Morning Reading List 07.31.09

Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Above, check out Robert Gibbs, pre-White House (via HuffPost). What we know and what we're reading this Friday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS NEWSPAPERS Two local groups have offered early bids to buy the Boston Globe. TV Lou Dobbs' ratings on CNN are not benefitting from all this attention on him lately, according to NYO. RADIO Five Quick Questions for NPR's David Folkenflik from Mediaite, including, Q: Are you nervous or excited about the future of Journalism? Why? and A: Both. I'm nervous, even heartbroken, because of the toll that the dissolution of the old business models for the news business is taking both on dedicated practitioners of the trade and on trade itself..." ONLINE In a week when the biggest story out of the White House is arguably about beer, it seems fitting that ABC's Jake Tapper took a break to interview Judd Apatow on the Political Punch Podcast. Apatow's "Funny People" is in theaters now so listen to the podcast and go see it this weekend. Politico's Anne Schroeder Mullins catches up with the genius behind YouTube sensation "Auto-Tune the News" here. NEWS NOTES How's MSM doing on health care reform coverage? Ehh, says James Rainey at the LATimes. David Bass has launched a new public relations and public affairs firm, Raptor, tagline: "New times demand new strategies." Find out more on the firm's new site here. Totally unrelated to DC journos, but still something to look forward to... the cast of Seinfeld will reunite on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm." WEST WING REPORTAGE Everything the President touches turns to gold... Bloomberg takes a look at the "Obama Effect" on Washington restaurants. On the other hand... a 78-year-old woman in Iowa is so sick of seeing President Obama in the media, she's selling her two television sets. HAT TIPS: mediabistro, TVNewser, Politico JOBS after the jump... JOBS Check out MediaJobsDaily.

Fishbowl

Morning Reading List 07.31.09

Christine

About

Subscriptions

Events

Publications

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

Christine