Gene Weingarten

Morning Chatter - Posted April 9, 2012
Quotes of the Day "The Daily Caller is celebrating Good Friday and Passover right now by boarding a bus to the WV casino." -- Quote by the DC's Alex Pappas; picture taken ... [FishbowlDC]

Ribbed For Your Pleasure - Posted April 3, 2012
When we think of April, we think of warming weather, the Easter Bunny, and the clap. Oh, you don't? Well, then you must not realize that April is Sexually Transmitted Diseases Month! And to help celebrate, an organization called STD Carriers profiled 100 Celebrities with STD's. The group is trying to... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Chatter - Posted April 2, 2012
Quotes of the Day Ouch! HBO comedian Bill Maher performing last night at Rockville, Md.'s Strathmore auditorium: "To me, John Boehner feels female. He wears a lot of bronzer and cries a lot. I need to see his d!@k. The short form." (Maher in ... [FishbowlDC]

Bonjour HuffPost! Or Bon Giorno. Or Buenos Dias. Or Guten Morgan. Or ?????. - Posted January 23, 2012
In HuffPost's latest attempt at taking over global media, today they launch Le Huffington Post, the first foreign language version of the online news site. Ooh la la! Even reporters' names like Gr g have accent marks. This is going to be spectacular. This marks a partnership with ... [FishbowlDC]

Bonjour HuffPost! Or Bon Giorno. Or Buenos Dias. Or Guten Morgen. Or ?????. - Posted January 23, 2012
In HuffPost's latest attempt at taking over global media, today they launch Le Huffington Post, the first foreign language version of the online news site. Ooh la la! Even reporters' names like Gr g have accent marks. This is going to be spectacular. This marks a partnership with ... [PRNewser]

Morning Chatter - Posted January 19, 2012
Quotes of the Day Weingarten appalled. "I'm appalled at the number of people who interpreted my innocent, joyful left-hand tweet from this a.m. as something masturbatory." -- WaPo's ... [FishbowlDC]

Weingarten on Poopy Overload (Pun Intended) - Posted January 12, 2012
WaPo is more often used to catch fecal matter in bird cages than it is to dispense advice about it, but their website is a different matter altogether. The Post's humor writer (no, not Ezra Klein) ... [FishbowlDC]

WaPo Weingarten's Poem on Hitchens - Posted January 11, 2012
While many reporters offered their personal thoughts and feelings about Vanity Fair's Christopher Hitchens after his death, WaPo's ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Chatter - Posted December 22, 2011
INCONSIDERATE CELL PHONE MAN: Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and his big buttocks captured in the Delta Crown lounge at Reagan National Airport Wednesday afternoon. The congressman chats away on his cell phone, talking about first lady Michelle Obama's "... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Chatter - Posted December 13, 2011
Quotes of the Day Speaker's Sat. plans didn't include GOP debate ".@SpeakerBoehner, did you watch the GOP presidential debate? 'Saturday night? I don't think so.'" -- The Takeaway's Congressional radio correspondent ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Chatter - Posted December 8, 2011
Quotes of the Day Newsroom tension "You know you've written a good editorial if it makes your boss uncomfortable. @BrettMDecker" -- TWT's Anneke Green. Is WaPo's Gen... [FishbowlDC]

This Is Just Like When Dylan Went Electric - Posted December 1, 2011
In what is a definite sign of the times, the Pulitzer Prize Board made a very interesting change in the way that it receives entries for the coveted journalism prize. Publications wishing to submit a piece into any of the 14 categories MUST submit it electronically. (NOT SO FAST,... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted November 11, 2011
Quotes of the Day Roll Call HOH's Neda Semnani and Publicist Rebecca Gale on Wednesday night at a pac... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted November 10, 2011
Quotes of the Day CNBC's Eamon Javers gets swallowed by Kermit the Frog background:"Rehearsing for tonight's #cnbcdebate in front of the biggest dang green screen I've ever seen." Editor g... [PRNewser]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted October 21, 2011
Quotes of the Day Funky headline from NPR News: "Crash Leaves 5,000 Chickens On Northern Calif. Highway" Overheard... at the Newseum's Cartoons & Cocktails event Thursday night as Politico's ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted September 22, 2011
Quotes of the Day Journo sees link between himself and company stock "But is my impending departure driving down Reuters' stock? Of such things, we can only speculate." -- Outgoing Reuters scribe Jim Pethokoukis, who is going to work for the American Enterprise Institute as their blog editor. He'll continue on as... [FishbowlDC]

SS Exit Polls Show Three Close Races - Posted August 9, 2011
Early exit polls from day one of our Summer Superlatives contest indicate only one thing: these races are too close to call tonight. With three sets of rock-solid competitors and a slew of die-hard supporters, FishbowlDC glory is still anyone's for the taking. To spice up the competition,... [PRNewser]

WaPo's Weingarten Offers Journalism Advice 101 - Posted August 9, 2011
WaPo humor columnist Gene Weingarten covers a lot of ground in today's online chat. Think of him as your Journalism professor minus all those rules to be quiet or couth. A reader wonders if it's ever okay to lie to hostile sources. ... [FishbowlDC]

Summer Superlatives: Best Sense of Humor - Posted August 9, 2011
Voting is now open for the first category of FishbowlDC's Summer Superlatives 2011: Best Sense of Humor. With the help of a secret panel of past winners and avid FishbowlDC readers, we na... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted July 28, 2011
Quotes of the Day A good omen or bad? "A brown marmorated stink bug landed on my shirt during today's Metro ride. Pretty sure that symbolizes something; just not sure what.?" -- WaPo's ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted July 19, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY Carlson still disgusted by Vick "Are you fucking kidding? Nauseat... [FishbowlDC]

Embrace It | More Trouble | Earning The Pay - Posted July 14, 2011
FishbowlDC: The Washington Post's Gene Weingarten wants more love for his pile of poo. TVNewser: The FBI is now ... [FishbowlLA]

Weingarten Has Toilet Tinged Avatar Envy - Posted July 14, 2011
A note to WaPo's Gene Weingarten: Have you never heard the expression "compare and despair?" Earlier this week, Weingarten, whose avatar is a pile of sh-t, expressed jealousy and angst toward Amy Dickinson's (a.k.a. Asking Amy) avatar. Hers is a huge chocolate doughnut with sprinkles that Weingarten has turned into so... [FishbowlDC]

WaPo's Leiby Leaves Style After 20 Years - Posted April 28, 2011
After two decades of working for WaPo's Style section, longtime editor and writer ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted April 13, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY ALEXANDER HAMILTON WEIGEL? "Happy Civil War Day! Here's the statue of the CSA's vice president in the Capitol." -- Slate's Dave Weigel in a Tuesday tweet a... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted April 11, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY The Cherry Blossoms by Washington freelance photographer Patrick Ryan, whose blog is www.snarkinfested.com. ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted March 24, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY Fake Politico accounts respond We reported yesterday on Politico editor-in-chief John Harris' memo to staff asking the anonymous geniuses behind @politicomouse and @Fak... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted February 17, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY As seen in The Atlantic's In Focus feature in celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Shot taken by Reuters' Jason Lee. WaPo... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted February 2, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY Fast friends: "Politico got me cornering Harry Reid in the Senate, looking very stern!" reports Human Events Senior Editor Emily Miller i... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted January 24, 2011
Washington Reacts to Olbermann Exit "It's better to fire... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted January 4, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY - (In Part, The New Year's Edition) Note to readers: After taking a few days of R&R, we're diving head first back into the Fishbowl. We're catching up on what happened over the New Year's holiday and will proceed from there. ... [FishbowlDC]

Moe Tkacik is Not a Dude - Posted December 7, 2010
Ever since she moved to Washington in September, WCP's Moe Tkacik has been confused for a man. WaPo's Gene Weingarten e-mailed her... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted December 3, 2010
QUOTES of the DAY Reporter loves confused C-SPAN callers "Oh, CSPAN callers mixing up censure and censorship, I love you. -- Bloomberg TV's Lizzie O'Leary in a Thursda... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted October 22, 2010
QUOTES of the DAY Ruminating on the life and down times of ex-NPR's Juan Williams "Not to me." -- Juan Williams on FNC's O'Reilly Factor Thursday ni... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted September 13, 2010
Quote(s) of the Day Will vanden Heuvel watch Snooki, The Situation and the gang when she doesn't have to? "Test of intellectual integrity: Will I watch Jersey Shore now that beloved daughter is @ college. Used 2 watch (some) & say she forced me:(." - ... [FishbowlDC]

What It's Like Being Laid Off From Journalism...The 'Fictional' Edition - Posted September 7, 2010
"Nothing Happens Until It Happens To You," out today, is a fictionalized, but probably close to home for thousands, account of a journalist's layoff and what happened after. As Publi... [MediaJobsDaily]

WaPo Sports Columnist Mike Wise Turns Into Literal Wiseguy - Posted August 30, 2010
How does a journalist up his Twitter fan club following these days? One option is to dot your copy with the word p---y, as expertly done by WaPo humor columnist Gene Weingarten. (He was mimicking author Buzz Bissinger, who has an affinity for dirty tweets and often dro... [FishbowlDC]

Should Weingarten Be Advising Journalists? - Posted July 27, 2010
No doubt there's much to be learned from WaPo's unconventional columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Gene Weingarten. But an advisor of the craft? Could prove to be troublesome. In recent weeks we've seen him use the p-word (that'd be p---y) when tweeting with and about author ... [FishbowlDC]

Weingarten Reels in 100 New Twitter Followers With P-Word - Posted June 23, 2010
Vulgarity and profanity have a certain cache these days. Even President Obama found it useful to insert the phrase "whose ass to kick" in a recent TV interview. But who knew it could get Gene Weingarten some 100 new followers on Twitter? Yesterday he used the p-word (that would be... [FishbowlDC]

Author Blasts WaPo's Weingarten; In Return, Scribe Calls Him a P---y - Posted June 22, 2010
There's a lot of, shall we say, strong language happening today in Cyberspace. And by strong we mean that WaPo's funnyman Gene Weingarten called author Buzz Bissinger (author of Friday Night Lights and former Pulitzer Pr... [FishbowlDC]

WaPo Intros Weingarten Comic Strip - Posted June 8, 2010
WaPo introduced yesterday a new comic strip by Pulitzer-Prize winning Post columnist Gene Weingarten and his son, Dan Weingarten, with illustrations by ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Almost Afternoon FishbowlDC Readers - Posted May 12, 2010
Quote of the Day It's a WaPo kind of day (but not on purpose). Titanic and BP hearing have reached commonality "Uh oh. They're having the bp hearing in the same room where the hearing on the Titanic was held." --WaPo's Dana Milbank in a Tuesday tweet. Columnist irked by phrase "Can someone tell me when 'reached... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted May 10, 2010
Quote(s) of the Day Bicyclists: watch out for Weingarten "I hereby challenge any habitual sidewalk bike rider to a fistfight." --WaPo columnist Gene Weingarten in a weekend tweet. Meghan McCain to obit writers: put my dad at bottom "I always want to evolve and change and grow, when I die I want the fact that I'm... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted April 26, 2010
Quote of the Day Viagra, Bohn and Weingarten "60 Minutes just cut to the Viagra Sports Report, which informed us that the leader of the PGA tourney is 'Jason Bohn." -- WaPo's Gene Weingarten in a Sunday tweet. Computer rage "Robert Schlesinger is about to throw his computer through his office window." --A rather whimsical... [FishbowlDC]

Jobs Of The Day: Help Make Washingtonpost.com Better - Posted April 15, 2010
The Washington Post is seeking a senior web developer to "grow and manage" both washingtonpost.com and mobile.washingtonpost.com. Please, if you get this job, tell them to make two-time Pulitzer winner Gene Weingarten*'s chats easier to find. Thanks. ... [MediaJobsDaily]

Pulitzers Announced, WaPo Wins Big - Posted April 12, 2010
The Pulitzer board released the names of prize winners today. WaPo reels in several awards: International Reporting - Anthony Shadid . The prize was for his reporting on the lasting scars and legacies in Iraq of the American invasion and occupation. Shadid won the 2004 Pulitzer for International Reporting for coverage of the... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted March 16, 2010
Quote of the Day "Someone just emailed me with a compliment. I answered 'Aww' and hit reply. As it left my screen I saw that I had written 'Ass.'"--WaPo's Gene Weingarten tweeted Monday. Rainbow fish ... [FishbowlDC]

FishbowlDC Exclusive: Meet the New WaPo Mag - Posted September 23, 2009
Inclusive. That's the word I'd select to summarize the Washington Post Magazine's recent redesign. The new Sunday supplement doesn't drop until this weekend but FishbowlDC got our hands on the first copy of the revamped rag to leave the newsroom. Here's my take... Editor Debra Leithauser... [FishbowlDC]

Gene Weingarten Takes WaPo Buyout - Posted June 23, 2009
In today's Chatological Humor, WaPo columnist Gene Weingarten disclosed that he accepted WaPo's buyout package. Weingarten addressed questions in his Tuesday chat: "Yes, I took it because I wanted to. Generously, The Post offered to hire me back, on contract, to do the same job... [FishbowlDC]

WaPo Magazine Editor Takes Buyout - Posted June 2, 2009
WaPo Magazine editor Tom Shroder will take a buyout, as reported by Politico. Shroder will leave by the end of the month, but will stay on contract with the paper, working with columnist Gene Weingarten and organizing the Post Hunt, which he helped found. "It seems significa... [FishbowlDC]

Weingarten: Drugged, Not Dead - Posted March 3, 2009
Internal memo from WaPo funnyman Gene Weingarten: Gene Weingarten has authorized ALL NEWS distribution of the following statement: If you are receiving this message, I am resting comfortably at George Washington University Hospital after double knee replacement surgery. If you have not received this message, I died during surgery, and the message you... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List 02.25.09 - Posted February 25, 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 or let us know in the tips box below. ... [FishbowlDC]

WaPo Isn't Monkeying Around - Posted February 22, 2009
After last week's NYPost cartoon fiasco, in an attempt to preempt any negative reaction to Gene Weingarten's column in today's paper, WaPo included this Editor's Note: "The headline, illustration, and text of 'Below the Beltway,' a column in The Washington Post Magazine today, may cause off... [FishbowlDC]

Can The Washington Post Do Funny? - Posted November 18, 2008
As an add-on to the Washington Post's Sunday magazine article on The Onion, the magazine's "Editor's Note" asked Gene Weingarten, Dave Barry... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.01.08 - Posted October 1, 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... [FishbowlDC]

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 naviga... [FishbowlDC]

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: ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.09.08 - Posted April 9, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Joe Scarborough's birthday! Also: Hugh Hefner and Jenna Jameson (why are we not surprised they share a day...thanks MicCheck). Also, on this day in 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: ... [FishbowlDC]

Gene Weingarten: Hate Me - Posted April 8, 2008
The day he won a Pulitzer, the WaPo's Gene Weingarten had designated it "I Hate Gene Day" and he asked his readers: I am calling for only negative feedback about me. What do you dislike about how I do my job,... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.08.08 - Posted April 8, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Kofi Annan and Chuck Todd! And, on this day in 1986, Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. And TVNewser gives us an update on Tucker Carlson's TV show. Speaki... [FishbowlDC]

Pulitzers Announced...WaPo Cleans Up - Posted April 7, 2008
Where the WaPo took home the gold: Public Service: Awarded to The Washington Post for the work of Dana Priest, Anne Hull and photographer Michel du Cille in exposing mistreatment of wounded veterans at Walter Reed Hospital, evoking a national outcry and producing reforms by federal officials. Breaking News Reporting: Awarded to The Washington Post... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.25.08 - Posted March 25, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Emily Lawrimore's birthday (Hat Tip: Playbook), the 2008 Dart Award Winners have been announced, Dana Priest and Anne Hull have won yet another award, yesterday was Monica Lewins... [FishbowlDC]

Happy Birthday, Gene! - Posted October 3, 2007
The Post's Gene Weingarten turned 56 yesterday. ... [FishbowlDC]

The Post Also Has Polling Problems! - Posted August 13, 2007
...and Gene Weingarten is none too happy about it. Gene Weingarten: Good Monday morning. This is our Early Intro, one of several new features of Chatological Humor. Guess what? THE POLL is back. We would like to report that it is back because the sachems of The Washington Post Online leapt to our... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 07.13.07 - Posted July 13, 2007
Good morning Washington. An NBC release announced that "Meet the Press" had "abnormal start times throughout the country last Sunday, July 8th due to Wimbledon tennis coverage on NBC. According to Nielsen Media Research data, the program was labeled a special, and therefore this edition of 'Meet the Press' will not be... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 07.04.07 - Posted July 4, 2007
Good morning Washington. It seems we can't all be as lucky as those Hotline kids. "BBC Reporter Johnston Freed In Gaza" An ABC release announced,... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 05.29.07 - Posted May 29, 2007
Good morning Washington. An ABC release announced that "World News with Charles Gibson" "won the May sweep among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54, marking the broadcast's second consecutive sweeps win. The last time 'World News' won back-to-back sweeps among both Total Viewers and the demo was eleven years ago in 1996." A... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.12.07 - Posted April 12, 2007
Good morning Washington. Roll Call's Emily Pierce has been named a Senior Staff Writer. CJR reports, "the present wave of cost- cutting, job-eliminating, and bureau-closing is just one reason journalism is widely believed to be an industry in crisis. But a pair of university studies concerni... [FishbowlDC]