Before "Hardball" today, Chris Matthews informed the show’s staff in a production meeting that he’s not running for Senate, according to a network source.
Matthews’ flirtation with running in 2010 for the Pennsylvania Senate seat held by Arlen Specter …
New Yorker’s post-election issue is a hit on newsstands. Will that translate to book sales for Lizza and Remnick.
Leibovich imagines Obama’s media cabinet.
Luke Russert hosts inauguration bash. (Five hour …
CNBC’s John Harwood asked Barack Obama earlier about reports that he’s considering former Time Warner chief executive for the position of Commerce Secretary.
HARWOOD: A couple of things quickly before we go. Dick Parsons going to be your next commerce …
Last month, CNN announced that correspondent John King would take over the programming hours of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday mornings, beginning January 18. But when King spoke to Politico at the time about his "marathon" show, …
NY Times columnist Paul Krugman writes on his blog about "the trouble with Sanjay Gupta" — Obama’s pick for surgeon general. Krugman’s displeasure with the TV doctor stems from his debate with Michael Moore over the film, "Sicko."
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Not to be confined to just a book deal, Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher continues exceeding his 15 minutes by heading to Israel as a war correspondent for Pajamas Media’s TV unit, according to Associated Press (via HuffPost). …
Competing for leaked Washington Post memos is a tough business, especially when you have great competition in the world of DC-based media blogging.
But Patrick Gavin’s days of scooping Politico (or breaking news about Politico) are numbered. …
Here’s a quick plug for a good cause.
This Friday, four journo-filled bands (comprised from staffs like the Washington Post, LA Times, McClatchy, and the Washington Independent) compete for the title of "Best Reporter-Based Washington Rock Group" at Journopalooza. Who knew …
After a record-setting number of transition press conferences in Chicago, Obama answered questions from reporters in Washington for the first time as President-Elect. On hand were several new members of the White House press corps.
Obama took …
Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr., boy-king of the New York Times, has faced the wrath of media writers for years. Today was a bit of a reprieve. The New York Observer applauded Sulzberger’s commitment to journalism during these troubled times, …
