Jonathan Martin

DC's Bravest Media Types Take Stage for "Karaoke in the Capital" - Posted October 22, 2009
How do you get cardigans and pearls to the Rock and Roll Hotel? "Karaoke in the Capital"... DC's bravest media types took center stage last night for charity. Donning a cowboy hat, a "Fort Worth Star Telegram" belt buckle, a leather belt that read "Schieffer" and a new beard, CBS' Bob... [FishBowlDC]

"Goatee Gamble": Wimp-Out Clause or Legit? - Posted October 15, 2009
DC journo tweeps are a-Twitter today over whether the latest development in "Goatee Gamble" between ABC's Jake Tapper and NBC's Chuck Todd is a "wimp-out clause," as dubbed by ABC colleague Rick Klein, or legit. We're particularly enjoying these exchanges between Tapper, Klein and Politico's Jonathan Martin (who apparently only orders drinks... [FishBowlDC]

Media Types Come Out for GQ's "Most Powerful" Party - Posted October 14, 2009
They may not have made the list, but they made the guest list. GQ editor Jim Nelson welcomed some of DC's official "Most Powerful" and some of DC's most powerful media types to 701 last night for good food, flowing wine and Orszag sightings. In attendance: the White House's Bill... [FishBowlDC]

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]

Evolution of Journalism Panel This Wednesday - Posted July 27, 2009
Join DC Mag editor-in-chief Karen Sommer Shalett, Politico's Jonathan Martin, AP's assistant Washington bureau chief Steve Komarow and Slate's general manager and publisher John Alderman for a mediabistro discussion on the "Evolution of Journalism" this Wednesday at 7pm at the K Street Lounge. And if the "Evolution of Journalism" doesn't do it... [FishBowlDC]

Evolution of Journalism Panel This Wednesday - Posted July 27, 2009
Join DC Mag editor-in-chief Karen Sommer Shalett, Politico's Jonathan Martin, AP's assistant Washington bureau chief Steve Komarow and Slate's general manager and publisher John Alderman for a mediabistro discussion on the "Evolution of Journalism" this Wednesday at 7pm at the K Street Lounge. And if the "Evolution of Journalism" doesn't do it... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted June 5, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Programming note: Due to NBC's coverage of the French Open, Meet the Press will not air Sunday, June 7. We will return at our regular time on June 14. CBS' Face the Nation: White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich ABC's This Week: Secretary... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted June 4, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Programming note: Due to NBC's coverage of the French Open, Meet the Press will not air Sunday, June 7. We will return at our regular time on June 14. CBS' Face the Nation: ABC's This Week: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and a roundtable with ABC's George Will... [FishBowlDC]

Washingtonian Names 50 Top Journos - Posted May 26, 2009
In the June issue of Washingtonian, the mag's executive editor Garrett Graff takes his old Fishbowl fins out for a spin to write the quadrennial review of Washington's "50 Top Journalists." The piece evaluates the city's rising stars, anchors, behind-the-scenes movers and shakers and the best reporters at "explaining what news... [FishBowlDC]

Washingtonian Names 50 Top Journos - Posted May 26, 2009
In the June issue of Washingtonian, the mag's executive editor Garrett Graff takes his old Fishbowl fins out for a spin to write the quadrennial review of Washington's "50 Top Journalists." The piece evaluates the city's rising stars, anchors, behind-the-scenes movers and shakers and the best reporters at "explaining what news... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 05.20.09 - Posted May 20, 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 Christina Bellantoni! What we know and what we're reading this Wednesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | AWARDS |... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 05.20.09 - Posted May 20, 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 Christina Bellantoni! What we know and what we're reading this Wednesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | AWARDS |... [FishBowlDC]

Get to Know: WH Correspondents 40 & Under - Posted May 7, 2009
Erin McPike gets personal with the new regime of young correspondents on journalism's most prestigious beat in Capitol File's latest issue that will be unveiled at their post-WHCD party on Saturday evening. CHRIS CILLIZZA, 33 Washington Post JONATHAN MARTIN, 32 Politico KATIE CONNOLLY, 31 Newsweek PHIL ELLIOTT, 27 AP JULIANNA GOLDMAN,... [FishBowlDC]

Get to Know: WH Correspondents 40 & Under - Posted May 7, 2009
Erin McPike gets personal with the new regime of young correspondents on journalism's most prestigious beat in Capitol File's latest issue that will be unveiled at their post-WHCD party on Saturday evening. CHRIS CILLIZZA, 33 Washington Post JONATHAN MARTIN, 32 Politico KATIE CONNOLLY, 31 Newsweek PHIL ELLIOTT, 27 AP JULIANNA GOLDMAN,... [FishBowlDC]

Sasha's Send Off From Print To Glossy - Posted April 29, 2009
Last night at Poste, friends of Sasha Issenberg gathered to celebrate his move from The Boston Globe to the magazine Monocle. He starts today as a Washington correspondent. We, unfortunately, weren't able to make it, but hear these folks did: Peter Canellos, Lisa Wangsness and the Boston Globers, Jay Newton-Small, Jill... [FishBowlDC]

Awards, Panel & DC Journo A-Listers At The Week's Opinion Awards - Posted April 28, 2009
There were more than plenty DC journos on hand last night at the St. Regis Hotel to see David Axelrod introduce David Brooks as The Week's Columnist of the Year Award. The dinner was emceed by The Week's Washington editor-at-large Margaret Carlson and Axelrod was the guest speaker. "You're what the... [FishBowlDC]

Awards, Panel & DC Journo A-Listers At The Week's Opinion Awards - Posted April 28, 2009
There were more than plenty DC journos on hand last night at the St. Regis Hotel to see David Axelrod introduce David Brooks as The Week's Columnist of the Year Award. The dinner was emceed by The Week's Washington editor-at-large Margaret Carlson and Axelrod was the guest speaker. "You're what the... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 04.06.09 - Posted April 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. Its day 77 covering the Obama administration and week ten for us. What we know and what we're reading this Monday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV |... [FishBowlDC]

It's Here. Washington Life's 2009 The Young & The Guest List - Posted March 9, 2009
And now the moment we've all been waiting with bated breath for... Washington Life Magazine's 2009 The Young & the Guest List is here. The annual collection of 250 of the "most influential Washingtonians under 40" includes the scene's well-knowns like NBC's Luke Russert, Fox's Bret Baier and CNN's Jessica Yellin,... [FishBowlDC]

It's Here. Washington Life's 2009 The Young & The Guest List - Posted March 9, 2009
And now the moment we've all been waiting with bated breath for... Washington Life Magazine's 2009 The Young & the Guest List is here. The annual collection of 250 of the "most influential Washingtonians under 40" includes the scene's well-knowns like NBC's Luke Russert, Fox's Bret Baier and CNN's Jessica Yellin,... [FishBowlDC]

It's Here. Washington Life's 2009 The Young & The Guest List - Posted March 9, 2009
And now the moment we've all been waiting with bated breath for... Washington Life Magazine's 2009 The Young & the Guest List is here. The annual collection of 250 of the "most influential Washingtonians under 40" includes the scene's well-knowns like NBC's Luke Russert, Fox's Bret Baier and CNN's Jessica Yellin,... [FishBowlDC]

Battle of the DC Book Party - Posted February 27, 2009
On any given night in DC, champagne flutes are raised for a new book by a journo, a politico, and last night was no exception. Boston Globe editor Martin Baron and Washington Bureau Chief Peter Canellos hosted a book party at the office for "Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of... [FishBowlDC]

Bash & King Join Politico for Coffee Talk - Posted February 19, 2009
Against a backdrop of Politico and Starbucks' logos, Mike Allen moderated the first in Politico's Coffeehouse Conversations, a panel of CNN's Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash and "State of the Union" anchor John King last night at GWU. The crowd was standing room only, mostly GWU students and Politico reporters- FBDC... [FishBowlDC]

If You Weren't at Greenberg's Book Party... - Posted February 17, 2009
You may have been at Juleanna Glover's for a toast to FBDC. Joining us were Liz Glover, Becca Glover, Kelly O'Donnell, Jonathan Capehart, Jessica Yellin, Mike Allen, Jonathan Martin, Amy Holmes, Erin McPike, Carrie Dann, Tommy McFly Tracy Sefl Jackie Kucinich, Amy Argetsinger, Steve Chaggaris, Nora McAlvanah, Jared Allen, Joe Curl... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted January 2, 2009
Meet The Press: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and a roundtable with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, BBC World News America's Katty Kay, Al-Arabiya's Hisham Melhem, NBC's Andrea Mitchell and The New York Times' David Sanger. This Week: Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY), U.S. Senate Appointee Roland Burris (D-IL)... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 11.25.08 - Posted November 25, 2008
Good Morning Washington. What DC restaurant 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]

Politico.com Should Be a Sunday Show - Posted November 22, 2008
The first panel on the second day of what were are calling EOVMWHAWCNCon was made up of only Politico.com journos. There was Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei, Jonathan Martin, Ben Smith and John F. Harris. ... [FishBowlLA]

Political Wonk Con Tomorrow at USC - Posted November 20, 2008
Well, they call it a 'post-election conference'. Not quite as catchy. From their site: The Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics and The USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, in association with POLITICO, will host a two-day post-election conference featuring top strategists from the Obama and McCain Presidential campaigns, national and... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 11.13.08 - Posted November 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]

About Tonight... - Posted November 4, 2008
(Photo Credit) Where will you be watching tonight's election results? We've asked all sorts of journos for their evening plans and they include an Atlanta hotel room, the Phoenix Biltmore, and Champs Sports Bar in Cincinnati. Join us after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.15.08 - Posted October 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]

Shep Gets Hall of Fame Nod - Posted October 2, 2008
FNC anchor Shepard Smith is anchoring live in St. Louis at the site of the VP debate today, but tomorrow he'll be somewhere totally different. Smith will be inducted into the University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame tomorrow in Oxford, MS. Author John Grisham and four others join Smith into the Hall... [TVNewser]

Couric's Questions Get Veep Treatment — But What Did Palin Say? - Posted September 30, 2008
Tonight, for the fourth time in five shows, the CBS Evening News will feature a Katie Couric interview with Gov. Sarah Palin. But TVNewser has learned Palin will be featured tomorrow and Thursday as well on the Evening News. A series called Vice Presidential Questions (similar to the Presidential Questions and Primary... [TVNewser]

Politico on Martha Stewart: McCain Makes Martha Feel 'Weird' - Posted September 17, 2008
We're totally bummed and a little jealous that we weren't invited to today's Martha Stewart blogging bonanza. Maybe we need to blog more about celebrities or politicians or cupcakes. Anyway! As we mentioned earlier Ben Smith and Jonathan Martin from Politico made an appearance and asked Martha how... [FishBowlNY]

Guess Who Will Be On The Martha Stewart Show Today? - Posted September 17, 2008
Politico's Jonathan Martin and Ben Smith. Tune in at 10am, as they talk about political blogging.... [FishBowlDC]

Hottest Media Types: The Day After... - Posted August 6, 2008
Boy was yesterday exhausting. Less than 24 hours after we announced the nominations for FishbowlDC's Fourth Annual Hottest Media Types competition, we've already got the haters... Anonymous tip: "[redacted] is underrepresented in the FEMALE OFF-AIR hotties! [redacted] deserves the recognition, but there are about 5 other [redacted] ladies who should be on the... [FishBowlDC]

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]

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]

J-Mart Finally Finds His Girl - Posted March 27, 2008
It's Meghan McCain! Here the potential First Daughter poses with Politico's Jonathan Martin: ... [FishBowlDC]

The Ladies Love Tucker - Posted March 12, 2008
That was Hilary Rosen, Barbara Comstock, Margaret Carlson, Tammy Haddad and Kate O'Beirne (and male admirers Jonathan Martin and Mike Allen) toasting Tucker Carlson last night at The Palm. Rosen even "sung" a song for Tucker and the staff of The Palm serenaded Carlson with a rowdy version of "He's A... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.20.07 - Posted September 20, 2007
Good morning Washington. Your bet is on Stephen Colbert over Jon Stewart in a fist fight. Roll Call's Moira Bagley celebrates a birthday today. Media Matter's Eric Boehlert reports, "Last Monday, on the same day that Gen. David Petraeus was testifying before Congress about how important progress was being made in Iraq, the Pentagon... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.05.07 - Posted September 5, 2007
Good morning Washington and Happy September. You are not ready for summer to be over. We aren't either. Can you answer CQ's Political Trivia? No peeking! What did you think of the Politico's redesign? The Washington Post reports, "John Jay Geddie, 70, a reporter and editor who started a newspaper in Loudoun County three years... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 07.18.07 - Posted July 18, 2007
Good morning Washington. Do tell! What are these mythical "other" beaches you are running off to? An ABC release announced, "For the twelfth consecutive week, ABC's 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54. Averaging 7.67 million Total Viewers and a 1.9/8 among Adults... [FishBowlDC]

Martin v. Kane - Posted June 7, 2007
We hear that intrepid political reporters Jonathan Martin (Politico) and Paul Kane (washingtonpost.com) are going face to face in a DomeNation interview being conducted today at the rooftop of 101 Constitution. (Okay, it's not really a face-off, unfortunately...they're just being interviewed by David All and Jerome Armstrong). Typically, Martin and Kane prefer trading... [FishBowlDC]

Bad News For the Iowa Straw Poll Is Good News For Reporters - Posted June 7, 2007
In his Political Playbook, Mike Allen spots this interesting nugget by Jonathan Martin: Attn: Political reporters. You can join the rest of the country in taking time off this August. ... [FishBowlDC]

Hops With Hotline - Posted April 20, 2007
When Jonathan Martin left, the Hotline's collective drinking skills declined substantially. Still, we hear that there are still some champs in the mix who can put back the Makers and ginger ale with the best of 'em. See you how you stack up by joining them this afternoon: April 20, 2007 Hotline On Call... [FishBowlDC]

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]

What To Do Tonight? - Posted April 5, 2007
Celebrate how old the Politico's Jonathan Martin is at his birthday bash? Or go to the Washington City Paper's redesign bash? ... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash, 03.22.07 - Posted March 22, 2007
An ABC release announces that "World News with Charles Gibson" will air a special series -- "Key to the World" -- reported by ABC News' Bill Weir. "The series will take Weir on reporting assignments around the globe, and in conjunction, 'World News' will have a single commercial sponsor the first... [FishBowlDC]

Aw, You Guys... - Posted March 8, 2007
It's official: Maybe the Politico doesn't hate us after all. (earlier: "It's Official: The Politico Hates Us") Their Happy Hour blogroll has been updated. We've wiped away our tear with a Kleenex provided to us by Jonathan Martin, and made sure that it didn't get on the jacket worn by Jim Vandehei that... [FishBowlDC]

Jonathan Martin Is Even Hotter Than You Thought - Posted January 24, 2007
From his old buddies at the Hotline: The Politico's Jonathan Martin (who is much more handsome than his caricature would suggest) got the scoop that back-bencher/ex-Speaker Dennis Hastert endorsed Gov. Mitt Romney. ... [FishBowlDC]