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The Video Wall: Gupta, Batt, Matthews, Ferguson - Posted October 14, 2009
> CNN's Sanjay Gupta sits down with Stephen Colbert to talk about his new book. > Joy Behar brings in Mad Men's Bryan Batt (a.k.a. Salvatore Romano) and columnist Dan Savage to discuss gay discrimination on HLN. > Chris Matthews on Rush Limbaugh during his "Morning Meeting" fill-in: "...at some point somebody's going... [TVNewser]

The Video Wall: Beck, Stephanopoulos, Deen, Gregory... - Posted October 10, 2009
> Stephen Colbert defends "silver gopher" Glenn Beck by comparing him to...himself. > ABC's George Stephanopoulos appears on "Hannity" and discusses Kevin Jennings, Assistant Deputy Secretary at the Department of Education. > Very strange developments during a Paula Deen and Al Roker cooking segment on the "Today" show. (via BWE) > David Gregory... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 10.09.09 - Posted October 9, 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. The President woke up this morning a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Above is the photo that was brought to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs in... [FishBowlDC]

Stephen Colbert Takes On Glenn Beck...Some More - Posted October 9, 2009
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cBend It Like Beckwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorMichael Moore Stephen Colbert defends the "Grey Gofer," Glenn Beck. "It's like looking into a mirror after you've done a ton of coke off of it," declares Colbert.... [FishBowlLA]

News Notes: Wolf, Gretchen, BriWi & Levi - Posted October 7, 2009
• CNN's Wolf Blitzer emceed "The Hope Affair," benefiting the American Kidney Fund last night at the Newseum. Back at work, Blitzer hosted comedian Lewis Black in the "Situation Room" this evening. • Fox News' Gretchen Carlson makes more.com's "More Beautiful at 40 Than 20." We assume that's a compliment because... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Viewing List 10.07.09 - Posted October 7, 2009
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThe Road Ahead in Afghanistan - Lara Loganwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorMichael Moore CBS' chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan was Stephen Colbert's guest last night. Logan also appeared with Charlie Rose last night. And check out the backwards camera walking skills here as CNN's Dana... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out the Trash - Posted September 14, 2009
What we almost missed today... • Definitely worth a look... Roll Call listed its Fabulous 50 and the 50 Richest Members of Congress today. • NYT issued this correction: "An article on Aug. 30 about Josh Harris, whose company Pseudo Programs was a pioneer in Webcasting, referred incompletely to David Bohrman, a former... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted August 24, 2009
What we almost missed today... • Politico's Patrick Gavin and Amie Parnes caught up with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, TWT's Christina Bellantoni, the Examiner's Julie Mason and CBS duo Mark Knoller and Bill Plante for advice on how the First Family should unwind in Martha's Vineyard this week. • David Gergen is also working... [FishBowlDC]

More Companies Pull Ads from Beck; 'Support Glenn' Counter Campaign Set Up - Posted August 14, 2009
The advertiser pull-out of Glenn Beck's Fox News show has now reached "about a dozen companies," the NYTimes' Brian Stelter reports today. ConAgra, Geico, Procter & Gamble and Progressive Insurance are the latest companies to part ways with Beck. As we first reported last Thursday, Fox News has not experienced a loss... [TVNewser]

Todd + Greenwald / Colbert x Torture = Funny!? - Posted July 23, 2009
Last week, Salon's Glenn Greenwald criticized comments made by NBC's Chuck Todd regarding potential torture investigations by the Obama Justice Department. In response, Todd agreed to do a podcast with Greenwald to hash out their differences and to discuss the topic further. All was well until last night. Though... [FishBowlDC]

CQ's Rogin Is On A Bi-Partisan Cast-Signing Mission - Posted July 10, 2009
CQ's Josh Rogin is on a mission. And one man stands in his way: Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY). Rogin broke his arm after getting hit by a taxi cab walking across the street near his Adams Morgan apartment. He says police gave him a ticket for "reckless walking" and let the cabbie... [FishBowlDC]

Colbert Takes On Newsweek - Posted June 8, 2009
The latest issue of Newsweek, guest edited by political satirist Stephen Colbert, hit newsstands today. The main theme of the issue is Iraq, something close to Colbert's heart and also the place from which he is broadcasting his Comedy Central show this week. Real Newsweek editor Jon Meacham agreed the topic... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 06.08.09 - Posted June 8, 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 Monday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | MAGAZINES | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS NEWSPAPERS Chicago Tribune: Tribune... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted June 5, 2009
What we almost missed today... • Stephen Colbert is in Iraq, taping and performing shows for troops. "Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando" airs on Comedy Central next week. • Margaret Carlson hosted a party for Joe Scarborough last night for his new book "The Last Best Hope." NBC and MSNBC colleagues came... [FishBowlDC]

Colbert, Scientology and Wikipedia - Posted June 5, 2009
Last night Stephen Colbert offered insight into Wikipedia's decision to block edits from the Church of Scientology. Seems the Wiki police got a little suspicious after finding Tom Cruise's entry listed him as 5'10". The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cWikipedia Bans Scientologistscolbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorKeyboard Cat Previously on FBLA: Dr. Stephen... [FishBowlLA]

On The Menu: Day Two Of The Circus - Posted June 3, 2009
Today, the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast is back at the circus. It's day two of the Mediabistro Circus and Seamus Condron, Community Manager at mediabistro.com, gives us a run down of the day's events. On deck today: Keith Ferrazzi speaking about his book, "Who's Got Your Back?" and the... [FishBowlNY]

Menu: Mediabistro Circus Highlights Day 1, Day 2 Preview - Posted June 3, 2009
We're on to Day 2 of the Mediabistro Circus today in New York City. Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast we're joined by Seamus Condron, Community Manager at mediabistro.com. We get a preview of the Circus today, from Keith Ferrazzi's "Who's Got Your Back?" to Cirque du Soleil. We also look... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 06.03.09 - Posted June 3, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Happy Birthday to Mix 107.3's Tommy McFly! Another Happy Birthday goes to Elizabeth Thorp, celebrating this weekend. 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... [FishBowlDC]

Katie Couric at Princeton: "I Can See New Jersey From My House" - Posted June 1, 2009
While Charlie Gibson prepares to anchor ABC World News from a New Jersey car dealership tonight, CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric was speaking at a New Jersey university — she gave the Class Day address at Princeton this afternoon. The Huffington Post published her speech. "Since I've been called a cougar... [TVNewser]

Colbert Dings Byron York & Washington Examiner - Posted May 7, 2009
Last night, Stephen Colbert nailed columnist Byron York & the DC Examiner for being "racist." The hit stems from a column York wrote about skewed presidential approval ratings due to the President's popularity in the black community. See for yourself: The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm /... [FishBowlDC]

FishPoolDC: Our Insider's Notes from Today's Press Briefing - Posted May 1, 2009
OMG! POTUS?!: A surprised press corps leapt to its feet as Obama dropped in on this afternoon's briefing, "I'm sorry that Gibbs is screwing this up," he joked. "There's a job to do, you've got to do it yourself." Press Secretary Robert Gibbs slid to the side for his boss, saying,... [FishBowlDC]

"One of the Last of the News-icans" Appears on Colbert - Posted April 29, 2009
NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel appeared last night on The Colbert Report. Engel, described by Stephen Colbert as "one of the last of the news-icans," talked about why news organizations have dropped some foreign coverage recently. "We're expanding our news coverage in that area," said Engel. "We're trying to redirect some... [TVNewser]

New Beck Special: "Destined to Repeat(?)" - Posted April 9, 2009
Glenn Beck announced a new special on his show today — "Destined to Repeat(?)" The special airs tomorrow at 5pmET. From his Website: "Beck sits down with some of the greatest historians and authors to put the current crisis in context." "A lot of shows you can hop in and out but... [TVNewser]

Brokaw, Colbert, G-Strings And G-Spots... TMI - Posted April 7, 2009
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cObama's European Trip - Tom Brokawcomedycentral.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorNASA Name Contest NBC's Tom Brokaw was a guest of Stephen Colbert to talk about President Obama at the G20 Summit. And then there was this exchange: "Sir you've covered a bunch of these economic summits, you... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted April 2, 2009
What we almost missed today... • We told you earlier today in the Morning Reading List about a rumor circulating on DCRTV that WaPo was considering the possibility of ending the paper's Saturday publication. Tonight we learn from WaPo's Joel Achenbach that this is not the case. "Not under consideration. Not gonna... [FishBowlDC]

Colbert Begins The 10/31 Project, Mimics Beck - Posted April 1, 2009
Morning Joe speculated yesterday Stephen Colbert may gain some new material with Glenn Beck, and last night Colbert delivered. He announced the launch of The 10/31 Project ("10 principles 31 flavors, four seasons, 10 lords a-leaping and 525,600 minutes"), and focused on the emotion and doomsday discussions seen on Beck's program.... [TVNewser]

Stephen Colbert Takes On Glen Beck - Posted April 1, 2009
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThe 10/31 Projectcomedycentral.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorNASA Name Contest "The 9/12 project is not for families directly effected by 9/11 just people building their careers on it." Says Stephen Colbert. Poof. ... [FishBowlLA]

Cowboy Schieffer's An AnchorMAN - Posted March 24, 2009
Have you ever watched Face the Nation and thought to yourself, "God he's manly..." Well someone out there has. CBS' Bob Schieffer is one of 11 on this blog's "Manliest Anchormen of All Time" list. Also making the cut- Edward R. Murrow, Eric Sevareid, Peter Jennings and Walter Cronkite, as well as... [FishBowlDC]

The News/Fake News Intersection: Beck, Cramer - Posted March 6, 2009
On Wednesday night, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart delivered a lengthy rant against CNBC, of which Jim Cramer was a major part, and The Colbert Report's Stephen Colbert parodied Glenn Beck's doomsday scenario segments "War Room" with his own "Doom Bunker." But that was just the beginning. Cramer, who has been locked... [TVNewser]

Colbert to Beck: "Crank Up the Crazy and Rip Off the Knob" - Posted March 5, 2009
While The Daily Show was tearing into CNBC last night (or, as The Huffington Post put it, "locking down their Peabody Award"), The Colbert Report was complimenting new FNC host Glenn Beck for "rocking it." Stephen Colbert focused on the War Room segment of Beck's show, where, as Beck said: "We're... [TVNewser]

Where Are They Now? Bush's Press Office - Posted February 5, 2009
Former Deputy Assistant Press Secretary to Pres. George Bush, Pete Seat, who spent his time in the White House corralling the media, is now trying his hand on our side. Seat now has a column his local newspaper, the Northwest Indiana and Illinois Times that will run every other Thursday. His first column... [FishBowlDC]

Gazing Into the Kristol Ball: NYT Op-ed Page Guessing Game Continues - Posted February 2, 2009
The guessing game continues as to who will replace Bill Kristol on the Times op-d page. NYMag.com thinks Stephen Colbert would be a great idea: "If the paper is smart, it'll capitulate to its destiny and hire the ultimate nonconservative conservative, Stephen Colbert." We're not holding our breaths on... [FishBowlNY]

Coachella Announces Line-Up...Finally - Posted January 30, 2009
Paul McCartney will head the festival - which would explain why he was talking to Stephen Colbert. Also the The Killers, Morrissey, Amy Winehouse and Leonard Cohen are going to be at the show. LAT's Geoff Boucher has a whole thing on why an ex-Beatle headlining Coachella is weird. We think they were all... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 01.29.09 - Posted January 29, 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]

Colbert Takes on The Beatles...One of Them Anyway - Posted January 29, 2009
.cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;}The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cBetter Know a Beatle - Paul McCartneyColbert Report Full EpisodesColbert Report TicketsPaul McCartney AppearanceMore Funny Videos This is Stephen Colbert interviewing Sir Paul McCartney. "You just accused the Dalai Lama of cannibalism, Sir." Says Colbert.... [FishBowlLA]

Stephen Colbert Takes On Bill O'Reilly - Posted January 28, 2009
.cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;}The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cBill O'Reilly Doesn't Report RumorsColbert Report Full EpisodesColbert Report TicketsPaul McCartney AppearanceMore Funny Videos Brilliant. Stephen Colbert deserves to be hanged...in the Smithsonian. He just really does. Via Huffpo.... [FishBowlLA]

Stephen Colbert "Interviews" Bill O'Reilly - Posted January 28, 2009
Stephen Colbert "interviewed" his faux-idol, "Papa Bear" Bill O'Reilly, last night on The Colbert Report. The topic — reporting rumors about Caroline Kennedy:.cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;}The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cBill O'Reilly Doesn't Report RumorsColbert Report Full EpisodesColbert Report TicketsPaul McCartney AppearanceMore Funny Videos ... [TVNewser]

Todd and Colbert Look to 2012 - Posted January 22, 2009
Stephen Colbert is moving on from 2008 — and hoping for better times in 2012. His guest last night to glance at the political future was NBC News' Chuck Todd. Colbert does a good job making the new White House correspondent squirm a bit (even via satellite). "Great, so this is... [TVNewser]

"Colbert and Colmes" Premieres - Posted January 6, 2009
For one night only, FNC's Alan Colmes shared the Comedy Central stage with Stephen Colbert for the premiere episode of "Colbert and Colmes." "I'm looking forward to bringing some much needed balance to your show," said Colmes. That, of course, was not to be. By the end of the episode, just... [TVNewser]

Colmes Stopping By Colbert Nation - Posted January 5, 2009
Last month "The Daily Show" (featuring Hall and Oates) gave a tribute to exiting FNC anchor Alan Colmes (and Sean Hannity responded to Jon Stewart). Now TVNewser hears Colmes will make an appearance tonight on Stewart's counterpart program, "The Colbert Report." No word on what will happen when the liberal host... [TVNewser]

The New Yorker's Malcolm Gladwell on Stephen Colbert: 1835 Was a Very Lucky Year - Posted November 18, 2008
The New Yorker's Big Idea scribe Malcolm Gladwell was on Stephen Colbert last night discussing his new book Outliers, which is about people who are "off the charts" (apparently this category is entirely devoid of women). Also? He has calculated, based on monetary success, the luckiest year to be... [FishBowlNY]

Around the Fishbowls - Posted November 17, 2008
• FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin writes about a roast of fake-newser Stephen Colbert at the Spina Bifida Association event Friday (organized by tvnewsers Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt). When it was Colbert's turn at the mic, he said "Good luck in Pennsylvania on that run," to Chris Matthews, who was in the... [TVNewser]

Colbert Gets Roasted - Posted November 17, 2008
Stephen Colbert attended Friday's Spina Bifida Association celebrity roast in D.C. (the event was founded by Al Hunt and Judy Woodruff) and found himself being roasted by such folks as Dana Perino, Rahm Emanuel and Sen. Orrin Hatch. Read write-ups here and here. See video here. See Liz Glover's photos of journos-in-attendance here.... [FishBowlDC]

The Ticker (p.m. edition): Winner, Wedding, Wife... - Posted November 12, 2008
> The Philadelphia Daily News' Ellen Gray gives her winners and losers of the election season. Winners include Fox News, Stephen Colbert and Katie Couric. > The New York Daily News reports CBS' Lara Logan is now married. "We hear the 'Baghdad Bombshell' has quietly wed defense contractor Joe Burkett, whose... [TVNewser]

"The Queen of Cable" on Colbert - Posted November 7, 2008
Rachel Maddow took a visit to Colbert Nation last night, as a guest on the Colbert Report. Stephen Colbert began the interview bragging about his Peabody Awards, and Maddow said she had none. Colbert gave her some advice "that O'Reilly gave me" — "Just say you have some, nobody checks." He also brought... [TVNewser]

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]

Will Next Week's Election Spell Doom for Television? - Posted October 27, 2008
Remember how back in the late nineties no one could really imagine what life would be like after 2000? (And really, who among us could have envisioned YouTube?) And then everyone freaked out about Y2K and welded all the manhole covers shut in Manhattan. Well, with only eight... [FishBowlNY]

The Ticker: FNC, BBC, Colbert... - Posted October 24, 2008
> The highly-rated two-hour FNC weekend specials, hosted by Neil Cavuto, continue tomorrow, from 10-NoonET. The special, "Fox News Special Business Report: Stock Shock," focuses on the economic turmoil this week. > BBC America's Newsnight airs at 6pmET tonight, hosted by Jeremy Paxman, with a focus on post-election issues, including... [TVNewser]

Colbert Nation Puts an End to 'Joe the Plumber' - Posted October 23, 2008
This is the best we've heard or read about Dumb the Pandering. Stephen Colbert nailed it. Complete with a cameo by Cedric the Entertainer.... [FishBowlLA]

Comedy News Network? - Posted October 16, 2008
Yes, the cable news channels have gotten funnier over the years. Sometimes it happens without even trying and sometimes they just try too hard. But a comedian getting his own cable news show? That's news. Fox News tried news-omedy with Half Hour News Hour (canceled) and keeps some overnight viewers laughing with... [TVNewser]

Colbert to Scarborough: "Look How MSNBC Has Changed You" - Posted October 9, 2008
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough appeared on The Colbert Report last night, and was walking off the set just 20 seconds into the interview (Stephen Colbert made a Jack Abramoff reference). Later, when Colbert asked Scarborough how Sen. John McCain can win the election, Scarborough said, "It's too late." After a lengthy explanation of his... [TVNewser]

Colbert on Geraldo, Stone, and "Papa Bear" - Posted October 6, 2008
Stephen Colbert shed the Stephen Colbert persona and got serious at a New Yorker Festival panel last weekend. The Huffington Post's Rachel Sklar writes about the discussion with the fake newsman. Colbert reveals the basis of his character was not Bill O'Reilly, but a combo of two other tvnewsers — Stone Phillips... [TVNewser]

"Larry Wolf Olberaldo Doocy 360" - Posted October 2, 2008
Stephen Colbert took photoshopping to a new level last night on The Colbert Report, making a super-journalist combining TVNewsers from each of the cablers. "You've got so many hungry news anchors out there trying to get your attention, they all blend together to form one hideous beast," he said. After the... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 09.22.08 - Posted September 22, 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]

Study on Late-Night Humor Omits Some Comedians - Posted August 24, 2008
Center for Media and Public Affairs did a study on late-night political jokes. LAT's Top of the Ticket Reports: The study covered all jokes between Jan. 1 and July 31 in late-night monologues by Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Apparently, Jimmy Kimmel was not deemed funny... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 08.13.08 - Posted August 13, 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]

We've Located the Fox News Petitions - Posted July 24, 2008
All those petitions Fox News wouldn't accept yesterday seem to have found a temporary home — the set of The Colbert Report. Last night, Stephen Colbert interviewed Nas literally on top of the boxes of petitions. Later in the broadcast, Nas performed his song, "Sly Fox," which takes aim at FNC and... [TVNewser]

WGA 08 Strike - Posted January 9, 2008
Ray Bradbury pickets FOX. In an amusing twist on the WGA strike theme, Craig Mazin reports: WGAE Executive Director Mona Mangan has somehow managed to enrage her own employees so much...they're now threatening to go on strike This is the woman who has had CBS newswriters working without a contract for years now. John... [FishBowlLA]

Carin Goldberg Tells the Truth - Posted December 15, 2007
Due to our own technical difficulties, we were a bit late to the Cause/Effect game this morning, but waltzed in just as Carin Goldberg took the stage with the history of truth. Opening with the "you can't handle the truth" scene from A Few Good Men, she took us from Plato, to... [UnBeige]

Who's A WGA Strike Winner? Gimme An E! - Posted November 5, 2007
Well, we guess there's a benefit to putting all your eggs in Kim Kardashian's ass after all. As the writers' strike simmers, the network that boasts virtually no writers (nope, that 11-year-old on a stripper pole thing was not scripted), is expected to get a few more viewers, or so says... [FishBowlLA]

Sundown on Sunset: Shaky - Posted November 2, 2007
Salon's readership just gets weirder and weirder: PhD candidate addicted to Potter fan fiction. Ron Rosenbaum needs to stop with the conspiracy theories already. First he stepped into the Theresa Duncan morass and now the Presidential sex scandal. Amy Goodman admits to Bell's Palsy. Stephen Colbert is not a candidate. Slate V... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted November 1, 2007
Moment of Truth(iness): Comedian Stephen Colbert has until today to file the requisite paperwork to run for president. "But South Carolina officials said that as of Wednesday evening, they had not received the paperwork or filing fees -- $2,500 or 3,000 signatures for the Democrats, $35,000 for the Republicans -- to... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 10.25.07 - Posted October 24, 2007
Good morning Washington. McDonalds is King. "One picture you won't see in the soon-to-be-reopened Newseum: Al Neuharth dressed as Jesus Christ." The Baltimore Business Journal reports, "The Federal Communications Commission has fined Sinclair Broadcast Group $36,000 for failing to tell viewers that the federal government paid a conservative pundit for the commentary he made... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.23.07 - Posted October 23, 2007
Good morning Washington. You are rooting for the Red Sox over the Rockies in the World Series. Go Sox! The Onion News Network reports, "For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008." The Hollywood Reporter reports, "About the same... [FishBowlDC]

Colbert's Presidential Bid: Springtime For Journos - Posted October 22, 2007
Ever since Stephen Colbert announced he's running for president (in South Carolina), there has been fanfare, there has been balloons and there have been stories. Lots of them. Colbert's kinda-fake-kinda-not bid for the White House will do nothing to change the political landscape of the primary season -- but it has already... [FishBowlLA]

Kurtz Is Trying A Little Bit Too Hard To Be Like Stephen Colbert - Posted October 15, 2007
You probably already are aware of "The Colbert Report"'s "Formidable Opponent" segment, when Stephen Colbert debates, well, Stephen Colbert. Or you saw Colbert's interview last week with, well, himself: And now this? Howie Kurtz interviewing Howie Kurtz on CNN's "Reliable Sources" yesterday: ... [FishBowlDC]

MoDo's Easy Weekend - Posted October 15, 2007
Okay, okay: So Maureen Dowd's column this weekend -- written by Stephen Colbert -- was very funny (the Colbert portion, at least). But we have to ask: Why didn't the New York Times just have Colbert write his own op-ed (since, as it is, his "Dowd op-ed" made up 710 of... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.09.07 - Posted October 9, 2007
Good morning Washington. Ron Paul is your GOP candidate of choice. Is that because he is fun to cover, or because you dream of having President Paul? B&C reports, "Frontline narrator Will Lyman often lends his smooth baritone to other programs besides the PBS documentary series heâ€™s narrated since 1982. But Frontlineâ€™s producers... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.20.07 - Posted September 20, 2007
Good morning Washington. Your bet is on Stephen Colbert over Jon Stewart in a fist fight. Roll Call's Moira Bagley celebrates a birthday today. Media Matter's Eric Boehlert reports, "Last Monday, on the same day that Gen. David Petraeus was testifying before Congress about how important progress was being made in Iraq, the Pentagon... [FishBowlDC]

Poll of the Day, 09.19.07 - Posted September 19, 2007
Jon Stewart won the Emmy and Stephen Colbert is none to happy about it. Can he find another way to settle the score? Poll - Take Our Poll ... [FishBowlDC]

Tim Russert: Pumpkin? - Posted September 19, 2007
Before he signed off from "The Colbert Report" last night, Stephen Colbert had the following to say: If I'm not off the air by midnight, I turn into a pumpkin and that role is already taken by Tim Russert.... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.14.07 - Posted September 14, 2007
Good morning Washington. Most of you open up new web pages in a new tab, as opposed to a new window. And most of you are sorta geeky too. A NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' was the No. 1 Sunday morning public affairs... [FishBowlDC]

Another Award for Luke Hayman; Another Reason for You to Hate Him - Posted September 13, 2007
We have to tell you we're getting pretty sick of Luke Hayman's annoying ability to garner awards from all corners of the earth. Not to mention his dashing good looks. But in the spirit of supporting the design community, we feel compelled to pass along the next in his unbelievable string... [UnBeige]

Ryan Seacrest: Press Conference Wrap-Up - Posted September 6, 2007
This probably would have a been a much kinder wrap-up had Fox PR bouncer Nicole Gonzales not shut us out of the Ryan Seacrest press conference Wednesday. But she did. So it's not. Ryan Will Get Shit-Faced: At least that's the take-home message on one Web site. Ryan Will Shuck His Duties: The... [FishBowlLA]

Colbert Discovers FishbowlNY; FishbowlNY Bans Colbert - Posted August 17, 2007
Ballsy Say what you will about Stephen Colbert, but he knows how to credit (manipulate) bloggers. Last night on the Colbert Report, Colbert acknowledged our report about his trainwreck taping of an interview last week with Sir Richard Branson. "This story hit the blog-o-dome like a tidal wave, look at this piece... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 08.15.07 - Posted August 15, 2007
Good morning Washington. It's close, but you think Sarah Silverman is in fact funny. An ABC release reports, "ABC's 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54 for the week of August 6-10. This marks the fifteenth time in sixteen weeks that "World News"... [FishBowlDC]

BookExpo '07: Colbert and Khaled - Posted June 4, 2007
Industry conventions spawn together strange bedfellows. For instance, BookExpo America featured a Saturday breakfast with Stephen Colbert and Khaled Hosseini. Both have new books to promote: Hosseini (The Kite Runner) and his new bestseller A Thousand Splendid Suns and Colbert's new I Am America (And So Can You): "Colbert introduced Hosseini... [FishBowlNY]

Colbert's 'Ballsy' Book Details - Posted May 11, 2007
Fresh off the early success of Stephen Colbert's Daily Show spinoff — and the astonishing 1.8 million copies sold of America The Book — Warner Books (now Grand Central Publishing) worked quickly in March 2006 to lock Colbert into a book of his own. The result, I Am America And So... [FishBowlNY]

Gwen Ifill's Biggest Challenge Yet - Posted March 20, 2007
...moderating a debate between Willie Nelson and Stephen Colbert on tonight's "Colbert Report." ... [FishBowlDC]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted February 9, 2007
Meta-News Story: The LAT covered the Anna Nicole Smith death the way you'd expect -- with a breaking news story that appeared online yesterday and a few timelines slapped up to fill space. But check out the rail on the far right of the Web-version of the story. Under "Related Articles,"... [FishBowlLA]

Times' Managing Editor Gets Her News From Kids Who Get Their News From The Daily Show - Posted January 30, 2007
Jill Abramson, Yale professor and New York Times managing editor, via the Yale Herald: YH: You've said that you want to learn about the news consumption of college-age students, and I think that's really interesting because we're a strange bunch. JA: No! You're hardly strange, and you'll be the next generation that traditional... [FishBowlNY]

Pelosi's 'State Of The Union' Blink-Count: Whose Idea Was It First? - Posted January 26, 2007
Stephen Colbert's?: Jimmy Kimmel's: David Letterman's? Said Letterman in introducing the bit: "This is good — I don't think this is the kind of thing you'll see on any other show."... [FishBowlNY]

Colbert-O'Reilly: Round One - Posted January 18, 2007
Stephen Colbert on tonight's O'Reilly Factor, on Jon Stewart's "stoner" demographic: You have to be high to understand Jon Stewart. That guy is pinker than an Indian River grapefruit. ... He was high most of the time I worked there. I had to get out, Bill. More interesting to us, as Stewart's quasi-demographic,... [FishBowlNY]

Taking Out The Trash, 01.18.08 - Posted January 18, 2007
It's best to never admit you had resolutions to begin with -- then those three martinis last night don't seem so bad. We're so on to you. An ABC release announces that "ABC's World News with Charles Gibson" averaged 9.07 million viewers among Adults 25-54 for the week of January 8-12. This... [FishBowlDC]

Absurd TV Personalities to Interview One Another - Posted January 9, 2007
Photo: Ivan Villegas for Time There's some sort of poetic justice in the news that Fox News comedic blowhard Bill O'Reilly and Comedy Central's faux-blowhard Stephen Colbert will appear on each other's shows on January 18. Certainly Colbert's over-the-top conservative cut-out will enjoy the opportunity to dryly jab at O'Reilly's over-the-top conservative... [FishBowlNY]

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