Weekend Links and Open Thread

  • MediaBuzz: Rep
  • Hannity calls out opinion hosts posing as journalists.
  • We don’t need to reimagine free speech.  Sunday talk.
  • Lengthy NY Times article (hit piece) on Tucker Carlson.
  • Guest walks off show after battle royale with Kennedy.
  • NY Times hit piece buried a fairly important disclaimer.
  • Company that runs CNN showcasing teen drag queens.
  • Megyn video: Sharyl Attkisson

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Friday Links and Open Thread

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Thursday Links and Open Thread

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Wednesday Links and Open Thread

  • Tuesday’s numbers: Tucker #1. Audience shares.
  • Beck: Peter Doocy is not a ‘dumb son of a bitch‘.
  • Today’s lawsuit threat: NFL star may sue Joy Reid.
  • Ari Melber is shocked to discover Twitter’s power.
  • Breaking Points video: Stelter’s
  • With Netflix, CNN+, streaming reaches a crossroad.
  • CNN anchor wonders if Musk wants to kill puppies.
  • CNN+ planned on 30M subs.  CNN crew’s close call.
  • FNC and Audacy team up.  Masks heard but not seen.

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Tuesday Links and Open Thread

  • Monday numbers: Tucker #1. Audience shares.
  • Weekend numbers.  Media shows.  Late night.
  • Week’s top cable nets: total viewers, key demo.
  • Fourth Watch: Elon Musk; Psaki; Lorenz; CNN+.
  • Rogan rips CNN+, needles ‘strange’ Brian Stelter.
  • CNN hall monitor shows alarm at ‘total freedom’.
  • Key lesson of CNN+ flop: CNN has lost its gravitas.
  • The CNN+ fiasco could stifle news org innovations.
  • Megyn video: Charles Cooke on
  • Sexton: Brian Stelter’s one-sided coverage of CNN+.
  • Bill Weir is battling global warming and eco-anxiety.

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Monday Links and Open Thread

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Weekend Links and Open Thread

  • MediaBuzz videos: flap;
  • The real reason CNN+ failed…it isn’t what you think.
  • What will happen to CNN+ shows and personalities?
  • Kaitlan Collins fibs about her White House reporting.
  • Megyn video: before it even started.
  • McCain: Why CNN+ was a predictable $300M disaster.
  • Faria: Jack Dorsey was right…CNN does create conflict.
  • Axed staffer mocks CNN+ ‘dregs’ content.  Sunday talk.

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Friday Links and Open Thread

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Thursday Links and Open Thread

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Wednesday Links and Open Thread

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Tuesday Links and Open Thread

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Monday Links and Open Thread

  • Friday’s numbers: The Five #1.  Audience shares.
  • Thursday’s numbers: The Five #1.  Audience shares.
  • Stelter dazed and confused as guest goes off-script.
  • Chris Licht reveals May 2 is his first day as CNN CEO.
  • Are CNN talent more fair and balanced post-Zucker?
  • Video: Megyn and Buck on Jen attacking Peter Doocy.
  • Megyn: Zucker made me a huge offer to come to CNN.
  • CNN reporter receives kidney donation from colleague.
  • MediaBuzz videos: Psaki
  • Tucker Carlson probes topic too steamy for cable. More.

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April 17, 2022

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Friday Links and Open Thread

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