Friday Links and Open Thread

  • 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.

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; MSNBCCNN 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 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 Links and Open Thread

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.