Lisa de Moraes
Lisa de Moraesis an Americantelevisioncolumnist.Her writings, titled "The TV Column," appeared regularly (but not on any particular schedule) in the Style section ofThe Washington Postfrom 1998 to May 2013. In June 2013, it was announced that she had moved toLos Angelesand joinedDeadline Hollywoodas TV columnist.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Early in her career, de Moraes served for nearly 10 years as TV editor forThe Hollywood Reporter.[citation needed]
The Washington Post
[edit]De Moraes joinedThe Washington Postin 1998.[citation needed]
As opposed to a TVcriticsuch as thePost'sTom Shales,de Moraes's columns deal mainly with the business of television, such as scheduling andNielsen ratings.Her columns are written in a distinctively irreverent tone; they usually strongly imply her opinions on the subject matter. Trademarks of herPostwritings include her weekly rundown of ratings "Winners and Losers", her "We Watch So You Don't Have To" recaps (for exampleAmerican Idol), and her tendency to address others (and for others to address her) as "Pookie" in her weekly live chats. De Moraes was generally critical of theGeorge W. Bushadministration andconservativegroups in general, particularly in regards to theFederal Communications Commission(FCC) crackdown onindecencyand the January 2005Postcards from Bustercontroversy regarding the inclusion oflesbianparents on the children's program.[citation needed]
De Moraes left her position at thePostat the end of May 2013 to spend more time with her family.[2]On June 18, 2013, it was announced that she had been appointed a TV columnist atDeadline Hollywood.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Deadline Expands: Hires Washington Post Journalist Lisa De Moraes As Our New TV Columnist, Details Other Staff Additions".Deadline Hollywood(Press release). Los Angeles:Penske Media Corporation.June 18, 2013.RetrievedOctober 26,2017.
- ^"The Latest in TV with Lisa de Moraes".Live Chat.The Washington Post.March 15, 2013.Archivedfrom the original on April 12, 2013.RetrievedOctober 26,2017.
External links
[edit]- Lisa de MoraesatIMDb
- The TV Column
- Sample column: "PBS's 'Buster' Gets An Education"
- Sample washingtonpost.com chat, including short bio
- Slate article on de Moraes: "Straight From the Spleen" by Jack Shafer
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