Hillary Clinton

Who's The Most Sought After Sunday Show Guest In Washington? - Posted June 24, 2009
David Gregory, Bob Schieffer and George Stephanopoulos at CSIS yesterday. It's a million dollar question- and the answer will really surprise you. Who is the most sought after Sunday show guest in Washington? Bob Schieffer, David Gregory and George Stephanopoulos all agree: Bo the dog. In a rare joint appearance, the hosts... [FishBowlDC]

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]

Sunday Show Ratings: "This Week" On Top w/ "Meet" On Break - Posted June 11, 2009
"Meet the Press" did not air this week due to NBC's coverage of the French Open allowing ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" to claim the top-rated Sunday show spot. Sans French Open, the battle would certainly have proved interesting with Sec. of State Hillary Clinton booked for Steph's show. ... [FishBowlDC]

With MTP Off, ABC's "This Week" Wins - Posted June 11, 2009
ABC's This Week was the top-rated Sunday morning public affairs show last week in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. Meet the Press did not air due to French Open coverage. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton was George Stephanopoulos' guest on Sunday. Not surprisingly all three broadcasts grew week-to-week in Total Viewers... [TVNewser]

Chuck Todd Penning Another Obama Book - Posted June 9, 2009
The Observer reports NBC's Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd has sold a book proposal to about the first few years of the Barack Obama presidency. Todd's agent says the new book will be a "nuanced analytical narrative" focusing on the political relationship between Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The... [TVNewser]

Greta, George Interview Sec. of State Clinton - Posted June 4, 2009
Fox News Channel's Greta Van Susteren continues her reporting from Egypt (she rode a camel yesterday) with an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this morning. The interview will air tonight on "On the Record." We hear Van Susteren is heading back to the U.S. later today on the State Dept.... [TVNewser]

Greta, George Interview Sec. of State Clinton - Posted June 4, 2009
Fox News Channel's Greta Van Susteren continues her reporting from Egypt (she rode a camel yesterday) with an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this morning. The interview will air tonight on "On the Record." We hear Van Susteren is heading back to the U.S. later today on the State Dept.... [TVNewser]

Greta's Husband Tried to Bring Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton Together - Posted May 19, 2009
It's hard to imagine it would ever happen — that Gov. Sarah Palin would help pay down some of the campaign debt of Hillary Clinton. But Politico reports not only was a plan hatched, but that the person who tried to facilitate it was John Coale, who Politico describes as a... [TVNewser]

President Obama To WHCD Crowd: "All Of You Voted For Me" (Except Fox) - Posted May 10, 2009
WHCA President Jennifer Loven and President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. President Barack Obama was certainly a hit last night, opening with a teleprompter joke and cracking himself up. Here are some highlights: On his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "Arlen, you know what I always say, 'If you can't... [FishBowlDC]

Celebrating The "Superior Species" - Posted April 27, 2009
Meredith Vieira is a BFOM: a "Big Fan of Matrix." The Today show anchor not only emceed this year's Matrix Awards, honoring extraordinary achievements by women in the communications industry, she is also a past winner. "This is a room full of such accomplished women, it's a little mind-boggling," Vieira told TVNewser... [TVNewser]

FBLA Exclusive Interview With Patrick Range McDonald - Posted April 22, 2009
So Gavin Newsom made it all official yesterday and formally announced his campaign for governor on Twitter. So we thought we'd ask LA Weekly journo and local political wonk Patrick Range McDonald for his thoughts on the upcoming race: FBLA: Do you think Antonio Villaraigosa is actually going to put in a... [FishBowlLA]

FBLA Exclusive Interview With Patrick Range McDonald - Posted April 22, 2009
So Gavin Newsom made it all official yesterday and formally announced his campaign for governor on Twitter. So we thought we'd ask LA Weekly journo and local political wonk Patrick Range McDonald for his thoughts on the upcoming race: FBLA: Do you think Antonio Villaraigosa is actually going to put in a... [FishBowlLA]

The Ticker: Bellows, Greta, Cloud... - Posted March 26, 2009
> Jim Bellows, who died March 6, will be remembered with a celebration of his life on April 3 at Columbia University School of Journalism. The former ABC News executive editor was also editor at the New York Herald Tribune and Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. > FNC's Greta Van Susteren has written... [TVNewser]

Anderson Cooper To Report From U.S.-Mexico Border - Posted March 24, 2009
CNN's Anderson Cooper will report live from the U.S.-Mexico border tomorrow and Thursday for, "The War Next Door," a 10pmET special report. The program will focus on the drug war and escalating violence at the border. Other CNN correspondents on the special report include Jill Dougherty reporting from Mexico City about Secretary of... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: ABC, FBN, NBC... - Posted March 3, 2009
> With American journalist Roxana Saberi still detained in Iran, ABC News' Martha Raddatz writes about her experience in the country last year. She also quotes Sec. of State Hillary Clinton's spokesman, who says, "We're looking into it." > Look for former CNN correspondent Miles O'Brien on cable in the next... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: ABC, FBN, NBC... - Posted March 3, 2009
> With American journalist Roxana Saberi still detained in Iran, ABC News' Martha Raddatz writes about her experience in the country last year. She also quotes Sec. of State Hillary Clinton's spokesman, who says, "We're looking into it." > Look for former CNN correspondent Miles O'Brien on cable in the next... [TVNewser]

"In The Trenches" With Some DCNewsers - Posted February 17, 2009
Our friends from FishbowlDC, in addition to having a party in their honor Saturday night, also attended a book party for Stan Greenberg hosted by Atlantic Media's Ron Brownstein and his wife Eileen McMenamin. Among the tvnewsers in attendance: ABC's George Stephanopoulos, NBC's David Gregory and CNN's Jessica Yellin. TVNewser has also learned... [TVNewser]

Fox News Fires Producer Charged with Porn Possession - Posted February 13, 2009
TVNewser has learned from a source that Aaron Bruns, a Washington, D.C. producer for Fox News Channel, was fired this morning. Bruns was arrested Tuesday after an undercover Pennsylvania state police investigator determined Bruns' computer contained illicit images of children. A Fox News spokesperson confirms the firing. Bruns had been with Fox News... [TVNewser]

Michelle Obama to Strike a Pose - Posted February 11, 2009
For only the second time ever a first lady will be gracing the cover of Vogue — Hillary Clinton was the first. After months of trying to secure her Michelle Obama will appear on the cover of Vogue's big March issue. The feature spread inside includes an interview with... [FishBowlNY]

Michelle Obama to Strike a Pose - Posted February 11, 2009
For only the second time ever a first lady will be gracing the cover of Vogue — Hillary Clinton was the first. After months of trying to secure her Michelle Obama will appear on the cover of Vogue's big March issue. The feature spread inside includes an interview with... [FishBowlNY]

Michelle Obama to Strike a Pose - Posted February 11, 2009
For only the second time ever a first lady will be gracing the cover of Vogue — Hillary Clinton was the first. After months of trying to secure her Michelle Obama will appear of the cover of Vogue's big March issue. The feature spread inside includes an interview with... [FishBowlNY]

FNC Producer Aaron Bruns Arrested - Posted February 10, 2009
A TVNewser tipster tells us Aaron Bruns, a producer in the Fox News Channel Washington, D.C. bureau, has been arrested and charged with one count of possession of child pornography. A Fox News spokesperson confirms, telling TVNewser, "We are aware of the arrest and he is currently suspended without pay." Bruns is... [TVNewser]

FNC Producer Aaron Bruns Arrested - Posted February 10, 2009
A TVNewser tipster tells us Aaron Bruns, a producer in the Fox News Channel Washington, D.C. bureau, has been arrested and charged with one count of possession of child pornography. A Fox News spokesperson confirms, telling TVNewser, "We are aware of the arrest and he is currently suspended without pay." Bruns is... [TVNewser]

Where's Bill Maher Been? - Posted February 10, 2009
Real Time with Bill Maher starts February 20 at 10 p.m. On Hillary Clinton, "Who knows more about enemies abroad than a broad with enemies?" Via Daily Beast... [FishBowlLA]

Where's Bill Maher Been? - Posted February 10, 2009
Real Time with Bill Maher starts February 20 at 10 p.m. On Hillary Clinton, "Who knows more about enemies abroad than a broad with enemies?" Via Daily Beast... [FishBowlLA]

Robin Roberts to Interview Pres. Obama Tonight - Posted January 20, 2009
ABC's Robin Roberts will conduct the only interview President Obama is giving today. The interview happens tonight and will air tomorrow on Good Morning America. Other late notes... • NBC Nightly News will now originate from Washington, DC tomorrow night. • NY Gov. David Paterson to CBS's Katie Couric about a certain Senate... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 01.09.09 - Posted January 9, 2009
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]

Who Got the Most Airtime in '08? - Posted January 6, 2009
Andrew Tyndall of the Tyndall Report has compiled his 2008 Year in Review, and not surprisingly the top story on network news was the presidential election. Actually, it was the top three stories. Tyndall breaks down the stories by candidate — 745 stories about Barack Obama, 531 about John McCain and 288... [TVNewser]

Sklar: "If 2009 Isn't the Year of the Black Media Star, Then we are All Doing Something Wrong" - Posted January 3, 2009
Rachel Sklar, formerly of The Huffington Post and now of Abrams Research, takes a look back at '08 (and a look forward) in a column on The Daily Beast. One area is the African American media landscape. "Considering what a watershed year it was racially, surprisingly few new African-American stars emerged," she... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 12.29.08 - Posted December 29, 2008
Good morning, Washington. What DC museum is featured above? Think you know? Email us with your best guess. AND: Join us after the jump to find out if you guessed our last contest correctly. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning... [FishBowlDC]

The NYT.com is Representing! - Posted December 23, 2008
Maybe it's a sign of the times (read: corrupt officials) or maybe it's a sign of a renewed interest in politics post Barack Obama's election, or maybe the NYT.com is just trying to get a head start on the Internet Presidency. Whatever the reason, we just discovered (via Brian Stelter's... [FishBowlNY]

Huckabee Talks Host/Guest Relationship - Posted December 21, 2008
FNC host, author and former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is profiled by Kate O'Hare of Zap2It (appearing here in the Buffalo News). Huckabee describes the TV hosting job as "an experience that takes me full circle." O'Hare writes about the long list of liberal guests who have appeared on "Huckabee," including Richard Dreyfuss,... [TVNewser]

Drescher , As In 'The Nanny' Drescher, Wants The U.S. Senate - Posted December 8, 2008
If she has her way, Fran Drescher will become the nanny for the U.S. Senate, filling in for Hillary Clinton when she becomes Secretary of State for President Barack Obama, New York Magazine says. She was either eloquent or drunk at a recent New York party when she said: "My title is... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 12.03.08 - Posted December 3, 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]

Morning Reading List, 12.02.08 - Posted December 2, 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]

Matthews Returns, Dance-Free, To Ellen - Posted November 21, 2008
MSNBC's Chris Matthews' made his long-awaited return to The Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday, and unlike last time, there was no inadvertent groping. Instead, Matthews' was hands off and dance-free — until DeGeneres went in for the hug. "Thank you for being a good sport," she said.• As for the real interview,... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 11.20.08 - Posted November 20, 2008
Good morning Washington. What D.C. street is featured in the above picture? Think you know? Drop us an email and we'll give you the correct answer (and list the correct guessers) in tomorrow's Morning Reading List. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 11.19.08 - Posted November 19, 2008
Good morning Washington. What D.C. building is featured in the above picture? Think you know? Drop us an email and we'll give you the correct answer (and list the correct guessers) in tomorrow's Morning Reading List. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort... [FishBowlDC]

Does Rupert Murdoch Have an Obama-Shaped Hole in his Heart? - Posted November 17, 2008
Today's New York Times is speculating whether Rupert Murdoch has a soft spot for Barack Obama. Anyone who keeps up with the New York Post can't help but be aware that the Senator and now President-elect has rarely been subject to the infamous (and endlessly entertaining) lacerations of the Post's... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 11.17.08 - Posted November 17, 2008
Good morning Washington. What D.C. coffee shop is featured in the above picture? Think you know? Drop us an email and we'll give you the correct answer (and list the correct guessers) in tomorrow's Morning Reading List. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the... [FishBowlDC]

Glamour Women of the Year Awards: 'I'd Like to Thank My Mother' - Posted November 11, 2008
Last night's Glamour Women of the Year Awards ceremony held at Carnegie Hall was a rare thing — interesting and inspiring all at the same time (and how often can you say that?!) We've all heard more than once in the last twelve months that regardless of the outcome of... [FishBowlNY]

Scarborough's "Girlfriend," Hillary, and Obama as "The Best Story" - Posted November 11, 2008
With the election over, journalists and pundits gathered for a "Media & The Presidency" panel at the Rainbow Room in New York last night. Portfolio.com's Jeff Bercovici writes about some of the comments of the panelists, including Joe Scarborough, Dan Rather and Lesley Stahl. Discussing the perceived bias against Sen. Hillary Clinton, Scarborough... [TVNewser]

Changes In the LAT Washington Buro - Posted November 7, 2008
Russ Stanton sent the following memo to staffers today, explaining some changes. Not mentioned in the following note is the fact that former Washington bureau chief Doyle McManus is officially an op-ed columnist in DC. We're still not clear what Tom McCarthy, his #2, does. Stay tuned... Colleagues: As you have seen,... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 10.29.08 - Posted October 29, 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]

Morning Reading List, 10.24.08 - Posted October 24, 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]

Say it Ain't So, Joe (the Senator)! - Posted October 23, 2008
Hmm. Looks like Sarah Palin isn't the only one avoiding the press these days (actually truth be told, Obama isn't so press friendly either — notwithstanding magazine covers, that is). In fact, turns out just as Palin seems to be warming up ever so slightly to the liberal media... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 10.23.08 - Posted October 23, 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]

Sarah Palin: Hockey Moms Have Expensive Taste, Too! - Posted October 22, 2008
Lately we've noticed that Sarah Palin's highly touted updo has seemed, well, a little less up. Also, whoever has been doing her highlights in the last few weeks is doing an excellent job. However! These things come at a price, as apparently does the wardrobe. Politico is... [FishBowlNY]

First Ever "Dual" Obama-Clinton Interview Scores for ABC - Posted October 21, 2008
Billed as "their first dual interview ever," Cynthia McFadden's campaign trail chat with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton lifted ABC's Nightline last night. The interview tied the Late Show with David Letterman and pulled ahead of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in metered markets. CBS - Letterman 3.4... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 10.21.08 - Posted October 21, 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]

FNC's Growing Group of Left-Leaning Pundits - Posted October 20, 2008
Former Clinton campaign staffer Howard Wolfson joined Fox News as a contributor in July, and has appeared on a variety of programs since he started with the network. New York Magazine's profiles Michael Idov the FNC pundit. What is Wolfson's favorite FNC program to guest on? "Fox & Friends is my favorite... [TVNewser]

Judith Miller to Join Fox News - Posted October 20, 2008
So what do you do if you're a disgraced former investigative reporter for the national paper of record, who, in your own words, became a "lightning rod for public fury over the intelligence failures that helped lead our country to war?" You go work for Fox News of course! ... [FishBowlNY]

Dueling Candidates: Obama and McCain Laugh it Up at the Al Smith Dinner - Posted October 17, 2008
Wow. Who knew? Turns out the old John McCain is actually alive and well and was seen hanging out at last night's Al Smith Dinner along with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Both candidates gave a speech at the dinner, and actually McCain's was smart, and sharp, and... [FishBowlNY]

Clinton & Pawlenty Join Couric on the Webcast - Posted October 15, 2008
Hey kids, gather 'round the laptop. Katie Couric will interview Sen. Hillary Clinton and Gov. Tim Pawlenty tonight following the debate. Clinton and Pawlenty will be on Couric's live Webcast on CBSNews.com and CNET.com beginning at 11pmET.... [TVNewser]

Hillary Clinton Exclusively on CNN (And FNC) - Posted October 14, 2008
Sen. Hillary Clinton made news today as she told Fox & Friends host Gretchen Carlson there was "zero" chance she'd join the Supreme Court and "close to zero" she'd ever run for President again. But Fox & Friends was not the only morning show where the New York senator showed up. She... [TVNewser]

CNN/TIME Politics '08: Late Afternoon Sessions - Posted October 13, 2008
The 10th floor of the Time Warner Center was packed with journalists, college students and others today, as CNN and Time Magazine co-hosted their Politics 2008 conference. TVNewser twittered two of the sessions, and we'll have more on these and others tomorrow. With three panels going on at a time in some... [TVNewser]

The Folks At The Watergate Won't Be Happy - Posted October 10, 2008
Hillary Clinton's out with a new email publication... ...which sounds awfully familiar to another publication, based in D.C.'s Watergate building.... [FishBowlDC]

If You Can't Beat'em Join'em: Sarah Palin Does Tina Fey? - Posted October 6, 2008
Via Daily Intel comes word that, yes indeed, there is still time for this campaign to get stranger. According to the Chicago Sun-Times Sarah Palin may make her own appearance on this Thursday's SNL special playing, you guessed it!, Tina Fey circa her Amex commercials. Maybe Palin, during... [FishBowlNY]

Larry Flynt To Make A Sarah Palin-Based Porno - Posted October 3, 2008
We love this world. We love this job. And we love Peter Larsen for finding stuff like this: "Lisa Ann, a 36-year-old adult movie actress from Huntington Beach, will play Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a video from porn mogul Larry Flynt's Hustler Video. "Because Pedro wants to keep his job,... [FishBowlLA]

One Last Bit of Pre-Debate Palin Before the Live-Blogging Begins - Posted October 2, 2008
Tonight's Palin-Biden VP debate may be the most-watched VP debate ever, actually, we hazard a guess there is a chance it could be the most watched debate period -- who could have imagined twelve months ago that this is where we would be?! We suspect tonight is either going to... [FishBowlNY]

Will There Be a Veep Debate? - Posted September 30, 2008
Will Sarah Palin actually make it to the Veep Debate this Thurs.? ( polls) Gwen Ifill fell. Which as it's fun to say - probably hurts like hell. Eek, now we're rhyming. We think it's a Tonya Harding by the McCain camp. Get Ifill on meds. Keep... [FishBowlLA]

Matthews Target of Women's Rights Group's Letter - Posted September 17, 2008
In January it was Media Matters. Now it is The New Agenda taking aim at MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews for "on-air degradation of girls and women." The Los Angeles Times reports The New Agenda, a new non-partisan women's right group has sent a letter to NBC CEO Jeff Zucker detailing what... [TVNewser]

Tina Fey Takes on Sarah Palin - Posted September 15, 2008
NBC has successfully (at least for now) taken all the clips of this off YouTube. It's available at NBC.com but there's not code to embed it. So we improvised. Link is here. This is Tina Fey doing a brilliant Sarah Palin impression. Amy Poehler does Hillary Clinton. Poehler says, "I invited the... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 09.15.08 - Posted September 15, 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]

This Week To Broadcast McCain Town Hall - Posted September 15, 2008
Sen. John McCain has wanted to hold town halls with Sen. Barack Obama. It doesn't look like that's happening, but he will be joined by George Stephanopoulos for one. ABC's This Week will hold a live town hall meeting with McCain on September 28, taking place in Columbus, OH. Invitations for the presidential... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 08.29.08 - Posted August 29, 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]

CNN Tops All Broadcasters on Night #3 of DNC - Posted August 28, 2008
Breaking: After two nights of beating ABC and CBS at 10pmET, CNN also topped NBC as well last night in the hour. Here is the breakdown in Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. >Update: In Time Period Data (10-11pm) CNN comes in first. In Program Data (10-11:03pm), which was the length... [TVNewser]

CNN Tops All Broadcasters on Night #3 of DNC - Posted August 28, 2008
Breaking: After two nights of beating ABC and CBS at 10pmET, CNN also topped NBC as well last night in the hour. Here is the breakdown in Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. >Update: In Time Period Data (10-11pm) CNN comes in first. In Program Data (10-11:03pm), which was the length... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: (DNC Day 4 Edition): Ratings, Evening, Watching... - Posted August 28, 2008
> TVWeek has the early ratings from last night. It appears viewers watching the broadcast nets showed less interest in Sen. Joe Biden's VP acceptance speech than they did Hillary Clinton's speech from the night before. All the broadcast networks' numbers fell last night from Tuesday night. > The CBS Evening... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: (DNC Day 4 Edition): Ratings, Evening, Watching... - Posted August 28, 2008
> TVWeek has the early ratings from last night. It appears viewers watching the broadcast nets showed less interest in Sen. Joe Biden's VP acceptance speech than they did Hillary Clinton's speech from the night before. All the broadcast networks' numbers fell last night from Tuesday night. > The CBS Evening... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 08.28.08 - Posted August 28, 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]

A Night of Nightly - Posted August 27, 2008
TVNewser had a front row seat for tonight's broadcast of the NBC Nightly News at 6:30pmET. Helmed by senior producer Subrata De, with new Washington bureau chief Mark Whitaker looking on, about a dozen employees put together the show in a small skybox in the Pepsi Center. The first block ended just... [TVNewser]

A Night of Nightly - Posted August 27, 2008
TVNewser had a front row seat for tonight's broadcast of the NBC Nightly News at 6:30pmET. Helmed by senior producer Subrata De, with new Washington bureau chief Mark Whitaker looking on, about a dozen employees put together the show in a small skybox in the Pepsi Center. The first block ended just... [TVNewser]

NBC First for DNC Night Two

CNN Tops ABC & CBS at 10

FNC Sees Most Growth From 2004 - Posted August 27, 2008
NBC was the most-watched network for DNC coverage last night, while CNN was the most-watched cable news network. And for the second night in a row, CNN topped broadcast networks ABC and CBS During the 10-11:15pm time period, which featured the speech from Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN averaged 4.857M Total Viewers,... [TVNewser]

NBC First for DNC Night Two

CNN Tops ABC & CBS at 10

FNC Sees Most Growth From 2004 - Posted August 27, 2008
NBC was the most-watched network for DNC coverage last night, while CNN was the most-watched cable news network. And for the second night in a row, CNN topped broadcast networks ABC and CBS During the 10-11:15pm time period, which featured the speech from Sen. Hillary Clinton, CNN averaged 4.857M Total Viewers,... [TVNewser]

Laughing it Up With 23/6 - Posted August 27, 2008
23/6 the Huffington Post off-shoot that of late has been giving the Onion a run for its money, hosted a comedy hour upstairs at the Big Tent following Hillary Clinton's keynote address last night. Featured performers included Portfolio's Matt Cooper (who does a mean John McCain impression), the Barely Political... [FishBowlNY]

Laughing it Up With 23/6 - Posted August 27, 2008
23/6 the Huffington Post off-shoot that of late has been giving the Onion a run for its money, hosted a comedy hour upstairs at the Big Tent following Hillary Clinton's keynote address last night. Featured performers included Portfolio's Matt Cooper (who does a mean John McCain impression), the Barely Political... [FishBowlNY]

FNC Exec. Fires Back at Olbermann - Posted August 27, 2008
TVNewser told you about last night's uncomfortable MSNBC moment which included a shot at Fox News. Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews were talking about the characterization of Hillary Clinton as "some victim of foul play." Matthews commented, "Fox News, for example, seems to enjoy it. No accident they hired Howard Wolfson,... [TVNewser]

FNC Exec. Fires Back at Olbermann - Posted August 27, 2008
TVNewser told you about last night's uncomfortable MSNBC moment which included a shot at Fox News. Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews were talking about the characterization of Hillary Clinton as "some victim of foul play." Matthews commented, "Fox News, for example, seems to enjoy it. No accident they hired Howard Wolfson,... [TVNewser]

Behind-the-Scenes at the Convention - Posted August 26, 2008
We wanted to give a bit of behind-the-scenes footage from inside the Pepsi Center. Take a glance at 7:50pmET, as lines were out the door. (Although not to get in the Pepsi Center itself. The lines form at a thin security checkpoint outside the fenced in area that includes the FOX Experience... [TVNewser]

Hillary Supporters, Still No Love For Chris Matthews - Posted August 25, 2008
The Fox News Channel Urgent Queue reports on some activity outside the MSNBC set today. An ABC pool reporter came upon some Hillary Clinton supporters gathered near the open air set who were letting anchor Chris Matthews know how they really feel: SOURCE: 5 NET POOL LOCATOR: UNION STATION IN DENVER, CO —... [TVNewser]

Where Former Hillary Clinton Advisers End Up - Posted August 25, 2008
The AP's David Bauder writes about Lanny Davis and Howard Wolfson, close advisers to the Hillary Clinton for President campaign, now political analysts for Fox News. And how they got to Fox is as interesting as why they're there. Davis and Wolfson came to Fox this summer following bad experiences with rival... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 08.25.08 - Posted August 25, 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]

Brokaw: Matthews, Olbermann "Not the Only Voices" on MSNBC - Posted August 24, 2008
During a panel this afternoon in Denver about media coverage of the presidential campaigns, NBC's Tom Brokaw found himself defending MSNBC, once again. Politico's Michael Calderone attended the panel which was moderated by PBS' Judy Woodruff with participants Brokaw, ABC's George Stephanopoulos and CBS's Bob Schieffer. Also in attendance, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed... [TVNewser]

Brokaw: Matthews, Olbermann "Not the Only Voices" on MSNBC - Posted August 24, 2008
During a panel this afternoon in Denver about media coverage of the presidential campaigns, NBC's Tom Brokaw found himself defending MSNBC, once again. Politico's Michael Calderone attended the panel which was moderated by PBS' Judy Woodruff with participants Brokaw, ABC's George Stephanopoulos and CBS's Bob Schieffer. Also in attendance, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed... [TVNewser]

Keep Your Friends Close and the National Enquirer Closer - Posted August 15, 2008
If Howard Wolfson is to be believed Hillary Clinton lost the nomination to Barack Obama because the press didn't uncover the John Edwards love child story in time for all those Edwards votes to go to her. Regrets, we've had a few, etc. It's a rather shaky theory... [FishBowlNY]

Keep Your Friends Close and the National Enquirer Closer - Posted August 15, 2008
If Howard Wolfson is to be believed Hillary Clinton lost the nomination to Barack Obama because the press didn't uncover the John Edwards love child story in time for all those Edwards votes to go to her. Regrets, we've had a few, etc. It's a rather shaky theory... [FishBowlNY]

Hillary Clinton Gives The Atlantic Its Best Traffic Ever - Posted August 14, 2008
Hey, here's one way to generate online traffic. Get all the people who worked on a historic presidential campaign to cough up their most damning emails and then publish the whole shebang two weeks before the convention. Via Politico comes word that Joshua Green's article at The Atlantic that details the... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 08.14.08 - Posted August 14, 2008
Good morning Washington. Who won yesterday's Hottest of the Hotties contest? Join us after the jump... 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... [FishBowlDC]

TNA Tired of Chris Matthews' T & A Ways - Posted August 13, 2008
SoupCans reports a new women's group called The New Agenda (TNA) has made MSNBC host Chris Matthews their #1 agenda item. Although several names were put on a 'to do' list, Chris Matthews was our unanimous choice as the worst offender on women's issues, therefore the first person on whom we... [TVNewser]

TNA Tired of Chris Matthews' T & A Ways - Posted August 13, 2008
SoupCans reports a new women's group called The New Agenda (TNA) has made MSNBC host Chris Matthews their #1 agenda item. Although several names were put on a 'to do' list, Chris Matthews was our unanimous choice as the worst offender on women's issues, therefore the first person on whom we... [TVNewser]

Covering the DNC: Edwards Not Attending - Posted August 11, 2008
TVNewser was on the conference call this morning for reporters covering the DNC. Governor Kathleen Sebelius confirmed that neither of the Edwards would be attending the Convention despite rumors that Elizabeth had been given a slot. A full schedule of speakers will be released later this week, in the... [FishBowlNY]

Tina Brown, Revisited - Posted August 7, 2008
We now have more details on the Tina Brown/Barry Diller online partnership that Radar reported on in April. During a chat with Hillary Clinton and Liz Smith Brown revealed that the upcoming news aggregator website will be called The Daily Beast, in homage to Evelyn Waugh's novel Scoop. ... [FishBowlNY]

New York Numbers on the Rise - Posted August 7, 2008
Good News! Literally, we have some actual good magazine news to report. The folks at New York have informed us that the magazine has achieved a "3.4% increase in single copy (newsstand) sales for the first half of 2008." Not only that, they achieved it after raising their cover... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 07.21.08 - Posted July 21, 2008
Good morning Washington. What PR flak didn't have much luck with the above chair last week? Let us know. 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... [FishBowlDC]

Hillary Campaign Refuses to Give Up...
on T-Shirt Design Contest - Posted July 16, 2008
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign may be dead, but she's determined to see this t-shirt contest thing through to the end. After receiving "almost 5,000 amazing entries" and more than 125,000 online votes, the contest has picked a winner (pictured at left). Designed by "Denitza of Weehawken, New Jersey" (which sounds like... [UnBeige]

Thrush Heads To Politico - Posted July 14, 2008
Politico has hired Glenn Thrush away from Newsday. The internal announcement, obtained by FishbowlDC: Our congressional team, which is rapidly and rightly becoming known as the best in the business under Tim Grieve's leadership, is about to get a valuable new addition. Glenn Thrush is a reporter at Newsday who drew wide notice... [FishBowlDC]

Thrush Heads To Politico - Posted July 14, 2008
Politico has hired Glenn Thrush away from Newsday. The internal announcement, obtained by FishbowlDC: Our congressional team, which is rapidly and rightly becoming known as the best in the business under Tim Grieve's leadership, is about to get a valuable new addition. Glenn Thrush is a reporter at Newsday who drew wide notice... [FishBowlDC]

Barry Blitt: A Modest Retrospective - Posted July 14, 2008
So yeah, this week's New Yorker cover. Everyone is shocked! shocked! Or at least everyone who works in a Presidential campaign. Obama (who recently approved Bush's Constitutionally questionable warrantless wiretapping bill) thinks it's "tasteless and offensive." The McCain camp concurs. Totally understandable, since as we all... [FishBowlNY]

Barry Blitt: A Modest Retrospective - Posted July 14, 2008
So yeah, this week's New Yorker cover. Everyone is shocked! shocked! Or at least everyone who works in a Presidential campaign. Obama (who recently approved Bush's Constitutionally questionable warrantless wiretapping bill) thinks it's "tasteless and offensive." The McCain camp concurs. Totally understandable, since as we all... [FishBowlNY]

Wolfson Debuts on FNC, Murphy This Sunday - Posted July 11, 2008
New FNC contributor Howard Wolfson made his debut last night on Hannity & Colmes. Sean Hannity was the first FNC personality to welcome Wolfson to the team. "Welcome aboard as a contributor," he said. "I don't think we'll be agreeing often, but I don't agree with guy next to me that often... [TVNewser]

Matthews Gives the "Wish Well" to Wolfson - Posted July 9, 2008
MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews gave the "wishing well" treatment to Howard Wolfson, whose days of playing Hardball are over, for now. Yesterday it was announced Wolfson, one of Hillary Clinton's campaign strategists, was joining Fox News as a contributor. "I think it's the beginning of a beautiful relationship," said Matthews. "Reminds me of... [TVNewser]

Another Clintonite Joins Fox News - Posted July 8, 2008
From today's mediabistro.com Daily Newsfeed: Another of the most visible faces of the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign has joined Fox News Channel, reports The Caucus blog on NYTimes.com. Howard Wolfson, one of Clinton's top strategists, is expected to be announced as a contributor to the network today. "I thought that Fox's coverage... [TVNewser]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted June 6, 2008
Hello Imma. Hello Abba: Joel Stein wants us to believe that the Jews who run Hollywood all got their gigs by going to the same Jewish summer camp together -- and he offers as proof a long list of names of people you've never heard of. If Us Weekly Ran The Show:... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted June 5, 2008
RFK Remembered: Joe Mozingo's piece about David Steiner, former campaign manager for RFK, is incredibly compelling -- especially paired with Katy Newton's interview with Steiner, who speaks about Robert Kennedy's assassination for the first time publicly since the shooting 40 years ago. Five Stages of Blogger Genius: Andrw Malcolm cleverly and intelligently... [FishBowlLA]

FBLA Confirms Ryan Seacrest Is In Talks To Replace Larry King - Posted May 8, 2008
Sources close to Ryan Seacrest have confirmed to FBLA that Ryan Seacrest is in talks with CNN to shimmy into Larry King's chair. Now "talks" can mean a lot of things, and our source also says, "I don't think it's going to happen." Why? Well, for one thing Ryan is currently the host... [FishBowlLA]

Web of Deception: Fox News Head Helps Fund Clinton's Campaign - Posted May 2, 2008
From our tips jar: Web of Deception by Joseph Culligan is reporting Peter Chernin has given Hillary Clinton $4,600 and Dems $12,500. Presumably on purpose. Is it real? And if it is, does it matter? As one news organization might say, "We report, you decide."... [FishBowlLA]

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 navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | NEWS NOTES |... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.14.08 - Posted April 14, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS You think Anderson Cooper is the next anchor of the CBS Evening News, but one reader writes in, "Dude, you know who's perfect to take Katie's chair? GWEN IFILL. She should... [FishBowlDC]

Camile Paglia on Hillary Clinton's Girly Men - Posted April 9, 2008
Salon's Camille Paglia answers one of the most pressing questions of our time: What kind of person would go to work for a Clinton in the first place? Chris Richard of Agora Hills wants to know why Hillary Clinton is surrounded with such beta-males. La Paglia answers: I agree that... [FishBowlLA]

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: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES... [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. Speaking of TV, ruin your morning TV folks by finding out how your salary... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.02.08 - Posted April 2, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Carl Kasell's birthday! Charlie Rose is coming to town! Here's everything you've ever wanted to know about George Stephanopoulos. It's the birthday of Thomas Jefferson, but more importantly, it's the birthday of that thing that helps you answer the important question: Is my story idea new? (LexisNexis). And... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.27.08 - Posted March 27, 2008
Good morning Washington. Dana Bash and John King will get married on Cape Cod over Memorial Day weekend. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS You would rather hang out with Barack Obama over Michelle. REVOLVING DOOR "Atlantic Names New Publisher... [FishBowlDC]

Lunch: Anna Wintour & Coming Soon — The Rolling Stones! - Posted March 26, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE We're guessing that spring break with the kiddies kept more than a few bold face names we've become accustomed to seeing away from 55th and Fifth today. Luckily, some of our favorite regulars were on hand — along with the first ever (at least since I've been at my... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 03.21.08 - Posted March 21, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS Most of you will watch NCAA basketball this weekend. REVOLVING DOOR A release announced, "Science News, the weekly magazine of the Society for Science & the Public, has named Judy Lewis... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.03.08 - Posted March 3, 2008
Good morning Washington. One year ago we said goodbye to Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. and AP said hello (again) to Ron Fournier. It's the birthday of Alexander Graham Bell, Jessica Biel and, yes, me, which is the closest I'll ever get to the lovely Biel. And to answer your questions: 1.) No,... [FishBowlDC]

Sam Zell: F&*$%@#G Democrats - Posted February 27, 2008
Apparently the new Tribune Co. owner is no fan of the Democratic party. E&P notes that on CNBC's Squawk Box on Tuesday, Sam Zell "attributed much of the current economic woes to fear-mongering by Democratic foes Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. In unrelated Zell news, The journalistic curiousity drops his beloved F-bomb... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 02.25.08 - Posted February 25, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | JOBS Most of you would prefer Barack Obama as an editor in the newsroom. Regarding the poll, a reader writes in, "i just voted for obama in your poll as the person i'd rather have... [FishBowlDC]

Roseanne Barr Wants to Fly with Hillary - Posted February 22, 2008
Roseanne Barr, crouched in her bunker in El Segundo, tries to compare Hillary Clinton with an airline pilot: I want the pilot with the most experience A reader rejoins: Yeah, but you don't get your wings because you're the pilot's wife And another: I definitely don't want a pilot who has playing on the... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 02.19.08 - Posted February 19, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS The Oscars are your favorite awards show. REVOLVING DOOR A release announced, "Science News, the weekly magazine of the Society for Science & the Public, has named Jonathan Oleisky its new... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.15.08 - Posted February 15, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS You think MSNBC has some serious issues with sexism and obnoxious statements. And, it is close, but more than half of you are in loooove. NEWSPAPERS The Pew Weekly News Interest Index shows, "Barack... [FishBowlDC]

Stuff We Think Is Stupid - Posted February 13, 2008
This ad for Hillary Clinton. This latest ploy by the Orange County Register to lose money, readers and self-respect. The admonition, following Sam Zell's visit to the L.A. Times, that colorful language and a love of pussy were the purview of the king, not the hoi polloi. The Hilton family. ... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 02.12.08 - Posted February 12, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Abe Lincoln and Sen. Arlen Specter. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS It is close, but most of you think that MSNBC handled the Shuster/Pimp episode "Appropriately...he deserved what he got" REVOLVING... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.11.08 - Posted February 11, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | JOBS You are not fans of Maureen Dowd's writing. REVOLVING DOOR Washington Post reports, "Discovery Communications has hired former AOL advertising executive Kathleen Kayse to run the Silver Spring cable giant's digital ad sales operation. Kayse... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.06.08 - Posted February 6, 2008
Good morning Washington. Ten years ago, Washington National Airport was renamed Ronald Reagan Airport. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS REVOLVING DOOR The Ways and Means Republican Staff announced the new press team of Jim Billimoria as Communications Director and Cassie... [FishBowlDC]

Clinton Campaign Quotes Robin Morgan On Feminism - Posted February 5, 2008
Evidently Hillary Clinton's campaign (or her daughter or her daughter's friend) is circulating some essay by not-dead-yet feminist icon Robin Morgan about something or other. Emily Bazelton at Slate writes: You really have to read it to get the full effect, but it's like the roar of second-wave feminism roasting everything in... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 02.05.08 - Posted February 5, 2008
Happy Super Tuesday Washington! Better yet, it's Bobby Brown's birthday! Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | RADIO | JOBS Most of you wake up a couple of times during the night. NEWSPAPERS "For news media, the emergence of Bill Clinton as a key public player in the... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.04.08 - Posted February 4, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS Most of you don't even wear a watch anymore. NEWSPAPERS John Hendren and Jose Antonio Vargas shared a birthday this weekend. Bloomberg reports, "Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, said fourth-quarter profit declined... [FishBowlDC]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted January 24, 2008
John Ritter's Widow Sues Docs: Actress Amy Yasbeck, the widow of John Ritter, is suing two doctors who she said mishandled her husband's care. Hillary Is In The Lead. Or Something: An LAT/Bloomberg poll finds that despite Barack Obama's star power, Hillary Clinton remains the top contender. Of course, the poll... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 01.18.08 - Posted January 18, 2008
Good morning Washington. Today in D.C. history, Marion Barry said "bitch set me up." Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | BOOKS | JOBS You think Ben Bradlee could take Robert Novak in a street fight. REVOLVING DOOR The Washington Business Journal reports, "The Washington Post... [FishBowlDC]

DVF Says Hillary is Micro, Macro - Posted January 16, 2008
Diane von Furstenberg's interview at the HuffPost is a little masterpiece of its kind. What kind is that, you ask? The no strain, no stretch, no thought involved kind. DVF tells Amanda Christine Miller why she supports Hillary Clinton: She is intelligent, diligent, micro and macro, and she truly cares. Begging the question,... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 01.15.08 - Posted January 15, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Wikipedia. (See King's Wikipedia entry here.) Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS You think Hillary Clinton was "edgy" on "Meet" REVOLVING DOOR The Washington Business Journal reports, "Gannett Co. Inc.... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.14.08 - Posted January 14, 2008
Good morning Washington. On this day in 1952, the "Today" show premiered, in 1973 the Dolphins became the only one of only two NFL teams to go undefeated during the regular season, and in 2004, President Bush announced we're going to Mars. (Hat tip: MicCheckRadio). Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR |... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted December 28, 2007
Meet the Press: Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama. Face the Nation: John Edwards, CBS's Lara Logan and Politico's John Harris. Fox News Sunday: Fred Thompson and David Yepsen with a panel of Fred Barnes, Mara Liasson, Bill Kristol and Juan Williams. This Week: Sens. John McCain and Hillary Clinton with a roundtable... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.26.07 - Posted December 26, 2007
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS You don't want a lifetime subscription to Time or Newsweek. Is US Weekly more your style? NEWSPAPERS Are you one of the many headed to IA for New Year's Eve? Politico's Aoife McCarthy and Michael Calderone... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.20.07 - Posted December 20, 2007
Good morning Washington. On this day in 2002, Sen. Trent Lott resigned as Senate Majority Leader. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | REVOLVING DOOR | JOBS You think card games are "much fun." NEWSPAPERS A reader wonders, "Where did the Washington Times Christmas tree go? It... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.19.07 - Posted December 19, 2007
Good morning Washington. On this day in 1998, the House of Representatives sent articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton to the Senate. Oh, and Alyssa Milano turns 35. (Hat tip: MicCheckRadio) Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | REVOLVING DOOR | JOBS So far, you... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.17.07 - Posted December 17, 2007
Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Chris Matthews and Bill Safire and, on this day in 1989, "The Simpsons" premiered (hat tip: MicCheckRadio). Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | REVOLVING DOOR | JOBS Most of you have "computer problems" more than a few times a month. NEWSPAPERS Regarding this,... [FishBowlDC]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted November 27, 2007
In Case You Were Wondering: Reporter Susan King details all the cute little Disney homages in Enchanted. But if you were the type of person who wanted to read this story, you probably already knew all these winks and nods anyway. Leftovers: True, this story is a few days old. But we... [FishBowlLA]

What the Candidates Watch - Posted November 26, 2007
TV Guide surveys the Presidential hopefuls and finds out that they watch TV. Hillary Clinton is a fan of HGTV makeover shows, Grey's Anatomy, American Idol, and Dancing with the Stars, but her all-time TV favorite is The Ed Sullivan Show. And she lies like a rug. Barack Obama tells TV... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 11.13.07 - Posted November 13, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think The Washington Post's reaction to Tim Page was too harsh. "Mitt Romney Loses Coveted Endless Simmer Endorsement" Is that CBS's Matthew Felling hosting the Kojo Nnamdi Show today? Get ready for tomorrow's Meet the Press party...and Rush Limbaugh?!? New York Times presents, "Stray Questions for: P.J. O'Rourke" New York Post reports,... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 11.08.07 - Posted November 8, 2007
Good morning Washington. You say "no way in hell" to group houses. Stephen Manfredi, a Senior Account Executive with Shirley & Banister Public Affairs, has accepted a position at the White House as Associate Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives. Washington Post's Ruth Marcus writes, "It's not as if this president has... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 11.07.07 - Posted November 7, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think journos make good dinner guests, or is it that they make better dinner guests than your family? An ABC release announced, "'World News with Charles Gibson' was the most-watched evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households, and Adults 25-54 for the week of October 29-November 2. Averaging 8.57... [FishBowlDC]

The Littlest Press Corp - Posted November 5, 2007
Dan Cox informs us that he's moved from the weirdly exciting California gubernatorial referendum of a few years back to cover a political race even more enthralling: Sixth-grade class president. In his latest docu, the director behind Running with Arnold will focus on Hopi Hernandez, a middle-school student who is taking cues... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 10.25.07 - Posted October 24, 2007
Good morning Washington. McDonalds is King. "One picture you won't see in the soon-to-be-reopened Newseum: Al Neuharth dressed as Jesus Christ." The Baltimore Business Journal reports, "The Federal Communications Commission has fined Sinclair Broadcast Group $36,000 for failing to tell viewers that the federal government paid a conservative pundit for the commentary he made... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.23.07 - Posted October 23, 2007
Good morning Washington. You are rooting for the Red Sox over the Rockies in the World Series. Go Sox! The Onion News Network reports, "For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008." The Hollywood Reporter reports, "About the same... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.17.07 - Posted October 16, 2007
Good morning Washington. Rowan Scarborough has left the Washington Examiner. He says, "after a stint in the Navy, 30 years at five newspapers and two book, I'm retiring, while eyeing some new projects in 2008." An NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams' was the... [FishBowlDC]

Behar: GOP Candidates "Pussies" For Not Doing "The View" - Posted October 13, 2007
On Friday's "Real Time with Bill Maher", "View" host Joy Behar took Republican presidential candidates to task for refusing to appear on ABC's daytime talk show, "The View." "They're all pro-war and they all talk gung-ho about they're going to invade Iraq, but the Republican candidates are a bunch of pussies ...... [FishBowlDC]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted October 8, 2007
Don't Stop Believing: It would have been awesome if this Janet Cromley story about when to quit psychotherapy had ended in the middle of a sen Obama Might Have To Turn Up the Clooney Juice: Despite pretty much winning the Hollywood vote, Barack Obama trails behind Hillary Clinton who is apparently gaining... [FishBowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: Sept. 14, 2007 - Posted September 14, 2007
Johnson Helps Clinton Campaign Following up on Oprah's ritzy fundraiser for Barack Obama last weekend in Montecito, Variety gives the deets on another campaign party planned for Southern California this weekend but this time it's Magic Johnson hosting a bash for Hillary Clinton. Variety's Ted Johnson writes that some are calling the... [FishBowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: Sept. 14, 2007 - Posted September 14, 2007
Johnson Helps Clinton Campaign Following up on Oprah's ritzy fundraiser for Barack Obama last weekend in Montecito, Variety gives the deets on another campaign party planned for Southern California this weekend but this time it's Magic Johnson hosting a bash for Hillary Clinton. Variety's Ted Johnson writes that some are calling the... [FishBowlLA]

Clintons Head Back to Hollywood - Posted September 7, 2007
Hollywood is bringing out a few heavyweights to help the Hillary Clinton presidential bid - and her husband is on board as well. Steve Bing, Scott Budnick, Ron Burkle, Michael Kives, David O'Connor and Lona Williams are hosting a reception with former President Bill Clinton on Sept. 18 at the Brentwood... [FishBowlLA]

Clintons Head Back to Hollywood - Posted September 7, 2007
Hollywood is bringing out a few heavyweights to help the Hillary Clinton presidential bid - and her husband is on board as well. Steve Bing, Scott Budnick, Ron Burkle, Michael Kives, David O'Connor and Lona Williams are hosting a reception with former President Bill Clinton on Sept. 18 at the Brentwood... [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, 08.27.07 - Posted August 27, 2007
Good morning Washington. Redskins? You're not really into it. An ABC release announced, "ABC News Digital increased unique visitors 19% to 9.9 million in July 2007 versus the same time last year, and ranked in ninth place in the Top 20 of general news sites, according to the Nielsen NetRatings." CNN announced in a... [FishBowlDC]

Hillary, Barack hit up WeHO - Posted August 10, 2007
The Democratic presidential candidates were out and about in West Hollywood last night — and no, it wasn't your typical $10,000 a seat fundraiser at a house in the hills. Instead, the White House hopefuls hit up a couple of WeHo hotspots — Barack Obama opted for the hopping watering... [FishBowlLA]

Hillary, Barack hit up WeHO - Posted August 10, 2007
The Democratic presidential candidates were out and about in West Hollywood last night — and no, it wasn't your typical $10,000 a seat fundraiser at a house in the hills. Instead, the White House hopefuls hit up a couple of WeHo hotspots — Barack Obama opted for the hopping watering... [FishBowlLA]

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]

Gibson To Anchor Special Hour of 20/20 - Posted July 17, 2007
On Friday, August 10th, "World News" anchor Charlie Gibson will go primetime with his special report: "Pastor to Power: Billy Graham and the Presidents." The 20/20 special takes an indepth look at "the world's most famous evangelist" and his special access to the world's most powerful men: the presidents of the... [TVNewser]

Gibson To Anchor Special Hour of 20/20 - Posted July 17, 2007
On Friday, August 10th, "World News" anchor Charlie Gibson will go primetime with his special report: "Pastor to Power: Billy Graham and the Presidents." The 20/20 special takes an indepth look at "the world's most famous evangelist" and his special access to the world's most powerful men: the presidents of the... [TVNewser]

Bill Clinton's Activism Book To Be Published In September - Posted July 10, 2007
In between co-stumping for Hillary's campaign and spoofing the Sopranos finale, Bill Clinton has managed to write a book based on his lucrative inspirational speaking engagements on citizen activism. The book, Giving: How Each Of Us Can Change The World, is due September 4 from Knopf, the publisher of Clinton's 2004... [FishBowlNY]

NYTimes' Healy Makes Plea To Hillary Campaign for Greater Press Access - Posted July 3, 2007
The following pool report, obtained by FishbowlDC, was sent from the New York Times Patrick Healy to reporters covering the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton (emphasis added): According to the campaign, after the University of Iowa event, the Clintons met with a group of 60-70 people - some of whom attended the... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 06.21.07 - Posted June 21, 2007
Good morning Washington. New York Times reports, "The presidents of dozens of liberal arts colleges have decided to stop participating in the annual college rankings by U.S. News & World Report." PRNewswire reports, "The Newspaper Guild of New York, which represents the Editorial Department employees at several major magazines published by Time Inc.,... [FishBowlDC]

Hillary Spoofs Sopranos Finale - Posted June 19, 2007
Did she just kill her campaign? EARLIER: Sopranos: The Warehouse Sale Journey Whacks Singer; 'Don't Stop Believin' Climbing iTunes Charts David Chase On Sopranos Finale: 'No One Was Trying To Be Audacious' The Sopranos Ending: The Poll Response Sopranos Finale: Whackless Ending Leaves Post Metro Edition With Loaded Bullet The Sopranos Ending:... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 06.08.07 - Posted June 8, 2007
Good morning Washington. An NBC release announced that "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' topped the Sunday morning public affairs competition, winning the week ending Sunday, June 3, 2007 in total viewers, homes and in the key demographic adults 25-54." On Sunday, "Meet the Press"... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 06.01.07 - Posted June 1, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think tanning is not so much sexy, but cancer causing. The Association of Health Care Journalists launched a new website. Check out Norah O'Donnell on the forthcoming cover of Pregnancy magazine. "NPR Joins Appeal of Online Music Royalties" A reader tell us, "please note that the white house transcript referred to... [FishBowlDC]

Hillary Explains Campaign Song Selection On YouTube - Posted May 29, 2007
Say what you will about Hillary Clinton, but her campaign is trying to use the Web. The problem, though, is the "trying" part — the result is the same as a 6th grade teacher who LOLs her way through 7th period to try to connect with the Web-addled kids: it feels... [FishBowlNY]

Jared Paul Stern Wants Post Job Back - Posted May 18, 2007
Today's Page Six slammed its former scribes Jared Paul Stern and Ian Spiegelman after alleging that Stern was threatening to sue the Post and make public a four-page list of "lies and smears" aimed at his former colleagues. Post editor Col Allan said the paper, "as a matter of principle, wouldn't pay... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 05.02.07 - Posted May 2, 2007
Good morning Washington. Dana Perino on life at the top. An ABC release announced that "World News with Charles Gibson" was "the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54 for the week of April 23." Averaging 8.20 million Total Viewers, "World News" outperformed NBC's "Nightly News" by 310,000 Total... [FishBowlDC]

Lunch at Michael's: Wesley Clark & A Model Mystery - Posted April 25, 2007
We missed Jane Fonda by a day. Today's lunch crowd was lacking the star power we've come to expect on our weekly visits so while we were disappointed our usual perch at the bar had been usurped by an unidentified exec, we didn't miss much from our less than stellar seat... [FishBowlNY]

Rosie On Trump @ Matrix: 'My Goal ... To Give A Bald Billionaire A Boner' - Posted April 24, 2007
The 'Boner' we wish Rosie'd been referring to at yesterday's Matrix Awards During a break in the pre-Matrix action yesterday, we poked our heads into the Waldorf Astoria ballroom where recipients of the New York Women in Communications Foundation Scholarship winners were lined up in ready to rehearse their introduction to the... [FishBowlNY]

Rosie Goes 'No Bullsh*t' at Matrix Awards - Posted April 24, 2007
The last place we'd expect to hear the "f" word is the New York Women in Communications Matrix Awards but, thanks to emcee Rosie O'Donnell, the usually inspiring event had some cringe-inducing moments that raised more than a few eyebrows during Monday's lo-o-ng afternoon at the Waldorf. The View moderator did... [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]

Morning Reading List, 04.11.07 - Posted April 11, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think journalists like Tim Russert, Jeff Greenfield, etc. should not continue to appear on Don Imus' radio program. An ABC release announced that "World News with Charles Gibson" "was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54 for the week of April 2. Averaging 8.08 million... [FishBowlDC]

Will Jared Paul Stern's Lawsuit Against Ron Burkle & Co. Botch Hillary's Prez Run? - Posted March 29, 2007
Interesting question, and one that likely hinges on how much Stern's conspiracy allegations against Burkle, the former president and current New York senator will involve the latter, particularly if this case ever comes to a jury trial. Specifically, allegations contained on page 14 of the civil complaint filed in New York,... [FishBowlNY]

Taking Out The Trash, 03.19.07 - Posted March 19, 2007
Most of your brackets are already broken. Stupid Duke. More on AssignmentZero. "For Bookstores, a Real Page-Turner: Digital or Paper? Take Your Pick." Look out Morning Edition... Deb Howell on "What Riled Readers Last Week." "Radio Deal Could Face Technical Difficulties: XM, Sirius Systems Already Strained" Roll Call and Gallery Watch's CongressNow debuts today. From a tipster:... [FishBowlDC]

ABC News SVP Slams Times' Stanley: A 'Gratuitous and Unfounded Swipe' - Posted March 8, 2007
Alessandra Stanley sneaks in a few zingers on Charles Gibson at the end her Times piece today on Brian Williams' Iraq tour: Mr. Gibson hasn't exactly overexerted himself in his new job. He covered the State of the Union address from his desk in New York, and also stayed put when tornadoes... [FishBowlNY]

Obamagate Fallout: Is Hillary's Communications Director On Way Out? - Posted February 22, 2007
The plot thickens in L.A. following yesterday's Democratic campaign sludge-slinging between Camps Clinton and Obama over comments made by David Geffen in a Times article. Now Nikki Finke reports that Hillary Clinton's communications director, Howard Wolfson, the one that fanned the flames yesterday. Finke says senior campaign adviser Ann Lewis, formerly White... [FishBowlNY]

Taking Out The Trash, 02.22.07 - Posted February 22, 2007
This is a close one. Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks are in a tight race. Starbucks has the lead so far. An NBC release announced that "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" "was back on top as the most-watched network evening newscast during the week of February 12-16, 2007, attracting 10.168 million total viewers,"... [FishBowlDC]

Video: Amy Poehler's Dakota Fanning - Posted February 6, 2007
Nancy Grace. Hillary Clinton. Now Dakota Fanning. We've said it before, we'll say it again: "Dick in a Box" videos aside, Amy Poehler continues to save SNL. EARLIER: Amy Poehler Continues To Save SNL Amy Poehler: Saving SNL, One Nancy Grace Impression At A Time SNL's Timberlake 'Dick In A Box' Video... [FishBowlNY]

Media's Obama-mania Pauses For Hil'ville - Posted January 22, 2007
Hillary Clinton's television media schedule, next 24 hours: NBC Nightly News (Brian Williams interviews) ABC's World News (Charles Gibson) CBS Evening News (Katie Couric) Today (TBD) EARLIER: Obama Media Mania: He Inhaled, And The Heat's Picked Up Museum Of Sex To Unveil Hillary Clinton's Presidential 'Bust'... [FishBowlNY]

Jon Stewart Rejects Placement On Daily News Best Dressed List - Posted January 11, 2007
He who wears a blank t-shirt in nearly every "behind-the-scenes" off-air segment or spread we've ever seen, finds himself on the same list as Mos Def. 10. JON STEWART: For his on-air work as host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," Stewart sports the oh-so-anchorly uniform of shirt, jacket and tie. Off-air,... [FishBowlNY]