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Happy 4th of July

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:19:21 +0000

So that we may allocate enough time to properly honor our precious First Amendment, FishbowlDC is going to enjoy the long 4th of July weekend and will not publish on Monday or Tuesday.

Have a great holiday and see you Wednesday.

Also: Last call for applications for our contributing editor position. Shoot me an email at patrick AT mediabistro DOT com

And don’t forget: Just because you may not be able to do it, doesn’t mean that you don’t know someone who can. Spread the love…

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Taking Out The Trash, 06.30.06

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:47:45 +0000

How did Terry Moran‘s Nightline crew manage to get the live Guantanamo Bay reaction to yesterday’s SCOTUS ruling? According to TVNewser, dumb luck.

Boss giving you a hard time about working Monday? Well then show the higher-ups this.

The word is in — Al Jazeera International will launch in November. No, really.

No more late nights for Tucker Carlson. TVNewser tells us that starting July 10, Carlson is taking Dan Abrams‘ place at 4 and 6pm on MSNBC. To recap — yes, The Situation will go head-to-head with The Situation Room.

MR. SNOW: Questions?

Q: How long have you owned those sunglasses?

MR. SNOW: I borrowed them from Deckard. I’m not going to spend money on them, but I’ll gladly wear them for this flight.

An unconventional publication uses unconventional means. Street Sense uses undercover homeless reporters to break a story on labor issues.

Will Campari win?

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The Active Audience Vs. MSM

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:22:46 +0000

NYU professor Jay Rosen goes on the defensive with MSM on the changing role of the audience: “You don’t own the eyeballs. You don’t own the press, which is now divided into pro and amateur zones. You don’t control production on the new platform, which isn’t one-way. There’s a new balance of power between you and us.”

Poynter’s Amy Gahran wants to hear from you — “how closely does Rosen’s missive reflect the prevailing concept of ‘audience’ at your news or media organization?”

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Show & Tell Returns

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:55:01 +0000

The Washington City Paper’s art-biz “Show & Tell” column returned yesterday, headed by Nell Boeschenstein. Keep your eye out for her: Erik Wemple tells us “She’s a hotshot.”

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Give Us Something!

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:29:33 +0000

We checked in on the Washington Times intern blog and it’s definitely getting better and juicier. If things keep continuing at this rate, we’re calling a full-blown scandal before the end of July.

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Bank Drama Continues

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:13:50 +0000

The New York Times reports that the House of Representatives “condemned” the “disclosure of a classified program to track financial transactions and called on the media to cooperate in keeping such efforts secret.”

The house resolution “expects the cooperation of all news media organizations in protecting the lives of Americans and the capability of the government to identify, disrupt and capture terrorists by not disclosing classified intelligence programs.” It passed 227-to-183.

It is not surprising that the Wall Street Journal is trying to separate itself from the NYT backlash, outlining how they came to the decision to run the story:

“We recount all this because more than a few commentators have tried to link the Journal and Times at the hip. … Some argue that the Journal should have still declined to run the antiterror story. However, at no point did Treasury officials tell us not to publish the information. And while Journal editors knew the Times was about to publish the story, Treasury officials did not tell our editors they had urged the Times not to publish. What Journal editors did know is that they had senior government officials providing news they didn’t mind seeing in print. If this was a ‘leak,’ it was entirely authorized.”

National Journal’s William Powers offers one alternate ending for the saga: “Watching the story play out, I’ve found myself hoping that reasonable heads don’t prevail on this one, that the conflict will get hotter and uglier and eventually wind up in court, a la Plame only more dramatic. Why? Because this country needs to have a great, big, loud, come-to-Jesus argument about the role of the press in a time of war, terror, and secrecy.”

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Men of the Post: Josh Freedom du Lac

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:55:56 +0000

Today’s installment:

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The Important Question

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:23:00 +0000

(Dang, yo! National Review be all up in Weekly Standard’s grill…)

For today:

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Protecting the Post’s Affairs

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:55:48 +0000

The Post’s Mary Ann Werner made this announcement yesterday:

I am delighted to announce that Eric N. Lieberman is being promoted to Deputy Counsel & Director of Government Affairs. This promotion reflects Eric’s increasingly important role in directing legal matters at the newspaper. In addition to his on-going work for the newsroom and business-side clients, Eric will now manage the bulk of government affairs matters that Carol Melamed handled prior to her retirement this month. He will represent The Post on the Virginia and Maryland-Delaware-D.C. press associations, will handle legislation that affects the newsroom and business departments, and will continue Carol’s legacy of protecting and improving access to government records and proceedings.

Eric came to The Post in 1998 from Williams & Connolly, where he handled a wide variety of litigation, including a number of cases for The Post. Prior to that, he was a law clerk for Chief Judge James L. Oakes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and worked as a legislative assistant to the U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Eric is a graduate of Harvard College and received his J.D. from Duke University Law School. Eric lives in Bethesda with his wife, Lauren, his children, Sarah and Josh, and a new puppy named Goldie.

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New Gridlock

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:37:20 +0000

From dcrtv.com:

”We hear that the Washington Post has named a new Dr. Gridlock. It’s Bob Thomson, an 18-year Post veteran. He’s currently the transportation and Virginia politics editor. Before that, he was an assistant Maryland editor and an assistant city editor. Thomson will take over the commuter-oriented column from Ron Shaffer, who has taken an employee buyout offer…..”

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This Week In Pool Reports, Week 4

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:25:33 +0000

Week four of FishbowlDC’s White House Pool Report contest has come to a close. On Wednesday, we’ll have the “Best of June.”

In the meantime, here are this week’s gems:

“Motorcade left the site at 7:07 p.m. EST (6:07 p.m. local), arrived at Air Force One about 15 minutes later, we were wheels up a few minutes after that and landed at Andrews at 8:55 p.m. No one came back to chat. No Elvis movies were shown.” — Peter Baker, Washington Post

“For the record, yes, your pool was wearing sunglasses, but they were prescription and he did not have time to dig out regular specs when he was being hurried over to the VFW Hall from the press van. He briefly took them off during potus remarks so as not to cause another presidential moment, but then could not see anything, which would have hindered his ability to deliver this report.” — Jim Rutenberg, New York Times

“You’ll get a transcript of the presidentâ€™s remarks, but it canâ€™t convey the lack of electricity in the room.” — Ron Hutcheson,
Knight Ridder “(until 4 p.m. today, when KR becomes McClatchy)”

“Your pool felt that the reading from Job was particularly aimed at us — ‘They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.’” — George Condon, Copley News Service

Koizumi summed up his nation’s policy toward the US in the first English song he memorized in his youth. An Elvis tune ‘I want you. I need you. I love you.’ He also recalled his first meeting with POTUS, and a game of catch they played at Camp David.” — Peter Urban, MediaNews

“As press lingered after potus concluded his remarks there was a brief pause in which gathered pool briefly wondered whether he would take questions. But he ended any of that by shouting to Nedra Pickler, ‘Keep going Nedra!’” — Rutenberg

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Here We Go Again…

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:55:53 +0000

Butterstick’s on the cover of National Geographic.

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Database-less

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:45:47 +0000

Hey: Remember that really, really great USA Today story about NSA databases of domestic phone calls that got everyone chatting and got the paper all giddy about potential Pulitzers, etc., etc.?

What if turned out not to be all that true?

Based on its reporting after the May 11 article, USA TODAY has now concluded that while the NSA has built a massive domestic calls record database involving the domestic call records of telecommunications companies, the newspaper cannot confirm that BellSouth or Verizon contracted with the NSA to provide bulk calling records to that database.

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Please Stay Out of Our Offices

Patrick — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:35:11 +0000

The Posties on 15th St. want to keep the riffraff out.

From an internal message sent by Maryland Editor RB Brenner:

Marylanders:

In recent weeks, I’ve grown concerned that too many of our reporters are routinely working out of the downtown Washington newsroom instead of in the bureaus where you are based. This has potentially negative consequences that cause me to worry: 1. Not having enough reporters in a county bureau if/when a big news event happens; 2. the strain this puts on Extra editors, as well as on your colleagues who faithfully work out of the bureaus as expected.

I realize that sometimes you need to be in the downtown newsroom for very valid reasons, but please be sure these are cleared with me (and not just your assignment editor).

Thanks,
R.B.

This was followed up by AME/Metro Bob McCartney:

Maryland staff –

I share R.B.’s concern about reporters too often working downtown. It’s much to your advantage (and ours) to work in the bureaus or, better, out in the community. It’s a cliche, but only because it’s true: there’s no news in the newsroom. We have six bureaus in the Maryland suburbs because that’s where our readers live, work and play. There’s nothing like first-hand observation and physical presence to get the details that bring a story to life or to develop contacts that yield scoops. Take advantage of being in the field.

Regards,
Bob

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Taking Out The Trash, 06.29.06

Patrick — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:00:44 +0000

The 45th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball game is tonight at RFK. If you have always wondered who looks better in a baseball jersey, John Shimkus or Mike Doyle, this is your chance to find out.

Howard Mortman pokes fun at the New York Times. Come on, this is funny.

TVNewser offers a rundown of Supreme Court decision coverage — who go there first, or even better, last?

Today’s cage match doesn’t even seem fair — Weekly Standard is whooping some National Review ass. Although there is still time for NRO ro launch a campaign. Spruiell?

AP’s Lynn Elber gets CNN’s Jack Cafferty’s (and Wolf Blitzer’s favorite) take on, well, Jack Cafferty: “I’m 63 years old, put four kids through college, survived two marriages, paid an awful lot of taxes and I figure I’m as qualified as the next person to take a look at the world around me and have some opinions on what I see,” he said. “They’re not always right but they’re always heartfelt and they’re always real.”

ABC News Radio will broadcast a one hour special one-hour interview, “Inside the Pentagon: A Conversation with Donald Rumsfeld,” over the July 4th holiday weekend. According to the release, in the June 27 interview with Fred Thompson, Rumsfeld will address the war on terrorism and “and the upcoming fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.”

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