Sasha Issenberg
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Friends and Colleagues Fete Embeds' Palin Book - Posted November 6, 2009
Former campaign embeds Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe's book on Sarah Palin is out this week, and friends and colleagues feted the CBS reporter and former Fox reporter at last night's DC book signing and party.
Conroy and Walshe signed books and read an excerpt to a crowd at Borders downtown. They... [FishBowlDC]
DC's Bravest Media Types Take Stage for "Karaoke in the Capital" - Posted October 22, 2009
How do you get cardigans and pearls to the Rock and Roll Hotel? "Karaoke in the Capital"... DC's bravest media types took center stage last night for charity.
Donning a cowboy hat, a "Fort Worth Star Telegram" belt buckle, a leather belt that read "Schieffer" and a new beard, CBS' Bob... [FishBowlDC]
Last Night: Book Parties & Screenings - Posted October 20, 2009
• DC's media types also turned out last night for a screening of HBO's documentary "By the People: The Election of Barack Obama" at MPAA with filmmakers Amy Rice and Alicia Sams. NYT's Jeff Zeleny, the New Yorker's Ryan Lizza and Chicago Sun Times' Lynn Sweet were all actually in the... [FishBowlDC]
When the Embassy's Rockin'... - Posted September 28, 2009
Suspicious Package- WaPo's Tom Toles, Christina Sevilla of the U.S. Trade Representative's office, Bloomberg's Tim Burger, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Bryan Greene and LAT's Josh Meyer- performed at the Danish Embassy Friday night, across the street from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's house (she no-showed). The event was... [FishBowlDC]
Sasha's Send Off From Print To Glossy - Posted April 29, 2009
Last night at Poste, friends of Sasha Issenberg gathered to celebrate his move from The Boston Globe to the magazine Monocle. He starts today as a Washington correspondent.
We, unfortunately, weren't able to make it, but hear these folks did: Peter Canellos, Lisa Wangsness and the Boston Globers, Jay Newton-Small, Jill... [FishBowlDC]
Globe's Issenberg to Mag Monocle - Posted April 27, 2009
Michael Calderone at Politico reports The Globe's Sasha Issenberg's last day in the DC bureau will be President Obama's 100th day in office.
He'll be moving on to the magazine Monocle, where he will be the Washington correspondent. He has already been writing a short monthly column there. Calderone also reports it's... [FishBowlDC]
Hacks & Flaks Happy Hour - Posted March 20, 2009
Last night at Union Pub, hacks and flaks gathered for some drinks and basketball (and tips and info sharing, of course).
And who was there? Sasha Issenberg, Erin McPike and Meredith Stencil, Jessica Brady and Elizabeth Brotherton.
From the Hill (the poor journos were greatly outnumbered): Scott Mulhauser from Lautenberg's office, Joe Shoemaker,... [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]
Nick Tosches Makes A Mistake - Posted June 4, 2007
A quick note to journalist Nick Tosches: You're a good writer. That book about Dean Martin? Awesome. All those record reviews in the '70s? Killer. That's why it breaks our heart when you make factual errors, especially while correcting another journalist for their factual errors.
Tosches writes in Vanity Fair:
Theodore C.... [FishBowlNY]





