News Notes
By Matt Dornic on Nov 20, 2009 06:06 PM
By Matt Dornic on Nov 19, 2009 05:40 PM
By Matt Dornic on Nov 19, 2009 11:04 AM

Good morning FishbowlDC! Happy birthday to Will Jerro. What we know and what we're reading this Thursday the 19th of November...
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TV
D.C.-based journalist Adam Aigner-Treworgy found himself out of work and looking for his next opportunity in the news business. What he found was Stephen Colbert.
FOX uses old campaign footage in a recent story claiming "Palin still drawing huge crowd while promoting her new book."
NEWSPAPERS
Lost man drives nine hours to get newspaper.
WaPo's Kevin Merida informed staffers yesterday that Maralee Schwartz will rejoin the paper as political editor on a temporary contract. Schwartz took a buyout in April of last year.
ONLINE
AOL To Cut 2,500 After Spinoff
NEWS NOTES
Mary J. Blige, Neil Diamond, Sugarland, Rob Thomas and Usher to headline TNT's "Christmas in Washington." Annually attended by the President and First Lady and other Washington VIPs, the event will be taped at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Sunday, Dec. 13.
RADIO
FishbowlDC caught up with Christian Bourge, John Stanton, Tino Anthony, Tom Morris and Elana Schor for a taping of "The Capital Hill Blues" last night. The show airs on XM Channel Saturdays at noon and Sundays at 6pm but you can listen to last week's show online here.

By Matt Dornic on Nov 18, 2009 06:20 PM
By Matt Dornic on Nov 18, 2009 05:50 PM
Nothing like a little competition to liven up an otherwise slow day on the Bowl...
News broke this afternoon that the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the Senate health care bill would cost $849 billion over 10 years, reduce deficit by $127 billion and insure an additional 31 million Americans. So, who had it first?
Our ticker has CNN's Dana Bash with it at 4:41pm followed by Reuters, MSNBC, Fox and AP.
CNN - 4:41
Reuters - 4:45
MSNBC - 4:46
Fox - 4:49
AP- 4:49
By Matt Dornic on Nov 18, 2009 08:49 AM

Photo courtesy of C-SPAN: C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb, then C-SPAN President Paul FitzPatrick, and Sen. Byrd.
Good morning FishbowlDC! Congrats to Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) who becomes the longest serving member of Congress today. The above photo is from June 1986 on the day Senate coverage began on cable-funded C-SPAN2.
What we know and what we're reading this Wednesday the 18th of November...
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NEWSPAPERS
Yesterday, investigators in NYC raided delivery offices for the New York Times, the New York Post, the Daily News and El Diario as part of a corruption probe into a powerful union.
The Examiner has a copy of the complaint filed by TWT's Richard Miniter against his employer. Miniter alleges religious,age and disability discrimination against TWT.
All eyes on Murdoch as newspapers ponder digital future.
Nostalgia: While cleaning out his home, Andy Medici ran across a 1955 toy printing press that promises you can "print your own newspaper." If something doesn't give, we might have to do just that.
ONLINE
YouTube has signed up NPR, Politico, The Huffington Post and The San Francisco Chronicle for YouTube Direct, a new method for managing video submissions from readers.
Time Warner Inc. has set the date (Dec. 9th) for its long-planned spinoff of the AOL division.
MAGZINES
Ba ha! Levi's johnston is saving print media!
Bloomberg has named Time magazine's Josh Tyrangiel the editor of BusinessWeek.
Newsweek taps Bush aide for Obama reporting.
NEWS NOTES
AP Layoffs Begin: One cut from Washington Bureau.
RADIO
Seems the Redskins drama has suddenly taken a back seat to the media drama. Wise responds to Kornheiser.
By Matt Dornic on Nov 17, 2009 07:08 PM
By Matt Dornic on Nov 17, 2009 01:22 PM
Wash Times' MIA editorial page editor Richard Miniter is filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the paper today.
According to TPM, Miniter will ask the government to enjoin the Times' assets based on offenses of age, disability and religious discrimination. Among other allegations, Miniter claims he was forced to attend a mass wedding of the Unification Church (Rev. Sun Myung Moon's church).
TPM has the full scoop here.
By Matt Dornic on Nov 16, 2009 07:32 PM
By Matt Dornic on Nov 16, 2009 10:37 AM

Good morning FishbowlDC! A very happy birthday shout out to Project Beltway's Rachel Cothran. What we know and what we're reading this Monday the 16th of November...
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TV
Shepard Smith, leaning against prevailing winds on Fox News.
Why Bloomberg's style guide, "The Bloomberg Way" bans words like "but," "despite," and "however."
NBC's Chuck Todd appeared live from Shanghai this morning, reporting from the president's Asian trip. But after rolling Todd's spot, the chief White House correspondent didn't return. Why? Because the Washington Bureau lost its power.
ONLINE
According to a new study, about half in U.S. would pay for online news.
MAGZINES
When Newsweek laid off 13 people from its already depleted editorial staff last week, the reaction from the professional media watchers was muted.
NEWS NOTES
Fox 5 reporter and anchor Will Thomas was robbed at gunpoint as he got out of his car in Georgetown, near Wisconsin and N, on Wednesday night.
AWARDS & EVENTS
Tonight at the National Press Club: The Kalb Report with Lesley Stahl and Jeffrey Fager of 60 Minutes.
Previously
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Oh the Horror! Wolf & Anderson Make the Pages of Stephen King's Latest
News Notes: "Going Rogue" Edition
Fox News' Jennifer Griffin Battles Breast Cancer
Morning Reading List 11.13.09
Morning Reading List 11.12.09
Hundreds Thank Jake's Father-in-Law for Service this Veterans Day
Morning Reading List 11.11.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 11.10.09
The Gridiron Club Welcomes Dickerson
Morning Reading List 11.10.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 11.09.09
The Perils of Covering Congress...
Morning Reading List 11.09.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 11.06.09
Morning Reading List 11.06.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 11.05.09
Morning Reading List 11.05.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 11.04.09
The "State of the Union" is Strong, CNN Staffers Engaged
Today's Most Popular Stories 11.03.09
Morning Reading List 11.03.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 11.02.09
Election Day Coverage Plans
Q&A with Kevin Corke, Miami's Newest TV Anchor
Morning Reading List 11.02.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.30.09
Taking Out the Trash: Sampling Success, Kiplinger.com Makeover, NPR Special Series
Halloween Around Town...
Green Goes to the Opera
Morning Reading List 10.30.09
Morning Reading List 10.29.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.28.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.27.09
Morning Reading List 10.27.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.26.09
TWT Article Triggers Justice for Ian Pearl
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.23.09
"Goatee Gamble": Goatee Remains, Charities Benefit
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.22.09
"Goatee Gamble": Still Goatee-ed
Late Reading List 10.22.09
"Goatee Gamble": In the Briefing Room
"Goatee Gamble": Calls to Shave
"Goatee Gamble": It's Over
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.21.09
Cowboy Bob Grows a Beard
Morning Reading List 10.21.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.20.09
Last Night: Book Parties & Screenings
Will the Real Chamber of Commerce Please Stand Up?
"Goatee Gamble": Four Games Down
Morning Reading List 10.20.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.19.09
News Notes: Print Edition
1,000 Days of Politico
News Notes: TV Edition
WTOP's Jim Farley Calls WaPo's Bluff
"Goatee Gamble": Three Games Down
Morning Reading List 10.19.09
More News Notes: Stephopoulos, Dickerson & Feist
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.16.09
Help Wanted: Nutting's Job Jinxed?
"Goatee Gamble" Latest: Let the Trimming Begin
News Notes: O'Brien, Dougherty, Kerry & "White House Wire"
The Best Excuse Ever: Mark Knoller's Flying Kitty
"Goatee Gamble": Charities Chosen
Morning Reading List 10.16.09
"Goatee Gamble": One Game Down
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.15.09
More News Notes: Nora, Pitts, Philly & NLCS
And Now... A Young Joe Scarborough
"Top Line" Covers "Goatee Gamble"
Official Poster of the "Goatee Gamble"
David Bass in a First Class Mess
News Notes: Malveaux, Michelle, Huckabee and Halloween
"Goatee Gamble": Wimp-Out Clause or Legit?
"Goatee Gamble" On: Facial Hair and $1,000 At Stake
Morning Reading List 10.15.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.14.09
Who's Betsy Cline?
Morning Reading List 10.14.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.13.09
And Now... Chuck Todd Sans Goatee
The Look of "Goatee Gamble"
GQ's "50 Most Powerful in DC" List: One Degree of Obama
Goatee Gamble: It's Chuck vs. Jake
Morning Reading List 10.13.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.12.09
Today's Reading List 10.12.09
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.09.09
(Late) Morning Viewing List
Morning Reading List 10.09.09
How to Tell if Your Assignment Editor Hates You...
Morning Reading List 10.08.09
Newseum to Display Russert's Office
News Notes: Wolf, Gretchen, BriWi & Levi
Today's Most Popular Stories 10.07.09
Morning Viewing List 10.07.09
Morning Reading List 10.07.09
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