Morning Reading List, 04.24.07

Good morning Washington. What do Tony Kornheiser and Scooter Libby have in common? Admittedly not much, but they did both make The Phoenix's List of 100 Unsexiest Men, 2007. Reuters reports, "The Huffington Post political blog has signed on Web media company Yahoo Inc. and online news site Slate to help host two debates among presidential hopefuls ahead of the 2008 election." The Washingtonian has more coverage from the WHCA parties here . "Lawmakers Urge Bush to Reconsider Broadcasting Cuts" "Magazines, Online And Off" Helena Andrews reviews the fashion from the WHCA Dinner and says, "The original Wonkette, Ana Marie Cox, wore an emerald green reflective ensemble that might have looked better on the set of 'Wicked.'" Then again, Andrews thinks Los Angeles is a great city so we're suspicious of her judgment... Rem Rieder writes, "I have two major objections to the dinner. The first is that it suggests a coziness between newsmakers and the people who cover them that just isn't healthy. ... The other problem is the carnival aspect, the competition for the get, the parade of (sort of) celebs, the coveted after-party tickets." Today, American University's School of Communication is hosting its Finale Reception for its Mentoring Program and they are expecting a few big-name alumni/DC media including CBS News' 48 Hours Investigates producer Susan Zirinsky, NBC 4 anchor Wendy Rieger and XM Satellite Radio's Bob Edwards. Julie Mason shows us just why the stakeout can sometimes be a bit anti-climatic. A reader tells us, "If we were to follo Bruce Johnson's well-meaning criterion, there would be no day for celebration. Each festivity would be canceled on a daily basis, based on Darfur alone. Let us remember the victims, but let us also go on living. The victims would want us to, while remembering them. It is people like Cho who would want to rob us of even these perhaps frivolous but joyful celebrations." Ralph Hanson points out that the Post "crossed a new diversity barrier" last week -- "not interracial dating, they've done that a time or two; not gay dating -- no lesbians yet, but one male-male date. No, this time they had a man in a wheelchair and a woman who was not." In one reader's opinion, "The Politico.com redesign is awesome -- the new features are full of great info and it's much easier to navigate through the stories." Vandi -- is that you? Gawker reports that near "catfight" broke out at John McLaughlin's post-White House Correspondent's Dinner brunch between Ana Marie Cox and Eric Alterman. "Cox confronted Alterman about recent comments he had made concerning Time's recent hirings, specifically, the hiring of Cox." Reason Editor-in-Chief Nick Gillespie talked with National Journal's Jonathan Rauch "about the 2008 presidential race, the Iraq War, the state of contemporary journalism, and more." Hat Tips: DCRTV, TVNewser, IWantMedia, Romenesko, MediaBistro, JournalismJobs, JournalismNext

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Morning Reading List, 04.24.07

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