Stephen Smith

Washington Examiner Hires Cinderella - Posted January 27, 2012
Well that was fast. Last week the Washington Examiner announced the departure of Yeas & Nays columnist Katy Adams. Yesterday they announced the hire of ... [FishbowlDC]

Examiner Loses Gossip Columnist, WaPo Mobile Gains a Designer - Posted January 18, 2012
After about a year and a half at The Washington Examiner Katy Adams is calling it quits. She joined the newspaper in August of 2010 as a writer for its "Yeas and Nays" gossip column. Before that she worked as a producer at Fox 5... [FishbowlDC]

Duck..Duck..Paul Bedard to the Examiner - Posted January 13, 2012
The goose is cooked. In a move that should surprise no one, U.S. News & World Report's Paul Bedard is going to work for the Washington Examiner. For one thing, Bedard has loved showering praise on the publicat... [FishbowlDC]

Happy Drudge Day! - Posted October 27, 2011
Don't be surprised if you can't reach your contacts at the DC Examiner today. We suspect that Stephen Smith and most of his staff have chosen to celebrate this most sacred of holidays at home with close friends and family. It is after all... [FishbowlDC]

It's Splitsville for Kevin Glass and Examiner - Posted October 11, 2011
Kevin Glass and the Washington Examiner broke up last week. He says it was amicable. "I did leave the Examiner last week," Glass said in ... [FishbowlDC]

Washington Examiner Hires Townhall's Managing Editor Kevin Glass for Newly Created Post - Posted July 6, 2011
The Washington Examiner is bringing Kevin Glass, managing editor of the conservative website Townhall.com, on board as its online Asst. Managing Editor. This should do nothing to quell the loud murmurings that the Examiner's news c... [FishbowlDC]

NYT's Bai to D.C. Examiner: Get Off My Doorstep! - Posted June 16, 2011
This is war. NYT Magazine political writer Matt Bai is at odds with the Washington Examiner. Or more specifically, with the publication's Circulation Department, which refuses to take no for an answer. Call this a... [FishbowlDC]

Washington Examiner Won't Give up Pretense of Not Being Conservative - Posted June 2, 2011
Fox News and the Washington Examiner are teaming up to co-sponsor an August 11 debate in Iowa. Interesting. The Examiner can spend X amount of money to co-sponsor a presidential debate but they can't hire a White House reporter with experience who can actu... [FishbowlDC]

Is D.C. Getting Trashed by Washington Examiner? - Posted May 20, 2011
A Washington, D.C. resident on the Adams Morgan Listserv named "Sidney" is hopping mad about his view that the Washington Examiner is trashing up the neighborhood. The "DC Examiner Littering our Residential Streets - Again," he writes. "Is there anything that can be done to sanction the DC Examiner newspape... [FishbowlDC]

TWT and Washington Examiner: Same Diff? - Posted May 16, 2011
Human Events has written a peculiar invitation for an event this week. They write: "Next week, please join Jason Mattera, Human Events editor, and Washington Times Examiner reporter and ... [FishbowlDC]

Washington Examiner Promotes And Shuffles - Posted March 11, 2011
With the lost of their sports editor this week, the Washington Examiner is shuffling people around and doling out promotions. One of whom is Jeff Tomik, who shifts from Assistant Sports Editor to Sports Editor. He started at the publication in 2007 as a page designer. Scott Silverstein, who joined the... [FishbowlDC]

Washington Examiner Has Internal Drudge Brag Sheet - Posted March 9, 2011
The Washington Examiner's newsroom takes part in an interesting weekly ritual. Since at least 2007, reporters and editors have kept a internal brag sheet of Drudge hits that regularly gets sent to management, FishbowlDC has learned. In the report, it is noted which reporters got Drudge hits and how many. Reporters ... [PRNewser]

Washington Examiner Cozies Up To Drudge - Posted March 9, 2011
A news organization buying ads on Drudge? That seems to walk a delicate journalism line. Ads can run $29,000 a week. A curious business decision considering recent reports about the Examiner diminishing their White House beat formerly occupied by Julie Mason, an experienced journalist who now covers th... [FishbowlDC]

James Irwin Exits Examiner for Alma Mater - Posted March 7, 2011
The Washington Examiner's Editor Stephen Smith announces today "with real regret" the departure of Sports Editor James Irwin. Irwing's leaving the publication to become assistant director of the Alumni Assoc. at James Madison University, which is his alma mater. Best wishes to Irwin. See Smith's words of praise... ... [FishbowlDC]

The FishbowlDC Interview with The Atlantic's Garance Franke-Ruta - Posted March 4, 2011
Say hello to The Atlantic's Garance Franke-Ruta. By fa... [FishbowlDC]

Examiner Loses 'Ace' to Politico - Posted February 2, 2011
The Washington Examiner is losing White House correspondent Julie Mason to Politico. She'll be a full-time White House blogger for Politico. ... [FishbowlDC]

Whoops: DCRTV Lifts Another Story - Posted January 28, 2011
Old habits die hard. DCRTV's Dave Hughes must have had an awful case of deja vu Thursday because he did something he does often - he lifted a story and quotes that weren't his. Hughes is by far the most egregious rip off artist in the D.C. blogos... [PRNewser]

Examiner Editor Responds to Snowstorm: 'A Deadline Issue' - Posted January 27, 2011
Washington Examiner Editor Stephen Smith responds to our questions about why the paper largely missed the snowstorm today with this thorough reply: He wrote to FishbowlDC: "You're right -- it was a deadline issue. Thursday is a big day for us, with a p... [FishbowlDC]

Washington Examiner Totally Ignores Snowstorm - Posted January 27, 2011
While most front pages in the region were crawling with snowy paradise pictures today, one wasn't. That would be The Washington Examiner. This was their front page today. TWT had "Weather Outside is Frightful" for a headline while WaPo's was fittingly "Thundersnow rumbles across area." We've put in request for comment from... [FishbowlDC]

Examiner Cartoonist Exposed (For a Good Reason...) - Posted December 23, 2010
Washington Examiner's award-winning cartoonist Nate Beeler is getting exposed -- as in, his exposure is getting raised. U.S. News & World Report "Washington Whispers" Columnist ... [FishbowlDC]

Washington Examiner: One Promoted, One Leaving, Another Returns From India - Posted December 22, 2010
In a simple, straightforward memo to staff late Tuesday, Washington Examiner Stephen Smith announces the news of one promoted reporter, one departing reporter and the return of another. ... [FishbowlDC]

Examiner's Smith Welcomes Pappas to 'Merry Band' - Posted December 17, 2010
This just in from Washington Examiner Editor-in-Chief Stephen Smith. He said (we think in jest), "I had to wait for you folks to break the news to make it official." Thank you, Stephen. We do appreciate that. -- Sincerely, FishbowlDC Management Subject: New staffer I'm pleased to announce that Alex Pappas, who ha... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted December 6, 2010
QUOTES of the DAY Score: Washington Examiner's gossip maven Nikki Schwab wins a new red Nikon Coolpix camera at the office holiday party in a raffle. Twenty plus prizes, including an... [FishbowlDC]

Leonsis Bothered by Examiner's Yays & Nays - Posted October 21, 2010
TBD's Samuel Chamberlain went after the Washington Examiner's Yeas & Nays duo this afternoon for ... [FishbowlDC]

Weigel Accuses Examiner Politics of Being 'Snooze-worthy' - Posted September 29, 2010
In a post on Slate this morning, Dave Weigel goes after the Washington Examiner for its "horse race" political columns. He says they're getting "snooze-worthy." We... [FishbowlDC]

Washington Examiner Hires New Asst. Managing Editor - Posted September 14, 2010
In an internal memo sent to staff today, Washington Examiner Editor Stephen Smith announces the hire of Bob Kemper as an assistant managing editor. He's a former Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Chicago Tribune. For the past few years he has been a contributing writer t... [FishbowlDC]

Washington Examiner Gets a New Sports Columnist - Posted September 9, 2010
The Washington Examiner has hired Thom Loverro as a new sports columnist. Most recently he worked at TWT, until the paper discontinued its sports section. He joins the Washington Examiner as a thrice weekly columnist and regular blogger. He will still ... [FishbowlDC]

Who Does Fox News PR Favor? (It's Not Hard to Tell...) - Posted September 3, 2010
It's no secret amongst Washington reporters that Fox News PR has a Black List. It includes reporters, editors and pundits, and just about anyon... [FishbowlDC]

Hellos & Goodbyes at Examiner's Yeas & Nays - Posted September 25, 2009
We knew changes were coming at the Examiner's Yeas & Nays column and today, it's official. Co-founding editor Jeff Dufour is moving on to Urban Daddy- he'll actually be launching the nightlife website's Washington edition. His former partner Kiki Ryan moved to Politico's Click this week, leaving both positions... [FishbowlDC]

Barone to Wash Examiner as Senior Political Analyst - Posted April 6, 2009
Political commentator Michael Barone adds senior political analyst to his resume today. He joins the Washington Examiner with Byron York and Chris Stirewalt, where he will have a twice-weekly column on the paper's new politics page. "Byron, C... [FishbowlDC]