Robert Allbritton

Goldie Hawn to Attend Allbritton's Hangover Brunch - Posted April 25, 2012
Politico Publisher Robert Allbritton and his wife, Elena, are opening up their expansive home for Sunday brunch the morning after the White House Correspondents' Dinner. It's their third year hosting the exclusiv... [FishbowlDC]

Coming Soon: Titanic in 3-D - Posted March 27, 2012
Have you long wondered about any lingering mysteries of the Titanic (and this is not some veiled attack on Robert Allbritton's sinking TBD, we mean the real Titanic)? Do you have a hankering to se... [FishbowlDC]

Politico Lawyers Send Cease and Desist to NJ Pub - Posted November 9, 2011
A would-be publication in Newark, N.J. has slapped the word POLITICO on its name in what looks to be an attempt to capitalize on the Arlington, Va. venture. And Politico lawyers aren't taking it lightly. FishbowlDC has confirmed that they've sent a cease and desist order to all concerned ... [FishbowlDC]

TNR's List Happy Phase - Posted October 20, 2011
TNR is, at the moment, a list factory. This week they are releasing 10 lists in total that will appear in the Nov. 3rd issue. They are releasing them online daily, in some cases just portions as some are locked behind a paywall. First up: Most Powerful, Least Famous -- Politico P... [FishbowlDC]

Ryan's Revenge? - Posted September 8, 2011
We were alerted to a tweet by former Politico reporter Kiki Ryan during last night's GOP Presidential Debate, which was sponsored by her former employer and NBC. She parted ways with Politico in 2010 under polite but clear orders from management and it appea... [FishbowlDC]

TBD Goes Gay Beefcake Today - Posted August 11, 2011
Has Robert Allbritton seen this? Today TBD features the Gay Flag Football League calendar that features both gay and straight players. "Chad" has an exotic tattoo streaming out of the vicinity his left armpit. The calendar costs $20. See the calendar and watch a racy video h... [FishbowlDC]

Allbritton Brunch: The Invitation - Posted April 27, 2011
Read it and weep. Here's the invitation that only 250 people will receive for this weekend's exclusive brunch at Politico Publisher Robert Allbritton's home. We hear Politico will be covering their own event again this year, so chances are high to skyrocketing that it won't read like US Magazine. Some Politico reporters... [FishbowlDC]

Forget it Politico Reporters. No Oz For You. - Posted April 22, 2011
Politico is hosting another Sunday brunch this year on the weekend of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Last year it was held at the Georgetown home of Publisher Robert Allbritton and wife, ... [FishbowlDC]

Politico Party at the Corcoran: Bear Phobia, Frosty Martini Drinker and Holiday Cheer - Posted December 16, 2010
Politico Publisher Robert Allbritton, wife, Elena, and COO Kim Kingsley The boogeying bear that freaked out the partygoer for no apparent reason.... [PRNewser]

A Note From Allbritton Regarding TBD... - Posted November 5, 2010
FishbowlDC has obtained an internal memo from TBD Publisher Robert Allbritton on the resignation of Jim Brady: To my TBD colleagues, I want to report on two important pieces of news about TBD.... The first is that Jim Brady, my partner in launching this enterprise and someone who is heavily ... [FishbowlDC]

Brady Out at TBD - Posted November 5, 2010
> Update from TBD Editor Erik Wemple: "We will all miss Jim." FishbowlDC has learned that Jim Brady, the former Washingtonpost.com editor who runs TBD, has told colleagues he's out at the new st... [FishbowlDC]

Robert Allbritton to Host Welcome Party for ABC's Christiane Amanpour - Posted September 8, 2010
Robert Allbritton, owner of the ABC affiliate WJLA and publisher of Politico, will host the welcome to Washington party for ABC's Christiane Amanpour, new host of ABC's "This Week." The party on September 26 will be held at Allbritton's home. It is uncertain at this point whether the party will as exclusive... [FishbowlDC]

Journos Buzzing About Another NYT Story on Politico - Posted June 25, 2010
We're hearing that NYT's Jeremy Peters, newly on the beat, is working on a story about Politico that is set to run Monday. Peters has been calling former Politico reporters and talking to current employees about whether reporters are expected to work too hard. The piece would follow ... [FishbowlDC]

Allbritton V. Graham V. Bradley - Posted May 7, 2010
The war is on. One month after WaPo won the bidding war for Politico's Nia Malika Henderson, Robert Allbritton has struck back in a way that is allegedly rattling the top brass at 15th and L. FishbowlDC has learned that Paul Vol... [FishbowlDC]

Politico's Tightly Controlled Allbritton Brunch Message - Posted May 3, 2010
Dominating the world takes skill, thought, finesse, lots of meetings -- and not letting hardly anyone in to cover your brunch except for your own reporters. And even then, you don't let many of your own reporters attend. Politico's publisher Robert Allbritton held a brunch for the White House Correspondents' Dinner this... [FishbowlDC]

Hoax or Legit? AllBritton's New Local Site Gets a Name: 'TBD' - Posted April 22, 2010
> UPDATE: It's TRUE. TBD is the name. A site claiming to be Robert Allbritton's new local D.C. project headed up by Jim Brady has finally come up with a name: "TBD". Seriously, that's the alleged name. An excerpt: We won't go into the list of names that we almost chose, the names we considered... [FishbowlDC]

Politico's Many Hires and Changes - Posted April 21, 2010
Politico sent out an internal memo to staff early this morning announcing new hires and changes at the publication. In a nutshell: Hillary Frey: New media and style editor. Formerly of the New York Observer. Maggie Haberman: Joins political team. Formerly of the New York Post. ... [FishbowlDC]

Allbritton Opens up $24 Million Home for Prom Weekend - Posted April 12, 2010
Promgoers watch out. In addition to Politico Publisher Robert Allbritton and wife, Elena, holding court at their rarely seen $24 million Georgetown home for Sunday brunch, Politico will publish a special magazine edition of the paper devoted to the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner weekend. The glossy is expected to... [FishbowlDC]

WHCD Brunch Battle: Allbritton v. McLaughlin - Posted March 25, 2010
At the end of a long WHCD weekend, guests generally join John McLaughlin atop the Hay Adams Hotel for his group's annual Sunday brunch. But this year, McLaughlin has some competition. Robert Allbritton and Politico have entered the picture, sending the below "Save the Date." Most interesting about the brunch-... [FishbowlDC]

Allbritton Nabs Wemple for New Metro Site - Posted February 23, 2010
Robert Allbritton has hired Erik Wemple, editor of City Paper, to edit the new metro site, which has yet to be named. FishbowlDC has heard that WaPo's Marc Fisher and other top editors around the country were under considera... [FishbowlDC]

Brady: 'You Can't Take 10 People and Create a Local Site as a Business' - Posted October 29, 2009
Former WaPo.com editor Jim Brady's new local site for the company that owns Politico is aiming big. In an interview with paidContent's David Kaplan, Brady says that the site--c... [MediaJobsDaily]

Politico Will Launch Local D.C. Web Site; Former Post.com Editor To Lead - Posted October 28, 2009
Politico owner Robert Allbritton will be launching a local website focused on D.C. news, The New Republic reports. At the helm: Jim Brady, former editor of Washingtonpost.com. It's "his most direct... [MediaJobsDaily]

Allbritton to Launch DC Metro News Website - Posted October 27, 2009
The New Republic reports that Robert Allbritton, owner of Politico has plans to launch a DC Metro news site. Allbritton is putting former Washingtonpost.com editor Jim Brady in ch... [FishbowlDC]

1,000 Days of Politico - Posted October 19, 2009
Politico is celebrating 1,000 days with a pizza party. We hear publisher Robert Allbritton and CEO Fred Ryan surprised the staff today with about three dozen pizzas. ... [FishbowlDC]

Allbritton and VandeHarris Make VF's "New Establishment 2009" List - Posted September 2, 2009
Politico's Robert Allbritton, John Harris, and Jim VandeHei join the ranks of Steve Jobs, ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List 07.27.09 - Posted July 27, 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. From yesterday's ... [FishbowlDC]

Beltway Boys: VF On Politico - Posted July 1, 2009
Politico channels "Reservior Dogs," as pointed out by Patrick Gavin via Twitter. Photo from VF. Todd... [FishbowlDC]

Coming Soon: PoliticoTV - Posted February 13, 2008
First Roll Call TV, now this: FishbowlDC has learned that Leon Harris' "Capital Sunday," which airs on WJLA (owned by Robert Allbritton who also owns the Politico), will start incorporating some Politico-generated segments into the show, with the larger goal being to eventually turn "Capital Sunday" into a sort of Politico TV... [FishbowlDC]

Kurtz Finally Weighs In On Politico - Posted January 29, 2007
And guess what? He's luke-warm on it: For all the pregame hype about voice and attitude and peeling back the curtain of traditional journalism, the Politico debuted last week by relying on an old-fashioned concept: reporting. The political-junkie Web site, led by two former Washington Post reporters, wasn't as jam-packed as I expected,... [FishbowlDC]