- Morning Joe hires former Fox News exec to save struggling show.
- Bret Baier: seven years filling big shoes. Greta van Susteren honored.
- FBN announces debate moderators, says it won’t show empty podium.
- FTV Live: Reports of Don Lemon’s ‘suspension’ may be exaggerated?
- Wemple: FNC’s ‘love affair‘ with 13 Hours and the Benghazi controversy.
- O’Donnell viewers raise $10 million to fund schools for Malawi children.
- Kelly File video: discuss 13 Hours film and more.
- Why do CNN and MSNBC cover Trump three times as much as FNC does?
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Monday Links and Open Thread
- Video: Cavuto’s Don Lemon suspended?
- New Year’s Eve numbers: CNN tops in demo, FNC strong in totals.
- CNN renews its contract with Trumptastic contributor Jeffrey Lord.
- Video: Should media call Oregon militants
- Blowhards beware: Megyn Kelly, FNC’s ‘brightest star’, will slay you.
- Concha: Irresponsible media giving criminal militia a huge platform.
- Christopher: Cable nets rush to give free air time to Trump’s new ad.
- The Seventies is named one of 2015’s top documentaries. What a get!
- Hogue: Anna is in pole position as the 2016 F&F specularama kicks off.
- Bennett: CNN is giving President Obama an hour to promote gun control.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: judging the
- Reliable Sources videos: Militia group standoff, doping report, Trump.
- F&FW videos: Twitter’s the F&FW 2015
- Hackers disrupt websites of CNN, BBC, et al. Sunday talkers: preview.
- FTV: Jeff Zucker must be so proud; CNN’s next Peabody for sure. More.
New Year’s Eve Links and Open Thread
- Video: Fox News announces
- RIP: Wayne Rogers, Fox News contributor, dies at age 82.
- Concha: Media coverage of Cosby saga is already excessively annoying.
- In-depth journalism, Mediaite-style: The 34 sexiest people in tv news.
- FBN 2015’s fastest growing cable net. More. Fox: first on Facebook.
- Fox & Friends video: 2015’s Steven Hayes: True.
- Video: 1950-1960. Video:
- 2015 program ranker: FNC holds top 14 slots; 25-54 demo program ranker.
- YT,JD: The Broderick Matter
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Roger Ailes tops list of political news media influentials.
- Outnumbered video: Are fair game?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Watters-The Five-Doug McKelway 1-2-3.
- Sunday showdown: Media Buzz tops Reliable Sources.
- 2015: Fox News sets records; CNN, HLN up; MSNBC double-digit drop.
- 2015: Fox News is #2 in all cable; CNN #22, MSNBC #26. Griffin’s note.
- CNN covers Trump more than all his rivals combined. CNN’s BASEst doc.
- Borchers: CNN anchor makes an issue of Trump spokesperson’s necklace.
- Cable newsers named to distinguished list. The ‘most charming‘ NYE show.
- Johnny Dollar: The Broderick Matter
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Kilmeade audio: Audio Q&A: James Rosen.
- Hype machine cranks up for CNN’s New Year’s Eve ‘dream team’.
- Video: Amy Schumer, the Q&A: Eric Bolling‘s NYE.
- Wemple: Explosive accusations in Al-Jazeera ‘doping’ documentary.
- Johnny Dollar: The Broderick Matter
- Chariton: Five to watch. MSNBC host calls for Rahm Emanuel to resign.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- The Five video: Will deploying Bill Hillary Clinton?
- Wednesday’s numbers. Thursday’s numbers. Friday’s numbers.
- Outnumbered video: Should a sitting President
- $1M donation from Bill O’Reilly creates Marist scholarship fund.
- Maria Molina and Reed Timmer tie the knot. Poppy passes out.
- Jersey City’s Randall Peyton on his Ailes Apprentice experience.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Broderick Matter
- The reason for MSNBC’s tireless devotion to all things Trump: ratings.
- Controversy swirls around ‘fabricated’ Al-Jazeera documentary. More.
- Full Measure video: Kurtz and Atkisson on the media’s big misses of 2015.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: and a
- Reliable Sources: 2015 review part one, two; media new year’s resolutions.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Broderick Matter
- Willie Geist’s bodega tree. Ozzie and Harriet:
- Don Lemon wants to get out of ‘traditional news’ to be a late night host.
- F&F video: Charles Payne’s Sunday talkers: preview.
- Cablenews 2015: MSNBC slips, CNN up, FNC highest ever. Aging averages.
- Your Buzz videos: vs Trump, vs Trump, time
Christmas Eve Links and Open Thread
- The Honeymooners: ‘Twas
- Gregg Jarrett zings Trump again. Joe’s crib is up for sale.
- TCG: No taunting, just good wishes, in Fox News 2015 holiday cards.
- Kirsten Powers: How becoming a Christian ruined my love of Christmas.
- Suspended FNC contributor returns. CNN security guard shot and killed.
- FNC Christmas/weekend specials. CNN An
- Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Shannon Bream-The Five-Eric O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: The Washington Post attacks Ted Cruz children.
- Jake Tapper’s tips on how to survive covering a Presidential campaign.
- Stacey Dash files police report. Jury trial set in FNC 9/11 photos case.
- Hogue: Elisabeth’s tearful farewell. 200,000+. Stan Freberg:
- Profiles: Jesse Watters, Brooke Baldwin (v/TVN). Greg Burke promoted.
- From Cronkite to Blitzer: TV newsers are a Hollywood casting obsession.
- Do the media have a Trump/Hillary double standard on ’embellishments’?
- Rand Paul tells Kilmeade he will not participate in an ‘undercard’ debate.
- Fox Biz sets criteria: next GOP debate could be limited to six participants.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- The Five video: Debate over
- Pierce: This is what MSNBC considers ‘hard news‘.
- Monday’s numbers: Eric O’Bolling-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-O’Bolling Factor 1-2-3.
- Sunday: Media Buzz bests Reliable Sources. Weekend numbers.
- Outnumbered video: Did Trump bathroom comments
- Borchers: Maybe MSNBC’s Trump documentary won’t be horrible.
- F&F videos: Elisabeth’s Elisabeth Hasselbeck
- Kelly File video: discuss Obama’s media complaints.
- Lafayette: FNC rates higher in live viewing than any news channel ever.
- Husband: New Day still a distant second, but doing better than Morning Joe.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Concha: One-way ‘feud’ will spike debate viewership to over 25M.
- Bret Baier, Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly moderate Jan 28 debate.
- Somerby: Chuck Todd acts as Trump’s caddy, tees up greatest hits.
- Video: Does media amount to fear-mongering?
- Can MSNBC re-center itself? Andy Lack talks to Lloyd Grove.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly to Jesse Watters.
- Nolte: Fox News ramps up attacks in its attempt to derail Trump!
- The Place for Prisons: MSNBC dumps debate coverage for Lock-Up.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter
- Meet Megyn: only hours remain. Cable newser #2 on distinguished list.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Howard Kurtz with Trump
- Reliable Sources videos: Anonymous sources, Obama, Bernie Sanders.
- ‘Shameless’ MSNBC to air Chris Matthews-hosted Trump ‘documentary’.
- Fox & Friends video: Anna Kooiman Sunday talkers: preview.
- Your Buzz videos: Laura the
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The pt one. Richard Lui at UoG.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha challenges Media Buzz, Reliable Sources to cover this story.
- Borchers: Who’s doing a great job covering the primary? Fox News!
- Video: Comparing Trump vs covering Sanders.
- Somerby: Black youngsters in Texas barely exist on clownish MSNBC.
- Q&A: Lea Gabrielle. Jim Acosta in ‘grueling’ Hawaii. CNN’s fuzzy math.
- Factor video: looks at Trump voters. Today’s petition.
- Video: Sen Gillibrand says coverage made ‘a huge difference’.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Hogue: Sour puss?
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN reporter who coordinated with Hillary aide also got job offer.
- Ace political reporters at ABC and CBS News praise…Fox News!?!
- Zurawik: CNN coverage of Gray mistrial ‘overheated, even tabloid‘.
- Trump: I get better press from CNN than Fox. Video:
- Charlie Rose video: Q&A with four CNN
- Greta: Bret Baier’s special delivery; are journalists really independent?