Lisa de Moraes is an American

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columnist. Her writings, titled "The TV Column," appeared regularly (but not on any particular schedule) in the Style section of ''

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'' from 1998 to May 2013. In June 2013, it was announced that she had moved to

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and joined ''

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'' as TV columnist.

Early life and career

Early in her career, de Moraes served for nearly 10 years as TV editor for ''

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''.

''The Washington Post''

De Moraes joined ''

'' in 1998. As opposed to a TV critic such as the ''Posts

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, de Moraes's columns deal mainly with the business of television, such as scheduling and Nielsen ratings. Her columns are written in a distinctively irreverent tone; they usually strongly imply her opinions on the subject matter. Trademarks of her ''Post'' writings include her weekly rundown of ratings "Winners and Losers", her "We Watch So You Don't Have To" recaps (for example ''

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''), 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 the

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administration and

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groups in general, particularly in regards to the

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(FCC) crackdown on

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and the January 2005 ''

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'' controversy regarding the inclusion of lesbian parents on the children's program. De Moraes left her position at the ''Post'' at the end of May 2013 to spend more time with her family. On June 18, 2013, it was announced that she had been appointed a TV columnist at ''

''.

References

External links

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The TV ColumnSlate article on de Moraes: "Straight From the Spleen" by Jack Shafer
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