POLITICO

Revolving Door: Greg Kelly, GigaOm & paidContent, and More - Posted February 10, 2012
Greg Kelly is back on the air at Good Day New York after authorities decided not to prosecute ... [PRNewser]

Politico Loses Editor to The New York Times - Posted January 27, 2012
Bill Hamilton is leaving his post as Deputy Managing Editor of Politico to join the New York Times. Prior to Politico Hamilton was with the Washington Post for almost 30 years. For more on the announcement, head over to our sister site, FishbowlDC.... [FishbowlNY]

Politico Comes to New York - Posted January 17, 2012
(Via Politico) Politico is coming to the streets of New York. Well, most of t... [FishbowlNY]

Politico Ends 'On Media' Blog - Posted November 4, 2011
Today is the last day of Politico's On Media blog, per a post on the site. Bill Nichols, Managing Editor of the site, explai... [FishbowlNY]

Politico Reporter Fired for Plagiarism - Posted October 14, 2011
According to our sister site FishbowlDC, Kendra Marr, a transportation reporter for Politico, has been fired for plagiarism. Marr was let go by Politico after a New Yo... [FishbowlNY]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted August 25, 2011
#neverforget "It was 10 years ago today that Aaliyah died in a plane crash. I was at @NABJ convention in Orlando when the news." - Roland Martin Rise and shine "Mr. Landscape Man, I know I'm already awake, but must you make so much noise? It's not quite 8am yet.... [FishbowlDC]

Politico & Random House To Partner for 2012 Election eBooks - Posted June 27, 2011
Random House has teamed up with Politico to create a series of four instant eBooks about the 2012 presidential election. The series (currently untitled) will only be available in digital format. According to ... [GalleyCat]

jPad: Initial Thoughts On Some News/Journalism iPad Apps - Posted May 31, 2011
Part two in an ongoing series. Click here for part one. Waiting for me on Thursday after I got home from work was my new iPad 2. I was quite excited - the (relatively long) wait was over and I could start exploring what all the hype over the revolutionary gadget was... [10,000 Words]

Jeanne Cummings Leaves Politico for Bloomberg - Posted May 20, 2011
Ken Vogel just tweeted that Jeanne Cummings is leaving Politico for Bloomberg, where she'll work as an Enterprise Editor. Cummings has been w... [FishbowlNY]

ABC News Digital Hires - Posted April 11, 2011
ABC News Digital is looking to strengthen its search-engine optimization and publicity with the respective hires of John Shehata and ... [TVNewser]

Laura Rozen Leaves Politico for Yahoo! News, to Start The Envoy Foreign-Policy Blog - Posted February 24, 2011
Politico chief foreign-policy writer Laura Rozen is stamping her passport for ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Politico Pro Staffs Up Prior to February Debut - Posted January 21, 2011
Politico Pro, the subscription series from Politico set to ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Gregg Birnbaum Joins Politico - Posted December 22, 2010
After a report on Gawker fueled speculation that he left the New York Po... [FishbowlNY]

Idea for The Huffington Post Stolen? 'Absurd, Ludicrous' Say Co-Founders Arianna Huffington, Ken Lerer - Posted November 16, 2010
The Huffington Post co-founders Arianna Huffington and Ken Lerer sc... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Politico Pro Subscription Service Set for February Debut - Posted November 15, 2010
Politico announced that its Politico Pro subscription service will debut in February under the leadershi... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Politico Pro To Debut In February - Posted November 15, 2010
This morning Politico announced plans to launch their subscription-based news service, Politico Pro, in February. According to an official pres... [FishbowlNY]

Politico, Penn Schoen Berland Research Finds Pessimism Over Economy - Posted September 24, 2010
Penn Schoen Berland and Politico have released figures from the latest in its poll series "Power and the People," finding that there is a pessimism about the likelihood of a second recession spread across segments of the voting public. Overall, 54 percent of... [PRNewser]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted June 18, 2010
Quote(s) of the Day Patriotism with a flare "The national anthem is not about who sings it. Pisses me off. Just sing the damn song." --The Weekly Standard's Stephen Hayes in a Thursday tweet. (And who doesn't love being angrily ordered to sing the anthem?) A slice of WH journo life... [FishbowlDC]

Roger Simon Lands Supreme Interview - Posted June 11, 2010
Politico's Roger Simon is back and making quite a splash. We hear the scribe landed an interview with President Obama on his first day back to the publication. Watch for the story. We're told he'll post his piece this weekend. For those who want to know more about Simon's intensely difficult ti... [FishbowlDC]

Journos and Lawmakers Golf for a School's Survival - Posted May 13, 2010
On Monday a number of journos around town will slack off and head to the golf course to help ensure the survival of a school. A few lawmakers (Reps. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) and Tom Latham (R-Iowa) are scheduled to play.) Cornerstone School is a private school in NE D.C. run by Clay... [FishbowlDC]

Ana Marie Cox Named GQ D.C. Correspondent - Posted February 11, 2010
Congrats to Ana Marie Cox, who has had no trouble finding a new job after her gig as correspondent at Air America expired when the media company shuttered in late January. The frequent ... [FishbowlNY]

Politico to UK Politics Blog: Cease & Desist - Posted February 10, 2010
Lawyers for Politico are putting the smack down on British politics site, Tory-Politico.com, arguing that the site, registered in May o... [FishbowlDC]

Pre-Murdoch Wall Street Journal Managing Editor Walked With $6.4 million - Posted February 2, 2010
Don't cry too hard for Marcus Brauchli, the former Wall Street Journal editor who resigned from the paper four months after ... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Magazine Publishes Story Online Two Weeks Early - Posted January 4, 2010
For the first time ever, The New York Times has posted a story that's set to run in its Sunday magazine two weeks before the publication date. ... [FishbowlNY]

Times-Journal Feud Update: Brauchli Weighs In - Posted December 17, 2009
Yesterday, as New York Times executive editor Bill Keller sent a comment to ... [FishbowlNY]

D-Day At NYT, More Info Emerges On Buyouts - Posted December 7, 2009
Today is the deadline for New York Times staffers to accept or reject the buyout offers that went out in October. We've been keeping our ear to the ground for information about who has agreed to take the buyouts, just as last Friday executive editor ... [FishbowlNY]

New York Times Staff Cuts May Come As Early As Next Week - Posted December 4, 2009
Keith Kelly has some bad news for The New York Times employees today. The ... [FishbowlNY]

Two Times D.C. Reporters To Take Buyouts - Posted November 30, 2009
Although we have a week before the deadline for the voluntary buyouts at The New York Times, some information about who is planning to take... [FishbowlNY]

Slim, Murdoch Don't Regret Newspaper Investments|YouTube Direct|Zuckerman's $150M Printing Press Investment|Newspaper Box Dance Parties - Posted November 17, 2009
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Next Up On The Layoff Watch: AP - Posted October 29, 2009
As it works towards its goal of cutting payroll costs by 10 percent by the end of the year, the Associated Press is likely to cut staffers, reports Michael Calderone at ... [FishbowlNY]

Good Riddance To The Mainstream Media? Not Quite Yet - Posted October 28, 2009
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On The Menu: Can Politico's New Local Model Kill WaPo? - Posted October 28, 2009
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CJR Panel: Is Web Journalism Profitable? - Posted October 22, 2009
Yesterday, the Columbia Journalism Review held a conference entitled "Beyond the Newsroom: Traditional journalistic skills in a nontraditional world" with panelists Michael Calderone... [FishbowlNY]

Media Types Dish for Charity - Posted September 24, 2009
Last night at Teatro Goldoni media types like Bill Press and Andrea Roane... [FishbowlDC]

Newsweek.com Brings On Two New Editors, Promotes Five - Posted August 24, 2009
While other pubs are cutting staff, it's always encouraging to see one that's hiring and promoting and growing. Today, Newsweek.com made us very happy by announcing two new hires and a slew of promotions. Starting on September 8, the site is bringing on ... [FishbowlNY]

WaPo to Offer Another Round of Buyouts - Posted March 26, 2009
Even as word gets out that Washington Post Co. CEO Donald Graham... [FishbowlNY]

Gawker Named 'Most Valuable Blog' - Posted February 23, 2009
Gawker may be slimming down...again! But that hasn't stopped finance blog 24/7 Wall St. ... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: February 18 - Posted February 18, 2009
Today on the Menu we discuss a favorite topic around these parts: the DTV transition! A number of smaller cities nationwide made the switch yesterday despite the fact Congress recently pushed the mandatory date to June. We also take a look at the success of Politico, and talk... [FishbowlNY]

Politico's Fast Rise to D.C. Dominance Irks Some - Posted February 17, 2009
The ubiquitous Gabe Sherman has a nice, lengthy piece up over at TNR about the spectacular rise of ... [FishbowlNY]

Politico Unwilling to Sponsor Plouffe Off-the-Record - Posted February 13, 2009
Barack Obama's presidential get-to-know-you tango with the Press hit another snag yesterday with word that Politico editor-in-chief ... [FishbowlNY]

Patrick Gavin Bids Farewell, FBDC Hires Two New Bloggers - Posted January 30, 2009
Today is Patrick Gavin's last day at FishbowlDC before he departs for parts unknown (... [FishbowlNY]

Coffee and Talk Politico Style - Posted January 14, 2009
Here's some further evidence that Politico is taking over the world. Despite the media apocalypse currently under way the D.C.-based paper has found yet another way to expand their print circulation: Starbucks! Politico has announced that it will be p... [FishbowlNY]

FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin Departs for Politico - Posted January 7, 2009
Politico is taking over the world! Okay, maybe not officially, though lately they certainly seem to be taking over large swaths of it that are connected to Washingt... [FishbowlNY]

Will Obama be Our First Tabloid President? - Posted December 23, 2008
Hard to miss the shots of our incoming President topless on the beach in Hawaii...those workouts are paying off, O! But an article over at Politico today points out that we may be treading on new ground... [FishbowlNY]

And Now for a Round-Up of Today's Lists! - Posted December 22, 2008
Over at Politico Michael Calderone has made a list of this year's biggest med... [FishbowlNY]

Making a List, Checking it Twice! - Posted December 19, 2008
Lists! They are everywhere you look at the moment. Over at MediaWatch Jon Friedman ... [FishbowlNY]

The More Things Change, Etc.: Obama Emulated Bush Press Tactics - Posted December 17, 2008
Over at Politico Michael Calderone go... [FishbowlNY]

Jay Carney Departs Time for Biden Post - Posted December 16, 2008
Is this the media equivalent of going through the looking glass? Jay Carney, Time's Washington bureau chief, contributor at Swampland, and regular g... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: December 15 - Posted December 15, 2008
Today on Morning Media Menu — our newly-launched audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network — FishbowlDC's ... [FishbowlNY]

Politico Teams Up With Reuters - Posted December 15, 2008
Back in August during the Denver conventions when we first noticed Politico outsourcing its coverage to newspapers we speculated on whether they were trying t... [FishbowlNY]

Post Election News Slump Hitting Politico, TheAtlantic.com Thriving - Posted November 21, 2008
There's been plenty of talk the last few weeks about a post-election viewer slump both online and on television. Over at 538.com Nate Silver has taken his pollster powers and applied them to polit... [FishbowlNY]

AP Restructures to Provide Washington Coverage to All States - Posted November 17, 2008
Expanded coverage! How often do we get to write that these days? The Associated Press announced today that it will be restructuring regional reporting team in Washington in order to provide "every state with regional representation in the nation's capital by the start of the ... [FishbowlNY]

The Press is Officially Negative on John McCain and Sarah Palin - Posted October 28, 2008
It's not your imagination. John McCain and Sarah Palin are getting more negative press coverage than their Dem counterparts. A recent study for the Project for Excellence in Jour... [FishbowlNY]

HuffPo Reaches 4.5 million Visitors per Month, Up 472 Percent - Posted October 22, 2008
Hey! Looking to increase traffic for your website? Try writing about the election (of course at this stage of the game, we'd be hard-pressed to name anyone not writing about the election). Anyway, looks like politics has paid huge dividends for both HuffPo and ... [FishbowlNY]

Palination: A Morning After Round-Up - Posted October 3, 2008
We took a stroll around the Internets this morning to see what Joe Klein, Peggy Noonan, ... [FishbowlNY]

Help Defend Palin from Russia, Biden from Gaffes - Posted October 2, 2008
We're only ten or so hours away from tonight's must-see Palin TV! (Also known as the liveblog.) Wondering how you'll pass the time before the big showdown? The folks over at Politi... [FishbowlNY]

McCain and the Press: Be Careful What You Wish For - Posted September 23, 2008
It's no secret that John McCain has been demonizing the press of late: it's an old trick that often works in the candidates advantage, ... [FishbowlNY]

Four Questions for Politico's Jim VandeHei - Posted September 22, 2008
Politico, the Washington-based paper/website that has become a major player in this election season since launching in January of 2007, announced this morning that come Novemb... [FishbowlNY]

Politico on Martha Stewart: McCain Makes Martha Feel 'Weird' - Posted September 17, 2008
We're totally bummed and a little jealous that we weren't invited to today's Martha Stewart blogging bonanza. Maybe we need to blog more about celebrities or politician... [FishbowlNY]

Today on Martha Stewart: Bloggers! - Posted September 17, 2008
"How did a tiny four-letter word start the Internet's largest revolution?" That's what Martha Stewart was apparently out to explore on today's blogging special. We're assuming our invite somehow ... [FishbowlNY]

Meeting of the Minds: The Denver Post and Politico - Posted August 25, 2008
This may be a first. The local paper The Denver Post has teamed with Politico — the Politico banner is running alongside the Post's — for coverage of the DNC convention. We spoke to DC ins... [FishbowlNY]

Rising Star Finalists - Posted February 6, 2007
After the jump, you'll find the finalists for FishbowlDC's Rising Star competition. Congrats to everyone for being nominated and making it into the 2nd round in our first "Rising Star" competition. The winners will accompany mediabistro.com and Fis... [FishbowlDC]