Linda Douglass

White House Uses New Media to Get Health Care Message Back on Track - Posted August 4, 2009
The White House debuted this video earlier today to respond to a Drudge posting that claimed to show President Obama explaining how his health care reform plans eventually would eliminate private insurance, the AP reports. "Facts Are Stubborn Things" was created by the White House's new media office, headed up by Macon... [FishBowlDC]

GOP Charge to ABC: "It All Gives the Appearance of a State-Run Television Network" - Posted June 23, 2009
Now some GOP members of Congress, part of a newly-formed caucus, are raising concerns about tomorrow night's ABC News special on the president's health care reform plan. The Media Fairness Caucus sent a letter, signed by 40 members of Congress, to ABC News president David Westin which, in part, reads: The Director... [TVNewser]

GOP Charge to ABC: "It All Gives the Appearance of a State-Run Television Network" - Posted June 23, 2009
Now some GOP members of Congress, part of a newly-formed caucus, are raising concerns about tomorrow night's ABC News special on the president's health care reform plan. The Media Fairness Caucus sent a letter, signed by 40 members of Congress, to ABC News president David Westin which, in part, reads: The Director... [TVNewser]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted May 5, 2009
What we almost missed today... • In light of CNN's Sasha Johnson's move to the Department of Transportation, WaPo's Ed O'Keefe takes a look at those journos who have gone before her, including Jay Carney, Linda Douglass and Peter Gosselin. • Talk show host Maury Povich was in DC today for an event... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted May 5, 2009
What we almost missed today... • In light of CNN's Sasha Johnson's move to the Department of Transportation, WaPo's Ed O'Keefe takes a look at those journos who have gone before her, including Jay Carney, Linda Douglass and Peter Gosselin. • Talk show host Maury Povich was in DC today for an event... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 04.15.09 - Posted April 15, 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 86 covering the Obama administration and week 11 for us. Also Tax Day. What we know and what we're reading this Wednesday morning... NEWSPAPERS... [FishBowlDC]

Journos Gather at Ritz for RTNDF First Amendment Dinner - Posted March 13, 2009
Last night was the First Amendment Awards Dinner at the Ritz Carlton, the 19th annual hosted by RTNDF. The dinner was emceed by MSNBC's Chris Matthews, who started by thanking his wife Kathleen (away on a skiing trip), his "ambassador to the human race." He also thanked Rod Blagojevich, Sen. Roland Burris... [FishBowlDC]

Journos Gather at Ritz for RTNDF First Amendment Dinner - Posted March 13, 2009
Last night was the First Amendment Awards Dinner at the Ritz Carlton, the 19th annual hosted by RTNDF. The dinner was emceed by MSNBC's Chris Matthews, who started by thanking his wife Kathleen (away on a skiing trip), his "ambassador to the human race." He also thanked Rod Blagojevich, Sen. Roland Burris... [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]

Reviewing Obama's "High-Wire Act" - Posted October 30, 2008
• USA Today's Kathy Kiely: "In what Obama aide Linda Douglass described as 'a bit of a high-wire act,' the campaign cut from the pre-taped ad with a live feed from the rally. Obama's ad ran simultaneously on several broadcast and cable networks at a cost of more than $3 million •... [TVNewser]

Did You Make Obama's Cut? - Posted July 21, 2008
There are so many journalists eager to join Sen. Barack Obama on his European trip that the campaign simply can't accommodate all of them on the plane. Lynn Sweet blogged a few days back: The Obama campaign plane, a 757, will have only about 40 journalists on the manifest. More reporters wanted... [FishBowlDC]

Howie Kurtz Didn't Stay At A Holiday Inn Express Last Night - Posted March 30, 2008
A notably testy Howie Kurtz pressed Politico's John Harris, Washington Post's Anne Kornblut and National Journal's Linda Douglass on today's "Reliable Sources": Kurtz to Harris: "Why would journalists, who love predicting how these things are going to turn out, perpetuate a fantasy? ... "But John Harris, if the race is such make-believe, which... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted March 29, 2008
Meet the Press: CIA director Michael Hayden and a roundtable with New York Times' David Brooks and New Republic's Peter Beinart. Face the Nation: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Philadelphia Mayor Mike Nutter, Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and Slate's John Dickerson. This Week: Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, and Sens. John Kerry and Joe... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.24.08 - Posted March 24, 2008
Good morning Washington. The Post says goodbye to Ivan Scott, it's the birthday of the lovely Alyson Hannigan and "might WP's Milbank be the child of a Kinsley-Dowd union?" Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS You think Chris... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 11.06.07 - Posted November 6, 2007
Good morning Washington. Eventually, you want to have kids. News University is hosting, The Electronic Election: Covering the 2008 Vote: A NewsU/Poynter Webinar on November 14. Register here. Poynter Online reports, "NewAssignment.Net, the professional-amateur (pro-am) journalism effort spearheaded by NYU prof Jay Rosen, has a new project underway -- and they need beat... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.05.07 - Posted October 5, 2007
Good morning Washington. We can't say we are shocked by the results of yesterday's poll. You would rather fight like Mike Tyson than talk like him. An ABC release announced, "In the largest expansion of ABC News' foreign bureaus in two decades, ABC News' President David Westin announced the deployment of seven reporters... [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]

Douglass Joins National Journal - Posted June 12, 2007
From the release: National Journal Group, Washington's leading publisher of political and policy news and analysis, announced today that Linda Douglass is joining the editorial staff of its flagship publication, National Journal, as a Contributing Editor. Douglass, a veteran of network television news, was most recently ABC News's Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent.... [FishBowlDC]