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TMZ launches DC bureau, tracks down Graham, Cruz on first day
TMZ says its three-person team will spotlight lawmakers and the shutdown’s impact on unpaid federal workers.
- On Monday, TMZ announced the launch of TMZDC in Washington, stationing three producers to cover Congress during the partial DHS shutdown.
- Since the DHS partial shutdown began February 14, founder Harvey Levin said the outlet aims to juxtapose lawmakers' vacations against federal workers' financial struggles.
- Led by producers Jakson Buhaj, Jacob Wasserman, and Charlie Cotton, the team works The Hill, leveraging TMZ's reach of 47 million monthly visitors.
- Levin plans to expand the Washington presence into a full-time team, asserting that 535 members of Congress "are going to scurry away from reporters.
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DC Lawmakers Are Getting the TMZ Treatment
TMZ is taking its ambush-camera routine from Hollywood Boulevard to the halls of Congress. The celebrity-news outlet has launched a Washington, DC bureau aimed squarely at lawmakers, with producers already roaming Capitol Hill as Congress returned from a two-week break. "Lawmakers and staffers in DC, look for Jacob, Charlie, and...
TMZ Is Now Berating Congress, as the Founding Fathers Intended
Congress is returning to the hill after a two-week recess with a little surprise in store—there’s a new legacy media taking over the press corps, the legacy being celebrity scandals, gotcha moments, and explosive headlines…That’s right, it’s TMZ! Amid the partial government shutdown, Congress went on recess or “spring break,” during which TMZ enlisted the masses to sell them pictures of congresspeople on vacation, at the airport, or enjoying the…
TMZ, a tabloid that usually focuses on celebrities, has opened up a D.C. branch
TMZ, a tabloid that usually focuses on celebrities, has opened up a D.C. branch so that it may now start focusing on politicians as well. “Consisting of three producers—Jakson Buhaj, Jacob Wasserman, and Charlie Cotton—TMZDC is, according to its own announcement, ‘on the hunt for good stories’ as…
TMZ, a tabloid that usually focuses on celebrities, has opened up a D.C. branch · American Wire News
TMZ, a tabloid that usually focuses on celebrities, has opened up a D.C. branch so that it may now start focusing on politicians as well. “Consisting of three producers—Jakson Buhaj, Jacob Wasserman, and Charlie Cotton—TMZDC is, according to its own announcement, ‘on the hunt for good stories’ as it sets up a new outpost on Capitol Hill,” the Washingtonian reported on Monday. TMZ is officially in D.C. — and our team is quickly learning exactly …
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