- Q&A: Chris Wallace; Bret Baier wants substance, expects surprises.
- Video: the Trump election-night presser.
- Somerby: Joe and Mika’s deceptive video couldn’t hide the truth.
- Ariens: Fox News and CNN share honors on a big Super Tuesday.
- CNN signs a new contributor: Kayleigh McEnany. Today’s oops.
- Zurawik: Five media take-aways from the Super Tuesday coverage.
- Willie Geist gets NBC morning show. Brian Williams, trending again.
- Sunday showdown: Media Buzz tops Reliable. Richard Quest loses a job.
- Wemple: Illinois Rep Gutierrez excoriates MSNBC on the House floor.
- Harris-Perry claims a ‘culture of fear‘ at MSNBC, turned down exit deal.
- Video: Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier on his electoral chances.
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Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Red Eye video: Why is Stacey Dash Weekend numbers.
- Top ten reasons to fire Harris-Perry. Farhi: Is MSNBC now too white?
- Joyella: Super Tuesday coverage rundown. FBN hits ratings high in Feb.
- February numbers: Fox News breaks 13-year record; CNN; MSNBC.
- Flood: Debates, town halls give CNN Feb demo; FNC wins total viewers.
- Did MSNBC cancel an interview over a mention of Melissa Harris-Perry?
- CNN snags Mary Katherine Ham. CNN to simulcast another Dem debate.
- Trump rips Fox…while on Fox! NY Times revives the Wayne Simmons story.
- Kelly File videos: on Trump and David Duke.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Martha MacCallum-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: Oscar reactions prove Stacey Dash is a first-class ‘trigger’.
- Megyn wows Oscar party attendees. Stacey Dash moonlighting.
- Video: Are the media behind the of Donald Trump?
- Andrea Tantaros makes book. David Bohrman returns to MSNBC.
- Profile: F&F‘s Ainsley Earhardt. First day welcomes and highlights.
- Byers: Alex Wagner’s weekend show cancelled before it premiered.
- Gibson: Why an obscure weekend show firing became front-page news.
- José Díaz-Balart may be next to go. Durkin: Harris-Perry deserves praise.
- Wemple: Melissa Harris-Perry a ‘rare voice of substance‘ on cable news.
- Harris-Perry is out at MSNBC. Scarborough is in at the Washington Post.
- Rubin: Megyn Kelly stood up to Trump more than entire news outlets did.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: on bias. Is Is
- Reliable Sources videos: Egging them on; the Trump Show; Bernie Sanders.
- Flashback: Hannity backs path to citizenship…months before dinner!
- Did secret dinner cause ‘anchors’ like Hannity to back amnesty path?
- Does CNN put minorities in a corner? Video: Who’s
- Farhi: MSNBC to drop Harris-Perry; Díaz-Balart future in doubt. More.
- Stelter: Melissa Harris-Perry is ‘highly unlikely‘ to return to MSNBC.
- ICN: Harris-Perry a case of career self-immolation; further thoughts.
- Concha: Dishonest, unhinged Harris-Perry petulantly plays race card.
- Borchers: CNN was right to ignore Ben Carson. MADD about Shep.
- Flood: Why GOP perceptions of Fox News don’t impact viewership.
- Your Buzz videos: the a
- Blake Burman and Cody. Q&A: Ainsley Earhardt. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Luntz focus group video: If Trump wins Tuesday is it
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-PostDebate-Kelly 11pm 1-2-3.
- Melissa Harris-Perry refusing to show up for MSNBC show. More.
- Ainsley Earhardt dedicates F&F to her parents, awaits SNL parody.
- MSNBC host threatens to flee the country if Trump elected.
- Cutting the cable is one thing, but this is going a tad bit overboard.
- Christopher: Genteel MSNBC Hillary chat signals game change?
- Profile: ‘Fabulous woman’ Mika Brzezinski. Q&A: Jacob Soboroff.
- Video: Reactions to and CNN’s rowdy debate.
- Joe Concha’s debate report card grades Wolf and the candidates.
- Kelly File videos: Frank Luntz focus group findings
- After giving Trump most time, CNN tossed in two post-game interviews!
- Wemple: Telemundo anchor was the bright spot in a ‘same-old’ debate.
- Chotiner: A terrible night for CNN. McCaughey: The big loser was CNN.
- Ainsley Earhardt on her new Fox & Friends role. Here come(s) The Eighties.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Megyn Kelly-Bill O’Reilly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Can Ted and Marco
- Q&A: Ainsley Earhardt; Bret Baier on Trump, Maddow, Megyn, etc.
- Cavuto video: on Apple, unlocking iPhones, and 9/11.
- Lemon: It’s ‘vital’ that CNN cover…the Oscars?! Video Q&A: Soledad.
- Waxman: How CNN turned Trump from a reality star to a frontrunner.
- On the Record videos: for her
- Jake Tapper, sidelined for Dem debates, is back for another GOP debate.
- Somerby: Why won’t Coop ask Trump these questions? FNC branding dip.
- CNN investments in politics are paying off. FNC signs Mercedes Schlapp.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-CNN TownHall-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Fox News tops demo and totals on a heavy Tuesday news night.
- Outnumbered video: Are Trump’s GOP rivals
- Q&A: Greta celebrates 3500. Sonny Hostin leaves CNN for ABC.
- Mika rips Rubio…for ‘sucking up’ to Trump! The Megyn Kelly effect.
- Roger Stone scorches CNN pundits: ‘no qualifications whatsoever’.
- Wemple: Stone’s ‘nasty, bigoted’ tweets got him banned from CNN.
- Video: have first reactions to Trump Nevada victory.
- Coop to moderate Flint Democratic debate. Robin Meade moonlighting.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Another of Maddow’s compulsively false statements.
- Video: says the media go too easy on Trump.
- Q&A: Sean Hannity on politics, television, and matchmaking.
- Sunday showdown: Media Buzz bests Reliable. Weekend numbers.
- CNN bans Roger Stone per Gawker demand. Meet the Trumpkins.
- Borchers: Why Hillary Clinton should go on Fox News again.
- TCG: When candidates duck reporters, Erik Wemple is of two minds.
- Kelly File video: Ex-CIA/NSA on politics and security.
- Christopher: MSNBC hasn’t done much to show support for Katy Tur.
- Flood: How CNN beat Politico and The Hill. Lemon on the red carpet.
- Concha: Harry Shearer, the Scarborough tape, and Keith Olbermann.
- Zucker: CNN closing the gap. Borchers downplays the Scarborough tape.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Megyn Kelly to host voter summit with four GOP candidates.
- Friday’s numbers: Bret Baier-O’Bolling-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Somerby: In his Trump town hall, Coop showed no will to engage.
- Videos: The DoJ vs Apple… and
- MoJo uh-oh: Trump tells Joe you had me ‘as a legendary figure‘. More.
- Ariens: Hillary camp speaking to FNC re Chris Wallace interview.
- Wemple: It’s fair for Hillary to duck Chris Wallace cuz…Tantaros?!
- Some boycott: Fox News primary coverage again tops MSNBCNN.
- Durkin: 2016, the year the media fought back against the candidates.
- Abby Huntsman: How it feels the day your Dad drops out of the race.
- Greta: This happens to all of us in television. Richard Lui’s sideline gig.
- Kilmeade video: about her baby, her beliefs, and more.
- Ainsley Earhardt and FNC referenced in frivolous ‘spring break’ lawsuit.
‘A Real Moment of Patriotic Grace’
J$P Video! Dana Perino looks at the repercussions of Jeb’s withdrawal from the race:
From Fox & Friends, 21 February 2016
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: wins SC; wins NV; Jeb’s
- Reliable Sources videos: Election results; polls vs votes; Erik Wemple.
- Feldman: Chris Wallace calls out Hillary for ducking Fox News Sunday.
- Video:: on Jeb’s exit from the race.
- Concha: Long-form interviews are the latest cable news ‘thing’.
- Saturday coverage: Fox News, MSNBC; Scalia funeral. Sunday talkers.
- Dylan Ratigan resurfaces; Charles Bierbauer also. Q&A: Rachel Maddow.
- Your Buzz videos: Trump Marco
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: GOP Town Hall-Don Lemon-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Judging of the debate over replacing Scalia.
- TCG: Wemple picked an odd time to take another shot at Fox & Friends.
- Announcement of Ainsley sends a message to moms. Q&A: Trish Regan.
- Video: Fox & Friends to the curvy couch.
- Mediaite dings F&F for erroneous b-roll, falsely fingers Ainsley as reader.
- Trump whine: Ailes won’t cave to demands, won’t ‘lift a finger to help me’.
- Joe & Mika: ‘It’s Trump derangement syndrome!’ Hannity sets Trump hour.
- Linkins: Little payoff for Trump infomercial. Garver: Trump gets a freebie.
- No, it’s not about vitamins: CNN launching Formula E show. CNNi awarded.
- Another CNN town hall, moderated by the sibling of a Democratic governor!
‘The Format Enabled Trump to Roll Over Them’
J$P Video! Howard Kurtz reviews MSNBC’s Joe and Mika Trumpalooza:
From The Kelly File, 18 February 2016
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Outnumbered video: Pope Francis Donald Trump.
- Wednesday’s numbers: CNN Town Hall-Megyn-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Eric Bolling-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: CNN tops Wednesday, but MSNBC and FNC also score.
- CNN town hall trumps Trump’s. Q&A: Richard Quest (via CNNC).
- Who is the ‘most trusted‘ name in news? CNN sued for defamation.
- ICN: Ainsley Earhardt was the best suited candidate for Fox & Friends.
- Somerby: Trump plus Maddow, two equal-but-opposite Dumbnathons.
- Grove: Trump talking points prevailed. Chotiner: Worthless television.
- Wemple: Joe and Mika let Trump skate. Nicosia: A travesty of a town hall.
- CNN exec defends political coverage. CNN anchor gushes over Sanders ad.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: O’Bolling – The Five/Sandra Smith 1- 2/3 (tie).
- Shep Smith video: Is there of the Fox News deck?
- Grove: Ratings and retribution spark MSNBCNN battle for second place.
- Fox & Friends video: Did trigger fresh Trump complaints?
- Wemple: When will FNC join the bandwagon for candidate town halls?
- Somerby: MSNBC’s top escort service takes over Chris Hayes’s hour.
- Drum: MSNBC embarrasses itself yet again. Geraghty: How convenient!
- Concha: Escalating cable town halls are a good thing. TCG: Rolling the dice.
- Concha: Here’s why Ainsley Earhardt earned the F&F job. Weekend numbers.
- Ainsley Earhardt, F&F’s ‘it’ girl. OtR video: Kilmeade consoles Anna.