Erik Wemple: Politico


Posted at 05:44 PM ET, 05/23/2013

New York Times poaches Politico's Jonathan Martin
By Erik Wemple
Departure could prompt a deficit of deep dives at the Rosslyn-based news site.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:44 PM ET, 05/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jonathan Martin, New York Times, Politico

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 05/17/2013

Politico's self-promo backfires
By Erik Wemple
Why did Politico pursue an ad with a top congressional staffer?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 AM ET, 05/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitch McConnell, Politico, Roll Call

Posted at 08:33 PM ET, 05/09/2013

Politico experiments with a paywall
By Erik Wemple
The site will "test a metered system for subscriptions in a half-dozen states and internationally."

By Erik Wemple  |  08:33 PM ET, 05/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Politico

Posted at 11:27 AM ET, 05/09/2013

Politico debuts homepage sponsored content
By Erik Wemple
News site uses red, all-caps text to highlight sponsor-generated content.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:27 AM ET, 05/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  national retail federation, Politico

Posted at 09:28 AM ET, 05/01/2013

Allbritton exploring sale of TV assets
By Erik Wemple
Move would re-commit company to Politico

By Erik Wemple  |  09:28 AM ET, 05/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Allbritton Communications Co., Politico, WJLA

Posted at 05:28 PM ET, 04/26/2013

Can Politico spot gender issues?
By Erik Wemple
Anonymous staffers will give you a story about any newsroom in the country.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:28 PM ET, 04/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Politico, sexism

Posted at 02:33 PM ET, 03/29/2013

NationalJournal.com hires new editor: Politico's Tim Grieve
By Erik Wemple
Veteran of Washington journalism called in to push staff of NationalJournal.com to, well, do what Politico has done.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:33 PM ET, 03/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National Journal, Politico, Tim Grieve

Posted at 05:55 PM ET, 03/27/2013

Politico aces PR
By Erik Wemple
Politico knows how to make a video, especially when the topic is Politico.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:55 PM ET, 03/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Politico

Posted at 05:21 PM ET, 03/01/2013

Woodward: 'I wasn't running around complaining'
By Erik Wemple
Bob Woodward says that he wasn't shopping his story.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:21 PM ET, 03/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bob Woodward, Jim VandeHei, Politico

Posted at 01:06 PM ET, 01/18/2013

Media continues adoring 'purple' Washington insiders
By Erik Wemple
Want to get the media to pay attention to you? Claim that you're looking to unite the country in bipartisanship.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:06 PM ET, 01/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Lobbying, Politico

Posted at 02:31 PM ET, 01/16/2013

More trouble ahead for Capitol Hill publications?
By Erik Wemple
We knew newspapers were in trouble. But are Capitol Hill newspapers also ailing?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:31 PM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  BGOV, CQ Roll Call, National Journal, Politico, The Hill

Posted at 07:56 AM ET, 01/16/2013

Fox News 'shunned' at Obama news conferences?
By Erik Wemple
Which news outlet gets to ask the most questions of the president?

By Erik Wemple  |  07:56 AM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Fox News, New York Times, Politico

Posted at 04:51 PM ET, 01/07/2013

Politico makes new year's staffing moves
By Erik Wemple
Unclear if photographer's tweet portends an upheaval at Politico or just a bit of early-year reshuffling.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:51 PM ET, 01/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Politico

Posted at 05:55 PM ET, 11/29/2012

Politico source calls a 28-minute conversation curt'
By Erik Wemple
Politico source describes a 28-minute conversation between Obama and Boehner as "curt."

By Erik Wemple  |  05:55 PM ET, 11/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Politico

Posted at 05:43 PM ET, 10/09/2012

Six questions about Politico’s ‘Romney Rebellion’ story
By Erik Wemple
Just what stands behind Politico’s latest scoop?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:43 PM ET, 10/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney politico, mitt romney politico staff shakeup, mitt romney politico rebellion, politico romney rebellion, politico vandehei allen romney, politico romney

Posted at 02:14 PM ET, 09/27/2012

Politico editor: Horse-race coverage is ‘fine’ and ‘important’
By Erik Wemple
VandeHei sticks up for embattled ‘horse-race coverage’

By Erik Wemple  |  02:14 PM ET, 09/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jim vandehei, politico, diane rehm, wamu, horse-race coverage

Posted at 10:40 AM ET, 09/04/2012

Stop the whining, political reporters
By Erik Wemple
To political reporters: If you don’t like the race, quit.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:40 AM ET, 09/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  political reporters, politico, dylan byers, maggie haberman, chuck todd, nbc news, mark leibovich

Posted at 05:47 PM ET, 08/21/2012

Politico’s skinny-dipping story: Quite a reach [Updated]
By Erik Wemple
It alleges an FBI probe of naked swimming. Really?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:47 PM ET, 08/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, wall street journa, eric cantor, michael grimm, kevin yoder, congress, jake sherman, john bresnahan, sea of galilee, skinny dipping

Posted at 06:47 PM ET, 08/20/2012

Updated: Politico’s Dave Catanese pulled off Todd Akin story
By Erik Wemple
Top editors chastise Dave Catanese for crossing a line.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:47 PM ET, 08/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  todd akin, dave catanese, politico, john harris, jim vandehei

Posted at 08:08 AM ET, 08/20/2012

Politico reporter ventures defense of Todd Akin
By Erik Wemple
Dave Catanese goes for it, attempts to defend the indefensible Todd Akin.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:08 AM ET, 08/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  todd akin, dave catanese politico, thought experiment, twitter, american journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 08/14/2012

Politico puts ‘stop reading’ sign in article
By Erik Wemple
Politico fashions new explanation for anonymity.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:00 AM ET, 08/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, paul ryan, mitt romney, republican operatives, beltway

Posted at 09:31 AM ET, 08/14/2012

Media news derivatives: Aug. 14
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for Aug. 14.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:31 AM ET, 08/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  paul ryan, ryan lizza, new yorker, helen gurley brown, new york times, jon steart daily show, brit hume, media matters for america, dylan byers, politico, jim lehrer, candy crowley, bob schieffer

Posted at 09:14 AM ET, 08/13/2012

Media news derivatives: Aug. 13
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for Aug. 13.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:14 AM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  paul d. ryan, mark zuckerberg, nbc, magazines, david carr, new york times, paul d. ryan, nbc, politico, mitt romney

Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 07/25/2012

Vetting errors: ABC News and the rush to get it wrong
By Erik Wemple
Journalism’s rush to get it wrong

By Erik Wemple  |  02:30 PM ET, 07/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  brian ross abc news, supreme court, fox news, cnn, huffington post, national review online, cbssports.com, politico, daily news

Posted at 01:14 PM ET, 07/18/2012

Mike Allen editorializes for Lance Armstrong
By Erik Wemple
Why is the Playbook writer editorializing for Lance Armstrong?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:14 PM ET, 07/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mike allen, politico, usada, lance armstrong, patton boggs, lobbying

Posted at 03:22 PM ET, 07/12/2012

Romney campaign will ask Boston Globe for correction of Bain story, aide says [Updated]
By Erik Wemple
Will Romney camp ask for correction of Globe report?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:22 PM ET, 07/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  boston globe, mitt romney, campaign, bain capital, andrea saul, politico, dylan byers, martin baron, correction request

Posted at 01:29 PM ET, 07/09/2012

CNN’s Howard Kurtz sort of delves into Joe Williams’s personal life
By Erik Wemple
Is it an inevitability that personal life will be dissected.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:29 PM ET, 07/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, joe williams, howard kurtz, reliable sources, cnn

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 06/28/2012

Media news derivatives, June 28
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 28

By Erik Wemple  |  09:30 AM ET, 06/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ann curry, today show, new york times, hyperlocal, leak investigations, jack shafer, reuters, news corp. split, news corp, joe williams politico, joe williams suspended

Posted at 11:05 AM ET, 06/27/2012

Politico’s Joe Williams calls out his enemies
By Erik Wemple
Joe Williams goes on the counterattack.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:05 AM ET, 06/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  joe williams, politico, breitbart.com, bill press, mediaite, current tv

Posted at 08:04 AM ET, 06/27/2012

Media news derivatives: June 27
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 27.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:04 AM ET, 06/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  newt gingrich, fox news, nora ephron, san jose mercury news, new york times, huffington post, joe williams, politico

Posted at 08:04 AM ET, 06/25/2012

Media news derivatives: June 25
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 25.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:04 AM ET, 06/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  joe williams, boyce watkins, politico, howard kurtz, fishbowldc, anthony shadid, jerry sandusky, fox news, jack shafer, chris hayes

Posted at 07:35 PM ET, 06/22/2012

Joe Williams blasts ‘small group’ in statement
By Erik Wemple
Joe Williams issues statement on suspension

By Erik Wemple  |  07:35 PM ET, 06/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  joe williams, politico, suspension msnbc, breitbart.com, politico, joe williams

Posted at 11:20 AM ET, 06/22/2012

Media news derivatives: June 22
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 22

By Erik Wemple  |  11:20 AM ET, 06/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  karl rove, nancy pelosi, atlantic media, justin smith, fox & friends, politico, joe williams

Posted at 08:22 AM ET, 06/12/2012

Media news derivatives: June 12
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 12.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:22 AM ET, 06/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  white house, politico, private sector is doing fine, watergate, washington post, daily beast, max holland, glenn beck, jack shafer, alex pareene, jon stewart, daily show

Posted at 05:07 PM ET, 06/11/2012

Politico puts a name to an unnamed Clinton insider: Patti Solis Doyle
By Erik Wemple
Insider quote on Politico goes from unnamed to named!

By Erik Wemple  |  05:07 PM ET, 06/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, hillary rodham clinton, bill clinton, patti solis doyle, "lost in hillaryland"

Posted at 05:39 PM ET, 06/05/2012

Politico’s media criticism, No. 6
By Erik Wemple
Sixth in a series on Politico’s media critique

By Erik Wemple  |  05:39 PM ET, 06/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ari fleischer, george w. bush, politico, jim vandehei, mike allen, "to gop, blatant bias in vetting"

Posted at 11:45 AM ET, 06/04/2012

Politico’s media criticism criticized, No. 5
By Erik Wemple
Fifth in a not-so-occasional series on Politico’s media criticism.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:45 AM ET, 06/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jim vandehei, mike allen, politico, barack obama, mitt romney, new york times, washington post, bias, vetting

Posted at 12:12 PM ET, 06/01/2012

Politico’s media criticism, No. 4
By Erik Wemple
Another installment in critiquing Politico’s media criticism.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:12 PM ET, 06/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, washington post, new york times, jim vandehei, mike allen, rush limbaugh

Posted at 01:22 PM ET, 05/31/2012

Politico’s media criticism, exposed
By Erik Wemple
Second installment in a series on Politico’s media criticism.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:22 PM ET, 05/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, jim vandehei, mike allen, mitt romney, president obama, bullying, new york times

Posted at 07:57 AM ET, 05/23/2012

Media news derivatives: May 23
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for May 23

By Erik Wemple  |  07:57 AM ET, 05/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  propublica, atlantic, peter osnos, andy coulson, sean hannity, michael wolff, josh gerstein, politico, patch

Posted at 10:24 AM ET, 05/17/2012

News media derivatives: May 17
By Erik Wemple
A look at media stories for May 17.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:24 AM ET, 05/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  chris hughes, facebook, upi, arnaud de borchgrave, washington times, jack shafer, politico, cnn, michelle malkin, mitt romney

Posted at 08:36 AM ET, 05/07/2012

Media news derivatives: May 7
By Erik Wemple
A summary of media stories for May 7.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:36 AM ET, 05/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  tom brokaw, david carr, new york times, politico, charles barkley, ap, eric carvin

Posted at 10:05 AM ET, 05/04/2012

Media news derivatives: May 4
By Erik Wemple
What’s happening in the media world?

By Erik Wemple  |  10:05 AM ET, 05/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  shepard smith, politico, barack obama, new york girlfriend, mike debonis, washington post, fox news, sean hannity, fox mole, gawker, occupy

Posted at 05:08 PM ET, 05/03/2012

Politico issues editor’s note on Obama post
By Erik Wemple
Politico does the right thing on ‘New York girlfriend.’

By Erik Wemple  |  05:08 PM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, barack obama, dylan byers, editor's note

Posted at 08:21 AM ET, 05/03/2012

Media news derivatives: May 3
By Erik Wemple
What is happening in the media?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:21 AM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, dreams from my father, newt gingrich, r.c.l hammond, keach hagey, wall street journal, new york times, fcc, bloomberg TV, lorne michaels, mitt romney, george zimmerman, rupert murdoch, sean hannity

Posted at 09:12 AM ET, 03/29/2012

Media news derivatives
By Erik Wemple
More and more on the Trayvon Martin case.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:12 AM ET, 03/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jack shafer, poynter.org, george zimmerman, trayvon martin, sean hannity, politico, village voice media, backpage.com, white house, new york times, "white hispanic"

Posted at 04:39 PM ET, 03/28/2012

Politico rankles White House with ‘breaking’ alert
By Erik Wemple
An e-mail gives the impression of an administration doing damage control.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:39 PM ET, 03/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  white house, donald verrilli, politico, dan pfeiffer

Posted at 02:57 PM ET, 03/27/2012

Geraldo undoes apology!
By Erik Wemple
Hours after apologizing for his hoddie comment, Rivera walks backward.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:57 PM ET, 03/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  geraldo rivera, apology, politico, trayvon martin, hoodie

Posted at 10:51 AM ET, 03/23/2012

C-SPAN knocks, Politico answers
By Erik Wemple
What’s next?

By Erik Wemple  |  10:51 AM ET, 03/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  c-span, politico, howard mortman, david zurawik, maggie haberman, jonathan martin, jim vandehei

Posted at 11:33 AM ET, 03/15/2012

Politico: Stupid is as stupid does
By Erik Wemple
Kinda stupid.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:33 AM ET, 03/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, stpuid voters, john harris, alexander burns

Posted at 10:19 AM ET, 03/14/2012

Media news derivatives: March 14
By Erik Wemple
For March 14.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:19 AM ET, 03/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  dylan byers, keach hagey, politico, jack coleman, newsbusters, buzzfeed

Posted at 03:12 PM ET, 02/29/2012

Vanity Fair on Washington Post: Old story, new copy
By Erik Wemple
Touches all the bases.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:12 PM ET, 02/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  vanity fair, washington post, sarah ellison, donald graham, facebook, mark zuckerberg, kaplan, politico

Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 02/17/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 17
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 17.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:30 AM ET, 02/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  anthony shadid, new york times, washington post, wall street journal, apple, china, gawker, politico, ap, whitney houston

Posted at 02:43 PM ET, 02/15/2012

Politico TV coming to a station on your dial?
By Erik Wemple
Let’s hope so.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:43 PM ET, 02/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, politico tv, jim vandehei, juana summers

Posted at 10:53 AM ET, 02/02/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 2
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 2.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:53 AM ET, 02/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sarah palin, bill o'reilly, politico, cnn, jon stewart

Posted at 09:04 AM ET, 01/30/2012

News media derivatives: Jan. 30
By Erik Wemple
For Jan. 30

By Erik Wemple  |  09:04 AM ET, 01/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, newt gingrich, matt drudge, politico, new york times, david carr, steve waldman, tom brokaw, nbc, mitt romney, newt gingrich