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Maddow/Olbermann Invited to White House Chat with Obama, But Fox Isn't a News Organization? - Posted October 21, 2009
Here's a curious turn in the White House vs. Fox News fight. On Monday, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow were among several people who attended an off-the-record briefing with Pres. Obama at the White House. Sources tell us other attendees at the two-and-a-half hour chat included Eugene Robinson of the... [TVNewser]

Maddow/Olbermann Invited to White House Chat with Obama, But Fox Isn't a News Organization? - Posted October 21, 2009
Here's a curious turn in the White House vs. Fox News fight. On Monday, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow were among several people who attended an off-the-record briefing with Pres. Obama at the White House. Sources tell us other attendees at the two-and-a-half hour chat included Eugene Robinson of the... [TVNewser]

Atlantic Wire Launches With (Media) Star-Studded Fete - Posted September 23, 2009
All of the (op-ed) stars were out last night to celebrate the launch of Atlantic Wire, the opinion aggregating sister site to TheAtlantic.com. Writers for The Atlantic and TheAtlantic.com like Corby Kummer, Marc Ambinder, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Megan McArdle sipped champagne or checked out the incredible view from the balcony at... [FishBowlNY]

Atlantic Wire Launches With (Media) Star-Studded Fete - Posted September 23, 2009
All of the (op-ed) stars were out last night to celebrate the launch of Atlantic Wire, the opinion aggregating sister site to TheAtlantic.com. Writers for The Atlantic and TheAtlantic.com like Corby Kummer, Marc Ambinder, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Megan McArdle sipped champagne or checked out the incredible view from the balcony at... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 09.18.09 - Posted September 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. What know and what we're reading this Friday morning... TV | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE TV Cable and networks are beginning to announce their coverage... [FishBowlDC]

Allbritton and VandeHarris Make VF's "New Establishment 2009" List - Posted September 2, 2009
Politico's Robert Allbritton, John Harris, and Jim VandeHei join the ranks of Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett and Eric Schmidt (though we question his #5 ranking we suffered through Gmail glitches for hours yesterday) for the first time this year on Vanity Fair's annual top 100 Information Age powers list. By our count,... [FishBowlDC]

Wrapping Up At The Personal Democracy Forum - Posted June 30, 2009
The past couple days have been filled with a flurry of panels and presentations about technology, politics and new media. There's been so much information flying around, its hard to sort through all the noise. That's why we were so pleasantly surprised by Kansas State University professor Michael Wesch's presentation at... [FishBowlNY]

Wrapping Up At The Personal Democracy Forum - Posted June 30, 2009
The past couple days have been filled with a flurry of panels and presentations about technology, politics and new media. There's been so much information flying around, its hard to sort through all the noise. That's why we were so pleasantly surprised by Kansas State University professor Michael Wesch's presentation at... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 06.015.09 - Posted June 15, 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. Happy Birthday to Dana Bash! Former Fishbowler Patrick Gavin is filling in for Politico's media blogger Michael Calderone this week- don't read! What we know... [FishBowlDC]

Schieffer and A-List Media Panel Grace Fort Worth, Texas - Posted April 2, 2009
From a FBDC guest blogger (and proud mother of a certain DC journo) in Fort Worth, Texas: Each year, Bob Scheiffer invites noted members of the media to his namesake journalism school at TCU. As always, Wednesday night's event was entertaining, interesting and timely. This year's panelists, David Brooks, Trish Regan, Gwen... [FishBowlDC]

Schieffer and A-List Media Panel Grace Fort Worth, Texas - Posted April 2, 2009
From a FBDC guest blogger (and proud mother of a certain DC journo) in Fort Worth, Texas: Each year, Bob Scheiffer invites noted members of the media to his namesake journalism school at TCU. As always, Wednesday night's event was entertaining, interesting and timely. This year's panelists, David Brooks, Trish Regan, Gwen... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted March 13, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: President's Council on Economic Advisors Chair Christina Romer and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and a roundtable with The Week's David Frum, BBC's Katty Kay, CNBC's Steve Liesman and PBS' Tavis Smiley CBS' Face the Nation: National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers and NYT's Thomas Friedman ABC's This Week:... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted March 13, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: President's Council on Economic Advisors Chair Christina Romer and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and a roundtable with The Week's David Frum, BBC's Katty Kay, CNBC's Steve Liesman and PBS' Tavis Smiley CBS' Face the Nation: National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers and NYT's Thomas Friedman ABC's This Week:... [FishBowlDC]

Cramer "Uncomfortable Being in the Crosshairs," Rush Tries to Help - Posted March 9, 2009
CNBC's Jim Cramer is responding to his critics in the media — from the left and right - from print, TV and radio — over his comments about the Obama administration priorities. I'm uncomfortable being in the crosshairs of columnists and comedians I enjoy, and I find the embrace of Rush Limbaugh... [TVNewser]

Cramer "Uncomfortable Being in the Crosshairs," Rush Tries to Help - Posted March 9, 2009
CNBC's Jim Cramer is responding to his critics in the media — from the left and right - from print, TV and radio — over his comments about the Obama administration priorities. I'm uncomfortable being in the crosshairs of columnists and comedians I enjoy, and I find the embrace of Rush Limbaugh... [TVNewser]

CNBC's Past Three Weeks: "Moment in the Spotlight" or "Going Overboard"? - Posted March 9, 2009
Over the last three weeks, CNBC and its on-air personalities have been a focus, both good and bad, from the White House to Wall Street. "Whether the attention is positive or negative, it is certain that this tumultuous financial season is CNBC's reason for being," writes the New York Times' Brian Stelter... [TVNewser]

CNBC's Past Three Weeks: "Moment in the Spotlight" or "Going Overboard"? - Posted March 9, 2009
Over the last three weeks, CNBC and its on-air personalities have been a focus, both good and bad, from the White House to Wall Street. "Whether the attention is positive or negative, it is certain that this tumultuous financial season is CNBC's reason for being," writes the New York Times' Brian Stelter... [TVNewser]

The New York Times to do an Obama Book - Posted December 24, 2008
Per today's Publisher's Marketplace:OBAMA: The Historic Journey, a heavily-illustrated book covering Barack Obama's life, from his childhood through his inauguration as the 44th president of the United States, with a final chapter that includes the inaugural address and a 32-page photo essay by 12 New York Times staff photographers, with an... [FishBowlNY]

Arianna Huffington is Media Person of the Year - Posted December 9, 2008
I Want Media has named Arianna Huffington their Person of the Year, presumably based on your votes. As it happens the top three spots all belonged to women — Tina Fey and Rachel Maddow were the runners up. Says IWM about the choice: "Huffington had a big year in... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 12.04.08 - Posted December 4, 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]

Frank Rich on His 'Extracurricular Activity' - Posted December 3, 2008
Frank Rich has always been ahead of the game when it comes to embracing the Internet in his weekly op-ed columns at the New York Times (maybe a little too much sometimes...he links a lot!). When we ran into him at the Time Summit a month or two ago he... [FishBowlNY]

Reporters, On Campaign Life - Posted November 20, 2008
High-profile members of the media met on Tuesday night at the Folger Shakespeare Library for a Vanity Fair-sponsored discussion of election coverage, including NBC's Andrea Mitchell, former White House communications officer Dan Bartlett, Frank Rich of the New York Times, Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo, and Vanity Fair's Todd Purdum.... [FishBowlDC]

CNN/TIME Politics '08: Greenfield, Graydon and More - Posted October 14, 2008
The CNN/TIME Politics '08 conference kicked off yesterday with Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes saying, "There has never been and never will be a substitute for quality." TVNewser twittered the first panel, moderated by Campbell Brown, and featuring this line of from Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter that got the biggest laughs (on... [TVNewser]

Does Frank Rich Read His Own Comments Section? - Posted October 14, 2008
Yesterday at the Time Politics Summit 2008 we chatted with Frank Rich about the fact the New York Times now allows comments on its op-ed pieces. (A side note: even though Rich has long been ahead of the game in terms of adding in links to his columns, something he... [FishBowlNY]

Frank Rich Thinks Joy Behar is the New Edward R. Murrow - Posted September 22, 2008
"In our news culture, Behar, a stand-up comic by profession, looms as the new Edward R. Murrow." Actually we're not sure Frank Rich means it literally -- one interview does not a journalistic cornerstone make -- but still, point taken. Why is it the comedy world always seems to be doing... [FishBowlNY]

Frank Rich Thinks Joy Behar is the New Edward R. Murrow - Posted September 22, 2008
"In our news culture, Behar, a stand-up comic by profession, looms as the new Edward R. Murrow." Actually we're not sure Frank Rich means it literally -- one interview does not a journalistic cornerstone make -- but still, point taken. Why is it the comedy world always seems to be doing... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 03.04.08 - Posted March 4, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS You think Hillary will win Ohio. NEWSPAPERS Rush and Malloy reports, "It must be exasperating to be Christopher Hitchens. Recently voted the fifth most important intellectual in the world, Hitchens was nice enough... [FishBowlDC]

Carin Goldberg Tells the Truth - Posted December 15, 2007
Due to our own technical difficulties, we were a bit late to the Cause/Effect game this morning, but waltzed in just as Carin Goldberg took the stage with the history of truth. Opening with the "you can't handle the truth" scene from A Few Good Men, she took us from Plato, to... [UnBeige]

Hyperfactory Gets Some Mouse Money - Posted October 30, 2007
Hyperfactory, the mobile marketing company, is getting a boatload of cash from former president of Walt Disney Studios and Paramount Television Group Rich Frank (not to be confused with Frank Rich, who, we're guessing, doesn't keep cash by the boatloads). No one is saying how much money Frank is giving Hyperfactory, but... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 08.28.07 - Posted August 28, 2007
Good morning Washington. Overwhelmingly, you think Dana Perino will be the next White House press secretary. TVNewser reports, "Another Super Tuesday tomorrow on MSNBC. Chris Matthews continues in Iowa moderating the Livestrong Cancer Forum. Back east, Tim Russert, Natlie Morales, Tucker Carlson, Chris Jansing and others will hold down the anchor fort." The AP... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 08.07.07 - Posted August 7, 2007
Good morning Washington. FairVote's is holding an Upgrade Democracy video contest and inviting you to a short video answering the question: "If you could change anything you wanted about elections, what would our democracy look like?" For more info, click here. New York Post reports, "Time Warner's weak second-quarter results prompted Pali... [FishBowlDC]

Times To Boycott White House Correspondents' Dinner - Posted April 30, 2007
Frank Rich let a cat out of the bag in the 13th paragraph of his Sunday op-ed: After last weekend's correspondents' dinner, The Times decided to end its participation in such events. But even were the dinner to vanish altogether, it remains but a yearly televised snapshot of the overall syndrome. The... [FishBowlNY]

Frequent Guest Ana Marie Cox Drops Imus - Posted April 12, 2007
Refreshingly honest on Imus appeal The former Wonkette-turned-Time blogger had become part of Imus' rotating cast of media characters, and loved the ego-stroking attention. No longer, she says. Here's why: I had been invited inside the circle, and to be perfectly honest, I was thrilled to be there. As the invites kept coming,... [FishBowlNY]