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Quotes of the Day

Created by Morgan Howlan, age 5. Appeared in New Times.

Marc Ambinder not keen on ‘poking’ David Brooks

“I do not know why Facebook suggests that I poke David Brooks, but I think I shall reject their suggestion.” –Contributing Editor for GQ and The Atlantic Marc Ambinder, who is up awfully early for an L.A. based writer. This tweet was written at 5:20 a.m. which is 2:20 PT. Brooks is a conservative columnist for NYT.

Convo Between Two Journo Types

A sampling from JRC’s Steve Buttry: 1. “Amtrak just canceled our Acela train. Seriously.” 2. “My last Amtrak trip from NY to DC was delayed 3 hours by a fatality on the track. Now we’re thrown off in Philly for a ‘bridge problem.’” 3. “But I’m not patient.” 4. “Avis didn’t honor our reservation, but we were working w/ another guy whose reservation worked.”

Jeff Jarvis, blogger and J-School prof: “Steve Buttry, I’m surprised even your wife travels with you. Hell, I’m surprised any conveyance sells you a ticket.”

It’s Raining Jean Shorts!

“I am counting the # of jean short-tank top combos today. Despite that it’s a thing, it shouldn’t be. We are not a beach town. #dcpride” — Metro Weekly White House Correspondent Chris Geidner. In other weekend observations, Roll Call‘s John Stanton saw this: “Black leather bannana hammock + rainbow angel wings + pasty ass white skin = gay pride weekend on U St.”

Real Life Bulls%!t

“Just saw a pregnant woman carrying a baby crossing a street without crosswalk while texting… #whatswrongwithpeople” — Thomas Tobin, executive producer at NBC4.

Dinner Faux Pas

“Got back to my table, and @michaelpfalcone was using my napkin. Dude…. #RTCADinner” — Retiring Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) at the RTCA dinner Friday night on Falcone, deputy political director for ABC News. McCotter also remarked on CBS’s Steve Chaggaris, saying, “Finally met @stevechaggaris – he’s skinnier in person than on TV.” In other RTCA dinner news, WJLA TV reporter Mike Conneen, meanwhile, observed this: “AWKWARD! At @rtcadinner, Steve Kroft accepts award a few ft away from Speaker Boehner for story exposing Congressional insider trading.” Kroft works for CBS’s “60 Minutes.” UPDATE and Correction: Cheggaris recently returned to CBS as Executive Editor, Washington of CBSNews.com. He is no longer with Yahoo! News. Before that he was at TBD. The above has been changed to reflect the facts.

Surprise. Surprise. A WaPo technological failure.

“My @washingtonpost app has crashed 3 times this morning! I suppose I could go pick up the paper at the end of my driveway.” — Christine Montgomery, chief digital officer at the Center for Public Integrity’s iWatch.

The Appointed Media Critic

“It’s funny how @HowardKurtz has hard lefties like David Shuster on his show, but the best he can do for a righty is Jennifer Rubin…?” — The Daily Caller‘s TV reporter Jeff Poor referencing lefty radio host Shuster and WaPo‘s right-leaning blogger Rubin.

In case you missed it over the weekend, MSNBC Contributor, author and Daily Beast Contributor Meghan McCain tweeted a picture of her crotch. By Saturday morning, it had been deleted. Lucky for her, she wasn’t going commando. See here.

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Betsy Rothstein — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:03:20 +0000

Quotes of the Day

Movie metaphor for weekend debt ceiling debate

“This isn’t Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day was funny and had an ending.” — The Hill‘s White House Correspondent Sam Youngman in a Friday tweet. This was before Congress began to budge on a debt deal. A Senate vote is expected today at 2 p.m.

Reporter leans on anonymous sourcing

“It’s so sensitive that a lot of the conversations that i have at least are assumed to be on background. They don’t want their names or even their bosses attached to the information. The bargain is I will tell you here what’s happening behind the scenes, but you can’t give me up.” — Politico‘s Jonathan Martin on CNN “Reliable Sources” Sunday on using anonymous sources to update the Congressional debt story.

Blogger explains f*@%-filled hashtag

“It was the Pinot Noir talking, Howie.” — The Buzz Machine’s Jeff Jarvis on CNN “Reliable Sources” on Sunday explaining to Howard Kurtz his “Fuck You Washington” hashtag phenomenon. He said he had two glasses of wine and the “threw it out there.” Kurtz asked, “What would you have written after three glasses of wine?” Jarvis: “You don’t want to know.”

CNN butchers Weigel’s name

“CNN just called @DaveWeigel Dave “Wee-gul”. Good Fredricka.” — A California-based Progressive blogger who goes by the handle @GottaLaff in a Sunday tweet. To which Weigel remarked, “No respect, I tells ya.” Asked for other ways his name has been mangled, Slate‘s Dave Weigel explained, “Wee-gull or Why-GEL (hard g).” The correct way to pronounce Weigel is: WHY-gull.

Journo marvels over irony of middle name

“True story: ‘Hope’ is my middle name. #myparentshaveawonderfulsenseofirony” — Roll Call‘s Meredith Shiner in a weekend tweet.

More in movie metaphors…

“Durbin sat on park bench in #DC for 3hrs to clear mind this am over #debt” — NBC’s Luke Russert in a weekend tweet. To which Politico‘s Patrick Gavin wrote, “This debate now a Forrest Gump movie.”

Roland wants to smack cussing woman

“I hate when passenger whine about sitting on a plane when we land early. Gotta wait for a gate to open, fool!” — “Washington Watch” host Roland Martin in a Sunday tweet. Martin’s program is on hiatus until the fall. He continued his outrage, adding, “Ever been to a store before it opens? Same thing. Gotta wait for them to unlock door. Just wanna smack this cussing woman behind us on phone.”

What’s this about a ‘poop sandwich?’

“So I’m not saying omg Obama must be primaried or other emotional bs like that. But I am saying it’s legit to call a poop sandwich what it is.” — Media Matters’ Oliver Willis in a weekend tweet.

Bio of the Day

The Daily Caller‘s new Executive Editor David Martosko: “With all this manure, there must be a pony in here somewhere!” His Twitter handle: @EditMeDavid. His past: Nothing short of colorful with singing, swearing and public intoxication.

Superstitious journo

“I’m the only person in the office this morning. It’s eerily quiet. Storm’s a-comin. #sayingitsoitwonthappen” — WaPo Sports Editor Lindsay Applebaum in a weekend tweet. Watch out. She may get snappy if you call her “Lindsapple” on Twitter. (Shhh…it’s her Twitter handle.)

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Betsy Rothstein — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:38:19 +0000

QUOTES of the DAY: The Ed Henry Edition

Obnoxious at a glance

“We love the RTs, but you know, you could read a lot of these stories by simply feeding 75 cents into a corner newspaper box.” — WaPo‘s seriously attitudinal @postlocal in a Thursday tweet. But maybe shame is the new model for selling newspapers.

Being famous is a full-time job

“Saw Ed Henry at reception for HRH Prince Edward at Capitol last night. Hard to tell who had bigger throng around him: Henry or the Prince.” — Politico‘s majestic Roger Simon in a Thursday tweet.

Gossip writer wants Ed Henry in Bermuda’s

“Hey @EdHenryTV – would you mind sending me a picture of yourself in Bermuda shorts? I need art for the column! #kthanxbye” — Washington Examiner gossip girl Nikki Schwab in a Thursday tweet.

The Observer

“Cantor’s press people are very eager to let press know that the boss has pulled out of debt talks.” — HuffPost‘s Sam Stein in a Thursday tweet referencing House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.).

Random behavior tip

“Avoid using ‘air quotes’ at all costs.” — D.C.’s Grooming Lounge in a Thursday tweet.

Maturity is…

“Jack Shafer had best beware his high horse. That first step is a doozy.” – Journalism Prof and consultant Jeff Jarvis in a Thursday tweet. To which Slate‘s media writer Shafer shot back, “Takes one to know one.”

Is Bret Baier Ed Henry’s new bromance?

“@Bret_Baier Who knew you had great ratings even for 4am repeat too?” — Ed Henry in a Thursday tweet. Henry has had a very open, public bromance with CNN’s Ali Velshi. We’re thinking Velshi may soon be playing second fiddle to Baier.

A Convo Between Two Journos

There’s been much chatter this week about Henry’s leap from CNN to Fox News. Within 24 hours of his announcement on Monday and a lengthy farewell to colleagues and friends, his Twitter handle switched from @edhenrycnn to @edhenryTV even though he was to finish out the week at CNN. And why not have Fox News in his name as he did CNN? Finally, some answers. We have options for Ed should he want to eventually incorporate his new employer into his name: @foxyedhenry, @edthefox, or just simply, @edfoxy.

Mother Jones’ David Corn: @edhenryTV why not @edhenryFox? too suggestive?

FNC-bound Ed Henry: DavidCornDC I’d be glad to take EdHenryFOX but a jokester took it on Monday so he could be funny — not sure why you think it is big deal.

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Kurtz Apologizes for ‘D–k’ Moment

Betsy Rothstein — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:00:11 +0000

Broadcast journalists have to think on their feet. In this case, CNN’s “Reliable Sources” host Howard Kurtz got caught in the difficult subject of Rep. Anthony Weiner‘s (D-N.Y.) “now famous bulge” as he put it.

Kurtz was sporadically giggly throughout Sunday’s segment on Weiner. He also egged his guests on to bluntly discuss penis matters and then wondered, gee willikers what happened there?

KURTZ: Does Gawker have a big advantage [uncomfortable giggle] covering this story in the way the mainstream media can’t starting with the language you can use?

MAUREEN O’CONNOR: Well, I personally only cover Capitol Hill for the underwear scandals. This is what we do. Is this relevant to Anthony Weiner‘s career as a politician? Maybe. But it’s an interesting story and from our perspective, this is what we do. We cover human interest stories. We cover the strange case of a person, a powerful person, ending up falling to the same ridiculously stupid thing that everyone does, taking a picture of his dick and getting caught doing it.

Kurtz was mildly stunned. “Okay, as I was saying, Gawker does have a different way of talking about these things — not a word that I would use on the air,” he said.

At this point some part of Kurtz (albeit a small part) was probably sincerely praying the johnson jargon would end. But penis talk is just that compelling. Again he set the guest up to say something risqué. He segued to Buzz Machine Blog Founder Jeff Jarvis by announcing that he wouldn’t be uncomfortable with the topic because they’d discussed his prostate operation [giggle] on the program before.

True enough, Jarvis didn’t hold back. “All in all, what’s the real story here?” he asked angrily and rhetorically. “That a congressman has a penis? There’s not news in that. That he wears underwear? Who cares? …We have to find some medium ground here behind the American Puritanism of ‘Oh my God,’ Congress people are sexual and the European view that ‘Of course they’re sexual.”

In the end, Kurtz apologized for O’Connor’s use of the word “dick” even though CNN never bleeped it out: “I do want to apologize for that one term that was used. I think ‘penis’ is a more adult term, at least for cable television.”

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Morning Reading List, 01.20.09

Patrick — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:53:06 +0000

Happy Inauguration Day Washington.

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Today is the birthday of Sam Dealey. Yesterday was the birthday of Ann Compton, Robert MacNeil and New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller. Check out the TamCam’s photos from The Root party and Mark Knoller‘s invaluable “Bush presidency by the numbers.” Washington Monthly has some suggestions on “What Obama Should Read.” Check out the recommendations here. The New York Times provides a game plan for “36 Hours in Washington, D.C.” Amazon’s Newsstand Blog shows us “a few of the newest entries into the Obamamania group of magazine covers.” TV Anchor Babes looks at “A Hot Norah O’Donnell on The Late Late Show.” Viva Chuck Todd tells us, “Chuck Todd Valentine’s Day e-Cards Now Available!” Check out today’s White House Photo of the Day from Time. Today’s “Angry Journalist” rant of the day: “It found it rather ironic when the company, after laying off 20 people and announcing there will be no raises, distributed the United Way pledge cards and asked us to give.”

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REVOLVING DOOR

Politico’s Michael Calderone reports, “Portfolio contributing editor Matt Cooper has joined Talking Points Memo as the site’s new editor-at-large. There, he will be covering the White House — a job he’d done previously at Time and Newsweek — and helping to launch TPM’s new politics blog, TPMDC.”

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NEWSPAPERS

Bloomberg reports, “Newspapers that scrambled to print extra issues after Barack Obama‘s election are ramping up presses to ensure they don’t miss out on an inauguration day windfall.”

The New York Post reports, “The embattled New York Times Co., trying to wriggle out from under a pile of debt as advertising revenue dries up, is talking to Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim about making a sizeable cash investment in the company.”

Big Think reports, “The founder of the Huffington Post blog says old media can survive.” Check out the video here.

Jeff Jarvis‘ Buzz Machine reports, “The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum just canceled their annual convention, which had been scheduled to take place in India in only two months”

Politico’s Michael Calderone reports, “WaPo adding to White House team”

The Daily Cartoonist has a round-up of “Cartoonists covering the Obama Inauguration”

“Matt Taibbi takes on porn-stached New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman‘s greenish ways.”

Ann Althouse writes, “Oooooh! Maureen Dowd goes to some Florida spa, and, I ask you: Was anything ever more ready-made for Stuff White People Like?”

Larry Kramer writes, “Newspapers are still the best-staffed news organizations and remain journalism’s brightest hope — if they can only break their addiction to print.”

FamousDC reports, “CQ Today: Correction, We Meant Public Not Pubic”

“The Gannett Company, publisher of 85 daily newspapers across the United States, is making all its employees take a weeklong unpaid furlough to avoid layoffs.” The Onion asks, “What do you think?” Check out some responses here.

Political Animal reports, “Barack Obama stopped by the Washington Post’s offices yesterday and covered a lot of ground with reporters and editors. There was one subject of particular interest — the Post’s front-page headline read: ‘Obama Pledges Entitlement Reform.’”

Politico’s Michael Calderone asks, “Will WaPo close Book World?”

The Corner reports, “Somewhere along the way, Bob Woodward decided to transition from being a newspaper reporter to a Big Thinker. We see evidence of this in Woodward’s piece in the Washington Post ‘Outlook’ section, ’10 Take Aways From the Bush Years,’ in which Woodward informs us that ‘There’s actually a lot that President-elect Barack Obama can learn from the troubled presidency of George W. Bush.’ Rather than bore Cornerites with a point-by-point rejoinder, it might be instructive to take just one of Woodward’s ten take-aways and examine it with a bit of care.” For more, click here.

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A C-SPAN release announced, “Own a piece of history with this two DVD set commemorating the inauguration of Barack Obama. This special DVD set will include highlights from Inauguration Day 2009 and a compilation of Barack Obama’s speeches delivered on his road to the White House. The DVDs will contain nearly eight hours of programming. The speech compilation features Barack Obama’s 2004 Democratic National Convention address, his speech on race relations, the 2008 convention address, his election night victory remarks, and more. The inaugural highlights DVD will capture events from Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration, including the traditional arrival of the president-elect at the White House, the departure to the Capitol, and the complete inaugural ceremony. Pre-order the two disc collection for $19.95 online now.”

A release announced, “As part of ABC’s Presidential Inauguration coverage on January 20 ABCNEWS.com will live stream the ABC TV network’s special coverage beginning at 9:30AM EST/6:30AM PT. The comprehensive reporting will be embedded directly on ABCNEWS.com’s Homepage. Charles Gibson, Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos will anchor coverage of Barack Obama‘s Inauguration. Broadcast from the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue, coverage will include all events from the swearing-in ceremony and Obama’s Inaugural Address to the Inaugural Parade, as well reaction from around the nation and the world to this historic event. Gibson, Sawyer and Stephanopoulos will be joined by a team of ABC News anchors, correspondents and analysts covering the day’s events. The live streaming coverage, the first of its kind to be directly embedded on the Homepage, will be presented in 16 x 9 widescreen format and will be available on some ABC Affiliate stations’ websites.”

Johnny Dollar’s Place writes, “With six showings of Hannity into the record books, it’s clear that the original debate concept of Hannity & Colmes has been abandoned. Now Sean interviews like-minded folk who won’t challenge his points: Jonah Goldberg, Pat Buchanan, Fred Thompson, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, etc. Oh there was an interview with Don Imus (neither conservative nor a Republican) but it was a celebrity-style chat, barely touching on any political issues. This is all straight out of the playbook of Keith Olbermann. Or for that matter Rachel Maddow who, aside from an infrequent appearance of Buchanan, also proffers a parade of ideological soulmates.”

The New York Times reports, “When the White House changes occupants this week, it may also change channels. Barack Obama‘s inauguration on Tuesday marks the end of an era for the Fox News Channel, the cable news network of choice during the George W. Bush years.”

A Livestation release announced, “Our partner channels have lined up special inauguration coverage which you can flick between in your Livestation player to sample the different perspectives being offered. Livestation chat lets you interact with other viewers and some of the programme producers who might send your comments through to the studio to be read out and discussed live on air. To take part in a discussion you need to have your Livestation player open, click the downward pointing arrow at the top of the screen and enter the chat room.” For more information, click here.

TVNewser’s Chris Ariens reports, “John King Gets 1/6th of CNN Sunday”

WUSA reports, “As the nation looks forward to a historic inauguration, 60 years ago Friday night another historic inauguration took place. That’s when Channel 9, ‘Washington’s Eye on the World,’ began regular television service as the new CBS affiliate.”

Time reports, “Barack Obama wasn’t the only winner to emerge from last year’s historic presidential race. Chuck Todd has surged to TV prominence and Beltway influence since being tapped as NBC’s political director in 2007. For millions of NBC and MSNBC viewers, Todd’s analysis of election arcana, especially during the drawn-out Democratic primary, was an invaluable guidebook on the campaign trail. Recently named NBC’s chief White House correspondent, Todd has written a book on the race along with NBC’s Sheldon Gawiser, How Barack Obama Won. He spoke with TIME about where the media’s election coverage went wrong, how bloggers make him nicer and why his famed facial hair isn’t going anywhere.” Check out the full interview here.

Did you catch it? That was Al Roker broadcasting live from the plaza outside of NBC News at 400 N. Capitol Street on Monday.

TVNewser’s Steve Krakauer reports, “Do you want to know what Fox News’ Megyn Kelly ate last week? She gives a detailed account to NYMag.com’s Grub Street blog.”

Mark your calendars. The 65th Annual Radio & Television Correspondents’ Dinner will be held on Thursday, June 4th, 2009 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington.

TVNewser’s Chris Ariens reports, “Blitzer: We Have ‘Some New Technology.’ Cooper: ‘Is This A Hologram?’”

Yesterday, NBC News’ Matt Lauer was the first to sit down live with Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III, in his first interview since he piloted the crash landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in New York City. The interview aired on “Today,” Monday, January 19.

WTOP reports, “A Prince George’s County jury has reached a verdict in the case of a reporter who sued the county. A jury has found Prince George’s County Police used excessive force when they detained Channel 7 investigative reporter Andrea McCarren.”

TVNewser’s Chris Ariens reports, “Juju Chang Goes Guerilla Journalist For Inauguration”

A release announced that CNN replayed Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech in its entirety on Monday, Jan. 19, at noon (ET) as part of the network’s MLK Day programming.

Check out TVNewser’s Live Chat with Chuck Todd.

TVNewser’s Steve Krakauer reports, “MSNBC held their Television Critics Association panel yesterday in Los Angeles, and the questions ranged from comparisons of MSNBC and FNC to comparisons of Obama and Bush. Variety’s Brian Lowry writes that MSNBC president Phil Griffin fielded questions about the network’s ‘windshield-wiper act’ of having Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews again anchoring political coverage, Tuesday at the Inauguration, as well as whether MSNBC was the ‘left-leaning counterweight’ to Fox News. ‘We’re less about ideology than Fox is,’ said Griffin.”

WorldScreen.com reports, “Jeff Zucker, the president and CEO of NBC Universal, will be a keynote speaker at Media Summit New York, set to be held March 18 and 19. The 6th Annual Media Summit New York, presented by The McGraw-Hill Companies — the publishers of BusinessWeek — and produced by Digital Hollywood, is set for March 18 to 19 at the McGraw-Hill Building in New York.”

TVNewser’s Chris Ariens ponders, “What’s the State of Reliable Sources?”

Politico’s Michael Calderone reports, “CNN President Jon Klein didn’t go light on the praise for John King this afternoon, shortly after the premiere of his new show, ‘State of the Union.’ King, he said, is ‘the best political reporter of his generation.’”

Reuters reports, “ABC feeling economic, digital pressures”

TVNewser’s Steve Krakauer reports, “Where To Watch The Obamas’ First Dance? ABC Only, For Now”

His Extreme-ness points us to this exchange spotted by Matthew Yglesias at Think Progress.

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ONLINE MEDIA

A release announced, “For those who may not plan to visit Washington D.C. for the Inauguration, C-SPAN will debut Inauguration Hub on January 20th. C-SPAN’s Inauguration Hub features an online ‘control room’ that includes a Mogulus designed multichannel grid to webcast the inauguration activities. Visitors can access the Inauguration Hub at www.c-span.org, between 6:00 AM (ET) and Midnight (ET) on Inauguration Day.”

The New York Times reports, “Can CNN, the Go-to Site, Get You to Stay?”

ABC NewsNOW is livestreaming the coverage online through Tuesday — covering all the events, with Rick Klein and Sam Donaldson anchoring. Check it out here.

OJR reports, “Journalism ethics 2.0: As the Internet changes the market, some conventions must change as well”

washingtonpost.com will be offering live video coverage of the Inauguration and mobile alerts to anyone who will be in D.C. to help them avoid the expected gridlock.

A release announced, “CNN Worldwide plans to create the most unique view of the exact moment U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at noon (ET). Using Microsoft Photosynth technology, CNN and Microsoft Corp. will produce the first ‘synth’ of a major historical moment. Photosynth, part of the Microsoft Virtual Earth product family, enables users to create synths, detailed 3-D environments of photos that are identified by minute similarities and then fused together. In this case, the initial images comprise those captured on cell phones, cameras and mobile devices by inauguration attendees of the moment Obama is sworn in as president. From the vast sweep of the crowd to a close-up on the new president’s raised hand, every angle of this historic moment will be frozen in time. To see examples of synths, visit http://photosynth.com. CNN is inviting people witnessing ‘The Moment’ to take part in a special iReport assignment by e-mailing their pictures to themoment@CNN.com.”

CNN reports, “Obama poised to be first ‘wired’ president”

Chicago Reader reports, “Why Would a Pro Write for HuffPo? One freelancer explains why she’ll work gratis for a $200 million company”

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“MySpace has partnered with Katalyst Media, founded by Ashton Kutcher, on a project called The Presidential Pledge. Celebrities recorded videos in which they make a pledge of service to President-elect Barack Obama. The videos were directed, produced and edited by Demi Moore. The ultimate goal is to motivate the MySpace community to create their own pledges to help bring about the change inspired by Obama’s Campaign. … MySpace will have these videos exclusively beginning Monday 12:01am PT Jan.19. Users can watch the videos and create their own personal pledged at www.myspace.com/presidentialpledge. For more info, check out MySpace Celebrity.

Check out “Dear Mr. President,” where people can upload a video message to President-Elect Obama at Pepsi’s new site RefreshEverything.com.

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MAGAZINES

The National Religious Campaign Against Torture urges readers to “Tell Newsweek No to Torture!”

Folio reports, “Hard-Hit Niche Publishers Rethink Strategies”

“This week The Atlantic devotes the homepage of TheAtlantic.com to its coverage of the inauguration. In addition to the latest dispatches and posts from writers including Andrew Sullivan, Marc Ambinder, Ta-Nehisi Coates and James Fallows, the site also features The Atlantic’s archival coverage of new presidencies reaching back to Abraham Lincoln.”

The New York Times reports, “The Popular Newsweekly Becomes a Lonely Category”

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RADIO

A release announced, “Rachel Maddow has reached a new agreement with Air America Media (www.airamerica.com) to extend her tenure with the company’s Radio Network and Interactive Division. ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’ will air as a one-hour program to be presented in morning drive time on the network’s affiliates and streamed on airamerica.com.”

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NEWS NOTES

Media Matters’ Eric Boehlert looks at, “The media myth about the cost of Obama’s inauguration”

JammieWearingFool reports, “Perino Mocks Obama”

A release announced, “Change.org … announced the winners of its Ideas for Change in America competition at an event at the National Press Club and attended by nonprofit leaders, grassroots activists, and members of the Obama campaign and incoming administration. The competition was the first nationwide grassroots response to President-elect Barack Obama‘s call for greater citizen participation in government, and since Election Day more than 650,000 votes have been cast for more than 7500 ideas for how the Obama administration and 111th Congress should change America. The 10 winning ideas reflect the diverse interests of the millions of people calling for change across the country, including ideas for securing universal heath care, LGBT rights, and sustainable green energy. The list of winners also includes ideas often left off of the national agenda but with powerful grassroots support, including those for restoring civil liberties, ending the prohibition on medicinal marijuana, and advancing peace through new government institutions. All winning ideas can be viewed at www.change.org/ideas.”

Sam Dealey looks at “Racial Media Bias Meets Liberal Media Bias”

The Society of Professional Journalists is introducing the Journalists Toolbox. “With more than 10,000 listed Web resources and links, this site is a one-stop destination for any reporter or editor working on any story or beat, from crime to the environment to religion. This free site, edited by former Los Angeles Times reporter and DePaul University instructor Mike Reilley, is organized by beats and industry topics such as Public Records, Investigative, Crime, Legal Issues, Federal Government, State Government, Elections, Science, Environment, Public Safety, Journalism Jobs and much more.”

Slate’s Jack Shafer reports, “Obama’s New Press Strategy — Soon to be the ‘one president at a time,’ he starts schmoozing the press.”

New York Magazine reports, “Christopher Hitchens Blames Torture on Common Americans, Demands â€˜Tongueâ€™ From Andrew Sullivan”

Politico’s Ben Smith reports, “A Democrat with knowledge of administration plans emails over the assignments for the Obama White House press shop, which looks more or less like the campaign press shop, perhaps on the principal of not tinkering with what works.”

A release announced, “Boston University today launched the New England Center for Investigative Reporting (NECIR), the nation’s first university-based, multimedia investigative reporting collaborative focused on local and regional issues.”

AFP reports, “For White House aides, a ride off into an uncertain sunset”

Innovation in College Media has a round-up of “Student media covering the inauguration.”

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JOBS

Association for Financial Professionals is looking for a Director, Communications.

The National Recreation and Park Association is looking for a Managing Editor for Park & Recreation Magazine.

Youth Today is looking for a Marketing/Circulation Manager.

AAAS is looking for an Art Associate.

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Morning Reading List, 01.14.09

Patrick — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:51:22 +0000

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Morning Reading List, 12.29.08

Patrick — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:53:38 +0000

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Morning Reading List, 11.13.08

Patrick — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:11:53 +0000

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Morning Reading List, 10.10.08

Patrick — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:11:42 +0000

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Morning Reading List, 10.07.08

Patrick — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:16:16 +0000

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Separated At Birth: Jeff Jarvis

Inky — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:33:04 +0000

For this week’s Separated at Birth, we have BuzzMachine.com’s Jeff Jarvis.

Does Jeff look like…

South Park Elementary’s guidance counselor Mr. Mackey?

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Morning Reading List, 08.20.08

Patrick — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:10:58 +0000

Good morning Washington. A little college tear drops in memory of Leroi Moore.

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Morning Reading List, 08.18.08

Patrick — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:45:38 +0000

Good morning Washington.

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Morning Reading List, 08.11.08

Patrick — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:16:23 +0000

Good morning Washington.

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Sunday Show Preview

Patrick — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:28:31 +0000

Meet the Press: Obama supporter Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Clinton supporter Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) and Tom Brokaw, Michael Eric Dyson and Amb. Andrew Young.

Face the Nation: Howard Dean, The Washington Post National Editor Rajiv Chandrasekaran, McClatchy Newspapers Chief Pentagon Correspondent Nancy Youssef and CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan.

This Week: Dean and Sens. Jim Webb and Lindsey Graham and a roundtable with The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel, Republican strategist Dan Senor, and ABC News’ Cokie Roberts and George Will.

Fox News Sunday: Sens. John McCain and John Kerry, and a panel with Brit Hume, Washington managing editor of FOX News; Mara Liasson of National Public Radio; Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard, and Juan Williams of National Public Radio. The Power Player is Newseum executive director Joe Urschel.

Late Edition: Clinton supporter Rep. John Murtha, Obama supporter Sen. Christopher Dodd, and Sens. Dick Durbin and John Cornyn, and Rev. David O’Connell, Catholic University President. A roundtable with CNN’s Ed Henry, Candy Crowley, and Bill Schneider.

Chris Matthews Show: NBC’s Ron Allen, BBC’s Katty Kay, The Atlantic’s Andrew Sullivan, U.S. News & World Report’s Gloria Borger

Reliable Sources: Townhall.com’s Mary Katharine Ham, Chicago Tribune’s Clarence Page, Politico’s James Kotecki, Time’s James Poniewozik, St. Petersburg Times’ Eric Deggans, Buzzmachine.com’s Jeff Jarvis

C-SPAN’s Newsmakers: Cardinal Francis George, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, President, will be interviewed by Jay Tolson, U.S. News & World Report, Senior Writer & Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today

Bloomberg’s Political Capital with Al Hunt: Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)

This is America: Roger Wilkins, Deborah Simmons of the Washington Times, Jabari Asim of the NAACP’s Crisis magazine, Michelle Bernard of the Independent Women’s Forum, Rev. Dr. Morris L. Shearin Sr. of the Israel Baptist Church, and Fath Davis Ruffins of the Smithsonian Institution.

Note: The guest lists for Tim Russert and CN8′s Roll Call TV with Robert Traynham were unavailable.

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