McCain Calls For Debate Delay - Posted September 24, 2008
Will the broadcast networks and cable news channels need to find alternative programming Friday night at 9pmET? At 2:48pmET Fox News began reporting the news that Sen. John McCain was going to suspend his campaign to return to Washington where the debate on the bailout bill continues. A few minutes later Fox... [TVNewser]

Why Won't Sarah Palin Take Questions From The Press? - Posted September 24, 2008
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Saleno Zito asked Chuck Todd, Sam Youngman, Andrew Breitbart, Major Garrett, Carrie Budoff, Donna Brazile, Domenico Montanaro, Toby Harnden, Howard Kurtz and myself for "a Top Ten List of 'I can't believe he/she just said that' reasons why Sarah Palin doesn't want to take questions from us." Read it... [FishBowlDC]

FNC Sends Cease and Desist Over McCain Ad - Posted September 19, 2008
Politico's Michael Calderone reports Fox News has sent a cease and desist letter to the Sen. John McCain campaign, demanding they remove the voice of anchor Major Garrett. The audio clip used is from a report by Garrett, the correspondent covering the Sen. Barack Obama campaign, on Wednesday. Part of the letter reads:... [TVNewser]

FNC to Obama: Troops Can Change the Channel - Posted July 24, 2008
This morning on Fox & Friends, the Doocy, Carlson, Kilmeade troika pulled a quote from an exchange between Sen. Barack Obama and correspondent Major Garrett in which Obama questioned whether Pres. Bush had something to do with the fact that FNC seemed to be on most Armed Forces televisions. Click continued to... [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]

The New Yorker Cover Gets Cablers Talking - Posted July 14, 2008
One of the big stories of the day so far (well, besides Miss USA's tumble last night) on the news channels is this week's controversial New Yorker cover depicting pretty much everything Sen. Barack Obama's Fight the Smears web site is working against. There's the "Obama-muslim?" stereotype, a front-and-center "terrorist fist jab"...even... [TVNewser]

The New Yorker Cover Gets Cablers Talking - Posted July 14, 2008
One of the big stories of the day so far (well, besides Miss USA's tumble last night) on the news channels is this week's controversial New Yorker cover depicting pretty much everything Sen. Barack Obama's Fight the Smears web site is working against. There's the "Obama-muslim?" stereotype, a front-and-center "terrorist fist jab"...even... [TVNewser]

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, 10.22.07 - Posted October 22, 2007
Good morning Washington. The White House bids farewell to Josh Deckard. A NBC release announced, "'Meet the Press,' the longest running television show in the world, reached a programming milestone, airing its 3,000th broadcast last Sunday, October 14. In addition, according to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press' topped the competition... [FishBowlDC]

Boughton Becomes Fox Political Unit Director - Posted October 18, 2007
FishbowlDC has learned that current FNC Washington Deputy Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton will be taking a sabbatical from his current position to serve as the Director of the Political Unit at FOX News in DC, working hand-in-hand with current team lead Dave Shott to drive coverage of the 2008 election. ... [FishBowlDC]

U.S. News Toasts Brian Kelly - Posted June 21, 2007
Journos (and the people that love them) headed to Sesto Senso last week to toast new U.S. News Editor Brian Kelly. Old pals and current friends (like Fox's Major Garrett, Michael Barone, David Maraniss, Kelly's old publisher Bill Regardie, USNWR Publisher Bill Holiber, and his Amazon book coauthor Mark London) stopped... [FishBowlDC]

Wait: So Who Was First In The Chamber? - Posted January 5, 2007
Fox says: FOX News Channel's Major Garrett was the first television journalist ever to report live from inside the House Chamber. Major was on air first today shortly before noon from inside the House of Representatives and provided updates as the 110th Congressional Session commenced. Garrett along with... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.05.07 - Posted January 5, 2007
The leader so far in the caption contest: "Ten years of steriod use can be reversed in a single operation. When you wake up, your balls will be this big." Voting ends today. The Tortellini points out a potential conflict in D.C. journalism as CQ is co-sponsoring a U.S. Chamber of Commerce... [FishBowlDC]