The aircraft is due to make a dramatic arrival via barge on Monday.

Image courtesy Gothamist The 747 flyover of Lower Manhattan yesterday that caused thousands of panicked office workers to evacuate to the streets turned out to be a planned photo op that’s since become a big embarrassment to the White House. And The Wall Street Journal reports today that it wasn’t the only such event originally scheduled: The White House had scheduled a follow-up session on May 5 or May 6 in Washington, D.C., according…

If you were wondering what MediaBistro wanted with a D.C. -based blogger a few weeks ago, the mystery is solved. Today MediaBistro relaunched, debuting several new features in addition to the new homepage. The site’s existing blogs (TVNewser and Galleycat) are joined by UnBeige, a design blog, MBToolbox, a resource blog for journalists, and three “Fishbowl” blogs that provide “an irreverent insider glimpse into three of the largest media markets in the country”: New York,…