Richard Stengel

FishbookDC's Summer Superlative Candidates: The "Mosts" - Posted August 31, 2009
The long-awaited moment is finally here. We reviewed your nominations and narrowed them down to those that were well-supported or well-deserved. Below are your 2009 candidates for the "most" categories. Voting will begin (for real this time) tomorrow. Until then, start planning your votes. Most Likely... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 14, 2009
CBS' Face the Nation: WH Press Sec. Robert Gibbs. Roundtable with former Sen. Charles Hagel and Former Rep. Lee Hamilton. ABC's This Week w/ Jake Tapper (Steph on vacay): Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT). Rountable with Donna Brazile, Nat.... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 7, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: National Security Advisor James Jones, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker and a roundtable with NYT's David Brooks, CNBC's Erin Burnett and Newsweek's Jon Meacham CBS' Face the Nation: National Security Advisor James Jones, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) ABC's This... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 6, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: National Security Advisor James Jones, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker and a roundtable with NYT's David Brooks, CNBC's Erin Burnett and Newsweek's Jon Meacham CBS' Face the Nation: ABC's This Week: Fox News Sunday: CNN's State of the Union: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL),... [FishBowlDC]

Treasury Secretary Geithner Discusses WaPo Op-Ed - Posted June 15, 2009
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Time's Richard Stengel. Photo courtesy Time Warner. CNN, Fortune and Time Magazine are co-hosting a half-day economic summit in New York today. The keynote conversation was with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and moderated by Time managing editor Richard Stengel. Geither discussed his op-ed in today's WaPo, co-written... [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]

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]

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]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted May 8, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari CBS' Face the Nation: Former Vice President Dick Cheney ABC's This Week: National Security advisor General James Jones and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and a roundtable with ABC's Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts and George Will and former Clinton... [FishBowlDC]

Time & People Mags Team Up for WHCD Pre-Party - Posted April 24, 2009
FBDC has learned that People and Time Mag have teamed up for a WHCD fete on the eve of the main event. The cocktail party; hosted by People's Managing Editor Larry Hackett, Wash Correspondent Sobieraj Westfall, Time's Richard Stengel and Michael Duffy will be held at the St. Regis Hotel... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 03.26.09 - Posted March 26, 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 66 covering the Obama administration and week eight for us. Happy Birthday to Bob Woodward (h/t Playbook). What we know and what we're reading... [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]

Morning Reading List, 01.07.08 - Posted January 7, 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]

Shepard Fairey's Obama Is Time's Person of the Year - Posted December 24, 2008
In the event that your holiday celebrations have kept you from newsstands and other non-UnBeige media outlets, we thought it prudent to alert you that Barack Obama has been named Time's 2008 Person of the Year. And not just any Obama—Shepard Fairey's illustration of him, an update of the iconic campaign... [UnBeige]

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]

Walsh Parents Make Morning Show Rounds - Posted December 17, 2008
Following the news yesterday that Hollywood, FL police were closing the case of Adam Walsh after determining Ottis Toole was the boy's murderer, John Walsh and his wife, Reve, appeared on all three network morning shows today. But on Today, the interview was dubbed "exclusive" (although it was accurately called "the... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted November 7, 2008
Meet the Press: Obama-Biden transition team co-chair Valerie Jarrett, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) and a roundtable with White House historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Newsweek's Jon Meacham and Chicago Sun-Times' Mary Mitchell. Face the Nation: Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, New York Times' David Brooks and Politico's... [FishBowlDC]

Matthews: "I Want To Do Everything I Can To Make This...New Presidency Work" - Posted November 6, 2008
Chris Matthews appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning to discuss Rahm Emanuel's decision to announce he has not yet accepted President-Elect Barack Obama's offer for White House Chief of Staff and other Obama-related stories. But after some questioning by co-host Joe Scarborough, Matthews said, "I want to do everything I can... [TVNewser]

CNN Politics Conference: Campbell's Keynote - Posted October 13, 2008
Today's "Politics 2008" conference at Time Warner kicks off with a keynote roundtable moderated by CNN's Campbell Brown. The panel features CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein, Time Magazine managing editor Richard Stengel, Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter and Politico's Jim Vandehei. For updated Twitter coverage from the Politics 2008 conference, click here...... [TVNewser]

Anderson Cooper, Lewis Black and More at Time Warner - Posted October 13, 2008
TVNewser will be attending, "Politics 2008 — The Media Conference for the Election of the President," co-hosted by Time Magazine and CNN at the Time Warner Center, today and tomorrow (FishbowlNY will be there as well). After the conference kicks off with a welcome from Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes, TVNewser will... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted October 3, 2008
Meet the Press: Democratic strategist Paul Begala and Republican strategist Mike Murphy, and a roundtable with NBC's David Gregory, PBS' Gwen Ifill, Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan, NBC political director Chuck Todd and Des Moines Register's David Yepsen. Face The Nation: Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Rep. Roy Blunt... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted September 19, 2008
Meet the Press: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a roundtable with CNBC's Erin Burnett, CNBC's John Harwood, CNBC's Steve Liesman and Washington Post's Steven Pearlstein. Face The Nation: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Rep. Barney Frank, Chairman, House Financial Services Committee, Sen. Richard Shelby. Fox News Sunday: Sens. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and... [FishBowlDC]

John Brady and FBLA Are in Total Agreeance - Posted July 8, 2008
John Brady has a piece in Folio about Time magazine and Joel Stein. Brady writes: Does anyone here remember that wonderful year 1996, when Time magazine did a redesign that caused a reader revolt? Well, I remember it well. One element in the failed repositioning of the newsweekly was a recent... [FishBowlLA]

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 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, 11.15.07 - Posted November 15, 2007
Good morning Washington. Most of you don't count religious services as a regular activity. An ABC release announces, "On Tuesday, November 20, ABC News' Charles Gibson will conduct an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush at Camp David, the private presidential retreat. The interview, just days... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 11.13.07 - Posted November 13, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think The Washington Post's reaction to Tim Page was too harsh. "Mitt Romney Loses Coveted Endless Simmer Endorsement" Is that CBS's Matthew Felling hosting the Kojo Nnamdi Show today? Get ready for tomorrow's Meet the Press party...and Rush Limbaugh?!? New York Times presents, "Stray Questions for: P.J. O'Rourke" New York Post reports,... [FishBowlDC]

John Mayer Threatens To 'Teabag' Drunk, Underage Fans - Posted July 25, 2007
Over the weekend, 63 fans were arrested at a John Mayer concert in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Our resident pop crooner-cum-standup comedian was not pleased. Still, not sure this is what editor Richard Stengel had in mind when picked Mayer as one of this year's 100 most influential: If I happen to be walking... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 07.18.07 - Posted July 18, 2007
Good morning Washington. Do tell! What are these mythical "other" beaches you are running off to? An ABC release announced, "For the twelfth consecutive week, ABC's 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54. Averaging 7.67 million Total Viewers and a 1.9/8 among Adults... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 6, 2007
CBS' "Face the Nation": Senator Charles Schumer, D-New York, Judiciary Committee; Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Judiciary Committee; David Yepsen, The Des Moines Register; Vaughn Ververs, Senior Political Editor, CBSNews.com; Jeanne Cummings, Politico.com CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer": Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraqi national security adviser; Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), Senate Judiciary Committee; Sen.... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 06.06.07 - Posted June 6, 2007
Good morning Washington. "Raise your hand" questions at presidential debates are officially useless. An ABC release announced, "For the sixth consecutive week, ABC's 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54. The last time that ABC won six straight weeks in these categories was... [FishBowlDC]

Rick Stengel's D.C. Time Fetish Continues - Posted June 5, 2007
Time magazine editor Richard Stengel loves Washington. How do we know this? Because he continues to poach editorial staffers from D.C. publications. The latest: Amy Sullivan, formerly an editor at Washington Monthly. ------ Forwarded Message From: Richard Stengel Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 08:58:52 -0400 To: ALL TIME EDIT Conversation: Staff Announcement Subject: Staff Announcement To: TIME EDIT... [FishBowlNY]

Jon Friedman 'Ashamed' He Went To Time 100 Dinner - Posted May 14, 2007
Friedman has no chance of making the Time 100 list next year Marketwatch's Jon Friedman says he's ashamed he went to Time 100 gala event last week. Why? Well, we're not entirely sure. Was it because he enjoyed "a very nice white wine at the cocktail hour" and "devoured a generous portion... [FishBowlNY]

Ellies 2007: Handicapping The Races - Posted May 1, 2007
New York's Adam Moss [left] and the New Yorker's David Remnick [right] flank Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner at the 2006 National Magazine Awards Counting down the hours to tonight's National Magazine Awards in New York (FishbowlNY will be there, liveblogging). It's about time to reveal our bracket-busting picks for the 2007 Ellies... [FishBowlNY]

Mark Halperin Joins Time - Posted April 30, 2007
From the release: Mark Halperin joins TIME as an editor-at-large and senior political analyst effective May 3, it was announced today by Richard Stengel, Managing Editor, TIME. One of the most widely respected political reporters in the country, Halperin will contribute regularly to TIME magazine and have a daily presence on TIME.com.... [FishBowlDC]

Video: Charlie Rose Turns Into Time Redesign Infomercial - Posted March 19, 2007
Questions posed by Charlie Rose to managing editor Richard Stengel: "What's new about the cover?" "What's this page?" "The well is about the cover stories, correct?" EARLIER: Time's Redesign Features Teary Reagan... [FishBowlNY]

FBNY @ SXSW: 'I Was There Through The Dotcom Holocaust' - Posted March 15, 2007
FishbowlNY is filing this week from South By Southwest, the annual interactive, film and music media festival melt in Austin, Texas. Good roundup of quotes from the interactive portion of South By Southwest (including a colorful one from the mouth of mediabistro.com founder and CEO Laurel Touby) courtesy of Smithmag.net: "Always be barking."... [FishBowlNY]

Time's Redesign Features Teary Reagan - Posted March 15, 2007
Left, Time's cover, November 17, 1980; right, Time's redesign, which will be unveiled tomorrow Tomorrow, Time is unveiling its possibly Economist-inspired redesign with a cover story — "How The Right Went Wrong" — about the state of the GOP featuring a tear-shedding Ronald Reagan on its cover. This is the 58th time... [FishBowlNY]

Killing Time In New York - Posted March 5, 2007
If you're into this sort of thing, some fascinating meta-media notes on Joe Hagan's piece on Time magazine in this week's New York mag: Editor Richard Stengel tells Hagan he wants Time to be a bit more like the Economist. Time Inc. editor-in-chief John Huey does not: "Well, that's not the... [FishBowlNY]

Killing Time - Posted March 2, 2007
In next week's New York magazine, pg. 46: The Time of Their Lives (p. 46) by Joe Hagan John Huey and Richard Stengel, besieged by economic forces pulling one of journalism's most storied institutions toward obsolescence, are blowing up Time magazine in an all-out effort to save its life. Hagan, you'll recall, was called... [FishBowlNY]

The Best Magazine Redesign Joke That Nobody Got - Posted January 10, 2007
Maybe that skinny WSJ set off a trend? It seems everyone wants to get the real story about their redesigns off their chests recently. The New York Observer chats with Richard Stengel, managing editor of Time, about its impending transformation headed by Luke Hayman (although there's no mention of Paula Scher's... [UnBeige]

NYT in 90 Seconds - Posted January 8, 2007
One look at the changes over at Time names the weekly's ever-slimming look, its new Friday street date and pending employee cuts (is that all?) as the major changes Richard Stengel has initiated in his half-year post at the mag. Patience in its reader base will be key in upcoming... [FishBowlNY]

Job Cut Rumors Overshadow Time's Friday Move - Posted January 5, 2007
It's a historic day for Time, for sure, but it's also a nerve-wracking one for staffers who read this morning's New York Post. Time managing editor Richard Stengel: The issue you are holding in your hands — or perhaps you're reading this online — is the first issue of Time with our new... [FishBowlNY]