Good morning Washington. On this day in 1821, Napoleon died. And on this day in 1818, Karl Marx was born. And the WaPo lost some serious cash in the first quarter of 2008.
Today's "Angry Journalist" rant of the day: "They hired someone else to do my job and moved me onto another publication with the same company, but the new person doesn’t do anywhere near the standard of work I did. I really liked what I was doing before and was better at it than the new person but that doesn’t count for anything."
A NBC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' was the most-watched Sunday morning public affairs program, winning the week ending Sunday, April 27, 2008 in all categories. On Sunday, the Russert-moderated program was No. 1, averaging 3.903 million total viewers"
An ABC release announced, "According to Nielsen Media Research for Sunday, April 27, 2008, ABC News' 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos' outperformed CBS' 'Face the Nation' among Total Viewers. This is the 21st time this season and ninth consecutive week 'This Week' beat 'Face' in Total Viewers. The last time that 'This Week' beat 'Face the Nation' for that many consecutive weeks was December 2001. Season to date, 'This Week' grew the most of the Sunday discussion programs among Total Viewers, and also grew among Adults 25-54."
A Comcast release announced, "Mun2, the preeminent network offering bilingual programming for Latino youth in America, joins Comcast's digital cable line-up in the Washington metro area on channel 636. Offering a fresh blend of Latin and mainstream entertainment, mun2 celebrates the lifestyles of Latino youth. From award-winning original programs to exclusive interviews, performances and the latest music videos, mun2 provides relevant quality programming."
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A release announced, "As part of its 30th Azbee Awards of Excellence celebration, The American Society of Business Publication Editors has named the top business-to-business magazines since 2000 and the top five B2B Web sites since 2002. One overall B2B magazine winner in each of two circulation divisions -- 80,000 and over, and below 80,000 -- will be announced at the Azbee Awards of Excellence banquet the evening of July 24 at the InterContinental Hotel at the Plaza in Kansas City. The banquet is part of the ASBPE National Editorial Conference, July 23–25, also at the InterContinental. The top Web site since 2002 will also be named."
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