- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Ariens: Kelly File EP Tom Lowell promoted to FNC VP/Managing Editor.
- Dr Monica Crowley leaves FNC to be Deputy National Security Advisor.
- Out# video: Panel debates over Russia allegations.
- Hemingway: Five ways oblivious national media can regain public’s trust.
- Kelly File video: outraged at CIA refusal to brief Congress.
- Zurawik: Trump coverage shows how out of touch the national media are.
- Terris: Has Trump made Joe and Mika as important as they think they are?
- Today’s specularama centers on Kim Guilfoyle. Sean Hannity moonlighting.
- Denning: How Megyn Kelly rose to the top. Bret Baier’s greatest challenge.
- Courts give green light to sue CNN. Klotz to Fox. Ronan resurfaces, sort of.
Month: December 2016
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Concha: News media doing America a disservice ignoring Aleppo crisis.
- Lewis: CNN stars share lessons learned from covering the 2016 election.
- Ariens: Fox News gets new Human Resources exec. Oh no…they’re back.
- Why Tucker Carlson is FNC’s latest star…is it the hair? Three questions.
- Journalists freak-out over Trump: Stelter promotes Olbermann harangue.
- Tucker Carlson video: History prof says Russia for Trump.
- Pendergast: After a glut of Jon-Benet Ramsey specials, CNN to air another.
- Profile: Brian Stelter, ‘precocious workaholic‘. GQ exploiting mental illness?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Tucker Carlson-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- O’Connell: Chris Wallace exclusive interview gives FNS a Trump bump.
- It’s official: Abby Huntsman new co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend. More.
- Concha: Post-election rally coverage shows Trump still owns the media.
- Sunday showdown: MediaBuzz beats Reliable Sources. Weekend numbers.
- Philipps: ‘Veterans groups’ oppose Pete Hegseth. Lawsuit placed on hold.
- Kelly File video: Howard Kurtz notes a on ‘rigged’ elections.
- Kelly: Why I’m filing an FEC complaint against CNN (and so should Trump).
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling Factor-Sean Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox News names John Roberts chief White House Correspondent.
- Concha: Ailes saga to become movie, miniseries; this apology Ruhles.
- Somerby: Van Jones special ‘blatantly phony in all the standard ways’.
- Backlash hits CNN for Ghana report. Malkin: Van Jones’s ‘messy truth‘.
- Stelter: Are we in ‘a national emergency‘? Kozak: Media echo chamber?
- Video: John Bolton on if the hack attack could be a
- Tapper-type interviews should be the norm. More. The Rev in Camden.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Flap Newt what
- Reliable Sources videos: Flap over hack; fighting fake news; to tell the tweet?
- ICN: CNN may have a Van Jones issue, but it’s not a conflict of interest.
- Miniter: Is CNN position on women in bikinis just a ruse for playing politics?
- Katz: Coop, Kelly together again for CNN Heroes. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
- Steinberg: ABC considered Megyn for GMA co-host. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Your Buzz videos: Martha holding pols
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Sandra Smith 1-2-3.
- Concha: Is Van Jones another conflict of interest headache for CNN?
- Outnumbered video: Is the real threat ‘fake news’, or
- Fake news: MSNBC ‘journalist’ says FNC partied at Trump hotel. Update.
- Greenwald: Clintonite’s disinfo spread by MSNBC to discredit Wikileaks.
- Bret Baier talks with Seth Meyers about the challenge of covering Trump.
- Tucker Carlson video: Is poking around in our elections?
- Today’s Megyn specularama. FTV pours cold water on the speculathon.
- Roy: Hegseth would be a ‘grand slam‘ pick. VA whistleblower weighs in.
- Brian Williams is against ‘fake news’. Partisans take sides re news outlets.
- Impartial CNN reporter ‘felt like a new person‘ when taken off Trump beat.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Tucker Carlson-Martha MacCallum 1-2-3.
- Video: Kurtz and Jenna Lee on of a military coup.
- Concha: Should reporters be banned from tweeting? In some cases…yes!
- Gibbons: Juan Williams, Kim Guilfoyle at Multichannel Diversity Discussion.
- Hollywood Reporter video: at Women in Entertainment event.
- With feds’ decision on merger deal pending, CNN promises ‘independence’.
- Tucker Carlson video: Hate speech opponent who compared
- Bret Baier at Franklin Templeton Pro-Am. Q&A: Fareed Zakaria, Jake Tapper.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly, Hannity-Martha MacCallum 1-2-3.
- Shepard Smith video: Shep and The Greatest Generation.
- Cable newsers dominate Mediaite ‘most influential’ list. Today’s lawsuit.
- Chris Wallace snags first Trump Sunday show interview. Stossel ending.
- Tucker Carlson joins Hannity, O’Reilly in the Erik Wemple Hall of Shame.
- Tucker video: Why did NYT editor of reporters’ bias?
- Christi Paul opens up about domestic abuse. Daily Show video: Van Jones.
- Megyn Kelly tells NPR we’re in a ‘dangerous phase‘ right now (v/Mediaite).
- Katz: Fox News ratings romp continues. Concha: FNC tripling MSNBCNN.
- Rothstein: Mika Brzezinski’s ‘feminine mystique‘. Steve Kornacki at UMass.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Tucker Carlson-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- James Murdoch touts Fox’s diversity of views: ‘We’re tough on both sides.’
- Concha: After Tucker NYT editor backpedals criticism of reporters.
- Post-election ratings: MSNBCNN plunge as FNC scores viewership gains.
- Sunday showdown: MediaBuzz beats Reliable Sources. Weekend numbers.
- Esquire profiles the ‘breakout voice of the 2016 election’: truther Van Jones.
- Rose: CNN’s choice of Van Jones says it all. Wemple: Zucker took the heat.
- Watson: CNN to air special on Obama’s legacy anchored by Fareed Zakaria.
- Tucker Carlson video: Does the risk censoring ‘real’ news?
- Steinberg: MSNBCNN seeking another Nightline moment with 11pm shows.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Chris Wallace-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Darcy: Tucker Carlson is at war with elitism, pomposity, and groupthink.
- Ariens: James Murdoch gives Dad A+, says FNC prospects ‘very strong‘.
- Gibson: Tamera Mowry-Housley is keeping the faith. Dana’s dog ditties.
- Greta resurfaces (via TVNewser). Joe & Mika’s pipeline to Trump Tower.
- Video: comments on her recent absence from Fox News.
- The Cable Game: Reliable Sources pre-empts breaking news to slam Trump.
- Wemple excoriates Corey. Lyons: Settle for More needs greater detail, focus.
- Video: Sharyl Attkisson on over Trump’s phone call.
- Video: on Trump’s Taiwan chat. F&F: Cabinet makers?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Trump resumes transition
- Reliable Sources videos: Trump…enemy of the press, authoritarian, and liar.
- Video: the NY Times public editor. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Yahoo review: Tucker a pious, ‘plu-perfect preppy‘ who sandbags his guests.
- Enlighten Us scheduled for Saturday airing. CNN’s Great Big Story gets bigger.
- ICN: Why Megyn signing with CNN would be a bad move…for both of them.
- Battaglio: Why execs are not seeing a bidding war for Megyn Kelly’s services.
- Jeffrey Lord re-ups with CNN…Erik Wemple hardest hit. Soledad resurfaces.
- Your Buzz videos: Hillary’s Colin rescinding
- Fox News Latino is expanding its reach. College claims it didn’t cave to O’Reilly.
‘His Supporters Were Beyond Dirty’
J$P Video! Debate over Trump’s ‘Thank You tour’ turns rowdy when Meghan McCain and Julie Roginsky cross swords:
From Outnumbered 2 December 2016
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Out# video: With choice of Mattis, Meghan McCain
- Just for giggles: CNN crew awaits Trump plane, jokes about it crashing.
- Gutfeld: Barack Obama takes one last shot at Fox News. Aidala for D.A.?
- Henry: Why CNN paid $25 million for a startup generating zero revenue.
- F&F video: Rich Reichmuth rappels down 22-story building
- Berg: MSNBC claims post-election coverage will cut back on talking heads.
- Ma: The truth about CNN bias. Kaplan: Megyn Kelly has no future at CNN.
- Zucker punch: High-level GOP aides say CNN undermined their campaigns.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- CNN’s Inside the Middle East will be sponsored by a Saudi foundation.
- ‘Kelly may jump?’ Drudge hypes unsourced rumor CNN wooing Megyn.
- Q&A: Alisyn Camerota on a ‘fact-free’ election that was a ‘wake-up call’.
- Treacher: Olby still sitting at his Ikea table, yelling. Dial it down, Rachel.
- Factor video: talks Trump and coverage of hate crimes.
- Stelter: The two candidates were not equal; it’s a reporters duty to say so.
- November 2016 cable news program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.