DNC '08: FBNY Gets Its Fix With Chris Cillizza - Posted September 1, 2008
Back at the DNC last Thursday, just prior to Obama's INVESCO speech (a time and place that currently feels about a million years ago, and an oasis of non-police presence away) FBNY was lucky enough to find itself taking advantage of the kindness of the WaPo press tent and sharing a... [FishBowlNY]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 29, 2008
Meet the Press: Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) and a roundtable with presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, NBC's David Gregory, NBC's Andrea Mitchell, GOP strategist Mike Murphy and NBC's Kelly O'Donnell. Face The Nation: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Carly Fiorina and New... [FishBowlDC]

Denver '08: We Drink CNN's Milkshake! - Posted August 27, 2008
CNN may equal politics, but the CNN Grill equals heaven. FBNY is currently inside the Grill drinking a chocolate milkshake with no plans to move, maybe ever. CNN has done a very good job of branding the convention space and the Grill (in our opinion) is the crowning glory.... [FishBowlNY]

Denver '08: We Drink CNN's Milkshake! - Posted August 27, 2008
CNN may equal politics, but the CNN Grill equals heaven. FBNY is currently inside the Grill drinking a chocolate milkshake with no plans to move, maybe ever. CNN has done a very good job of branding the convention space and the Grill (in our opinion) is the crowning glory.... [FishBowlNY]

Laughing it Up With 23/6 - Posted August 27, 2008
23/6 the Huffington Post off-shoot that of late has been giving the Onion a run for its money, hosted a comedy hour upstairs at the Big Tent following Hillary Clinton's keynote address last night. Featured performers included Portfolio's Matt Cooper (who does a mean John McCain impression), the Barely Political... [FishBowlNY]

Laughing it Up With 23/6 - Posted August 27, 2008
23/6 the Huffington Post off-shoot that of late has been giving the Onion a run for its money, hosted a comedy hour upstairs at the Big Tent following Hillary Clinton's keynote address last night. Featured performers included Portfolio's Matt Cooper (who does a mean John McCain impression), the Barely Political... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 08.25.08 - Posted August 25, 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]

A Noun, A Verb, And Joe Biden for VP: The MSM Scoops New Media - Posted August 23, 2008
So Biden it is. The news arrived late this evening about twelve hours ahead of the much ballyhooed text and/or email we were all supposed to personally receive from Barack Obama informing us of his choice. In the end the campaign was scooped by CNN's John King, CBS's Steve... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 08.20.08 - Posted August 20, 2008
Good morning Washington. A little college tear drops in memory of Leroi Moore. 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... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 08.11.08 - Posted August 11, 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]

The Soundtrack to CNN's American Morning - Posted July 31, 2008
The Daily Show took on the curious bump-in music choices made by CNN's American Morning (a practice, admittedly, employed by many networks) last night. Jon Stewart had some suggestions for the program — for example, not using "Changes" by David Bowie for stories ranging from credit cards to China. We're not sure what... [TVNewser]

The Soundtrack to CNN's American Morning - Posted July 31, 2008
The Daily Show took on the curious bump-in music choices made by CNN's American Morning (a practice, admittedly, employed by many networks) last night. Jon Stewart had some suggestions for the program — for example, not using "Changes" by David Bowie for stories ranging from credit cards to China. We're not sure what... [TVNewser]

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]

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]

Rachel Sklar is Sensational...istic - Posted July 21, 2008
We were trolling Huffpo and came across Rachel Sklar's latest: Obama's Revenge: New Yorker Reporter Banned From Press Plane For Overseas Trip So Ryan Lizza who wrote (no drawing) a 15,000 word flattering piece on Barack Obama is now banned? Really? Is that how it works? Sklar takes it up a notch: Or maybe, like... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 07.21.08 - Posted July 21, 2008
Good morning Washington. What PR flak didn't have much luck with the above chair last week? 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... [FishBowlDC]

"Black in America" Packs Time Warner Center - Posted July 16, 2008
The 10th floor theater at the Time Warner Center was packed with hundreds of guests last night for a preview of CNN's new Black in America series — so much so, two overflow rooms were needed. Before the crowds watched a 30-minute preview of three upcoming specials, Time Warner chairman Dick Parsons... [TVNewser]

"Black in America" Packs Time Warner Center - Posted July 16, 2008
The 10th floor theater at the Time Warner Center was packed with hundreds of guests last night for a preview of CNN's new Black in America series — so much so, two overflow rooms were needed. Before the crowds watched a 30-minute preview of three upcoming specials, Time Warner chairman Dick Parsons... [TVNewser]

Barry Blitt's New Yorker Cover Tests World's Satire Detection Skills - Posted July 14, 2008
It's entitled "The Politics of Fear" and features a turbaned, robe-clad Barack Obama in an Oval Office fist bump with his wife, Michelle, who has swapped her usual sheath dress and pumps for camo fatigues and combat boots, accessorized not with gumball pearls but an AK-47 and a swath of bullets.... [UnBeige]

Barry Blitt's New Yorker Cover Tests World's Satire Detection Skills - Posted July 14, 2008
It's entitled "The Politics of Fear" and features a turbaned, robe-clad Barack Obama in an Oval Office fist bump with his wife, Michelle, who has swapped her usual sheath dress and pumps for camo fatigues and combat boots, accessorized not with gumball pearls but an AK-47 and a swath of bullets.... [UnBeige]

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]

The New Yorker is Defending Political Humor?! Wow Are We In Trouble... - Posted July 14, 2008
We just have to chime in on this New Yorker cover controversy. Rachel Sklar at Huffington Post really started this with her outrage about this week's cover depicting Michelle and Barack Obama as Muslim terrorists - burning the flag under a portrait of Osama Bin Laden in the Oval Office.... [FishBowlLA]

The New Yorker is Defending Political Humor?! Wow Are We In Trouble... - Posted July 14, 2008
We just have to chime in on this New Yorker cover controversy. Rachel Sklar at Huffington Post really started this with her outrage about this week's cover depicting Michelle and Barack Obama as Muslim terrorists - burning the flag under a portrait of Osama Bin Laden in the Oval Office.... [FishBowlLA]

The New Yorker's 'Politics of Fear' Cover: Political Satire or Downright Offensive? - Posted July 14, 2008
Let the quarterbacking begin! Over at Eat the Press David Remnick tells Rachel Sklar that he ran the already controversial 'Politics of Fear' cover because he felt that it held "up a mirror to the prejudice and dark imaginings about Barack Obama," furthermore, Remnick says it's "not a satire about... [FishBowlNY]

Let's Talk About Sex(y) Female Bloggers! - Posted July 10, 2008
Apparently it's the time of year where everyone chooses their favorite female blogger based on the always venerable quality of sex appeal! First off Playboy.com is asking you to help them choose the web's hottest woman blogger. The lucky winner will get the opportunity to pose for Playboy. ... [FishBowlNY]

Media Writers Weigh In on Carr Column - Posted July 7, 2008
Responses to David Carr's column from around the blogosphere: • Politico's Michael Calderone recognizes the "aggressive" nature in his dealings with Fox PR, but also looks admirably at it. "Like Carr, I agree there is something reporters often admire in Fox's tenacity," he writes. "For me, Fox's PR staff — even when... [TVNewser]

Media Writers Weigh In on Carr Column - Posted July 7, 2008
Responses to David Carr's column from around the blogosphere: • Politico's Michael Calderone recognizes the "aggressive" nature in his dealings with Fox PR, but also looks admirably at it. "Like Carr, I agree there is something reporters often admire in Fox's tenacity," he writes. "For me, Fox's PR staff — even when... [TVNewser]

Emily Gould Isn't The Only New Yorker Obsessed With Herself - Posted May 28, 2008
Little surprise that it took the local paper a little longer than the rest of the media to tackle the Emily Gould story. Quoting everyone from Rachel Sklar to our own sister pub, FBNY, the LAT may have been late to the game, but David Sarno makes the most salient point... [FishBowlLA]

Rachel Sklar Up In Arms Over Heston Age Gaffe - Posted April 7, 2008
The NYT said Charlton Heston died at 84. The AP called him 83. Rachel Sklar, believing the NYT, wrote a post chastising the AP and now she's mad because the AP was right all along and the NYT messed up her perfectly cute pun. For our part, no one's gonna take our... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 03.27.08 - Posted March 27, 2008
Good morning Washington. Dana Bash and John King will get married on Cape Cod over Memorial Day weekend. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | BOOKS | JOBS You would rather hang out with Barack Obama over Michelle. REVOLVING DOOR "Atlantic Names New Publisher... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.20.08 - Posted March 20, 2008
Good morning Washington. Did you go to The Express' happy hour last night at The Greene Turtle? Or perhaps you were at Al Neuharth Free Spirit Conference's evening gala, which recognized "Free Spirit of the Year" Cathie Black. Or yet another birthday party for that reporter with the curliest chest hair... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.10.08 - Posted March 10, 2008
Good morning Washington. IT'S CHUCK NORRIS' BIRTHDAY! Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS REVOLVING DOOR The AP reports, "The Associated Press has named two veteran editors to leadership positions in a new regional editing operation for the... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.03.08 - Posted March 3, 2008
Good morning Washington. One year ago we said goodbye to Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. and AP said hello (again) to Ron Fournier. It's the birthday of Alexander Graham Bell, Jessica Biel and, yes, me, which is the closest I'll ever get to the lovely Biel. And to answer your questions: 1.) No,... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.29.08 - Posted February 29, 2008
Happy Leap Day Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES You think Brit Hume and Major Garrett are hotter than Carl Cameron and Chris Wallace. REVOLVING DOOR The New York Post reports, "Nielsen Business Media has shaken up the ranks at some of its prized... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 02.27.08 - Posted February 27, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's the birthday of Ralph Nader and Chelsea Clinton. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | RADIO | JOBS It is close, but most of you think that Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski do like each other off camera. REVOLVING DOOR A tipster tells us... [FishBowlDC]

Barry Diller: "Editorship Is Going To Emerge As the Real Value-Add" - Posted January 30, 2008
IAC chairman Barry Diller introduces Tina Brown at today's MPA/ASME awards Though we snuck in sometime between the salad and the sea bass at today's Magazine Lifetime Achievement Awards Luncheon at Manhattan's Gotham Hall, we still managed to squeeze in some QT with the F.O.T's* and the S.O.B's* at today's Magazine Publishers... [FishBowlNY]

WGA 07 Strike Week 5 Name Dropping - Posted December 5, 2007
Quick! Call the people who make Glade and tell them you won't buy their stinky product til the writers win. United Hollywood has the latest response to the AMPTP proposal. AMPTP finally hires a PR firm.They're going to need more than air freshener. John August, Craig Mazin, Jane Espenson, and Josh Friedman... [FishBowlLA]

Bonnie Fuller's Blog? Blame it on Sklar - Posted November 20, 2007
Bonnie Fuller is still banging on the keys and produced another Huffington Post entry. How does this compute? Why is she doing this? We called around, spoke with Fuller's assistant, who didn't really say anything, but did confirm that Bonnie writes these posts herself (trust us, we didn't think she had... [FishBowlLA]

SNL Live: Sklar Approves - Posted November 19, 2007
Does the Huffington Post pay by the word? 4511. On the live Saturday Night Live show. And only 5 comments. Gawker, however, recaps the recap, and Rachel Sklar shows up to defend herself from the vicious readers. Sklar has quite the schwarmerei for SNL. ... [FishBowlLA]

More All-Girl Russert Panels? - Posted October 26, 2007
Rachel Sklar has some recommendations: NBC's Norah O'Donnell is already well on her way, likewise former NBCer and now CNNer Campbell Brown and Time's Ana Marie Cox, but there's also people like the American Prospect's Garance Franke-Ruta, Slate XXers like Emily Bazelon and Dahlia Lithwick, Megan McArdle at the Atlantic, ABC's Jessica... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.17.07 - Posted October 16, 2007
Good morning Washington. Rowan Scarborough has left the Washington Examiner. He says, "after a stint in the Navy, 30 years at five newspapers and two book, I'm retiring, while eyeing some new projects in 2008." An NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams' was the... [FishBowlDC]

Blame (Reporters For Not Knowing Enough About) Canada - Posted October 11, 2007
Rachel Sklar -- a Canadian -- is none too happy about an exchange on yesterday's "Hardball." She writes: There were more than a few chuckles during Tuesday's GOP debate when Chris Matthews quizzed Fred Thompson on who the Prime Minister of Canada was — a ridiculously easy question and one which, as... [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]

Morning Reading List, 09.24.07 - Posted September 24, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think Dan Rather has totally lost it. An NBC release announced, "According to national Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' was the top-rated Sunday morning public affairs program, winning the week ending Sunday, September 16 in all categories across the country and in Washington, D.C."... [FishBowlDC]

Yes, This Is Really CNN's John Roberts - Posted September 20, 2007
Rachel Sklar explains.... [FishBowlDC]

BREAKING: Haddad Out As "Hardball" EP - Posted August 22, 2007
Rachel Sklar hears that "Hardball" executive producer and MSNBC VP Tammy Haddad "is officially out thanks to Chris Matthews becoming the lowest-rated host on MSNBC primetime." Developing... >UPDATE: TVNewser confirms it.... [FishBowlDC]

Torch-Passing, TVNewser Style - Posted July 26, 2007
For a couple hours, the back room at Michael's was transformed into a television news executive bender, a happy hour in honor of our outgoing TVNewser, Brian Stelter [right], and incoming TVNewser, er, 'Newsers: Chris Ariens, Diane Clehane, Alissa Kinsky and Philadelphia Inquirer TV columnist and Katie Couric nemesis Gail Shister. Some... [FishBowlNY]

Ex-FishbowlNY Editor: It's Not 1997 Anymore - Posted July 18, 2007
While we don't necessarily agree with all of it, Huffington Post-minted star Rachel Sklar — who honed her raw chops as editor of FishbowlNY — has a good, measured summary of mediabistro's 10-year trip — a trip that resulted in this morning's $23 million sale: Big Payday For MediaBistro Surprises Everyone... [FishBowlNY]

Sale of Mediabistro.com Inspires Tears, Tantrums Too - Posted July 18, 2007
News of mediabistro.com's sale has caused quite a stir in Blogotopia. Well, bloggers like traffic, and who knew that Laurel Touby + boa would replace Britney Spears + Nude as a sure-fire search term? Gawker tries to laugh through tears and clenched teeth. Not a good look. Gridskipper's Chris Mohney does the... [FishBowlLA]

Kurtz Joins A Facebook Group All About Him - Posted July 9, 2007
As Rachel Sklar (whom Kurtz gives lots of love to today) says, "Facebook is, like, totally meta dude." ... [FishBowlDC]

Arthur Says Nope, Not Me as ME of LAT - Posted June 29, 2007
John M. Arthur says he's not the new managing editor of the LA Times. reports of my ascension are premature--and possibly fabricated Or possibly not? Who'd dare to burn Rachel Sklar with a bad tip? We're at the edge of our seats. Is this gripping or what? Next: What's for lunch at the... [FishBowlLA]

Inside The Time 100 Party - Posted May 9, 2007
America Ferrera and John Mayer It's arguably the most exclusive magazine party of the year. (Graydon Carter's Vanity's Fair Oscar party perhaps being the other.) John Edwards mingled with John Mayer. Sir Richard Branson (just back from dogsledding in Alaska) commandeered the corner of the bar like a Virgin spaceship, and allowed... [FishBowlNY]

Partying With The King - Posted April 19, 2007
King and his wife flank the Trumps The short hallway between the "Pool Room" and bar acted as a sort of cosmic, generational media portal last night at the Four Seasons, where a pair of cocktail parties — one celebrating Larry King's 50 years in broadcasting (a.k.a the "old people room"), the... [FishBowlNY]

Laura Sullivan: The FishbowlDC Interview - Posted April 17, 2007
Say hello to NPR's Laura Sullivan. How many suits do you own? 3 suits, many jackets What word do you routinely misspell? manageable Did you see Brokeback Mountain? yes Did you see The Da Vinci Code? yes What's the name of your cell phone ring? Magic What... [FishBowlDC]

Rachel Sklar: The FishbowlDC Interview - Posted April 12, 2007
Say hello to the Huffington Post's Eat the Press Editor Rachel Sklar, who sent us her answers this weekend. Sure, she's not from D.C., but she's a fellow media blogger and our one-time sister up at FishbowlNY. How many suits do you own? Yikes - one. Do I need more? What word... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 03.30.07 - Posted March 30, 2007
Good morning Washington. You laughed at Karl Rove. Not with him. An NBC release announced that "Meet The Press with Tim Russert" won the week ending March 25 in all categories, both nationally and in Washington, D.C. "Meet" attracted 44% more viewers than CBS "Face the Nation," 66% over ABC "This Week" and... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash, 03.14.07 - Posted March 14, 2007
80 seems to be the expected age to go. The National Journal's Patrick Ottenhoff starts at the Hotline Monday as their new polling staff writer. An ABC News release announced that last week "World News with Charles Gibson" was the #1 "evening newscast among key demo viewers for the 5th time in 6... [FishBowlDC]

Minority Voice Writer Laid Off Day After Meeting - Posted March 5, 2007
More on that now-infamous Wednesday edit meeting that led — at least in part — to the undoing of editor David Blum at the Village Voice, courtesy of Eat The Press' Rachel Sklar (who, you'll recall, wrote a feature on SNL for Blum last fall): The day after last week's Village Voice... [FishBowlNY]

Editorial Fallout - Posted February 22, 2007
Eat the Press' Rachel Sklar takes a look at how a Washington Post editorial may have quoted Rep. John Murtha out of context, and the fall-out it created.... [FishBowlDC]

The Many Faces of Andrew Sullivan - Posted February 12, 2007
Rachel Sklar, above, may be hot but she's also got a bit of dork in her, just like the rest of us. So, then, she decided to spend her weekend analyzing the before/after cartoons of AndrewSullivan.com. (Photo Credits)... [FishBowlDC]

Sonnenschein Stands In For Sklar at Huff Post - Posted February 8, 2007
Michael Sonnenschein, whose graceful prose had graced this column in the past, will be writing for Eat The Press while Rachel Sklar tinkers with her manuscript, which we wish she'd call How Do You Jew?. Can this news mean that Groomzilla isn't likely to get a series order? ... [FishBowlLA]

Sonnenschein Stands In For Sklar at Huff Post - Posted February 8, 2007
Michael Sonnenschein, whose graceful prose had graced this column in the past, will be writing for Eat The Press while Rachel Sklar tinkers with her manuscript, which we wish she'd call How Do You Jew?. Can this news mean that Groomzilla isn't likely to get a series order? ... [FishBowlLA]

Greg Gutfeld: He's Special and He's on FOX - Posted February 8, 2007
Greg Gutfeld, official gadfly of the Huffington Post, wrote FBLA about his new FOX tv venture: FBLA: What's the show? GG: The show is called Redeye. It's a show featuring informal conversations about news, pop culture and scubadiving. I liken it to 60 Minutes, minus the stench of soiled Depends. FBLA: How do you stand... [FishBowlLA]

Greg Gutfeld: He's Special and He's on FOX - Posted February 8, 2007
Greg Gutfeld, official gadfly of the Huffington Post, wrote FBLA about his new FOX tv venture: FBLA: What's the show? GG: The show is called Redeye. It's a show featuring informal conversations about news, pop culture and scubadiving. I liken it to 60 Minutes, minus the stench of soiled Depends. FBLA: How do you stand... [FishBowlLA]

Fox News Books 'Hooters Hotties' For Roundtable Discussion - Posted January 25, 2007
Yesterday on Neil Cavuto (or CavHOOTo, as dubbed by Eat The Press' Rachel Sklar) a roundtable discussion with a trio of Hooters girls. Seriously. It makes sense, though: We only watch Fox News for the wings. Your World With Neil Cav-Hoot-O [ETP]... [FishBowlNY]