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Morning Media Newsfeed: NYT, AP Snub Holder, Musto’s New Gigs, MSNBC Ratings Crash

James Crugnale — Thu, 30 May 2013 05:42:49 +0000

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New York Times, AP Won’t Attend Off-The-Record Eric Holder Meeting (HuffPost / The Backstory)
The New York Times and Associated Press said Wednesday that they will not attend a meeting this week between attorney general Eric Holder and the Washington bureau chiefs of several media outlets to discuss guidelines for journalists in leak investigations. Times executive editor Jill Abramson cited the Justice Department’s request that the discussion be kept off the record as a reason for not attending. NYT Even as Holder has sought to regain his footing, Republicans have resumed their criticism, accusing him of misleading Congress in testimony over whether the Justice Department has considered prosecuting journalists under the Espionage Act for publishing government secrets. HuffPost / The Backstory Associated Press president and chief executive Gary Pruitt told staff at a Wednesday town hall meeting that the phone records obtained by the government included “thousands and thousands” of calls in and out of the news organization, according to a staffer who attended. BuzzFeed Leading civil liberties groups criticized comments made by the Democratic Party’s communications director that media groups refusing to attend the off-the-record meeting are giving up their “right [to] gripe” about the Department of Justice’s pursuit of journalists’ records under Holder’s leadership.

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Redford, Woodward and Bernstein Set for DC, Discovery Preems

Richard Horgan — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:00:17 +0000

There’s a special advance screening tonight of All The President’s Men Revisited at Washington D.C.’s Newseum, co-presented by the White House Correspondents’ Association. To be followed Sunday night at 9 p.m. by the feature documentary’s Discovery channel debut.

FishbowlLA’s favorite portion of this fascinating, highly recommended retelling of the intertwined stories of the real and Hollywood versions of Woodward & Bernstein comes around the half-hour mark. That’s when Redford himself notes the irony of the media’s efforts to expose the identity of Deep Throat leading, belatedly, to a street in the Bay Area called Redford Place.

Rachel Maddow shares some great comments in the Deep Throat segment, alongside Redford, Woodward, Bernstein, Jon Stewart and Tom Brokaw. Bernstein has the funniest line, noting that the only reason the secret of the Hal Holbrook-portrayed source’s identity lasted so long is because neither he or Woodward told their ex-wives. From there, the documentary moves to Marc Felt‘s daughter Joan, who recalls what it was like for her dad’s courageous “follow the money” efforts to finally be confirmed.

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Students Camp Out for Team Dave+Oprah

Richard Horgan — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:50:19 +0000

While Twilight fans were busy camping out in downtown Los Angeles this weekend for tonight’s Breaking Dawn – Part 2 premiere, another overnight line-up sprung up Friday-Saturday in Muncie, Indiana. It was for a different kind of sequel: the November 26 installment of Ball State’s David Letterman Lecture Series featuring very special guest Oprah Winfrey.

Per a report in the Ball State Daily News:

Some students had spent more than 15 hours outside for the tickets. For the overnight stay, students brought everything from a tent to a dog…

This event is once in a lifetime, Kyle Williams, a junior fashion merchandising major said. “Twenty years from now, I will be able to say I got a free ticket in college to see Oprah,” Williams said.

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The Tina Dupuy Exit Interview

Matthew Fleischer — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:30:26 +0000

It’s a bittersweet day here at FishbowlLA. Our beloved former Fishbowler Tina Dupuy and her wonderful, cartoonishly muscled husband are leaving Los Angeles this week to move to the fairer, media-saturated pastures of New York City. We’ll miss her charm and eviscerating wit and seeing her smiling punim at otherwise horrendously dull media gatherings. But we wish her the best.

And so, without further adieu, we present to you Tina’s exit-from-Los Angeles interview.

FBLA: Why the move?

TD: I’ve been making up answers to that question mostly with gauche personal information designed to discourage any follow-ups: “My dog died.” “My best friend died.” “I’m a bad driver.”

The real answer is kind of all of the above plus I’ve been going back east a lot for work. I expect to be there late summer for both conventions and a couple of other events … so living there is more economical. Yes, I’m moving to NYC because it’s cheaper.

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Huffington to Bloggers: ‘Go Ahead, Go on Strike’

Tina Dupuy — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:01:17 +0000

This seems like an oddly inelegant moment for Arianna Huffington. She’s usually more polished. And to talk to about her bloggers like that at the ironically titled PaidContent conference no less!?

Wow.

TheWrap reports:

She argued that blogging on the Huffington Post is equivalent to going on Rachel Maddow, Jon Stewart or the “Today” show to promote their ideas.

And, she said, there are plenty of people willing to take their place if they do.

“The idea of going on strike when no one really notices,” Huffington said. “Go ahead, go on strike.”

She’s probably right. No one will notice that all the indie voices have quietly gone away and what’s left are subsidized op-eds and dimwitted celebrities.

Note she says people will do it just for the exposure then claims no one will notice. It’s either one or the other. Or it’s just SEO (that’s Search Engine Optimization, for all you analog hangers-on).

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Rachel Maddow’s Love Letter to the Correction

Tina Dupuy — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:03:32 +0000

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“Because we have a policy of corrections, we always take those missives seriously,” says Rachel Maddow.

Wait, cable news? Corrections?! Oh yeah, End Times are here. The Maoists are taking over.

Maddow also takes on the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winning Politifact.

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KTLA Reporter Vies for ‘Best Journalist on Twitter’ Award

Richard Horgan — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:15:58 +0000

As far as FishbowlLA is concerned, the Academy to watch this week is not the one on Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills. Rather, it’s the virtual amalgamation known as the Real-Time Academy of Short-Form Arts and Sciences.

That’s the group in charge of selecting Shorty Award winners for the third annual ceremony in March. West coast Real-Time Academy members include Craig Newmarket, Alyssa Milano and MC Hammer. With one day left to go in the first phase of 2011 public voting, KTLA weekend anchor Cher Calvin (@chercalvin, pictured) is trying to muster a final push. She’s currently in the #12 position for “Best Journalist on Twitter,” ahead of Rachel Maddow (#13) and Keith Olbermann (#16), but needs to place in the top six to become a social media wizard category finalist.

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Jon Stewart Defends His ‘Rally to Restore Sanity’ on Rachel Maddow

Matthew Fleischer — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:24:39 +0000

Jon Stewart has taken some heat in the liberal world for the relatively tepid political ideology of his “Rally to Restore Sanity.” This site got in on the criticism too. The flack obviously bugged Stewart, because he went on Rachel Maddow last night to clarify the ideology behind the event. He seemed to suggest the entire thing was an exercise in media criticism–a desperate plea to end the media’s tendency to rhetorically divide every issue into a red state/blue state catfight.

Fair enough. But we still think in the midst of sweeping home foreclosures, unrelenting unemployment, health care crisis and the general decline of the American empire, there might be more important things to fight for than a more complex TV news narrative. How about turning your TVs off and picking up a newspaper? Or maybe picking up a trash bag and cleaning up your neighborhood? Or a shovel and helping to build a community garden? Something. Anything.

Previously on FBLA: Deconstructing Jon Stewart’s ‘Rally to Restore Sanity’

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Richard Engel Talks Shop About Iraq Reporting

Tina Dupuy — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:35:09 +0000

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Last night on the Rachel Maddow Show there was a rare peek inside what it’s been like for freelancer turned NBC reporter Richard Engel to be a journalist in Iraq while the war stretched on and his colleagues died. Seldom to reporters get to talk about the emotional toll of war reporting, especially in the Iraq war where over 200 journalists have lost there lives bringing us the story.

More clips after the jump.

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BREAKING Air America: No More Live Programming Filing Chapter 7

Tina Dupuy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:50:07 +0000

We just received this memo:

From: Charlie Kireker

Date: January 21, 2010 4:36:59 PM EST

To: All

Subject: Air America Operations

It is with the greatest regret, on behalf of our Board, that we must announce that Air America Media is ceasing its live programming operations as of this afternoon, and that the Company will file soon under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code to carry out an orderly winding-down of the business.

The very difficult economic environment has had a significant impact on Air America’s business. This past year has seen a “perfect storm” in the media industry generally.

National and local advertising revenues have fallen drastically, causing many media companies nationwide to fold or seek bankruptcy protection. From large to small, recent bankruptcies like Citadel Broadcasting and closures like that of the industry’s long-time trade publication Radio and Records have signaled that these are very difficult and rapidly changing times.

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Brian Williams Spots LA County Firefighters on the Ground

Tina Dupuy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:16:13 +0000

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Brian Williams tells Rachel Maddow,”We saw LA County outside in one of the neighborhoods today. When they arrived today – it’s just an unbelievable experience, about a half a dozen of the firefighters I had last seen in the fight for Mt. Wilson, the Station Fire in California. I’m wearing the same boots I burned that day. And here they are in another corner of the world and they are among the best in the world.”

Previously on FBLA:

LA County Firefighters Leave for Haiti

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Maddow: Is Fox a News Station?

Tina Dupuy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:52:42 +0000

Rachel Maddow points out,”Expression of an opinion of the new reporters cover is, frankly sometimes part of covering the news.” She plays clips of Anderson Cooper and Shepard Smith after Hurricane Katrina.

Maddow then shows a promo of the Tax Party Protests,”The difference between Fox and news is Fox is actively promoting a protest against the US government.” She then points out mustache man John Stossel, recently hire by Fox is touring the country headlining forums against health care reform.

Maddow adds,”One of these things is really not like the other.”

Via Milk and Cookies

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Eddie Izzard Will Not Be Able to Wear Heels For A Bit

Tina Dupuy — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:41:11 +0000

Comedian Eddie Izzard is perhaps one of the funniest people on this or any other planet. He’s brilliant.

The self-proclaimed Executive Transvestite just ran 43 marathons in 51 days. And, yes, we checked “marathon” in Great Britain is still 26.2 miles. So, for some reason (charity) Izzard decided to do this and finished and wow…we have the same respect/horror for him as for someone who shoots drugs into an abscess.

But here’s the thing, dude who likes to dress like a lady, good luck wearing high-heeled shoes. Your humble bumble editor here runs marathons and you’ll never see us in anything other than Rachel Maddow sneakers and yes, even to weddings and Blogger Proms.

Via BBC

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Rachel Maddow Runs Carrie Prejean Book Spoiler

Tina Dupuy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:38:39 +0000

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Rachel Maddow‘s in-house comedian Kent Jones sums it up, “An inspiring story for anyone who ever had the dream of stopping other people’s dreams.”

Previously on FBLA:

Carrie Prejean (Of Course) is Writing a Book

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Mediabistro Blog-Family Roundup

Pandora Young — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:20:56 +0000

Biz Stone asserts Twitter’s independence- BayNewser

ASBPE announces B2B Magazine Of The Year finalists- FishbowlNY

Blogging = Good for freelancers- MediaJobsDaily

The Atlantic names top 30 Washington insiders on Twitter- FishbowlDC

Rachel Maddow bartends for Diggnation- WebNewser

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