Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Sunday Show Preview - Posted October 30, 2009
• NBC's Meet the Press: President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign manager David Plouffe, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, "Where Men Win Glory" author Jon Krakauer and NBC's Jim Miklaszewski and Andrea Mitchell • CBS' Face the Nation: White House senior advisor David Axelrod and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) • ABC's This Week: Senior... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 10, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: NPR's "Planet Money" Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson and a roundtable with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, NPR's Michele Norris, Washington Examiner's Byron York and "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East" author Robin Wright CBS' Face the Nation: Mexican Ambassador to the US Arturo Sarukhan... [FishBowlDC]

Merida As AME/National - Posted December 15, 2008
FishbowlDC hears that Kevin Merida may soon be named the Washington Post's AME/National...replacing Rajiv Chandrasekaran. >UPDATE: Confirmed. Full memo from Phil Bennett and Marcus Brauchli after the jump...(and new roles are outlined for Bill Hamilton and Chandrasekaran) ... [FishBowlDC]

Buffet-Gate...Part Two - Posted November 6, 2008
Earlier on FishbowlDC: "For WaPo Big Wigs, A Special Buffet" We told you about some grumblings over at the Washington Post regarding Rajiv Chandrasekaran's special buffet on election night. One Postie writes in to us, claiming that "it was even worse"; namely, that at around 2 A.M., the big wigs began popping... [FishBowlDC]

For WaPo Big Wigs, A Special Buffet - Posted November 6, 2008
So... Each election night at the Washington Post, a big buffet spread is provided to staffers, many of whom stay up late and work hard while the results roll in. It's not only a tradition, but a fairly democratic one at that: Staffers like the fact that everyone from Don Graham on... [FishBowlDC]

What's Up Weisman? - Posted October 30, 2008
All Posties can do lately is talk about the latest rumor: That Jonathan Weisman -- who left the Washington Post for the WSJ this month -- was considering returning to his old paper. What sparked all of this? Namely: That Weisman asked to meet with the Post's national editor, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, at... [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]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 4, 2008
Meet the Press: Obama supporter Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Clinton supporter Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) and Tom Brokaw, Michael Eric Dyson and Amb. Andrew Young. Face the Nation: Howard Dean, The Washington Post National Editor Rajiv Chandrasekaran, McClatchy Newspapers Chief Pentagon Correspondent Nancy Youssef and CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan. ... [FishBowlDC]

The Post Pays Tribute To Aldin - Posted October 19, 2007
The Post held a touching tribute yesterday before the general staff meeting to honor fallen journalist Salih Saif Aldin. Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Megan Greenwell, Jackie Spinner, Nelson Hernandez, and Josh White (on behalf of Naseer Nouri) all gave touching tributes. Details on the fund follow. Subject: A fund to benefit the family... [FishBowlDC]

Separated At Birth: Michael Clements - Posted July 9, 2007
This week's Separated At Birth is Washington Life managing editor and local artist Michael Clements. According to My Heritage's nifty Face Recognition: Clements... (Photo Credit) ...looks like Gavin Rossdale? John Cusack? And, Robert De Niro? Did you miss our earlier Separateds? Or just want to see them again? Check out Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Wes Pruden, Chris Cillizza, Dana Perino,... [FishBowlDC]

Separated At Birth: Rajiv Chandrasekaran - Posted June 27, 2007
This week's Separated At Birth is Washington Post's new National Editor, Rajiv Chandrasekaran. According to My Heritage's nifty Face Recognition: Chandrasekaran... (Photo Credit) ...looks like Owen Wilson? Heath Ledger? And, Matt Lauer? Did you miss our earlier Separateds? Or just want to see them again? Check out Wes Pruden, Chris Cillizza, Dana Perino, Dan Steinberg, David Martin, David... [FishBowlDC]

The Post's National Desk - Posted June 25, 2007
A number of you have written in confused about how Rajiv Chandrasekaran's recent promotion affects the Washington Post's National Desk. To help you out, here's the pecking order, in order of rank: 1. Susan Glasser, AME/National 2. Bill Hamilton (National politics editor) and Rajiv Chandrasekaran (National Editor). Rajiv will oversee all other national... [FishBowlDC]

Chandrasekaran Wins Samuel Johnson Prize - Posted June 19, 2007
From the AP: A vivid account of life inside Baghdad's Green Zone won Britain's richest nonfiction book prize on Monday. "Imperial Life in the Emerald City," by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, bureau chief in Baghdad for The Washington Post from April 2003 to October 2004, took the $60,000 Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction. The... [FishBowlDC]