Rome Hartman

Morning Reading List 10.20.09 - Posted October 20, 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. What we know and what we're reading this Tuesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | RADIO | NEWS NOTES | IN MEMORIAM NEWSPAPERS Cuts at NYT was the... [FishBowlDC]

Safer, Sawyer, Gibson, O'Reilly Turn Out to Remember Don Hewitt - Posted October 19, 2009
This morning the Rose Hall at the Time Warner Center was packed with friends and colleagues of legendary CBS Newsman Don Hewitt, who died in August. In attendance, Hewitt's "60 Minutes" correspondent corps including Morley Safer who spoke at the service. Andy Rooney sat in the third row, just across the... [TVNewser]

Safer, Sawyer, Gibson, O'Reilly Turn Out to Remember Don Hewitt - Posted October 19, 2009
This morning the Rose Hall at the Time Warner Center was packed with friends and colleagues of legendary CBS Newsman Don Hewitt, who died in August. In attendance, Hewitt's "60 Minutes" correspondent corps including Morley Safer who spoke at the service. Andy Rooney sat in the third row, just across the... [TVNewser]

Kurtz, Brown, Hartman, and Zurawik Discuss Gibson-Sawyer Announcement - Posted September 7, 2009
This weekend on CNN's "Reliable Sources," host Howard Kurtz talked with The Daily Beast's Tina Brown, former CBS Evening News EP Rome Hartman, and the Baltimore Sun's David Zurawik about last week's announcement from ABC that Charlie Gibson would be stepping down from "World News" and that Diane Sawyer would be... [TVNewser]

RTCA Dinner Wrap-Up - Posted June 21, 2009
We think the President said it best- "The jokes may not be as good, but neither is the guest list." There were no TomKat or Ashton and Demi sightings. The biggest star (and highest dress slit) in the room was former Miss California Carrie Prejean, followed in star power by actor Tate... [FishBowlDC]

RTCA Dinner Wrap-Up - Posted June 21, 2009
We think the President said it best- "The jokes may not be as good, but neither is the guest list." There were no TomKat or Ashton and Demi sightings. The biggest star (and highest dress slit) in the room was former Miss California Carrie Prejean, followed in star power by actor Tate... [FishBowlDC]

IFC Takes a Critical Look (But Not "Uniformly Critical") At Media - Posted May 1, 2009
The IFC Media Project's 2nd season debuts Sunday night at with a look at the "American Worldview." The program, created by Meghan O'Hara {Fahrenheit 9/11) and hosted by Gideon Yago (formerly of MTV & CBS News), looks at how the news gets made and how it impacts our lives. The first... [TVNewser]

IFC Takes a Critical Look (But Not "Uniformly Critical") At Media - Posted May 1, 2009
The IFC Media Project's 2nd season debuts Sunday night at with a look at the "American Worldview." The program, created by Meghan O'Hara {Fahrenheit 9/11) and hosted by Gideon Yago (formerly of MTV & CBS News), looks at how the news gets made and how it impacts our lives. The first... [TVNewser]

IFC Takes a Critical Look (But Not "Uniformly Critical") At Media - Posted May 1, 2009
The IFC Media Project's 2nd season debuts Sunday night at 11pmET with a look at the "American Worldview." The program, created by Meghan O'Hara {Fahrenheit 9/11) and hosted by Gideon Yago (formerly of MTV & CBS News), looks at how the news gets made and how it impacts our lives. The... [TVNewser]

With One Eye on the Capitol and Another on the Court, Joe Johns Leads The Bracket Challenge - Posted March 20, 2009
Here's a look at the standings in the TVNewser Bracket Challenge '09. CNN correspondent Joe Johns, along with Steve, are tied for first place after yesterday's first round games. BBC's Rome Hartman rounds out the pack. And we're pretty sure he won't be Tweeting that.... [TVNewser]

TVNewser Bracket Challenge '09: The Competitors - Posted March 19, 2009
To celebrate the Madness that is March, we're holding the first ever TVNewser Bracket Challenge! All news networks were asked to participate — some chose to "pass" (an assist?). Here are the 2009 participants, and who they picked to win it all: • ABC correspondent John Berman (Pittsburgh) • CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer (Duke) &bull... [TVNewser]

The Question Every "J" School Student Wants Answered - Posted March 14, 2009
During the Q&A portion of the "New Tools" session at TVNewser Summit on Tuesday, former CBS Evening News EP, Rome Hartman who now heads up BBC World News America answered a question that is on the minds of thousands of J school and communications students: What does the future of TV... [TVNewser]

Journos Gather at Ritz for RTNDF First Amendment Dinner - Posted March 13, 2009
Last night was the First Amendment Awards Dinner at the Ritz Carlton, the 19th annual hosted by RTNDF. The dinner was emceed by MSNBC's Chris Matthews, who started by thanking his wife Kathleen (away on a skiing trip), his "ambassador to the human race." He also thanked Rod Blagojevich, Sen. Roland Burris... [FishBowlDC]

Journos Gather at Ritz for RTNDF First Amendment Dinner - Posted March 13, 2009
Last night was the First Amendment Awards Dinner at the Ritz Carlton, the 19th annual hosted by RTNDF. The dinner was emceed by MSNBC's Chris Matthews, who started by thanking his wife Kathleen (away on a skiing trip), his "ambassador to the human race." He also thanked Rod Blagojevich, Sen. Roland Burris... [FishBowlDC]

TVNewser Summit Roundup - Posted March 11, 2009
A quick shout-out to everyone who came out for the first TVNewser Summit yesterday. And not to go all Donald Trump on you, but it was huge. It was a half-day packed with news, information, advice and debate about where the TV News industry is heading. • Portfolio.com's Jeff Bercovici wrote about... [TVNewser]

TVNewser Summit Roundup - Posted March 11, 2009
A quick shout-out to everyone who came out for the first TVNewser Summit yesterday. And not to go all Donald Trump on you, but it was huge. It was a half-day packed with news, information, advice and debate about where the TV News industry is heading. • Portfolio.com's Jeff Bercovici wrote about... [TVNewser]

Twitter Debate, With An Eye To The Future By All, at the Summit - Posted March 10, 2009
The first panel at the TVNewser Summit was slated to have some fireworks, and it didn't disappoint. Tammy Haddad moderated the group, and engaged the audience. The overriding focus was Twitter. BBC's Rome Hartman, who says he's "somehow been branded the Howard Beale of Twitter," has mixed feelings. "As a newsgathering tool... [TVNewser]

Twitter Debate, With An Eye To The Future By All, at the Summit - Posted March 10, 2009
The first panel at the TVNewser Summit was slated to have some fireworks, and it didn't disappoint. Tammy Haddad moderated the group, and engaged the audience. The overriding focus was Twitter. BBC's Rome Hartman, who says he's "somehow been branded the Howard Beale of Twitter," has mixed feelings. "As a newsgathering tool... [TVNewser]

Video from Today's Summit Panel 'New Tools of the Trade' - Posted March 10, 2009
Everything's better when Tammy Haddad is involved, but the BBC's Rome Hartman very much held his own in today's opening panel about the "New Tools of the Trade' -- namely Twitter. Hartman is not a fan of Twitter. Haddad is not a fan of Twitter not making money. ... [FishBowlNY]

Video from Today's Summit Panel 'New Tools of the Trade' - Posted March 10, 2009
Everything's better when Tammy Haddad is involved, but the BBC's Rome Hartman very much held his own in today's opening panel about the "New Tools of the Trade' -- namely Twitter. Hartman is not a fan of Twitter. Haddad is not a fan of Twitter not making money. ... [FishBowlNY]

BBC is no CNN. "At Some Point It's Almost Parody" - Posted November 1, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist If you're looking for bells and whistles on Election Night, the BBC is not your cuppa tea. "I don't think the BBC will ever be, or aspire to be, the bells-and-whistles network," says CBS exile Rome Hartman, executive producer of "BBC World News America." "Fundamentally, we're about great stories. Graphics help,... [TVNewser]

CNN/TIME Politics '08: Late Afternoon Sessions - Posted October 13, 2008
The 10th floor of the Time Warner Center was packed with journalists, college students and others today, as CNN and Time Magazine co-hosted their Politics 2008 conference. TVNewser twittered two of the sessions, and we'll have more on these and others tomorrow. With three panels going on at a time in some... [TVNewser]

Rome Hartman on the "Friendly Outsider" at the Convention - Posted August 28, 2008
Attitude and an accent — that's what Rome Hartman says he wants to bring to convention coverage. As EP of BBC World News America, the former CBS' Evening News EP is covering his first convention as an employee of the Beeb. TVNewser talked to Hartman this morning outside the BBC News workspace about... [TVNewser]

Rome Hartman on the "Friendly Outsider" at the Convention - Posted August 28, 2008
Attitude and an accent — that's what Rome Hartman says he wants to bring to convention coverage. As EP of BBC World News America, the former CBS' Evening News EP is covering his first convention as an employee of the Beeb. TVNewser talked to Hartman this morning outside the BBC News workspace about... [TVNewser]

Ted Koppel Ready to "Let Loose" on the BBC - Posted July 9, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist Scratch Ted Koppel from the list of possible "Meet the Press" successors to Tim Russert (R.I.P.) "That's the kind of thing that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me," says Koppel. "They need to find somebody younger than Tim, not older than Tim. He was 58. I'm 68.... [TVNewser]

Ted Koppel Joins BBC World News America - Posted July 8, 2008
That Ted Koppel is a busy guy. Conan last night, the Today show and Morning Joe tomorrow, then back to Washington for a two-hour stint live on NPR, and beginning tomorrow night, four hours over the next four nights on the Discovery Channel. And now this: Koppel joins BBC World News America... [TVNewser]

BBC World News: LA's a Piece of the Puzzle - Posted July 10, 2007
BBC World News wants to expand into more US markets, and thus, invited a mob of bloggers/journalists to hear why at lunch. Washington correspondent Matt Frei and bureau chief Andrew Steele were on hand to explain why BBC's international news is so renowned, and it was a little like having the... [FishBowlLA]

Afternoon Roundup - Posted March 15, 2007
Tourney pools are cool. The Post's Elizabeth Williamson goes there. Find out more about that PR Newswire "Pitching National Media" event here. More on a potential Rome Hartman move to D.C. An ABC release announced that the fifth installment of the Emmy Award-winning series "Iraq: Where Things Stand," ABC News will report extensively on... [FishBowlDC]

Is Hartman Getting A Gig In Washington? - Posted March 14, 2007
TVNewser wonders if CBS' Rome Hartman will head to our fair city... ... [FishBowlDC]

Lunch at Michael's: All Hail Tina Brown! - Posted March 8, 2007
When a little birdie told us to switch our weekly reservation from Wednesday to Thursday so as not to miss the confab of publishing powerhouses that were expected today, we did so in a heartbeat. We're happy to report today's crowd didn't disappoint. Where else could you see Newsweek honcho Jon... [FishBowlNY]

Couric Blogs About Evening News Exec Changes - Posted March 8, 2007
Posted by Katie Couric today: For so many of us at CBS News, this is a hard day. Rome Hartman, the executive producer of the Evening News, is moving on. Rome was one of the reasons I came here to CBS. We'd known each other peripherally for years — everyone in the... [FishBowlNY]

With Couric Stuck In Third, CBS Swaps Executive Producers - Posted March 8, 2007
CBS News chief Sean McManus and Couric last summer during CBS' 'dog-and-pony show' for the media Coverage of the EP shuffle at the CBS Evening News: TVNewser: Rome Hartman was let go as the executive producer of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, a CBS insider says. AP: "CBS News on... [FishBowlNY]