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Newsroom Remodeling = Holocaust?

FishbowlDC obtained a memo from the Washington Post’s Marcus Brauchli to the newsroom about the paper’s “newsroom revamp.” In the memo, WaPo says the move will “involve some tricky logistics and no doubt inconvenience some people.” Shucks. Fishbowl’s Matthew then compares the remodelling of a building to the Holocaust:

My favorite line: “In the meantime, you may want to start packing up or winnowing files so you’re ready to go with a few weeks’ notice.” Very ‘Diary of Anne Frank’….

FishbowlDC has been living on the edge lately, but Anne Frank jokes?

Fishbowl D.C.’s Bromance With Its Photo Caption Contest Continues

Once in a while, Fishbowl D.C. really bros out on us. Every year, we all must endure the Hottest Media Types contest and the shameless self-promotion surrounding it. But nearly each and every week, we fight another silent, creeping bro-dom from the Web site: The Fishbowl D.C. Photo Caption Contest.

This week’s contest was true to form: It featured a photo of President Bush appearing to prepare to slap the ass of a member of the U.S. Women’s Beach Volleyball Team, then asked readers to create a funny caption to illustrate the visual. (Note: This is at least the second in Fishbowl’s ass-slapping-themed photo series). These were the finalists:

“Now that’s what I call a weapon of mass destruction!” was the best D.C. media could do. Do we have only ourselves to blame? Or is there simply no way to resist the groan-inducing, frat-ready punchline when presented with month-and-a-half-old Presidential bikini shots and homosocial baseball embraces?

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