Julie Mason

Tonight: "Celebs" Compete for DC's Funniest Crown, Moran & UCP - Posted September 30, 2009
• Who's DC's funniest celeb? FBDC will be on-hand tonight at the DC Improv to find out. "Celebs" include: Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher, US News and World Report's Anna Mulrine, Americans for Tax Reform's Grover Norquist, TWT's Richard Miniter, WDCA-TV's Count Gore De Vol, Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Rep. Jackie Speier,... [FishBowlDC]

Tonight: "Celebs" Compete for DC's Funniest Crown, Moran & UCP - Posted September 30, 2009
• Who's DC's funniest celeb? FBDC will be on-hand tonight at the DC Improv to find out. "Celebs" include: Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher, US News and World Report's Anna Mulrine, Americans for Tax Reform's Grover Norquist, TWT's Richard Miniter, WDCA-TV's Count Gore De Vol, Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Rep. Jackie Speier,... [FishBowlDC]

FishbookDC Class of 2009: Early Projections - Posted September 2, 2009
Most Likely to be a Headline After all these years, Cox still rocks your socks. Air America's Ana Marie Cox is devastating the competition with almost 60% of the vote. Most Ambitious Early projections show that this one is going to come down to ABC golden boy, Jake Tapper and boy... [FishBowlDC]

FishbookDC Class of 2009: Early Projections - Posted September 2, 2009
Most Likely to be a Headline After all these years, Cox still rocks your socks. Air America's Ana Marie Cox is devastating the competition with almost 60% of the vote. Most Ambitious Early projections show that this one is going to come down to ABC golden boy, Jake Tapper and boy... [FishBowlDC]

Vote Now: FishbookDC 2009's "Biggest Rebel" - Posted September 2, 2009
Who is FishbookDC Class of 2009's "Biggest Rebel?" If you like your rebellion cooked snarky, vote Mason. Snarky with a side of stone cold silver fox? Vote Curl. Just stoned? Huff-huff-po with Ryan Grim. For a more traditional "scare the sh*t out you" version, you can't go... [FishBowlDC]

Vote Now: FishbookDC 2009's "Biggest Rebel" - Posted September 2, 2009
Who is FishbookDC Class of 2009's "Biggest Rebel?" If you like your rebellion cooked snarky, vote Mason. Snarky with a side of stone cold silver fox? Vote Curl. Just stoned? Huff-huff-po with Ryan Grim. For a more traditional "scare the sh*t out you" version, you can't go... [FishBowlDC]

FishbookDC: Remaining Candidates Revealed - Posted September 1, 2009
Cutest Couple CNN's Dana Bash & John King Examiner's Kiki Ryan & Bloomberg's Tim Burger Bloomberg's Julianna Goldman & MSNBC's David Shuster Politico's Vandeharris CBS' Bob Schieffer & Kaylee Hartung NPR's Geoff Bennett & People/HuffPo's Beth Perry WaPo's Mary Ann Akers and Newsweek's Mike Isikoff Roll Call's Elizabeth Brotherton & TWT's Sonny Bunch CQ-RC... [FishBowlDC]

FishbookDC: Remaining Candidates Revealed - Posted September 1, 2009
Cutest Couple CNN's Dana Bash & John King Examiner's Kiki Ryan & Bloomberg's Tim Burger Bloomberg's Julianna Goldman & MSNBC's David Shuster Politico's Vandeharris CBS' Bob Schieffer & Kaylee Hartung NPR's Geoff Bennett & People/HuffPo's Beth Perry WaPo's Mary Ann Akers and Newsweek's Mike Isikoff Roll Call's Elizabeth Brotherton & TWT's Sonny Bunch CQ-RC... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted August 24, 2009
What we almost missed today... • Politico's Patrick Gavin and Amie Parnes caught up with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, TWT's Christina Bellantoni, the Examiner's Julie Mason and CBS duo Mark Knoller and Bill Plante for advice on how the First Family should unwind in Martha's Vineyard this week. • David Gergen is also working... [FishBowlDC]

Bloomberg's Karen Leigh Packs DC Bags for Cambodia - Posted August 19, 2009
Bloomberg's Karen Leigh is "trading in golf pool and helo landings for the splendors of Phnom Penh." She'll still be working for Bloomberg, and additionally the Cambodia Daily, just now in the home country of Maddox Pitt. FBDC caught up with Leigh as she packs her bags for a big move... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash: Birthday Edition - Posted August 4, 2009
• Patrick Gavin somehow got the Examiner's Julie Mason, Bill Press, American Urban Radio's April Ryan and others to sing the President Happy Birthday. Though we're sure the Politico reporter didn't have to twist CBS' Bob Schieffer's arm- after all, he is a professional.... [FishBowlDC]

Mason On WHCA Board Win - Posted July 17, 2009
FBDC caught up with Julie Mason post-WHCA victory this afternoon, who is very excited. "Now I know just how Ahmadinejad felt when he won. Last night I felt like invading Virginia or possibly engineering a coup on the RTCA board, just to test the limits of power." On a more serious note,... [FishBowlDC]

WHCA Election Results: Examiner's Mason, Newsweek's Bailey, NPR's Gonyea and Reuter's Bohan Win Seats - Posted July 17, 2009
And the winner is... The White House Correspondents Association election board results are in. Congratulations to 2011-2012 President Caren Bohan of Reuters. The at-large seat goes to the Examiner's Julie Mason, the radio seat to NPR's Don Gonyea, the magazine seat to Newsweek's Holly Bailey and the wire seat is filled by... [FishBowlDC]

WHCA Victory For Mason? - Posted July 16, 2009
Early word on the White House Correspondents Association election results is that Julie Mason "creamed" the competition. With a platform that included an "afternoon cocktail cart, South Lawn ice luge, climate controlled standup positions, barbecue grill and gazebo at Pebble Beach, press access to the swing set and soothing massage..." the Examiner... [FishBowlDC]

WHCA Victory For Mason? - Posted July 16, 2009
Early word on the White House Correspondents Association election results is that Julie Mason "creamed" the competition. With a platform that included an "afternoon cocktail cart, South Lawn ice luge, climate controlled standup positions, barbecue grill and gazebo at Pebble Beach, press access to the swing set and soothing massage..." she the... [FishBowlDC]

Vote Now for Mason Campaign Slogans - Posted June 9, 2009
Yesterday, FishbowlDC called on your creative genius to help Julie Mason's campaign with a slogan for her WHCA Board race. You read, you submitted, we laughed. Now it's time to vote for the best slogan. We've pulled together some of our favorites for your consideration and the campaign's... [FishBowlDC]

The Correspondents Coalition for Cocktail Carts Needs You - Posted June 8, 2009
Last week we told you about the coup forming on Facebook to support the Examiner's Julie Mason in her run for WHCA Board. Mason has already rallied a strong group of supporters with her "work some, play hard" platform that includes "afternoon cocktail carts, a South Lawn ice luge, press... [FishBowlDC]

The Correspondents Coalition for Cocktail Carts Needs You - Posted June 8, 2009
Last week we told you about the coup forming on Facebook to support the Examiner's Julie Mason in her run for WHCA Board. Mason has already rallied a strong group of supporters with her "work some, play hard" platform that includes "afternoon cocktail carts, a South Lawn ice luge, press... [FishBowlDC]

Julie Mason For WHCA Board Campaign Begins... On Facebook - Posted June 4, 2009
The campaign for the Examiner's Julie Mason for WHCA board has just begun... on Facebook. The group already has 195 members, including Rick Klein, Joe Curl, Mike Memoli, Matt Cooper and Lizzie O'Leary. According to a posting by Mason on the group's wall tonight, her platform includes: "Afternoon cocktail cart, South Lawn... [FishBowlDC]

Julie Mason For WHCA Board Campaign Begins... On Facebook - Posted June 4, 2009
The campaign for the Examiner's Julie Mason for WHCA board has just begun... on Facebook. The group already has 195 members, including Rick Klein, Joe Curl, Mike Memoli, Matt Cooper and Lizzie O'Leary. According to a posting by Mason on the group's wall tonight, her platform includes: "Afternoon cocktail cart, South Lawn... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.18.08 - Posted December 18, 2008
Good morning, Washington. What DC street 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]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted November 14, 2008
Meet the Press: Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), BP Capital Management founder/chair T. Boone Pickens and a roundtable with New York Times' Tom Friedman, BBC's Katty Kay, NBC's Andrea Mitchell and PBS' Tavis Smiley. Face the Nation: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Newt Gingrich and Gov.... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.28.08 - Posted October 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]

Houston Chronicle Lays Off Mason, Roth - Posted October 9, 2008
Regular readers of Julie Mason's Beltway Confidential Blog may have noticed her October 3 post, in which she cryptically declared: "The blog fades to black, Beltway Confidential is no more -- this rodeo is up." So what's the deal? Turns out Mason, the Chronicle's White House correspondent, and Bennett Roth, the paper's... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.23.08 - Posted September 23, 2008
Good morning Washington. Do you know what grocery store this is? (Hint: It's in Rep. Bilbray's district). Email us if you do. (And, after the jump, find out just who that young journo was that we posted yesterday...and who guessed it correctly). Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday,... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted September 12, 2008
Meet the Press: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Rudy Giuliani, Bob Woodward and NBC's Chuck Todd. Face the Nation: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), former MA Gov. Jane Swift (R) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX). This Week: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), McCain Victory chair Carly Fiorina, former Federal... [FishBowlDC]

Photos: The Pope and the Press - Posted April 16, 2008
It has to be said: No one -- and I mean, no one -- chews gum with as wide of a mouth as CBS's Jim Axelrod. Other things we noticed while at the White House today: Were you one of the reporters who refused to wait in line to gain access... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.20.08 - Posted February 20, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | RADIO | JOBS Most of you did not have to work on Monday. NEWSPAPERS Wonkette takes a look at the latest David Brooks column calling it "the worst column in American History". Gawker reports, "Alt-weekly crusader and Washington City Paper editor Erik... [FishBowlDC]

This Week In Pool Reports - Posted December 26, 2007
FLOTUS confirms that 2008 is more than just a year filled with a presidential race. It will also be the year of a presidential wedding. Adorable. "Bush proceeded to private meetings with a total of 14 wounded Iraq veterans, in the process awarding four Purple Hearts, according to White House aide... [FishBowlDC]

This Week In Pool Reports - Posted October 26, 2007
You can't tell us a drunk, unnamed screech owl does not provide amusing imagery. "After the travel pool left the Inn at Perry Cabin we waited a short time to join the presidential motorcade leaving the Cheneys residence. White House aides informed us that Maryland Crab Cakes were served at lunch, an important... [FishBowlDC]

Journos at the White House! - Posted October 11, 2007
Julie Mason has the pics (and a new hair color!). ... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.27.07 - Posted September 27, 2007
Good morning Washington. Vitamin Water wins out over Gatorade. We looked into this, "missing? washington post's technorati supplied 'who's blogging'" and discovered the Washington Post did not get rid of the feature. It just wasn't ready for the new home page launch. The paper tells us the "what blogs are saying" feature will... [FishBowlDC]

The View From The Podium - Posted July 16, 2007
The AP snapped a picture of the podium during President Bush's recent press conference. And Julie Mason wonders: Mark Silva of the Chicago Tribune got a question today. You can see his box circled on the chart, fourth row center, surrounded by a bunch of Xs. To ponder for later: Is it worse to... [FishBowlDC]

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

This Week In Pool Reports - Posted June 22, 2007
Don't age Pres. Bush. He does not appreciate it. He did however dis Tony Snow's band and dodge a question about a GOP dissenter. Oh, and Ed Buckley is a Debbie Downer. "Also, as POTUS was shaking hands in the room after the speech, someone from the back of the room yelled... [FishBowlDC]

"Shhhh -- Ed Henry is thinking!" - Posted May 31, 2007
...so says Julie Mason at Beltway Confidential. Check out other pictures from Bush's recent press conference here. ... [FishBowlDC]

This Week In Pool Reports - Posted May 18, 2007
In this week's pool reports, POTUS is handing out hugs free of charge and we learn that one of his special talents is something called a blanket stitch. We don't know what it is either. "President Bush told the several thousand attendees at the 26th Annual Peace Officers' Memorial Service on the... [FishBowlDC]

Journo Photos - Posted May 18, 2007
Julie Mason, natch, has got 'em all from the recent Bush/Blair presser. ... [FishBowlDC]

Separated At Birth: Julie Mason - Posted May 11, 2007
A reader thinks that the Houston Chronicle's White House Julie Mason... (Photo Credit) ...looks like Chloe from "24" (a.k.a Mary Lynn Rajskub) (Photo Credit)... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 05.11.07 - Posted May 11, 2007
Good morning Washington. An ABC release announced that "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" " outperformed CBS' 'Face the Nation' in both Total Viewers and Among Adults 25-54 for May 6. "This is the 13th time this season "This Week" beat "Face the Nation" in the key Adults 25-54 demographic. It also... [FishBowlDC]

Houston Chronicle Relaunches White House Blog - Posted May 3, 2007
From Julie Mason: Longer than the distance between Jackson Place and the White House, but shorter than the Crawford filing center to the Bush ranch -- the blog has moved. You don't want to miss one more dancing president or vaguely inappropriate world leader, so update your bookmarks and put the old... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.24.07 - Posted April 24, 2007
Good morning Washington. What do Tony Kornheiser and Scooter Libby have in common? Admittedly not much, but they did both make The Phoenix's List of 100 Unsexiest Men, 2007. Reuters reports, "The Huffington Post political blog has signed on Web media company Yahoo Inc. and online news site Slate to help host... [FishBowlDC]

This Week In Pool Reports - Posted April 13, 2007
Another slow week for the pool. President Bush has a quiet Easter Sunday, gives Shadegg a shout out and consults Bloomberg's Ed Chen on his speech. "Before leaving Yuma, the president met with the family of a fallen Marine. No other details provided. At the base before takeoff, Bush worked a... [FishBowlDC]

Afternoon Roundup - Posted March 15, 2007
Tourney pools are cool. The Post's Elizabeth Williamson goes there. Find out more about that PR Newswire "Pitching National Media" event here. More on a potential Rome Hartman move to D.C. An ABC release announced that the fifth installment of the Emmy Award-winning series "Iraq: Where Things Stand," ABC News will report extensively on... [FishBowlDC]

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]

Taking Out The Trash, 01.23.07 - Posted January 23, 2007
Bolo tie wins. Just goes to show there is a difference between should wear and will wear. Jack Shafer on words journalists should not use. "Cheney, media to take stand in Libby perjury case" An ABC release announced that Charles Gibson will anchor ABC's coverage of the State of the Union from Capitol Hill.... [FishBowlDC]

This Week In Pool Reports - Posted December 29, 2006
Funny is on vacation this week, along with most of Washington, but Julie Mason still makes us beg for it. What's up with that? And, yes, farm animals are always funny. "The president delivered his remarks in the hangar, with Marine One parked outside. He spoke before a backdrop of blue curtains,... [FishBowlDC]