Lauren Ashburn

Inside the CNN Howie Kurtz Showdown - Posted May 7, 2013
In an unprecedented move, on Sunday CNN put "Reliable Sources" host Howard Kurtz in a time out and made him answer for his mistakes. To his credit, Kurtz didn't try to fight the internal decision, despite its horrible awkwardness. The longtime... [FishbowlDC]

The Beast Has Spoken: Howard Kurtz is Out - Posted May 2, 2013
Washington Bureau Chief Howard Kurtz is parting ways with The Daily Beast. As of Thursday, Kurtz no longer works there, according to ... [FishbowlDC]

One Typo: OK. But 10? Come on, Daily Download - Posted April 8, 2013
We all spread ourselves too thin. If you work in daily online media you know the feeling of working late, being bleary-eyed and making brainless errors you kick yourself over later. Until you make more and land in a monster pit of despair. We've been there and we'll be there again. But... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Chatter - Posted February 19, 2013
Quotes of the Day Bachelor Fallout: "My wife just asked me if I'm 'here for the right reasons.' The Bachelor is now starting to affect my marriage." -- NBC TODAY Show host and MSNBC "Morning Joe's" Willie Geist. ... [PRNewser]

Love Child: the Fantasy Kids of D.C. Media - Posted February 14, 2013
Love is in the air. And in honor of Valentine's Day, we have something special in store. All day long, we will be mixing and matching members of the Washington D.C. media (with a sprinkling of political and national media elsewhere) to discover what their offspring might look like if such a... [FishbowlDC]

Incest Desk: A Lesson in Kissing Up With Howie Kurtz - Posted January 24, 2013
Forget CNN's "Reliable Sources." A story on Wednesday's Daily Download showcases a fine example of how one kisses up to founder Howard Kurtz. Seriously, if a Web site could win a Puli... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List 10.30.12. - Posted October 30, 2012
1. Stormy Strip Club -- There are few things more disturbing than waking up to CNN ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Chatter - Posted October 11, 2012
Quotes of the Day: The Food Edition Convo Between Fmr. Flack and Reporter Politico's John Bresnahan: "Love Derek Jeter #TheBestEver" Quinn & Gillespie's Jim Manley, former Senate fla... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List 09.25.12. - Posted September 25, 2012
1. Punctuation and the modern writer: In honor of National Punctuation Day, The Atlantic Wire's Jen Doll has a delightful story out on writers' favorite punctuat... [FishbowlDC]

Kurtz Goes Double Dipping Again - Posted July 16, 2012
On Friday we pointed out CNN Howard Kurtz's penchant for double dipping. Over the weekend, Kurtz, also an editor for N... [FishbowlDC]

Intern Aftermath - Posted June 7, 2012
Earlier in the week, we got tipped off by a WaPo staffer that management had released an internal document to the entire newsroom introducing the current crop of interns and what drew them to the paper. One intern, Rosie Powers, ... [FishbowlDC]

Cable News' 'Crossfire Culture' Gets Analyzed - Posted August 2, 2010
The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz writes about the "Crossfire Culture" of cable news, and journalism in general. While ostensibly it is about the... [TVNewser]

'Reliable Sources' Critiques Christiane Amanpour on 'This Week' - Posted August 1, 2010
CNN's "Reliable Sources" had a segment with awfully quick turnaround this morning. Host Howard Kurtz brought on Kansas City Star television critic Aaron Barnh... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview: 01.31.10 - Posted January 29, 2010
• NBC's Meet the Press: David Axelrod,Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), NYT's David Brooks, CNBC's David Faber, WaPo's Eugene Robinson, ... [FishbowlDC]

Kurtz Discusses Sex Scandals on "Reliable Sources" - Posted December 28, 2009
WaPo's Howard Kurtz convened a Sunday roundtable on his show, CNN's "Reliable Sources", to discuss the many sex scandals of 2009.(I know, but someone's got to do it," Kurtz tweeted, for those who possibly thought it unseemly or not serious enough.) Those at the table took easily to the topic: "2009: the... [FishbowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted September 25, 2009
• NBC's Meet the Press: Former President Bill Clinton, NY Governor David Paterson (D), Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) • CBS' Face the Nation: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) • ABC's This Week: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and a... [FishbowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 24, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton CBS' Face the Nation: White House senior advisor David Axelrod, Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN), Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) and historian Douglas Brinkley ABC's This Week: Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and a roundtable with NYT's David Brooks... [FishbowlDC]

Bill Maher Responds to Sean Hannity - Posted May 26, 2009
You may have been memorializing on Sunday (or just on the beach) so here's your Reliable Sources update: Howard Kurtz led a panel discussion on cable news's prime time partisanship. "President Obama is routinely bashed on Fox News Channel and just as routinely defended on ... [TVNewser]