Valerie Plame

Conservative Columnist Robert Novak Dies - Posted August 18, 2009
Veteran journalist Robert Novak died this morning after battling brain cancer for the past year. He was 78. Best known for his conservative political columns, syndicated around the country, and appearances on cable news, Novak was at the center of the Valerie Plame controversy after he outed her as the CIA agent... [FishBowlNY]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted April 16, 2009
What we almost missed today... • Sunday Show ratings on TVNewser: NBC's "Meet the Press" was the #1 public affairs show in Total Viewers this past Sunday, while CBS' "Face the Nation", which has the greyest host in Bob Schieffer, drew the most younger viewers. And for the 11th straight week, ABC's #2... [FishBowlDC]

Ann Coulter Turns Down Film Role - Posted April 16, 2009
It seems even Ann Coulter doesn't want to play Ann Coulter. Page Six of the New York Post has the details: The leggy conservative has turned down an offer from director Doug Liman to appear in "Fair Game," his left-leaning film about the Valerie Plame affair starring Naomi Watts as the CIA... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List 02.25.09 - Posted February 25, 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 or let us know in the tips box below. Its day 37 covering the Obama administration and week 4 for us. Happy Birthday to Bob Schieffer,... [FishBowlDC]

Rod Lurie Wants The Politics To Play - Posted December 17, 2008
Rod Lurie's new film, "Nothing But the Truth," is a round-about depiction of the Valerie Plame scandal that involved New York Times journo Judith Miller. Lurie, a former film critic who has also directed "The Contender," "Resurrecting the Champ" and "The Last Castle," is eagerly anticipating the reaction to his film,... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 12.09.08 - Posted December 9, 2008
Good morning, Washington. What DC street is this? Email us with your best guess and we'll include correct guessers in tomorrow's Morning Reading List. 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... [FishBowlDC]

Dan Abrams' New Role - Posted November 14, 2008
Portfolio's Jeff Bercovici catches up with Dan Abrams about his cameos in a new fictionalized teleplay of the Valerie Plame-Judith Miller story. Bercovici writes, "Kate Beckinsale playing a glammed-up version of Miller, the New York Times reporter who went to jail for refusing to say who had leaked her the name... [TVNewser]

Kate Beckinsale as Judith Miller in Nothing But the Truth - Posted November 11, 2008
This is a clip from the Rod Lurie movie Nothing But the Truth, which is about a female reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source. Sound familiar? The film is said to be loosely based on the Valerie Plame... [FishBowlNY]

Heather Mallick is Un-American - Posted September 19, 2008
Journalist and author Heather Mallick doesn't have American values. Mainly because she's Canadian. Being a foreigner from another country, she wrote an opinion piece about Republican Veep Nominee Sarah Palin. The full text of it is here. It's kind of not really notable other than it's penned by a foreigner that... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 11.13.07 - Posted November 13, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think The Washington Post's reaction to Tim Page was too harsh. "Mitt Romney Loses Coveted Endless Simmer Endorsement" Is that CBS's Matthew Felling hosting the Kojo Nnamdi Show today? Get ready for tomorrow's Meet the Press party...and Rush Limbaugh?!? New York Times presents, "Stray Questions for: P.J. O'Rourke" New York Post reports,... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 10.24.07 - Posted October 24, 2007
Good morning Washington. You think global warming is no big deal. An ABC release announced, "For the twenty-fourth time in twenty-six weeks, 'World News with Charles Gibson' was the #1 evening newscast among Adults 25-54. The ABC broadcast averaged a 2.1/9 and 2.58 million among key demo viewers, outperforming NBC's 'Nightly News' by... [FishBowlDC]

It Was Two Years Ago Today... - Posted July 6, 2007
...that Judy Miller was thrown in jail for refusing to out her sources in the Valerie Plame leak case.... [FishBowlDC]

BookExpo America Preview: Christopher Hitchens, MySpace and Book Bloggers Who Like To Party - Posted May 31, 2007
BookExpo America 2007, the nation's largest publishing convention, kicks off at the Javits Center today. One of this year's major convention sponsors will be, of all things, MySpace. The social networking ubernetwork, which recently launched MySpace Books, will be hosting a panel on networking and surviving as a supporting sponsor. BookExpo... [FishBowlNY]

Should Portfolio Allow Matthew Cooper to Write About Hillary? - Posted March 19, 2007
We're still a tantalizing 37 days away from the launch of Condé Nast's multimillion-dollar business magazine Portfolio, yet there may already be a controversy brewing. Matt Cooper, the former Time magazine writer who, along with Valerie Plame, was a central figure in the CIA leak case and Scooter Libby trial, is... [FishBowlNY]

Taking Out The Trash, 03.16.07 - Posted March 16, 2007
Valerie Plame on Capitol Hill today. "More Money, Less Booty For BET" An NBC release announced that "Meet the Press with Tim Russert" won the week ending Sunday, March 11, 2007 in all categories both nationally and in Washington, D.C. The show attracted 3.599 million total viewers, a 28% advantage over "Face the... [FishBowlDC]

Libby Found Guilty - Posted March 6, 2007
The trial of Lewis I. "Scooter" Libby — a case that included a parade of prominent media figures taking the stand and was often harder to follow than birdshot — is finally over. Via Time: Lewis I. Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was found guilty today... [FishBowlNY]

Taking Out The Trash, 03.05.07 - Posted March 5, 2007
Has Anna Nicole Smith finally lost her intrigue? "ABC News nipping at NBC's heels" Amy Gahran asks a good question. "Why is it that I've never seen a public broadcasting site that accepts donations made via Paypal?" PFAW and Political Clout Productions announced, "On Saturday, March 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tishman Auditorium,... [FishBowlDC]

Olbermann To Interview Valerie Plame In New York - Posted March 2, 2007
Not technically a "get" for MSNBC, but Keith Olbermann will conduct an exclusive public interview with Valerie Plame on what is universally known to be the best day to conduct an intellectual discussion of First Amendment rights — that is, of course, St. Patrick's Day. The event, sponsored by the First Amendment... [FishBowlNY]