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    Sunday Show Scorecard

    By KateH | October 19, 2009

    Hello, ladies! It’s time for a surprise inspection for all our favorite Sunday shows! We’re dropping in to see how they’re managing without our weekly report. CJP likes to make sure women are well represented on the weekly shows. On with the inspection!

    First Place:

    Chris Matthews Show

    Chris is keeping up the good work over on CMS. Chris Matthews hosted Janes Helene Cooper of the New York Times and Kelly O’Donnell of NBC news along with The Atlantic’s Andrew Sullivan and HDNet’s Dan Rather. Two of four is good enough for first place…Congratulations, CMS!

    Second Place

    Meet the Press

    Meet the Press hosted California First Lady Maria Shriver, Senior White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett, Sen. Chris Dodd, Sen. John Kyl, and John Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress on this week’s show. Two Janes earns MTP a Jane and second place this week. Good job MTP!

    Tied for Last Place

    Fox News Sunday

    Chris Wallace hosted Sen. Kent Conrad, Sen. Arlen Specter, Sen. John Thune, Terry McAuliffe former Chair of the Democratic Party and Karl Rove former Senior Adviser to President George W. Bush. Not a Jane in the bunch so that puts Chris and FNS in last place.  

    This Week

    George Stephanopolous hosted White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod. Not a Jane but we will give George a little credit for at least including one Jane in his roundtable panel.

    Face the Nation

    Bob Scheiffer hosted White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Sen. John Cornyn, and Sen. John Kerry on Sunday morning. As most of you know, we at CJP are very fond of Bob and consider him our Sunday boyfriend. Needless to say, we’re disappointed, Bob.


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    Sunday Show Scorecard: September 6, 2009

    By admin | September 7, 2009

    Did you miss us? This week we bring a back a favorite CJP feature: the Sunday Show Scorecard! Check out our your favorite Sunday shows stacked up against the competition this week, and whether they’re really representing the Janes.

    Chris Matthews Show

    Two Janes for the Chris Matthews Show this week, which hosted four guests: BBC’s Katty Kay, CNN’s Gloria Borger, the Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson, and TIME Magazine’s Michael Duffy. A great lineup of diverse perspectives — including two women. We approve! Two Janes, and once again CMS is winning the Sunday Show Scorecard.

    Fox News Sunday

    Fox News Sunday had two panels yesterday. The first panel discussed healthcare with Gov. Howard Dean, Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, Center for American Progress’ John Podesta, and Senator Lamar Alexander. A healthcare panel of all men? We think healthcare is a women’s issue too! In their second panel, Fox News hosted Bill Kristol, Mara Liasson, Stephen Hayes, and Juan Williams. One Jane for you guys this week — but one extra-credit Jane because a Fox News producer reached out to CJP and asked about our ranking system. We love that you guys care!

    This Week

    On This Week, George Stephanopoulos hosted a a panel on healthcare (what else?) consisting of former Senate Majority leaders Tom Daschle and Bob Dole, Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), chairman of the House Republican Conference and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA). White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs also made an appearance. We’re glad to see Maxine Waters representing the Janes, but that’s still only one Jane!

    Meet The Press

    Meet The Press really let us down this week. Their roundtable this week included a lot of all-star men, but no women! Panelists were: New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, NBC’s Tom Brokaw, White House senior adviser David Axelrod, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and former Rep. Harold Ford. We were disappointed to see MTP couldn’t find a single woman for their panel. No Janes!

    Face The Nation

    Our Sunday boyfriend, Bob Schieffer, hosted only one guest this week: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who talked about President Obama’s address to children, fixing America’s schools, and the H1N1 virus. Sorry Bob — no Janes!


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    NY Event: Personal Democracy Forum

    By Nisha | June 23, 2009

    As you’ve probably noticed from the last post, we’ve been a little swamped! But we wanted to sneak in a quick post about Personal Democracy Forum, a very cool conference coming up June 29 & 30 in New York City. The conference, themed “We.gov,” is one of the largest conferences examining innovations in technology, politics, social media, and civic engagement. The conference features some great speakers:

    • Clay Shirky, Author
    • Jeff Jarvis, Author
    • Craig Newmark, Craigslist
    • Randy Zuckerberg, Facebook
    • Nate Silver, 538.com
    • Vivek Kundra, White House CIO
    • Joe Rospars, New Media Director of the Obama campaign
    • Michael Wesch, “The Machine is Us/ing Us”
    • Mark Pesce, Futurist
    • Jack Dorsey, Co-Founder, Twitter

    We know it’s short notice, since the conference is a week away, but if you’re in New York and can spare a day or two, it promises to be an exciting event. And if you’re reading this post right now you can get a $100 discount on your registration by using the coupon code CitizenJane at registration. Registration is located at http://bit.ly/Pdf2009CJ.

    Hope to see you there!


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    Where to find us…

    By admin | June 18, 2009

    Hello our beloved Janes!

    As you’ve certainly noticed, the ladies at CJP have been a little tied up lately. Both Patricia and Nisha have gone and gotten j-o-b-s, just a little sumpin’ sumpin’ to pay the bills.

    We’ll check in and post as often as possible, but if you’re ever looking for us, you can find Patricia every day writing a column called “The Capitolist” at Politics Daily, and we’ll let you know how to find Nisha as soon as the news is ready to hatch.

    Back soon, ladies…


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    Weekend Jane, May 29, 2009

    By admin | May 29, 2009

    Happy Friday, Janes! We hope you are enjoying the approach of summer, wherever you are. Today, we’ve got the roundup on all the news you need to know from this week - and what a week it was!

    • The talk of the week: On Wednesday, President Obama nominated federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the ninth justice on the Supreme Court, pending confirmation from the Senate. Sotomayor grew up in the Bronx, went to Princeton, graduated from Yale Law School, and currently serves as a federal judge for the US Court of Appeals in the Second Circuit. [NYT]
    • In California, the state Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 8, the controversial initiative that would ban gay marriage, would still stand. However, any same-sex couples married before Prop 8 had originally taken effect, would still have their marriages honored. [Silicon Valley Mercury]
    • In international news, North Korea launched a test missile, prompting a flurry of international reaction. US officials say there is a possibility North Korea may launch more missiles. [AP]
    Check back Monday for a look at what’s coming up in the next week!

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    Monday Afternoon Jane

    By Nisha | May 11, 2009

    Good afternoon, Janes! We hope you are enjoying the lovely weather, whatever part of the country you’re in. And we’re sorry for the delay on this post, CJP has had a busy morning, but we have plenty in store for this week. And now, without futher ado, here is your weekly roundup of what’s topping the headlines today and what you can expect this week…

    • In Washington, President Obama has been working on some ambitious goals for healthcare reform. Just this morning, several healthcare providers joined the President in promising to work to reduce healthcare costs. [NYT]
    • After weeks of international protests, Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi was finally released from an Iranian prison this morning. [BBC]
    • In what could be a big shift for US policy in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced this morning that they will be replacing the US’s top commander in Afghanistan. [UPI]
    • And gas prices are on the rise again as summer approaches, but analysts are saying: don’t worry, it won’t reach $4 a gallon. Our wallets sure hope you’re right! [CNN]

    And this past weekend, journalists, politicos, and celebrities all converged at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, where both President Obama and comedian Wanda Sykes delivered some hilarious speeches. Video of highlights below — we promise, you don’t want to miss this one. It’s going to be water-cooler talk all week long. Enjoy!


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    Sunday Show Scorecard

    By KateH | May 11, 2009

    Happy Monday, Janes! It’s time for a Sunday Show Scorecard! Things are a little sporadic around here but we want to keep our favorite Sunday shows on their toes so we’re checking in on them. This was a bad week for Janes on the Sunday Show Scorecard. Of the five shows we typically score only two had Janes on their panels. Let’s get to it.

    First Place:

    Chris Matthews Show

    tiny-jane.bmptiny-jane.bmpMaybe we should call Chris Mathews Old Faithful? Chris came through again this week with two of his four guests being women. He was joined by the Washington Post’s Bob Woodward, Time’s Richard Stengel, BBC’s Katty Kay and NBC’s Andrea Mitchell. Two Janes and a first place finish for CMS!

    Second Place:

    Fox News Sunday

    tiny-jane.bmpFox News Sunday hosted six guests this week with two of them being women. NPR and Fox News’ Mara Liasson and the Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel joined NPR and Fox News’ Juan Williams, Weekly Standard and Fox News’ Bill Kristol, Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Commander of the United States Central Command General David Petraeus on the panel. Way to go FNS! You knew we would be checking in on you, didn’t you? One Jane for you!

    Tied for Last Place:

    This Week

    no-janes.jpgGeorge Stephanopoulos hosted two guests on This Week. He was joined by National Security Advisor General James Jones and Sen. John McCain for the mornings discussion. What happened, George? Did you think we weren’t watching? No Janes for This Week.

    Meet the Press

    no-janes.jpgMeet the Press let us down this week. MTP hosted two international guests this week, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan. Sorry, MTP, you know the rules. No ladies means no Janes.

    Face the Nation

    no-janes.jpgWe thought we could count on you, Bob! Our Sunday boyfriend, Bob Scheiffer let us down this week, too. Face the Nation hosted former Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday morning for a discussion on the on going investigation of interrogation tactics during the Bush administration. No Janes for you, Bob.


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    Monday Morning Jane

    By CJP | April 27, 2009

    Good morning, Janes!  It’s Monday, April 27th, day 98 of the Obama administration, and day 36 of Candy Spelling’s book tour for “Stories from Candyland.”

    Here’s what’s happening in Washington, on CJP, and around the world.  Come back to  CJP this week for updates to the ”White House Watch” section, an important message from Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and anything else you need for your friends to say as you leave the table, “Why aren’t we that smart?” 

    Top Domestic Story:  Sooooweeeeee!  The Swine Flu, the nasty virus with a scary name, has infected 20 people in America and more than 1600 in Mexico, Spain, New Zealand and elsewhere.  The U.S. government declared a “public health emergency,” but added that there’s no absolutely, positively reason to panic.  [USA Today]

    Top International Story:  Ostensibly to avoid a pandemic, a European Union official has issued a warning to avoid all non-urgent travel to areas hit by the Swine Flu…..including the U.S.!  A CJP note to Europeans:  Come on over, we feel fine.  [BBC]

    Sen. Dianne Feinstien, the top Dem on the Intelligence Committee, has called for a full Congressional investigation into the treatment of detainees at American prisons, but wants people to take the rhetoric down a notch.  “We need to find these things out and we need to do it in a way that’s calm and deliberative and professional.”  [CNN]

    “The New York Times” has a massive piece on Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, including links to his daily schedule, with the implication that Geithner was too close to the club when it came to regulating Wall Street.  If we have an hour to read the whole thing, we’ll tell you how it is, but in the meantime, read it for yourselves HERE.

    The Salt Police have arrived in New York, where Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his health department are meeting with foodmakers and restaurant owners to reduce the amount of salt in foods like soup, bread and pasta.   As long as this doesn’t affect chocolate-covered pretzels, we’re fine with it.  [AP via Washington Times]

    As reporters of all stripes evaluate President Obama’s first 100 days, CJP’s Patricia Murphy has done the same for NBC’s Chuck Todd over at Politics Daily.  His obsessed fans, the “Chuckolytes,” give him high marks, and might even give us the creeps if they weren’t all so friendly and otherwise normal.

    This feels like rewarding bad behavior, but we pass it along because we’re apparently not immune to sinister media plots.  [US Magazine]


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