- Media Buzz videos:CNBC for Jeb;
- Reliable Sources videos: GOP’s debate reforms; Jim Gilmore; Dan Rather.
- Q&A: Jake Tapper. Juan Williams in Lancaster. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Zurawik: Is the goal of tv debates to inform viewers, or to make money?
- FBN’s unique debate rules. Video: moderator (v/TVN).
- CNBC staffers divided on whether Harwood should’ve moderated debate.
- Bourdain: Every restaurant in America will shut down if Trump is elected.
- Your Buzz videos: Chris
Month: October 2015
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Fallout continues: GOP ‘suspends’ upcoming NBC debate. Video:
- After Joe trashed CNBC did execs issue a gag order to (MS)NBC talent?
- Fang: Lobbyists for MSNBCNN are top fundraisers for Hillary Clinton.
- Katherine Timpf at Hillsdale Homecoming. Megyn Kelly moonlighting.
- Video: The View’s plus CNBC’s utter incompetence.
- Lean Forward: Rachel Maddow to moderate MSNBC Democratic forum.
- The Herd video: Is FNC anti-Trump? talks to Colin Cowherd.
- As Joe rips CNBC, Ed Henry taunts: Fox will ‘make debates great again!’
- Kelly File video: GOP voters panel speaks out on
- Hod: Inside CNBC’s debate debacle…how the network dropped the ball.
- Warren: CNN wants an explanation for why Jeb didn’t come when called.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday‘s numbers: Bill O’Reilly 11pm-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Battaglio: Sean Hannity unplugged, on Trump, ties, and his ‘top five’.
- The Grio rips Don Lemon, says he’s doing Bill O’Reilly’s work for him.
- Blitzer’s blimp blunder. Ex-CNNer slams the ‘Clinton News Network‘.
- Poniewozik: After fumbled debate CNBC may not be offered another.
- FTV: CNBC, no longer a Nielsen subscriber, still spins debate numbers.
- Concha: CNBC’s John Harwood is now ‘the poster boy‘ for media bias.
- Maloney: Under fire, John Harwood plays victim. Wemple: But…Fox!
- Kelly File video: ‘snide, condescending’ questions.
- Factor video: on CNBC’s ‘snarky, smug’ moderators.
- Zurawik: CNBC’s debate moderators among the worst I have ever seen.
- Piers Morgan knocks CNN post-debate coverage, switches to Fox News.
- Gold: CNBC moderators lost control. Think Progress: A total trainwreck.
- Martosko: Debate runs off the rails. Maloney: Why did John Harwood lie?
- Griswold: Harwood attacked Rubio with a talking point he knew was false.
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- October cable news program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Video: Sean Hannity Politifact’s ‘pants on fire’ rating.
- ‘Fox primary’ meme takes another hit. Year one with Meredith Artley.
- Don Lemon comment stirs controversy, triggers today’s firing demand.
- Strange Inheritance to launch second season with four-episode marathon.
- CNBC preps for GOP face-off. Trump preemptively calls debate ‘unfair’.
- Bret Baier: bowling to benefit sick children. FNC sets live debate analysis.
- FBN taps Cavuto, Bartiromo for debate. Concha: CNBC’s debate ratings.
- Wemple: A look at Melissa Harris-Perry’s ‘hard work’ history at MSNBC.
- Wemple: Melissa Harris-Perry leans way forward, redefines ‘hard worker’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2/3 (tie).
- October numbers: FNC tops; CNN, MSNBC, HLN, FBN make gains.
- Trump’s boycott impacts Megyn Kelly ratings…they keep going up!
- Video: Mary Katharine Ham honors her husband
- Clarissa Ward’s CNN debut. Lean Forward: Don’t say ‘hard worker‘!
- Patten: Hasbro responds to Faulkner’s filing. Weekend numbers.
- Morning Joe goes on the road again. Sean Hannity rated: Pants on fire!
- Beckel makes book. CNN tops Yahoo. Lynne Russell lawsuit proceeds.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: in the Washington Wizards (v/TVN).
- Intrepid reporter finds Newshounds’ official Halloween costume.
- TCG: Revisiting the Newshounds…still classy after all these years.
- Bigger than the Kardashians: Fox News top Facebook social brand.
- Video: why the FBI is listening to Hillary.
- Sen Rubio ends CNN boycott. Michaela Pereira raises a cool million.
- Who needs John Walsh? CNBC’s American Greed helps nab fugitive.
- There was one problem with that MSNBC live interview with Hillary.
- Yurcaba: Too bad Megyn Kelly won’t be hosting the next GOP debate.
- But who wrote it? CNN’s Fareed Zakaria special on Iraq to air tonight.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: or bust; Joe
- Reliable Sources videos: Benghazi; Rick Santorum; Phil Donahue.
- Fox Report video: on the science behind the storm.
- Kelly File video: on media’s Benghazi reactions.
- Wemple looks at MSNBC’s shift to ‘hard news‘…if that’s what it is.
- Coop complains about ‘queened up’ SNL bit. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Your Buzz videos: Anti-Trump Dem Dan
- Swells gather for book bash. CNN biggest loser in Benghazi competition.
‘It’s Funny, They Don’t Think They’re Predictable’
J$P Video! Dana Perino looks at Trump, Carson, Hillary, the mainstream media, and cattle drives:
From Fox & Friends, 24 October 2015
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Benghazi bump: FNC holds nine of top 15 slots on all cable. More.
- Video: hearing ‘a lost opportunity’ for the GOP.
- Controversy swirls around another CNN Middle East headline.
- Kelly File video: Hillary Clinton statements.
- Joy-Ann Reid at Wake Forest U. Kasich gets a Morning Joe town hall.
- Factor video: on the impact of Clinton’s testimony.
‘A Lot of Evidence, A Lot of Clues, Were Left There’
J$P Video! Greg Palkot recalls his visit to the scene of the crime in Benghazi:
From Happening Now, 22 October 2015
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- TCG: Benghazi coverage shows MSNBC news still ‘Leans Forward’.
- De Moraes: Fox News Sunday snags largest audience in last six years.
- GOP candidate rips MSNBC’s ‘Morning Trump’. Video Q&A: Joy Reid.
- Biznet upsets: Varney sweeps CNBC as Neil Cavuto tops Power Lunch.
- Seven reasons CNN Planned Parenthood piece was ‘unbelievably awful’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Murdoch brothers stand behind Ailes, praise Megyn Kelly (v/TVN).
- 48 hours ago, MSNBC said Biden will announce in 48 hours. More.
- Wemple: Will CNN let ‘Islamophobe Beckel’ comment on terrorism?
- Back to the Future: CNN signs Bob Beckel as commentator…again.
- Yashar: Now two petitions calling for Ayman Mohyeldin to be fired.
- Greta: Thank you, Roger Ailes. James Rosen, a distinguished fellow.
- Wemple: Killing Reagan co-author trying to track down 1987 memo.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Abby Huntsman’s Weekend numbers.
- Poggi: Great Big Story CNN’s play for the Buzzfeed millennial crowd.
- Factor video: to criticisms of Killing Reagan.
- Kiran Chetry resurfaces. Greg Krieg to CNN. Misplaced poll found.
- Q&A: Abby Huntsman, from CBS news intern to Fox News reporter.
- TCG: Trump, ‘blaming Bush’, baseball, Olbermann, and coincidences.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- The ‘power’ of boycotts: Megyn Kelly ratings keep rising.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-O’Bolling-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly discusses ‘hot topics’ on The View.
- Today’s firing demand: petition targets NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin.
- MSNBC admits on air to using a ‘factually wrong‘ Middle East map.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow should be consigned to cablenews Hell.
- Scarborough: Wayne Simmons claims he can prove his CIA service.
- Concha: Cavuto’s apology for Simmons admirable but unnecessary.
- Christopher: Cavuto’s Wayne Simmons apology puts onus on others.
‘It Wasn’t Heroic…It Was Bad Journalism!’
J$P Video! David Zurawik reviews the Dan Rather Truth movie:
From Media Buzz, 18 October 2015