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Tuesday, Feb 23
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM FUND GETS $100,000 GRANT
Good news - for some reporters. The Fund for Investigative Journalism has received a $100,000 grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, based in Oklahoma City. The grant will support reporters working on investigative stories that focus on their states and local communities. The grant provides funds for investigations done by reporters in the ethnic media and local/regional investigative reporters. "This grant will address a pressing need for watchdog reporting in regions where...
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ROCK ON: NBC AND ABC TRASH TALK
Banter breaks out among Capitol Hill and White House TV correspondents. ABC's Jake Tapper: Dear NBC News executives: please tell @SavannahGuthrie and @ChuckTodd to stop blasting Blind Melon from their booth. thanks, Team ABC. MSNBC's Savannah Guthrie: Yes! That's my jam. NBC's Luke Russert: I'm just glad @chucktodd put his "Mamma Mia" soundtrack away. As for @savannahguthrie all she plays is http://bit.ly/5kFZ (Note: The Mary Tyler Moore theme song). Tapper: Blind Melon is way...
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NJ CIRCULATES SURVEY - MAJOR CHANGES BEING DISCUSSED
NJ has circulated an online customer survey suggesting that big changes are being bandied about at CongressDaily, including possibly merging the publication's content with other reporting NJ produces. The survey, said a subscriber who took it, also suggested that NJ could be considering a name change for CongressDaily. One question involved CQ's bill tracking service that is a longtime favorite to a variety of Capitol Hill publications and lobbyists around town. The gist: 'What if...
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Tuesday, Feb 23
THE HILL TO FILL "BALLOT BOX"
The Hill has launched new campaign blog, The Ballot Box. The blog is being headlined by staff writers Aaron Blake and Sean Miller. An email announcing their new web property says, "It is our hope that this is the place to find all the latest campaign news and analysis. This will be a great place for us to post endorsements, polls, candidate news, and anything other tips you may have for us. And we...
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ABC NEWS BUYOUTS TO HIT TOMORROW
On the tail of CBS News' recent round of layoffs, hundreds of ABC News employees are expected to be offered buyouts tomorrow morning. A source familiar with the situation tells FishbowlDC that the buyouts will hit the Washington bureau as well. Mediaite reports that the buyouts are expected to be offered to employees both on and off-air. Check out Steve Krakauer's post for more details. UPDATE: Our sister blog TVNewser says the cuts will hit...
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ABC TO PURCHASE FEW TABLES AT RTCA DINNER
ABC has purchased two tables for the upcoming Radio & Television Correspondents' Association dinner scheduled for March 11. The number is telling. Many of the other networks, NBC, CNN and Fox News, have all purchased many tables, some well into double digits. ABC is on the upswing from last year's RTCA dinner when the network purchased only one table. "Budgets are tight, and our priority is news coverage," said ABC spokeswoman Emily Lenzner. > Update:...
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Tuesday, Feb 23
ALLBRITTON NABS WEMPLE FOR NEW METRO SITE
Robert Allbritton has hired Erik Wemple, editor of City Paper, to edit the new metro site, which has yet to be named. FishbowlDC has heard that WaPo's Marc Fisher and other top editors around the country were under consideration for the job. But, said an industry insider, Wemple "won over the top brass with his take-charge attitude and innovative approach to the news."...
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WASHINGTON LIFE'S YGL NOW ONLINE
Washington Life's Young and the Guest List is out. It's "in"...but it's out. It's out but you're "in" if you're on it. If you're on it, you're in and the list in "in" but it's out. What I'm trying to say is the whole list now online. So maybe if you're on it, you're "in" and online...I give up. Check out the full list of Washington Life's 2010 picks for the capital's most influential...
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EXAMINER'S MASON HAS AN ADMIRER
From Craigslist "Miscellaneous" Section: Julie Mason at the Examiner - m4w - 28 (NWDC) "I just saw you on CNN...And I thought wow... she's pretty and smart.. and buxom. And then I thought... Hey, I wonder if she would like to have BLANK BLANK with me... I am 100 percent serious about this... so what do you think?" Forget about what we think. What does the Washington Examiner's Julie Mason think (who, by the way,...
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Tuesday, Feb 23
POLITICS DAILY'S PROF. SHIZINTZSKI : THE SHIZNIT OR JUST PLAIN SHIZZY?
I'm not sure whether to tune into Politics Daily's Noble Shizintzski as often as possible or to block her from my computer forever. She's a cartoon schoolmarm with dark hair pulled back, glasses perched on the tip of her nose. She wears a stern look and red lips and by video describes her "Word of Wisdom". I'm not convinced I'd let her be a Facebook Friend, maybe with strict stipulations on the hiding settings. That...
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SEPARATED AT BIRTH: THE NATION'S CHRIS HAYES
The Nation's Washington editor Chris Hayes often appears on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show. Last week he had an unfortunate slip of the tongue on air when, after Maddow greeted him, he replied, "Hi Matt." Hayes quickly reversed himself and called her "Rachel." Of course, by now he had referred to the popular female host with a male name. A highly amused Maddow replied, "Did you call me Matt? I answer to Matt, Maddow or Maddow."...
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GOOD MORNING FISHBOWLDC READERS
Quote of the Day "I know people at CNN do because we sure do cover her a lot." -- Democratic Strategist and CNN contributor James Carville on whether he finds FNC contributor and possible presidential hopeful Sarah Palin fascinating. Carville appeared on CNN's "Larry King" Monday night....
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