John Edwards

Top Ten Political Sex Scandals of the Decade - Posted June 18, 2009
In honor of Sen. Ensign's little tryst, our friends at FamousDC have been hard at work sifting through the "best" political scandals of the decade. My personal favorite? Vito Fossella and his "love child." That's not only quality scandal, its klassy too. The list is below but check... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 05.14.09 - Posted May 14, 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 115 covering the Obama administration and week 15 for us. Happy Birthday to David Gelles and Rebecca Adelman! What we know and... [FishBowlDC]

AP Rejects Edwards' Interview Concessions - Posted May 13, 2009
Yesterday, we discussed Elizabeth Edwards' recent publicity tour for her book, "Resilience." Today, the Associated Press reports that it was twice denied interviews with Edwards' because it refused to omit the name of John Edwards' mistress from its articles about Elizabeth and her book. The article quotes Michael Oreskes, the AP's vice... [FishBowlNY]

AP Rejects Edwards' Interview Concessions - Posted May 13, 2009
Yesterday, we discussed Elizabeth Edwards' recent publicity tour for her book, "Resilience." Today, the Associated Press reports that it was twice denied interviews with Edwards' because it refused to omit the name of John Edwards' mistress from its articles about Elizabeth and her book. The article quotes Michael Oreskes, the AP's vice... [FishBowlNY]

News Organizations Asked Not To Name "Other Woman" During Elizabeth Edwards Interviews - Posted May 13, 2009
What's in a name? A lot if you are Elizabeth Edwards, especially if that name is Rielle Hunter. Edwards began making the rounds last week publicizing her new book. But in three TV interviews - with Oprah Winfrey, Matt Lauer and Larry King - Hunter, "the other woman" in the John... [TVNewser]

News Organizations Asked Not To Name "Other Woman" During Elizabeth Edwards Interviews - Posted May 13, 2009
What's in a name? A lot if you are Elizabeth Edwards, especially if that name is Rielle Hunter. Edwards began making the rounds last week publicizing her new book. But in three TV interviews - with Oprah Winfrey, Matt Lauer and Larry King - Hunter, "the other woman" in the John... [TVNewser]

Will Anyone Read Elizabeth Edwards' Book? - Posted May 12, 2009
Elizabeth Edwards has been all over -- showing up in interviews in magazines and on "Oprah" and the "Today Show" -- promoting her new book, "Resilience," in stores last week. Last week, we sat down to watch Edwards on "Oprah", expecting to sob hysterically as the terminally ill cancer patient discussed her... [FishBowlNY]

Will Anyone Read Elizabeth Edwards' Book? - Posted May 12, 2009
Elizabeth Edwards has been all over -- showing up in interviews in magazines and on "Oprah" and the "Today Show" -- promoting her new book, "Resilience," in stores last week. Last week, we sat down to watch Edwards on "Oprah", expecting to sob hysterically as the terminally ill cancer patient discussed her... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 01.22.09 - Posted January 22, 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]

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]

FNC's Jay Wallace: "People Tuned in to Us for the First Time and They Liked What They Saw" - Posted November 7, 2008
Tuesday at 11pmET was the culmination of almost two years of Election 2008 coverage, and now the news networks move on to covering the advent of an Obama administration. In an interview with TVNewser, FNC VP of news editorial Jay Wallace reflects on election night: "I thought it was a great success.... [TVNewser]

12 Year Later, Money Trail Still Ruffling Feathers - Posted August 27, 2008
Perhaps the greatest indication of the impact of Brian Ross's investigative work at the Conventions occurred today when Denver police arrested one of his producer/reporters. Ross' investigative unit has been following the Money Trail since the 1996 political conventions. The unit heads to high priced, low profile parties put on by donors... [TVNewser]

12 Year Later, Money Trail Still Ruffling Feathers - Posted August 27, 2008
Perhaps the greatest indication of the impact of Brian Ross's investigative work at the Conventions occurred today when Denver police arrested one of his producer/reporters. Ross' investigative unit has been following the Money Trail since the 1996 political conventions. The unit heads to high priced, low profile parties put on by donors... [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]

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]

Morning Reading List, 08.22.08 - Posted August 22, 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]

Cable News Hearts a Philandering Dem More Than Anything - Posted August 20, 2008
The graphic above comes to us from Project for Excellence in Journalism. Apparently, the whole John Edwards knocking boots with some broad while his wife was under going chemo is a bigger draw than say - everything else combined. It got 81% of all cable news coverage. Think how much play it... [FishBowlLA]

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]

The NYT Follows the Edwards Love-Child Money - Posted August 15, 2008
The NYT, who until this week didn't have anyone on the John Edwards love child story, has jumped into the fray with a bang. An article in today's paper follows the Edwards love-child money right back to a wealthy Texan lawyer who may or may not have set both Rielle... [FishBowlNY]

The NYT Follows the Edwards Love-Child Money - Posted August 15, 2008
The NYT, who until this week didn't have anyone on the John Edwards love child story, has jumped into the fray with a bang. An article in today's paper follows the Edwards love-child money right back to a wealthy Texan lawyer who may or may not have set both Rielle... [FishBowlNY]

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]

Another Strong Week for Nightline - Posted August 14, 2008
ABC's Nightline again topped CBS' Late Show with David Letterman last week. The ABC News program beat Letterman in the A25-54 demo but lost in Total Viewers. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno came in first in both measurements. This is the fifth week in a row Nightline has either beaten... [TVNewser]

CNN's Politics Reminder - Posted August 13, 2008
Maybe it's all that coverage from Beijing, or Georgia, or Beverly Hills, but CNN would like to remind you they are still covering the presidential campaign. The network just sent out a press release touting their "Key Political Experts" who will "Span [the] Spectrum of U.S. Politics for CNN." The sort-of new... [TVNewser]

CNN's Politics Reminder - Posted August 13, 2008
Maybe it's all that coverage from Beijing, or Georgia, or Beverly Hills, but CNN would like to remind you they are still covering the presidential campaign. The network just sent out a press release touting their "Key Political Experts" who will "Span [the] Spectrum of U.S. Politics for CNN." The sort-of new... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 08.13.08 - Posted August 13, 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, 08.13.08 - Posted August 13, 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]

Rush Limbaugh on Elizabeth Edwards: Blame the Wife - Posted August 13, 2008
And just like that John Edwards ceases to be the biggest asshole in his own love-child scandal.I've got a theory about the motivations. Well, I don't know that I could — I don't know that I can put this one on the air...We know — we've been told that Elizabeth Edwards... [FishBowlNY]

The MSM Finally Meets the John Edwards Love Child - Posted August 11, 2008
Let the rationalizing begin! After the John Edwards story officially broke last Friday — running almost non-stop on every cable channel — many news organizations are now in the process of trying to explain why it took them so long to take up a story initially reported by the National... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 08.11.08 - Posted August 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]

Edwards Affair: ABC's Ross Followed The Money - Posted August 10, 2008
ABC's Brian Ross was a guest of Howard Kurtz' today on Reliable Sources. Ross talked about how the ABC News investigative unit was able to piece together the details that led to John Edwards admitting his affair with Rielle Hunter to ABC's Bob Woodruff on Friday. KURTZ: But would you have been... [TVNewser]

Edwards Affair: Mainstream Media Post-Mortem - Posted August 10, 2008
As the John Edwards affair story continues to sink in, it's time for some mainstream media self-reflection. The New York Times' Richard Perez-Pena and Bill Carter look at why there was a, "reticence of the mainstream media," in covering the story. After noting MSNBC only touched on the story by way of a... [TVNewser]

Edwards Affair: Shuster Wants Apology - Posted August 8, 2008
Just after 3:15pmET, MSNBC anchor David Shuster had an interesting take on the fall-out from the John Edwards affair, which he admits to in an ABC News interview airing tonight: There's going to be a whole round for the next 24 to 36 hours of all the staff members who were telling... [TVNewser]

Cablers Still Mostly Silent on John Edwards Enquirer Story - Posted August 7, 2008
The John Edwards National Enquirer story (dubbed 'babydaddygate' by Dallas Morning News columnists Sharon Grigsby) that hit last month but has been largely ignored by the cablers, took a new turn this week. The Enquirer is presenting photo "proof" in the current issue of the tabloid. So far this week, CNN and... [TVNewser]

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]

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]

How the Cablers Have Covered (or Not Covered) the Edwards Story - Posted August 4, 2008
Since the John Edwards National Enquirer story broke more than a week ago, the cablers have largely ignored it. There are various theories as to why that's the case. But as time goes on, producers are finding creative ways to work the story in. Fox News Channel has covered the story the most,... [TVNewser]

How the Cablers Have Covered (or Not Covered) the Edwards Story - Posted August 4, 2008
Since the John Edwards National Enquirer story broke more than a week ago, the cablers have largely ignored it. There are various theories as to why that's the case. But as time goes on, producers are finding creative ways to work the story in. Fox News Channel has covered the story the most,... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 08.04.08 - Posted August 4, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

L.A. Times Bans Bloggers from Edwards Dirt - Posted July 28, 2008
The L.A. Times, be it ever so humble, has decided to dictate what constitutes news in them thar parts. The Left Coast Grey Lady, uninterested in what the National Enquirer might break, announced that no one -- not even bloggers, for gosh sakes -- will be allowed to write... [FishBowlLA]

L.A. Times Bans Bloggers from Edwards Dirt - Posted July 28, 2008
The L.A. Times, be it ever so humble, has decided to dictate what constitutes news in them thar parts. The Left Coast Grey Lady, uninterested in what the National Enquirer might break, announced that no one -- not even bloggers, for gosh sakes -- will be allowed to write... [FishBowlLA]

John Edwards: The Story Gets Weirder - Posted July 24, 2008
Earlier we reported that the National Enquirer is leading the journo pack on a story about an alleged affair by John Edwards. Well, now Franklin Ave. notes that if that affair actually happened, it happened in front of 30 million reporters (give or take a few) who were staying at the hotel... [FishBowlLA]

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]

Edwards Off Short List for VP: Enquirer? - Posted July 23, 2008
John Edwards got his hand stuck in somebody's cookie jar and the result may mean no VP slot for Obama. The L.A. Times, of all places, picked up the story that no one would touch because it originated at, yikes!, the National Enquirer. But then in true tabloid fashion, the paper... [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, 02.04.08 - 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]

Tim Rutten On John Grisham, John Edwards, and Post-Literate Fiction - Posted January 29, 2008
When the LA Times moved Tim Rutten away from the Calendar section, he got visiting privileges. He's reviewing the latest John Grisham novel, The Appeal, and notes: People who keep track of such things report that Grisham was the bestselling author of the 1990s, when readers bought more than 60 million... [FishBowlLA]

Congressman Cooter: Mika Is The Daisy Duke Of Morning Television - Posted January 29, 2008
Ben Jones, who played Congressman Cooter Davenport on The Dukes of Hazzard, appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe. While waiting for Bill Clinton, himself no stranger to cooter, Jones, a former Georgia congressman now campaigning for John Edwards, nearly got cut off by host Joe Scarborough.... [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]

Morning Reading List, 01.17.08 - Posted January 17, 2008
Good morning, Washington. Did you forget to shave this morning? I certainly didn't...just didn't have the will power of Mr. Cillizza, no matter how unattractive my versions of the Chuck Todd goatee or Jeffrey Birnbaum mustache looked . Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA |... [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]

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]

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]

One Benefit of the Strike: Fewer Presidential Hopefuls On TV - Posted November 21, 2007
Per the L.A. Times: "John Edwards, who picketed with Writers Guild strikers Friday, one-upped Hillary Rodham Clinton by announcing that not only would he honor a CBS News strike -- were one to occur -- by not participating in the network's Dec. 10 Democratic debate, but he won't go on The... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 11.19.07 - Posted November 19, 2007
Good morning Washington. National Journal reports, "Average time spent consuming news on a typical workday," broken down by type of Washingtonian. The Pew Talk Show Index for November 4-9 shows, "Dennis Kucinich's call to impeach Vice President Cheney made nary a blip with the general media last week but it was a... [FishBowlDC]

WGA 07 Strike Week 2 : Fans - Posted November 16, 2007
Fan Day! Get over to Universal by 11 and then dash to NBC Burbank to meet that friend of labor, John Edwards. Lost showrunner crosses the picket lines to tinker with the 8 episodes already shot. A husband of a WGA member blogs about the strike. Labor action heats up. Jennifer Steinhauer shows readers... [FishBowlLA]

LA Times Explains Disappearing John Edwards Rumor Post, Finally - Posted October 17, 2007
Patterico continues to pester the LA Times about the "now you see it now you don't" John Edwards item. There's now an explanatory editors' note that's longer than the original item: (UPDATE: Since some have asked for more details on this post, here they are. Better late than never: Thursday evening John... [FishBowlLA]

Edwards' Videographer Reille Hunter, aka Lisa Druck, Dated Jay McInerney - Posted October 11, 2007
FBLA got cranky emails when we posted about Rielle Hunter, the filmmaker for the John Edwards campaign. We knew there was a story there, and Mickey Kaus agrees. The National Enquirer has something, too. Wonkette rather disingenuously assures us that there's nothing to see. Radosh thinks there is. Sam Stein is... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 10.01.07 - Posted October 1, 2007
Good morning Washington. Who should play Obama in a movie? The Illinois senator says Denzel Washington. Most of you have not even used a VHS in more than a year. Do you even own one anymore? Happy belated birthday to Roll Call's Emily Heil. Her birthday was Friday. Regarding this, a reader writes in, "Makes... [FishBowlDC]

Rielle Hunter Shows the Real John Edwards - Posted September 28, 2007
Out of a couple of thousand (conservative estimate) unemployed film grads loitering around, the only one the John Edwards campaign could find is Rielle Hunter? They met in a bar, which sounds weird, but who knows? She sold him on the idea of webisodes to show the country the "real John... [FishBowlLA]

Matthews, Armstrong To Host Presidential Forum - Posted July 25, 2007
Lance Armstrong and Chris Matthews are teaming up to make sure the candidates for president don't forget to, in Armstrong's words, "discuss the No. 1 killer in this country:" cancer. It's part of the two-day Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum to be held in Cedar Rapids, IA. Matthews and Armstrong will... [TVNewser]

Matthews, Armstrong To Host Presidential Forum - Posted July 25, 2007
Lance Armstrong and Chris Matthews are teaming up to make sure the candidates for president don't forget to, in Armstrong's words, "discuss the No. 1 killer in this country:" cancer. It's part of the two-day Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum to be held in Cedar Rapids, IA. Matthews and Armstrong will... [TVNewser]

H&C Investigates Missing GMA Guest - Posted July 17, 2007
The producers of Hannity & Colmes are keeping a close eye on the 2008 election, very close. During Monday's town hall meeting with John Edwards, seen live on Good Morning America, a guest seated directly behind Edwards appeared to be dozing off. As Sean Hannity noted on tonight's show, at 7:10am... [TVNewser]

H&C Investigates Missing GMA Guest - Posted July 17, 2007
The producers of Hannity & Colmes are keeping a close eye on the 2008 election, very close. During Monday's town hall meeting with John Edwards, seen live on Good Morning America, a guest seated directly behind Edwards appeared to be dozing off. As Sean Hannity noted on tonight's show, at 7:10am... [TVNewser]

Elizabeth Edwards, Ann Coulter Spar On Hardball - Posted June 27, 2007
SCORE: Elizabeth Edwards 1, Ann Coulter 0. MEDIA PROGRAMMING NOTE: John Edwards is scheduled to appear on today's Hardball to talk about Coulter-Edwards I.... [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]

Sundown on Sunset: All Albrecht - Posted May 11, 2007
If only Chris Albrecht had ordered another season of ROME--maybe the gods would have spared him. Maybe HBO's putting something in the water coolers--remember Wayne Pace and his Brazilian? Or is this payback for Albrecht's over-ruling HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg on mixed martial arts? And who'll move into Albrecht's office? Tom Freston? Will... [FishBowlLA]

Inside The Time 100 Party - Posted May 9, 2007
America Ferrera and John Mayer It's arguably the most exclusive magazine party of the year. (Graydon Carter's Vanity's Fair Oscar party perhaps being the other.) John Edwards mingled with John Mayer. Sir Richard Branson (just back from dogsledding in Alaska) commandeered the corner of the bar like a Virgin spaceship, and allowed... [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]

Couric's Edwards Interview: 'Disgusting' - Posted March 26, 2007
Some 51 pages and counting on CBSNews.com following last night's Katie Couric 60 Minutes interview of John and Elizabeth Edwards. As you might imagine, many were not thrilled with Couric's line of questioning: Katie Couric seemed overly stern in her questioning, especially given her own personal experience. I would have thought she... [FishBowlNY]

Bill Maher Calls Democrats 'Pussies' Twice On Larry King - Posted March 13, 2007
Last night on Larry King, comedian Bill Maher was working his blue material while discussing Ann Coulter's "faggot" utterance: MAHER: You have to think like a right-winger. First of all, it's interesting to note that she made that comment in front of that right-wing convention. She was not booed. There was actually... [FishBowlNY]

$1.6B RD Sale Final | Oprah Tops Hotlist | Neil Cavuto | Zinczenko's Abs For Women | John Edwards On DVD | ABC's Cavemen - Posted March 5, 2007
$1.6 Billion Reader's Digest Sale: Done, and ex-Condé Nast exec Mary Berner named CEO. [MediaPost] Oprah: Tops Adweek's annual Hotlist. [Release] Neil Cavuto: Planning Fox Biz Channel. [Marketwatch] Men's Health Editor Dave Zinczenko: To spin-off ab book for women. [WWD] Hearst: Will have 1,000 videos online soon. [Mediaweek] ABC... [FishBowlNY]

John Edwards' Campaign HQ Vandalized — In SecondLife - Posted March 1, 2007
First a blog scandal, now SecondLife — is the John Edwards campaign rethinking its whole "embracing of the Web" thing? John Edwards Blog... [FishBowlNY]

Howell Critiques Post's Edwards Story - Posted January 22, 2007
From her internal Omblog: THE EDWARDS STORY More than a dozen readers, both inside the newsroom and outside, were troubled by the John Edwards story on Page today. So was I. Most complainers thought that the story either wasn't worth a story or wasn't worth fronting or both. It was interesting enough... [FishBowlDC]