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WaPo 'Salon' Follow-Up: Weymouth Reacts, Ombudsman Weighs In, Gibbs Asked - Posted 3 days, 14 hours ago
• WaPo publisher Katharine Weymouth responded to Politico's earlier 'salon' report in an interview with colleague Howard Kurtz. "Absolutely, I'm disappointed," she said. "This should never have happened. The fliers got out and weren't vetted. They didn't represent at all what we were attempting to do. We're not going to do... [FishBowlDC]

WaPo Responds to Weymouth Salon Debacle - Posted 3 days, 18 hours ago
This morning, Politico's Mike Allen reported that a flier distributed by The Washington Post is offering lobbyists and association executives off-the-record access to the Obama administration, members of Congress, and the paper's own reporters and editors. The cost? A mere $25,000 - $250,000 will grant a few deep-pocketed sponsors an intimate... [FishBowlDC]

Beltway Boys: VF On Politico - Posted 4 days, 11 hours ago
Politico channels "Reservior Dogs," as pointed out by Patrick Gavin via Twitter. Photo from VF. Todd Purdum's Sarah Palin piece isn't the only Vanity Fair article getting some play this week. Michael Wolff profiles Politico's Beltway Boys- executive editor Jim VandeHei, editor in chief John Harris, publisher Robert Allbritton, and chief White... [FishBowlDC]

Banjos, Bare Feet and Books: A Party for Ryan Grim - Posted June 22, 2009
Grim's book (left) Members of Merle Haggard Haggard (right) Saturday night at American Legion #8 - Capitol Hill, DC journos and a few stray winos gathered to toast the release of Ryan Grim's new book, "This Is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America." The HuffPo... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 06.22.09 - Posted June 22, 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 (belated) Father's Day, particularly to John Harwood, who received a fitting gift from MSNBC co-anchor Norah O'Donnell on-air Friday. Check out how CNN's John... [FishBowlDC]

RTCA Dinner Wrap-Up - Posted June 21, 2009
We think the President said it best- "The jokes may not be as good, but neither is the guest list." There were no TomKat or Ashton and Demi sightings. The biggest star (and highest dress slit) in the room was former Miss California Carrie Prejean, followed in star power by actor Tate... [FishBowlDC]

Mike Allen's "Surprise" Birthday Party, Brought To You By Starbucks - Posted June 18, 2009
Most of DC wakes up to him, even more of DC wonders if and when he ever sleeps, Politico's Mike Allen never seems to stop. So last night, co-hosts John Harris and Ann O'Hanlon, Jim and Autumn VandeHei, Mike Feldman, Betsy Fischer, Hilary Rosen, Jonathan Karl, Greta Van Susteren and John Coale... [FishBowlDC]

The Atlantic Names Top 30 Washington Insiders on Twitter - Posted June 17, 2009
Who are the top Washington insiders to follow on Twitter? The Atlantic released a list of their 30 picks today. Mike Allen Blogger, Politico Marc Ambinder Politics Editor, The Atlantic Chris Cillizza Blogger, Washington Post: "The Fix" Ana Marie Cox National Correspondent, Air America radio John Dickerson Chief Political Correspondent, Slate Patrick Gavin Writer, Politico Newt Gingrich Former Speaker... [FishBowlDC]

TWT Celebrates "America's Morning News" Launch - Posted June 16, 2009
Melaine Morgan, John McCaslin and John Solomon. TWT editor John Solomon hosted a party at Morton's in Georgetown last evening to celebrate the launch of "America's Morning News," TWT's new radio program. He introduced co-hosts John McCaslin and Melanie Morgan- new to DC from the west coast- to a crowd that included... [FishBowlDC]

Washingtonian Mag Names Its Top 50 DC Journos - Posted June 10, 2009
Photo by Washingtonian. CBS's Lara Logan, ABC's Jan Crawford Greenburg, the Atlantic's Joshua Green, Hotline's Amy Walter, the WaPo's Chris Cillizza, and the NYT's Charlie Savage. Washingtonian (and former FishbowlDC'er) Garrett Graff is out with the magazine's picks for the "50 Top Journalists 2009." The list has existed in Washington since 1973... [FishBowlDC]

Karl Pinch Hits For Allen Tomorrow - Posted June 4, 2009
Thanks to ABC's Jonathan Karl, tomorrow, Politico's Mike Allen will finally rest. FBDC hears ABC's senior congressional correspondent will guest write Playbook tomorrow morning. Allen is traveling with the President. Karl occasionally fills in on The Note at ABC- but he's the only journo we can think of who has filled in... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 06.03.09 - Posted June 3, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Happy Birthday to Mix 107.3's Tommy McFly! Another Happy Birthday goes to Elizabeth Thorp, celebrating this weekend. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. What we know and what we're reading this... [FishBowlDC]

The After-Parties: Vanity Fair & Bloomberg - Posted May 10, 2009
So just who made the cut at the highly exclusive Vanity Fair/Bloomberg after-party at the gorgeous residence of French Ambassador Pierre Vimont? It was impossible to get in if you weren't on the list- Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford got turned away at first, but we saw him inside shortly after. No pics... [FishBowlDC]

President Obama To WHCD Crowd: "All Of You Voted For Me" (Except Fox) - Posted May 10, 2009
WHCA President Jennifer Loven and President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. President Barack Obama was certainly a hit last night, opening with a teleprompter joke and cracking himself up. Here are some highlights: On his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "Arlen, you know what I always say, 'If you can't... [FishBowlDC]

Enchanted, Surprised, Troubled and Humbled at Time & People - Posted May 9, 2009
Larry Hackett and Sandra Sobieraj Westfall of People Magazine and Time Magazine's Richard Stengel and Michael Duffy kicked off the WHCA Dinner weekend with a star-studded cocktail at the Hotel St. Regis. Taking a cue from our pal Jeff Zeleny, we've decided to summarize the fete in a four-part format. ... [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]

Michelle Jaconi: The FishbowlDC Interview - Posted April 21, 2009
Say hello to Michelle Jaconi, the new executive producer of CNN's State of the Union with John King. Before tag-teaming with King, Jaconi was a longtime producer for Meet the Press with Tim Russert-- she began there in 1997 as an intern. What does your morning reading list include? I like to... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 04.20.09 - Posted April 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. Its day 91 covering the Obama administration and week 12 for us. Happy Birthday to Politico's Carol Lee. What we know and what we're reading... [FishBowlDC]

If Joe Curl, Dana Milbank and Mike Allen Were In A Street Fight, Who Would Win? - Posted April 15, 2009
TWT political correspondent Joe Curl took your questions in an online chat today and here's a real gem: If you, Dana Milbank and Mike Allen were in a street fight, who would win? by Washington, D.C. Answer: I get this question a lot. Milbank writes the Washington Sketch column for The Washington Post.... [FishBowlDC]

Who Knew They Were So Cool? - Posted April 1, 2009
Spotted by a FBDC tipster: ABC's George Stephanopoulos, Politico's Jim VandeHei, John Harris and Mike Allen, AP's Ron Fournier and The Atlantic's James Bennet having drinks at Blue Duck Tavern last night with... drumroll please... Bono. We thought this tip was an April Fool's joke too, but it checks out.... [FishBowlDC]

VandeHarris Punks Politico With 6am Filing Deadline - Posted April 1, 2009
FBDC hears this internal April Fools email from VandeHarris going around Politico today has reporters "freaking out." But after this, can anyone really blame them? ----- Original Message ----- From: John Harris To: Sent: Wed Apr 01 11:21:01 2009 Subject: A note from VandeHarris Gang, As you know, at POLITICO we live by a "Win the Morning" philosophy.... [FishBowlDC]

So Who Was Called On? And Where Were They Seated? - Posted March 24, 2009
President Obama's news conference this evening lasted just slightly over an hour and he took questions from 13 reporters. Notably missing from those called on were the NYT, WaPo, WSJ and USA Today. In this order: AP's Jennifer Loven (called on first for the second time), NBC's Chuck Todd, ABC's Jake Tapper,... [FishBowlDC]

Chuck Wants to Know What Would You Ask President Obama? - Posted March 24, 2009
Speaking of tonight's news conference, NBC Chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd is looking for your suggestions for questions on FirstRead. Update from Politico's Mike Allen: Reporters war-game Obama questions, how the press corps preps for a presidential news conference. "CBS's Chip Reid jots the gist of his questions on a legal... [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]

Taking Out the Trash - Posted March 10, 2009
What we almost missed today... ABC is stealing WaPo's Chris Cillizza's flavor. Webnewser reports ABC is expanding its digital only content with the launch of The Fix. Only problem is The Fix is already taken by avid Twitter-er Cillizza (almost 10,000 followers total). In yesterday's Playbook, Mike Allen predicted this USA Today cover... [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]

Bill Sammon and Bryan Boughton Likely To Be Upped at Fox News - Posted February 26, 2009
Fox News' Washington deputy managing editor Bill Sammon is likely to be named vice president and managing editor to replace Brit Hume, as reported by Mike Allen this morning. Playbook hears that Fox News Channel's Washington Bureau is close to naming Bill Sammon vice president & managing editor and Fox veteran Bryan... [FishBowlDC]

DC Still A-Twitter - Posted February 23, 2009
The Telegraph had a little piece just over a week ago, "Twitter taking off among Washington journalists." Bit of an understatement now, don't ya think? Seems like Twitter is all anybody's talking- and tweeting- about. Howard Kurtz takes a look at the Twittering habits of David Gregory, Terry Moran and such in... [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]

Morning Reading List: 02.11.09 - Posted February 11, 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 or let us know in the tips box below. We're dropping the "Muesli"... just join us after the jump! ... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 02.06.09 - Posted February 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 or let us know in the tips box below. We're dropping the "Muesli"... just join us after the jump! ... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.06.09 - Posted January 6, 2009
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]

A Novel Newspaper Idea - Posted December 30, 2008
Politico's Mike Allen makes a good point (and a good find) in today's Playbook: In the Washington Post's series, "The Crash: What Went Wrong? The Washington Post examines the origins of the economic crisis", the paper featured a "How It Was Reported" section, which included this: Those speaking on the record in today's... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.23.08 - Posted December 23, 2008
Good morning, Washington. What DC grocery store (company, not location) 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... [FishBowlDC]

HuffPo, Gregory and "Meet" - Posted December 2, 2008
>UPDATE: Politico's Mike Allen hears what Danny Shea is hearing, adding another layer of credibility to the Gregory story. ("Enjoying a gravitas boost from his prematurely salt-and-pepper mane and friendships with Tom Brokaw and other of the legendary figures of NBC News, Gregory quickly became one of the biggest network stars... [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]

Politicos Discuss Who the Next Tim Russert Will Be - Posted November 22, 2008
FishbowlLA's Tina Dupuy spent Friday at what she's calling EOVMWHAWCNCon — the Politico.com conference that looked back at the election and ahead to how the Obama administration will lead. The final panel included Mark Halperin of Time, John Heilemann of New York Magazine, Mark Barabak of the LA Times, and Mike Allen,... [TVNewser]

Who Will Be the Next Tim Russert? - Posted November 21, 2008
The final event of the first day was "Insights and Analysis: Leading National Political Reporters Discuss the Campaign" panel. And yes, all panel's names were also long descriptions. It was, after all "ELECTION 2008: Obama vs. McCain: What Happened and What Comes Next?" conference that we will call EOVMWHAWCNCon for short. You... [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]

Barone Apologizes For Palin Abortion Comment - Posted November 12, 2008
Politico's Mike Allen and Andy Barr write about an off-color comment made by Fox News political contributor Michael Barone at the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges annual meeting. The story claims, "A roomful of academics erupted in angry boos" and caused some in the room to walk... [TVNewser]

Gibbs To Be Obama's Press Secretary - Posted November 6, 2008
Politico's Mike Allen reports: Robert Gibbs, a top aide to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on his campaign and in his Senate office, will be named the White House press secretary, a top Democratic official said. Gibbs was usually the senior official on Air Obama, the campaign plane. As communications director of Obama's Senate... [FishBowlDC]

Who Will Be Obama's Press Secretary? - Posted November 3, 2008
(Yes, yes, the election's not over, but we haven't quite seen an equivalent article re: a McCain presidency yet...If it exists, let us know adn we'll get that up. Of course, TigerHawk wants Megyn Kelly to be press secretary...) Politico's Mike Allen looks at the communication positions in an Obama White House:... [FishBowlDC]

FINALLY: Mike Allen Lets Someone Profile Him - Posted November 3, 2008
Newsweek turns its lens on Politico's Mike Allen, watching how he begins his day with a Diet Dr. Pepper at 3:30 a.m. and calling his "Playbook" a "daily, scoop-soaked breakfast in bed for about 12,000 of the country's most powerful people." However, we're still waiting for someone to send FishbowlDC a picture... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.30.08 - Posted October 30, 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]

Ben and Sally's 30th - Posted October 21, 2008
From yesterday's Playbook by Mike Allen: Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, parents of the charming and talented Quinn Bradley, celebrate 30 years of marriage today. From the (lead) item in the "Personalities" column of The Washington Post: "Benjamin C. Bradlee, executive editor of The Washington Post, and Sally Quinn, staff writer... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.21.08 - Posted October 21, 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]

Will Powell Endorse on Meet? - Posted October 17, 2008
Gen. Colin Powell will be a guest on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, but what will he say? Politico's Mike Allen reports some in the McCain camp think Powell will officially endorse Sen. Barack Obama on the program, but those close to Powell are not saying. And neither is NBC. A spokesperson... [TVNewser]

Who Is This 40 year old? - Posted October 14, 2008
Find out after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.26.08 - Posted September 26, 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]

Morning Reading List, 09.15.08 - Posted September 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]

Working Hard For His Money - Posted August 27, 2008
Mike Allen, being Mike Allen-y in Denver: ... [FishBowlDC]

It's the Tam Cam! - Posted August 24, 2008
Newsweek's Tammy Haddad has created one of Denver's best gag gifts: A fan that spells out "Tam Cam" (the name of her online videos, as dubbed by Politico's Mike Allen). Charlie Crist -- a Playbook reader, by the way...as is Debbie Dingell -- has already requested one. Haddad showed it off at... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 08.19.08 - Posted August 19, 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]

Life As An Obama Reporter - Posted August 14, 2008
(hat tip: Mike Allen's Playbook) AP's Deanna Bellandi and Jenny Song have some choice snippets about the journalists covering Obama, in their piece, "Home in Chicago, Obama can be regular guy, sort of." So on a recent summer night during a rare break from the campaign trail, Barack Obama escorted his wife, Michelle... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 07.28.08 - Posted July 28, 2008
Good morning Washington. At what D.C. restaurant/lounge was the above photo taken? Let us know. 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... [FishBowlDC]

Is Obama Playing Media Favorites? - Posted July 21, 2008
A line slipped in near the end of Mike Allen's Politico article about the media coverage of Barack Obama's overseas trip, is making some waves. Per Allen: "Among those for whom there was no room was Ryan Lizza, Washington correspondent of The New Yorker. The campaign, which was furious... [FishBowlNY]

And the First Obama Overseas Interview Goes To... - Posted July 20, 2008
CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan, who just relocated to Washington DC, was the first correspondent to interview Barack Obama during his just-begun, but much talked-about overseas trip. The discussion happened today in Afghanistan and aired this morning on Face the Nation and on CBS Evening News. Politico's Mike... [TVNewser]

Tony Snow's Death: The Fox News Sunday Tribute - Posted July 13, 2008
The Vice President of the United States, the king of talk radio, White House correspondents and Fox News regulars all gathered this morning on Fox News Sunday to honor the life of and work of the show's founding host, Tony Snow. Chris Wallace (who took over hosting FN Sunday in 2003 when... [TVNewser]

Tony Snow's Death: FNC Programming - Posted July 12, 2008
Fox News has announced changes to its programming tonight and tomorrow. At 8pmET, Bill O'Reilly anchors a live special edition of The O'Reilly Factor. This is followed by live special editions of On The Record with Greta Van Susteren at 9pmET and Geraldo At Large at 10pmET. The three programs repeat in... [TVNewser]

Party Video: A Dinner For Katherine O'Hearn - Posted July 11, 2008
At The Palm restaurant Thursday night, Washingtonians came out to toast Katherine O'Hearn, who has taken a new position at ABC News. Attendees: Katherine O'Hearn, Tammy Haddad, Betsy Fischer, Pam Stevens, Emily Lenzner, John P. Coale, Jeremy Bash, Mike Allen, Steve McMahon, Jessica Yellin, Hilary Rosen, Ed Henry, Michael Feldman. Topics... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 07.11.08 - Posted July 11, 2008
Good Morning Washington. I really doubt you're going to guess what local trail the above picture was taken on, but knock yourselves out. 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... [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]

Morning Reading List, 03.28.08 - Posted March 28, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS You think it was not out of bounds to ask Chelsea the Monica Lewinsky question. Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "I find it insulting that people with god given talents... [FishBowlDC]

Allen Is The New Halperin - Posted March 25, 2008
The Washingtonian's Garrett "Tea is the new cofffee" Graff declares in the magazine's April issue that Politico's Mike Allen is "hot" this political season (ladies everywhere disagree, maintaining that Allen is hot every season). "Politico's Playbook writer, who seems to be online at all times, is to 2008 what ABC's Note was... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.17.08 - Posted March 17, 2008
Happy St. Patrick's Day Washington. Sunday was Ellen McCarthy's birthday. Today is Tim Burger's and Mark Paustenbach's and Saturday was Jenny 8 Lee's. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS Email is your favorite way to communicate. REVOLVING DOOR Karen Hosler... [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]

Gridiron: The Video! - Posted March 10, 2008
Oh technology just ruins everything for the old guard! (Hat tip: Mike Allen, who hat tips Ann Compton)... [FishBowlDC]

MPA Digital Conference: LOLCats Ease Pain of Pushing Mag Content Online - Posted February 27, 2008
LOLCats take the MPA by storm Much like Magazine Publishers of America's Magabrand confab in Florida last October, the morning program at today's MPA Digital Conference was heavy on the "you should be doing this already, you entrenched print industry." Only this time, it was social networking and user-generated content freaking out... [FishBowlNY]

The Story With "The Story" - Posted February 21, 2008
(alternate headline: "Bill Keller's day is gonna suck") Yeah, so have you heard about this New York Times McCain story? Initial assessments and punditry do not support the New York Times' decision to run the piece. McCain says it's not true. Bob Bennett says the NYTimes has "lowered its standards" and calls the... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.19.08 - Posted February 19, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS The Oscars are your favorite awards show. REVOLVING DOOR A release announced, "Science News, the weekly magazine of the Society for Science & the Public, has named Jonathan Oleisky its new... [FishBowlDC]

Milbank Gets Feted By Juleanna - Posted January 14, 2008
First, some party color from the Politico's Mike Allen: Juleanna Glover Weiss threw a jam-the-house-and-then-some book party for Dana Milbank and his "Homo Politicus," which isn't quite as racy as it sounds - "The Strange and Scary Tribes That Run Our Government." In keeping with the theme, arrows directed guests to "Tribal... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.14.08 - Posted January 14, 2008
Good morning Washington. On this day in 1952, the "Today" show premiered, in 1973 the Dolphins became the only one of only two NFL teams to go undefeated during the regular season, and in 2004, President Bush announced we're going to Mars. (Hat tip: MicCheckRadio). Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR |... [FishBowlDC]

The WHCA Holiday Party - Posted December 12, 2007
Were you at the JW Marriot's Garden Terrace Monday night? We hear that there was a record crowd, including White House Press Secretary Dana Perino and all the press office, travel office and advance office staffs. Food? Rare roast beef, fresh garlicky pasta and plenty of wine and beer. Dana gave a short thank... [FishBowlDC]

CIA Screws The NYT - Posted December 7, 2007
The Politico's Mike Allen spots an interesting nugget today: Any conservative who wants to criticize The New York Times should hold their horses and read Mark Mazzetti's two-col. lead story, "C.I.A. Destroyed 2 Tapes Showing Interrogations: Videos Weren't Provided to 9/11 Panel or Court During Terrorism Trial": "The New York Times informed... [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]

Friel Comes To D.C. - Posted October 11, 2007
We hear that Fox News' Courtney Friel was in D.C. yesterday, for a one day trip to meet the folks in FNC's DC Bureau (she may switch from covering entertainment for Fox to covering politics...). She was spotted at Les Halles for lunch with Politico's Mike Allen and at Acadiana's bar... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.10.07 - Posted October 9, 2007
Good morning Washington. Overwhelmingly, Joe Biden is your Democratic candidate of choice. An ABC release announced, "For the week of October 1-5, 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the most-watched evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households, and Adults 25-54. Averaging 7.57 million Total Viewers and a 1.9/8 among Adults 25-54, the ABC broadcast... [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]

This Week In Pool Reports - Posted August 3, 2007
This week, POTUS party hops and keeps an eye on Nick Robinson. Meanwhile, Mike Allen knows the difference between a 360 and a doughnut. Do you? "POTUS walked to a farewell reception for Rob Portman at Blair House. 'Just out for a stroll,' he told the pool when he arrived at 4:32.... [FishBowlDC]

A Dinner For Judith - Posted July 11, 2007
Bloomberg's P.R. Expert (and White House Correspondents' Association dinner After Party hostess) Judith Czelusniak literally and barely blew into town on the tail of yesterday's nasty thunderstorm for meetings with the producers of Bloomberg TV's Money and Politics (which had Barney Frank and the Rob Portman on last night and has... [FishBowlDC]

Mike Allen Gives April Ryan A Baby Rattler - Posted July 9, 2007
Yesterday on FOX, the Politico's Mike Allen gave American Urban Radio's April Ryan a Tiffany baby rattle (Ryan is expecting) and anchor Molly Henneberg gave her "props" for Ryan's correct prediction a few weeks early that the President would commute Libby (go to roughly 1:10 in the clip). The rattler: Allen also sticks... [FishBowlDC]

Journo Ringtones - Posted June 19, 2007
This is, admittedly, a trend we'd like to see more of: Media ringtones. You can have Chris Matthews yell "Let's play Hardball!" every time your cell phone rings (but, come on, we'd much rather hear his "HA!" laugh. Who will make FishbowlDC's day and send us a .wav of that?!?). What... [FishBowlDC]

"Is The Politico Throwing Spaghetti on the Wall?" - Posted June 15, 2007
The Bivings Group's Steven Petersen attends a panel discussion with Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen and posted his thoughts: I attended an event yesterday evening hosted by the public-private business organization Rosslyn Renaissance with The Politico's executive editor Jim VandeHei and chief political correspondent Mike Allen (hat tip: FishbowlDC). I asked VandeHei... [FishBowlDC]

To Do Tonight - Posted June 12, 2007
Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen will discuss what's ahead for the Politico, the race for the White House and more tonight at 6pm at the Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre (1611 N. Kent Street, Rosslyn, VA).... [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]

This Week In Pool Reports - Posted June 1, 2007
A slow week in pool reports, but the illustrious Mike Allen makes an appearance and posing with the POTUS brings in less than a pic wit FLOTUS. And, of course, Miss Beasley knows who her master is. "After the speech, the president worked a rope line as your pool was led out.... [FishBowlDC]

Olivier Knox: The FishbowlDC Interview - Posted May 30, 2007
Say hello to Olivier Knox, a White House correspondent for Agence France-Presse. What word do you routinely misspell? When I'm typing breaking news, "presidnet." What's the name of your cell phone ring? Bzzzzzzzzzzz, bzzzzzzzzzzz. What time did you get up this morning? 6:17 am to get my Niblet out of his crib. When did you... [FishBowlDC]

Mike Allen: The FishbowlDC Interview - Posted May 23, 2007
Say hello to the Politico's Mike Allen, who is the first to take the updated and revised FishbowlDC Interview. What word do you routinely misspell? Dude, you should have retired this question. What's the name of your cell phone ring? "Profiles (Normal)" -- a first for me. What time did you get... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash, 03.19.07 - Posted March 19, 2007
Most of your brackets are already broken. Stupid Duke. More on AssignmentZero. "For Bookstores, a Real Page-Turner: Digital or Paper? Take Your Pick." Look out Morning Edition... Deb Howell on "What Riled Readers Last Week." "Radio Deal Could Face Technical Difficulties: XM, Sirius Systems Already Strained" Roll Call and Gallery Watch's CongressNow debuts today. From a tipster:... [FishBowlDC]

More Tony Snow / David Gregory / Press Club Event Coverage - Posted February 22, 2007
Aww....if you didn't already think that Mike Allen and Dana Milbank were cute and adorable (Dana, for this and this...Mike, for this and this), you will now: They both began their piece on Tuesday night's National Press Club event with Tony Snow and various White House reporters (see our earlier coverage... [FishBowlDC]

Helen Moves Back - Posted February 20, 2007
From Mike Allen at the Politico: Every theater-style seat in the White House briefing room, now closed for renovation, had a brass plaque inscribed with the name of a news organization. Only one, in the middle of the front row, had a name: "HELEN THOMAS," it said. The unique assigned seat between... [FishBowlDC]

Two Ways Of Looking At This - Posted February 14, 2007
Either President Bush just mocked/laughed at the Politico or he gave Mike Allen a free opportunity to promote his publication on national television... Rough transcript from watching Bush's press conference: Bush: Who do you work for? Allen: Politico.com Bush: Would you like to take a minute to explain to the American people what politico.com is? FishbowlDC... [FishBowlDC]

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