Friday Links and Open Thread

  • Thursday’s numbers: Megyn Kelly-Bill O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
  • Griswold: Why Chris Wallace is right about fact-checking debaters.
  • Lean Lean: MSNBC cuts over a dozen producers in ‘restructuring’.
  • Outnumbered video: in email flap.  Q&A: Bret Baier.
  • Gray: Sean Hannity hasn’t changed, ridicules rumors of ‘Trump TV’.
  • Today’s firing demand: Drop Chris Wallace from third Prez debate.
  • Today’s CNN Lauer piece.  Video: with Charlie Rose.
  • Today’s NY Times Matt Lauer piece.  Today’s bonus NYT Lauer piece.
  • Flood: CNN’s 9/11 remembers the day, the dust, and the ‘legacy kids’.
  • Turner wants to sell its channels directly to consumers via streaming.
  • Pamela Brown, Eugene Scott on distinguished list.  Q&A: Robin Meade.
  • Videos: on nitpicking; did Brian Stelter?
  • Geraldo book deal axed because he defended Ailes.  Greta blames execs.