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Morning Reading List 11.10.09 - Posted November 10, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Sesame Street is coming to DC... in celebration of the show's 40th anniversary, Union Station will display an exhibit called "Sesame Street: The Longest Street in the World." Kick-off party with Elmo and Telly tonight. Happy Birthday to Glenn Ballard! And happy three-year anniversary to Pamela's Punch! Pamela... [FishBowlDC]

FishbowlDC Election Day Party - Posted November 2, 2009
mediabistro.com is throwing a party in Washington, D.C. tomorrow night to celebrate election day, the World Series (if it's still being played), Tom Shales' birthday and whatever else you want to toast to. One of your TVNewsers will be there. You'll have to show up to find out who. Click here if you... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 10.16.09 - Posted October 16, 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. Congrats to WUSA's Lindsey Mastis, who announced on her blog that she's engaged to her boyfriend of six years, Patrick. Tweet-of-the-day: @jackieraytapper: @thenote just know... [FishBowlDC]

Changes in WaPo TV Team - Posted July 27, 2009
In an internal memo obtained by FBDC, WaPo announced a new Style column by Tom Shales, who has been the paper's lead TV critic for over 30 years. Shales will take a broader role as culture critic, writing not just on all things television but from "a 30,000-foot perspective on... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 07.01.09 - Posted July 1, 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 Wednesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | MAGAZINES | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 07.01.09 - Posted July 1, 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 Wednesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | MAGAZINES | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 06.02.09 - Posted June 2, 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. That's the top of a ferry boat on the shore of Nassau in the Bahamas- can't escape politics or DC on vacation. Happy Birthday to... [FishBowlDC]

Hopefully Our Last Post On The Surprising, Troubling, Enchanting and Humbling Press Conferece... - Posted April 30, 2009
A wrap of last night's coverage, in case you missed it... • WaPo's Tom Shales Obama's Enchanting Quizfest: "The TV networks always get a little jealous when a president, or any news figure, turns out to be a great communicator. They start looking for ways to distract viewers. During the early minutes... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 03.25.09 - Posted March 25, 2009
h/t Shenanigans 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. Its day 65 covering the Obama administration and week eight for us. Happy Birthday to TVNewser's Steve Krakauer! What we know and what we're reading... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 01.30.09 - Posted January 30, 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]

Katie Couric's Prime Time Newscast: Second in Total Viewers, Fifth in Demos - Posted January 29, 2009
According to the overnight ratings, Katie Couric's 8pm newscast drew 6.45 million Total Viewers, good enough for second place in the time slot. The half hour came in fifth in younger viewers (A18-49 & A25-54) and the Total Viewership was less than what Couric has been averaging at her normal time... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 12.30.08 - Posted December 30, 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]

FNC Looks Back At Last Democratic President - Posted November 15, 2008
Fox News Channel airs the fifth episode in the periodic series, "Television & the Presidency," tonight at 9pmET, looking at the years 1997-2000 and President Bill Clinton. The series began in 1984, and it has been eight years since the last original episode aired. Confused? The Washington Post's Tom Shales saw the... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 11.06.08 - Posted November 6, 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]

Palination: A Morning After Round-Up - Posted October 3, 2008
We took a stroll around the Internets this morning to see what Joe Klein, Peggy Noonan, Andrew Sullivan and other powers that be were saying about last night's debate. The general consensus? Palin exceeded her extremely low expectations. Also? SNL got lots of new material. Peggy Noonan (WSJ):... [FishBowlNY]

Gibson, Stephanopoulos Turn In "Shoddy, Despicable Performances" At Last Night's Debate - Posted April 17, 2008
So says Tom Shales.... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.18.07 - Posted October 18, 2007
Good morning Washington. It's a close one, but it looks doubtful that Stephen Colbert's presidential bid in SC will do any major damage. Roll Call announced that Jay Heflin is going to be joining the CongressNow staff full-time beginning today. He will be covering taxes and trade. An ACLU release announced, "The American Civil... [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]

CNN/YouTube: The Later Reviews - Posted July 24, 2007
The Washington Post's Tom Shales on MSNBC's Morning Joe, on Anderson Cooper: "I thought he handled it about as well as you could. He said at the beginning, we don't really know what we're doing here, which was a good way to kind of make an excuse before anything went... [TVNewser]

CNN/YouTube: The Later Reviews - Posted July 24, 2007
The Washington Post's Tom Shales on MSNBC's Morning Joe, on Anderson Cooper: "I thought he handled it about as well as you could. He said at the beginning, we don't really know what we're doing here, which was a good way to kind of make an excuse before anything went... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 06.29.07 - Posted June 29, 2007
Good morning Washington. It was a close call, but you thought Chris Matthews would be the sweaty one. An NBC release announced, "NBC News has been awarded the 8th Annual RTNDA/Unity Award in the television network category for 'Separate and Unequal, Reported by Tom Brokaw.'" Ann Coulter takes a shot at "Hardball" ABC News' President... [FishBowlDC]

Clark and Michael Funnier than On the Lot? - Posted May 25, 2007
Alessandra Stanley, writing in the NY Times, is clearly confused by reality television. Writing about FOX's new reality show, On the Lot, she lumps Fear Factor (debut in US 2001) and Real World (1992) together, as examples of early days of the genre. No matter, her mistakes are legendary.... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 04.17.07 - Posted April 17, 2007
Good morning Washington. Overwhelmingly, you think the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner/Weekend is sorta sad and pathetic. Tom Shales on the national coverage of the Virginia Tech tragedy. Pew Research Center wants to test your news knowledge with this quiz. To do tonight: "To celebrate Doublethink's spring issue, join us for a launch party at... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash, 02.27.07 - Posted February 27, 2007
"Lisa Chedekel and Matthew Kauffman of the Hartford Courant are the 2007 winners of the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting for their series exposing the US military's recruitment and deployment of mentally ill soldiers into Iraq. The $35,000 annual prize, presented by the School of Journalism at the USC Annenberg... [FishBowlDC]

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