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bloggers in peril
Blogger Shot in DC
Yikes. Media Consortium blogger Brian Beutler was shot in Washington DC last night, a block away from my old apartment. Or pretty much directly in front of Andrew Sullivan's apartment. He is expected to make a full recovery. And next time, thanks to the Supreme Court, he will be able to shoot back. [DCist, Photo]
obit
Tim Russert, 1950-2008
In what may or may not be an irony of some kind, but should probably not actually be noted, because it's sort of ghoulish and in poor taste, political journalism superstar Tim Russert went out today with a Friday newsdump, that hallowed Washington DC practice of burying news no one wants to see. Earlier today, June 13, 2008, Russert suffered a fatal heart attack. While working, obviously. Because he worked a lot, and he always looked like he loved it. More »
Fires, car accidents, and power outages are crippling Washington, DC. Traffic signals are all out! 30 blocks of downtown chaos! Don't you see what this means? Live Free or 
and now she's dead
DC Madam Deborah Palfrey: 1956-2008
Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the "DC Madam" who was convicted in April of charges related to her famous prostitution ring, died today in an apparent suicide at her mother's house in Florida. She was 52. Palfrey was busted in October of 2006, and it wasn't long before she captured national attention by threatening to release her phone records—records that could've destroyed the careers of hundreds of Washington politicians and officials. Or so went speculation at the time. More »
citizen journalism
David Gregory: You Say 'Jerk'
Former White House correspondent and current MSNBC host David Gregory just may be taking over for Chris Matthews once Matthews' very expensive contract is up next year. It is hoped, by MSNBC brass, that the kinda well-liked Gregory will be less of a headache than the notorious diva Matthews. But maybe he'll be just as bad! We asked for your stories about Gregory, and you delivered. As we said yesterday, his reputation in DC was not particularly bad for a TV "star." But that town is sycophantic enough to forgive a lot. So far, you all agree that David Gregory is, in fact, a jerk. Your personal stories of jerkdom, after the jump (and feel free to send more). More »
media criticism
Ferguson in DC: "Shut the Hell Up, New York 'Times'"
The annual White House Correspondents' Dinner was held in Washington this past weekend. The dinner awards some prizes and serves as an excuse for the corporations that own media companies to reward rich friends and B-list celebrities with seats at tables that are often within 100 feet of the President himself. Then a comedian does a little routine. This year's comedian was late-night talk show host Craig Ferguson. He was ok. More »
journalismism
Scary Monsters (and Super Creep): Busted Perv Sez 'Bigfoot Made Me Do It'
Earlier this week, dangerous fiend Gene Morrill was convicted of 20 charges of sex crimes involving minors. At his sentencing hearing in Stafford County, Virginia, yesterday, Morrill offered a stunning defense: a sasquatch molested him in the woods of New Hampshire. The heroic journalists at Washington DC's WJLA led with this story on yesterday's 5 p.m. newscast. Reporter Jessica Weinstein actually contacted experts at the Bigfoot Field Research Organization to ask whether Bigfoot had ever been spotted in New Hampshire. This is why blogs can never replace genuine shoe-leather reporting. The ABC7 report is attached. [WJLA]
washington slept here
Fancy Hotel is Hotbed of Sin!
Shock! The Mayflower Hotel, a charming old Washington DC institution, apparently doesn't forcibly stop women who may be prostitutes from going up to the rooms of men who may be johns! Attractive women in "stilettos and lacy camisoles" are so out-of-place in downtown DC that the hotel staff play a game called "Guess the Call Girl," where they quietly declare these women to be whores. But even after spotting the loose women, the staff sit idly by and do nothing while innocent men are led down the path of temptation. Disgusting. [NYT]
print is dead
Washington 'Post' Case Study In Doing It Wrong
Alt-weekly crusader and Washington City Paper editor Erik Wemple wrote the definitive story on the battle between traditional newsrooms and their web counterparts, where "definitive" means "extraordinarily long and often forgetting to make a larger point in its various attempts to embarrass the Washington Post." It's still entertaining though, as a case study in precisely how, over and over again, one should not roll out and maintain the web side of a major publication. More »
explosion!
VEEP'S OFFICE BURNS
DC is on fire for once! The "old executive office," an pretty old building basically across the street from the White House, is AFLAME on the "Today Show" right now, due to a problem in an "electrical closet" in the Vice President's "ceremonial office." Mishap in the torture room or is he DESTROYING THE EVIDENCE? We'll never know 'cause "Today" just cut back to Patti LaBelle's fightin' choir. [WP]
moving on up
Lloyd Grove Shocker: New York Different From DC
As some of you might know, I am returning to New York from Washington, DC, where I've spent the last year-and-a-half not leaving my apartment. I turned to this insightful interview with former Washington Post columnist Lloyd Grove—who made a similar move in 2003—for advice on what to expect upon my arrival. Because New York is different, in so many ways. It's bigger, and it has Donald Trump! And people are always trying to give you things, like booze and clothes and the Gawker book. More »
washington, dc
'Sunday Styles', DC Republicans Remind Us Why We Live in NYC
In college, we often wondered what would become of the frat boys and sorostitutes when they graduated and entered the real world. They grow up to become frat boys and sorostitutes, judging by the membership of Capitol Club, a Washington club of "100 politically connected young men".
When the cover band took a break at Swine on the Vine, guests crowded around the beer bong, eager to take their turn guzzling a can of beer poured down a funnel. A young man shook a portable outhouse because he knew his buddy was inside.Somehow, A.J. doesn't seem that bad by comparison. More »
