• Fox's DC holiday party theme: Holiday Dock Party Aboard the Titanic. "One wag suggested the Fox folks may be planning to invite the CNN Washington bureau, then abandon ship before the Titanic sets sail." [BCBeat]

• Ted Koppel reveals low standards at going away party: “It’s a good urine, but not a great urine.” [B&C]

• The TIME Person of Year curse. [Media Mob]

• Karl Rove and public broadcasting head discussed creating "conservative" show for PBS. Because the White House lacks an effective media operation of its own. [Bloomberg]

• An uncomfortable laugh in the WaPo newsroom. [WP]