Inside the Bubble: Titanic Leaks

•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 ]