- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- TCG: Maddow feels the Bern as Sanders supporters revolt.
- Hasson: Hillary donors being helpful to Chris Matthews’s wife.
- Megyn Kelly: How to deal with the haters. Weekend numbers.
- Outnumbered video: the New Hampshire vote.
- Somerby: Maddow’s dishonest reporting on Flint is ‘disgraceful’.
- The Late Show video: Bill O’Reilly with Colbert part one, part two.
- Sunday: Media Buzz tops Reliable, Fox & Friends tops cable news.
- Golomb: ‘Political Insider’ John LeBoutillier speaks truth to power.
- Factor video: Problems of the 2016 campaign.
- Profuse revenues from ‘juggernaut’ Fox News save parent company.
- Lean Forward: Maddow again named co-anchor of election coverage.
- Lynn Smith: it’s a boy! Daryn Kagan resurfaces. Sonny’s crib for sale.
- Nolte: CNN fact-checker gets facts wrong. Cablers hit New Hampshire.
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Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Bids to meet Bill O’Reilly top $2000 for Chris Evert Charities.
- Crupi: In the showdown between Trump and Ailes, Fox is winning.
- Late Show video: Megyn Kelly with Colbert. Father/daughter day.
- Wemple: CNN uses Hong Kong fortune teller as a political pundit.
- GGS video: Promo for electoral reality show
- Video: Is it for confused Carson/Cruz reporting?
- CNN blasts Cruz again. Is CNN lying about its Carson reporting?
- Interviewing Trump, Chuck Todd fails to stick up for Megyn Kelly.
- A simmering feud between Rubio and Scarborough is highly personal.
‘People Will Remember That Moment’
J$P Video! Mary Katherine Ham gives her take on last night’s GOP debate:
From Fox & Friends, 7 February 2016
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: media Sanders
- Reliable Sources videos: CNN vs Cruz; ABC debate disaster; SuperBowl.
- Video: Carl Cameron and Bret Baier panel
- TCG: Hugs and other perils of letting non-journalists host debates.
- Joined CNN on Feb 1, appears on Fox Feb 6. CNN adds Dem debate.
- SotU to air commercial-free. Sunday special preview:
- Chris Cuomo to co-host CNN Super Bowl special. Q&A: Sanjay Gupta.
- Greta’s On the Record is ‘endorsement central‘. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Kelly File video: discusses Maddow and the MSNBC debate.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-post-debate-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Hillary Clinton
- Concha: Hits and misses from MSNBC’s Democratic debate.
- FNC’s much-criticized press release may have changed America.
- FTV: MSNBC putting pressure on Rachel Maddow to apologize?
- Rutz: MSNBC’s debate set a new record…lowest viewership yet!
- Kurtz: Why did MSNBC put Rachel Maddow on the debate stage?
- Byers: On debate night the pressure was on MSNBC. Whoops!
- Q&A: Rachel Maddow discusses cable, Fox News, sex, and more.
- Videos: Megyn with Fallon with
- F&F video: Geraldo Rivera post-debate hugs.
- Wemple: MSNBC’s low-key questioners put on a ‘substantive’ debate.
- Cable: rated most helpful news source. MSNBC’s
- Megyn Kelly signs multi-million-dollar book deal with HarperCollins.
- Factor video: on who’s at fault for Carson/Cruz gaffe.
- FTV: O’Reilly took deserved shots at CNN, Stelter says it’s because of him.
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Dem Forum-O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Concha: Carson, Cruz, and CNN all share blame for Iowa muddle.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly ‘lost his license‘ to police the news media.
- Bret Baier, Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly to moderate March 3 debate.
- Somerby: The views you will never, ever, hear on Maddow’s program.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC skipping live news events to talk politics.
- Stacey Dash: No, I’m not ashamed to be black. Sherman’s coin.
- Ciobanu: Love Story is CNN’s voicemail social media experiment.
- Savan: Making excuses for Trump is now the fun part of Morning Joe.
- CNNC: CNN to simulcast PBS debate with Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano on why against Ted Cruz.
‘That News Agency Screwed Up Big Time’
J$P Video! Bill O’Reilly rips CNN reporting on Ben Carson; Karl Rove has further details:
From The O’Reilly Factor, 3 February 2016
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- The Five video: Trump’s new-found humility
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Concha: Roger Ailes notches a win as wounded Trump loses leverage.
- Guthrie: After Iowa loss Trump tries to mend fences, calls Roger Ailes.
- MSNBC debate anchors: Harkin staffer Todd, Air America’s Maddow.
- Melissa Harris-Perry has unnerving encounter. TCG: CNN ‘stonewalls‘.
- January 2016 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots; demo: 25-54.
- Trump: Maybe ditching the debate did cost me Iowa. Video: The
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‘That Is Called Journalism’
J$P Video! Katie Pavlich and Kennedy join Bill O’Reilly to discuss conservative complaints about Fox News:
From The O’Reilly Factor, 2 February 2016
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Jan 2016: Fox News 14 years #1; CNN; MSNBC; FBN sets record.
- Simon: Megyn Kelly won, and so, in its way, did Fox News.
- Outnumbered video: Rich Lowry in a over Trump loss.
- Ariens: Highest rated Iowa coverage ever, CNN/FNC split top slots.
- Zurawik: Five take-aways from cable’s coverage of the Iowa caucus.
- Erickson: Media let emotions trump reality. Graphics extravaganza.
- TCG: CNN promotes Fox ‘exposé‘ with fabricated Megyn Kelly quote.
- Video: Is as the GOP establishment candidate?
- Wemple: CNN dramatics were overkill. Trump’s friends with Fox again?
- Megyn Kelly is a huge Factor fan. Before Megyn, there was Selina Scott.
- Ailes: How a ‘half-baked little operation‘ became a billion-dollar news net.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- TCG: The news with Brian Williams…now with extra leaning!
- As MSNBC ‘makes shift’, Maddow elevated. Fox to ticker: turn blue!
- Video: of Bernie Sanders. Today’s lawsuit: Stacey Dash.
- Kelly File video: around Clinton’s ‘speed limit’ story.
- Why all women should champion Megyn Kelly. Megyn to meet Colbert.
- CNN signs David Gregory, Matt Lewis, Bill Press, ex-Mayor Michael Nutter.
- Dem debate set for Thursday. Coop to moderate Wednesday Dem forum.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary’s
- Reliable Sources: Trump vs Fox; more Trump vs Fox; Bob and Laurie.
- F&F video: Fox’s Embassy Suites Iowa setup.
- Chris Hayes defends covering Thursday’s Trumpathon.
- Camerota: Journalists are intimidated into not criticizing Trump.
- Concha: Trump’s obsession with Megyn is at Stage Five stalker status.
- Picchi: Who is that Saudi Prince anyhow? The View video:
- Special caucus weekend schedules: Fox News. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Your Buzz videos: vs Trump; a media
‘They Should Protect the CIA, Not CYA’
J$P Video! Dana Perino analyzes Clinton email developments and previews the Iowa caucuses:
From Fox & Friends, 30 January 2016
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate 9pm-Megyn Kelly-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Christopher: Ronan Farrow and Media Matters smear Megyn Kelly.
- Somerby: After the Professor spoke, Maddow didn’t call on him again.
- Video: Media coverage of analyzed.
- Joyella: Reviewers rave…Megyn Kelly ‘clear winner’ in the Fox debate.
- Preliminary numbers: 11-13 million, 4x MSNBCNN combined. Update.
- Trump demanded $5 million to appear. Stockman: Megyn is no ‘bimbo’.
- Videos: Focus group reacts to
- Factor videos: Bill on Bill’s Trump Q&A.
- TCG: Look who’s riding the Trump train! No-Trump debate: a good thing.
- Sherman says Megyn trying to ‘bury Trump‘, distorts her remark to Cruz.
- Zurawik: Fox moderators fine, but debate needed Trump. Concha: Meh.
- Harvey: Coop’s film like a high-end Barbara Walters special. Chris is sorry.
- Rothstein: Scarborough blasts ‘liar’ Dylan Byers, says he’s ‘bought’ by CNN.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- MSNBCNN will reward Trump for attempting to bully Megyn Kelly.
- Concha predicts millions will watch debate, but how many millions?
- Stelter: Trump tweets fake photo of Megyn Kelly and Saudi Prince.
- Gold: Ailes chose Megyn over Trump. Trump vs Fox: Who’s winning?
- Battaglio: Standing by Megyn Kelly was the ‘only proper response‘.
- Factor video: Bill grills The Donald Wemple’s take.
- Scarborough was willing to consider Trump V-P slot…until he wasn’t.
- ICN: Don’t do it. CNN suggests it won’t air Trump, then confirms it will!
- Lewis: No reporter has gotten under Trump’s skin like Megyn Kelly has.
- How Megyn Kelly triumphed over sexism, bullying. Q&A: Bill Hemmer.
- Elliott: Megyn Kelly says Democrats are ‘crazy’ not to do an FNC debate.
- Mazzei: Bret Baier preps for another GOP debate. Kicking and streaming.
- Somerby: Shameless clowning and proselytization at Maddow’s town hall.
- Poniewozik: Fox’s stand is right. Valenti: ‘Bimbo’ is sexist; so is ‘lightweight’.