBowlNY]

Joe Scarborough Drops the 'F Word' on Morning Joe - Posted November 10, 2008
Via FishbowlDC for your morning enjoyment(?) because at heart we are all just 4th graders snickering at the back of the classroom. ... [FishBowlNY]

Election Day '08: Where to Watch Online - Posted November 4, 2008
The New York Observer has put together a comprehensive guide to watching the returns online including links. The Washington Post is anchoring live Election Day video on tonight beginning at 6 pm ET, which will combine the Post's and Newsweek's political teams including: Chris Cillizza, Jon Meacham, Dana Priest, E.J. Dionne, Len... [FishBowlNY]

Los Angeles Times Undergoes Another Round of Layoffs - Posted October 27, 2008
The news is bad from coast-to-coast. FishbowlLA is reporting that the deep cuts taking place at Tribune Co. papers have struck once again. L.A. Times EIC Russ Stanton announced via email this morning that the paper is laying off 75 people from editorial, about 10% of their total staff.The... [FishBowlNY]

When the Twitter Goes Too Far - Posted September 12, 2008
We are big fans of the Twitter. According to Patrick Gavin, our FishbowlDC comrade in blogging, the Twitter may have had its coming out party during the conventions (we suspect Patrick may have been the one throwing it, actually). But all good things must cross the line eventually. ... [FishBowlNY]

DNC '08: Twitter's Coming-Out Party? - Posted August 27, 2008
FishbowlDC is twittering up a storm. He's not the only one, a number of media folk here at the convention have told us they are covering it via twitter. Want to get a sense of what to world of twitter journalism might look like? Take a look at... [FishBowlNY]

DNC '08: Twitter's Coming-Out Party? - Posted August 27, 2008
FishbowlDC is twittering up a storm. He's not the only one, a number of media folk here at the convention have told us they are covering it via twitter. Want to get a sense of what to world of twitter journalism might look like? Take a look at... [FishBowlNY]

We Want What the Carney's are Having! - Posted August 7, 2008
Whatever Mr. and Mrs. Carney were feeding their kids it seems to have worked! Via FishbowlDC comes word that Eagle Publishing will continue to publish Robert Novak's Evans-Novak Political Report under the leadership of senior reporter Timothy P. Carney. Carney was apparently a protege of Novak's; in his 2007... [FishBowlNY]