- Thursday’s numbers: Maddow-Sean Hannity-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Flood: How Specialists emerged as the potent youthful face of FNC.
- CNN producer caught on camera: voters are ‘stupid’, Trump ‘crazy’.
- McCall: Self-inflicted problems earned CNN its spot on the griddle.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg says both sides need to
- Videos: Tucker Carlson on The Five on
- New Tantaros conspiracy theory claims Nomiki Konst is in on the plot.
- Alex Pappas to FNC. Tapper honored. Will AT&T ‘neutralize‘ Zucker?
- Smith: Joe & Mika may delay vacay to sling more ‘bad blood’ at Trump.
- Stay classy MSNBC: Greta’s tweet that she’s fired is ‘liked’ by Joy Reid.
- Erik Wemple kicks Greta while she’s down, calls her firing ‘good news’.
- DePaolo: MSNBC’s silent dismissal of Greta van Susteren was insulting.
- Spargo: Greta fired while prepping to go live on air. Q&A: Bret Stephens.
- Concha: Regardless of what lies ahead, Greta leaves an impressive legacy.
- Flashback: Ari Melber, the opinionizer-anchor-opinionizer replacing Greta.
Month: June 2017
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- After less than six months, Greta is out at MSNBC.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Maddow-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Remember Olbermann/Musto’s unvarnished misogyny?
- Out# video: Panel reacts to about Joe and Mika.
- Concha: Joe, Mika, and Trump seem incapable of acting like adults.
- Kim Guilfoyle says it’s not her last week at Fox: signs new contract.
- Audio: Andy Levy announces that this is his last week at Fox News.
- Video: Julie Roginsky announces this is at Fox News.
- Barr: MSNBC giving Hugh Hewitt minimal promotion for new show.
- CNN is making Cillizza a ‘brand’. Conservative activists target CNN.
- F&F video: on how he dealt with CNN’s hit piece.
- Q&A: Scarborough expounds on his musical genius, Trump, and more.
- The Five video: Does new undercover video deepen the
- Impartial CNN anchor: Trump is putting journalists in physical danger.
- Impartial CNN journo mad that WH takes questions from conservatives.
- Budowsky: CNN Russian Connection like journalism of Edward R Murrow.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-Hannity-Maddow 1-2-3.
- Out# video: Panel debates at WH briefing.
- Eric Bolling makes book…and Trump’s tweet makes it take off.
- Ellison: Can Megyn Kelly outpace her first-month ‘nightmare’?
- Sally Kohn in a twitter spat. Chaffetz to Fox, Stephens to MSNBC.
- Concha: Will media learn from CNN’s mistakes? (Don’t bet on it.)
- Goodwin: CNN has a bad case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
- Videos: and on CNN’s credibility crisis.
- Smith: CNN caved on Russia story after threat of $100M libel suit.
- Baragona: Why did Reliable Sources ignore CNN’s retracted story?
- FTV Live: CNN has become a laughing stock; Jeff Zucker’s Mini-Me.
- Farhi: CNN’s Russian story debacle came at the worst possible time.
- Shepard: CNN needs to slow down after Russia story repercussions.
- Folkenflik: CNN resignations a sign of ‘high stakes‘ in covering Trump.
- Impartial CNN anchor calls for civil disobedience in the White House.
- Alisyn sticks up (sort of) for Kellyanne. Scarborough sticks up for CNN.
- Somerby: Kushner vs Bernie…Rachel Maddow’s McCarthyism in action.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-The Five-Rachel Maddow 1-2-3.
- Q2 cable news program ranker: Fox News holds 14 of top 20 slots.
- Q2 biznet shake-up: CNBC dips to 20-year low as FBN surges 47%.
- Q2 numbers: FNC dominates cable news for 62nd month in a row.
- Q2: Fox News tops all cable nets; MSNBC, CNN show improvement.
- MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle snags a $7.5 million Upper East Side crib.
- Kansas man arrested for stalking Joanne Nosuchinsky at her NYC pad.
- CNN producer caught on tape: the Russia coverage is ‘mostly bullish!t‘.
- Turley: Travel ban ruling should force the media to examine themselves.
- The Late Show video: talks Mean Dads with Stephen Colbert.
- Jim Acosta: I’m ‘blackballed‘. Soldier’s mom rips CNN’s ‘twisted’ reality.
- Videos: Sharyl Attkisson on the origins of
- Sunday showdown: MediaBuzz beats Reliable Sources. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Three journos involved in retracted CNN report have resigned.
- Friday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-Maddow-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Greer: Fair-weather liberals have had their fill of Megyn Kelly.
- Megyn NBC ratings sink to new low. Andrea Mitchell honored.
- Hogue: ‘The band’ is back together; Heather’s new 5am partner?
- Don Lemon at Sag Harbor High. Oh, Joy: Russia…Russia…Russia…
- Hugh Hewitt MSNBC premiere gets hostile reception from the left.
- Joe Scarborough releases anti-Trump mushroom cloud music video.
- Videos: CNN retraction etc Monday
- CNN tightens rules after retracting fake story; Reliable Sources silent.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- MediaBuzz videos: Acosta the tiff
- Reliable Sources: Phil Donahue; Fox Trump ‘infomercial‘; the GOP liars.
- Anna Kooiman heading back to the USA for FNC July 4th weekend.
- Boyle: CNN retracts ‘very fake’ report on Scaramucci, Kushner et al.
- Megyn: ‘I have zero doubt I can do this job.’ Sunday talkers: preview.
- As Fox News builds new cutting edge newsroom, Studio N goes dark.
- Duin: CNN spotlights gay 12-year-old Mormon…but is it really news?
- Tucker video: after attempt to assassinate GOP reps.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Rachel Maddow-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- It’s no joke: The History of Comedy returns to CNN with season two.
- Somerby: What MSNBC refused to say about Comey and the ‘tapes’.
- Erik Wemple scolds Fox for saying what MSNBC refused to mention.
- MSNBC scores a hat trick: three errors of fact in one single sentence.
- Tucker video: why didn’t MSNBCNN air Trump speech?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: The Five-Tucker Carlson-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Somerby: ‘Cable gong-show culture at its magnificent dumbest.’
- MSNBC analyst: Defending Trump like ‘hugging a suicide bomber‘.
- Rothstein: Chris Matthews asks Cory Booker for a dinner date.
- MSNBC expands weekend line-up, gives Hugh Hewitt a half hour.
- Pete Snyder says Tantaros ‘sock puppet’ claims are, put simply, ‘a lie’.
- Price: Cable news channels are making millions off President Trump.
- Joe Scarborough opens up about his music…and his muse (guess who?).
- Abramson: Megyn Kelly’s struggles at NBC News should be no surprise.
- Saraiya: She’s didactic but untrustworthy, patronizing but unimpressive.
- Melissa Francis credits Michael Landon. MSNBCNN skip Trump speech.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Maddow-Sean Hannity-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Fox radio drops Sullivan, Gibson, adds Starnes and Tom Shillue.
- Somerby: 14 minutes that broke the cablenews dishonesty record.
- Salvadori: CNN fake Paris attack photo is a reminder to be wary.
- Barr: Is Bill O’Reilly plotting his future online, or on tv? Or…both?
- One America News pulls back O’Reilly offer, will pursue ‘other talent’.
- CNN plans to turn Great Big Story into a Great Big streaming channel.
- Video: says Iran, not Russia, is the problem in Syria.
- With EP release, Scarborough’s grassroots fanbase ‘poised to explode‘!
- Report: ‘Betrayed’ Matt Lauer ready to quit Today over Megyn Kelly hire.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Maddow-Tucker Carlson-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- The Five has a new free podcast. ICN: How not to launch a show.
- Fox Biz promotes two execs. Q&A: Jacob Soboroff on opioid crisis.
- Baragona: How CNN can compete with MSNBC/Fox in primetime.
- O’Reilly: The Sandy Hook families deserve better than Alex Jones.
- Report: NBC wants out, asking FNC to buy back Megyn’s contract.
- Concha: Megyn’s interview with Alex Jones had three big problems.
- Barr: Is this Trump’s new #1 tv surrogate? State of NY joins Fox hunt.
- Video: How Tucker Carlson get through appendicitis.
- Sunday showdown: MediaBuzz beats CNN’s Reliable. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Freaky Friday numbers: Maddow-Lawrence O’Donnell-Hayes 1-2-3.
- Broadening the definition: CNN to air new show with youtube ‘star’.
- Flood: Bloomberg spikes story about FBN, wasting four months prep.
- Q&A: Eric Bolling talks Specialists and a possible run for US Senate.
- Hogue: Does Todd Piro’s appearance herald a cleaning of the slate?
- Somerby: ‘A stupefying blend of the pointless, the false, and the ugly’.
- Fareed sticks up for Trump-killing drama. Chris Hayes makes it to #1.
- Concha: Despite the hubbub and hype, Megyn/Alex was a ratings flop.
- When Megyn met Alex: Superficial; contentious; unimpressive; a B+; toothless; embarrassing; uneventful; effective.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- MediaBuzz videos: the Megyn
- Reliable Sources videos: Oliver Stone; Amy Klobuchar; Megyn backlash.
- Joe Scarborough is puzzled: Who would attack Steve Scalise?
- O’Reilly begins tour in Westbury, drops hints of a ‘new network‘.
- Fox & Friends video: Abby Huntsman and Jeff drop
- CNN bias raised at stockholders’ meeting. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Reza Aslan not sorry for the sentiment. ‘Fake News‘ protest at CNN.
- MSNBC leaves Scalise medical update early to go back to Trump talk.
- Tucker video: cites media malpractice by HuffPo, NY Times.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Maddow-Ed Henry (for Tuck)-Hannity 1-2-3
- Out# video: Tom Shillue about the baseball game.
- Somerby: Maddow’s tale was false…but it felt so good going down!
- Drudge: Competitive stress is causing cable hosts’ spate of illnesses.
- Tucker Carlson hospitalized for appendicitis; Perino will sub tonight.
- Hall: O’Reilly is assembling a production team to launch new project.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly resurfaces, on One America News. More to come?
- In new audio Megyn tells ‘fascinating’ Jones he has ‘a very good point’.
- Megyn ‘completely overhauls‘ Alex Jones segment; Jones leaks audio.
- Turley: CNN’s lawsuit could vindicate Comey…or trigger his downfall.
- Ainsley Earthardt’s pants. Katy Tur’s father. Rachel Maddow’s A-block.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Tucker Carlson-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN reporter refuses to correct false report: ‘Not playing your game’.
- Play ball: FNC has special coverage of Congressional Baseball Game.
- Somerby: All these pundits said there’s no way it’s true…only, it was.
- Better than man bites dog: Anderson Cooper bites Anderson Cooper.
- Fired CNN host angling for an Emmy nom. Kaitlan Collins joins CNN.
- CNN’s Zucker complains POTUS hasn’t done an interview with them.
- Fox News exclusive investigative report triggers action from US Senate.
- A Connecticut anchor in Fox & Friends’ studio. Hardball gets a makeover.
- Home & Family video: Harris Faulkner on with your kids.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Maddow-Sean Hannity-Situation Room 1-2-3.
- Petition demands MSNBC stop hiring all those white conservatives.
- Rothstein: Mika tells manly man Joe the White House is full of sissies.
- Fox News retires its ‘fair and balanced’ slogan. Q&A: Rachel Maddow.
- ‘It’s a sh!t show!’: ‘Panicked’ meetings at NBC over Alex Jones segment.
- Advertisers, afraid to offend, are shaping the content of news programs.
- Ex-CNNer mulls Congressional run. Van Jones heading to Miami Beach.
- The 13 most-watched Fox News programs since Tucker replaced Mr Bill.
- Tucker videos: with Aresh Aramesh; on collusion.