Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/21/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Shep/8pm-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Lizza: Holder DoJ snooped into 30 phone numbers.
- Committee to Protect Journalists backs Rosen (v/TVN).
- Q&A: Gasparino; Jake Tapper. Weekend numbers.
- FNC wins week; tornado coverage tops Weather Channel.
- Video: Judge Nap asks how does Carney sleep at night?
- DoJ backpedals on Rosen, claims no charges planned.
- Concha: Obama’s war on Fox…this time it’s personal.
- New Day, new weather. The Dave Briggs specularama.
- Cablers go wall-to-wall covering Oklahoma catastrophe.
- As Fox News rises, MSNBC plummets to a seven-year low.
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Monday Links and Open Thread
05/20/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ex-MSNBCer blasts ‘the place for utter ignorance’.
- Profile: Charlie Gasparino. Essence of MSNBC.
- Video: ‘There was no crime’ says Judge Napolitano.
- Fox News will ‘unequivocally defend’ James Rosen.
- Harsanyi: But we were told Fox wasn’t ‘real news’?!
- Video: Brit Hume blasts DoJ spying on James Rosen.
- Greenwald: Attack on the press escalates (via Twitchy).
- Obama admin targets FNC’s James Rosen in leak probe.
- MSNBC’s fast fade among pressing issues for Turness.
- CNN dropped by VTV over licensing flap. The brick look.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/18/13 11:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: IRS, Bloomberg, and more.
- Fox News Watch video: The DoJ targets journalists.
- Iran: Guess who dictates what Fox News airs? Israel!
- Expanded News Watch. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/17/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Are the media showing signs of scandal fatigue?
- Coop special revisits Boston. Failing show seeks attention.
- Fast track: CNBC’s Kelly Evans gets anchor gig (via ICN).
- Factor video: Krauthammer unscrambles Obama’s words.
- Fox News to go West. Contract time: Maria’s new agent.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/16/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Beckel calls out MSNBC race baiters.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Concha: Feckless Obama worship is sinking MSNBC.
- CNBC’s Crowd doesn’t rule. Elam returns to CNN.
- The Five dominates all cable networks in its timeslot.
- Imus video: Stuart Varney on the DoJ, AP, and Benghazi.
- Activist shareholders raise a stink over bias at MSNBC.
- Factor video: E.D. Hill on life after a double mastectomy.
- VIdeo: All-star panel digs into Benghazi emails pt one, pt two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/15/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Doug Schoen and Pat Caddell on politics vs principles.
- Hannity Q&A: TVNewser, H’wood Reporter. Coop moonlights.
- Cablers fume over DoJ AP raid. Video: Constitutional issues.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg calls for honest journalism.
- Roger Ailes awarded Bradley Prize for outstanding achievement.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/14/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is it all Rush Limbaugh’s fault?
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- F&F video: Wounded vets compete in Warrior Games.
- Profile: Sean Hannity nears his 1000th episode; Q&A.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Bid for a chance to meet Chris Jansing. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Zoraida Sambolin to undergo double mastectomy.
- F&F video: O’Reilly and Laura argue over DoJ vs the AP.
- GMA video: O’Reilly and Stephanopoulos part one, part two.
- Special Report video: Significance of the Gosnell verdict.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner in Army Times [pdf]; Chris Cuomo (v/ICN).
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/13/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- New vistas in tabloid news: HLN After Dark now permanent.
- Geraldo, Bolling, and Spitzer (!?) squabble over Benghazi.
- Attn Piers: New CNN am host an avid hunter. Burke to CNN.
- Cruise from hell worse than CNN’s poop ship. Kurtz coddled?
- Imus video: Juan Williams on the IRS scandal, Benghazi, etc.
- Justice video: They lied. Cheryl Casone says buy, don’t rent.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/11/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Cleveland, Benghazi, and more.
- News Watch video: Media memes at Benghazi hearings.
- Greta: While competitors sneered at Fox we did our job.
- Howard Kurtz goes missing. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap.
- Zurawik: Cable news channels show true colors on huge night.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Circling the wagons at the NY Times.
- Another MSNBC demo crash: Last place across the board.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- America Live video: Families blame WH for Seal tragedy.
- Zucker play: 3-year plan for CNN includes Kurtz’s Sources.
- CNN to air reality show reruns. New Day dawning at CNN.
- (MS)NBC News Prez from ITV. Q&A: Trish Regan (v/TVN).
- Video: Harris-Perry on FX. Today’s Mika Q&A: AM mayhem.
- Fox mole’s 15 minutes. Video: Hangout with Rick Leventhal.
- Factor videos: The import of Benghazi and the media reaction.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/09/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Maddow, Stewart etc laugh at dead Americans.
- Lean Backwards: MSNBC 25-54 demo craters in every slot.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Profile: Shannon Bream, reporter Supreme.
- Video: Big three networks shrug at Benghazi revelations?
- Genius Fox mole enters guilty plea. Greta at Georgetown.
- Yet another impartial MSNBC journalist. Lean Forward!
- Teaser: New Day. Q&A: Jake Tapper. Chris Cuomo, deviant?
- Special Report video: Online panel on Benghazi revelations.
- CNN anchors fake satellite interview. Moonlighter Piers praised.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/08/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Kirell: Megyn Kelly goes extra mile to be fair and balanced.
- A cablenews love connection. Benghazi coverage roundup.
- Chris Wallace receives RTDNA lifetime achievement award.
- Imus video: Lis and Dierdre do Blond on Blond pt one, pt two.
- Zucker play: CNN skeds Robert Redford produced reality show.
- Laurie Dhue resurfaces (via FTV). Shactman: too-early bird.
- Video: The Benghazi difference. Today’s dishonest headline.
- Lean Forward: Shareholders prep for protest at annual meeting.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/07/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: A scandal too simple for the media?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Stelter: Megyn Kelly re-ups at FNC, could move to prime.
- Inside the Kurtz crucifixion. Zucker play: CNN VP ousted.
- Imus video: Shepard Smith on Syria, Benghazi, and more.
- Mika B is still Obsessed: ‘it’s like alcoholism’.
- Huck to quit talk radio? Coop swatted. Weekend numbers.
- Nededog: Zucker hopes New Day will be just that for CNN.
- CNN hires from GMA, FNC; MSNBC hires from Mother Jones.
- Geraldo: Cut my mic? Not one time, ever. ICN: Oh, yeah? More.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Dan Rather and polarization.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/06/13 00:38 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bill Ayers compared to Boston bombers.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Gosnell Special-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: Lazy Stelter reporting enabled Fox hater smear.
- Kirell: Ailes didn’t cut Rivera’s mic. Geraldo: Didn’t happen.
- TJ Holmes resurfaces. Zucker play: tweak, tweak!
- Video: Media double standards? Those gullible French!
- Fox & Friends video: Turbo team workout on the FNC plaza.
- Grenell: Ten things we learned from the Howard Kurtz grilling.
- Greta: Enough is enough…time to stop slapping Howard Kurtz.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/03/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Lean Backwards: Now w/Alex nosedives to an all-time low.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Shep Smith 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC caught deceptively editing video again.
- Shuster: Schultz demoted because he’s not part of MSNBC clique.
- Wemple: CNN should have Jake Tapper interview Howard Kurtz.
- CNN puts Kurtz under review. Analysis. Update: Staying at CNN.
- Multiple cablenewsers named to yet another distinguished list.
- Video: Three Hofstra students win FNC 2013 College Challenge.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Mugged: Carol Costello ‘Apple-picking’ victim.
- Video: Whistleblower’s lawyer demands apology from John Kerry.
- Special: See No Evil. Some unbridled Anna Kooiman speculation.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The FIve video: What if May Day rioters were tea partiers?
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Daily Beast fires Howard Kurtz; CNN about to do the same?
- Audio: Adam Housley on his exclusive Benghazi interview.
- Hannity guest revises and extends. Liz Claman: Milken recap.
- April cablenews program ranker: Fox holds top thirteen slots.
- CNN’s second helping. Cuomo snags Foxy Knoxy. Q&A: Touré.
- Lean Forward: Politico’s blue-dress interview with Joe and Mika.
- Imus videos: Bob Beckel on visas; Mensa meeting pt one, pt two.
- Fox hater hypocrisy: For the n-word before they were against it.
- Special Report videos: Benghazi bungle part three; panel analysis.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/01/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is the DoD making war on Christianity?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Fox focus on Benghazi gets results. Video: Update.
- Time-Warner’s Q1 hurt by advertising declines at CNN. More.
- FNC dominated newsworthy April and retained the most viewers.
- Lean Backward: In a month of huge news, MSNBC lost viewers.
- Imus video: Lt Col Bill Cowan opposes precipitous action in Syra.
- CNN buys a pro-nuclear-power, pro-global-warming documentary.
- Video: Is ‘too gruesome’ justification for not covering a news story?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/30/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Benghazi perpetrators known but not arrested.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- America Live video: Judge Nap on Tsarnaev’s trial strategy.
- Zucker play: Another Five imitation. Weekend numbers.
- April numbers: Fox tops again; CNN moves into second.
- It’s a New Day in the neighborhood. Zucker punched?
- Imus video: Ex-CIA operative Mike Baker on Syria problems.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino. What’s so bad about sleeveless?
- HuffPo video: Geraldo Rivera rips ‘right wing radio’. Chris re-ups.
- Profile: Tamron Hall. Shriver resurfaces. Thomas Roberts goes SyFy.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the continuing media love affair.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/29/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: US could have intervened in Benghazi, but didn’t.
- The Five video: Are the media making excuses for terror?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Why is Holder warning about anti-Muslim reprisals?
- Q&A: Maria Molina on working at FNC. Beck and forth.
- Bolder-Fresher counterprograms the Dinner (via Blaze).
- Stay classy, CNN. Wolf swatted. Spurlock show stalled.
- Clearly the biggest news of the evening. Current redux?
- MoJo ‘broadcasted’ from Asbury. Fill-in friend flusters Foodie.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/25/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly on her Boston scoop. Big Ed’s coming back.
- HuffPoll: Fox News Boston bombing coverage most believable.
- Imus video: Mensa meeting on news and more part one, part two.
- Factor video: Were bombers part of a conspiracy? Breaking news!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/24/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Your tax dollars at work…funding terrorism?!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- MSNBC suggests Bill O’Reilly paints Obama as ‘secret Muslim’!
- Mika has an eating disorder. Soledad now a distinguished fellow.
- Even muppets can’t halt CNBC nosedive. F&F vIdeo: Kiss and tell.
- Audio: Chris Wallace says it’s ‘dangerous’ to use the term ‘Islam’.
- Poniewozik: Two cheers for CNN. Zucker buys Nixon documentary.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly grills CAIR rep. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Zucker play: Filthy language on CNN? Their celebrity chef responds.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/23/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bob Beckel refuses to back down.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: Crossfire 2.0 with Stephanie Cutter and Newt?
- Video: Judge Nap on the bomber’s widow. Unlikely scenario.
- FNC tops all cable, first time since 2005. Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer on covering the Boston bombings.
- John King: Boston blunders ‘embarrassing’; ‘it was tough’.
- What about Bob? Cub reporter makes good. Lean Backward!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on who’s at fault for media missteps.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/22/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Two hecklers try to smack Mike Tobin on live tv.
- The Five video: Terror apologists are avoiding the truth.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Coop-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3-4.
- Zurawik: Morning Joe is a smart, savvy way to start your tv day.
- Video: Hits, runs, and errors in media coverage of bombings.
- Fox #1 during bomber capture. Video: Behind the breaking news.
- Imus video: Juan Williams part one, part two. Ali Velshi resurfaces.
- Andy Levy ombudses Fox haters. Carr: CNN fumbles breaking news.
- Hot & Not: Bombs, Bashir, PR blowback, etc. CNBC ups web videos.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/20/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Boston bombings, caution, and twitter.
- Justice video: Bomber trial debate deepens part one, part two.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC scraps sked, reruns McVeigh, Waco docs.
- Video: Catherine Herridge on Boston bomber’s terrorist ties.
- Haters in despair: Fox News tops rivals during huge news week.
- Fox News live all night, plus special Saturday live programming.
- Marathon men. Zurawik: Worst moment was from…surprise…Fox!
- Cablers cover killer’s capture. Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/19/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3. More.
- News ratings surge as manhunt continues. Zucker crows.
- Media scramble. Reese’s piece: Bring back Bernie Shaw.
- Video: Jennifer Griffin says ‘something doesn’t add up’.
- Factor video: Bob Beckel gets ornery with Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- Stelter hit on Fox provokes outrage on twitter. More. Flashback.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/17/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Inside the murder trial of alleged baby-killer.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: CNN goes out on a limb then NBC saws it off. More.
- CNN’s Amanpour: Many of us hope the bomber isn’t a Muslim.
- Lean Forward: Another impartial MSNBC straight news journalist.
- ICN: Breaking news breaks MSNBC’s business model. More.
- Imus video: Stuart Varney slams politicizing of Boston bombing.
- Latin Trends: Carolina Sanchez, graduate Ailes Apprentice [pdf].
- Today’s firing demand has a flaw: he isn’t one of their employees!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/16/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep (5pm) 1-2-3.
- Fox News #1 for breaking Marathon coverage. Weekend numbers.
- Kurtz: Most Boston coverage is serious, careful, but…Al Sharpton?!?
- Imus vIdeo: Security expert wonders why no claim of responsibility.
- Megyn: curvy on the couch. Zucker speaks: pt one, pt two (via ICN).
- Bizarre: Ad masquerading as news story involves MSNBC’s Chuck Todd.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/15/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Cable newsers cover Boston marathon explosions.
- Profiles: Ed Henry on the WH beat; Sandra Smith, working mom.
- Cablers scramble to play Gosnell catch-up. More. Video.
- Kurtz: Who is the real Bill O’Reilly? Imus video: Juan Wiilliams.
- Zucker scarfs up Katie producer. Tucker angling in Central Park.
- Zurawik to Ben Carson: If you want rational debate, stay off Fox!
- Lean Forward: Another unbiased ‘straight news’ MSNBC journalist.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/13/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: guns a-blazing, Rubio, and more.
- News Watch video: MsM reticent to cover shield standoff.
- Sunday specials: Your Secret’s Out; The Dream Is Now.
- Profile: CNN’s celebrity chef. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/12/13 00:25 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Dana Perino attacked over her rap spoof.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Powers and Hemingway on the Gosnell media blackout.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on NKorea. Q&A: CNN’s celebrity chef.
- Lawrence O’Donnell’s secret wish: to meet with Glenn Beck!
- Video: Are media giving short shrift to mass murder trial? More.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/11/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Dana Perino rap-responds to Jay-Z’s Cuba rap.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN to try The Lead (that’s the first story) at 10pm.
- Zucker: Celebrity chef show true measure of what I want at CNN.
- Report: Fox News and Nat Geo wanted Burnett’s Bible.
- Video: Progress KY admits to local Dem they taped McConnell.
- Videos: O’Reilly at HR party; Touré defends MSNBC whiteness.
- Q&A: Kirsten Powers, Rich Edson. Greta will pass. Swells party.
- Video: Rick Sanchez disagrees with Melissa Harris-Perry and Jay-Z.
- Wemple: Fox, don’t promote MSNBC; the ‘rivalry’ isn’t close. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Imitation sincerest form of flattery: CNBC copycats Fox Business.
- America Live video: Legal implications of covert McConnell bug.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC hires Democratic Party exec as producer!
- Jana Winter: Judge’s order to disclose source could end my career.
- TNR: We want Hayes to improve because we really scorn O’Reilly.
- Video: Meet the Kilmeade clan. Swells gather for Joe’s birthday.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner, Sandra Smith. Cablers on power list (v/TVN).
- Kurtz: MHP steps in it. ICN: MSNBC’s news credibility is in tatters.
- Hoaxes, criminals, and anti-Semites: Touré’s journalistic resumé.
- Farhi: Zucker’s first moves haven’t stemmed CNN’s ratings slide.
- HuffPo: CNN is ‘taking a stand on gun control’ with two-day special.
- Better late than never: the NY Times addresses the shield standoff.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/09/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: MSNBC ‘Borg’ promo prompts outrage.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: George Not-Stephanopoulos live audience show.
- Rothman: Fox News shamed the media into doing their job.
- Q&A: Tracy Byrnes. Today’s free advice to CNN: more opinion!
- Award winners: FNC, CNN. The Push: First 60 Minutes, now CNN.
- Melissa Harris-Parry responds to Lean Forward ‘Borg’ blowback.
- Factor video: Sally Kohn ducks the question. Weekend numbers.
- Sassy, flashy, and classy: video. Press: Please Mr Zucker, hire me!
- Tapper: Where’s the outrage? Roginsky: The silence is defeaning.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/08/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Temporary reprieve for Jana Winter in shield standoff.
- Guest disinvited by MSNBCNN for refusing to bash GOP dad?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Bauder hypes Scarborough, reveals he almost quit MSNBC.
- Sinclair: Why media better start caring about shield standoff.
- Video: Media not doing their jobs on jobs? Runway ramblers.
- Real-life Kelly’s Court: this broadcast triggers frivolous lawsuit.
- Griffin failure could open CNN doors. The Green Room reopens.
- Hot & Not:, Crossfire, The Point, Finney, Velshi, Ari. Q&A: Kyra.
- Why so little coverage of first amendment/press freedom battle?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/06/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Hillary mania, Roger Ebert, and more.
- Zucker play: Crossfire 2.0 set for June; analysis. Velshi signs off.
- Video: Twitter trash talk. MSNBC isn’t a news channel, it’s a blog?
- Week one: All in sinks, The Point craters. Sunday talk: preview, recap.
- Audio: O’Reilly and Geraldo argue drugs, Bible thumping, and ‘illegals’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/05/13 08:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Friday Facebook free-for-all.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC prompts 5-year-old to back gay marriage!
- Video: Constitutional repercussions from the shield standoff.
- Q&A: Cheryl Casone tax tips. Zucker play: revive Crossfire?!?
- Videos: Powers and Miller on shield standoff and WH vs Drudge.
- Chris Wallace questions Martin Baron on Wash Post rescue plan.
- Shield standoff imperils press. Video: Maddow with Letterman.
- Ashburn: O’Reilly dismissive and condescending with Ingraham?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/04/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Pistol-packin’ Maya?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cable newsers reflect on their years in Iraq. Ali to Al-J.
- Judge Nap on shield standoff: a misguided witch-hunt.
- Somerby: Pitiful fop Lawrence just can’t quit Bill O’Reilly.
- Q1 program ranker: Fox holds top 13 slots. Q&A: Ari Melber.
- Who sets the agenda for cable news? Ask CNN and MSNBC!
- Video: Ed Henry and Don Imus discuss the fairness of Fox News.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/03/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Only in America…tenure for terrorists.
- Collapse: Chris Hayes loses 54% of Monday demo audience!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Hayes vs O’Reilly…who really practices diversity?
- Imus video: Kirsten Powers. Ari Melber joins The Cycle.
- Velshi vamooses. ICN: Ominous portents for Burnett’s Out Front.
- Q&A: Maria Molina. Profile: Ed Henry. Bream achieves a first.
- F&F video: Lou Holtz erupts over Brian’s pay to play proposal.
- Factor video: Talking Points debate turns rowdy part one, part two.
- Variety’s daytime impact honorees: Bill Hemmer, Janelle Rodriguez.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Momentum shift in the gun control debate?
- Monday’s numbers: Scott Brown-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Q1 winner: Fox News again. Q1 spinners: MSNBC, CNN, HLN.
- MSNBC gives weekend show to Democratic Party PR flack.
- Big Ed: What’s the rush? My weekend show is coming…sometime.
- Imus video: Bob Beckel talks about The Five. Q&A: Shibani Joshi.
- Video: The Point looks ‘hashed together’; ‘pimps up, hoes down’.
- Christopher gushes over All In; familiar set with muted colors.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC preps new Sex Slaves. Weekend numbers.
- First Amendment Center sides with Fox reporter in shield standoff.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/01/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Pulpit politics prompts palaver.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Public perturbed about politics from the pulpit?
- Imitation is the sincerest form of tv: another Five clone?!?
- That was quick: Brown on Fox gets high-profile subbing gig.
- FBN signs Jo Ling Kent. The Judge is headed back to court.
- Q&A: Shepard Smith. Profiles: Lou Dobbs, Nicole Petallides.
- Hot & Not: Tucker, Kate, Coop, Kathy, Erin, and John.
- Fox News Sunday video: The day the President almost died.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/30/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Babs out? Coop in? Nuptual bias?
- Profile: Chris Jansing. Video: Media bias in marriage debate?
- Saturday: Marriage Warriors. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
- Zurawik: Nasty Ben Carson right at home on nasty cable news.
- Today’s Chris Hayes Q&A. Nissenson gushes over The Cycle.
- ICN: I told you so. Concha: O’Reilly don’t need no stinkin’ quotas.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/29/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Greg Gutfeld scorches Jim and Jason.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-TheFive-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Gabriel Sherman to Pat Caddell: ‘I know Ailes put you up to it…’
- Roland Martin: White CNN execs wouldn’t give me my own show.
- Video: Why did Chris Matthews drag Hitler into the gun debate?
- Q&A: Shepard Smith, the no-opinion oasis; Bret Baier (via TVN).
- Ending point: Soledad signs off CNN mornings for the last time.
- Lean Forward: Chris Hayes uses racial quotas when booking guests!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/28/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: End military funeral honors for vets?
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Tapper tanks. Video: Paper’s roadmap to unprotected schools.
- ICN: How damaged is Erin Burnett? HLN reporter testifies.
- Video: Hang with Greg Palkot. Greta: My stalker has died; more.
- New CNN mornings: Cuomo and Boiduan…no Burnett. More.
- Stelter: The Lauer-Cooper connection. Fired CNNer honored.
- Q&A: Rich Edson; Chris Hayes, sans necktie. Ratigan resurfaces.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/27/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Are celebrities reluctant to speak out for life?
- ICN: Tucker’s role opens conflict of interest can o’ worms.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Fox daytime is conservative…except when it’s not.
- Video: Hypocrisy and the race card from Salon’s Walsh?
- Tucker: new co-host of F&F Weekend. Profile: Rick Leventhal.
- The rumor mill: Coop; CNN mornings; today’s silliest rumor.
- Concha: The worst cable news idea evah. An idea for Hayes.
- Videos: Media marriage double standards; hang with Bob Beckel.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/26/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- More Zucker brilliance: a Coop-Kathy Griffin talk show?!?
- The Five video: Does Hollywood hate middle America?
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Want to see propaganda? Check out Rachel Maddow.
- Q&A: Liz Claman; tax tips from Sandra Smith. Profile: Gerri Willis.
- Zucker tried to snag O’Reilly book rights. John King disses CNN.
- Concha: Fading MSNBC being overtaken by CNN. ICN analysis.
- Fox & Friends video: Chaos over a belly button part one, part two.
- Hurst: Not crazy…complex. Weekend numbers. Hayes goes All-In.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Leno and Lauer vs online snipers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/25/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Amazing response to The Amazing Race.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Movie deal already inked for upcoming O’Reilly book.
- Jeff Zucker’s boss on how to ‘fix’ CNN. The Lead didn’t.
- Fox & Friends video: Bob Beckel reacts to the apology.
- Fox News gets results: The Amazing Race apologizes.
- Profiles: Bret Baier; Eric Bolling; MSNBC’s Phil Griffin.
- Hot & Not: Jake Tapper, Steve Kornacki, Roland S Martin, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/23/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Ailes bio, New Pew, and more.
- Q&A: Shepard Smith, Rachel Maddow fan. Flashback.
- Video: Chris Hayes exits Up. Does three make a pattern?
- News Watch video: Media coverage of Middle East trip.
- GLAAD takes it all back, now welcomes Fox Newsers!
- ICN: Too much tinkering will make Jake a fish out of water.
- Zucker’s Folly? The Lead with Jake Tapper sinks like lead.
- On the Record video: Bob Beckel’s Amazing Race update.
- Fox Files: Operation Ghost Stories. Sunday talkers: preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/22/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: CBS continues Amazing Race stonewall.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Whoops: Emails show GLAAD solicited FNCers for event!
- GLAAD: FNCers not welcome; more. Today’s Kornacki profile.
- Kirell: CNN reporter wasn’t really sympathizing with rapists.
- Video: Powers and Miller ask is the second honeymoon over?
- Hard news: The Lead books Colbert, Fallon…and struggles.
- Phil Donahue: Chris Matthews lobbied MSNBC to get me fired!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/21/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The impact of Twitter. Profile: Kornacki.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Video: Bob Beckel denounces ‘anti-American’ Amazing Race.
- Video: Look who’s getting a try-out on F&F Weekend. More.
- Why was Maddow Q&A so evasive? Critics play diversity card.
- Imus video: Mensa meeting. CNN to hire Elisabeth Hasselbeck?
- CNN reporter outraged at being accused of saying what she said.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/20/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Amazing insensitivity on The Amazing Race?
- Cable beats broadcast: The Factor tops NBC primetime!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- O’Donnell next on chopping block? Kiran, Ratigan resurface.
- Q&A: Cheryl Casone; Roger Ailes on Palin and more (via TVN).
- Fox & Friends video: Ailes biographer Chafets part one, part two.
- Unemployable Olbermann still baring his claws at ex-colleagues.
- Melber preparing to lean forward? Big Ed meltdown over Politico.
- Video: Krauthammer on tv news in decline. Shield standoff drags on.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/19/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Was the Iraq war worth it?
- The Lead: Promising but schizophrenic; more of the same.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-The Five 1-2-3. The Lead doesn’t.
- Kornacki to take over Up. Roland exits CNN. Q&A: Tapper.
- Somerby: David Corn, then and now. Weekend numbers.
- Protesting CNN rape comments is pointless? Paging Dr Baier.
- Zucker: Tapper is the ‘face of the new CNN’. MSNBC web plans.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Satan, Obama, black history, etc.
- Ailes bio: NYT review says Fox hired ‘runway models’ as reporters.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media corruption re Jessica’s Law.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/18/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Cyprus-style seizures unlikely in USA.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kirell: Fox haters in action. New hires at CNN, MSNBC.
- North: The 10-year anniversary of a mortifying blooper.
- Pew: Fox has much more factual reporting than MSNBC.
- New Pew: Cable news is evolving, but has it peaked?
- Sympathy for devils: CNN hearts rapists, petition ensues.
- The look of The Lead. Imus videos: Jake Tapper, Gerri Willis.
- Hot & Not: Schultz, Hayes, CPAC, HLN etc. Tucker’s dignity?
- Fox & Friends video: It’s Ainsley’s Sumo wrestling debut.
- Q&A: Jake Tapper promotes The Lead (that’s the first story).
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/16/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: The new Pope, an old war.
- Cablenewsers named to talk radio’s ‘heavy hundred’ list.
- News Watch video: The press pick sides in budget battle.
- Q&A: Jake Tapper on The Lead; Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap. Biz block delay.
- Hogue: Fox & Friends First turns one, continues to evolve.
- Fox & Friends video: The name is Earhardt…Ainsley Earhardt.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/15/13 00:30 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: A collision of biases in media coverage of the Pope.
- Jay Carney takes another shot in the War on Fox. Full interview.
- Q&A: Phil Griffin (via TVN); Lawrence O’Donnell; Cheryl Casone.
- Fox papal coverage tops rivals. Coop to host another game show?
- Factor video: Megyn Kelly explores Colorado’s lax sex offender laws.
- Big Ed: All dressed up and nowhere to go. Schultz signs off primetime.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/14/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Eric Bolling gets a call from Jay Carney.
- None of the many channels Olby approached would hire him.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Byers: Contrary to Big Ed’s cover story, he was pushed out.
- What show is like watching parrots compete to mimic each other?
- Lean Forward: Schultz slot to dynamic Chris Hayes. Analysis.
- Olby settlement: ten cents on the dollar. Q&A: Tapper (via FTV).
- Imus video: Lively Mensa Meeting megapanel part one, part two.
- One America News Network: It’ll be like Fox, only not so liberal.
- Factor video: O’Reilly confronts the writer who called him bigoted.
- Lean Forward: Schultz leaves primetime for ‘prisoner’s row’; more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/13/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: White House backing off tour shutdown threat?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Bogus CNN chyron. Imus video: Mike Baker on Egypt, Korea, etc.
- Zucker’s Erin Burnett: Isn’t it worth it to support anti-Semitism?!
- Video: Shep’s comments on the Catholic Church stir controversy.
- Factor video: O’Reilly vs Colmes rematch over federal spending.
- Q&A: Shep (via ICN); Charlie Gasparino on ‘sticking it to CNBC’.
- Q&A: Soledad, Jake Tapper. Maddow in Houston. Olby settles.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/12/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The tv season’s most devastating finale.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Van Hollen interview turns nasty. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Video: Maddow with Leno part one, part two. Weekend numbers.
- Audio Q&A: Coop (via TVN). New, improved Piers: now 80% live.
- CNN’s ratings fix: massage the numbers. Cable conclave coverage.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on budgets, papal politics, and more.
- Video: Bernie Goldberg on a new Fox haters’ smear. Today’s outrage!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/09/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Ailes, the White House, and more.
- Profile: Larry King (via TVN). Q&A: Soledad (via ICN).
- News Watch videos: Sequester blues, busting the filibuster.
- Latest Olby filing slams Current TV. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Sunday specials: Myths, Lies, and Complete Stupidity; Escape Fire.
- Concha: MSNBC and CNN ego trips are driving their viewers to Fox.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/08/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is hating America still the new world sport?
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Studio-B video: Shep interview of John McCain turns tense.
- Rachel Maddow gushes over a Fox News anchor. Flashback.
- Powers and Miller examine media fluster over drone filibuster.
- FTV: Burnett move to mornings dead…no, alive…no, still dead.
- Joy-less View revives Behar/CNN talk. Today’s overhyped scandal.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/07/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Eric Bolling says ‘I’ll pick up the tab’.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- America Live video: Sen Rand Paul claims victory.
- Q&A: Nicole Petallides. Dana Bash’s Rand Paul ‘get’.
- John Berman deflates Soledad’s attack on Roger Ailes.
- VIdeo: The Judge rules on drones vs the US constitution.
- Somerby: Buffoon O’Donnell lies to attack Bill O’Reilly.
- O’Reilly, Colmes, Kirsten: why the others can’t touch Fox.
- Imus video: Monica Crowley on Colmes/O’Reilly and more.
- Piers in a slump. Show gets new name: Piers Morgan Live.
- Al Gore sued for ‘unjust enrichment’. Alan still gets hate mail.
- CNN’s The Lead (that’s the first story) to premiere March 18.
- Video: Judy Miller on how the media covered Chavez’s death.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/06/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Sympathy for the devil?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- ICN: Zucker’s Burnett negotiations are frought with booby-traps.
- Video: Regis returns. CNN given journalism award…for graphics.
- Charlie Gasparino re-ups. Nicole Petallides honored. Q&A: Tucker.
- Factor video: O’Reilly explodes at Colmes. FNC contributor debuts.
- Wemple: Ailes portrays self as a good family man, ergo isn’t one?!?
- Roger Ailes bio: Obama vs Hannity, CNN’s framistans, mortality, etc.
- Factor video: Tucker responds to Menendez/DailyCaller controversy.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/04/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: First female footballer fails.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Roger Ailes embroiled in a battle of biographers? Or not?
- Video: FBN zings CNBC reality shows. Carville to MSNBC?
- Video: Chris Wallace Romney interview stirs controversy.
- Video: Labor of love. Zucker’s Plan B: Tamron Hall?
- Other shoe drops: Big Ed, Morning Joe in on it too? Update.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on Kerry, Dennis Rodman, and more.
- Don’t call us, we’ll call you: Olbermann wants a job at ESPN.
- Zurawik: Could coverage of the sequester possibly be any worse?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Woodward, Mitt, and Michelle.
- News Watch video: Bob Woodward and the sequester blues.
- Piers plunge: down 38%. Today’s conspiracy: debunked?
- Swimsuit model to host Fox News show. Ingle: it’s a boy!
- Sunday: Showdown on Debt Row. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/01/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Why have the media turned on Bob Woodward?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Chase unseen. Q&A: Gerri Willis. Olby resurfaces.
- CNN buys healthcare doc promoting ‘alternative medicine’.
- Burnett bargains for big bucks. Soledad honored. CNN sues.
- Video: Rachel Maddow with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
- Video: Hannity exclusive with Bob Woodward part one, part two.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/28/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Duncan slips with teachers’ pink slips.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Dana Perino on the campaign against Bob Woodward.
- Study: Hannity generous to opposing views. ABC newser to CNN.
- Somerby: It doesn’t get any worse than Piers. Q&A: Rich Edson.
- Greta: My husband is undergoing radiation treatment for cancer.
- Video: Gretchen Carlson, Linda Evans honored part one, part two.
- Papal coverage: Fox News, CNN. Reese’s piece: Fox News fogies.
- Imus video: Megapanel debates randy teachers, NASCAR, and more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/27/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Kurtz and Ashburn rip Ellison, give kudos to Hannity.
- February program ranker: Fox News holds top thirteen slots.
- Burnett move to mornings ‘dead in the water’? Q&A: Soledad.
- Say goodnight, Gracie: Mika Brzezinski named ‘outstanding host’.
- Again, newsers fooled by hoax video. Alan Colmes moving on up.
- FNC revives storied broadcast tradition. Q&A: Juan Williams pt three.
- Hannity video: Keith Ellison gets personal. Video Q&A: Leland Vittert.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/26/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Conservatives consider Christie conundrum.
- February: CNN under Zucker sinking. Fox holds top 13 slots.
- Biznet wars take to the air. February spin: MSNBC, CNN, HLN.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on drones…and lying about them.
- Profile: Bret Baier and Special Report. Carol Roth to CNBC.
- Red Eye video: Andy Levy ombudses The Five, Oscars, and more.
- CNN: too white? Iran confiscates CNN footage. Weekend numbers.
- MSNBC’s propaganda sundae. Fox reporter rebuffs half-Dollar.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on intentional deception at MSNBC.
- Lean Forward: Matthews already campaigning for 2016 Prez candidate!
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/25/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Oscars mix politics and entertainment.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: How bad is MSNBC? So bad…it’s worse than Fox!
- Imus video: Greg Gutfeld on the Oscars and more. CNN blackout.
- Damage control? Q&A: Soledad; Juan Williams part one, part two.
- Profile: Steve Doocy. Hot & Not: Soledad, Starting Point, CNBC etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/23/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Prez vs Press, MSNBC, and more.
- Lean Forward: Controversy swirls around another edited video.
- Video: Chris Wallace announces a first for Fox News Sunday .
- Fox News Watch video: Presidential problems with the press.
- Zucker’s CNN to re-hire Joy Behar? Video: Carlson capitulates.
- Reeves: Does CNBC think it can blackmail business leaders?
- Lean Forward: The Rev’s resumé…high salaries, unpaid taxes.
- ICN: Dump Soledad...now! Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
- Video: Remembering Iwo Jima. Today’s bright ideas to save CNN.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/22/13 00:10 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What is America’s most miserable city?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Sorry Tommy, Fox News is not hiring Mitt Romney.
- Video: How are the media dealing with restricted access?
- Imus video: Bob Beckel explains it all part one, part two.
- Soledad: At least I won’t have to get up early...it’s a win-win!
- Video: Beck interviews O’Reilly. Booking wars. Name change.
- Upstairs Downstairs, cable news style. Alexis Glick resurfaces.
- Factor video: Debate on indoctrination of government workers.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/21/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Paranoia over sequester festers, pesters Repubs.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNBC snipes Nightly Business Report from PBS.
- Soledad goes free-lance. Flashback: First moments of greatness.
- Video: Andy Levy on his spat with Chris Brown, sequester, etc.
- Audio: Fox to hire Romney? Chris Wallace ducks the question.
- Kurtz: Is MSNBC becoming an Obama administration in exile?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Imus video: Megapanel debates drones, campaign finance, etc.
- Actual BS on MSNBC. Profile: Chris Jansing. Coop, CNNi honored.
- Willies: Soledad leaving CNN would be a blow to journalism? More.
- Concha: Don’t complain about lack of access…just lean forward!
- Video: Beckel vs Bill on pregnant mothers and drugs part one, pt two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/20/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: According to Chuck Todd, media bias is a myth.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Ed Henry and panel on Obama’s ‘handling’ of the media.
- Rothman: MSNBC’s most outrageous show airs in hard news slot.
- The Soledad train is about to leave the station. Collectors items.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on media bias, Fox haters, and more.
- Greenwald: Just what MSNBC needed…more Obama defenders!
- Factor videos: James Carville and no-spin debut of Herman Cain.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/19/13 00:12 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Wrestling with the Tea Party.
- Friday’s numbers: Hannity-Juan Williams-Baier 1-2-3.
- Greta: the press caved. Tucker Carlson caves.
- RIght at home: the newest (MS)NBC contributor.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly reacts to huge viewership for Killing Lincoln.
- A Zucker play: hiring Steve Capus?!? Q&A: Ed Henry (via TVN).
- A tale of two audiences: Schultz vs O’Reilly. The end of cable?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on David Gregory’s lack of curiosity.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/18/13 00:22 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The GOP secret weapon? O’Reilly film sets record.
- Video: Whose side is David Gregory on? Another Zucker innovation.
- James Rosen at NU. Julie is back. How CNN sells the news (via TVN).
- Huge exposé of Fox News scandal strangely deleted after publication.
- Marsh: CNN’s cruisarama not all bad news. Tonight: Maddow’s Hubris.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/16/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Cruise control, Mr Bill, and the SotU.
- News Watch video: Media approval for the State of the Union.
- Zurawik: You know who’s like the old Soviet Union? Fox News!
- Chris Wallace moonlights. Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap.
- Fox haters on twitter exact revenge on non-conforming journalist.
- Zucker’s Cruisarama did nothing for his sinking ship. Holmes’s new gig.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/15/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Agriculture, diversity, and hating Pilgrims.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- NCAA honors Kilmeade. Video: Tesla vs the NY Times.
- NBCer turns Democrat PR flack…now joins Zucker’s CNN!
- Profile: Harris Faulkner, journalist, humanitarian, and mom.
- Fox News raises Cain. Zurawik: a desperation move?
- Video: Stars of O’Reilly’s Killing Lincoln part one, part two.
- CNN ‘poop ship’ overkill draws scrutiny; video: Joe piles on.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly cross-examines Marc Lamont Hill.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/14/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The media have found a new watergate.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly’s big Valentine’s Day announcement.
- Harris Faulkner in Cleveland. Maddow’s 101 tops swig tally.
- Charlie Gasparino on CNBC. FBN launches Tax Flight series.
- ‘The World News Leader’ under Zucker. No Rivera groundswell.
- Imus video: Megapanel debates abortion etc part one, part two.
- Kurtz: It was a civil debate that shed some light on journalism.
- Videos: Howard Kurtz with Bill O’Reilly; O’Reilly with Letterman.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/13/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Fox/CNN top SotU. Tues numbers: Rubio/FNC-O’Reilly-SotU/FNC.
- Quickly, Brown and Fox team up; debuts tonight on Hannity.
- Videos: Judge Napolitano on internet freedom and recess excess.
- Profiles: Harris Faulkner, journalist and more; Andrea Tantaros.
- Imus video: Dierdre and Lis on the SotU, Grammies, and more.
- CNN reports on nonexistent hostages. Byers: Same-o same-o.
- Comcast to allow FNC streaming. Simpatico: New MSNBC contributor.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/12/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap on the ‘drone court’. Weekend numbers.
- CNNer to appear on The O’Reilly Factor to respond to this.
- Tapper takes The Lead. Today’s outrage! Comcast buys out GE.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on N Korea’s nuke test. Fusion is coming.
- State of the Union coverage: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, FBN, BizNets.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/11/13 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Hard times for a SEAL hero.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Bret Baier; Monica Crowley. Tapper EP: from MSNBC.
- Gray: Fox News Latino signals a new Roger Ailes initiative.
- Imus video: Fr Morris on papal news. Cablers head to Rome.
- (MS)NBC goes gaga over guns. Matthews achieves ‘half-true’.
- TNR’s blue-dress profile of Ezra Klein. Liz Claman in Cleveland.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/09/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- News Watch video: The drones, the media, and the hypocrisy.
- Reliable Sources videos: Fox (natch!), Menendez, and more.
- The world’s news leader: does global warming cause asteroids?
- Cablers cover snowarama; Geraldo airs live from Central Park.
- Hogue: Tucker settling in? Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
- Video: Kirsten and Carlson examine media hypocrisy over rhetoric.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/08/13 00:20 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The truth about cyberloafers. Flashback.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Siegel: My obsession with Megyn Kelly and the Fox blondes.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. Cost of Freedom moved. Cuomo’s CNN debut.
- At large killer sent package to Cooper. CNN hires DC local for am.
- OtR video: Buchanan and McSally on killing US citizens with drones.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/07/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Daniel Faulkner, the forgotten victim.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Do drone strikes expose a media double standard?
- Video: Andy Levy talks Red Eye. Killer’s fave cablenewsers.
- O’Reilly to address his (MS)NBC/drone comments tonight: video.
- Another Piers Morgan controversy. Video: Morgan grills Morris.
- Reese’s piece: Too bad inaugurations are only once every four years.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/05/13 00:10 Filed in: links
- Dick Morris is out. The Five video: The assassination bureau.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Rothstein: John King survives, but Candy may not be dandy.
- Video: Judge Nap on the DoJ memo and killing US citizens.
- Lizzie O’Leary resurfaces. Q&A: The Rev. Weekend numbers.
- Red Eye Video: Andy Levy ombudses Ray Lewis and more.
- Can CNN’s Man of Action strike sparks? Jake Tapper Reports.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Menendez. Zucker gets Zain.
- Look out Geraldo, another toe in the water? Sleepless in Atlanta.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/04/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Political Insiders on immigration, gun control, and more.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Baier 1-2-3. OtR turns 11.
- Beyonce over Benghazi: Zucker’s imprint is changing CNN.
- Fox & Friends video: Kilmeade’s quest to befriend Alec Baldwin.
- Hot & Not: Cuomo, Carville, Capus, MSNBC’s editing bay, etc.
- It may all be a publicity stunt, but FNC is taking Geraldo seriously.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Hillary, Geraldo, and MSNBC editing.
- Harris: CNN may oust ‘respected journalist’ Soledad O’Brien.
- News Watch video: Another editing controversy at MSNBC.
- Today’s Steve Capus specularama: Joining Zucker at CNN?
- Video: Greg Gutfeld complains about The Five to Andy Levy.
- Flip-flop: MSM now encourage Murdoch to slant FNC coverage.
- CNN wanted to hire Olbermann?! Sunday talkers: preview.
- Profile: Dr Sanjay Gupta. Video: Sanjay w/Conan part one, part two.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/01/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Who’s to blame for the chicken wings shortage?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Video: Media coverage of terror in Turkey, and economic news.
- Zurawik: Given all the damage Capus did, he deserved to go.
- Steve Capus out. More. Who will take over? Jon Klein praises FNC.
- F&F videos: Gabrielle Douglas; the Tuohys; Geraldo for Senate?!?
- Imus video: Jake Tapper on joining CNN, and the Hagel hearings.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner, Jedediah Bila. Fox shield standoff continues.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg criticizes ‘repeat offender’ MSNBC.
- Soledad’s future unclear. Flashback: Her first moments of greatness.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/31/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The FIve video: Pink slips for the President’s Jobs Council.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Geraldo Rivera dreams the impossible dream.
- Friedman: Can Zucker bag the big one? Today’s apology.
- Dickson: Is the Soledad train about to leave the station?
- Carville and Matalin speak. What of Roland and Donna?
- Report: John King to be dethroned. Jake Tapper at Marist.
- Imus video: Imogen Lloyd Webber vs McGuirk part one, part two.
- ICN: MSNBC’s modus operandi is now dodge, duck, and obfuscate.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/30/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Lean Forward: MSNBC airs no explanation or apology; more.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Audio: Joe Trippi talks to Kilmeade about the War on Fox.
- Rothstein: Starting Point ‘too ethnic’? Staffers brace for worst.
- ICN: Latest doctored video flap threatens MSNBC’s credibility.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC in a new deceptive editing controversy.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner. January cablenews program ranker.
- Imus video: Laura Ingraham. Super Bowl Q&A: Sandra Smith.
- Zurawik: Under Zucker, CNN is looking like a contender. More.
- Grove: Shock and awe at CNN…and more heads will roll.
- Video: Greta and Hillary Clinton. Shock photo: Andy Levy.
- Unedited Factor video: Bill’s feisty Q&A with Gen Colin Powell.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/29/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Jan numbers: Fox tops. Spin: MS, HLN, CNN. Weekend numbers.
- Lean Forward video: MSNBC obsession with FNC marches on.
- Mandel: Attempts to delegitimize Fox threaten press freedom.
- Goldberg: Liberals should be troubled by a WH War on Fox.
- Powers: How the WH wages its war on Fox News. Counterpoint.
- Daly: The media need more liberals like Kirsten Powers.
- Erickson: Things I learned during my three years at CNN.
- Weprin: Zucker has his hands full resuscitating CNN mornings.
- Red Eye vIdeos: Rowdy amnesty debate part one, part two.
- Carville, Matalin, Bennett leaving CNN; Erickson jumps to Fox.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on Rubio etc part one, part two.
- Chris Cuomo gets Zuckered; Curry contradiction; Whitaker out.
- Rick Kaplan resurfaces. CNBC snub analyzed. Dobbs tops CNBC.
- Factor video: 60 Minutes and Hillary Clinton part one, part two.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/28/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Shooting from the lip?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Tucker Carlson on CNN, MSNBC, Olby, and more.
- Greta: What I will do in my 12 minutes with Hillary Clinton.
- Lean Forward: Obama fundraisers target (MS)NBC.
- Today’s Palin specularama: hired by Zucker? Or maybe not?
- Colin Powell enters the no-spin zone. NBC snubs CNBC?
- Video: 60 MInutes Q&A like ‘state-run media’? Foul weather.
- Imus videos: Bill Hemmer; Juan Williams part one, part two.
- Tougher than 60 Minutes? Zoraida ringed. Curry clamp-down.
- Videos: Obama attacks Fox, Trump and Peter Johnson respond.
- Hot & Not: Coop, Curry, Cashin’ In, contracts, CNBC, and more.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/26/13 00:15 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Palin, polarization, and more.
- Greta: Democrats being pressured to stay off Fox News.
- Broadening the definition of news: CNN’s red carpet show.
- News Watch video: A media inauguration love connection?
- Zucker’s recipe to save CNN: opinion, drama, pizzazz.
- Mediaite: ‘Clash’ of the titles. Sunday talk: preview, recap.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on still-slobbering media.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/25/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: In Colorado, pot problems proliferate.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Sarah’s out! (via ICN) Analysis. Profile: Charles Gasparino.
- Brawl on CNBC. Liz Claman in Davos. Today’s twitter spat.
- Video: Does the WH press corps fawn over Barack Obama?
- Steven Wright: Not good sports at CNN. Q&A: Jake Tapper.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/24/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Race and Bloomberg’s soda pop ban.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Old patterns die hard: CNN ratings crash repeats itself.
- Rachel Nichols joins CNN. Josh Lipton moves to CNBC.
- Eric Bolling to host Cashin’ In. Q&A: Rich Edson, SNL to FBN.
- Videos: Judge Nap on Hillary, major media coverage debated.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Mickey Kaus: Is it time for a new Fox? Greta vs The Daily Caller.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/23/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What if Benghazi had happened under Bush?
- Monday’s numbers: Inauguration (CNN)-Blitzer-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Jake Tapper disclosure flap. Q&A: Tamron Hall. Today’s oops.
- Imus video: Blonde on blonde pt one, pt two. Weekend numbers.
- Coop preemptively pushing back against Ann Curry encroachment?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/22/13 00:20 Filed in: links
- The Five video: A new trend…the pre-emptive apology.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN to blow the lid off…SeaWorld! CNN hires Erin McPike.
- Video: Was coverage of the inaugural fair and balanced?
- Lizzy O’Leary leaves CNN. More GOP propaganda from Fox!
- Imus videos: Ed Henry on WH snubbing Fox, and Bob Beckel.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg looks at The Second Coming.
- Q&A: Liz Claman, Dennis Kucinich. Maddow makes it up.
- Zucker takes over, Darth Vader returns. CNN tops swearing in.
- Impartial journalists opine on award speech. Bashir battles tumor.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/21/13 00:30 Filed in: links
- Al-Jazeera: Too factional for US viewers? Tucker specularama.
- Inauguration morning: CNBC and Bloomberg in reruns; FBN live.
- Piers Morgan’s recipe for ratings: name-calling and 9/11 truthers.
- Today’s exposé: Anderson Cooper, CIA agent! Fox hater ‘humor’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/18/13 00:30 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Don’t subsidize your children’s college tuition?
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Whoops! Martin Bashir reports fake PR story as fact.
- Videos: O’Reilly on The View: part one, part two, part three.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan says CNN to be more ‘edgy’, opinionated.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly welcomes the newest FNC contributor.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/17/13 00:10 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Will Barack Obama preserve the constitution?
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Jennifer Griffin gives Zero Dark Thirty: two thumbs way down.
- Cable newsers Megyn and Melissa on ‘power list’. Rove re-ups.
- Imus video: Alan Colmes vs Bernard McGuirk part one, part two.
- Biznet, MSNBC inaugurals. CNBC blows the lid off...Spider-Man!
- Video: Piers Morgan with Colbert. Today’s oops; oops part deux.
- Ann Curry can go to CNN…if she sits six months in the penalty box.
- With its cable news in decline, CNN looks to other opportunities.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/16/13 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Something missing from executive actions?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3. Weekly ranker.
- It’s more GOP propaganda from Fox. Haters begin the attacks.
- Special interest group nominates MSNBC, CNN for awards.
- Conspiracy News Network? CNN inauguration Current hanging in.
- Imus video: Lis Wiehl and Deirdre Imus part one, part two.
- Fox News called on just once over the last six Obama pressers.
- ICN: Zucker was right to stick up for Piers. HLN makeup emergency.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/15/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox News inauguration coverage. Fox signs Jedediah and Katie.
- VIdeo: Is media coverage of debt ceiling wars truly unbiased?
- Piers punts powwow? Charles in Charge? Weekend numbers.
- Reports: Matt Lauer wants NBC to release Ann Curry to CNN.
- Video: Judge Napolitano responds to attack from the NY Times.
- He’s Mr Popularity! Heather’s best birthday ever? Kurtz konflict?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of Current sale.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/12/13 00:25 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Guns, cable spats, and more.
- News Watch video: Media taking sides on gun control?
- Video: Kevin McCarthy debuts as Fox News contributor.
- Take the Fox News college challenge (via TV Newser).
- Factor video: Hawaii strikes back! Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/11/13 00:12 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Quentin Tarantino and movie violence.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Have media been fair in coverage of gun violence?
- FNC signs new nerd contributor. Today’s Fox hater meme.
- Larry disses Piers. CNBC targets clock-watchers. Tech wars.
- Factor video: Glenn Beck on his attempt to buy Current from Gore.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: All the President’s men.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court video: Does Bill Maher owe Trump $5 million?
- Piers Morgan, new ratings champ…except for all the others.
- New MoJo PR ploy. Today’s boycott. Rundown turns three.
- Sports not-so-illustrated. Raising America. No-spin shocker!
- Factor video: Geraldo Rivera’s close encounter with Al Gore.
- Imus video: Holder vs McGuirk pt one, pt two. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/07/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Fiscal cliff buyers’ remorse?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly shot on national tv. Profile: Bret Baier (v/TVN).
- VIdeo: Are the media giving a pass to Dems on spending issues?
- Spitzer splits. Grace and CNN settle. John King’s whereabouts.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly, Hitchcock blond who suffers no fools, gladly.
- Imus video: Jake Tapper talks cliffs. Q&A: Peter Barnes, Phil Griffin.
- Hot & Not: Current TV, CNBC, O’Reilly, CNN, etc. Larry moonlights.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/03/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Al Gore shirks paying his ‘fair share’.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-McElway-Folbaum 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: CNN NewYears Eve-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- That was quick: Dave Briggs resurfaces. Another O’Reilly movie.
- Another bright idea to save CNN…on Bizarro Planet maybe.
- CNBC: Nothing to see here. Today’s oops. Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Sally Kohn vs Bernard McGuirk part one, part two.
- ICN: Does Al-Jazeera buying CurrentTV spell trouble for CNN?
- HLN makeover: new ‘lifestyle’ series. Q&A: Christiane Amanpour.
- Has a quiet campaign against a CNN contributor proved successful?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on public disinterest in economics.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Hollywood’s love-hate relationship with guns.
- Stelter: Current tv has finally found a buyer…it’s Al-Jazeera!
- Shock: Daily Beast attacks Fox, gets it wrong. More. Update.
- Apparently Ann Curry believes those Curry-to-CNN rumors.
- CNN’s embarrassing debasement tarnishes Cooper as well.
- Imus video: Mike Emanuel explains what happened at the cliff.
- Solin: CNBC, stop the madness! ICN: Wake up! This is rising above?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/29/12 00:50 Filed in: links
- Video: Fox & Friends Weekend highlight reel for 2012.
- Reliable Sources videos: Pressing the cliff, 2012 report card.
- Sunday fiscal cliff notes: FNC and The Five, CNBC, MSNBC.
- Fox News Watch video: Grading the media’s 2012 coverage.
- Piers provokes pesky petitioners; more. TJ slumming; more?
- Video: Who wants to go cliff-diving? Sunday talk: HuffPo recap.
- The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, pt two, pt three, part four.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/28/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Michael Moore plays the gun control race card.
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-McElway 1-2-3.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-McElway 1-2-3.
- ICN: What’s hot and what’s not, mammoth 2012 roundup.
- Video: Did the FBI suspect Marilyn Monroe was a Communist?
- Zucker eyeing Chris Cuomo? Audio: Stuart Varney zings Piers.
- PR crusade turns routine correction into blue blog cause celebre.
- YTJD: The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, part two, part three.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/27/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Jamie Colby-O’Reilly-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: The Five-McElway-F&F Christmas 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Why Greta covered the case of a jailed US marine.
- Politico: Don Lemon’s Newtown reports ‘not journalism’.
- Lean Forward: Cable news host promotes his own anti-NRA rally.
- Spend New Year’s Eve with Megyn…or Kathy Griffin? Flashback.
- Griffin: Chris Matthews is ‘a statesman’! Weekend numbers.
- Zurawik: Exploitative media hot-doggers debase coverage.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld reviews the real scandals of 2012.
- YTJD: The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, part two.
Christmas Eve Links and Open Thread
12/24/12 01:15 Filed in: links
- Backstage chaos didn’t foil F&F Christmas special.
- CNN mulls Soledad in primetime: a recipe for failure?
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly (via ICN); Bill Hemmer on Newtown.
- Hot & Not: Gun control, Sherman, Tapper, etc.
- Nothing says Christmas like MSNBC! Fox News; CNN.
- Stan Freberg: Christmas Dragnet.
- Have Gun, Will Travel: The Hanging Cross.
- The Bob Newhart Show: His Busiest Season.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Red Mystery Matter
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/22/12 01:15 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Tragedies, 2012 gaffes, and more.
- ’Tis the season: FNC contributor promotes MSNBC series.
- News Watch video: Media missing the Benghazi boat?
- Dave Briggs leaving Fox & Friends…for NBC Sports Network?
- Newlywed Erin Burnett’s dress code for staff. Greta: why not?
- Video: Mother of freed marine credits Fox News and O’Reilly.
- The Great Gildersleeve: Why the Chimes Rang.
- The Donna Reed Show: A Very Merry Christmas.
- Grand Central Station: Miracle for Christmas.
- Newhart video: No Room at the Inn. Sunday talkers: preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/21/12 00:12 Filed in: links
- The Five video: From one extreme to another?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Three cablenewsers make ’Twelve to Watch’ list (via TVN).
- Pushback: Gabe Sherman blasted as ‘Jayson Blair on steroids’.
- Video: Why don’t media ask questions raised by Benghazi report?
- Like MSNBC, CNBC adds reality shows to schedule.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly reacts to the release of Cpl Hammar.
- Q&A: Shibani Joshi on trending tech gifts. Friday Fox Files.
- ICN: Tapper move a mistake…for ABC. Fake (?) ‘Roger Ailes’ snark.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, pt two, pt three, pt four, part five.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/20/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bill O’Reilly. Greta: Those are not my words!
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Jake Tapper joining CNN as Chief Washington Correspondent.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow, national treasure or a bit dishonest?
- Man sentenced for death threat to O’Reilly. Today’s exposé.
- Video: Life as a junior reporter. Tomorrow’s exposé.
- XM may lose Fox News radio. Special Cavuto cliff coverage.
- Video: O’Reilly turns up the heat on behalf of jailed marine.
- Lou Dobbs lead over CNBC grows. Merry Christmas from FBN!
- Critics eagerly anticipate MSNBC’s latest journalistic triumph.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two, part three, part four.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/18/12 00:25 Filed in: links
- The Five video: This is a time to ponder, not pontificate.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Does media over-coverage encourage copycat killers?
- MacCallum re-ups at Fox News. CNN reporter involved in spat?
- Gun control talk ban not as claimed: Sherman swings and misses.
- Q&A: Soledad, Gerri Willis. MSNBC surge: Fox haters’ wet dream.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg pans shooting coverage, including FNC.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/17/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: America’s mental health services.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Blitzer 1-2-3.
- Fox not allowing gun control talk…except when they do.
- CNBC loses ‘Wall Street Journal’. A week of cliff-hangers.
- Video: Fox Jr reporter learns a taxing lesson when car is hit.
- Worth the price: More free advice for Jeff Zucker and CNN.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one. CNN’s answer to Gutfeld?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/15/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources video: The media and the massacre.
- Video: Huckabee responds to critics as Geraldo takes his side.
- Changing of the guard? Gretchen on Studio-B while Aly’s on F&F.
- Greta Home and Academy opens in Haiti; a great day.
- Sunday coverage: Baier anchors memorial at 6:00 pm.
- Today’s boycott. Hugged by Don Lemon. Crowley honored.
- Zurawik: What, you expected responsible journalism from MSNBC?
- Saturday special coverage. Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/14/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- Video: Special Report panel reflects on the CT school shooting.
- Politico’s Byers posts string of false tweets then refuses to correct.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cablenewsers scramble schedules to cover CT shooting. More.
- Lean Forward: ‘Straight news’ anchor demands more gun-control.
- Video: Andrea Mitchell ‘analysis’ parallels Dems’ talking points?
- CNN considering late-night comedy hour (via ICN)? No wonder.
- NBC News to Ann Curry: No Zucker for you! Lynn Berry to CNN?
- The View videos: Coop, Piers. Buffett vs CNBC. Alan’s hate mail.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly blasts secularists. Paul Baier home resting.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/13/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Who should be named ‘person of the year’?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- 2012 numbers: FNC holds top eleven slots. Today’s outrage.
- Source: Ann Curry would bring a ‘breath of fresh air’ to CNN.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on Benghazi, North Korea, and more.
- Profiles: Peter Barnes; Arwa Damon (v/ICN); Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses Bradley Manning, unions, and Santa.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/12/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is Santa a Democrat or a Republican?
- Oy: Clueless HuffPo analysis of a Brian Kilmeade joke.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court video: Hester’s Storage Wars fakery lawsuit.
- AP attack on Bill O’Reilly relies on Media Matters ‘research’.
- Ann Curry to CNN prime? Abad-Santos: It could make sense.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Michigan’s historic labor battle.
- Not just stocks falling on CNBC. O’Donnell on Staten Island.
- Gerri Willis on fiscal cliff ramifications. The bloopers of 2012.
- Studio J gets high-tech upgrade. Video: A Christmas surprise.
- Hannity video: Steven Crowder details how he was assaulted.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/11/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: CIAgent who tracked UBL denied promotion.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Atkinson: CNN plans could push Piers to later time slot.
- FNC contributor assaulted. Imus re-ups with FBN. Flashback.
- Fox hater brags that he stiffed The Factor. Weekend numbers.
- Weather interns in training. Bondi buzz: bogus. A call to court.
- The Lean Forward stonewall: Tommy Christopher vs Ben Jacobs.
- Imus video: Greg Gutfeld discusses (what else?) The Joy of Hate.
- IBD: Barack Obama’s Pravda. Study: CNN is fair to a ‘tea’.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on RFK’s ‘right-wing media’ meme.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/10/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Psy gets a pass.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Wolff: Today’s obligatory bright ideas on how to ‘save CNN’.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC and WH team up to stonewall press.
- Soledad praises Zucker as Zucker prepares to replace her?
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer on the end of the world and more.
- Hot & Not: Ailes, Griffin, Cafferty, Watters, etc. Roger’s Angels?
- Whoops! Gullible Fox haters duped by fake ‘study’ of FNC viewers.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/08/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Bob Costas, Roger Ailes, and more.
- Greta: Not partisan or showbiz, he is the best interviewer on tv.
- Fox & Friends video: The first-ever freshman Heisman winner.
- News Watch video: Media memes mingle at the fiscal cliff.
- More ideas to ‘save CNN’. Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses Psy, curricula, wiring, and more.
- Sunday: Fly Me to the Moon, preview; Who Is Black in America?
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/07/12 09:55 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Killer gets ten years…of church attendance!
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Four FNCers named as influential and stylish DC women.
- Video: Three NY Times journos discuss the future of CNN.
- Politico parrots MMfA distortion, outs Watters contribution.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly with Jay Leno part one, part two.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Adam Carolla. Profile: CNBC’s Jane Wells (via ICN).
- Video: Honor flight takes WWII veterans back to Pearl Harbor.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/06/12 00:40 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why not eliminate homework?
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s ‘straight news’ is anything but.
- Moonves scotches CBS/CNN merger meme. Cafferty exits.
- ICN: Phil Griffin is asking for it. Speaking of asking for it…
- AP profile: Ed Henry. Video: Coop on CBS This Morning.
- Imus video: Bernard and Imogen on Christmas, Wintour, etc.
- Puzzler: What do these Grammy nominees have in common?
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly goes mano-a-mano with Bob Costas.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/03/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Bob Beckel’s Christmas light show.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN names hero(ine). Alisyn Camerota posts intriguing photo.
- Video: Pinkerton vs Colmes on Costas gun control comments.
- Damage control: Shuster does stealth rewrite of original post.
- Oops: David Shuster, boy reporter, lies about Fox News again.
- Fox: Splittsville! CNN to produce Spanish-language programs.
- Greenwald: Will MSNBC continue to be Obama cheerleaders?
- Broadening the definition: a late-night CNN clone of The View?!?
- Zucker’s all that and a bag o’ chips. Hot & Not: Zucker, weather, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/01/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: CNN Zuckered, media Rice-a-roni, more.
- Video: Dana Perino reveals what she really thinks of Bob Beckel.
- Brit hacking probe implicates US cable newser…who’s not at Fox!
- News Watch video: Were media complicit in a Rice race-a-roni?
- Brenda Buttner’s close encounter with Hunter S Thompson.
- Sunday: CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute. Sunday talk: HuffPo recap.
- Ross: Another bright idea for saving CNN. Some likelier scenarios.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/30/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Who is responsible for student loan debt?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Demo derby: MSNBC wins 25-54 primetime for the week.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC signs Olbermann amigo as contributor.
- VIdeo: Rick Reichmuth goes over a non-fiscal cliff. Q&A: Gutfeld.
- Zucker severs Couric ties. ICN: CNN plans beget ‘abject horror’.
- Zucker talk: tells Kurtz ‘more passion’; speaks of ‘endless potential’.
- Video: A War on Christmas rumpus…Bill O’Reilly vs Lincoln Chaffee.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/29/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Celebrities behaving badly.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Reruns of The Mole? Zucker plan: ‘broaden the definition’ of news!
- November program rankers. Q&A: Gerri Willis on the fiscal cliff.
- Imus video: McGuirk vs Imogen Lloyd Webber on Benghazi etc.
- Greta: Bruce Bartlett flatters himself. Huddy’s new hubby?
- Video: Factor debate over religion turns rowdy. Today’s oops.
- Zurawik: Zucker may be just the ticket for CNN. The big question.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/28/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: New fronts open in a war on Christianity?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- November numbers: FNC holds nine of top ten; CNN; MSNBC.
- Shocker! More claims by Fox hating author turn out to be false.
- Scandal! Author sez Fox banned his book. Oops, author lied.
- Lean Forward: Progressives castigate the ‘atrocity’ of Bashir.
- Video: Ooooh, that’s scaaaary! (via ICN). FNC rules November.
- FBN wins FOIA suit. ICN: Fox was right to nix Ricks tricks.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Shep 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: CNN hires Jeff Zucker! ICN: CNN is dead. Or not?
- Weekend numbers. Video: Greg Gutfeld at the Reagan library.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/23/12 10:16 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources: Perplexed pundits, Petraeus preoccupation.
- Video: Dana Perino weighs in on the Yoga Pants controversy.
- News Watch video: Mid-East coverage. Sunday talkers.
- Pete Snyder leaves Fox News…after all of three months.
- From Victoria’s Secret model to…CNN! (And then to FNC.)
- Video: Why the final-week surge in pro-Obama news stories?
- An ICN Thanksgiving present: the Bob Beckel hall of shame.
- The Five video: Five reasons to be thankful for Obama’s re-election.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/19/12 00:31 Filed in: links
- The Five videos: All about wordophobia, and Twinkie redux.
- MSNBC host withheld Obama criticism to help re-election.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld Factor-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- New Pew: MSNBC…0% pro Romney, 0% critical of Obama.
- Cohen: The genius of Red Eye and the rise of Greg Gutfeld.
- Mystery blogger named to prestigious though pointless list.
- Video: Jesse Jackson et al at Ailes Apprentice ceremony.
- Hot & Not: Ailes, Big Ed, Ezra etc. Contract time for Megyn.
- Video: Bomb strikes near Coop; CNN retracts injury fakery.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/17/12 00:50 Filed in: links
- Major Garrett resurfaces…but not at Fox. Flashback.
- Reliable Sources videos: Petraeus, Benghazi, and more.
- Today’s example of...Who is the real news channel?
- News Watch video: Benghazi coverage...spin or facts?
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses Benghazi, Twinkies, and more.
- Sunday: Fox Files special. Sunday talk: tip sheet, HP recap.
- Video: Chris Matthews with Jay Leno part one, part two.
- Romenesko: Why did Ailes talk to tvnewser? Olby resurfaces.
- Lean Forward: Obama meets with MSNBC host for fiscal advice.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/16/12 00:27 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is this the end of an American icon?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Report: CNN aired faked footage of Palestinian ‘injuries’.
- Greg Gutfeld hosting tonight’s Factor. Pink slips at CNBC.
- Ailes election-night key: transparency. Q&A: Ailes, Kernan.
- Video: Judge Nap w/Jon Stewart part one, part two, part three.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC hires impartial journalist from…HuffPo!
- Ex Dick Clark exec emerges as leading candidate to run CNN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/13/12 00:40 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Fordham, Coulter, tolerance, and Greg’s book.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- MSNBC streak ends, loses to FNC prime & total day, all demos.
- Video: Is the FBI running amok? Weekend numbers.
- Adam’s a new Dad! Julie’s a new Mom! Sara Ganim to CNN.
- Video: Mike Huckabee with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on implications of the Petraeus scandal.
- Somerby: Maddow, master of biased BS and fabricated ‘facts’.
- VIdeos: Greg Gutfeld and Melissa Francis on their new books.
- Videos: Bernard Goldberg and Catherine Herridge on Petraeus.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/12/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Food police should go after carbs, not meat.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: The Judge asks why the FBI was reading private emails.
- Video: Pinkerton vs Colmes on media coverage of Petraeus etc.
- Q&A: Janice Dean. Kurtz: Megyn Kelly; analysis. Marciano: out.
- Video: Vince Flynn with Imus on Petraeus etc part one, part two.
- Blue on blue: MSNBC is propagandizing for a phony ‘fiscal cliff’.
- Videos: Dana Perino and Peter Johnson on the Petraeus puzzle.
- Hot & Not: Karl Rove, Chris Matthews, The Donald, etc.
- NYT’s Carr: News trumps partisanship at Fox…for one night!
- NYT’s Stelter: MSNBC gaining, may dump Ed for Ezra. Analysis.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/10/12 00:22 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Chris Matthews, David Petraeaus.
- Greta smacks down Fox hater. Full video: part one, part two.
- News Watch videos: Media on election night and next four years.
- Videos: Anderson Cooper with Letterman; The real James Bond.
- Steve Capus for CNN Prez? ICN: That won’t solve their problems.
- Swells swarm Melissa Francis bash. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/09/12 00:25 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Election emotions still running high.
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Two in a row: MSNBC tops cablenews 25-54 Thursday.
- Chris Wallace defends Rove rant, but his boss may not agree.
- Sour Lemon: CNN anchor gets snippy over snub by Jonah Hill.
- Videos: Judge Pirro on Benghazi; Rachel Maddow with Colbert.
- Malone: Megyn Kelly, the ‘star’ anchor who can ‘save’ Fox News.
- Trump strikes again, wants petition drive to fire Chris Matthews!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/08/12 00:25 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Should the President issue a pardon?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret-The5 1-2-3-4.
- Obama bump? MSNBC tops FNC in Wednesday 25-54.
- Election night numbers at biz nets: a split decision.
- Trippi makes it clear. Beauty secrets of the Fox News women.
- ICN: CNN was for excess punditry before it was against it.
- Imus video: Sally Kohn vs Bernard McGuirk on the election.
- Joe welches (sort of) on a bet. Inside the MSNBC bubble.
- Chris Matthews takes it back. Pollowitz: Get rid of this hack.
- Who is ‘bereft of decency, devoid of soul, a disgusting twit’?
- Video: Bill O’Reilly explains what happened on election day.
- Election night short on suspense. Profile: Lawrence O’Donnell.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/07/12 00:45 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Did the mainstream media help to elect Obama?
- Video: Sandy crack one of ‘a long list of foolish’ Matthews remarks.
- Lean Forward video: Chris Matthews is ‘so glad we had that storm’.
- Election coverage numbers: CNN edges FNC, FNC tops primetime.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro, Melissa Harris-Perry. Fox News tops all cable.
- Video: Martha MacCallum talks exit polls and more with Don Imus.
- Zurawik: Election night Maddow and MSNBC delivered propaganda.
- Video: Rove vs Decision Desk part one, part two, part three. More.
- Wemple: Rove exemplifies a great Fox News strength…on-air dissent.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/03/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- Video: Negative campaign could impact second Obama term.
- Reliable Sources videos: MSNBC, campaign coverage, more.
- Behind the scenes at Fox News and FBN: Election night prep.
- WaPo: FNC breaks news but they’re scurrilous. Greta: Pathetic.
- News Watch video: The media storm over the monster storm.
- October program ranker: Fox News holds nine of top ten slots.
- Arthel Neville argues with Bill O’Reilly, then sticks up for him.
- Profile: Bret Baier, less than met the eye. Q&A: Neil Cavuto.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg says MSNBC is not a news channel.
- The Five video: Should Romney have skipped campaign fluff?
- Saturday: Weekday crew anchors Fox & Friends; Live Cost of Freedom; special Huckabee, Geraldo; MSNBC schedule; CNN schedule.
- Sunday: FNC special schedule; CNN schedule; MSNBC schedule. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Election night coverage: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, FBN, CNBC.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/02/12 00:59 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4M)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Justo y Equilibrado: Sanchez anchors returns on Fox News Latino.
- WaPo’s Wemple attempts a pseudo-apology to Janice Dean.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly, from the courtroom to the anchor desk.
- ICN: MSNBC election night plans reveal a curious discrepancy.
- Video: Ed Henry previews the election w/Imus part one, part two.
- Q&A and profile: Shannon Bream. Larry unimpressed with Piers.
- Video: Geraldo Rivera calls Eric Bolling a liar over Benghazi.
- New Pew: Positive about the negative…MSNBC worse than Fox.
- Greta: Why are the press suddenly being fed info by the CIA?
- ICN: Changes at NBC leave Tamron Hall on a fast track to nowhere.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/01/12 00:33 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Do we have too many sources for news?
- Cable beats broadcast: O’Reilly’s 4.5M tops NBC 30 Rock!
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly(4.5M)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- October: FNC tops all cable. October spin: CNN, MSNBC.
- Video: Are the media still engaged in a Benghazi blackout?
- Lou Dobbs hits highest ratings since Fox Business launch.
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses Twitter, celebrity videos, and more.
- Speculation central delivers again. Today’s (2005) scandal.
- HuffPo Q&A w/ Ali Velshi on CNN storm coverage ignores this!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/31/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Does Frisco suffer from Nobamaphobia?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- ‘Lean Forward’ indeed; more. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan on O’Reilly, Murdoch, Maddow, and more.
- CNN flubs: ‘understandable’, sez CNN’s Kurtz…on CNN! (via TVN)
- Video: Neil Cavuto w/Imus on Sandy and more part one, part two.
- Ignatius: Fox News’s Benghazi questions deserve to be answered.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg doubts O’Reilly’s offer will be accepted.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/30/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The NY Times makes an endorsement.
- Monday’s numbers: Shep-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Jonathan Hunt reports from ravaged Long Island.
- Fox haters erupt…at Rob Lowe!? Today’s Soledad profile.
- CNN, TWC drown the stock exchange; more. Another oops.
- CNN’s Peter Hamby…a tweet too far? Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/29/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Crooning kids for Obama, cute or creepy?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Campaign Insiders preview of next week’s election.
- Coop regroup didn’t recoup from droop: talkshow goes poop.
- Soledad O’Brien: Crusading journalist or self-serving hack?
- FNC scraps O’Reilly, sets evening/overnight storm coverage.
- Storm: CNN/HLN; MSNBC: no primetime changes; biznets.
- Fox News contributor gets a glowing profile in the NY Times.
- HuffPo: How The Storm affects MSNBCCNN election coverage.
- Salon finds something else that they can blame on Fox News!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/27/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- FNC storm watch: Geraldo at 8pm; expanded Fox & Friends First.
- Reliable Sources videos: O on MTV, trivial pursuits, and more.
- Video: Judge Pirro with the family of murdered SEAL Ty Woods.
- Bill Hemmer (of CNN?!?): Live from Mount Adams.
- News Watch video: What took the media so long with Benghazi?
- Costello quotes curse…verbatim. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
- Lean Forward: Impartial MSNBC journalist tells viewers how to vote!
- Specials: SR Investigates: Benghazi—New Revelations; The World According to Lance Armstrong; The Journey of Ann Romney.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/25/12 00:10 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is Weinstein Obama’s Hollywood helper?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s Benghazi blackout continues.
- Video: Hillary’s Benghazi promise: we’ll arrest…video maker!
- DePaolo: How Joe Trippi found happiness at Fox News.
- Krystal is having a Ball. CNN manning up in swing states.
- Halloween Resurrection? Ex-’journalist’ wants another show!
- Red Eye video: Andy ombudses Trump, NatGeo, and more.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly vs David Letterman; Greta cross-examines Donald Trump; Rachel Maddow schmoozes with Wendy Williams.
- ITV’s Keir Simmons to (MS)NBC. Big Ed does some GOTV.
- CNN gets cold feet over hormones, stays mum regarding Piers.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/24/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Barack Obama for President of the World?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: At MSNBC it’s ‘Benghazi emails? What emails?’
- Weprin: Donald Trump and the (pretend?) outrage at MSNBC.
- Video: Erin Burnett with Conan O’Brien part one, part two.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. Video: Maddow w/Letterman part one, part two.
- Melissa Francis: Live from Dana Point. Wemple: Fox News vs AP.
- MoJo in Boca Raton: behind the scenes. Piers problems proliferate.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/22/12 01:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The 107 counties that could decide the election.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Special Report Invest 1-2-3.
- Video: Pinkerton and Colmes assess Bob Schieffer’s debate role.
- Debate coverage: FNC, CNN. Video: O’Reilly et al on helium.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs. Profiles: Soledad (via TVN); Melissa Francis.
- Video: Lori Rothman with Imus on her career and tonight’s debate.
- Greta: If the President can go from Letterman to Jay Leno...
- The Five video: Why the oddly-timed leak about talks with Iran?
- Hiltbrand: Fox News mightier…and mellower? Advice for Heather.
- Wrong, in many ways. Morning Joe misogyny: almost as bad as Fox!
'It Almost Looked Like an Ambush'
10/20/12 20:04 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Why did Candy Crowley suddenly turn fact-checker?
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Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/20/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Candy Crowley, Roger Ailes, and more.
- Nightline co-anchor exposes self as Fox hater. Greta on This Week.
- News Watch videos: Schieffer preview; media miss warning signs?
- Bercovici: Murdoch needs Ailes. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
- Spencer: Howard Beale, meet Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Lean Forward: Laughable MSNBC whips up rhetorical fury over piffle.
- Sunday specials: GPS: Powering America; The Five: Debate Preview.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/18/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Hollywood starlets team up to attack Romney.
- Wed The Five #1 on all cable (incl USA, TNT, etc) at 5:00 pm!
- Cable beats broadcast: Wednesday O’Reilly tops NBC comedies.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Videos: Simon R flounders in Libya debate part one, part two.
- And they said it wouldn’t last. Eminent journalist jumps to FNC.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs, Cavuto. Access Hollywood: Andrea Mitchell.
- CNN strikes again: Soledad spins spurious survey out of thin air.
- Candy Crowley on The View. Video: Crowley’s contradiction.
- Goodman: Debate’s biggest loser…Candy Crowley’s reputation.
- HuffPo ‘addiction expert’ pretends to read Scarborough’s mind.
- Video: Bob Beckel attacks honesty of FNC colleague Frank Luntz.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/17/12 00:45 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The media crown the winner of the debate?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Debate (FNC)-Greta-Debate (CNN) 1-2-3.
- Déjà vu all over again: FNC debate tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Video: Megyn Kelly panel turns rowdy debating Candy Crowley.
- Zurawik: Crowley against fact-checking before she was for it!
- Video: Carlson vs Colmes on Crowley’s activist ‘moderation’.
- Video: Glenn Beck w/Imus on the debate etc part one, part two.
- Video: Luntz apologizes for group language. Q&A: Harris-Perry.
- VIdeos: Luntz focus group speaks: part one, part two, part three.
- Candy not dandy: Interjects false fact-check, tainting evaluations.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/16/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Feds spent $325,000 on a robot squirrel.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- FNC veepbate #3 program on all cable. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Stuart Varney, Chris Matthews, Crowley.
- CNBC can’t keep its story straight? Inclement weather.
- Word games turn catty? Cablenewsers upstage Stewart.
- MSNBC makeover not so extreme. Yesterday’s oops.
- Debate coverage: FNC, CNN. Profile: Crowley feels the heat.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the key unanswered Benghazi question.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/15/12 00:02 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Previewing the Great Debate part deux.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Video: Pinkerton vs Colmes on Crowley vs the debate rules.
- Greta: It makes me wish that Crowley ask all the questions!
- Controversy swirls around Candy Crowley debate role.
- MSNBC’s extreme makeover, web edition: unimpressive.
- Video: Geraldo tells Imus Libya has ‘stench of Watergate’.
- Hot & Not: Debate, Geist, MoJo, etc. ICN: Ed’s being sarcastic.
- Wolff: Can a change at the top save CNN? Robertson honored.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/13/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Big Bird, blustering Biden, and more.
- Lean Forward: Biden’s debate coach…Ed Schultz?! (h/t RadioEQ)
- Video: Libya murder victim’s mother outraged at ongoing coverup.
- Fox News Watch video: Veepbate post-mortem. More.
- State Dept perturbed to see FNC at presser? Sunday talk: HP recap.
- Behind the scenes: The veepbate from inside CNN’s control room.
- Specials: Countdown to Catastrophe; Voters in America: Who Counts?
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/12/12 00:06 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Dana Perino loses her temper with Bob Beckel.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate(FNC)-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Racists smear Tamera Mowry for marrying white FNC reporter!
- Video: Powers and Miller on the media’s Benghazi blackout.
- Déjà Vu: FNC debate coverage tops cable and broadcast.
- Elizabeth Prann’s husband goes up against Alex Rodriguez.
- ICN: MSNBC ‘not a news network any more’. San Fran rumor.
- ICN: Zucker running CNN…worst idea ever? Q&A: Candy Crowley.
- Videos: Luntz focus group on the veepbate part one, part two.
- Video: Huck’s debate reax and more w/Imus part one, part two.
- Videos: Debate reax from Hume, Krauthammer, Trippi, Wallace.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Sarah Palin almost uses Beckelesque language.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/11/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is the Prez race basically unchanged?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Videos: Megyn’s Adventures in Air Travel pt one, pt two.
- MSNBCer named to utterly non-demeaning Esquire list.
- Video: Sarah Palin on how to debate Joe Biden.
- Dateline: Danville…the (media) circus is in town.
- Q&A: Cavuto, Dobbs. HLN adds reruns to schedule.
- Rothman: MSNBC ‘straight news’ hours...aren’t.
- Somerby: MSNBC buffoons are ‘acting like Fox!’
- Way too much Joe and Mika? Profile: Willie Geist.
- Debate: Fox News, FBN, CNN, CNBC. Video: Maddow on Ellen.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/10/12 00:10 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Should Romney campaign on Nickelodeon?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Lean Forward: Impartial journalist debates GOP spox! Video.
- Rothman: The Cycle will ‘shape the future of cable news’.
- A split of opinion on split screens. Q&A: Candy Crowley.
- CNN contributor: Fox News ‘only network’ reporting key stories.
- Video: Ed Henry with Imus on the burgeoning Benghazi scandal.
- Video: State Dept excludes Fox News from Benghazi briefing.
- Speculation: Geist replacement on Way Too Early…Kiran Chetry?
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/08/12 00:04 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Cracks in the media’s Benghazi blackout?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3. Another Olby oops.
- Profile: Ed Henry on social media; Tucker Carlson, provocateur.
- Lean Forward: Was Joe against Jim Lehrer before he was for him?
- Video: Lehrer and Imus talk debates and more part one, part two.
- Hot & Not: Debate, FNC, Matthews. CNN’s doc: they didn’t build it.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell featured in Obama ad. More.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/06/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: The debate, Lehrer, the rumble.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on This Week with Stephanopoulos.
- Good-natured ‘Rumble’ a fun, unconventional debate.
- News Watch videos: Post-debate spin, Libya aftermath.
- Profile: Thomas Roberts. Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
- Sunday: Behind Obama’s Green Agenda; Courting Their Vote.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/05/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: New UBL movie airs just before election.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly interviews author Douglas Brunt.
- Ellison: Vanity Fair profiles ‘Blood, Sweat, and Piers’.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Jon Stewart. Q&A: ‘mean girl’ Soledad.
- HuffPo targets Drudge, cites tweet from ‘Fox News fanatic’.
- Somerby: MSNBC chaos as Maddow et al get basic facts wrong.
- Julie B’s deluxe apartment in the sky. Hispanic Heritage month.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/01/12 00:29 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Damon’s fracked-up film. Dobbs tops CNBC.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Video: Megyn’s run. Today’s oops: Soledad spoke too soon?
- MoJo cites Cheetos and conspiracies to defend false captions.
- Unreliable source: FNC producer fired over car-chase suicide.
- Graves: Fox shouldn’t apologize. Pollowitz: Apology was bogus.
- Hot & Not: Geist, MSNBC, Lawrence O’Donnell, car chases, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/29/12 00:40 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: car chases, ripping Ryan, and more.
- VIdeo: Barack Obama continues to duck Chris Wallace.
- News Watch videos: Obama at the UN, a passion for polling.
- Video: Clayton Morris wins funniest reporter competition.
- RCP strawwomen? Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap.
- Charles Gasparino vs John Thain: the battle escalates.
- Alan still gets hate mail. Wedding bells for Thomas Roberts.
- Ignoring eyewitnesses, Scarborough doubles down on chant video.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/27/12 00:40 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What the frack are they talking about?
- O’Donnell’s smear: He don’t do no stinkin’ retractions!
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- New Pew: The changing news landscape’s effect on tv.
- Q&A: Bret Baier on politics, journalism, family, and more.
- Candy Crowley at DePauw. Q&A: Alan Colmes. Ainsley’s shower.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/26/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Christopher’s claims about MSNBC programs: ‘faux fantasy’?
- The Five video: Can we trust the mainstream media?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Evans’s Me and My Heroes: Jennifer Griffin. Greta places.
- Adam Carolla audio [R-rated]: Why I look so bad on The Factor.
- Whoops! MSNBC’s O’Donnell reports satirical piece as fact! More.
- Video: The Judge rules on Elizabeth Warren’s license to practice.
- Reese’s piece: New boss last chance to salvage CNN’s reputation.
- Video: Sununu vs Trippi…another calm, reasoned Hannity debate.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/25/12 00:27 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The critical 2012 impact of Miley Cyrus.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Rick Sanchez resurfaces…and he’s working for Fox!
- Kiran Chetry: not resurfacing yet, but stirring speculation.
- CNN ‘Exclusive!’ ‘Breaking News!’: Less than meets the eye.
- Q&A: Alan Colmes. Who will run CNN? Style vs substance.
- Byers: State’s ‘thin skinned’ attack on CNN. Weekend numbers.
- Controversy swirls over CNN treatment of ambassador’s diary.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg critiques Ted Koppel cable comments.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/24/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Was public deliberately misled on Libya attack?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Today’s oops.
- Weekly demo: Maddow over Hannity, FNC tops primetime.
- Kelly’s Court video: State Dept trying to pressure journalists?
- Video: CNN pilfers victim’s diary...exploitation or journalism?
- Kurtz, Greenwald et al defend CNN plundering Stevens journal.
- HLN launching Politan weekday hour. The ‘problem’ with Joe?
- VIdeo: ABC’s Jake Tapper talks with Don Imus. Geist to Today.
- Sigh: ‘Unbiased’ CNN remains ‘unloved’. ‘Happy Birthday to Carl...’
'I Think CNN Was Outrageous!'
09/22/12 22:40 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Christine Pelosi and Jackie Gingrich Cushman react to CNN’s use of Ambassador Stevens’s personal journal:
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From Geraldo at Large, September 22 2012
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From Geraldo at Large, September 22 2012
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/22/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Hidden cameras, CNN, and more.
- News Watch video: Some leaked videos spur headlines.
- CNN oddly secretive about Amb Stevens journal. More.
- Sunday talkers: preview, guests, HuffPo recap. Q&A: Maddow.
- Sunday: Putting America to Work; Education Nation. Joe turns five.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/20/12 00:09 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Celebrities wage write-on Obama campaign.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Don’t blame QE3: News Corp to raise carriage fees for FNC.
- Drool cup alert: part one of the Christopher/Maddow interview.
- When Fox Business reports...CNBC plays catch-up.
- Production begins on Sanjay Gupta drama. CNN’s heroes.
- Israeli cable cuts the cord and drops ‘world news leader’ CNN.
- Video: Joe S with Leno part one, part two. Kelsey stiffs Piers.
- Lean Forward: Morning Joe gives daily spot to...Huffington Post!
- Q&A: The ‘probing’ Neil Cavuto; Melissa Francis. Today’s oops.
- Video: Classy Hannity likens Dem guest to ‘brain-dead zombie’.
- Richard Lui on ‘the new Jews’: Asians. Q&A: Alex Wagner, Touré.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/19/12 00:06 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Are the media abdicating their responsibilities?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. MS demo strong.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC aired Obama clip before they didn’t!
- Red Eye video: Andy Levy ombudses the Romney video.
- Roeper: The real punk in the Fox & Friends prank. Ainsley update.
- Video: Did Olbermann send this email to F&F? Melissa in Houston.
- Q&A: Soledad, Tamron Hall, MSNBC ‘crack talent’. Profile: The Rev.
- Paging Maddow: Another MSNBC contributor raising money for Dems.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/17/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five videos: Abandoning free speech, 1 More Thing’.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Lean Forward: Tamron Hall says Al Sharpton smells great!
- Video: The Judge doesn’t like the govt chilling free speech.
- FBN: The Judge likes the new graphics. Hamby’s excuse.
- Splitsville: News Corp separates movie and television depts.
- Video: Are the media playing cover-up for Mideast muddle?
- Photo flap: ‘dominant’ Joe next to ancillary ‘sex object’ Mika.
- Bret Baier in Newton. Shannon Bream: Liberty belle. Awkward.
- Rematch Tuesday, then on stage. Q&A: Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Hot & Not: FBN, Gretchen, Phil Griffin, Thomas Roberts, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/16/12 01:30 Filed in: links
- News Watch video: Biased coverage of embassy attacks?
- Reliable Sources videos: Movie muddle, media blame game.
- The ‘best political team on tv’ soliciting Obama contributions!?
- Sunday talkers: preview, guest list, HuffPo recap.
- Greta a finalist in distinguished journalistic competition.
- FBN’s graphics overhaul and social media. Cnbc.com slippage.
- Saturday: Journal Editorial and News Watch air for one hour each.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/13/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The fruits of the ‘Arab Spring’.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4M+)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Wemple: ‘Please kill Fox & Friends’. Video: An F&F flashback.
- Update: The MSNBC apology tour. Uh-oh, apology imminent?
- Video: Were Romney reporters collaborating, or colluding?
- Whoda thunk it? Tom Hanks collaborating with... Bill O’Reilly!
- Another try at selective cherry-picking of FNC gets busted.
- Video: How Roger Ailes coordinated moon landing coverage.
- Joe backpedals on Prez project. CNN’s Sidner to Jerusalem.
- FBN plans 16x9 graphics revamp: no sidebar, enhanced ticker.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC spent half a day ignoring embassy attacks.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/10/12 00:06 Filed in: links
- CNBC anchor sued over non-payment of commissions.
- The Five video: Pictures that are worth a thousand words.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Hogue: CNN could use some of FNC’s AM sex appeal.
- Is Gretchen kvetchin’? Coop reboot takes personal turn.
- Wolf unveils new CNN/DC digs. Q&A: Andrea, li’l Luke.
- Pemmaraju gets painted. Costello gets attention (via ICN).
- Hot & Not: DNC, MSNBC, Roger Ailes, CNN, Greenwald, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/08/12 00:13 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: covering Obama, the DNC, and more.
- Bauder: DNC ignited ‘gushing superlatives’ from ‘starstruck analysts’.
- ICN: MSNBC used pundits as anchors, phoned-in most of primetime.
- News Watch video: How much of a love-in was the DNC coverage?
- Parker: Meet President MSNBC. Sunday talkers: tip sheet.
- CNN and Bahrain: Point. Counter-point. Now: Counter-counter-point.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/07/12 00:43 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Do they think we’re idiots?
- Thursday’s numbers: DNC CNN-MSNBC-FNC 1-2-3.
- Video: Was coverage of the DNC fair or fawning?
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s ‘highlights’ at the RNC and DNC.
- Q&A: Sandra Smith; Melissa Francis, ‘beauty and brains’.
- DNC night three goes to CNN; FNC tops DNC/RNC total.
- Speech: pundits’ roundup. FNC responds to empty threat.
- Videos: Alan Colmes and Ed Henry review the DNC with Imus.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/06/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Report: Roger Ailes negotiating contract renewal with FNC?
- The Five video: Debbie Wasserman Schultz and The Big Lie.
- Wednesday’s numbers: DNC MSNBC-CNN-FNC 1-2-3.
- Video: Behind the scenes inside the Fox News DNC trailer.
- DNC II: MSNBC 3.3M tops cablenewsers, FNC grows 14%.
- Olby: ‘She’s going to hell!’. Lean Forward: ‘straight news’?!?
- Neil Cavuto: CNBC has peaked, FBN rising. Q&A: Lou Dobbs.
- Tuesday’s numbers: DNC(MS)-DNC(CNN)-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Video: Anna Kooiman’s outdoor adventures. Profile: Ed Henry.
- Atlas Shrugged Part II: an all-star cast. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Scoop: CNBC interviews distinguished economist. Q&A: Piers.
- Video: Tom Brokaw talks media and 2012 politics with Hannity.
- Lean Forward: Black Romney backer ejected from MSNBC pavilion.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/05/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Lean Forward: MSNBC blacked out discussion of ‘Jerusalem’!
- Video: Tired of the runaround, Cavuto ambushes Patrick.
- The Five video: Bill Clinton and ‘the era of big government’.
- Monday’s numbers: Crowley-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Clint Eastwood on FNC: the week’s #2 program on all television.
- Video: Kilmeade boasts ‘I am better at screwing than you!’
- MSNBC 4M top cabler DNC Tues, falls short of FNC 7M at RNC.
- The report CNN wouldn’t air; response. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Kirsten Powers and Don Imus rate Michelle O speech.
- Charlotte is hosting the
MSNBC, er, the Democratic convention. - Video: Juan Williams says he hasn’t been welcomed at the DNC.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/04/12 00:06 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Journalists whine about covering conventions.
- Friday’s numbers: Hannity-Crowley-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- FNC: We’ll leave the catering and bartending to others.
- Lean Forward: Impartial journalist not so impartial after all.
- CNN to lose airport ‘monopoly’. CNN’s new DC digs.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace on FNC’s convention coverage. Taxi!
- Video: Kilmeade finally achieves his lifelong dream...sort of.
- Video: Juan Williams previews the convention with Don Imus.
- Carnell: Making fun of MSNBC host is sexist?! Hardball in Charlotte.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/31/12 23:55 Filed in: links
- Lean Forward: Matthews confronts Andrea re voter suppression.
- Washburn: Five journalists to watch at the Dems’ convention.
- Another helping of free advice sure to solve all CNN’s problems.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace, Dobbs, Jessica Yellin. Profile: Neil Cavuto.
- Reliable Sources videos: Tampa and Palin’s facebook gripe.
- News Watch videos: Media GOP convention coverage; more.
- Ridenour: MSNBC ‘straight news’ anchor’s one-sided crusade.
- Special live Cost of Freedom: Bounce or Bumped? Sunday talkers.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/30/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The issue of Mitt Romney’s faith.
- Wednesday’s numbers: RNC(FNC)-Hannity-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Tampa night two: FNC crushes all comers; FBN tops CNBC.
- So-called FNC vs Palin spat really contract negotiations?
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on Today. VIdeo scraps at the RNC.
- Q&A: Bret Baier; camerawoman Patricia Carroll (via TVN).
- Pazienza: Today’s bright ideas to save CNN from ignominy.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/29/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Big Why: Fox cancels Palin interviews...and here’s why.
- Tuesday’s numbers: RNC(FNC)-Hannity-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Cable beats broadcast: FNC coverage tops all other outlets.
- Demand It: FBN Tampa coverage doubled CNBC viewership.
- Zurawik: Top marks to CNN and FNC for hurricane coverage.
- Video: Steve Harrigan half-submerged in flood waters; pic.
- Harris-Perry house a victim of hurricane. Video: pre-Isaac tour.
- Fox News and Twitter work together for convention coverage.
- Video: Chris Wallace respects but disagrees with Juan.
- Williams remark stirs controversy. Joe talking out of school?
- Reese’s piece: CNN ratings ‘dismal’. August program ranker.
- Fox Hater lie exposed by Brit Hume. Speaking of Fox haters...
- New ad flap over 2016 movie. CNN camerawoman assaulted.
- MSNBC skips minorities’ speeches: racial discrimination...or not?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/28/12 00:27 Filed in: links
- Cablenewsers sked all-night live coverage of hurricane.
- MSNBC video trickery makes NY anchors appear to be in Tampa.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Profile: Dana Perino. E.D. Hill resurfaces. Q&A: Megyn Kelly.
- John Roberts and Kyra Phillips: together again.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC hosts featured in Democratic campaign ad.
- August: FNC holds top ten, MSNBC Olympics bump, CNN sinks.
- Bright ideas to save CNN. Jamjoom to CNN. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Kilmeade goes behind the scenes at Hannity. Uh-oh.
- After years in exile, Peggy Noonan now a Fox News contributor.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on a growing realization of NY Times bias.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/27/12 00:10 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Does the extremist label fit Mitt?
- Friday’s numbers: Hannity-Crowley-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- VIdeos: Tours of FNC's Tampa hub via Kilmeade and MacCallum.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace, Shannon Bream, Neil Cavuto, The Rev.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly. Heather Nauert goes back to WNYW.
- Isaac sends cablnewsers away from Tampa to New Orleans.
- Greta: Why did CNN push their number one host off the air?
- Chozik: CNN has a new ratings ploy...airing reruns of HBO shows!
- Collins: Is CNN desperate for its own ‘game change’? (via ATCNN)
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/25/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: RNC convention, Tampa, media bias.
- Veronica de la Cruz promotes petition for...more Veronica!
- News Watch video: Is the Prez programming the press?
- Time Warner streams Fox News. Sunday talkers.
- FNC quietly moves Geraldo at Large from Sunday to Saturday.
- Specials: Storm Before the Storm; FNC Sunday; Romney Revealed.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/24/12 00:07 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is the USA a bully?
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: FNC was right to reveal name of ex-SEAL author.
- Video: Geraldo’s producer a witness to Empire State shooting.
- Q&A: Bret Baier, Kyra Phillips. Video: Chris Matthews with Leno.
- Group to FNC: Stop featuring ‘radical homosexual’ Besen.
- Bashir gets makeover: new set and graphics...with more blue.
- Video: Sparks fly as Cooper cross-examines Wasserman-Schultz.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/23/12 00:55 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The ‘war on women’ vs the economy.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Cavuto: FBN convention coverage that will ‘drive O’Reilly crazy’.
- Shock FNC exposé: frumpy men, hyper-feminine women! (v/TVN)
- CNN’s newest reality show star: Morgan Spurlock. Flashback.
- Frum: Bright ideas to save cable news. CNN’s convention app.
- Video: Bryan and Bryan vs Brian. Video: Maddow with Letterman.
- Friedersdorf: Media trip over skinny-dip. Kaus: The MSNBC effect.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/17/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is there bad blood at NBC’s Today?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Christopher: Touré won’t apologize. Video: Touré apologizes.
- Video: Neil Cavuto spars with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Truther Touré M.I.A. Kerrey accepts Fox News debate invite.
- Reports: Romney camp in discussions with MSNBC over attack.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s n-word usage echoes the Nazis. More.
- ICN: What can explain CNN’s hasty reinstatement of Zakaria?
- MSNBC DC under construction? Convention plans: HLN, CNN.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/16/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- Lean Forward: N-word airs during racial attack on Romney.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- That didn’t take long: CNN lifting Zakaria suspension.
- Bercovici: MSNBC abandons even a fig leaf of neutrality.
- Lean Forward: Impartial MSNBC journalists to anchor conventions.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly talks books etc with Imus part one, part two.
- Audio: Chris Wallace on palling around w/George Clooney (v/TVN).
- NPR: CNN seeks new direction. MSNBC journalism: self-promotion?
- Dillon: New CNN graphics look like a parody of Onion News Network.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/15/12 00:21 Filed in: links
- Steve Harrigan exclusive video: Eyewitness to massacre.
- Soledad insists: ‘I don’t think I show bias in my tv show’.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly breaks down over graphic Syria footage.
- FNC’s Brit Hume praised...on MSNBC! Ainsley’s big news.
- Somerby: Tuesday was a night of cable news stupidification.
- Video: S-bomb deployed on FNC. New CNN Newsroom graphics.
- Rothman: CNN is getting a bum rap—they’re really non-partisan.
- Zurawik: Lame Zakaria defenses enable debasement of journalism.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/14/12 00:11 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Disney headscarf decision spurs lawsuit.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier. Weekend numbers.
- False, unverified Fox smear finally pulled after 3 days. Flashback.
- The place for politics? As VP news breaks viewers desert MSNBC!
- Caught on tape: impartial CNN journo uses blue blog talking points.
- Fareed Zakaria defends himself as more allegations surface.
- Lean Forward: Should MSNBC let active Democrats host shows?
- Candy Crowley on hosting Presidential debate: ‘And I am a girl’.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg asks what’s happened to Andrea Mitchell.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/13/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is Ryan getting a fair shake from the media?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow crops, cuts, and serves up the stupid.
- Detrich: CNBC ratings doldrums. Kanaval: Too much bratty Cramer.
- Video: Dana Perino and Imus re The Five etc. Hume snags Ryan.
- The cure for a floundering CNN? How about reality shows?! (via ICN)
- New FNC 2012 election iPad app. Hot & Not: CNN, FNC, Zakaria, etc.
- Byrnes: Zakaria stole from me too! Greta: DId someone steal from ICN?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/11/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Ryan; Zakaria; female Olympians.
- Fox News Watch video: Media reaction to Super PAC ad flap.
- Sleeper: Zakaria’s plagiarism is even worse than it appears.
- Zurawik: I have no confidence in anything Fareed Zakaria says.
- Fox News Latino is ‘off to a strong head start’, sez...NPR!
- The mystery of Jim Acosta’s luggage. CNN Sunday changes.
- Saturday skeds rejiggered: FNC. MSNBCNN: half-hour late.
- Zurawik: MSNBC strong Friday night but worst in show Saturday.
- MSNBC Obama doc to be hosted by famed impartial journalist.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet. Bright idea: Crossfire 3.0.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/09/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Greta posts an offer to lawyer behind frivolous lawsuit.
- Q&A: Shannon Bream on covering the conventions (via TVN).
- Lean Forward: MSNBC to air Obama, Romney docs.
- MSNBCers perform in ‘cheap, fatuous’ Ferrell flick.
- Video: John Stossel, Juan Williams with Don Imus.
- Today’s outrage; more. Alan still gets hate mail.
- CNN not up on its heavy metal. O’Donnell tops Greta...sort of.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/08/12 00:25 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The difference between Sandra and Rachel.
- Tuesdays numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Miller: CNBC ratings sink as they abandon core audience.
- David Zurawik: When you own the candy store...
- Video: Camerota responds to phony Olympics ‘controversy’.
- Pete Snyder to FNC. Today’s (frivolous) lawsuit.
- Video Q&A: Melissa Francis part one, two, three. Q&A: Wolf Blitzer.
- Gay rights thrive at FNC? Profile: Thomas Roberts. Coop honored.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/07/12 12:05 Filed in: links
- The FIve video: Just how lame is Aaron Sorkin’s Newsroom?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- CNN hits bottom as primetime sinks to 20-year low.
- Time Warner pays hefty fees to renew Fox News affiliation.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow doctors quotes to spread hate.
- The key to cable news success (via ICN). Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis. AOL: You’ve got Kimberly Guilfoyle.
- CNN: odd man out? Today’s apology; analysis. The grills return.
- On The Five, Beckel tongue-tied over ‘free/pre-pussy’: video clip.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media non-coverage of economic study.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/28/12 00:12 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Massacre, mistakes, and more.
- Impartial MSNBC journalist castigates ‘chicken-eating Judas’.
- Fox News Watch video: Media cover the Colorado massacre.
- Sunday talk: tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Video: Bartiromo’s advice.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/27/12 00:11 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Hollywood’s obsession with anti-heroes.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- In Cycle Q&A, Touré non-denial denies his trutherism.
- As ratings plummet, CNN chief Jim Walton to resign.
- Video: Ed Henry talks 2012 politics with Don Imus.
- Q&A: FBN’s Lou Dobbs, Jeff Flock. Mika in Sweden.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Survey sez: MSNBC viewers are different than FNC viewers!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/26/12 01:06 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is government the mother of invention?
- Kelly’s Court video: Why no cameras at Aurora hearing?
- Audio: Chris Wallace tells Brian Kilmeade ‘You’re a dope!’
- Profile: John Stossel. Piers’s big July. Today’s firing demand.
- MSNBC stuns observers with surprise schedule change.
- Video: Tamara Holder and Michelle Malkin scream about guns.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/25/12 00:12 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Who questioned America’s leadership?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ed Schultz’s wife battles ovarian cancer. Q&A: Mark Lamont Hill.
- CNN hires Victor Blackwell. Piers Tonight to air from London.
- Videos: Don Imus talks with Kirsten Powers and Bob Beckel.
- Somerby: MSNBC’s Hayes abides by the first rule of Fight Club.
- Video: Jason Chaffetz and O’Reilly clash over federal firearms laws.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/24/12 00:31 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Are movies culpable for real-life violence?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC tops Colorado coverage; viewers flee MSNBC.
- Up is down. Weekend numbers. Dobbs over CNBC.
- Soledad’s ruminations. More King’s things. Today’s oops.
- ICN to Joe: Apologize and move on; Joe does the latter.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Brian Ross’s blunder and more.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/23/12 00:07 Filed in: links
- The Five video: In hot water over hot coals.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- CNBC lays off staff, sets slate of primetime reality shows.
- Controversy swirls over Scarborough autism crack.
- Rothman: Hayes skews facts to demean Ailes and Fox.
- Video: Larry King with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Howard Kurtz Q&A: Chris Wallace. Profile: Jeanine Pirro.
- CNN coverage of Kazakhstan, brought to you by...Kazakhstan!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/21/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Colorado, Zimmerman, and more.
- CNN contest offers convention trips, but not admission.
- News Watch video: The ‘you didn’t build that’ controversy.
- Colorado coverage updates: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC.
- Profile: Melissa Harris-Perry. Q&A: Ed Lavandera, Hayes.
- Open for Business. Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/19/12 00:18 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- 30 Rock restructure: MSNBCNBC both now part of NBC News.
- Another impartial MSNBC journalist proves to be...you guessed it.
- Video: Imogen Lloyd Webber with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Obama’s war on Fox. CNN brags we’re number one...in Kenya!?
- Video: Zimmerman interview stirs reactions, emotional and hateful.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/18/12 00:10 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why all the grousing over outsourcing?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Imogen Lloyd Webber no longer with MSNBC.
- Hannity snags first interview with Trayvon Martin killer.
- VIdeo: McShane and Bove clash over LIBOR scandal.
- Coop 360 on stage. Q&A: Tamron Hall. Today’s oops!
- Matthews: Somebody’s perfect! Hoaxter dupes MSNBC.
- Profile: Mika’s escape from New York. Harris-Perry’s place.
- Video: Is Media Matters linked to an Obama Super PAC?
- Lawrence O’Donnell gets in a twitter spat with Noel Sheppard.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/17/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is ‘fair share’ really ‘must share’?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Surprise! Impartial MSNBC journalist not so impartial after all.
- Debunked: Russell Simmons smear of Sean Hannity.
- Video: Laura Ingraham with Don Imus. Weekend numbers.
- Why MSNBC and Microsoft split up. Larry King resurfaces.
- Byers: Is CNN shedding its ‘straight news’ straightjacket? Analysis.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/14/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Blitzing Romney and Condi rumors.
- Fox & Friends First’s final four? Fox News in St. Pete.
- News Watch video: Media report Romney’s NAACP speech.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Kitty Pilgrim resurfaces.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/13/12 00:25 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Does NPR want you to feel green guilt?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- it’s not my fault, blame it on...Fox News. Yeah, that’s the ticket!
- Profile: Arthel Neville. Coop completes crib conveyance.
- The view from Huck’s audience. Laurie Dhue almost resurfaces.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/11/12 00:55 Filed in: links
- The Five videos: Year one celebration part one, part two.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- NBC divorcing Microsoft; msnbc.com to be nbcnews.com.
- Coop’s coming out was meticulously planned in advance.
- High Five: Q&As with tvnewser, mediaite, zap2it.
- High Five: One year in, ratings, spirits, and profits soar.
- Glenn who? The Five ratings up 45% over predecessor.
- Video: Juan Williams with Imus. Insider video: Lou Dobbs.
- Plaintiff suing Rachel Maddow wants Judge removed.
- Kernan and Faber: CNBC’s heart. Krugman zings CNBC.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/10/12 00:29 Filed in: links
- Video: Why Neil Cavuto says ‘I don’t have time...’
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Even without Dobbs, Dobbs tops CNBC. Weekend numbers.
- Farmer: A CNN turnaround plan. Frightening flashback.
- CJR list cites Harris-Perry. Q&A: Chris Hayes, Sanjay Gupta.
- Video: Neil Cavuto talks to Les Gold of Hardcore Pawn.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Obama’s treatment by the media.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/09/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Laura-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- Will The Cycle be unbroken? Plummets to all-time low.
- Video: Shep with Erin Andrews on her move to Fox Sports.
- Q&A: Cavuto, Chuck Todd. Judgment for Maddow: legal fees.
- Little-viewed cable channel receives unwanted recognition.
- Kurtz crumbles. CNN teams w/facebook. Sambolin’s pricey crib.
- Hot & Not: HBO, Joe and Mika, Coop, Re-Cycle, etc.
- Video: The Five’s seven assemble part one, part two, part three.
- Anatomy of a blunder, and why it was smart to trust Megyn Kelly.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/07/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Classic flashback: The late Ernest Borgnine on Fox & Friends.
- Reliable Sources videos: Coop, Rupe, and Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- News Watch video: Media treatment of the Supreme Court.
- Videos: Anna Kooiman and Cheryl Casone in the NY Triathlon.
- Video: Gutfeld zings The Cycle for stealing his ‘banned word’ bit.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Thompson Square fan flips off Fox & Friends: video.
- James Rosen re-ups. Geraldo in Jerusalem. FNC in Occoquan.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/06/12 00:02 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Cool, fool, or tool?
- Will The Cycle be unbroken? Thursday ep scratched in demo.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-MonicaCrowley-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-TheFive-JohnRoberts 1-2-3.
- Video: Bob Beckel zings ‘that show on MSNBC...ReCycle’.
- The Cycle stole more from The Five than its format.
- Somerby: Maddow’s mendacity marches on.
- Video: Are voters exhausted with campaign coverage?
- Molloy: What’s wrong with CNN...and what’s right.
- Kitty Pilgrim resurfaces. Inside MSNBC’s signature series.
- In an Ohio bar, Barack Obama gets an idea for a new mandate.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/05/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Mayor Bloomberg’s hot-dog hypocrisy.
- Again!? Tuesday’s The Five #1 in all cable news w/25-54.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-OutOfWork-The Five 1-2-3.
- HBO scuttles Ailes flick, cites CNN as reason! Analysis.
- Dobbs/Kudlow rivalry revived? Why is Maddow so strange?
- HBO targets FNC’s Roger Ailes...with the help of Joe and Mika!
- Video: Megyn Kelly talks to wounded warriors part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/03/12 00:45 Filed in: links
- Video: Anti-Beckel protest demonstration at Fox News HQ.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC celebrates our national holiday. Weekend numbers.
- Will The Cycle be unbroken? A distant third to Studio-B.
- Somerby: Why is ‘Saint Maddow’ so baldly dishonest?
- Gun-shy CNN reluctant to report Andy Griffith’s passing.
- Video: Jenna Lee with US hero Sgt Travis Mills (h/t Mediaite).
- Dobbs again tops CNBC; more; Out of Work special: 9:00 pm.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Howard Kurtz, Media Matters, etc.
- Lauren Green in Orem. Alan’s mailbox. Coop spurs navel-gazing.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/02/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Reese’s piece: What cablenews ratings predict for 2012 election.
- Somerby: Kurtz’s Reliable an hour of misdirection. Coop’s out.
- Geraldo to air from Jerusalem. iReport’s premature proclamation.
- Video: Cavuto exposes a traitor at FBN. Q&A: Big Ed’s vacation.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/30/12 00:45 Filed in: links
- Video flashback: Mitt Romney with Neil Cavuto, April 2006.
- Internal disputes re Soledad show part of CNN ‘blame game’.
- Reliable Sources video: Pundits flunk, cablers bungle, more.
- News Watch video: Media coverage of SCOTUS decision.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.
- Video: Laura and Geraldo cross swords over Fast and Furious.
- Fox News Channel makes the difference for News Corp.
- CNNers hyperventilate over SCOTUS call. CNN’s no-fly zone.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/29/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is Obamacare really free?
- Thursday’s numbers: SCOTUS-Laura-Hannity 1-2-3.
- SCOTUS: FNC’s 3 million tops CNN+MSNBC combined.
- Ten cablenews shows that shouldn’t have been cancelled.
- Greta: People are going overboard about a harmless error.
- Profile: Melissa Francis. Video: John King abdicates.
- Willie Geist, broadcast network news anchor?!?
- The Hill: Fox News legal analysts ‘the most professionally accurate’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/28/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Hannity-JuanWilliams-Baier 1-2-3.
- Publius: CNBC ratings crash as FBN surges? Video Q&A: Shep.
- Video: Cavuto interviews Murdoch part one, part two, part three.
- Somerby: Dishonest Maddow could learn from Soledad O’Brien.
- Health care cable news confusion. FNC speaks. More. And more.
- Breaking The Cycle: ratings disaster, topped by 5:00 am F&F First.
- News Corp’s split decision. Gasparino another Pulitzer wannabe?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/27/12 00:11 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Previewing the Obamacare ruling.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Cavuto to interview Murdoch live. Profile: Melissa Francis.
- Q2 program ranker. The Cycle sagged on opening day.
- ICN: Opinionaters aren’t the magic bullet for CNN’s slump
- Rolling Stone rolls out the superlatives: yep, a Maddow profile.
- Q2: Piers Morgan’s ratings are the lowest ever for CNN at 9:00 pm.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/26/12 00:31 Filed in: links
- Byers: What’s wrong at CNN?
- The Five video: Why all that hype over The Newsroom?
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- The worst cable news shows ever? How quickly we forget.
- Fox News secures its HQ for the RNC. Weekend numbers.
- Video: The Judge on why killings are far worse than leaks.
- Poor: NYT Hayes hype misrepresented his dismal ratings.
- High anxiety at Time-Warner: CNN craters at 21-year low.
- Q2: FNC holds top 13 slots; MSNBC down double digits.
- CNN and HLN play musical anchors; Kyung Lah to L.A.
- Somerby: Confusion and contradictions rampant on MSNBC.
- CNBC sinks to 7-year low. Bloomberg’s Pulitzer pretense.
- Greg Burke: the prequel. News Corp headed to Splitsville?
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/25/12 00:45 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shep/10p-Hannity/Shep/9p 1-2-3.
- Sandusky verdict: Fox News tops MSNBCNNHLN combined.
- Video: Shannon Bream goes ‘over the edge’ for Spec Olympics.
- The Cycle: Dinner party conversation...without the conversation?
- Somerby: Who taught Hayes how to talk? Today’s Hayes hype.
- Trefis: Time-Warner must take action to reverse CNN slump.
- VIdeo: Juan Williams with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Campbell Brown resurfaces (via TVN). A day with The Rev.
- The Times gushes over Newsroom to make excuses for CNN.
- Hot & Not: Malveaux, The Cycle, Andrea Mitchell, Maddow, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/23/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Politico bias, Fast and Furious, more.
- Former CBS Newser gives up defending (MS)NBC (via ICN).
- FNC’s Greg Burke accepts post as Vatican media advisor.
- News Watch video: Are the media interested in Fast & Furious?
- Somerby: Maddow repeats untruth, tops it with a dishonest edit.
- Wemple: MSNBC finally makes a smart move... copying Fox!
- Get out the drool cup: NY Times profiles Up host Hayes.
- Bella: Was Fox intimidated by Jay Carney? Huck: stuck?
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet HuffPo recap. Cablers up late.
- McCall: Tired, formulaic, yappy CNN needs a journalism doctor.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/22/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why defacing currency is the rage in Hollywood.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Cable beats broadcast: Mr Bill again tops The Bieb.
- Journo suspended for racial crack on MSNBC about Romney & Fox.
- CNN is undisputed #1 news channel...in the Arabic Middle-East.
- Q&A: Cheryl Casone on Moody’s. Insider video: Melissa Francis.
- ICN: Forget their self-serving jive; MSNBC now has no news brand.
- In Soledad’s world, she’s made Starting Point appointment viewing.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/20/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s epic takedown of Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Somerby: Maddow’s latest con game is especially dishonest.
- Cable news swells gather for breast cancer charity fund-raiser.
- Video: The Judge on Exec Privilege: they can’t have it both ways.
- Video: Mike Baker talks with Imus about national security leaks.
- Another bright idea for CNN. Hannity edit under scrutiny.
- MSNBC hires S.E. Cupp, leaves announcement to Comedy Central!
- ICN: Andrea Mitchell is well on her way to destroying her reputation.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/19/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is The America’s Cup for the birds?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Bill O’Reilly receiving hate mail over his immigration stance.
- Dobbs tops CNBC. CNN’s Silver promoted. Weekend numbers.
- Rothman: Mitchell ‘response’ another nail in the credibility coffin.
- Video: Andrea Mitchell gives no apology, explanation, or defense.
- ICN: Latest deceptive MSNBC clip worse than Zimmerman edit.
- Scammers create fake foxnews.com to hawk dangerous diet plan.
- Scott Brown: I won’t be part of a debate sponsored by MSNBC.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg takes issue with Donaldson and Lemon.
- Video: The Five with some behind-the-scenes from Fox Fan Night.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/16/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Lean forward: Will MSNBC give a truther the 3:00pm slot?
- Video: Fox’s Shannon Bream to go ‘over the edge’.
- Reliable Sources videos: The post-Watergate press and more.
- News Watch video: A rough media week for President Obama.
- Bill’s pitch. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Sunday special: Gerri Willis covers the Greek elections.
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s Father’s Day thoughts. Advice from Dad.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/15/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is a welfare vice ban the best stimulus?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: MSNBC splices bus explosions into Romney bus tour!
- Zurawik: Was Malkin/Williams clash cable madness or great tv?
- Q&A: Triathlete Jenna Lee, LA Kings fan Liz Claman.
- Livestation to bring European news channels to US computers.
- Video: Chris Wallace explains his run-in with the law.
- Preview of Friday special: Fox Files—The Enemy Within.
- Youtube plans give ray of hope to CNN and Current.
- Video: MSNBC’s Meghan talks politics...with Imus on FBN.
- How is it CNN has awful ratings but pulls in record profits?
- Venomous ambusher Jesse Watters’s latest victim speaks out.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/14/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bob Beckel loses it over tubs.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- FNC revives Fox Files with in-depth probe of Fort Hood case.
- Chris Wallace Arrested!! Umm...no he wasn’t. Roasted Candy.
- Xtopher: Conservatism wins every argument on...Morning Joe?!?
- Video: Bob Beckel talks with Imus and takes a shot at Malkin.
- Massing: Dumb & Dumber—How low can CNN sink? (v/Mediaite)
- Poor: Wagner’s Now doesn’t break the mold, it replicates it.
- ICN: CNN explanations of King reassignment are unconvincing.
- Video: FNC contributors clash—Juan Williams vs Michelle Malkin.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/13/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Q&A: Behar.
- Video: Shep ridicules CNN’s low-rated Casey Anthony ‘interview’.
- CNN cancels John King USA, replaces with...more Situation Room.
- Come see the softer side of Piers. CNBC and Yahoo team up.
- Somerby: FNC vs MSNBC face-off. Dana’s image-bending lingo.
- Flip, meet Flop: Big Ed condemns ‘Stop Rush’ campaign he promoted!
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/11/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Howard Dean likens Romney to Ahmadinejad.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Rothman: With D-Rat gone, MSNBC completes its hard left turn.
- Profile: Dana Perino—pundit, entrepreneur, and mentor.
- Video: Gretchen Carlson on The View part one, part two.
- Current hires another cast-off: Joy Behar. Video: Hayes on Today.
- Hot & Not: Newscore, D-Rat, CNN, North, etc. Geraldo goes national.
- Ratigan: I left MSNBC to crusade in new ways. Yeah, that’s the ticket!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/09/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The more things change...? Ratigan exits, Bashir takes his place.
- Reliable Sources videos: Sagging ratings, Mitt, and more.
- Surprise! Politico drools over third-tier MSNBCer (via ICN).
- News Watch video: Coverage of the recall and its aftermath.
- Mum’s the word at (MS)NBC. Today’s oops.
- Specials: The Empowered Patient; GPS Immigration Roadmap.
- Is CNN takeover of Mashable imminent? Melissa’s Belmont picks.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Q&A: Uygur (via TVN).
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/08/12 00:36 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Has Hollywood turned anti-dwarf?
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Kiran Chetry remembers her first time.
- CNN mulling big changes; a sign of desperation?
- At the Up w/Hayes book party: Phil Griffin, Chris Hayes.
- Q&A: Jenna Lee, Melissa Francis. Profile: Anna Kooiman.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/06/12 00:29 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Lessons of the Wisconsin recall.
- New roles for Michael Clemente, John Moody at FNC.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: The biggest loser in the recall was cable news.
- Greta has some clarifications for David Zurawik.
- You won’t believe who wants to host a show on Fox News.
- CNBC duped. Q&A: Ed Schultz (via TVN), Roland Martin.
- Video: Juan Williams with Imus on politics, Newt, and more.
- Video: Chris Wallace on GMA. CNN’s Bourdain moonlights.
- Byers: The worst night ever on cable news. ICN: However...
- Schultz bummed over recall. Top Big Ed election-night tweets.
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Monday Links and Open Thread
06/04/12 00:42 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Sarah Jessica Parker is on the Obama train.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Bashir browbeats Russert, and an ICN prediction comes true.
- Greta: If you can’t beat him, smear him.
- Q&A: Janice Dean, Melissa Francis (more), Steve Krakauer.
- Profile: Chris Jansing. Melissa Harris-Perry at Wellesley.
- Video: Imus with Melissa Francis about her new show and more.
- Times op-ed calls out O’Donnell for anti-Mormon bias. More.
- MSNBC ‘clarifies’ Big Ed’s role at the WI Democratic convention.
- Behind the Juan Williams/Newt Gingrich debate confrontation.
- The Times is all atwitter over CNN’s celebrity chef weekend show.
- Hot & Not: Blitzer, Banfield, Berman, Bourdain, Hayes, Ailes, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/02/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- News Watch video: Media coverage of the Obama ‘kill list’.
- Video: Hannity debriefs the Edwards jury part one, part two.
- Gerri Willis’s new set. Q&A: Cenk Uygur.
- Diamond Jubilee coverage: Fox News, CNN.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Lean forward: MSNBC pulls partisan promo for Ed Schultz.
- Think tank challenges Maddow over ‘defamation’, hints at lawsuit.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/31/12 00:30 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bloomberg’s genius soda pop scheme.
- ICN: Why CNN is really stuck this time.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Turner CEO whistles past the primetime graveyard (via TVN).
- Funny, no one complained about MSNBC’s anti-Romney video.
- Somerby: The ‘world’s dumbest person’ is on MSNBC.
- Fox & Friends First surges as its competitors collapse.
- Lou Dobbs is closing the gap with CNBC’s Kudlow.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Grade school bullying incident still haunts Juliet Huddy.
- Oliver North appears on tonight’s Auction Kings. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/30/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Does a college degree cost more than its worth?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream (for Baier) 1-2-3.
- May 2012: MSNBC down double digits, FNC still on top.
- CNN cries Mayday! Worst primetime monthly ratings in 20+ years!
- The key to curing CNN’s ratings slump: fire the meteorologists!
- FBN extends live line-up, adds Melissa Francis, moves Cavuto.
- Did Fox & Friends cross the line? (Link updated with response from FNC VP Bill Shine.) Zurawik: Rotten to the core.
- Fareed Zakaria at Mackinac Island. Weekend numbers.
- Berman to CNN; analysis. Kelly Evans to Worldwide Exchange.
- Video: Callous comments from Up with Hayes debated on Hannity.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/29/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Entitlement nation? Today’s firing demand.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- More than half the cablenews coverage of Trump is on...MSNBC!
- Zurawik: It’s about time someone finally called out Trump!
- Video: Impartial MSNBC news anchor goes ballistic on guest.
- Q&A: Tamron Hall, CNN’s Steve Krakauer. Zakaria at Harvard.
- CNN hires celebrity chef, a harbinger of more ‘lifestyle shows’.
- Margaret Hoover: Why I left Fox. CNN contributor a swatting target.
- Hot & Not: Luke Russert, Roger Ailes, msnbc.com, HLN, and more.
- ICN: Why did NBC’s Today throw one of their own under the bus?
- Zurawik: Hayes comments ‘pseudo-intellectual vanity’ at its worst.
- Up and down w/Hayes? Defended callous comment, now apologizes.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/26/12 00:06 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Bain battles and more.
- Video: US soldier’s personal 3-D account of VietNam war.
- News Watch video: Were the media fair with Cory Booker?
- Video: More F&F Fleet Week festivities part one, part two.
- Piers to anchor Jubilee coverage. Media Matters deceit?
- Today’s deep thought. Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/25/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why is abstinence an alternative lifestyle?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Where is CNN’s eye on the media? Today’s oops.
- Videos: Fleet Week in New York City. Newt to (MS)NBC?
- Daytime Emmys reduced to airing on HLN...or vice-versa.
- Frank Luntz Friday special. Jon Stewart: Roger Ailes is correct.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/24/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: How can we control annoying kids in theaters?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Shafer: The party’s over for cable news...they’ve peaked!
- MSNBC wants to buy Microsoft’s share of msnbc.com. Analysis.
- Tammy Bruce joke taken seriously by desperate Media Matters.
- It’s official: Hannity signs multi-year contract with Fox News.
- Profs defend surveys; FNC responds. Salon lambasts little Luke.
- Video: Kilmeade + guardsman vs ‘Knockouts’ part one, part two.
- BBC host: Piers Morgan taught me how to hack a phone.
- Video: O’Reilly w/Letterman part one, part two. Joe on The View.
- Video: Chris Matthews gets snippy when asked about his leg thrill.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/23/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Who decides what’s on or off the table?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: MSNBC’s sudden silence. More. Still more.
- Video: Kelly’s Court on Trayvon witnesses changing stories.
- CNN co-founder: I never believed the days would come...
- Liz Claman money tips. Q&A: Greg Burke, Lola Ogunnaike.
- Ratigan: Solyndra talk is forbidden here. Cablers convene.
- Casey Stegall to Dallas. Jim Cramer’s facebook flub.
- Video: Alan Colmes unimpressed by O’Reilly exposé of OWS.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/22/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on The Five again calls OWS ‘terrorists’.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Janice Dean at the Race to Erase MS. Weekend numbers.
- HLN skeds Evening Express. Ouch! CNN hits
1520-year low. - Bill O’Reilly to drop by on The Five today. Roger Ailes at OU.
- Video: Juan Williams with Don Imus on Cory Booker and more.
- Q&A: Impartial journalist Andrea Mitchell leans forward (via ICN).
- Video: Bill O’Reilly relates his close encounter with OWS protester.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/21/12 00:30 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Were the media fooled by the Occupiers?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier/Greta (tie) 1-2-3.
- Video: The Donald on Arsenio, Bain Capital, and more.
- Q&A: Molly Henneberg with new daughter Jacquelyn; Sandra Smith and Cheryl Casone on the Facebook IPO. Audio Q&A: Roger Ailes.
- Progressive praises Zakaria’s GPS. Contessa Brewer resurfaces.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/19/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Bain, Wright, The View, and more.
- Fox News Watch video: The media and President Obama.
- Profile: CNN’s Errol Barnett. Amy Robach to ABC News.
- Videos: Rick Reichmuth, Anna Kooiman, Dave and Clayton take the tough mudder challenge for the Wounded Warrior Project.
- Fox to bring O’Reilly, Claman, et al to annual cable confab.
- Behind the scenes: When the Koch counsel visited MSNBC.
- Coop won on Jeopardy! Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/18/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Will Smith speaks out on taxes.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Rachel Ray part one, part two.
- Videos: Kilmeade and Doocy take the tough mudder challenge.
- CNN to probe junk science claims it previously promoted.
- Larry King Now debuts this summer. Q&A: Big Ed Schultz.
- CNBC revamping Maria Bartiromo’s WSJ Report? Todd triumphs.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/16/12 00:45 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is the WH revising history?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Piers plummets: lowest in 15 years. Weekend numbers.
- Cable newsers flock to Women in Media fete.
- How Beck bests Olbermann. Gasparino: Man of the Year.
- Faber didn’t lose on Jeopardy! The striking Erin Burnett.
- I’m ‘the conscience of Fox’, sez Geraldo to...Media Matters!?
- MSNBC: The Place for Badminton? Maddow lawsuit update.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/14/12 01:20 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN eying Tapper, plans launch of ‘CNN Films’.
- Cablenewsers in Jeopardy! begins tonight.
- FishbowlDC mocks Neil Cavuto’s MS symptoms.
- Fox haters hacked off. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Video: Sally Kohn with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Coop heads to Turkey. Video: Robin Meade, song stylist.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/12/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Gay marriage, Mitt, and more.
- News Watch video: The media on Obama’s ‘evolution’.
- Friday pinheads & patriots: guess which one MSNBC is.
- Videos: Surprises for Clayton Morris and Uma Pemmaraju.
- Honors to Mike Emmanuel (via TVN), John Stossel.
- Audio Q&A: Candy Crowley. CNN special: Vets Wanted.
- Greta ‘honored’? Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/10/12 00:17 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Words of advice for 2012 grads.
- FBN: Willis live 8pm on JPMorgan. Bream to anchor FNS.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN’s Fareed Zakaria consultant on new Bill Maher show.
- VIdeo: Brian Kilmeade vs the obstacle course. Two much?
- CNN’s two big problems: Piers and Coop. Amanpour honored.
- Video: O’Reilly and Virginia AG discuss the Norfolk mob attack.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/09/12 00:12 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Q&A: Eric Shawn. Video: More GOP propaganda from Fox!
- Burnett ratings: a downward slide. Video: FBNers ring the bell.
- Seaman: FNC too soft on Obama? Clayton and Natali: It’s a girl!
- Margaret Hoover to CNN. Campaign embeds face challenges.
- Videos: Mika w/Letterman, Erin Burnett w/Daly, Piers w/Conan.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC uses children in anti-Romney attack video.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/08/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Should we return Mt Rushmore to the Indians?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Bret Baier re-ups at FNC through 2016. Weekend numbers.
- Novel by CNN’s Gupta headed to tv...on Time-Warner’s TNT.
- Tom Brokaw fairly fingers Fox’s Five. Jon Scott as MacGyver.
- Video: Beckel on politics, O’Reilly, etc w/Imus pt one, pt two.
- Profile: Jenna Lee. Q&A: Liz Claman. First CBS...now Kelly!
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on race, crime, and media paternalism.
- Jehmu Greene apologized by phone to Tucker (for this). More.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/07/12 00:33 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Are 9/11 terror trials becoming a joke?
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Ed Henry talks politics and more with Don Imus.
- Biznets’ Buffett buffet. Liz Claman’s investment advice.
- Meet the women of Fox Business. MSNBC: today’s oops.
- Soledad duped by fake Navy Seal? Burnett’s good Fortune.
- ABC and Univision announce semi-news channel for Latinos.
- CBS exec: We want Anderson Cooper as our full-time employee.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/05/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Video: Greta with Jake Tapper et al part one, part two.
- Reliable Sources videos: Afghanistan, UBL, and more.
- Fox News Watch video: Obama’s UBL anniversary.
- Current proves they can go lower than Olby (via NB).
- Video: Coop with Letterman. Alan still gets hate mail.
- Why CNN is terrible. CNN reporter ‘soliciting bribes’?
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Greta accepts.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/04/12 00:45 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The Life of Julia. CNBC: today’s oops.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN biz model a failure. Seven semi-bizarre ideas for CNN.
- News Corp inquiries: payback? Juan misses NPR. More.
- CNN vs MSNBC: Maddow’s mendacity, part quatre.
- Q&A: Liz Claman on travel and a Buffett/Gates exclusive.
- Fans erupt in frustration over CNN’s descent into irrelevancy.
- Shep’s bear-on-a-trampoline video: banned! Mole cashes in.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/03/12 00:13 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Politico takes a cheap shot at Fox News.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Were CNN’s email accounts hacked? Today’s oops.
- CNN fact-checks MSNBC: the clip Rachel Maddow didn’t play.
- Video: Tamara Holder with Imus on politics, John Edwards, etc.
- Profile: Laurie Dhue and her journey from addiction to recovery.
- MSNBC lets Alec Baldwin try out the anchor chair. Flashback.
- Furrowed brows at CNN Center as schedule changes don’t halt slide.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/02/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Coincidence!? Three people fired for deceptive NBC edits.
- The Five video: Do the media romanticize Occupier violence?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Bloomberg wins channel placement dispute with Comcast.
- April program ranker: FNC holds top 13, Megyn up over 30%.
- CNN has fewer viewers than some newspapers have readers.
- Zero Hedge: Is CNBC cheering for its own demise?
- Andrea Mitchell makes a ‘we’ mistake. Coop droop.
- Video: Kirsten Powers hijacks Hannity panel to confront co-panelist.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/01/12 00:23 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- April numbers: Fox News has top 13 cablenews programs.
- CNN sinks to decade-long lows. April spin: MSNBC, HLN.
- FNC May Day threat report debunked. Weekend numbers.
- Has MSNBC blackballed reporter who published exposés?
- Q&A: Stuart Varney. Hacking flap’s key targets.
- CNN vs MSNBC: CNN sides with...MSNBC!? However...
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the re-emergence of Dan Rather.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/30/12 00:14 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five at the Correspondents’ Dinner. Photos.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- HuffPo media list: CNN, MSNBC...here’s why no FNCers.
- Shep’s Bear Alerts spreading to CNN? Q&A: Sandra Smith.
- What’s in a slogan? Swells at WHCD. MSNBC throws a party.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/28/12 00:02 Filed in: links
- Panic at CNBC: Biggest stars become biggest losers.
- Reliable Sources videos: Obama, Fallon, and more.
- Video: Alisyn Camerota at the Correspondents’ Dinner.
- News Watch video: Has Trayvon coverage been fair?
- Video Q&A: Wolf Blitzer. Rita Cosby resurfaces.
- Greta: Does Politico support ridiculing retarded children?
- White House Correspondents’ Dinner: FNC, MSNBC, CNN.
- News makes way for non-news? Sunday talk: tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/25/12 00:41 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- FNC keeping up with Kardashians at Correspondents’ Dinner.
- Margaret Brennan exits Bloomberg; morning sked shake-up.
- Proud Papa Adam Housley. Q&A: Robin Meade part tres.
- Video: Rachel Maddow with Wendy Williams. FNC vs MSNBC.
- Report: Deceptive Zimmerman edit started at NBC affiliate.
- Police execute search warrant on mole hole, seize evidence.
- Video: Juan Williams with Don Imus on the Romney campaign.
- Megyn Kelly zings Jon Stewart: video. CNN’s Kepnes promoted.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/24/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Bill O’Reilly re-ups with FNC; new deal runs through 2016.
- Cablenewsers’ modest primary coverage. Weekend numbers.
- Profile: Peter Barnes. Duthiers to Nigeria. Molly’s maternity.
- Video: Martha MacCallum fights malaria. Q&A: Meade part deux.
- Doocy offers clarity. The women of CNBC. Swells gather for Time.
- VIdeo: Kilmeade drops the ball. Robert Reich vs Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- Did MSNBC fund-raising for Dems violate Senate rules? Flashback.
- VIdeo: Bernard Goldberg says Chris Matthews is obsessed with race.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/21/12 00:02 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Dog days of campaigning and more.
- Fox News Watch video: How do the media cover scandals?
- Video: Kelly Wright honored for Beyond the Dream series.
- Video: O’Reilly scorches MSNBC’s Trayvon coverage.
- Impartial MSNBC journalist joins political lobbying effort.
- Weekend Special: Fox News Reporting: Stealing Your Vote.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Stossel in Frisco.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/20/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- MSNBC Journo-lister bewails ‘breaking news’ alerts (via ICN).
- Fox Business shakes up daytime sked; changes start Monday.
- Cable beats broadcast: Fox & Friends doubles CBS in key markets.
- Olbermann seen wandering aimlessly through Central Park.
- Profile: Melissa Harris-Perry. Shep and Eli return to Ole Miss.
- The $50 million defamation lawsuit that Maddow wants dismissed.
- Sherman: Is CNN’s news strategy obsolete? Speed kills (credibility).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/19/12 00:55 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Silver spoons and class warfare.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Bream jumps for Special Olympics. Salinas jumps to WDBJ.
- Jordan Sparks, CNN, and Jennifer Griffin’s children. More.
- Shocking Salon exposé: Sean Hannity is conservative!
- Liz Claman talks 1000 episodes, gives financial advice.
- HLN moves further from ‘headline news’. Q&A: Maddow.
- Contract violations by the ‘mole’ expose him to civil liability.
- Video: A salute to Dick Clark from Larry King...on Fox News!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/18/12 00:34 Filed in: links
- The Five video: You mean there is no vast left-wing conspiracy?
- Breaking: O’Reilly and Hannity closing new deals with Fox News.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court video: Did Ted Nugent comments violate the law?
- (MS)NBC signs ex-official of Mexico as ‘foreign policy analyst’.
- Current skeds weekly show hosted by sitting Dem politico.
- John Stossel in Powder Springs. Liz Claman’s 1K milestone.
- Zakaria’s reward? Cafferty contradiction. CNNi’s News Center.
- Hannity top cablenewser on Talkers ‘heavy hundred’ list (via TVN).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/17/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: A surprise guest rates Obama’s oil policy.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Fox ‘mole’ sinks Reliable Sources. Weekend numbers.
- CNBC counter-programs Lou Dobbs...with hockey games!
- Q: Who will hire Olbermann now? A: It won’t be tv news.
- Video: Is Roger Clemens being prosecuted or persecuted?
- Sandra Smith: tax tips. Gasparino: top twitter cable biznewser.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on mixing politicos and news on cable.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/14/12 00:10 Filed in: links
- Video: Chris Wallace pays tribute to his father Mike Wallace.
- Reliable Sources videos: Hillary Rosen, the mole’s 15 minutes.
- Mushnick: Olby lawsuit puts Current in an untenable position.
- News Watch video: The media cover attacks on Ann Romney.
- Much ado about a lapel pin. Sunday talk: tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Your honor, the people call...Sean Hannity?! Well...hardly ever.
- Specials: Summer of Evil: The Manson Murders; The Numbers Game.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/13/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is Seinfeld’s ‘Elaine’ disagreeing with America?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Cable beats broadcast: Bill O’Reilly tops NBC primetime.
- Friday special: Paying at the Pump with Sarah Palin, Eric Bolling.
- Judge may recuse herself so husband’s partner can go on CNN?!?
- New Fast Money contributor ripped panelists as ‘monkeys’.
- CNN’s unedited epithets raise ethics questions. Profile: Maddow.
- Yes they call it a ‘jaw-dropping’ comment. Kennedy won’t settle.
- Video: Bret Baier rebuts Gingrich charges of Fox News favoritism.
- George Mason U: No, FNC wasn’t shilling for Romney or for the GOP.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/11/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Harvard’s Obama 101. ICN’s Moles for Morons.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Cablenewsers named to ‘most powerful’ list. Big Ed to grill Joe.
- The double-secret Fox mole: that didn’t last long. FNC spox speaks.
- T.J. Holmes leaves BET, plans return to CNN? Santorum to CNN?
- Q&A: Mika, Sandra Smith (v/ICN). Video: Maddow w/Leno pt one, two.
- Silver: Up with Hayes, the best cable news show since...Maddow.
- Treacher: First report from double-secret mole is underwhelming. More.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/10/12 01:23 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What’s behind Santorum’s decision?
- Monday’s numbers: Ingraham-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Bloomberg: Comcast discriminating against non-NBC channels.
- Paging Anderson Cooper: Who is the mole? Weekend numbers.
- FNC dominance continues: O’Reilly again tops NBC primetime.
- FBN milestone: Dobbs tops CNBC. Lisa Murphy quits Bloomberg.
- Was (MS)NBC’s ‘mistake’ part of a pattern? More. Gupta awarded.
- Chris Wallace statement on father’s passing. Geraldo’s remembrance.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/09/12 01:19 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is the problem with fracking that it works?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Cable beats broadcast: Fox & Friends tops CBS mornings.
- Mika Brzezinski: another conflict of interest at MSNBC?
- MSNBC exhaustive investigation stuns the world this week.
- Status symbol: your own home studio. Harlow to CNN/NYC.
- CNN anchor quotes the f-word. Greta: Why shouldn’t she?
- Hot & Not: (MS)NBC, Olbermann, CNN, Heather, Taxmasters.
- Maddow exposé looks shady, but swells attend fete anyhow.
- Zurawik: even if Olbermann wins lawsuit vs Gore, he still loses.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/07/12 00:17 Filed in: links
- Videos: Roger Ailes, Brit Hume remember Mike Wallace.
- Reliable Sources videos: Olby, Mike Wallace, and more.
- Mushnick: Even for Olbermann, this is pathetic.
- Under fire, (MS)NBC news chief Capus answers critics.
- News Watch video: Media coverage of the budget battles.
- Another Trayvon controversy. Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet.
- Video: Jim Pinkerton and Sally Kohn on NBC’s Zimmerman edit.
- Bill Hemmer in Greenwich. Politico’s four pages on Huck vs Rush.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/06/12 00:18 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Can Americans understand a law professor?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- (MS)NBC probe blames a ‘seasoned’ producer. Update: Fired!
- Video: Megyn Kelly on the line between news and entertainment.
- Video: Obama gives a shout-out to Mika Brzezinski. Flashback.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly with Jon Stewart, Piers with Carson Daly.
- Current’s countersuit quotes Keith: ‘Assassinate him, please’.
- Hinckley: Olby’s best bet...radio or the ‘net. Maddow tops list.
- Olby lawsuit disses Cenk. Courtney: It’s a girl. Q&A: Don Lemon.
- From the Dept of Headline Incongruity. MSNBC online ad strategy.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/02/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Juan Williams responds to Rush Limbaugh.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Audio: John Gibson reacts to the firing of Keith Olbermann.
- Burgeoning book battle begins (via ICN). Q&A: Rich Edson.
- Feldman: CNN’s Howard Kurtz tries too hard to knock Fox.
- Stelter: Critics of Keith fear retaliation. Maddow in Manchester.
- Hot & Not: The Rev, Olby, Thomas Roberts, MSNBC non-response.
- Video: Geraldo apologizes anew for hoodie heresy to Trayvon’s parents.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/31/12 00:02 Filed in: links
- MSNBC drops $100K on the NY Times to hype Maddow book.
- Reliable Sources videos: Geraldo’s hoodie, Olbermann ousted.
- Carr: Someone will hire Olbermann because he’s...such a star!?
- Kurtz: Leaked emails trace the bitter Olbermann/Current break-up.
- Keith’s hissy fits: rejected custom-built set, limo drivers spoke to him.
- Davis: Sharpton’s dual role strains credibility of MSNBC.
- Rainey: Trayvon coverage abounds, and so do perspectives.
- News Watch video: Media treatment of the Obamacare arguments.
- Gutfeld: I scrapped Thurs Red Eye, it didn’t meet expectations. More.
- Zurawik: Replacing Olby with Spitzer shows how low Current will go.
- Hagey: Current got all the drawbacks of Olby and none of the benefits.
- Reese Schonfeld: CNN, thirty years later. Sunday talkers: tip sheet.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/30/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- Current fires Olbermann! Olby responds. Current preps for battle.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Again?! Bill O’Reilly on cable beats Brian Williams on NBC.
- Cablenews swells gather for Lemon-cohosted NLGJA fundraiser.
- Why didn’t last night’s Red Eye air? Explanation may be coming.
- Where’s Margaret Hoover? J$P asked FNC; spox confirmed: contract ended 12/2011, parties unable to come to terms on a new agreement.
- Forbes: If anyone can take on ESPN and win, it’s Roger Ailes.
- Juan Williams to receive honor for excellence in journalism.
- CNN Trayvon Martin special tonight. Maddow Q&A, w/Stewart.
- Impartial MSNBC ‘news anchor’ rips ‘ugly, dirty’ marriage group. More.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/29/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- ICN reviews Soledad’s Starting Point: ‘we shall see’.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Fox & Friends First more than doubles CNN+MSNBC combined.
- Margaret Carlson to ‘semi-respectable’ Sharpton: Stop it!
- Lean forward: Inexplicable omission in MSNBC report...or not?
- Judge: Lawsuit against CNN over captions will proceed.
- Brian Kilmeade emcees charity event for wounded warriors.
- Andrea Mitchell leans forward: ‘voter suppression’ scandal. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/28/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Controversy over Madonna and Molly.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- 2012 1Q program ranker: Fox News holds top 11 slots.
- MSNBC’s indefensible ellipses. Matthews at Holy Cross.
- MSNBC ‘news anchor’ gets Lean Forward spot. Analysis.
- Controversial interview: epic grilling or snarling mob?
- Behind the scenes of a Fox & Friends appearance.
- What kind of journalist writes a headline like this?
- MSNBCer defends GOP-Trayvon connection. Q&A: Hayes.
- MSNBC’s plagiarist keynotes Philly Bar Association event.
- ICN: CNN’s sunrise slump is not just a problem, it’s a crisis.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/27/12 00:22 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Salman Rushdie’s Cheney wisecrack.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Lou Dobbs: record highs. Piers Morgan: down by 40%.
- CNN’s Soledad slump: morning ratings lowest in over a decade.
- Q1 spin: MSNBC, CNN. FNC: top 11 slots. Weekend numbers.
- Today’s apology: Geraldo. Coop to examine kids and race.
- New Suffolk poll: Fox News, Bill O’Reilly most trusted in tv news.
- CNN snags Shorties. Q&A: Rachel Maddow; on Letterman, Today.
- Koch demands right of reply to MSNBC’s ex-DNC flack Finney.
- Bauder: MSNBC defends Sharpton role despite conflicts of interest.
- VIdeo: Bob Beckel talks with Don Imus about Obamacare, ghosts, etc.
- Jay Rosen blasts CNN’s Candy Crowley: unoriginal and empty-headed.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly on the Trayvon shooting; Bernard Golberg analyzes.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/26/12 00:06 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What’s in a whisper?
- ICN: MSNBC subjugates daytime news to opinion.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Maddow; most fawning profile ever? CNN reruns boxing.
- CNN’s Kurtz says MSNBC should reign in The Rev. Analysis.
- Hot & Not: Trayvon Martin, Big Ed, Zakaria, Bashir, Morris, The Rev.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/24/12 00:50 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Trayvon Martin and more.
- Video: Fr Jonathan Morris evaluates The Hunger Games.
- MSNBC ‘news anchor’ has history of HuffPo op/eds.
- News Watch video: The media and Trayvon Martin.
- Petallides makes F&F debut. LA primary coverage.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. CNN: Rewrite!
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/23/12 00:03 Filed in: links
- Impartial MSNBC ‘news anchor’ praises Obamacare...in HuffPo!
- The Five video: Is Media Matters out to stifle free speech?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Ad Age: How Fox News pitched Obama’s ad buyers.
- Dallas Observer columnist makes snark over Doocy’s daughter.
- With The Rev taking fire, allies and doubters close ranks (via ICN).
- Lean forward: Up w/Hayes skeds Sunday salute to atheism.
- TVNewser dismantles CNN’s Howard Kurtz. ICN piles on.
- A new pointless gimmick just in time for a
slowFriday. - Video: Geraldo with Imus on Trayvon’s hoodie, doing radio, etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/22/12 00:10 Filed in: links
- ICN: MSNBC’s news/opinion demarcation line is unconvincing.
- CNN lays off dozens, will outsource its documentaries.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Surprise! Fox haters fall for another faked photo.
- Gerri Willis previews gas price special. Q&A: Harris-Perry.
- Video: Juan Williams talks football and politics with Don Imus.
- Alison Rosen’s (R-rated) podcast profiles Greg Gutfeld and Red Eye.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/21/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- Guess who apologized to Bill O’Reilly?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep-TheFIve 1-2-3-4.
- Bad weather ahead? Trump gets CNBC gig. FBN NFL special.
- Look who’s coming to breakfast. CNN’s Chapin goes to NPR.
- Video: The Judge rules on the Trayvon Martin shooting.
- At 5am Fox & Friends First tops most of CNN evening! Q&A: Piers.
- Matthews and MSNBC primetimers to ‘anchor’ 2012 political events.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/19/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: When are death threats not death threats?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Liar: Obama claims Fox News called him a Muslim 24/7!
- News Corp’s most valuable business: Fox News!
- CNBC to report live from Abu Dhabi UAE forum.
- New Pew State of the Media 2012: cable news.
- Q&A:
Avery JessupMelissa Francis. Melissa on F&F. - Profiles: Chris Jansing, Harris-Perry. Contessa resurfaces.
- Embarrassed CNN removes ‘idiotic’ financial video.
- Hot & Not: CNN, The Rev, Big Ed, Greta, MSNBC etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/17/12 00:03 Filed in: links
- Video: Reliable Sources uses discredited hack to attack FNC.
- News Watch video: Is the war on women just a media meme?
- Al Sharpton Show: Fire Hannity, shut down Fox News.
- Megyn Kelly: classic style. Melissa Francis on the curvy couch.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HP recap. Who is Heather Nauert?
- Is MSNBC now selling its ‘straight news’ with a progressive tilt?
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/16/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Should anti-porn laws be enforced?
- FBN shaking up daytime, making Kneale co-anchor.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- What is Al-Qaeda’s most unfavorite news network?
- Lou Dobbs Q&A: Naples News, My Desert.
- Bill O’Reilly serves up justice. Where’s Martha MacCallum?
- Target: Al Sharpton. Today’s oops. And this (v/ICN), this, this.
- Another CNBC ‘exclusive’ that wasn’t. Trish Turner joins Coop.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/15/12 00:03 Filed in: links
- O’Reilly again tops BriWi on NBC. Soledad’s road trip flops.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Politico snarks at Fox but gets facts wrong. CNN, King of Twitter (via ICN).
- Adventures in cryptic backtracking: A rat is a rat...except when it’s not?
- Mika mauls Megyn; Todd adds his two cents. ICN: Cablenews mob wars.
- Kiran Chetry resurfaces...on Glenn Beck TV! Some fans not pleased.
- Q&A: Chris Matthews, Meghan McCain. Silenced Soledad speaks again.
- Videos: O’Reilly rips Media Matters, MSNBC; Bernard Goldberg analyzes.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/14/12 00:53 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- The Five video: When politics and Facebook intersect.
- ICN: Will controversy force MSNBC to address The Sharpton Tapes?
- Lou Dobbs Q&A: Boca Raton magazine, Inside Jersey. Q&A: Megyn.
- Greta clarifies her suspicions about the F&F item. ICN: Analysis.
- Fox & Friends 1st tops at 5:00 am, even beats Erin Burnett at 7:00 pm!
- Friedman: Ken Jautz is not just a suit, he’s a journalist. New Imus flap?
- MSNBC election analysis: Santorum uncomfortable ‘being in a three-way’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/13/12 12:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Does rock music encourage racism?
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- CNN: Further Fareed, adds Malhotra. Weekend numbers.
- Audio: Brian Kilmeade vs Rick Santorum re Fox News bias.
- No protests this year? Flashback. The Sharpton tapes.
- Election Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Rich Edson. Tonight’s coverage.
- Controversy still swirls around embarrassing Soledad squabble.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/12/12 00:34 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Game Change is not really about Palin.
- Friday: New CNN am shows dead last, even lose to CNBC!
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Back from banishment: Roland returns. Romans reappears.
- CNN to buy (and ruin) Mashable? Buchanan zings MSNBC.
- Q&A: Rachel Maddow. MSNBC contributor in therapy.
- Larry King finds work...with Carlos Slim! Profile: Sanjay Gupta.
- Hot & Not: Stupid Tuesday, Sarah Palin, Coop, Mancow redux.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/10/12 00:03 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Hannity, Limbaugh, Palin pt one, pt two.
- Joe and Mika talk food. Today’s deja vu oops.
- News Watch video: Does Fluke flap reveal a double standard?
- FNC gives Mancow Muller a shot at hosting. Flashback.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. 72 Hours Under FIre.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/09/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five discuss the new 17-minute Obama promo.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC Einstein Donnie Deutsch to substitute host...on CNN?!
- Q&A: Sally Kohn on working w/Hannity at Fox;