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Tuesday Dec 26, 2006

Photo Caption Contest

Today we begin a new regular feature, a Photo Caption Contest (so original, we know). Drop your photo caption suggestions in the anonymous tips box below (or shoot us an email at fishbowlDC at mediabistro DOT com if you want credit for your brilliance) and we'll publish the winner within a few days. Good luck!

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Tuesday May 30, 2006

Separated At Birth

If Christopher Hitchens were to ever storm out of a saloon in order to hunt down an editor who had chopped his prose to pieces all in the name of "word count," we suspect it might look something like this:

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(It's actually actor Ray Winstone playing Captain Stanley in the new movie, "The Proposition")

Friday May 26, 2006

FishbowlDC Poll Of The Day

The Most Important Decision You'll Make All Day:


Who Will Eat The Most Hot Dogs This Weekend?
Wolf Blitzer
Chris Matthews
Norah O'Donnell
Tim Russert
Maureen Dowd
Bill Kristol
Dana Milbank
Bob Novak
Howard Kurtz
David Shuster
  
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Friday Apr 21, 2006

Stay Dry This Weekend...

...and since this week was all about Pulitzers raining down upon the Washington Post, we thought we'd share with you the excitement of one (one-time potential DC resident) V.I.P., upon his hearing the news of the Post's Pulitzers: Brad Pitt.

Naturally, Pitt hadn't actually read the stories in question (Although, to be fair, it's not the first time that Pitt has gotten excited about things before actually reading them: After all, something has to account for his accepting the lead role in "Meet Joe Black.").

Kicking The Habit

joe_camel.gifThe Post is going smoke-free, Christopher Hitchens be damned! A message from inside the 15th Street headquarters:

"This is to let you know that The Post plans to eliminate the smoking room that is located near the second floor cafeteria in the Northwest Building as of May 15, 2006. This change will make The Post's District of Columbia facility entirely smoke-free, as are The Post's production plants in Springfield and College Park. That space will then be transitioned to other uses. If you smoke, you will be required to smoke outside after the policy becomes effective. We appreciate your understanding.

"If you would like to take this opportunity to kick the habit, the Health Center will arrange for employees to participate in a Smokenders program. If you're interested, please contact XXXXXXXX at extension XXXXX."

Now when the DC smoking ban kicks in and Posties aren't subject to the fumes at the Post Pub across the street, they'll actually live in a smoke-free environment--except for Bob Woodward of course, who loves the smoke and mirrors.

AEI Appoints Glassman Mag Editor

glassman.gifThis is a little off our beaten path, but figured it'd be interest to perhaps seven of you: AEI has announced that resident fellow James K. Glassman will take over editing the think tank's magazine this fall, following a "long and successful" editorship by Karl Zinsmeister.

Over the years, Glassman has worked at basically every major news organization based here: He was president of The Atlantic Monthly, publisher of The New Republic, executive editor of the Washingtonian, executive vice president of U.S. News & World Report, and editor of Roll Call, and more recently, founder of the website Tech Central Station.

Tuesday Apr 18, 2006

'Circulation Erosion' = 'Freefall'

MediaWeek is out with its annual round-up of the Washington media market, ranging from the dominant local news station (WRC, although WJLA is hot on its heels) to the challenges facing the Washington Post: "It too has experienced circulation erosion like many other metropolitan dailies across the country."

Another nugget: Guess how low the Sunday Wash Times circulation has fallen? Try 39,000 and change.

Interesting, but very wonky reading, we know.

Wednesday Apr 12, 2006

Haiku Winner

Last week we announced a contest for area media types for a free AvantGuild membership from our mother ship,, mediabistro.com. As Patrick explained, "Here's what you get: Access to a wealth of content, including articles on How to Pitch and Pitching an Agent, and other insider information like our salary survey, industry editorial calendars, transcripts of semars and panels, class discounts and a personal homepage. They also get disounts on health, dental and auto insurance, tax services and books, as well as complete access to our media insider community. It's everything a budding writer needs to be the next Seymour Hersh/John Updike--well, except the talent. You still have to have that."

After carefully considering each entry, we decided that we should award the membership to Joshua Kucera, who turned in a haiku that was exactly wrong. Instead of the standard 5-7-5 meter, he wrote one with 7-6-7. We figured that as he begins his freelance career, he's going to need all the help he can get.

Here's the winning "entry":


So long trade mag drudgery,
Hello jammies--freelance!
I hope I don't eat ramen.

So congratulations Josh and may God have mercy on your freelancing soul.

Monday Apr 03, 2006

April Fool's Day

It's too bad that April Fool's fell on a Saturday this year. We would have welcomed the weekday blogospheric/journalistic pranks from our cubicles.

Fortunately, someone has already taken care of the media April Fool's jokes. Bob Hirschfeld has done a great fake mock-up of the place every DC journalist turns to (after FishbowlDC, naturally): Poynter.org's Jim Romenesko column.

"Headlines" include:

  • Washington Post.com hires Jeff Gannon as blogger

  • Judith Miller blames downfall on theft of strawberries

  • Former KR newspapers are auctioned on eBay

Strangest of all is how very possible all these storylines appear to be.

(FishbowlNY captures all the activity at Michael's in NYC on April Fool's Day).

Friday Mar 17, 2006

A Breather

Just a short note today to say that I'll be on vacation for the next week. Although I may pop up now and again, your co-captain, Mr. Gavin, will be holding down the fort.


Previously

McCaslin's Hairy Ride

Kurtz Settles Scores, Part II

Kurtz Settles Scores, Part I

Adios To Phyrne

Express Plays Cupid

PlameGate: The T-Shirt

Public Service Announcement

A Booty Call for Judy

Meow Mix

The Vacation Curse

An Important Editor's Note

'Hottest Media Types' Contest Update

Names & Faces Publishes Something Interesting!

You Know Who You Are

The Golden Rule

Bloggity Blog Blog

Rhetoric Watch

Inside the Bubbles

Real World Beltway

Bored? Shoot a Dog.

Vince Morris Shakes Up City Hall

Better Late Than Never...

More Loathsome D.C.ers

D.C.'s Most Loathsome

Hunting for Humor

Karen Feld -- Sculptor

Go Pound Sand

Quote of the Day

Skirts: The New Black

By the way....

Gossiping is Hard Work

More Controversy and Hand-Wringing

A Famous-For-D.C. Mogul Returns To Work

What is a Magazine?

Blocking Cox

Gridiron Meets the FCC

Friday Wisdom

Taking Out the Trash

A Berlin Diary Birthday

More on Deep Throat = Ben Stein

President's Day Roundup

Watch Out for Strangers

A Thursday Morning Musing

Jeff Gannon's Press Pass

Weekend Update

J8L, Pianos, and the Golden Palace Casino

FLASH: Journalists Have Heart

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