- Somerby: Maddow attack on Susanna Martinez ‘dishonest and stupid‘.
- Outnumbered video: dishonest edit in documentary.
- Stelter: Katie Couric documentary is an ‘obscure, barely-watched film’.
- Rothstein: Zucker ordered Stelter not to air segments on Couric. More.
- The Cable Game: CNN buries Couric controversy, as Stelter plays along.
- Grynbaum: Newsers ‘think outside the box‘ to balance Trump ‘dominance’.
- Errol Barnett signs off CNN; Chloe Melas returns as entertainment reporter.
Month: May 2016
May 30, 2016
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: theories; Trump press
- Reliable Sources videos: Conspiracy theories; racial anxiety; Rush Limbaugh.
- F&F video: run the CMC obstacle course;
- Brian Williams: America dropped atomic bombs on Japan ‘in anger’.
- Greta explains it again, this time for the Examiner. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Your Buzz videos: Hillary’s blame Bob
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Mike Huckabee 1-2-3.
- Joyella: It’s off! Donald Trump backs out of debate with Bernie Sanders.
- Outnumbered video: Robust debate to Hiroshima.
- Q&A Don Lemon: It ain’t easy being me (via CNNC). Tom Sater’s X-rays.
- Zucker play: CNN exec likes his mix of news coverage and reality shows.
- Geraldo Rivera wants Folkenflik and Marimow to retract their false attack.
- TCG: Why the sudden demand that candidates’ families be cross-examined?
- Factor video: debates transgender bathrooms with Mr Bill.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Concha: A Trump/Sanders bout would benefit all candidates but one.
- Flood: How Megyn can become the most powerful woman in tv news.
- CNN primary night ratings crater as Presidential races lose suspense.
- Rogers: Disagreement over Michelle Fields’s Cashin In‘ role continues.
- Errol Barnett jumps to CBS (via CNNC). What if Apple took over CNN?
- MSNBC ‘reporter’ shamed Asian Trump fan as Kornacki cheered him on.
- F&F vids: Obstacle course runs by
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Video: on a ‘devastating’ Hillary emails report.
- CNN anchor denounces ‘shameful’ Trump comments. Today’s oops.
- Flood: Hines Ward joins CNN as contributor. Q&A: LZ Granderson.
- HLN spins addition of a reality show as a return to their ‘news roots‘.
- Today’s bright idea: Fox News should stage a Trump/Sanders debate.
- Greta totally unsurprised that Salon hack misrepresented her program.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Fareed Zakaria 1-2-3.
- Steinberg: Veteran MSNBC producer Izzy Povich leaving the channel.
- Concha: Obsessed much? Post runs ten post-mortems of Megyn special.
- Former Congressman hosts CNN reality series about American spies.
- Sunday upset: Reliable Sources tops Media Buzz. Weekend numbers.
- FTV Live: Are CNN viewers getting fed up with wall-to-wall Trump?
- CNN International’s Ketura King harassed by police in Senegal airport.
- Concha: Hillary is running scared…scared of Bernie and scared of Fox.
- The Place for Archery: MSNBC to air 78 hours of lesser Olympic events.
- Hillary backs out of debate she agreed to after Fox agreed to host it. More.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling Factor–The Five-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Fareed will front Why They Hate Us tonight. Hinckley cast in O’Reilly flick.
- Scarborough: CNN has been ‘kissing up’ to Trump for ‘months and months’.
- Cable Game: Missing persons update. Steve Kornacki: making politics ‘cool’.
- Anthony Bourdain in the Philippines; in VietNam with a special dinner guest.
- Jake Tapper: back to the drawing board. Smerconish: From Philly radio to CNN.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Trump on #NeverTrump.
- Reliable Sources videos: Polarization; Megyn’s special; Democratic ‘civil war‘?
- Profile: Matt Lewis. RIP: CNN original Will King. Petition Watch: 6,700+.
- Egypt slams ‘disrespectful‘ CNN crash coverage. Sunday talkers: preview.
- ICN dismembers Gabriel Sherman’s ‘assinine’ trashing of Megyn Kelly special.
- Your Buzz videos: Fox more it’s
‘A Better Goal Than Happiness: It’s Wholeness’
J$P Video! Megyn Kelly’s commencement address at Albany Law School includes comments about career, life goals…and a song!
Courtesy Albany Law School 20 May 2016
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Sandra Smith 1-2-3.
- Hillary agreed to debate before Fox offered to host it; O’Reilly chimes in.
- Flood: Why Carl Cameron is ‘off the Red Bull’. Hannity’s $20,000 pooch.
- Bolduan, Capehart lose to comedian on Jeopardy! Bourdain’s biggest fears.
- Factor video: on the latest New York Times Trump exposé.
- Joyella: Colleagues, competitors pay tribute to ‘outstanding journalist‘ Greta.
- FBI probes stalker inundating Katie Pavlich with ‘creepy and menacing‘ emails.
- Szalai: Comcast CEO Roberts grilled by shareholders over liberal bias of MSNBC.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Greta to receive Excellence in Journalism award. RIP Norma Leonard.
- Megyn zings Trevor Noah. Video: Laurie Dhue, Suzanne Sena
- Joyella: Cablers scramble to cover disappearance of Egyptian airliner.
- Kelly File video: Megyn and Howard Kurtz of her special.
- Bernie Sanders to Hillary: I’m in for the Fox News debate…how about you?
- TCG: No news is good news. New BriWi promo emphasizes ‘the good stuff’.
- Levin: Why I love Mika Brzezinski; Somerby: No one could really be so dumb.
- Castillo: CNN’s big bet on Great Big Story. CNN anchors hawk Turner wares.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Choice/cnn-Sean Hannity-Bret Baier/9pm 1-2-3.
- Concha: Megyn passes the network test as critics predictably pounce.
- Gerri Willis: ‘My recovery chances are high. My cancer is Stage Two…’
- The Cable Game: Gabriel Sherman throws Megyn Kelly under the bus.
- Flood: After Trump slams CNN, Zucker responds…’we’re doing it right’.
- Cablenewsers win Jeopardy! cash for charity. Megyn Kelly makes book.
- Perino previews the Facebook powwow. Today’s Wemple O’Reilly gripe.
- Zucker play: New CNN shows feature comedy, music, and more nostalgia.
- Lowry: Megyn broadened her profile. Koblin: A ‘more personal approach‘.
- D’Addario: Kelly proved her strength, could make newsmagazines great again.
- Wemple: Kelly’s ‘bankrupt’ interview. Zurawik: Show biz Trumped journalism.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Somerby: O’Donnell takes a dive. Weekend numbers. FNC tops week.
- Audio Q&A: Autonomous podcasts with Van Jones and Guy P Benson.
- Wemple: Fox News makes new appeal to host the last Democratic debate.
- Joe & Mika inducted into Cable Hall of Fame, edging out Maury & Connie.
- The Late Show videos: Megyn Kelly with Stephen Colbert
- WWHL videos: Megyn on taking her and
- No plans for more Megyn specials…unless there are. Q&A: Megyn Kelly.
- Shafer: Will Megyn/Trump measure up? Is Megyn the new Barbara Walters?
- CNN media team gets spanking from Politico over claim of Trump media win.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Out# videos: Megyn on Doug Brunt on
- Videos: Megyn Kelly and
- Concha: Megyn’s Fox special is her most important job interview ever.
- Borchers: What we know about tomorrow’s Megyn/Trump tête-à-tête.
- Joyella: Trump calls CNN control room over Fox News segment. More.
- Matt Finn: From Junior Reporter to Correspondent. Andrea goes private.
- CNN steamed over Wilmore dinner jokes, cancelled spot on Lemon’s show.
- CNN, stop whipping up fear. Gina London resurfaces. Q&A: Ed Lavandera.
- Cable Game: Lou Grant would hate Adam Housley…and that’s a good thing.