Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/02/12 00:14 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five discuss the controversial Chevy Volt.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Liz Claman, on her Shabbat in Davos; Sandra Smith.
- Video: Eric Bolling’s adventures driving a Chevy Volt.
- Carpe Diem: Starting Point a step backwards for CNN mornings.
- Tension and a lack of chemistry plague CNN’s morning shows.
- What two MSNBC anchors are quietly making a love connection?
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/01/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is Romney making it easy for the media?
- Tuesday’s numbers: FloridaFNC-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Fishbowl DC kvetches about Politico ‘buttering up’ Fox News.
- Fox News: a decade on top. Politico: How FNC pulled it off.
- January program rankers. CNBC’s Kelly girl. Reena Ninan to ABC.
- Harris-Perry debut pushed back two weeks. Changes at CNNi.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Jenna Lee, Bret Baier. Liz Claman in Davos.
- MSNBC produces another promo attacking the GOP. Flashback.
- Hollywood Reporter interview with a semi-snarky Shepard Smith.
- After MSNBC tags him (D), Herman Cain gets into tiff on Now w/Wagner.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/31/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Are the media making excuses for Occupiers?
- Fox News beats broadcast tv: O’Reilly tops Brian Williams.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Jan ’12 numbers: Fox holds top 13; CNN 2nd; MSNBC, HLN slip.
- Video: Bob Beckel doubles down, promises more to come.
- FNC’s tintinnabulation on Wall Street. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Neil Cavuto with Imus on the long road to a nominee.
- Q&A: Bret Baier, Bill Shine, Neil Cavuto, Jennifer Granholm.
- The Female Five? Plans for Jehmu Greene to host distaff version.
- Video: Lou Dobbs w/Jon Stewart. Florida primary: Fox News, CNN.
- MoJo airs from South Beach as guests and hosts ridicule the locals.
- Whoops! TV Newser said Spitzer to host Countdown, but it wasn’t true.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/30/12 00:18 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bob Beckel’s heated debate over Col West.
- Q&A: Shep Smith on FNC’s milestone and his own weight loss.
- Report: WSJ ‘darling’ Kelly Evans jumping to CNBC?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Kilmeade faces a Cuba missing crisis (h/t @MartyDavis).
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld, Liz Claman, FNC’s Jeremy Steinberg.
- The incredible disappearing Shep Smith. Fox News rings the bell.
- An appropriate choice: subbing for Olbermann...Eliot Spitzer!
- Current wants to move next door to CNN and Fox News.
- Gore: There’ll be none of that ‘balance’ stuff on Current.
- Hot & Not: Suze Orman, Big Ed, CNN, MSNBC inciting violence, etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/27/12 00:48 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What kind of idea is going to the moon?
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Coop-Baier 1-2-3-4.
- CNN’s latest debate no ratings buster. Intruder alert!
- ICN: Too little too late for CNN to trademark ‘magic wall’.
- Video: You’ve got Hemmer! Gorman, Gasparino finally meet.
- Q&A: Geraldo (via ICN), Dylan Ratigan, Dr Sanjay Gupta.
- Schumacher: Wolf Blitzer flunks the debate moderator test.
- Zurawik: Kudos to Wolf Blitzer for standing up to Newt Gingrich.
- Was CNN egging on the crowd? How does CNN verify its iReports?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/26/12 00:16 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five share their yearbook photos.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Profile: The only ombudsman in cable news, Andy Levy.
- ICN: Big Ed advising Dems, plus Nancy Pelosi = quid pro quo?
- Video: Juan Williams with Imus on Newt, Jan Brewer, and more.
- UNF students prep for CNN debate. Dr Gupta previews football special.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/24/12 00:10 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five ponder the role of audiences at debates.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Cablers lunch with PotUS. SotU coverage schedules.
- Willis vs Orman: Suze refuses to talk to Gerri about debit card.
- Cigar Afficionado profile: Sean Hannity [pdf]. Q&A: Liz Claman.
- Newsers prep for prolonged primary tug-o’-war. Weekend numbers.
- Fox & Friends video: Newt says NBC was wrong to silence audience.
- Reeves: Why is CNBC ignoring the ties between money and politics?
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the viability of Newt’s anti-media strategy.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/23/12 01:02 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Does Congress really need a ‘date night’?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Fox wins SC primary night, tops CNN+MSNBC combined.
- Charles Gasparino to cross swords with Jamie Dimon.
- Hot & Not: Primary, shipwreck, Newt. René Marsh to CNN Newsource.
- Lean forward: Andrea Mitchell says Romney ancestors were illegal aliens!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/21/12 00:03 Filed in: links
- Profile: Bret Baier, ‘the face of Fox News’. ICN: Network narcissism.
- Reliable Sources video: Newt Gingrich goes nuclear on the media.
- SC primary: FNC calls it first at 6:59:44; CNN 34 minutes behind.
- Video: Gingrich talking to Cavuto as Fox calls race. CNN oops.
- Video: Newt Gingrich gripes about Fox & Friends questions.
- Geraldo adds second radio show. The Five sets record. Q&A: Cavuto.
- MSNBC online video revamp, could add commercial breaks.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the ethics of ABC’s Gingrich ex-wife story.
- Primary coverage: FNC, CNN, FBN. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.
- Specials: Your Money Is Primary; Saga of the Tuskegee Airmen; Tragedy at Sea.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/20/12 00:55 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Are the media treating both sides fairly?
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s controversial commentary on CNN’s John King.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-Cooper-O’Reilly-Baier 1-2-3-4.
- Fox & Friends tops CBS This Morning in four major markets.
- CNN debate snags 5M viewers, less than FNC’s Monday faceoff.
- Alan’s hate mail. Stossel’s reading list. Writer Ratigan reviewed.
- Whoops! Romenesko mystery source: exposed...by her own words!
- Zurawik: CNN and Brian Ross have nothing to apologize for.
- Video: Chris Wallace would’ve done the same thing as John King.
- After Newt blasts CNN, John King defends his controversial question.
- Rachel Maddow in Chicago, Melissa Harris-Perry at Emory University.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/18/12 00:45 Filed in: links
- CMPA: Fox News most balanced in covering GOP race.
- Monday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- SOPA disclaimers vary w/venue. Q&A: Harris-Perry (via ICN).
- Video: Beckel w/Imus talks The Five and more pt one, pt two.
- Five cablenewsers make GQ power list. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Gretchen Carlson explains Fox News to Jerry Springer.
- Friedman to CNBC: Don’t get cocky! Juan Williams hit-piece.
- Freedom Watch video: Is SOPA a big government power grab?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/17/12 00:55 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Juan Williams on his war of words with Newt.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Kurtz: After debate, Juan Williams brushes off the boos.
- Peters: Behind the tough questions at FNC’s GOP debate.
- Video: Maria Molina caught off-guard by Imus. Today’s oops.
- Profile: Bret Baier. John Roberts’s doppleganger. Q&A: Big Ed.
- Lean forward: White House welcome mat out for Maddow.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg challenges the New York Times race card.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/16/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why are Newsweek editors so dumb?
- Newest FNC contributor debuts: it’s more GOP propaganda from Fox!
- Report: Bloomberg insider laments losses, ‘editorial tailspin’.
- Media Matters and Olbermann push CNN to fire Dana Loesch.
- Piers Morgan: an eventful year one. Gerri Willis: Sneaky fees.
- Q&A: Bret Baier previews tonight’s debate: The Sun News, New York Daily News, The State, Raleigh News and Observer.
- Fox News and Twitter team up for debate dodging display.
- ICN: The elephant in MSNBC’s room is Al Sharpton. Aly flix nixed.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC host leads march on Governor’s private home.
- Hot & Not: Frontline, Early Start, Color of Change. Q&A: Suze Orman.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/13/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- Olbermann to CNN’s Loesch: You’re worse than the Taliban!
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News teams with Google, X-Box. CNBC screw-up.
- Candidates get more time to speak at next Fox News debate.
- Q&A: Piers; Eric Bolling on baseball, Beckel, Bill Maher, and more.
- Lean Forward: Matthews dubs new audio over bad blunder.
- Discovery series dramatized stalking case of Arthel Neville.
- VIdeo: Why is Dana Bash ‘worried’ Ron Paul will stay in the race?
- Video: O’Reilly smacks ABC News for Media Matters sourced smear.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/12/12 00:12 Filed in: links
- VIdeo: The Five on DWS and the tea party blame game.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- New CNN AM loses viewers vs 2011. Is Soledad getting a sidekick?
- Video: On F&F Newt Gingrich runs out the clock with Eric Bolling.
- Killing Lincoln: The Movie. Bloomberg’s O’Leary jumps to CNN.
- Q&A: Anna Kooiman, Melissa Francis, Neil Cavuto, Melissa Harris-Perry, Sandra Smith; Yvette Miley (via ICN).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/11/12 11:59 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: NH/FNC-Shep-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- FNC tops NH primary numbers. What’s dumb about CNN’s Early Start.
- Q&A: Eric Bolling, Sandra Smith. Huckabee hosts Prez town hall.
- Video: Carl Cameron with Imus on New Hamphire and South Carolina.
- Pro-Paul PAC to CNN: Remove Dana Bash! Geraldo: Don’t bash Dana!
- Video: Judge Napolitano with Jon Stewart. Wemple: Palin poisons FNC.
- Color of Change sez Buchanan suspended indefinitely. Only it’s not true.
- Video: John Sununu vs MSNBC, part deux. Molly Henneberg: It’s a girl!
- The Five video: Are Republican voters ‘angry white middle-class males’?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/10/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Geraldo: Berkeley prof assigns students to dig up Fox News dirt.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- John Roberts and FNC team with Google for election coverage.
- Gretchen Carlson: The toughest interview I’ve ever done.
- VIdeo: Neil Cavuto trades barbs with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Pat Buchanan: What suspension? I’ve been sick. ICN analysis.
- Video: Melissa Harris-Perry with Colbert. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Carl Cameron, Cavuto, Trish Regan, Sandra Smith, Velshi.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Michelle Obama vs Robert Gibbs.
- CNN edits Ron Paul interview, removes criticisms of the media.
- Finally a newsroom on CNN Newsroom. Another O’Donnell scoop.
- Details of Olbermann/Current deal murky. Today’s deep thought.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/09/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Was Jesse Ventura puched out...or not?
- Rosen: Gregory and Burnett reveal their ignorance (via ICN).
- Orman debuts debit card. FBN video: It’s cream of the crap!
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Ex-employee unloads on Olbermann: ‘He needs to get help.’
- Profile: Trish Regan. VIdeo: Melissa Francis FBN debut.
- (MS)NBC teams with Newsweek/Beast. Q&A: Sandra Smith.
- FNC’s new digital look for 2012. Hannity goes live at midnight.
- Olby not trapped in his show, will run future election coverage.
- Fire Buchanan movement reinvigorated on the left and the right.
- Hot & Not: CNN am, Olbermann, MSNBC, Buchanan, etc. Oops!
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/06/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Who is the media’s favorite Prez candidate?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Anna Kooiman makes FNC debut. Is Fox News too balanced?
- Melissa Francis to debut on FBN. Get fit with Sandra Smith.
- MSNBC blacklists Buchanan, adds analyst Robert Traynam.
- Liz Cheney, FNC contributor. Geraldo sticks up for Univision.
- Video: Rachel Maddow with Jimmy Fallon part one, part two.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media injecting race into politics.
- Yet another rancorous Michael Wolff hit job on Roger Ailes.
- Watkins: Harris-Perry great for MSNBC cuz she’s an Obama cheerleader.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/05/12 00:02 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five talk taxes and Kim Kardashian.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Christopher: Olbermann stonewalling Current re NH primary.
- Greta: The people of Fox News have big hearts.
- Video: MSNBC blurred line between news and opinion in Iowa?
- MSNBC exposes their hand with mind-boggling caucus coverage.
- MSNBC downplays news for more lefty talk. Profile: D-Rat (v/ICN).
- Tuesday’s numbers: FNC 1-2-3-4-5-6-7. Video: Liz Claman.
- Mediaite: Emails suggest Olby lied about what he knew and when.
- Bercovici: Olbermann’s days at Current are numbered. More.
- Olbermann attorney in negotiations with Current over future role.
- Stelter: Olbermann and Current locked in a struggle for control.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/03/12 00:02 Filed in: links
- Current confusion: Is Olby on tonight, or not on tonight? Not!
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Faulkner-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Videos: Megyn Kelly questions Perry, Romney, Gingrich.
- Murdoch says it’s ‘much more fun than Beck’. Analysis.
- ICN: Cable news resolutions for 2012. R.I.P. Jim Huber.
- Blue on blue: MSNBC slammed for coddling rape trivializers.
- Video: Alan Colmes apologized to Santorum. Q&A: Shep.
- Caucus coverage roundup: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, FBN.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on MSNBC’s journalist-free caucus coverage.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/02/12 00:27 Filed in: links
- The Five video: New Years resolutions are made to be broken.
- Rick Santorum picks a fight...with O’Reilly! Bill to respond?
- Lowry vs Colmes turns personal. FBN covers Iowa showdown.
- MoJo ad elicits mockery (via ICN). CNN morning shows debut.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/20/11 00:16 Filed in: links
- Video: Why wouldn’t Ed Schultz buy Eric Bolling a drink?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Limited commercials on the FNC New Year’s Eve bash.
- Greta: And they complain about me? Weekend numbers.
- MSNBC’s pilgrimage to the White House. Q&A: Kristen Welker.
- Celebrity Parents: Janice Dean. What I read: Stuart Varney.
- Politico’s romcom MSNBC suck-up. It’s hard to argue with this.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on MSNBC’s KKK attack on Romney.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part two: listen
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/16/11 00:18 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five catch the NYT in a strange omission.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Playboy interviews Chris Wallace.
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld reveals his secret guilty pleasure.
- Cablenews execs make TV Week ‘most powerful’ list.
- Christian Bale and CNN crew mistreated in China.
- Video: Bob Beckel bets Imus $10,000. Joe in bed with Joy.
- Politico: Journalists, critics, progressives give Fox debate rave reviews. WaPo: Full of substance, expertly moderated, and fair. EW: A lively rabble-rouser.
- The Red Mystery Matter: listen
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/14/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five take on word games at the NY Times.
- National Press Foundation honors Chris Wallace.
- MSNBC makes Matthews apologize for Thomas Roberts.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bret Baier’s debate preview. Today’s oops.
- Q&A: CNNi’s Tony Maddox (via ICN).
- Video: Chuck Todd flips the bird on Morning Joe.
- VIdeo: Imus gang on Trump’s debate and Chelsea Clinton.
- Christiane Amanpour stays at ABC yet will return to CNN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/13/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- What led MSNBC to praise Glenn Beck?
- Video: Gerri Willis on GMA. Guy Johnson to Bloomberg.
- MSNBC: More political than Fox News. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Velshi, Margaret Brennan (via ICN), Hayes. CNN tinkers.
- Neil Cavuto previews Thursday’s debate. FNC in Sioux City.
- MoJo radio: expanded, revamped, retooled...and quite dead.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on CNN’s David Frum attacking Fox News.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/12/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s battle royale with OWS port saboteur.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Mediaite responds to ‘insecure’ Greta’s smackdown.
- Ailes book rumors spur response. Housley is thankful.
- Tommy Christopher gushes over ‘diverse’ Up with Hayes.
- Video: Geraldo discusses his new radio show with Don Imus.
- Hot & Not: Trump, Todd, TJ, Muppets, etc. Christie zings MoJo.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/09/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- MSNBC job opening: conservatives need not apply.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Geraldo Rivera to WABC radio? Flashback.
- Talking Biz News misrepresents FBN ratings.
- Alisyn Camerota: I fainted at the White House!
- Scarborough: Chris Wallace loathes Mitt Romney?!
- Profile: Martha MacCallum and her holiday look.
- Contentious Baier Q&A altered Mitt’s media strategy.
- Video: Donald Trump with Imus part one, part two.
- Bret Baier profile: A Boy Scout with a very sharp knife.
- Dr Isadore Rosenfeld retires. A tree grows in Jerusalem.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/08/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Christopher serves up eight paragraphs about Olbermann’s lighting.
- Surprise: Fox hater posts lies about Bill O’Reilly.
- Q&A: How the youngest anchor in cablenews stays happy and healthy.
- CNN morning mayhem: Soledad demands solo. Feud of the week?
- Video: Do Gingrich and Obama share a common ideological ancestor?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/07/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Greg defends Alec Baldwin, Beckel zings Mika.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bret Baier’s son has fifth angioplasty, doing well: hospital pix.
- Video: Carl Carmeron talks w/Imus about the Trump debate.
- Guy Johnson leaves CNBC. MSNBC in Jerusalem. TJ to BET.
- Dr Gupta novel a TNT pilot. CNN’s Jaconi goes cross-platform.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/06/11 00:21 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- TJ Holmes leaving CNN. Q&A: Erin Burnett.
- Huck forum numbers. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Ed Henry talks to Don Imus. Mitt Romney to FNS.
- CNBC Europe/Asia merge. Thomas Roberts with Cyndi Lauper.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/05/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- What do you get when you’ve been grilled by Bret Baier?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-MonicaCrowley 1-2-3.
- Video: The Donald blasts Chuck Todd on MSNBC.
- Sherman: That crafty Ailes is up to something again.
- Hot & Not: Olbermann, Imus, Mr Herman Cain, Greta etc.
- Ron Christie: Chris Matthews’s ignorance of facts is shocking.
- Behind the scenes at Huck’s forum. Catherine Crier resurfaces.
- CNN’s Eason Jordan resurfaces...to produce the Trump debate!
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/02/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Melissa Francis leaving CNBC to join FBN. JKUSA: new producer.
- Lean forward: MSNBC uses news ticker for agit-prop instead of news.
- FNC responds to Daily Beast NYPD article: A completely fabricated story refuted in other publications; we’re surprised Tina allows this garbage on her website.
- After taking a shot at FBN, Imus admits his info was ‘erroneous’. More.
- Chris Matthews in Springfield. Rachel Maddow at Ball State (via TVN).
- Meghan on MSNBC: Bachmann is, you know, ‘more smarter’ than Palin.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/30/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five on Happy (and Unhappy) Meals.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- November program ranker: FNC holds the top 13 slots.
- O’Reilly bumps Rizzoli ratings, tops BriWi’s Rock Center!
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-ChrisWallace 1-2-3.
- ICN: Who’s leaking Imus numbers, and why?
- November: HLN slumps, Imus demo down as totals rise, CNBC daytime growth, Piers down, The Five up.
- November spin: CNN, MSNBC. CNNi drops two shows.
- Video: HLN lets Ann Coulter say what MSNBC bleeped.
- Another Olby twitter boycott? Here’s what set him off this time.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/25/11 00:00 Filed in: links
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld talks Red Eye and zings Adam Levine.
- Reliable Sources video: Was the Supercommittee overhyped?
- Rick Sanchez resurfaces. Piers produces progeny.
- Big Ed named to distinguished list. Sunday talkers: tip sheet.
- Lean forward: MSNBC’s Ezra Klein gives private briefing to Dems.
- Specials: Eric Bolling’s Investor’s Guide; CNN’s Common Dreams.
- News Blues sez CNN tattled on Leland Vittert for gambling, but FNC VP John Stack calls the story ‘completely false’!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/22/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: MSNBC’s mind-boggling Al Sharpton ad.
- Huck to hold Presidential forum on FNC. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Glenn Beck with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Beck and Olbermann: where are they now? Courtney expecting.
- Zurawik to Blitzer: Don’t let Newt bully you! The debate tightrope.
- MSNBC on Newt: disgusting, dirty, toxic, sexist, bottom-feeding, cowardly, inhuman.
- Dancing with the Stars contestant to co-host CNN Heroes pre-show.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/18/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Fair and balanced: Fox News hires two Democratic contributors.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Kelly’s Court examines the Natalie Wood mystery.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro on being heckled in Zuccotti Park.
- Video: Cavuto chastises Imus over Thursday’s bizarre rant. More.
- Newsbusters interviews Joe Scarborough. Behar could stay at CNN.
- Fox News signs newest contributor: Ed Rollins. Movieguide on FNC.
- Epic clash: Matthews vs Elder. Not epic: Acosta vs the flight attendant.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/17/11 00:16 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Jenna Lee gets ready for her close-up.
- Video: Matthews w/Colbert. Lewis: MoJo and me.
- Ad Age: FNC may see an election-year windfall.
- Rob Marciano’s a new father. Today’s Piers PR stunt.
- Kessler: The Five shows why Fox News is a success.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Imus on Penn State and more.
- Video: Dana Perino demonstrates how she gives The Look.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/15/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Video: OWS mob tries to shout down Adam Shapiro.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC’s Now ratings show no gain over last week.
- After CBS debate, FNC still tops. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Larry King with Imus talks music and the mob.
- Jennifer Griffin honors the 1%. Ed Schultz: What I read.
- Cenk fibs about his ratings, but it was only to ten people.
- ICN: Politico is not courting MSNBC. TCG: Yes they are.
- Fox hater frustration: Killing Lincoln not banned at Ford’s Theatre.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/11/11 00:13 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Major cuts at CNN hit scores of employees nationwide.
- Big Ed deposed in lawsuit. MSNBC sued over Murray doc.
- Monday: MSNBC kills an hour of news for HuffPo’s Alex Wagner.
- Cancelled Greta Q&A with Mrs Herman Cain to tape this weekend.
- CNN.com goal: to dominate the web. Q&A: Gasparino, Soledad.
- CNBC’s twicker debate among the least-watched.
- Video: The Five on debate gaffes by Perry, Cain. Spitzer resurfaces.
- MSNBC accused of checkbook journalism, gives LaToya the brush-off.
- Specials: Bret Baier’s Fight for Iowa; Robin Meade’s Salute to Troops.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/09/11 00:30 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-CainPresserFNC-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Controversy swirls over MSNBC Murray documentary.
- Mitt Romney’s unique media strategy: avoid Fox News!?
- O’Reilly nipping at BriWi’s heels. CNBC preps for debate.
- Q&A: Ashley Webster. No saving Grace. Sherling to CNN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/08/11 00:23 Filed in: links
- The Five gets its highest ratings ever.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Chris Cotter leaving FBN for ESPN.
- MSNBC impartial journalism at 11:00 am: five-vs-zero.
- Is MSNBC blacklisting its own contributor? CNN/DC expansion.
- CNN’s Next List w/Gupta to premiere. Romans and Velshi party.
- Cablenewsers hook up with Google+. Weekend numbers.
- Debates proliferate as ratings rise. Bonus Baier. Mitt stiffs Bret.
- MSNBC skeds momentous special: Michael Jackson and the Doctor.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/07/11 00:16 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- MSNBC and FNC pass on Allred presser.
- Julie Banderas returning to Red Eye. Flash back.
- EW: The Five is a happy, nutty, delightful family.
- Q&A: CNN’s Mark Whitaker, Ken Jautz. Oops.
- FBN’s Power and Money to debut tonight.
- Ultimate Fox hater plan: dismantle from within?
- Carr: With Anderson Cooper, more may be less.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/04/11 00:42 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- They call me Mr Herman Cain. Profile: Dana Perino.
- Video: MSNBC’s O’Donnell calls for assault on the NRA.
- Cablers gear up for Greece; Asman special. Hardball hijinks.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/03/11 00:16 Filed in: links
- Mrs Herman Cain cancels interview with Greta.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- FNC exec smacks down Chris Matthews.
- Q&A: Erin Burnett, Gerri Willis, Soledad O’Brien, Scot Safon.
- VIdeo: Chris Wallace w/Imus. Candy Crowley honored.
- High to helm CNN earlybird hours. Ali Velshi’s new roles.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/02/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- October: FBN natings slump, Imus numbers ‘miserable’.
- Newest MSNBC contributor: Meghan McCain.
- Zurawik: Piers and Burnett are sinking CNN primetime.
- Swells party with Matthews. CNN launches Espanol website.
- Who’s landed Mrs Cain’s first national interview? Video: Gerri’s jig.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/31/11 00:56 Filed in: links
- Arrington: CNN called me racist! Soledad: Not so. (via TVN).
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- O’Reilly keep writing. Fox’s Junior Reporters program.
- FNC DC bureau goes dark. Bret Baier’s reading list.
- Q&A: Sean Hannity, Chris Matthews, Sandra Smith, Tamron Hall.
- CNNi skeds biz show. CNBC docs: jobs, the lowdown on Pepsi.
- Hot & Not: Amanpour, Chernoff, CNN AM, Trump, CNBC etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/27/11 00:35 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Judith Miller on media coverage of OWS.
- Congressman demands an apology from Greta.
- Q&A: Dennis Miller. O’Reilly’s trademark. MoJo in Westport.
- Video: Martha MacCallum talks to Don Imus about working at FNC.
- Shepard Smith engages the news. Burnett numbers hit bottom.
- Zurawik: Best coverage of Wall Street protests is from...Olbermann!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/26/11 00:08 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Dennis Miller, The Rev, Chris Matthews.
- Amanpour back to CNN? Imus cancels O’Reilly over plug.
- Video Q&A: Chris Jansing part deux, part tres.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/24/11 00:23 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-ChrisWallace 1-2-3.
- Video: Charlie Gasparino confronts Media Matters.
- Larry King returning to radio, and tv? (via CB)
- Profile: Lori Rothman. Zoraida Sambolin to CNN.
- Q&A: Chris Jansing, Liz Claman. Claman’s dining diary.
- VIdeo: Flawed EPA ratings inflate electric car mileage?
- Hot & Not: FBN, changes at MSNBC, Qadaffi killed, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/22/11 00:08 Filed in: links
- Video: Reliable Sources on OWS & D-Rat, Herman Cain.
- Video: News Watch on the President and the press.
- Video flashback: Bill O’Reilly on Marc Sanford.
- Q&A: Judge Napolitano, Judge Napolitano, Soledad.
- The Five’s Saturday timeslot. Soledad at Poynter (via TVN).
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/21/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-ChrisWallace 1-2-3.
- Qaddafi killed: FNC beat MSNBC and CNN combined.
- Q&A: Judge Napolitano. Zakaria snags A-Jad. Sanford to FNC.
- Video: On the Record 15-yr highlight reel. CNN skeds Black IV.
- Surprise: Up w/Chris Hayes gets rave review from...HuffPo!
- Fox haters welcome book-burning, calling it funny, awesome.
- ICN: MSNBC continues to erode live news for talking head politics.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/20/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC loses another hour of news to leftist opinionizing.
- Two more GOP debates added to FNC schedule.
- Hall: Freedom Watch slump means Fox will fire Judge Nap?!
- Claim: US troops ordered to burn O’Reilly books.
- Video: The Rev w/Stewart. Q&A: D-Rat. Juan Williams on CNN.
- Video: Dennis Miller ridicules Bill Burton. Today’s firing demand.
- FNC’s 15th: Greta airs live from Phoenix. Adam’s squib, Andy’s rib.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/18/11 00:59 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Olbermann got $10 million to lose viewers. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Coop (v/TVN), Liz Claman. FBN memo: more biz, less politics.
- VIdeo: Peter Johnson Jr on the real meaning of ‘occupy’.
- CNN skeds November debate on national security/foreign policy.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on anti-semitism among Wall St occupiers.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/13/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Obama gets snippy with FNC’s Ed Henry. More.
- Videos: Don Imus with Chris Wallace, Juan Williams.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Larry King resurfaces for ‘rare’ interview.
- Thomasch: Seeking ratings gold MSNBC latches onto occupiers.
- CNN’s new ‘conservative’ hire: I am not comfortable on the right.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/11/11 00:42 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap sez Iran terror plot not an act of war.
- Tamron Hall: I’m not a partisan; I go to gay pride parades.
- Q&A: Stuart Varney, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Liz Claman.
- Cablenewsers: talk isn’t cheap. Weekend numbers.
- Juan Williams in Cleveland. Bloomberg preps for first debate.
- Fox 15th celebration: Bill O’Reilly live from Faneuil Hall, Boston.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/10/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Fox News Studio 12H gets extreme makeover.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Occupiers use doctored video to claim Geraldo chased off.
- Occupier wants to break Geraldo’s hands: the crowd cheers!
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly, Chris Wallace, Lori Rothman. More Squawk.
- Hank Williams Jr: payback. Debates shape the race.
- Victory lap for Fox and Hannity. Greta: Loyalty matters.
- Piers Morgan isn’t sleeping well? CNN goes European?
- Hot & Not: Erin Burnett, Wall Street, Fox News, HLN, Steve Jobs.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/30/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly talks to Megyn about taxes, Jon Stewart, etc.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld talks to Don Imus. Huck reconsidering?!?
- Al-Awlaki news breaks: FNC 4:37 am, CNN 4:41, MSNBC 5:30.
- The salt armistice. ICN: The curious case of Craig Crawford.
- Video: Sarah Palin talks 2012, Juan Williams, Herman Cain, etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/29/11 00:16 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- CNN skeds another debate. Coop celebrates two years of Joy.
- Detente or donnybrook? Huck to interview Mitt Romney.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus on the GOP debate, Chris Christie etc.
- Kurtz: Quotes and tidbits from Ailes, O’Reilly, Megyn etc.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
- Did MSNBC’s Al Sharpton hiring hand CNN a ratings boost?
- Profile: Tamron Hall (v/ICN). Q&A: Bill O’Reilly. Kelly & Kendall.
- Have the media forgotten Shuster’s grudge against Fox News?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/27/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Carpe Diem: Will The Five be around longer than expected?
- September numbers: FNC holds top 16 programs; The Five grows. September spin: MSNBC, CNN. Q3 spin: CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- Bill O’Reilly videos: Imus in the Morning part one, part two; Fox & Friends; Good Morning America part one, part two.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s Ed Schultz fundraises for Democrats.
- John King: changing of the guard. Weekend numbers.
- Is MSNBC sinking into third place? Maybe, or maybe not.
- CNN debate may exclude Huntsman. Q&A: Erin Burnett.
- FNC 15th celebration: Shepard Smith is live in Las Vegas.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/24/11 00:08 Filed in: links
- Video: Journalist Shuster slams ‘inexperienced’ Baier, Kelly.
- Shaw: Up with Chris Hayes a strange morning brew.
- Jenks: MSNBC doubles down with Chris Hayes.
- News Watch video: Media coverage of Obama tax plan.
- Video: Don Imus gripes about his tv ratings.
- Jane Harman defends Megyn Kelly.
- Randy Meier resurfaces. Q&A: CNN’s Mark Whitaker.
- Charlie Gasparino gets death threats...sort of.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Specials: Bret Baier (green jobs); Soledad (female boxing).
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/23/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Fox News/Google debate most watched of all.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Impartial MSNBC anchor: Republicans think ‘slavery is cool’?!?
- New Pew: FNC top news source; CNN fades; MSNBC miniscule.
- Lean Forward: More Pulitzer-worthy journalism from MSNBC.
- JumpTime determines msnbc.com story placement.
- Video: Sidewinder builds morale with music part one, part two.
- FBN/FNC 5:00 am special coverage. Alexis Glick resurfaces (via ICN).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/22/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ailes & Company celebrate 15 years of Fox News. More.
- Megyn ready for debate, and ready to interrupt if necessary.
- FBN goes live 7-10pm tonight with Dobbs and Asman.
- Soledad’s newest exposé: female boxing.
- Cablenewsers focus on cop-killer’s execution.
- Shepard Smith is still holding a hot hand. Q&A: Bret Baier.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/20/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Goetzl: O’Reilly couldn’t fill a Boston bus shelter. Today: tickets to O’Reilly 15th anniversary show sell out in under 36 hours.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Stuart Varney, Adam Shapiro. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Neil Cavuto talks to Don Imus part one, part two.
- Slideshow: Fox & Friends celebrate FNC 15th in Orlando.
- Surprise! Ignorant serial liar gets Current TV show!
- Is Joe Scarborough’s Politico piece plagiarism?
- CNN signs Ari Fleischer. Candy Crowley in Marquette.
- Video: Greta vs Tucker. Fallout: part one, part two.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Attack Watch and Jeff Immelt.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/16/11 00:57 Filed in: links
- Zurawik: Critics of CNN debate want to enforce a liberal othodoxy.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3.
- Greta: What some bloggers don’t understand about journalism.
- Biznet boom backslides (via ICN). McGinnis ducking Fox News.
- Bashir: Romney not a Christian; media mum. Flashback: Ainsley Earhardt.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/15/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Unfinished Joe Scarborough website is live.
- Another ex-CNNer finds work at Current TV.
- Video: Glenn Beck with Don Imus part one, part two.
- CNN eyes Ashleigh and Soledad for AM shifts.
- Hemmer loves his cornhole. Spot the goof! StG deux!
- Malcolm: CNN debate ratings not exactly stellar.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/09/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shep-Obama/FNC 1-2-3.
- MSNBC airs 9/11 commentary by 9/11 truther.
- FBN’s Bulls & Bears becomes After the Bell.
- Janice Dean: How 9/11 changed my life. CNN misses their flight.
- Raw archival video: Rick Leventhal as North Tower collapses.
- Profiles: Sam Feist, Soledad. Today’s outrage! FBN live from Wall St.
- Salon rips Scarborough ditty: a millionaire’s ‘vanity project’.
- The Cable Game: Fred Ryan is the Politico/Reagan Library connection.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the fairness of MSNBC’s debate coverage.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/08/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Post-speech O’Reilly, Dobbs do FNC/FBN live simulcast segment.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-PostDebate 1-2-3.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus on the debate and 9/11.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-HarrisFaulkner 1-2-3.
- CNBC’s brain drain? Profile: Big Ed (via ICN). Meserve to GWU.
- Scarborough fair? Joe emulates Simon and Garfunkle.
- Video: Ron Paul enters the no-spin zone...sort of. Juliet’s jibe.
- Goldberg: MSNBC is dumb (via TCG). Matthews joins the 21st century.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/07/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Blogger outraged that FNC hired someone she disagrees with.
- Andrea Mitchell’s cancer announcement. MSNBC preps for debate.
- Profile: Shannon Bream. Q&A: Wolf Blitzer. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Ed Henry talks with Don Imus about 9/11. Terminate the ticker!
- Finally! Your chance to slaughter Bill O’Reilly, Sarah Palin, and Brit Hume!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/30/11 00:55 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3.
- Greg Gutfeld, and The Five, have a big summer.
- August: Fox News rises. August spin: CNN, MSNBC.
- Video: Coop reports on nonexistent Presidential visit [ipad].
- CNN drops Meserve (v/ICN); buys Zite; teases OutFront: analysis.
- Video: Charlie Gasparino on GMA. Weekend numbers.
- Unproven Gawker ‘scoop’ targets O’Reilly and wife. FNC response.
- Zurawik: ABC rewards ‘crazed, venom-dripping’ Grace.
- EW: PoliticsNation premiere full of awkward bombast. NYT: Another MSNBC lockstep liberal lecture.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on hurricane hype and media vs religion.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/29/11 00:08 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Williams-Chris Wallace-Harris Faulker 1-2-3. Two of the top three programs: anchored by Fox News African-American journalists.
- Video: Jeff Flock takes a direct hit from Hurricane Irene.
- Nancy Grace trips the light fantastic. Maddow in Cummington.
- Salon: The worst hurricane Irene coverage was from...guess who?!
- Profile: The Rev Al. Q&A: The Root, Eric Deggans. NPR: Sharpton hire part of a larger trend. Washington: He’s cable catnip.
- Shep Smith remembers 9/11. Bauder: Irene attracts media big guns.
- Lemon’s iPhones. FBN live at 5:00 am; F&F Monday extra hour.
- Hot & Not: Sharpton, Childers, Irene, Herridge, Gawker, Contessa etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/27/11 00:46 Filed in: links
- Fox & Friends weekend stirs speculation yet again.
- Kurtz: Hurricane coverage hype and scaremongering.
- MSNBC, biznets bug out early; CNBC skips PotUS for informercial.
- Q&A: John Roberts, John Roberts.
- HuffPo’s oops. Sunday talkers: tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Irene: FNC 46 hours continuous live coverage; Shep anchors 13+ hrs. FBN simulcasts WNYW Sun 6am-8pm, then Casone. More skeds: CNN/MSNBC, CNBC.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/23/11 01:11 Filed in: links
- ICN: MSNBC redefines the meaning of ‘breaking news’.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- ICN: Making Sharpton MSNBC host worse than CNN hiring Spitzer!
- Cablers pivot to earthquake. Video: Special Rpt may air outdoors.
- It’s official: MSNBC hires Sharpton (!) to host show.
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly, Neil Cavuto. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Videos: Steve Harrigan avoids gunfire in Tripoli, CNNer grazed.
- Coop gains while competitors off. Weekend numbers. Today’s oops.
- Desperate cablers turn to old PR standby: a feud! CNN eyes Zite.
- Pareene: MSNBC weekend worse than Fox! Another FNC outrage!
- Video: Bernard Goldberg critiques the Ingraham/Rangel shootout.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/22/11 00:18 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: MonicaCrowley-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Heather Childers officially named to weekend anchor slot.
- Video: Leventhal and Miller on reporting from Libya.
- Q&A: John Roberts, Varney, Gupta. Rachel Maddow unplugged.
- Zurawik: Remarkable tv. CNN’s simulcast. MSNBC takes flak.
- Hot & Not: Christine O’Donnell, Libya, markets, Ed Schultz.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/20/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Harris Faulkner and Geraldo expand: 4 more hrs live Libya coverage.
- CNN cancels Gupta for Libya. MSNBC: rerunning Caught on Tape.
- O’Reilly and Miller a hit in first Bolder, Fresher gig.
- Videos: Frank Luntz, Liz Claman on This Week.
- Zurawik: Media ripping Perry need to be accurate and fair.
- Video: News Watch on Ed Schultz’s Perry smear and more.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Cramer leaving town again.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/18/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Deggans: CNN making headlines but not for journalism.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Olbermann airs slanderous character assassination.
- Video: Bias Bash on coverage of candidates’ pastors etc.
- Varney gets 8pm hour next week; FBN simulcast on FNC Fri 5am.
- Video: Beckel w/Imus talks The Five and more pt one, pt two.
- ICN: Has Bill O’Reilly become yesterday’s news?
- Video: Andy Levy’s devastating ‘apology’ to Chris Brown.
- Controversy swirls around tweet from tv’s Andy Levy.
- ICN: Rules for cablenews tweeters. Bad call bites Cramer again.
- Zurawik: Insufferable Piers and pitiful Christine engage in mutual exploitation. O’Donnell: I was running late. Morgan: What, me rude?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/17/11 00:27 Filed in: links
- Video: Christine O’Donnell walks out on Piers Morgan.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- Video: Red Eye takes a jab at Morning Joe.
- Video: Bias Bash on media uproar over GOP words.
- Q&A: Megyn, Wolf. Profile: Lemon. Rothman on market drops.
- ICN: The decline of media journalism. To release a predator.
- Video: Big Ed admits to editing trickery. Today’s firing demand.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/16/11 00:59 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. FNC #2 in all cable.
- Schultz and MSNBC use special Ed-it to falsify Perry speech.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Imus on Elvis and Iowa, part one, part two.
- The Rise of Freedom e-book to feature exclusive WTC footage.
- Video: Bias Bash on theological campaigns, jobs in Texas, etc.
- The truth about Fox News. Lemon provokes second incident?
- Rick Sanchez resurfaces. Video: Ali Velshi with Jon Stewart.
- O’Donnell goes on leave. Biznet ad wars. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on uncomfortable questions for Bachmann.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/15/11 00:21 Filed in: links
- Coop’s new timeslot runs into obstacle: Bill O’Reilly.
- Friday’s numbers: Baier-Juan Williams-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on Iowa, terrorism. Becky’s baby boy.
- Stelter: Biznets gain as markets roil. Meet Simon Hobbs.
- Video: The Amazing Kreskin made a Presidential prediction.
- Hot & Not: Markets, straw polls, etc. Obama talks with Wolf.
- CNN skeds 9/11 docs. Soledad special stirs controversy.
- Zurawik: Maybe Olbermann and Bohrman deserve each other.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/12/11 00:40 Filed in: links
- Video: Neil Cavuto on a revolution that started 15 years ago.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Debate snags over five million viewers. FNC a double winner.
- Coop’s first week at 8pm: fewer viewers than In the Arena!
- Video: Bias Bash critiques GOP debate coverage.
- Claim: CNN ‘insiders’ say Piers about to be fired?!
- Video: Geraldo caught in a time warp? [ipad]
- Zurawik: Wallace, Baier set a high bar for debate moderators.
- Cilliza: Moderators were debate winners. Globe: Fox wins. More.
- Q&A: Dr Sanjay Gupta. Profile: Chris Hayes.
- FBN: Cavuto live special tonight 8pm; Lou Dobbs live 8pm Sunday.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/11/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- Olbermann’s Countdown sinks to new ratings low.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- GOP debate tonight followed by Hannity at 11:00 pm.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly meets Rizzoli & Isles [ipad].
- FBN out of the red as Dobbs tops Kudlow. Huddy on The Five!
- CNN to rerun HBO reality show: analysis. Straw poll coverage.
- Sharpton decision coming next week? Today’s firing demand.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/10/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Market woes bring big numbers to biz nets.
- Cavuto: Saturday coverage. F&F: extra hour. CNBC: tonight.
- Despite controversies, CNN stands by John Defterios.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino on market madness; Tony Maddox.
- Did MSNBC contributor give political advice to the White House?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/09/11 00:55 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. The Five hits highs.
- Cavuto Saturday coverage snags record ratings. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bias Bash on coverage suggesting a ‘disengaged Presidency’.
- Surprise! ‘Next gen’ of cable news stars: mostly from MSNBC!
- Bauder: Rivals take advantage of CNBC slips. 16 years of Megyn.
- So-called ‘WNBC newser’ hyping Sharpton actually sells real estate.
- Zurawik: Schultz Wisconsin coverage is one-sided but skillful.
- Q&A: Ken Jautz, Bohrman. Video: CNN reporter attacked in riots.
- FBN scraps Imus all week, goes live daily to 11:00 pm. CNBC tonight.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media finger pointing. FNC wins gym war.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/08/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Williams-Chris Wallace-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn shows pix of baby Yardley. Megyn’s new ‘do.
- Bohrman: Current was, is, and will stay a progressive network.
- Zurawik: Can Bohrman turn a sideshow tent act into journalism?
- Ex-CNNer David Borhman joins Olbermann, Gore at Current.
- CNN edits out SEAL widow’s reference to Christ?
- Video: Bias Bash on Afghanistan deaths and The Devil’s Double.
- Biznets go live! FBN: entire primetime schedule. CNBC: 8pm plus.
- Video: The Donald on the downgrade. More F&F for Juliet Huddy?
- Is ex-CNNer Bohrman headed to Current? Coop’s in Somalia.
- Hot & Not: CNBC, Sharpton, CNBC, Maddow, CNBC. Today’s oops.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/06/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Video: Fox News Watch on the media vs the debt ceiling.
- Video: Reliable Sources uses Maddow’s market montage.
- Coy: The Five gets it right. FNC honor killing special.
- Q&A: Ed Henry. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Video: Rachel Maddow apologizes for false attack on Limbaugh.
- Trader: CNBC sits it out. ICN: CNBC drops the ball. Special coverage: FNC: Cavuto, Fox & Friends; CNBC: Maria Bartiromo; FBN & FNC: Gerri Willis: Q&A/preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/05/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. The Five rises.
- Fox Nation headline flap elicits response from FNC exec.
- Q&A: Tamron Hall (via ICN); Liz Claman, unlikely triathlete.
- E-Mac’s Bottom Line on Media Matters: part one, two, three.
- MSNBC and Big Ed to rally Wisconsin Dem voters. Flashback.
- Greta to John Kerry: Stop trying to intimidate the press!
- USA Today profile: Megyn Kelly. CNN’s Bohrman: out.
- Video: Bias Bash on Somalia, Piers Morgan, and more.
- Controversy swirls around rumored Al Sharpton hire.
- Piers pressure. Jautz defends. How did Media Matters miss this?
- FBN dumps Friday Imus for Webster-Smith-McDowell market coverage.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/04/11 00:47 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Surprise! ‘Huge’ FNC controversy turns out to be...a joke.
- Behind the scenes at Your World. Video: Inside Bloomberg.
- July program ranker: Bill-Hannity-Bret-Greta-Shep 1-5.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus. Pressure on Piers.
- Q&A: Ed Henry, Rick Sanchez, Soledad. CNN probes coal.
- ICN: It’s not too late for MSNBC to rethink a bad move.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/03/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Maddow hypes Sharpton: He’s wicked smart! He’s stupendous!
- CNBC drops World Business amid cash-for-coverage charges.
- Video: Bias Bash on overlooked Middle East developments.
- Don Lemon, riding publicity wave, to sub for Joy Behar.
- Why is MSNBC stalling its Sharpton decision? Q&A: E-Mac.
- Video: Alan Colmes w/Imus pt one, pt two. Weekend numbers.
- Zurawik: Olbermann a fawning pet poodle in Gore interview.
- Latest Buchanan zinger brings new calls to fire Pat. Update.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/02/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- Video: Bias Bash on the new tea partiers are terrorists meme.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC anchor panel shocker: unanimous electoral prediction.
- Don Lemon doesn’t watch CNN much. FNC dominates July.
- Griffin: If you’re not on MSNBC you’re stupid (or at least not smart).
- Greta: How to do away with countdown clocks. Q&A: Liz Claman.
- Mark Halperin suspension is over. July spin: MSNBC, HLN, CNN.
- FNC programs get makeovers. Janice Dean’s summer regalia.
- Videos: Ed Henry w/Don Imus, Lou Dobbs w/Jimmy Fallon.
- Q&A: Chris Hayes, new MSNBC star. Maddow contract extended.
- ICN: MSNBC favors prisons, predators over news. iReport at five.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg analyzes media coverage of debt debate.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/01/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- MSNBC adds Chris Hayes to weekends. Mrs Hayes.
- Triathlete Liz Claman races to build homes for heroes.
- CNBC skeds Michigan GOP debate. Studio switch.
- Video: Bias Bash on media reaction to the debt deal.
- Debt Q&A: Ashley Webster, Adam Shapiro, Shibani Joshi.
- Video: Neil Cavuto w/Don Imus. Q&A: NBC’s Schiller (v/ICN).
- Revealed: CNN’s grilling of Piers Morgan. Spot the goofs!
- CNBC drops the ball? Hot & Not: Debt, Melvin, Sharpton etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/29/11 01:16 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- News Watch ‘behind the breaks’ online videos removed.
- Bill O’Reilly: murder suspect. Mike Schneider resurfaces.
- Video: The Insider profiles Harris Faulkner. Lou’s 100th.
- Sharpton: conflict of interest charges. Piers’ pesky past.
- Video: Let’s get physical! Current: Olbermann in, CEO out.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/27/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ed Henry suddenly the target of Jay Carney attacks.
- Breaking: Joe Scarborough now a ‘veteran journalist’! (via ICN)
- Video: Bias Bash on the debt ceiling. In praise of Greg.
- Goode news at CNBC. Craig Melvin to (MS)NBC.
- Q&A: Juan Williams. Video: Williams w/Imus part one, part two.
- Today’s slander suit, MSNBC response. Today’s firing demand.
- Does a BBC audio clip implicate Piers in hacking...or not?
- FNC: no countdown clock for you! The future of CNN speaks.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/25/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Harris-Laura-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Ed Henry solid in Fox News debut.
- Athena Jones to CNN. Another pointless list.
- Bias Bash video: Norway terror and debt ceilings.
- Stasi: Sharpton made to order for tv, Uygur not.
- Hot & Not: Uygur, News Corp, etc. Gasparino replies.
- Hampp: Will CNN’s new primetime attract viewers?
- Q&A: Phil Griffin, Larry King. Gawker’s selective curiosity.
- Juliet Huddy: Always a Fox, but is she still a Friend?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/21/11 05:02 Filed in: links
- Show me the Huddy: J$P hears Juliet will co-host Sat/Sun F&F.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- MSNBC signs newest contributor: former Obama press aide.
- Greta: Politico revelation raises troublesome issues.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus on hacking, Bachmann pt one, pt two.
- TheDC: The ’N’ in MSNBC doesn’t stand for ‘news’.
- New line of attack: People on Fox News have ‘strange faces’!
- Uygur sez the White House got him fired. WH denies. ICN: What is MSNBC up to? Uygur speaks, and raises more questions. MSNBC: Uygur claims ‘baseless’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/14/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3. Five rebounds.
- Documents expose WH anti-FNC policy; more. Soledad’s foundation.
- FBI investigation of News Corp immediately leaks to press.
- Video: Chris Wallace talks Bachmann, debt ceiling with Don Imus.
- Wedeman caught in the crossfire. Q&A: Olbermann in the NY Post!
- CNN escorts Kiran Chetry out the door. But who’s next? Analysis.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/13/11 00:35 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Reuters retracts story promoted by Fox haters. ‘Whopper’.
- VIdeo: Bias Bash on media non-coverage of Syria.
- Water breaks at CNBC. Piers vs Piers.
- Video Q&A: Shep in AZ. Another very Casey weekend.
- CNN cheap shots Fox, but what about Piers Morgan?
- Video: Laura Ingraham with Don Imus part one, part two.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/08/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Grace 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Piers, Jessica Yellin, John Zarella. Profile: Charlie Gasparino.
- Berr: CNN needs a partner. Emmy-winner Larry King’s Potter show.
- O’Reilly gets bold and fresh with Carville. HLN’s very Casey weekend.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/07/11 00:17 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Dr Drew-Grace 1-2-3.
- Nancy Grace fires back at her critics.
- Bias Bash video: Cameras in court, Bachmann, etc.
- Six theories on why CNN sacked Spitzer.
- Greta: Should TVNewser sell ads to media it covers? More.
- Video: Martha MacCallum w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Hagey: All the reasons FNC is wrong and Brock is right.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Grace-HLNSpecRpt 1-2-3.
- MSNBC nixes Matthews cameo in Sorkin pilot.
- Zurawik: Spitzer sign-off evokes shades of Richard Nixon.
- Found: person who will miss ‘intelligent, prescient’ Spitzer.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/05/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Say what? MSNBC issues a ‘DNC press release’?!?
- Friday’s numbers: HLNSpecRpt-Grace-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Nancy Grace’s phony indignation a ratings ploy.
- Flint: HLN about to undergo withdrawal symptoms.
- Hemmer and MacCallum fill Beck 5:00 pm slot today.
- In second week, Countdown 2.0 sinks below 100k.
- Goldberg: Double standards at MSNBC?
- Rosen: CNN to forgo ‘nonpartisan’ coverage? (via TVN)
- Video: Bob Beckel talks w/Don Imus about The Five.
- Video: Juan Williams on Media Matters ‘ruining lives’.
- F-bombs fly in cable trial coverage. Jenna and groom.
- The Secret Service joins the twitter hunt. CNN in NOLA.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/02/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Symbiotic schoolyard reporting? Fox twitter hack resolved.
- Hot & Not: Bolling, Yellin, The Five, Halperin, etc.
- Video: Reliable Sources on DSK and Halperin/Bachmann.
- Schoen & Miller: (MS)NBC too easily intimidated by White House.
- CNN rejects ‘fair and balanced’. Q&A: Robin Meade.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- HLN can’t quit Casey. Cost of Freedom pre-empted for non-trial.
- Freedom Watch video: Things to ponder on the fourth of July.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/01/11 00:26 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Ingraham-Beck-Grace 1-2-3.
- Juan Williams: Despicable Media Matters has targeted me.
- Q&A: Liz Claman on a few of her favorite places [pdf].
- Joe & Mika boast that their guest list is 10-1 Democrats.
- Folkenflik: CNN’s Whitaker seeks winning formula.
- Stasi: MSNBC’s high-school ‘suspensions’ rarely last long.
- Pareene: This would be a great time for MSNBC to fire Halperin!
- Zurawik: Beck finale empty and pathetic. CNN preps coal special.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/29/11 00:23 Filed in: links
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld on Red Eye’s best ratings ever.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-HLNSpecRpt-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on freeing captured terrorists.
- Coop and Zucker expound on cable news.
- Video: Wiehl and Imus discuss Beck and Bachmann.
- Q2 program rankers. Olby trumpets O’Donnell slippage.
- When Larry meets Harry. New CNN intern arrives.
- News Corp apps top iPad charts. O’Reilly vs autobots.
Tuesday Links and OpenThread
06/28/11 00:30 Filed in: links
- Report: CNN is about to pull Spitzer and In the Arena.
- Q2 numbers: FNC holds top 12. Q2 spin: HLN, CNN, MSNBC.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-HLNSR 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Impartial MSNBC journalist goes off on rabid anti-Palin tear.
- Reese’s piece: June numbers show triumph of tabloid. FBN up.
- Glenn Beck and family attacked in Bryant Park.
- Funding the war on Fox, complete with link to file IRS complaint!
- Video: Bias Bash on Greece, the US economy, and Bob Gates.
- Brock’s Beck-bashing blowout. Bolling’s blunder. Yellin to WH.
- Zurawik: Hannity is cable’s Baghdad Bob. MSNBC drops the f-bomb.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/23/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- Olbermann pulls the plug on his 63-minute gambit.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Obama/FNC-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Joe & Mika in Hartford. Sailing to Orlando. (MS)NBC’s focus: vets.
- Video: Bias Bash on the Obama speech and Bernanke’s presser.
- Audio: Chris Wallace responds to purported Stewart ‘gotcha’ [ipad].
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus on Afghanistan and Jon Stewart.
- Latino outreach at MSNBC? Beck’s book on best-seller list.
- Zurawik rips post-speech with Larry/Olby: ideology, name calling.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/21/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Current claims Countdown pulled 179K demo viewers.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bias Bash videos: Africa/Afghanistan and NBC’s pledge edit.
- Bloomberg/Comcast channel spat marches on.
- Julie Banderas back in the anchor chair? Weekend numbers.
- Video: Juan Williams with Don Imus on Jon Stewart, Libya, etc.
- That was fast: Media Matters launches instant war against Ed Henry.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on NBC’s pledge, CBS’s Norah O’Donnell.
- ICN: Why 63 minutes means Olby’s declared war on MSNBC; more.
- Countdown reax: Zurawik: ruined by Markos; EW: fawning; LA TImes: effective; Perpetual Post: glad he’s back; The Cable Game: yawn; WaPost: sleepy; Salon: welcome back; Daily Beast: marred by nastiness; The Wrap: boring, pompous.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/20/11 23:02 Filed in: links
- Van Jones calling for prior restraint of Fox News speech.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Nancy-Bret 1-2-3.
- ICN: No Countdown coverage for us. O’Reilly/Fiasco preview.
- Ed Henry leaves CNN to be Fox News Chief WH correspondent!
- Hall: Why do top talents keep leaving MSNBCNBC?
- Audio: Bret Baier reacts to the Jon Stewart interview [ipad].
- Zurawik: Stewart flounders under Chris Wallace questioning.
- MSNBC, the Place for Progressives. Velshi’s early call.
- Q&A: Bret Baier (via TVN), Baier, Nicole Petalides, Petalides.
- Stelter: Olbermann boasts he’ll take MSNBC’s viewers.
- Hot & Not: O’Donnell, Olbermann, Weinergate, etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/17/11 00:19 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Christopher: Olby hypes Countdown with sleazy rumor-mongering.
- VIdeo: Bolling on The Insider. Profile: Thomas Roberts, Grace.
- Lupe Fiasco will face off with O’Reilly. Friday Luntz special.
- Robin’s CMA debut. Cablers with clothes. Kurtz contradiction.
- Jenna Lee’s diet diary. Beck and Olbermann start over.
- Olby ‘contributors’ not exactly diverse; video: w/Jimmy Fallon.
- Video: Kirsten Powers on Weiner as predator; more.
- ICN: Why (MS)NBC’s loss of Norah O’Donnell is a very big deal.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/16/11 00:55 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- America’s Most Wanted may be moving...to FNC!
- Norah O’Donnell quits (MS)NBC for CBS News; analysis.
- Tragedy strikes Contessa Brewer (via ICN).
- CNN Sunday special: digital roots of the Arab Spring.
- Weiner’s next job: with CNN, CurrenTV, or somewhere else?
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus. Audio: prepping for Stewart [ipad].
- Q&A: Mika, Chris Matthews. Video: Olbermann w/Colbert.
- Funt: Too much debate gimmickry. CNN sued...over captions!
- Discovery CEO slams Liz Claman, then goes on her show!
- A month off air and off twitter...wherefore art thou, Juliet?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/15/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- They picked him to host Friday’s Glenn Beck!?!
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Mal James: What happens at ‘the handover’.
- Video: Bias Bash on Weinermania, ethanol, Libya, and more.
- Q&A: Sandra Smith, Money Honey. O’Donnell’s new studio.
- Christopher: Can Olbermann win a war with MSNBC?
- David Carr on Olbermann: bombast, narcisissm, and revenge.
- Zurawik: Is Olbermann misrepresenting one of his ‘contributors’?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/09/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- ICN: Is Rebecca Diamond out at FBN?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash Weiner-free day covers Palin, Yemen, etc.
- Video: Larry King on tweeting, retirement, etc pt one, pt two.
- TheDC on Chris Matthews: misogyny and more.
- VIdeos: Chris Wallace w/Imus, Maddow w/Letterman.
- Updated video: Kirsten Powers changes her mind.
- Molly Line is spoken for. CNN backs John King.
- ICN: CNBC has frittered away its hi-def advantage.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/08/11 00:21 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bercovici: What Beck and Olbermann have in common (via ICN).
- Video: Bias Bash on Weinergate and more important issues.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. CNN.com’s pilates tactics. Joe: Back to school.
- Maddow tipped off to Weiner scandal? F&F keeps you abreast.
- Another revelatory Larry King Q&A. Video: Zakaria w/Jon Stewart.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/07/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- New O’Reilly Bold-Fresh tour replaces Beck with Dennis Miller.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Olby unloads on split from MSNBC, is bringing Shuster to Current.
- Another Beck pre-emption Friday. O’Donnell hosts skinhead special.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Kyra’s back. Comcast/Bloomberg channel spat.
- Huck dings MSNBC’s Matthews, Scarborough et al.
- Cablers tweet about Weiner. Video: Kirsten Powers defends him.
- What will CNN do with Erin Burnett? Coop emcees fashion awards.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/06/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Zurawik: Weiner show made for a great afternoon of cable news.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ali Velshi gets 5:00 am CNN slot. Chuck Todd goes solo.
- Lori Rothman on the fiscal crisis. Q&A: Stuart Varney.
- Roger Ailes responds to media hit-pieces; more.
- Will we see a new Ed? Demi Moore hosts CNN doc.
- Fox flaunts faux Fey photo for Sarah Palin...Sorry! June 6 1944.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/03/11 00:18 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Grace 1-2-3.
- Liz Claman’s guide to L.A. Coop: I’m not the new Oprah.
- Shep Smith responds to NY Times and Bill Keller.
- Hardball in Philly. Guthrie sign-off simulcast on NBC.
- Friday: Baier extra hour at 5:00 pm, special at 10:00 pm.
- CNN debate line-up set: Huntsman a no-show.
- The secret Fox conspiracy to sabotage Sarah Palin!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/01/11 00:08 Filed in: links
- Memorial Day numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-Gallagher (FoxRprt) 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash asks if war reporters are too invested in war.
- May program rankers. Fox & Friends #1 for 115th consecutive month. HLN sinking. May spin: CNN, MSNBC.
- Video: Trump talks about the Palin pizza powwow and more.
- Q&A: Jeff Flock on FBN’s new Merc studio. CNN’s dark Tuesday.
- Fox News debuts iPad app. Loopholes in Palin’s FNC contract?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/31/11 00:39 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Gullible Fox haters duped by ticker hack hoax.
- Steele: I won’t be MSNBC’s punching bag.
- Video: Horsing around with Brian Kilmeade.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan. Brian Wilson finds work.
- Jenna: What not to say to a woman over 30. CNN DC dark.
- Pareene: 11 options to replace Big Ed. FBN takes the floor.
- TDC: Hit-piece on Ailes reeks of rage, paranoia, and resentment.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/27/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Coop goes up close and personal...with Coop.
- MSNBC a swamp of sexism? Can Big Ed change?
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. Profile: Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Palin still working for FNC, for now.
- Video: Laura Ingraham reacts to Schultz attack/apology.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/26/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Debater is interrupted, but when given the floor walks out!
- Video: Bias Bash on DSK, Paul Ryan, and more.
- Imus videos: O’Reilly part one, part two; Chris Wallace.
- Video: Ed’s sorry. One-week suspension more like three days. Zurawik: Why let Schultz set his own punishment? VIdeo: Dr Ablow offers counseling.
- Prof Shep Smith. Burnett in, King out...or not? CNN/Nokia deal.
- Lean Forward: Coming soon to a snooty art house near you.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/24/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bias Bash video: Pressuring Israel?
- FNC fires back at Ed Rendell. Flashback.
- Nancy Grace: swift exit. Weekend numbers.
- Scott Matthews quits CNN for CNBC. Q&A: TJ Holmes.
- Video: Howard Kurtz with Don Imus. Today’s oops.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on why FNC is most trusted.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/23/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Blowback: Ailes backs Palin, slams anonymous GOPer.
- Bias Bash video: Netanyahu, ABC spikes interview, etc.
- Jon Scott: My son, the West Point graduate.
- VIdeo: Trump sez he still hasn’t ruled out Prez run!?!
- Janice Dean returns. Gasparino’s day. CNBC goes Hollywood.
- Hot & Not: Feist, Licht, Spitzer, etc. Steele signs w/MSNBC.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/19/11 00:49 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Q&A w/slideshow: Rick Reichmuth and the MS flooding.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus.
- Chris Licht leaves MoJo for CBS.
- Video: Bias Bash on covering Obama’s Mideast speech.
- Video: Olby w/Letterman. Gore: Rupert stifling CurrenTV?
- Joe & Mika call Trump. Juan Williams in Wheeling.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/18/11 00:36 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on Newt, the IMF scandal, and more.
- Two MU journalism students win the College Challenge.
- Profile: Lou Dobbs. FNC webside: more video, targeting.
- Spitzer spikes Schwarzenegger story. Q&A: Joe Kernan.
- O’Donnell to Trump: I wish I knew how to quit you.
- Video: Stewart/O’Reilly pt three, pt four; full unedited interview.
Monday Links and Open Thead
05/16/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Baier 1-2-3.
- Where was Juliet? She sez: laid up. Back to School, with Shep.
- Zurawik: Trump, Huck bought and sold for walking around money.
- New book recounts Olbermann’s stormy ESPN exit.
- VIdeo: Juan Williams with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Greta jabs at Abrams; Dan returns fire; Greta apologizes.
- Kurtz: Why Huck said no. Adam and Tamera tie the knot.
- Is Don Lemon’s book revelation a career risk?
- Hot & Not: Huck, Olby, Schultz, S-bombs, etc.
- Olby/Schultz flap fallout: KO gets HuffPo to delete tweet about him!
- Un-Common debate: Stewart accepts O’Reilly challenge tonight.
'Oh, That's Bull---t!'
05/10/11 00:01 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Did Bob Beckel say that on television? The topic was waterboarding:
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From Follow the Money, May 9 2011
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/10/11 00:38 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-JudgeNap 1-2-3.
- Do CNN gains worry the competition? Weekend numbers.
- Olby reveals the one and only purpose of government.
- Bias Bash video: Top ten UBL themes and memes.
- Today’s firing demand. Q&A: Liz Claman. Coop pranked.
- Video: O’Reilly challenges NY Daily News over Trump slam.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/09/11 00:17 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Diane Macedo takes over newsreader slot on Imus.
- Q&A: Willis, Thomas Roberts (v/ICN), Maddow (v/Mediaite).
- Who wants to work for Olby? The obligatory denial.
- CNNMoney gets an extreme makeover.
- Licht move stirs MoJo speculation. Todd loses Savannah.
- Video: Trump bloviates on UBL, racism charges.
- Profiles: Jennifer Griffin, Mrs Bill Hemmer (via TVN).
- Hot & Not: UBL, The Donald, the debate, CNN being petty.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/06/11 01:45 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Luntz focus group unimpressed with Trump [ipad].
- Video: Debbie Wasserman Schultz praises Fox News!
- Video: Bias Bash on the secrecy of the UBL operation.
- Erin Burnett signs off CNBC. Carlos Diaz to Morning Express.
- Video: Imus team salutes the departing Charles McCord.
- Profile: Eliot Spitzer. CNN preps Giffords special.
- No surprise: FNC officially ends Gingrich, Santorum contracts.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/05/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- VIdeo: Behind-the-scenes of tonight’s debate [ipad].
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: How Luntz prepares for a focus group.
- Latest Beyonce video to debut on...CNN!
- Fox tells Huck: You’ve got one month. Or did they?
- Associated Press boycotting FNC’s ‘loser’ debate.
- When Mika met Rob. Video: Bolling’s sign.
- Is Color of Change programming MSNBC?
- Goodman: Cable news excels at repetition.
- Video: Judge Nap on the rule of mobs vs the rule of law.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/04/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Fox News Channel quarterly profits set new record.
- Videos: Release the UBL photo? Rove: No. Judge Nap: Yes.
- Cablers prepare Ground Zero coverage.
- Fox hater spinoff premieres: same writers, same cast.
- Videos: Bias Bash on UBL discrepancies and changing WH narrative.
- More MoJo gossip. Kyra’s challenge. Video: Maddow w/Jon Stewart.
- Video: Judge Nap and Glenn Beck on UBL and his photo.
- Rainey: Undue media (i.e. Geraldo) cheering of UBL death (v/ICN).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/03/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shep-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Huck move prompts speculation. Weekend numbers.
- CBS wants Joe and Mika for its morning show? More.
- Should the media be skeptical about UBL’s death?
- Martel: Breaking UBL news was Geraldo Rivera’s finest hour.
- Video: Judge Nap on UBL, the US, and the rule of law. More.
- Q&A: Shannon Bream. Mika: ‘My greatest enemy was myself.’
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/02/11 00:46 Filed in: links
- Video: Beck’s response to unseemly celebrations of UBL’s death.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Fox & Friends-American Morning 1-2-3.
- FBN trying to make its mark in the marketplace.
- Zucker: No ‘secret meeting’ to turn MSNBC left.
Mitt Romney to FNC: Count me out!- Newsers flock to broadcast from Ground Zero.
- UBL numbers: CNN-FNC-MSNBC 1-2-3.
- Behind-the-scenes Sunday night at CNN.
- Video: Bias Bash on the ‘news of the decade’.
- Geraldo: I quit CNBC because of Bin Laden.
- Olbermann smears Fox, covers up his own gaffe.
- VIdeo: WH crowd surrounds Geraldo; what didn’t air.
- CNN brags they ‘pleased’ WH by not reporting UBL news.
- FNC breaks UBL story on cable: video. Gaffes galore.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/30/11 00:28 Filed in: links
- Greta goes to MSNBC, preps trip to North Korea.
- Video: Trump reacts to all those WHCD zingers.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Trump and the media.
- Wedding bells: CNN edges FNC, crushes MSNBC.
- Video: News Watch on the birth certificate; more.
- Swells gather at DC soirees. Gasparino’s ‘prom date’.
- Finally! Unequivocal proof that Fox News sucks!
- Huck denies Prez rumors. Beck’s bungalow bought.
- Larry King’s first special focuses on Alzheimer’s.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/29/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Bret bumps Beck: two-hour Special Report tonight.
- It’s official: Burnett to CNN. More. Q&A: Liz Claman on Buffett.
- CNN, MSNBC, CNBC reject advertising for Atlas Shrugged movie?
- MacNicol: Lawrence O’Donnell is the Donald Trump of cable news.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/28/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Cablers cover storms: John Roberts to anchor Saturday.
- Gingrich not expected at FNC’s May 5 Prez debate.
- HLN dumps Showbiz for Vinnie Politan court show.
- Your Essential Viewers’ Guide for the monarchial nuptials.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Video: Bias Bash on the birth certificate flap.
- VIdeo: John King’s turn to grill Trump part one, part two.
- Erin Burnett planning a jump to CNN? Party with Kiran.
- Video: O’Donnell blasts NBC, demands they reveal Trump plans.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/27/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Angle-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Who’s hyping birther flap? MSNBC: 92%, CNN: 100%, FNC: 8%.
- Profile: Harris Faulkner [jpg]. Q&A: Liz Claman, Spitzer.
- Bias Bash video: The National Security shake-up.
- Kurtz: FNC wants Huck to drive it or park it. Huck reacts?
- Video: Birther control: Coop vs Trump part three, part four.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/26/11 00:36 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- April: FNC tops; MSNBC, CNN up; HLN down. Program ranker.
- Zurawik: Olbermann’s march to marginalization begins.
- Video: Frank Luntz tells Don Imus: Trump’s bluffing.
- Video: Bias Bash on Barbour bowing out and Gitmo.
- April spin: MSNBC tops CNN; CNN tops MSNBC.
- Will FNC’s Presidential debate air as scheduled?
- Video: Coop grills The Donald, nicks Hannity.
- Fareed Zakaria: It’s a post-American world. Q&A: Mika (via ICN).
- Historic announcement expected today: the Big News!
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/25/11 09:09 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Chris Wallace-Beck-Juan Williams 1-2-3.
- It’s official: Harris Faulkner gets weekend Fox Report.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld with Don Imus part one, part two.
- MSNBC debuts Lean Forward 2.0. Profile: Maddow.
- Video: Trump tells F&F DeNiro ‘is not the brightest bulb’.
- Q&A: Hannity. Bedbug suit booted. New FNC contributor.
- Zurawik: GOP Prez field is weak because of...Fox News!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/21/11 01:10 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Charles Krauthammer’s phone call from Trump.
- Trump flusters Kiran Chetry and Ali Velshi: video.
- Red Eye video: Breitbart accuses MSNBC of collusion.
- New feud? Huck vs Beck. Joe makes Time.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus. Excitement over incitement.
- Bias Bash videos: Media coverage of Libya, the birth certificate.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/20/11 00:53 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Piers plunges.
- Video: Breitbart and Bashir bicker on MSNBC.
- Video flashback: Shep interviews journalist killed in Libya.
- CNN sues Haiti Live Networks for calling themselves ‘HLN’.
- Exposed! The CNN-UFO-CIA-Obama conspiracy!
- Q&A: Andrea Mitchell, Lori Rothman (via TVN); Eric Bolling.
- Profile: Juan Williams. Matthews at Daemen. Kiran caught.
- Video: Sanjay Gupta with Conan. CNN releases android app.
'The President Don't Really Run the Country'
04/16/11 12:53 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Eric Bolling faces off with 9/11 truther Jesse Ventura:
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From Follow the Money, April 15 2011
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From Follow the Money, April 15 2011
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/15/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Hannity-Laura (for BO’R)-Greta 1-2-3.
- Turnabout: Brian Sullivan leaves FBN for CNBC.
- Do Judge Nap’s numbers mean he won’t replace Beck?
- Martin Bashir lets slip that Contessa Brewer is pregnant.
- Video: Red Eye rips Olby’s gutter attack on S.E. Cupp [ipad].
- Greta: Don’t worry about Cenk Uygur, he won’t be around long.
- Video: Geraldo enraged over pat down of 6-yr-old [ipad].
- Imus losing sidekick Charles McCord; McShane replaces. More.
- Video: Brian Kilmeade in the dunk tank. Q&A: Lou Dobbs.
- Beck stage show takes on emotions of a revival meeting.
- Jennifer Griffin’s This Burning Land. Lori Rothman: tax tips.
- Cooper’s syndie talk show to air from Lincoln Center room at CNN.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/14/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Natal news: Yardley Evans, seven pounds, 12 ounces.
- Bias Bash video: Media coverage of Obama budget plan.
- Juliet Huddy resurfaces, on Saturday’s Fox & Friends.
- Audio: When Wiehl met O’Reilly [ipad].
- CNN hires ‘special correspondent’ from Real Housewives.
- Video: Chris Wallace talks Trump, deficit w/Don Imus.
- MSNBCNBC, half-owned by GE, to promote ‘green week’.
- Maddow at Rutgers. Bolduan to Congress. Q&A: Hannity.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/13/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Schneider to FNC: Give Red Eye an earlier time slot.
- NY Observer Beck specularama foresees hubris, humiliation.
- Imus in the Morning sinks from #1 on FBN to #10. Analysis.
- Bias Bash video: How do the media differentiate big stories?
- CNN to replace John King w/Soledad? (via ICN) O’Brien’s pilot.
- Prez hopeful to announce candidacy on Greta’s show tonight?
- Show me the Huddy! Nancy Grace being sued for $15 million.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on the budget cut shell game.
- Video: Mike Emmanuel’s bad hair day?
- Scandal: New York police actually protecting people in New York!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/12/11 00:32 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bias Bash on media laziness re budget, CIA.
- FNC debate rules separate contenders from pretenders.
- Video: Deadliest Catch brings spicy language to F&F.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs. Tony Harris resurfaces, on Al-Jazeera.
- Howard Kurtz: Toxic Beck and polarized media.
- Video: Greta interviews...you guessed it...Donald Trump.
- Fox haters deluge O’Reilly poll on Glenn Beck, post bot script to rig results. Update: Poll and manipulated results pulled.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/08/11 00:41 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Baier bumps Beck for breaking budget battle (h/t cubachi).
- Greta: Media silliness re Beck, Palin. Show me the Huddy!
- Insider mini-video: Charles Gasparino [ipad].
- As news fades, so does CNN. Soledad in Greenwich.
- O’Donnell wants his bosses to tell Trump: you’re fired!
- Audio: Alan Colmes grills Donald Trump on birtherism.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/07/11 00:07 Filed in: links
- NPR’s Folkenflik profiles Bret Baier (via ICN).
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Do PIers Morgan’s thousands of tweets help his ratings?
- Video: CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux clashes with The Donald.
- Video: Huck w/Jon Stewart part one, part two, part three.
- Bias Bash video: the media foreign/domestic divide.
- VIdeo: Don Imus asks Major Garrett about budget, and Beck.
- CNN/LA building locked down over threats; suspect in custody.
- NY Times: Gripes, grumbling foreshadowed Beck/FNC split.
- B&C: A Beck show unlikely to excite interest of syndicators.
- Video: Judge Nap on the virtues of a government shutdown.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/06/11 00:40 Filed in: links
- Video: Beck speaks.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Glenn Beck to ‘transition off’ daily FNC program. More: NY Times, Mediaite. Kurtz: Split a ‘near-total divorce’. MacNicol: Why now? Ailes reacts.
- Video: Howard Kurtz with Don Imus.
- Insider mini-video: Behind the scenes at Red Eye [ipad].
- Soledad at WU. Profile: Nick Charles (via ICN).
- HLN: A good beat, and you can dance to it.
- Bias Bash video: Eric Holder’s about-face.
- MSNBC.com honcho at Murrow Symposium. Today’s oops.

