August 2023 – johnny dollar’s place

Thursday Links and Open Thread

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 by johnny dollar

Tuesday top 59 cablenews programs; demo.
Pompeo: Is Thompson CNN’s ‘magic bullet‘?
Can Thompson steady CNN like he did NYT?
Burack: How Trump will define the ‘new’ CNN.
Wolk: Fixing CNN has to start with the website.
CNN Max testing news alerts for favorite shows.
Blake Burman to host NewsNation 5p panel show.
Fredericka Whitfield snags women’s media award.

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Wednesday Links and Open Thread

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 by johnny dollar

Varney, Perino, Calderón referee FBN debate.
Doocy question displeased some WH journos.
Mark Thompson is new chairman/CEO of CNN.
CNN ready to sign NYT/BBC alum as new boss.
Fox News marks 30 months as #1 in cable news.
The week’s top cable channels: total vwrs, demo.
FNC simulcasts Fox Weather overnight coverage.
National news networks hurricane coverage plans.

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Tuesday Links and Open Thread

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 by johnny dollar

August top 73 cablenews programs; demo.
Monday top 53 cablenews programs; demo.
F&F video: Tyrus announces his retirement.
Weekend: Saturday (more); Sunday (more).
Aug cable channel ranker: total vwrs, demo.
Breaking the Ruhles: Stephanie’s private line.
Friday top 52 cable news programs; key demo.
Some OAN staff left the room over a rap video.
Tucker: Getting fired was a blessing in disguise.
Fourth Watch: ‘Inmate’; press passes; pronouns.
Dem candidate says MSNBCNN won’t let her on.
Charly Arnolt: Journalism, travel, fitness, and life.

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Monday Links and Open Thread

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 by johnny dollar

CNN: Florida may outlaw reading about slaves.
Zaslav has made up his mind re new CNN boss.
Impartial CNN anchor lectures Vivek about race.
‘Ad Fontes’ rates NewsNation as the least biased.
Ham: Horror in Maui exposes broken government.
Biden team fumes over proposed Hannity debate.
Levin video: The Democrats only care about power.

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Weekend Links and Open Thread

August 27, 2023August 26, 2023 by johnny dollar

MediaBuzz: Debate divide; mug shot; Hunter.
MSNBCNN show co-defs pics 188 times in 24h.
Thursday’s top 58 cable news programs; demo.
25 things you may not know about Martha Mac.
Graham: Shouldn’t journalists support debates?
CNN paying Brian Stelter to appear on MSNBC!?
FNC apologizes for false report on fallen Marine.
How cablers covered the mug shot. Sunday talk.
Why the debate moderators opened with a song.

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Friday Links and Open Thread

August 26, 2023August 25, 2023 by johnny dollar

Fox debate blew Tucker/Trump vid out of the water.
CNN going to try streaming again, this time via Max.
MSNBC’s Diaz-Balart scoop: the term ‘woke’ is racist.
Fox News challenges lawsuit over Ray Epps theories.
MSNBCNN refused to air one-minute Trump remarks.

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Thursday Links and Open Thread

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 by johnny dollar

Wednesday top 53 cable news shows; demo.
TV news reactions to first Republican debate.
Debate snags 13M vwrs (Stelter predicted 5M).
Vivek rips Kaitlan Collins: a ‘petulant teenager‘.
Brit Hume sinks Fox/Tucker conspiracy theory.
‘Views’ on twitter (X) don’t mean what you think.
Media don’t care about Biden’s ‘Katrina moment’.
Steinberg: WBD reboots hunt for new CNN chief.
Anchors press DeSantis: ‘That’s not the question!’
Warner plans to launch new CNN shows on ‘Max’.
NYT CEO new CNN chief? Today’s lawsuit update.

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Wednesday Links and Open Thread

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023 by johnny dollar

Tuesday’s top 59 cable news programs; demo.
Monday’s top 50 cable news programs; demo.
Chris Hayes will hit the road for a podcast tour.
Somerby: They played it dumb on Morning Joe.
Steinberg: CNN’s Laura Coates signs with CAA.
Inside Trump’s decision to skip the FNC debate.
Stelter: No debate for me I’m watching MSNBC!
Today’s debate allows FNC to burnish its image.
Fox News unveils new tech for first GOP debate.
Special programming will air around Fox debate.
MSNBC makes gains, but Fox News is still on top.
MacCallum: No-Trump debate will focus on issues.

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Tuesday Links and Open Thread

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 by johnny dollar

Weekend: Saturday (more), Sunday (more).
Friday’s top 52 cable news programs; more.
Cable channels ranker: total vwrs, key demo.
MSNBC serves comfort food and happy talk.
CNN without Licht: Vivek is brutally mocked.
NWA Chief supports Tyrus’s gig on Fox News.
Fox debate to give 2024 election cycle a boost.
Fox News shifts advertising strategy for debate.
Moderators have been prepping for two events.
Fox rules no Trump surrogates in the spin room.
Meet Bret and Martha, Fox’s debate moderators.
Fox Weather distribution to reach millions more.

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Monday Links and Open Thread

August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 by johnny dollar

Trump will not participate in any GOP debates.
Outkick to air a sports/opinion special on FNC.
CNN adds Arit John to political coverage team.
MacCallum: Who has most to gain in the debate.
Vivek: Newsmax suggested he pay for coverage.
Anderson Cooper’s stalker sentenced to 30 days.
Levin video: The law is being used to destroy law.
CNN guest calls out network for deceptive editing.

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Weekend Links and Open Thread

August 20, 2023August 19, 2023 by johnny dollar

MediaBuzz: Debate preview, DeSantis, Trump.
Where in the world is Willie Geist? Sunday talk.
Don Lemon feels ‘vindicated’ by Chris Licht firing.
Trump to skip debate, will do Tucker Talk instead.
MSNBC: Blind Side succeeded because of…racism!
Video: Will and Pete participate in NYC SEAL swim.

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Friday Links and Open Thread

August 19, 2023August 18, 2023 by johnny dollar

Thursday’s top cable news programs; more.
Wednesday top cable news programs; more.
Tuesday’s top 51 cable news programs; more.
MSNBC calls anti-semitic Dem a Republican!
Chris Licht resurfaces. Pancakes and politics.
Somerby: Morning Joe…picking and choosing.
NewsNation has to correct reporting on UFOs.
Jesse Watters helping Fox News bounce back.
Trump complaining about FNC’s photo choices.
Bret and Martha talk Trump, debates, and more.
Fourth Watch podcast: Greenwald, Palmieri, etc.
Schorr: CNN still lying about Florida’s curriculum.
Alex Wagner celebrates. Chloe Melas exits CNN.
Fox’s Leslie Marshall: No one tells me what to say.
Trump idea: counter-program debate with Tucker.

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T.A.D. Links and Open Thread

August 18, 2023August 17, 2023 by johnny dollar

While we were away for a bit of temporary additional duty, auto-updated links kept our readers up-to-date on the latest media news.

Wednesday Links and Open Thread

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 by johnny dollar

CNN’s Selena Wang joins ABC to cover the WH.
Media hiring ex-Biden officials at a furious pace.
2023 ratings: all day, prime; demo all day, prime.
Will Cain raises ~~$1M~~…nearly $1.5M for Maui relief.
Chances for new CNN line-up are slim and none.
Maddow rips ‘stolen election’ claims…with Hillary!
MacCallum: The Fox debate could be a ‘minefield’.
Baier, MacCallum prepare for the ‘unprecedented’.
Newsmax hires alleged ‘sexual predator’ Ed Henry.
After 9 years reporter injured by CNN gets hearing.
After years of silence media forced to cover Hunter.

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Tuesday Links and Open Thread

August 21, 2023August 15, 2023 by johnny dollar

Monday’s top 57 cable news programs; more.
Saturday rankings, more; Sunday ranker, more.
Friday 8/11 top 52 cable news programs; more.
Weekly cable channel ranker: total vwrs, demo.
Zucker pal Camerota loses her primetime show.
Geraldo Rivera unloads on Gutfeld, Tucker et al.
Newsmax staffers irate over Ed Henry job offers.
Biden axed MSNBC hit fearing Hunter questions.
FNC’s Newsome/DeSantis debate hits roadblock.
Fox News discloses special debate programming.
New Tucker Carlson biography bombs: 3000 sold.
Burack: CNN primetime lineup isn’t going to cut it.
(MS)NBC’s Gabe Guttierez now WH Correspondent.

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