- Media Buzz videos: Media Joe claims
- Reliable Sources videos: Carl Bernstein, equal time, Goosebumps.
- Janice Dean: A letter to myself, ten years ago. Prized pictures.
- Carlson on the couch: Tucker showing greater ease, confidence.
- Today’s frivolous lawsuit. Richard Grenell crosses party lines.
- TCG: A strange way for MSNBC to brand itself as ‘nonpartisan’.
- (MS)NBC mum as controversy swirls around Mohyeldin’s reporting.
- Coop returned speaker’s fee to UNLV Fndn. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Your Buzz videos: Ben more
Month: October 2015
‘We’ve Allowed It to Take Root’
J$P Video! The Five looks at fictional jihad (‘Homeland’) vs the real thing:
From The Five, 16 October 2015
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: the Wayne Simmons controversy.
- Grenell: The astonishing bias of (MS)NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin.
- Griswold: Botched hit-job by Dylan Byers should embarrass CNN.
- Report: CNBC agrees to Trump demands. Isenstadt: CNBC caves.
- Concha: Trump’s credibility on the line in showdown with CNBC.
- Wemple: Coop ‘knew’ Sanders’s reply would ‘shut down’ email talk.
- After big debut, Leno’s Garage stalls out. Worth a thousand words.
- Josh Levs at Stony Brooke U. Joy-Ann Reid in Winston-Salem, NC.
- Golgowski: Lynne Russell lawsuit claims motel ignored known dangers.
- Wemple: Donald Trump officially assumes full ownership of cable news.
‘The Marketplace Has Spoken and Trump Has Won’
J$P Video! Why did CNBC cave to Trump’s debate demands? Lynn Sweet and Judith Miller analyze:
From Happening Now, 16 October 2015
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- GOP issues with CNBC debate grow: Trump threatens pull out.
- Video: Does (MS)NBC have an
- Ross: CNN treated Lemon and Lopez like ‘window-dressing‘.
- CNN touted free streaming of debate, but it didn’t quite pan out.
- Throwback Thursday: Greg Kelly
- Former terrorism ‘expert’ Wayne Simmons charged with fraud.
- Factor video: analyzes CNN’s debate questions.
- Somerby: It’s ‘one of the strangest programs in cable news history’.
- Maloney: Sanders supporters fuming over CNN comment deletions.
- Riedl: Judge rules ‘filming’ can continue on MSNBC signature series.
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- MSNBC ‘hard news’: What kind of sandwich is Bernie Sanders?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Debate-predebate-postdebate 1-2-3.
- Out# video: Bill O’Reilly reviews the debate
- Somerby: Maddow’s reporting ‘grossly misleading…flatly false’.
- Megyn Kelly: We overestimated Trump’s ‘anger management.
- Isenstadt: GOP squabbling with CNBC over upcoming debate.
- CNN gets 15 million; Concha’s victory lap; Hugh Hewitt to return.
- Zurawik: Don’t blame Cooper; Hillary steamrollered over him.
- ICN: CNN letting its own employees review its own employees?!
- Concha: A solid ‘A’ for Coop. Were Lemon and Lopez ‘tokenized‘?
- Coop’s notes gave him the edge. The truth about Coop and Clinton.
- Abbruzzese: Coop ruled with ‘an iron fist‘. How to silence Don Lemon.
- Chariton: CNN ‘insiders’ worried debate would ‘bomb’ without Trump.
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‘Let’s Go Through the Whole CNN Group’
J$P Video! Does CNN have a double standard for debates?
From The Five, 13 October 2015
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep goes on a and Donald Trump.
- Q&A: Ed Henry on Fox vs CNN, etc; Sean Hannity on McCarthy etc.
- Concha: Unfriendly fire complaints ding Fox News and MSNBC.
- Donny Deutsch resurfaces, brings Joe and Mika into his world.
- Chuck Todd hour hit by ‘big fall off‘ in ratings. Weekend numbers.
- York: CNN’s double standard for debates. CNN fact-check failure?
- Lyons: CNN should give more airtime to Dana Bash in the debate.
- Ads during CNN’s Dem debate going for half the price of GOP debate.
- Parker: CNN hopes smaller field, greater focus will lure debate viewers.
- McCall: Why the CNN Democratic debate will be as useless as the GOP’s.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Chris Wallace-The Five 1-2-3.
- After avoiding Fox News Sunday Trump agrees to face Chris Wallace.
- Scarry: CNN debate will not pit Dem candidates against each other.
- Concha: Why CNN’s Democratic debate will top 10 million viewers.
- CNN enlists Sheryl Crow to juice the expected lower debate ratings.
- Yang: So why isn’t Jake Tapper hosting CNN’s Democratic debate?
- Tillison: Is CNN trying to protect Democrats from themselves? More.
- Baker: Impartial MSNBC ‘reporter’ is impressed by Farrakhan’s march.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Trump GOP the
- Reliable Sources videos: Jason Rezaian trial, Coop, Trump, Rupert’s tweets.
- Wemple: Frank Luntz scorches Media Matters…’it’s an embarrassment’.
- MSNBC Q&A: Thomas Roberts; José Díaz-Balart; Janet Mock (via TVN).
- Cohen: Why does the right get a seat at the debate table, but not the left?
- Cable Hall of Fame honors little-watched morning program. Sorry, Ronan.
- Your Buzz videos: more
- Trish Regan tops CNBC, Chuck Todd edges Wolf. Sunday talkers: preview.
‘I Wouldn’t Worry About Seth Rogen or GQ’
J$P Video! Dana Perino’s week in review: Ben Carson, Paul Ryan, Putin, and more…
From Fox & Friends, 10 October 2015
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sandra Smith-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Why Noah Trevor is laughable lecturing Rupert Murdoch.
- Somerby: Rachel’s comedy relief…she always [hearted] Boehner.
- Daily Show video: talks politics with Trevor Noah.
- Salzman: CNBC mum in GOP debate controversy. Q&A: Kate Snow.
- Kilmeade audio: looks at the Ben Carson controversies.
- Factor video: on smearing Ben Carson, and more.
- Lapointe: Who gains from Kevin McCarthy’s fall? Maybe Chuck Todd.
- CNN reveals the ten Heroes contenders. Russkies rip CNN reporting.
- Wemple: Free Rachel Maddow (and the candidates). Twitter trumps tv?
- More synergy at NBC/MSNBC. Leno means ratings at CNBC…or does he?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Charlie Rose video: Full interview. Megyn in Jeopardy!
- Megyn Kelly to give Albany Law School Commencement address.
- Tamron Hall to replace Bill Cosby. CNN AppleWatch app upgraded.
- Throwback Thursday: on the MSNBC ‘pimping’ scandal.
- Former NABJ Prez claims FNC is ‘very difficult‘ for black employees.
- TCG: Rehiring Olby would make MSNBC ‘the place for prevaricators‘.
- Q&A: Lisa Ling. The Circuit in Mexico; Open Court previews Davis Cup.
- Dem debate trimmed. CNN pounces when Murdoch tweets. Update.
- Coop: no ‘gotcha’ questions at debate. CNN debate hype in overdrive.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News at 19: A look back, with an O’Reilly clip from day one.
- America’s Newsroom video: talks to Bill Hemmer.
- Savan: Source says NBC and MSNBC share ‘one set of values’.
- Gold: MSBNC’s Morning Joe ‘pressured’ to simulcast Hillary event.
- MSNBC to air Democratic ‘forum’ moderated by…Rachel Maddow.
- Roush: Stuart Varney on Fox Biz hits ratings high, tops rival CNBC.
- Hannity video: Fox News contributor speaks out.
- Key demo viewers (25-54) tuning out the ‘new’ MSNBC. Blood Lions.
- Bourdain’s food hall. Look for the union label at Al-Jazeera America.
- Byers: Given record low ratings, why is All In with Hayes still on MSNBC?
- CNN’s Tom Foreman got lost running in the desert (a preview of his book).
- Did CNN as payback for a ‘silent boycott‘ (via CNNC)?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Funny thing about that Fox News/Trump meeting…it didn’t happen.
- Flood: Andrea Mitchell complains about use of her voice in Hillary ad.
- Concha: Lack and Olbermann may meet re potential return to MSNBC.
- Twitter and FNC team for “moments” feature. Kilmeade makes book.
- Kelly File videos: Prez Candidates and
- Greenwald: CNN is obscuring who is responsible for hospital attack.
- ICN: Another hour of Morning Joe opens MSNBC up to more problems.
- E-Tourism rips Kenya’s ad buy on CNN. Pundits’ first jobs (v/Fishbowl).
- Wellen plans to expand CNNgo to prep ‘webolution’. Weekend numbers.