Jack Shafer

Morning Reading List 10.09.09 - Posted October 9, 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. The President woke up this morning a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Above is the photo that was brought to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs in... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 10.09.09 - Posted October 9, 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. The President woke up this morning a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Above is the photo that was brought to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs in... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 09.16.09 - Posted September 16, 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 Wednesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS NEWSPAPERS Slate's Jack Shafer on... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 08.27.09: A Kennedy Edition - Posted August 27, 2009
Good Morning FBDC! Check out front pages of the country's newspapers at newseum.org. NEWS NOTES | NEWSPAPERS | TV | RADIO | ONLINE | BOOKS NEWS NOTES Yesterday, we saw countless commentators and anchors recall memories of Senator Kennedy in the daytime, and hour-long specials produced in the evening. WaPo's Howard Kurtz notes that... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 08.27.09: A Kennedy Edition - Posted August 27, 2009
Good Morning FBDC! Check out front pages of the country's newspapers at newseum.org. NEWS NOTES | NEWSPAPERS | TV | RADIO | ONLINE | BOOKS NEWS NOTES Yesterday, we saw countless commentators and anchors recall memories of Senator Kennedy in the daytime, and hour-long specials produced in the evening. WaPo's Howard Kurtz notes that... [FishBowlDC]

What Do You Think Of Slatest? - Posted August 24, 2009
The New York Times reported last night that -- starting this morning -- Slate.com is replacing its "Today's Papers" aggregator with a new "Slatest" feature that will collect news three times a day. Slate's editor David Plotz told Brian Stelter that the "Today's Papers" format was outdated and the online publication had... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 08.07.09 - Posted August 7, 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. The latest Auto-Tune the News (featuring Pat Buchanan!) above. Plenty of upcoming birthdays to celebrate this morning- Alex Baldinger, Marc Ambinder and David Bass, plus... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 07.02.09 - Posted July 2, 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 NYT's Peter Baker and a big congratulations to Roll Call's David Meyers, whose daughter Sophie Rose Meyers was born on June 16th--... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 06.18.09 - Posted June 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. Roll Call celebrated a 54th birthday this week. Happy birthday to CNN minx, Meryl Conant (clearly added by MD)!! What we know and what... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 05.12.09 - Posted May 12, 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. It is day 113 covering the Obama administration and week 15 for us. Happy birthday to Brian Walsh (yesterday) and Jonathan Kaplan (today). What we... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 04.16.09 - Posted April 16, 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. Its day 87 covering the Obama administration and week 11 for us. What we know and what we're reading this Thursday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV |... [FishBowlDC]

Slate.com's Jack Shafer Thinks There is No Yellow Journalism Anymore...Wants to Bring It Back...Serious, He Wrote That...On the Internet - Posted March 31, 2009
Jack Shafer writes in his column "Bring Back Yellow Journalism" in Slate: But every now and again, I wish the newspapers landing on my doorstep contained a little more blood, took a position without being partisan, yelled a tad more, and brushed some yellow from the palette while painting their stories. There. I've... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List 03.19.09 - Posted March 19, 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. Its day 59 covering the Obama administration and week seven for us. We're back after a few... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 02.27.09 - Posted February 27, 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. Its day 39 covering the Obama administration and the end of week 4 for us. What we... [FishBowlDC]

Let's Talk More About Paid Content! - Posted February 19, 2009
The paid content conversation rages on. One suspects that at some point before the end of this year the financial situation of newspapers may be so dire that readers will be faced with the choice of paying for content or relying on TMZ.com for their news. Until that fateful... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 02.19.09 - Posted February 19, 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. Its day 31 covering the Obama administration and week 3 for us. What we know and what... [FishBowlDC]

NPR's Schiller Responds to Shafer Over Newspaper Endowment Plan - Posted February 11, 2009
During an interview we just did with NPR CEO Vivian Schiller today for an upcoming 'So What Do You Do?' feature, Schiller directed us to her response last week to Jack Shafer's piece 'The Case Against Foundation Ownership of The New York Times', which we had somehow missed. In his column... [FishBowlNY]

NPR's Schiller Responds to Shafer Over Newspaper Endowment Plan - Posted February 11, 2009
During an interview we just did with NPR CEO Vivian Schiller today for an upcoming 'So What Do You Do?' feature, Schiller directed us to her response last week to Jack Shafer's piece 'The Case Against Foundation Ownership of The New York Times', which we had somehow missed. In his column... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 02.06.09 - Posted February 6, 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. We're dropping the "Muesli"... just join us after the jump! ... [FishBowlDC]

Gazing Into the Kristol Ball: Thinking Outside the NYT Op-Ed Replacement Box - Posted February 5, 2009
Over at Slate Jack Shafer thinks the perfect person to replace Bill Kristol's space on the New York Times op-ed page is no one! (Shafer says he'd be astonished if Kristol ever spent more than 45 minutes on a column.) Instead Shafer would prefer to see it as some... [FishBowlNY]

Should the NYT Shutter the Style Section to Save Costs? - Posted January 30, 2009
LA Observed is reporting that the already beleaguered L.A. Times, amidst rumors of further layoffs, has decided to fold its local section into the front section, "which will be reconfigured to downplay national and foreign news — despite...unanimous and vocal objections of senior editors." Eliminating stand-alone local coverage was a... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 01.14.09 - Posted January 14, 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]

Morning Reading List, 01.07.08 - Posted January 7, 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]

Morning Reading List, 12.17.08 - Posted December 17, 2008
Good morning, Washington. What DC cafeteria 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]

Slate...on David Gregory - Posted December 10, 2008
From Mickey Kaus: The secret of Gregory's success seems to be that he always spouts the CW that his mainstream producers want to hear (and think their viewers want to hear too). From Jack Shafer: Gregory seems to be a fine choice as moderator: Although a pathetic dancer, he has a reputation... [FishBowlDC]

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, 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]

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]

Morning Reading List, 11.12.08 - Posted November 12, 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, 11.10.08 - Posted November 10, 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]

Obama v. The Press - Posted November 4, 2008
Slate's Jack Shafer thinks its not too early to begin thinking about tensions between the Fourth Estate and a Presidential Obama: To Deakin's list of relations-with-the-press critiques that a president inevitably faces we can add these either-ors that Obama will have to endure from the press: Is he moving too fast on... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.31.08 - Posted October 31, 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, 10.29.08 - 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]

The Media Can See the Future and It's Spelled 'President Obama' - Posted October 28, 2008
So now that the press has decided that Barack Obama has won the election there is a new story line to get us through to election day! It's all about how the press has decided Obama has won the election! We hinted at this yesterday when we warned the... [FishBowlNY]

WaPo Whoopsies - Posted September 12, 2008
Two interesting pieces from Slate: Tim Noah says, "The Washington Post published a huge hint about its Watergate source on the break-in's first anniversary. Nobody noticed." Jack Shafer: "The Kennedy Center Dishonors: The award program the Washington Post loves to slobber over." (Also good from Slate: Shafer's review of the Galin/Gibson interview and see... [FishBowlDC]

Sarah Palin Makes Her Debut: 'Strange and Illuminating' - Posted September 12, 2008
It was the television we've all been waiting for — at least for the last seven days. Parts one and two of Sarah Palin's interview with Charlie Gibson aired last night, and as you might imagine a lot of people had a lot to say about the Alaskan governor's introduction... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 09.11.08 - Posted September 11, 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]

Political Conventions: Would the Dog Stop Wagging if the Tail Was Cut Off? - Posted August 14, 2008
Ever wonder what would happen if politicians threw a convention and nobody covered it? Not that it matters since it's unlikely we'll ever find out in a 24 hour media age where even the most pathetic minutae is worthy of reportage (we use that term loosely), but it's something that... [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]

Edwards "Love Child" Story Still Not Mainstream News - Posted August 6, 2008
The game of chicken being played between the mainstream media and the National Inquirer et. al. (read: the South Carolina News&Observer and the blogosphere) over whether or not to the John Edwards "love child" story entered a new stage today with the publication of photos that allegedly show Edwards with holding... [FishBowlNY]

Edwards "Love Child" Story Still Not Mainstream News - Posted August 6, 2008
The game of chicken being played between the mainstream media and the National Enquirer et. al. (read: the North Carolina News&Observer and the blogosphere) over whether or not to the John Edwards "love child" story entered a new stage today with the publication of photos that allegedly show Edwards with holding... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 08.05.08 - Posted August 5, 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]

Rupe Wears Complete Collapse of Newspaper Industry Well - Posted August 4, 2008
Everything is relative. Remember last year when news that Rupert Murdoch was in talks to buy Dow Jones was greeted with the same dire predictions usually reserved for the four horsemen of the apocalypse? Well, what a difference a year makes, as they say, more specifically a year which... [FishBowlNY]

Rupe Wears Complete Collapse of Newspaper Industry Well - Posted August 4, 2008
Everything is relative. Remember last year when news that Rupert Murdoch was in talks to buy Dow Jones was greeted with the same dire predictions usually reserved for the four horsemen of the apocalypse? Well, what a difference a year makes, as they say, more specifically a year which... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 07.31.08 - Posted July 31, 2008
Good Morning Washington. Above, FishbowlDC's "Word Cloud," courtesy of World.net. 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]

Barack Obama is Rubber, Everyone Else is Glue, Etc. - Posted July 30, 2008
Barack Obama is turning us all into arm-chair analysts. What is it about him anyway? How is it possible for a man to run for president (and run and run) and never have anything anyone ever throws at him stick. Surely there is a explanation for Obama's teflon-like... [FishBowlNY]

Rupert Murdoch: Merely Valuing the Valuable - Posted July 28, 2008
Is a little Rupe optimism going too long a way? Over the last few months the chorus of commentary where Rupert Murdoch and the WSJ is concerned has frequently been a concession that things are not nearly as bad as people had assumed they would be (read: apocalyptic). Just... [FishBowlNY]

Rupert Murdoch: Merely Valuing the Valuable - Posted July 28, 2008
Is a little Rupe optimism going too long a way? Over the last few months the chorus of commentary where Rupert Murdoch and the WSJ is concerned has frequently been a concession that things are not nearly as bad as people had assumed they would be (read: apocalyptic). Just... [FishBowlNY]

The John Edwards Love-Child Non-Story - Posted July 24, 2008
Heard the one about John Edwards and his love child? Well if you haven't maybe it's because you are a victim of the mainstream media's evil liberal bias. Over at Slate Jack Shafer is taking the press to task for refusing to report Monday's National Enquirer's Edwards love-child... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 07.24.08 - Posted July 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]

The New York Times: What's Not to Love? - Posted July 17, 2008
Maybe it's because The New York Times declares itself to be the "paper of record" (and then hires Bill Kristol) that we are all so quick to point out its shortcomings. Or maybe it was the fact they tried to get us to pay for their opinion. Or... [FishBowlNY]

The New York Times: What's Not to Love? - Posted July 17, 2008
Maybe it's because The New York Times declares itself to be the "paper of record" (and then hires Bill Kristol) that we are all so quick to point out its shortcomings. Or maybe it was the fact they tried to get us to pay for their opinion. Or... [FishBowlNY]

Who Are You?: Adventures in Anonymous Sourcing - Posted July 16, 2008
You may remember the kerfuffle that took place last month (also know as ancient history in this election cycle) when Vanity Fair published Todd Purdum's long and not-so-flattering article on Bill Clinton. In the uproar that followed much of the Clinton camp's criticism centered around the fact that almost all... [FishBowlNY]

What is Funny?: Fallout from the New Yorker Obama Cover - Posted July 15, 2008
It's been 24 hours since The New Yorker's Barack Obama "Politics of Fear" cover hit newsstands, which means the print world has had time to weigh in. Also, FBNY readers!: 55% percent of the couple of hundred of you who voted found it more offensive than not, which may mirror the... [FishBowlNY]

Brauchli to WaPo: Post-Game Chatter - Posted July 9, 2008
According to Ben Bradlee the reason that WaPo hired outsider Marcus Brauchli to replace departing executive editor Len Downie was that there was no "home-grown" person ready to do the job. Says Bradlee: "They didn't think they had a guy ready. If they got the right guy, that is good.... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 04.17.08 - Posted April 17, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | NEWS NOTES | JOBS Most of you are not excited to have the Pope town. Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "I'd like at least a SIMILAR salary that a few of the men in... [FishBowlDC]

Another Pulitzer Winner...Gone?!? - Posted April 8, 2008
A tipster tells us that Tamara Jones, a features writer in Style, was telling people at yesterday's Pulitzer party that she is taking the buyout. She is part of the team that won the breaking news award for Va Tech. Slate's Jack Shafer says "Two Cheers for Newsroom Buyouts." >UPDATE: Confirmed. Jones tell... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.04.08 - Posted April 4, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Kitty Kelley's birthday and the 40th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS Ok, so maybe you can't run, but you can do 20 push... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.03.08 - Posted April 3, 2008
Good morning Washington. Perez Hilton is a WHCA guest! And Donatella Versace, too! And it's the birthday of Politico's Jonathan Martin and Mike Allen's Mom. Speaking of Jonathan Martin's b-day, Mike Allen has this to say: "Without J-Mart, Politico readers would know a lot less and the campaign trail would have... [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]

Editing How The A Section Gets Edited - Posted March 17, 2008
Slate's Jack Shafer has details on "a memo Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr. and Bennett e-mailed to the Post newsroom today about a pilot program to capitalize on the power of the network and shake up the editing process at the Post's A section. The Post brass plans to bring these... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.07.08 - Posted March 7, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | JOBS You think Hillary can still score the Democratic nomination. NEWSPAPERS "Does the Greenhouse Defect Signal a 'Times' Brain Drain?" The Pew Weekly News Interest Index shows, "As is often the case with campaign news, voters say they would like to see more coverage of... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.05.08 - Posted March 4, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | BOOKS | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS Visiting the Newseum at some point is on most of your to-do lists. REVOLVING DOOR FishbowlLA's Tiny Dupuy makes a visit to D.C.. Top of post NEWSPAPERS Reuters reports, "Lawyers who represented... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.28.08 - Posted February 28, 2008
Good morning Washington. On this day in 1991, the first Gulf War ended. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS You think the Obama/Muslim garb photo will have a negative affect on Obama's campaign. NEWSPAPERS In a release, The Education Writers Association (EWA) "announced... [FishBowlDC]

McCain/NYT: The Day After - Posted February 22, 2008
Once more into the breach... Jay Rosen: "For the New York Times, as Well, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Risks" Adam Reilly: "NYT McCain story nixed by Globe--corrected!" Ari Melber: "Defending McCain from adultery, corruption and the Times." Will Bunch: "The New York Times grooves one over the middle of the plate for McCain, GOP" Brian Montopoli:... [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]

Morning Reading List, 01.25.08 - Posted January 25, 2008
Good morning Washington (unless you're Jewish, in which case you're bummed that the WHCA dinner falls on Passover). And, on this day in 1961, JFK held the first televised conference. (Hat tip: MicCheckRadio) Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS You think Maureen Dowd... [FishBowlDC]

Moderation, CNN, Moderation - Posted January 14, 2008
Slate's Jack Shafer points out something that most every viewer of CNN notices: They say "the best political team in television" far too often.... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.07.08 - Posted January 7, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | RADIO | JOBS REVOLVING DOOR Tom Carter is leaving The Washington Times to become communications director at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. Jessica Brady is joining Roll Call's as the new features writer. Top of post NEWSPAPERS Jack Shafer writes,... [FishBowlDC]

Daly/Bacon: Day Two - Posted December 12, 2007
It's amazing the amount of buzz and commentary Chris Daly's post on Perry Bacon has sparked (earlier). Some updates: Chris Daly provides an update and "clarifies" many of his original points (read: re-states them in a much more polite tone that he should have employed in the first place). Jack Shafer calls Daly's... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.10.07 - Posted December 10, 2007
Good morning Washington. For those of you wondering why we're not including the Politico, Roll Call and The Hill in our "Pictures of Morning Papers" feature -- which we'd love to do -- it's because a.) Politico and Roll Call are usually a day behind in posting theres and b.) The Hill... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.06.07 - Posted December 6, 2007
Good morning Washington. On this day in 1877, the Washington Post rolled out its first paper (via MicCheck). And it's the birthday of The Hill's Hugo Gurdon. But first, our occasional "Sentence Only The Style Section Could Write": "How come snow never is what it is? It's always something else: magic, hassle,... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 11.27.07 - Posted November 27, 2007
Good morning Washington. You are not encouraging your kids to follow in your journalism footsteps. Television An ABC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research for the week of November 12, 2007, ABC News' 'Nightline' outperformed CBS' 'Late Show with David Letterman' among total viewers and Adults 25-54. In addition, 'Nightline' continues to... [FishBowlDC]

WGA 07 Strike Week 2 : Authorship - Posted November 14, 2007
Get Back in That Room lists those who've lost their jobs due to the strike. Slate's Jack Shafer thinks the press is all soft on the writers. And there's too many stories, too, which must mean that the LA Times is finally doing some local coverage. Strike Swag. Can't be a real... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 10.29.07 - Posted October 29, 2007
Good morning Washington. B&C reports, "Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and Fox News Channel are at loggerheads over a campaign ad that uses a 19-second clip from McCain's widely cited 'tied up' comment during a Fox News-sponsored debate telecast." Bloomberg reports, "Ted Leonsis, vice chairman emeritus of Time Warner Inc.'s America... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.08.07 - Posted October 8, 2007
Good morning Washington. This is a close one, but you would rather marry a hot poor person over an ugly millionaire. "Lynn Cheney Profiled by CBS Reporter Whose Husband is Her Literary Rep" It was one year ago last week that R.W. Apple passed away. An NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.03.07 - Posted October 3, 2007
Good morning Washington. An ABC release announced, "For the twenty-first time in twenty-three weeks, 'ABC's World News with Charles Gibson' was the most watched evening newscast among Adults 25-54. The ABC broadcast averaged a 1.9/8 and 2.39 million among key demo viewers, 220,000 more than NBC's 'Nightly News.' This marks ABC's greatest... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.28.07 - Posted September 28, 2007
Good morning Washington. 2 Amy's wins the pizza poll! "2 Clintons, 2 Stories -- But Just 1 To See Print" "Juan Williams: Bill O'Reilly Not A Racist" A NBC release announced that "Meet the Press with Tim Russert" "posted an impressive ratings win, outperforming the Sunday morning public affairs competition in all categories during the... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.24.07 - Posted September 24, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think Dan Rather has totally lost it. An NBC release announced, "According to national Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' was the top-rated Sunday morning public affairs program, winning the week ending Sunday, September 16 in all categories across the country and in Washington, D.C."... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 08.29.07 - Posted August 29, 2007
Good morning Washington. If Imus returns, you are not interested. An NBC release announced, "MSNBC's ratings growth continued this summer, as the network delivered the strongest growth of any cable news net in August in total day (M-Sun), weekday primetime (8-11 pm) and in sales primetime (M-Sun 7pm-2am) in both total viewers and the... [FishBowlDC]

Jack Shafer Vs. Keith J. Kelly - Posted August 20, 2007
It's a battle royale of the media reporter stars. In Slate, Jack Shafer accuses Post media reporter Keith J. Kelly of pulling punches on coverage of labor issues at the Wall Street Journal ever since News Corp. launched their takeover bid: In the old days, the Post would have commemorated the union's... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 08.17.07 - Posted August 17, 2007
Good morning Washington. It's another really close poll, but Imus wins over Morning Joe by just a hair. An ABC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research for Sunday, August 12, 2007, ABC News 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos' is the only Sunday morning discussion program up (4%) year to date versus... [FishBowlDC]

Novak's Got A Spelling Problem - Posted August 14, 2007
From Jack Shafer (referring to Katharine Graham): Columnist Robert D. Novak, who should really know better, joins the Katharine misspellers in his new memoir, The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington. He renders her name "Katherine" at least seven times in the book, including the index, and I don't think... [FishBowlDC]

A Linda Greenhouse Update - Posted August 13, 2007
(earlier on FishbowlDC) Says Jack Shafer: Far from being C-SPAN averse, Greenhouse has appeared on the channel so many times you could launch C-SPAN 4 tomorrow and fill it with Greenhouse reruns. According to C-SPAN Vice President Terence Murphy, Greenhouse has appeared at 51 different events covered by the channel. (Green-SPAN, anyone?) But she's... [FishBowlDC]

Simpsons Creator: We Love Attacking Fox - Posted July 20, 2007
Simpsons creator Matt Groening told Jon Stewart earlier this week that Fox forbid the Simpsons of doing a fake newscrawl because Fox viewers it for the real thing. (Comments like these are common out of the Simpsons camp; as Jack Shafer noted, they're is protected by a "titanium shield" from the interference... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 07.17.07 - Posted July 17, 2007
Good morning Washington. Most of you think LateNightShots.com is disgusting. Slate's Jack Shafer writes, "Homer Simpson Has What the Bancrofts Want -- Editorial independence." Bill Mitchell, the Editor of Poynter Online, is asking for your opinion on the website with a survey. "We want to know what's important to you and others in your... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 07.09.07 - Posted July 9, 2007
Good morning Washington. An NBC release announced that "Meet the Press with Tim Russert" "posted an impressive ratings win, outperforming the Sunday morning public affairs competition in all categories during the second quarter of 2007." Nick Kulish will be reading from his new novel, "Last One In," tonight at Olsson's Courthouse... [FishBowlDC]

Times' 'Bogus Trend Story' - Posted June 19, 2007
Actually, online sales are doing just fine, thanks If you're the New York Times and you lead off your Sunday edition with a Page One piece entitled "Some Buyers Grow Web-Weary, and Online Sales Lose Steam," the assumption is that the article would be true. Except... it turns out that the Times... [FishBowlNY]

Slate To Launch Online Video Site - Posted June 15, 2007
Quickly: Slate is launching a new online video site, Slate V. It's set for a late June launch with original daily content. Parent company Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive has an extensive in-house video staff and Slate is ramping up video content via a partnership with Brightcove. We're just hoping there's room for Jack Shafer... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 06.07.07 - Posted June 7, 2007
Good morning Washington. The AP reports, "Another week, another set of negative ratings records for broadcast television." "The 'Economist' fails the final test" Wonkette reports that a "high-ranking Wonkette Operative" was in the same jury pool as Bob Novak -- and Novak was impaneled. "Oh the irony that he is on a jury... [FishBowlDC]

Where's The Disgust, Jack? - Posted April 18, 2007
Slate's Jack Shafer promised yesterday that the world would be tsk-tsking journalists today for stooping to new lows in covering the heartache surrounding the Virginia Tech massacre. "Everybody is too busy right now consuming the Virginia Tech slaughter coverage to accuse the press of going overboard. But come tomorrow, those accusations will... [FishBowlLA]

Do News Organizations Pick Presidents? - Posted April 17, 2007
Jack Shafer ponders that in his latest column: Editorial resources being scarce, news organizations can't cover every declared candidate full time, so whenever a senior editor at a newspaper or network assigns a reporter to a campaign, he votes the institution's conviction that the candidate has a shot at the nomination. Whenever... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.09.07 - Posted April 9, 2007
Good morning Washington. The Onion is no threat to The City Paper. The PEJ Talk Show Index for March 25-30 shows, "There was a disagreement between the nation’s radio and cable talk hosts over the juiciest talk topic last week. The fired U.S. attorneys topped the cable menu while the 2008 Presidential race... [FishBowlDC]

Jack Shafer Rips Ted Koppel: 'Is There A More Pompous Egomaniac Purring On The Airwaves Today?' - Posted April 6, 2007
Slate's media man Jack Shafer listened to Ted Koppel's NPR piece on the British sailor hostage thing. Then ye Wrath of Shafer was unleashed: Is there a more pompous egomaniac purring on the airwaves today than Ted Koppel? Two days ago, the bouffanted one filed a commentary piece on NPR pegged to... [FishBowlNY]

Will The NYT Pick A Local Ombudsman? - Posted March 29, 2007
Jack Shafer has some suggestions and they include local boy Joshua Green. ... [FishBowlDC]

FBLA Suggestions for NY Times Public Editor - Posted March 29, 2007
Jack Shafer presents his short list for the NY Times Public Editor as does Gawker, and FBLA is a little dismayed. Some of the choices are predictable, like Joshua Michah Marshall and some are insane, like Rachel Marsden. Shafer wants someone under 40, Gawker wants someone to mock. FBLA thinks... [FishBowlLA]

Taking Out The Trash, 03.15.07 - Posted March 15, 2007
Imus is not a big hit among media folk. Politico's Ben Smith reports that it isn't just the Nevada Democrats who are on the anti-Fox bandwagon. The CBC Political Education and Leadership Institute is has jumped on too. In the wake of the Libby trial, Jack Shafer notes, "The press (including me) may... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash, 03.05.07 - Posted March 5, 2007
Has Anna Nicole Smith finally lost her intrigue? "ABC News nipping at NBC's heels" Amy Gahran asks a good question. "Why is it that I've never seen a public broadcasting site that accepts donations made via Paypal?" PFAW and Political Clout Productions announced, "On Saturday, March 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tishman Auditorium,... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash - 02.26.07 - Posted February 26, 2007
An NBC release announced that "Meet The Press with Tim Russert" "continues to dominate the Sunday morning public affairs competition, winning the week ending Sunday, February 18 in all categories both nationally and in Washington, D.C." Last Sunday, "Meet" attracted 4.035 million total viewers, a 40% lead over CBS's "Face the... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash, 02.14.07 - Posted February 14, 2007
From the few shows we offered you, "Grey's Anatomy" seems to be your favorite, with "24" a close second. Tipsters wrote in upset that we hadn't included "Ugly Betty," "Dirt" and "The Office." An ABC release announced that "World News with Charles Gibson" is "the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Adults... [FishBowlDC]

Slate Finally Puts End To Monkey(fishing) Business, Issues Yet Another Apology - Posted February 7, 2007
Remember the controversy over that fabricated Slate article on monkeyfishing? No? Probably because it grabbed attention for a few short weeks in June 2001 before fading into the haze of media scandals past. Well, Slate ran an article penned by James Forman about his excursion to an island in the Florida... [FishBowlNY]

Jack Shafer in Slate names LA Times All-Stars - Posted January 8, 2007
Writing in Slate, Jack Shafer picks out those LA Times writers he considers to be "the most talented journalists" who might jump ship, if the Tribune keeps hacking away at the paper's mandate and budget. And there's a big list, including Pulitzer winners Dan Neil, Carolyn Cole, Charles Ornstein, and a... [FishBowlLA]

Jack Shafer in Slate names LA Times All-Stars - Posted January 8, 2007
Writing in Slate, Jack Shafer picks out those LA Times writers he considers to be "the most talented journalists" who might jump ship, if the Tribune keeps hacking away at the paper's mandate and budget. And there's a big list, including Pulitzer winners Dan Neil, Carolyn Cole, Charles Ornstein, and a... [FishBowlLA]

Sundown on Sunset - Posted January 5, 2007
Some stuff we covered (maybe too much) and some stuff just got blown off our desks on these windswept days. Here's a roundup of newsy detritus. Reading is dangerous: LA Observed notes that an Oregon handyman was suspended without pay for sharing the OC Weekly's "Ask A Mexican" column with... [FishBowlLA]

FBLA EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Halloween Hate Crime Story - Posted January 4, 2007
The LA Weekly has a story on Long Beach Halloween hate crime case that started here in FBLA. Briefly, on Halloween night, in Long Beach, 3 white women were involved in a street brawl with some 30 black teenagers. The women all had serious injuries and 8 of the teens were... [FishBowlLA]

FBLA EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Halloween Hate Crime Story - Posted January 4, 2007
The LA Weekly has a story on Long Beach Halloween hate crime case that started here in FBLA. Briefly, on Halloween night, in Long Beach, 3 white women were involved in a street brawl with some 30 black teenagers. The women all had serious injuries and 8 of the teens were... [FishBowlLA]