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Friday Links and Open Thread
05/15/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- The ‘long-lost stars’ of television news: where are they now?
- Greta posts photo, it connects parents of hero cop and victim.
- MSNBC has lowest day since 2005, while AJAm is even lower!
- Video: Ethical issues mushroom in Stephanopoulos controversy.
- Rothstein: Flap over juror at Schultz trial; the judge chills out.
- Q&A: Kirsten Powers. Today’s conspiracy. Question of the day.
- Tonight video: Bill O’Reilly with Jimmy Fallon part one, part two.
- Factor video: The President, Charles Blow, and Bernard Goldberg.
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/14/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- Kirell: The Greg Gutfeld Show dry to debut Sunday May 31.
- Gahr: Attorney trips up Ed Schultz. Imus video: Jenna Lee.
- Profile: Brooke Baldwin (v/CNNC). CNN’s Letterman special.
- Harris Faulkner at the Paley Center African-American Tribute.
- Fox News hires Kristin Fisher from ABC. Coop promotes CNN.
- Audio Q&A: Kirsten Powers. The View video: Mika Brzezinski.
- McCarthy: Quinnipiac identifies the most trusted name in news.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/13/15 00:00
- Tuesday numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3. FNC growth.
- CNN schedules more reality shows. Stelter wants a new beat?
- FTV: Al-Jaz America fails the Amtrak test. Fox News...on CNN!
- F&F video: Amtrak passenger Jeremy Wladis tells survival story.
- Grenell: Kirsten Powers’s Silencing spurs ‘unhinged’ reactions.
- With strong Pew results, FNC online getting extreme makeover.
- Westhoven: Chris Hayes takes police training. Q&A: Jim Morelli.
- Rothstein: Trial Judge smacks down Ed Schultz. Seshadri to CNN.
- Wemple: Does the President watch Fox News ‘on a regular basis’?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/12/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Greta: O’Donnell pulled one of the oldest tricks in cable news.
- Video: Lea Gabrielle tests fighter pilot helmet with X-ray vision.
- CNN’s very bad week: falls behind MSNBC in primetime; more.
- Today’s ‘death of cable news’ polemic. The Silencing excerpts.
- HLN fiddling with their afternoon schedule. Geraldo’s new crib.
- Video: Tom Brokaw clarifies his BriWi stance. Weekend numbers.
- Examiner reporter becomes an issue in Ed Schultz trial. Day one.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/11/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Laura-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- FBN changes: Bartiromo to mornings, Cavuto to noon, more.
- In wake of Fox News blackout DishNet loses 134K subs; more.
- Video: Three GOP hopefuls brave the Sunday morning shows.
- Kurtz: Salon waging war against Fox News...but there’s a catch.
- Q&A: Kirsten Powers discusses The Silencing, more. Q&A: Mika B.
- AJAm exec to ‘bring the team together’. Ainsley: keeping the faith.
- Today’s ‘death of cable news’ harangue. Thomas Roberts honored.
- Wallace zings The White House. There’s no getting rid of Ali Velshi.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/08/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- TCG: Why Megyn Kelly is America’s first amendment canary.
- Wemple: Cable news failed free speech, but Megyn Kelly didn’t.
- Ostrow: Dana Perino pitches optimism. CNN to push The Point.
- Screening questions for Ed Schultz jury. Profile: Andrea Mitchell.
- Chris Wallace flies. Piers Morgan resurfaces. Another CNN game.
- Profile: Maria B (via TVN). Dr Drew: More sex! Chris Cuomo: False.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/07/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Politico is taken aback: FNC pundits air diverse viewpoints!
- What’s in Maria’s B’s bag? What’s Ahnold’s favorite tv show?
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly talks about his charity work. Today’s oops.
- Outnumbered video: Andy Levy joins white privilege debate.
- Farhi: As cable news audiences decline, prime time is fading.
- Wemple and Cupp have words on twitter...and it’s not a spat!
- Imus videos: Juan Williams, Chris Wallace talk free speech etc.
- Hill: Did CNN’s approach to Michael Gray case incite Baltimore?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg and O’Reilly agree...the fix is in.
- Nededog: The Feds partner with CNN to work on drones for news.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/06/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Profile: Harris Faulkner, multi-talented rising star (via TVN).
- Gahr: Wrangle over Jonathan Alter testimony in Schultz case.
- Wemple: Greta to make clarification; Cupp guilty of advocacy?
- Chris Cuomo tweets spur outrage. Viewers ditch pot for news.
- Al-Jazeera America is in turmoil. Christine Romans and SMART.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/05/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Reliable Sources, without Brian Stelter, ties MediaBuzz.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner on race, career, and more (v/TVN).
- Morrissey: Matthews, mousetraps, and muddled analysis.
- CNN blurs out Mohammad cartoon. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Mika Brzezinski. Dr Drew to get extreme makeover.
- Mike Rowe revisits Baltimore. FNC touts its tune-in length.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/04/15 00:00
- The Five video: Free speech is under attack in America.
- Friday’s numbers: Megyn K-Juan Williams-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Fox News gets it dangerously wrong in Baltimore.
- Shep apologizes for erroneous report from correspondent.
- CNN anchor under twitter fire. Is CNN blaming the victim?
- Another exclusive report that MSNBC is planning changes.
- CNNC: Pot trumps news; Concha’s ‘insightful’ chat show.
- Q&A: Shep Smith talks tech, his dust-up with The Five, etc.
- Is this FNC rising star the real deal? Pay to play at MSNBC?
- O’Reilly/Miller Don’t Be a Pinhead Tour comes to Westbury.
- Cable newsers cross company lines: the guys and the gals.
- CNNC: Reliable Sources avoids reporting on CNN mistakes.
- CNN, NBC execs in ‘intense’ confab. CNN hires Robyn Kriel.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/02/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Baltimore, Clinton Cash, Leland Vittert.
- Reliable Sources: Baltimore, Brian Williams, ‘thug’ is racist.
- Somerby: Maddow never reported officer’s exoneration.
- Your Buzz: Hillary, Republicans, Clinton Cash, The Rev.
- Cablenewsers go back to school. Joe Concha moonlights.
- Zurawik: The media didn’t light the fires. Sunday talkers.
- CNNC: Chris Cuomo should fess up and take responsibility.
- Legends & Lies turns spotlight on Nevada. Banned in Vegas.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/01/15 00:00
- The Five video: Why The Nightly Show edited Dana Perino.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Rutz: MSNBC and Kremlin-funded RT have much in common.
- Q&A: Leland Vittert in Baltimore; Liz Claman and her playlist.
- Wemple: CNN asked Pew to revise numbers, Pew said ‘sure!’
- Gahr: As trial approaches, Ed Schultz witnesses are cowering.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media Baltimore coverage.
- But it’s an exclusive! Who’s who? Video: CNN’s NSFW whoops.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/30/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Joyella: Bob Beckel in treatment for prescription drug addiction.
- Video: MSNBC host protects mayor from Fox News questions.
- TCG: MSNBC uses truther Touré as a breaking news reporter?!
- Fox ad chief: We already beat CNN, now on to USA and ESPN.
- Janice Dean, Shannon Bream at MS Women on the Move event.
- Joyella: FNC dominates online. Wemple: CNN wants a recount.
- Amanpour to UNESCO. Lara Baldesarra, Erin McPike exit CNN.
- F&F video: Judge Napolitano on new report Gray injured himself.
- CNNC: Cuomo explains himself, smears blogger who broke story.
- Cuomo responds: ‘It’s out of context BS’, then deletes response.
- CNN anchor says of police: ‘Be careful; you know how they are’.
- Wemple: Brooke Baldwin apology shows how its done. Take two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/29/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- What does the Fox say? The Daily Beast doesn’t have a clue.
- Q&A: Outnumbered ladies on ratings, breaking news, and more.
- Wemple: MSNBC...profits over people. Weprin: Alternatives.
- New Pew: Cable news viewership, by channel; revenues, profits.
- Fox News Sunday’s 19th anniversary. Imus video: Mike Baker.
- Kurtz: Ignore the finger-pointing; media did not fan riot flames.
- Stuever: Is CNN as bad as everyone thinks it is? Yes...and no.
- CNN riot coverage exaggerates seriousness of events (via CNNC).
- Video: Unruly Baltimore crowd gets rowdy during Geraldo report.
- Charges of unbalanced reporting disrupt Zakaria event (v/CNNC).
- Hogue: Kiran Chetry resurfaces, makes appeal on behalf of Nepal.
- Wemple: Lawsuit vs Al-Jazeera America claims anti-Semitism. More.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/28/15 00:00
- April numbers: FNC grows, CNN holds on, MSNBC sinks.
- Monday’s numbers: Shep-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered’s most provocative, unexpected moments.
- Weprin: Imus moves show to Texas, parts ways with FBN.
- NBC logo from 65 years ago reappears on Way Too Early.
- Kaplan: Dr Sanjay Gupta surgery saved life of Nepal girl.
- Video Q&A: Andy Levy. CNN’s Gnomist. Weekend numbers.
- Joyella: With few words, Shep Smith tells a powerful story.
- Nguyen: CNN isn’t helping. CNNC: Don Lemon ‘welcomed’.
- Wemple: Shep plus The Five made for compelling television.
- Concha: Shep plus The Five made an uncomfortable combo.
- Zurawik: Cable beefs-up Baltimore coverage on a long night.
- McQuivey: Comcast lucky that regulators nixed merger deal.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/27/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- FTV: CNN’s riot coverage is awful...and likely to get worse.
- Wolff: What NBC News execs could learn from Roger Ailes.
- Comcast ridicules $20B discrimination suit, seeks dismissal.
- Joyella: 24-hr cable news? Stop kidding yourself... Fox faces.
- CNNC: Nepal coverage epitomizes the Zuckerification of news.
- FTV: Don Imus leaving FBN? Peter Hamby jumps to Snapchat.
- Atkinson: Rumblings of mutiny at Al-Jaz America (v/FTV Live).
- Devaney: Swells par-tay at CNN’s post-dinner Sunday brunch.
- TCG: Reliable Sources blackout? No coverage of ‘Clinton cash’.
- Q&A: Fareed Zakaria and Blindsided...postponed to next week.
- Wolf hearts Harf...and Jane. Coop in Phoenix. Lynn is Mrs Smith.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/25/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Clinton Cash, Bruce Jenner, Hillary silence.
- Reliable Sources: Brian Williams, Bruce Jenner, Brian Williams.
- Zurawik: CNN ignored news to air empty-headed narcissism.
- Videos: No dinner for Tucker Carlson; The Jamie Colby story.
- Celebrity chef to air backwards episode. Lemon: Me, Meee!
- SPJ honors cablers. Bartiromo goes to Milken. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Britt, Hillary, Gyro, burrito, Mika, Hillary, Marco.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/24/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly teams up with Kevin Spacey on cable project.
- The Kelly File only news program on top 10 social media list.
- TCG: Choice of Tapper puts CNN back in the game for 2016.
- Byers: How Tapper’s SotU could dominate the Sunday shows.
- Jake Tapper gets State of the Union. Comcast deal: dead.
- CNN Politics gets extreme makeover. Tapper apologizes.
- Faw: CNN gaining GOP viewers. How to get a job at CNN.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on POTUS and Christians.
- Video Q&A: Mike Rowe’s first big break. Schultz: Half true.
- Scarry: Meet Evan Gahr, the reporter bedeviling Ed Schultz.
- Erik Wemple astonished (!) Fox News airs NY Times reporter.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/23/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Report: Comcast will drop Time/Warner merger deal.
- Video: Bret Baier previews Friday’s Tangled Web special.
- Q&A: The many faces...and varied careers...of Andy Levy.
- Daily Show video: Dana Perino w/Jon Stewart. Glamour Q&A.
- Mike Rowe in Arcata; Anthony Bourdain in Barnegat Light.
- Pomerantz: Maybe Comcast doesn’t need Time/Warner anyhow.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/22/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: MSNBC stonewalls questions on deadbeat hosts.
- Rothman: Doesn’t anyone at MSNBC pay their taxes?
- Lean Forward: ‘Girlish, fun, upbeat, exuberant’...guess who?
- Only one cable newser named to NY Women’s Impact List.
- Lisa Ling in Ogden UT. CNN AppleWatch app is unusable.
- HLN to air Kim Kardashian documentary on mental illness.
- The View video: Dana Perino. Pot block redux not so high.
- Nolte: Viewers abandoning CNN’s shrill, divisive coverage.
- Zurawik: CNN (even Lemon) delivered strong Gray coverage.
- ICN: Zucker sticks with Lemon, but he’s not making Lemonade.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/21/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Maddow: ‘The host at Fox News who is called Bret Baier’.
- Ten nuggets from Dana Perino’s book. Weekend numbers.
- Rothstein: Despite Weiner stunt Reliable ratings plummet.
- Concha: Reliable Sources shouldn’t have booked Weiner.
- Survival expert turns down CNN’s offer to make fun of him.
- Thomas Roberts honored. Profile: Don Lemon (via CNNC).
- CNN’s ‘pot block’ gets high ratings as Legends & Lies grows.
- Joe S on Comcast deal: I’m no expert, I don’t know the issues.
- Zurawik: How cable news shaped perceptions of citizen’s death.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/20/15 00:00
- The Five video: Dana Perino previews her new book.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC gets exclusives from Clinton Cash; more; sets special.
- Q&A: Roger Ailes on Hillary, Cruz, Brian Williams, and more.
- TCG: Just how reliable are the sources on Reliable Sources?
- CNN pre-2016 hiring spree (via ICN). Cable news Peabodies.
- Imus video: FNC’s Juan Williams. Candy Crowley resurfaces.
- MSNBC insiders, alums assess its challenges. Cue the leg thrill.
- Coop talks career in Greensboro. Coy Wire does HLN weekends.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/18/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary, Britt McHenry, gyrocopter stunt.
- Reliable Sources: Hillary, Brian Williams, The ‘Fox Primary’.
- Comcast, Time/Warner try to save deal via meet with DoJ.
- Factor video: The Lauren Green story. Sunday talkers.
- Red Eye rumors...rejected. Swells gather for NLGJA gala.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN’s pot block airs Sunday night; more. Changes at CNBC.
- Your Buzz videos: Savannah Guthrie, Fox vs Hillary, lectures.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/17/15 00:00
- Video: Shepard Smith on the OKC bombing 20 years later.
- Flood: FNC report triggers Purple Heart benefits change.
- Greta special: Marine Held in Iran. Hogue: Awkward?
- Antitrust attorneys leaning against Comcast merger deal?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Schreier jumps back to Fox Biz. CNN Game Night redux?
- CNN discovers an ‘illegal settlement’ that is 32 years old.
- Cablenewsers named to distinguished list. O’Donnell: False.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of Hillary.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/16/15 00:00
- Legends & Lies searches for truth in Old West folklore.
- Battaglio: Bill O’Reilly and his burgeoning media empire.
- Gahr: The Rev ducks questions about Ed Schultz lawsuit.
- Lien Forward: Another MSNBC host in trouble over taxes.
- Melchior: The Rev gets a pass from the New York taxman?
- ICN: MSNBC is ‘rearranging deck chairs’ as the ship sinks.
- Lean Forward: Harry Reid hints he wants a job...at MSNBC!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/15/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Forget NatGeo, Killing Patton may be headed to theaters.
- Kissell: Legends & Lies gives FNC a Sunday night bump.
- Hogue: Elizabeth Prann is back...but still ‘unlisted’.
- Kelly File video: DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.
- Fox & Friends video: Road Trip...Anna goes to Clown College.
- Concha: Is there nothing Joe S & Mika B can’t get away with?
- Concha: MSNBC makes smart move in promoting Ari Melber.
- Another Dem opinionizer becomes an MSNBC ‘correspondent’.
- TCG: The lowdown on The Rundown. CNN goes to pot...again.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/14/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Politico list: Baier, Ed Henry, Kirsten Powers ‘on the right’!
- Lean Downward: MSNBC distant 4th for Clinton launch.
- CNN revisits the Gulf oil disaster. Video Q&A: Mika B.
- Dierdre Bolton: Elevator pitches. Brian Williams to CNN?
- New HLN game show set to air daily. Weekend numbers.
- Is Sean Hannity the unofficial first stop for GOP hopefuls?
- Joyella: Cable news ‘nothing burgers’. Q&A: Stacey Dash.
- Richard Quest moonlighting. Being out front helps Out Front.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/13/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Profiles: Steve and Peter Doocy’s roots in Bergen County.
- Video: Derangement syndrome in media coverage of Hillary?
- TCG: Roger rolls the dice; more. CNNC: Zucker takes his time.
- MSNBCNN reporters attend Hillary camp’s off-the-record dinner.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/11/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary’s launch, Rand’s style, shots fired.
- Reliable Sources: Hillary vs media, more Hillary, and Hill’s Bill.
- Legends & Lies dispels myths, hyperbole about the Old West.
- Your Buzz videos: Stephanopoulos, Noah, Warren, Menendez.
- Q1 2015 ratings via the theory of relativity: MSNBC, CNN, FNC.
- Mr Independent. The world leader in...emojis? Sunday talkers.
- Pope Francis, the Church, and Carol Costello. Hillary and The Rev.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/10/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News may move to the World Trade Center (v/TVN).
- Lean Forward: Scott family asks The Rev to stay away.
- Fox & Friends, Bret Baier beat NBC/CBS in major markets!
- Inside FNC’s Legends & Lies. Chris Wallace, Mr Sunday.
- Greta: My questions for Hillary Clinton, and a disclosure.
- Brooke Baldwin bounce leads to prime time opportunity?
- Imus video: Bret Baier. DC Journal video: Tucker Carlson.
- Gay: Ten reasons why Brian Williams should go to...MSNBC?!
- Q&A: Mika Brzezinski; Mike Rowe; Josh Lipton at CNBC’s SF digs.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/09/15 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- He calls Megyn Kelly ‘very fair’, watches every night.
- CNN doesn’t care about black people? Quest’s quiz.
- Swells gather to toast cablenewsers Megyn, Bill, et al.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Rothstein: Schultz will go to trial. Jake Tapper to CBS?!?
- Does Jeff Zucker deserve a salute for a third-place show?
- Kelly File video: Sen Rand Paul. Imus video: Bill Hemmer.
- Q&A: Mike Rowe. Lisa Ling at U of M Flint. The chef’s tour.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/08/15 00:00
- Kirell: It’s time to credit Jeff Zucker for resuscitating CNN.
- Audio Q&A: Chris Stirewalt. Wemple: Judith Miller vs Kurtz.
- O’Reilly, Megyn, Coop et al on most powerful NYC media list.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on failures by Rolling Stone.
- Byers: Cruz and Paul interviews exemplify Hannity influence.
- Griswold: Chris Hayes gets a ratings bump...by not showing up!
- Mike Rowe in Humboldt. Upped at CNN. Rachel Crane nominated.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/07/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- If CNN hires Brian Williams, will they institute a gag rule?
- Chariton: HBO/Vice alliance grows, but what about CNN?
- Eggerton: Cable news imposters hit with $16 million fine.
- Imus video: Bernard Goldberg on journalistic malpractice.
- Burrough: (MS)NBC a series of debacles. Weekend numbers.
- Comcast lobbies for merger (v/TVN). Karen Finney resurfaces.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/06/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Killing Jesus-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- New Day gets a new look. Will DishNet dump Weather?
- Video: Is Rolling Stone UVa retraction too little, too late?
- MSNBC facing huge overhaul, with exec Griffin vulnerable.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. Video: Anna gets dunked on opening day.
- Timely: CNN puff piece about Iran. Jim Boulden out at CNN.
- Greta: Good for Chris Wallace! The Circuit does Formula One.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/03/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: RFRA, Weinstein’s war, Gutfeld on Noah.
- Reliable Sources: Rolling Stone, anti-Christian bias, NY Times.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Summer may be short at HLN. Chris Cuomo to primetime?
- Wemple: Deja vu from Joe S. Judith Miller: Myths and fallacies.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on misreporting. Today’s Tucker tirade.
- Judge Jeanine and Robert Durst. She’s the true hero of The Jinx.
- Concha to Wallace: Apologize. Video: Howard Kurtz. Sunday talk.
- FNS tops Meet the Press in DC. CNN reporter attacked by a ghost?
- Your Buzz videos: Cruz, Bergdahl, Juan Williams, Ferguson, attacks.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/02/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Tucker Carlson comments on Kaus flap (v/Mediaite).
- TCG: Impartial MSNBC journalist invokes ‘the name of God’.
- Video: Tammy Bruce on the rush to condemn people of faith.
- Video: The Maria Bartiromo story. GMA video: Neil Cavuto.
- Q&A: Alisyn Camerota on her move from FNC to CNN. More.
- Another skirmish in The War on Fox. Shaffer: The paper tiger.
- Q1 cable news program rankers: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Weekend numbers. Monday’s numbers. Tuesday’s numbers.
- Q1 numbers: Fox News increases its lead; CNN, MSNBC, HLN.
- Forbes: Fox News dominance will boost subscription revenues.
- Strange Inheritance is a hit. Reliable gets a Frank Sesno bump.
T.A.D. Links and Open Thread
03/31/15 00:00
While we were on assignment, J$P readers stayed up to date with links from the Cable News Wire...like these:
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/30/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-O’Bolling-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Ellen Ratner: I would crawl through glass for Roger Ailes.
- New Day w/Alisyn gives CNN best mornings in years. More.
- Bulkeley: Fox News reporting is honest, bias-free journalism.
- O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus nets highest ratings in NatGeo history.
- O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies audiobook voiced by Luke Duke.
- Bauder: NBC boss faces huge challenge...fixing MSNBC. More.
- Today’s O’Reilly flap: will the real cameraman please stand up?
- Alan’s hate mail. Eric Bolling in a twitter spat. Fun and games.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/28/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Cruz coverage, Bergdahl, Ferguson fallout.
- Reliable Sources: Plane crashes, live coverage, mental illness.
- Lisa Ling in Murfreesboro. Q&A: Frances Rivera, Willa Frej.
- Suebsang: Sean Hannity’s war on Spring Break. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Race cards, Cruz, Loretta Lynch, Hillary, lefties.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/27/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- TCG: Nostradamus wannabe still wrong about Bill O’Reilly.
- Carl Bernstein cheap-shots FNC; Childers rebuttal cheered.
- Wemple: Tucker Carlson still refuses to lambaste his brother.
- Bill’s Muslim Jesus. Bob’s back surgery. CNN’s hiring spree.
- Albeanu: CNN Digital’s ‘brave new world’ of online video.
- Lowry: O’Reilly avoiding opposing views? Ariens: Don’t be silly.
- Kelly File video: Bergdahl’s platoon mates. Cause for concern.
- Fuller: CNN cartoon insults viewers’ intelligence. Joy in Detroit.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/26/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Gregg Jarrett: I might not have survived without Roger Ailes.
- AJAm increases live newscast hours. Drew Griffin awarded.
- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly. Video: Gen Jack Keane in re Yemen.
- Zucker punch: Jeff’s New Day still losing to HLN’s Robin Meade.
- Q&A: Soledad O’Brien discusses race. CNNGo a go for AppleTV.
- Wemple: Tucker sinks to a new low...he sticks up for his brother!
- Wemple: MSNBC walks back panelist’s ‘inappropriate’ comment.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media treatment of Ted Cruz.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/25/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Bergdahl charges vindication for Bill O’Reilly.
- Zumberge: Neil Cavuto to anchor MS awareness events.
- Somerby: Lawrence O’Donnell on UVa...an ‘awful display’.
- New Day copyright claim? CNN invites you to get wasted.
- TCG: Bill O’Reilly, Bernard Goldberg, and The Trust Factor.
- Concha: Cablenews talking heads scramble to lambaste Cruz.
- Wemple: Letterman rehabs Bill. Worst week ever: Chris Hayes.
- Bill O’Reilly videos: The Late Show w/Letterman; Fox & Friends part one, part two; Outnumbered part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/24/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- NLRB rejects CNN appeal, cites net’s anti-union animus.
- HLN goes to pot. CNN goes to pot. CNN goes to Putin.
- Rothstein: Brian Stelter and Joe Concha in a twitter spat.
- Howley: The failure of Chris Hayes, MSNBC’s ‘fancy lad’.
- Gutfeld: Correct, but mostly false. Joy Reid resurfaces.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. How straight is straight? Video.
- Strange bedfellows at NLGJA wingding. Coop goes to jail.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg part deux. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/23/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-MacCallum-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Nolte: FNC’s Outnumbered tops The View in multiple cities.
- Hogue: Dana’s new gig. Q&A: Sara Sidner; Mika Brzezinski.
- Smackdown: Mrs Larry King slams ‘nasty jerk’ Piers Morgan.
- Wemple: Another look at Fox, hard news, and diverse views.
- FTV: Is Stelter the new Olby? ICN: That’s an overreach. More.
- Campbell: Killing Jesus soiree will be Kludt-less (via CNNC).
- Killing Jesus meets A.D.: The Bible Continues. Today’s oops.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/21/15 00:00
- Concha: Reliable Sources is now Countdown w/ Brian Stelter.
- Media Buzz videos: Media scaremongering, Robert Durst, UVa.
- Reliable Sources: Secret service, media fear of Fox, and Durst.
- Rothstein scorches Stelter’s ‘delusional’ Kaus/Carlson segment.
- Collapse of ‘Hands Up Don’t Shoot’ predicted by Megyn Kelly.
- Evangelist wonders: Is Megyn Kelly possessed by the Devil?!?
- BrainStormers debuts. Zucker play: Reza Aslan and Believer.
- Weekend special on Scott Peterson. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Bernard Goldberg: a ‘true professional’. ‘Fair use’ suit update.
- Your Buzz videos: Ferguson, Bibi, who’s trusted, Hillary, druggies.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/20/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Lewis: Unscripted authenticity key to FNC ensemble shows.
- Video: Netanyahu coverage. Profile: Katherine Julia Harlow.
- Dr David Samadi launches health site. HLN gets new digs.
- Adams: Does Fox News have too much influence on the right?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Fox vs mainstream media.
- FTV: Maddow furious with Todd; Griffin wants to re-hire Olby!
- FTV: MSNBC stuck between rock and hard place with The Rev.
- The murder suspect who worked for CNN. Today’s conspiracy.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/19/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Steinberg: Harris Faulkner’s growing presence at FNC.
- Roberts ‘newscast’ inches up but still far behind FNCNN.
- Megyn Kelly auction nets $20,000. Larry King resurfaces.
- Wemple: Hannity to do a sequel a la Where the Boys Are.
- Byers: MSNBC shake-up to target Schultz, Hayes, The Rev.
- Imus video: Carl Cameron talks 2016. Sara Murray to CNN.
- GOPers to Hannity, Greta: I will follow you. Bibi briefings.
- Where are they now: The Boys of Baghdad. Quest for Cuba.
- Wemple: Tucker Carlson is in favor of ‘journalistic censorship’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/18/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Nia-Malika Henderson to CNN. The Rev’s producer bails.
- Somerby: Hayes muddies the Ferguson waters...on purpose.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum. Gasparino twitter eruptions.
- Kaus quits Daily Caller over Tucker’s gag rule. Why it’s weird.
- Liz Claman at Harvard. CNN Philippines debut. CNN hoaxed?
- Roller: One America tops Fusion, Bloomberg, AJAm combined.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/17/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: O’Donnell’s ‘hideous’, ‘awful’ Ferguson coverage.
- Roberts: If nuclear war comes, it will be Wolf Blitzer’s fault!
- Reliable Sources sinks to 2015 low. Weekend numbers. More.
- Megyn is up for auction. F&F video: Batter up! Cramer craters.
- Rita Cosby resurfaces. Cupp craves credit. Maddow cratering.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano. Imus video: Juan Williams.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/16/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: As usual, Lawrence O’Donnell was wrong.
- Colby: No ‘staged shenanigans’ on Strange Inheritance.
- Concha: Another bright idea to save MSNBC...imitate HBO!
- Wemple: Paris Mayor says lawsuit’s a go, but where is it?
- Nolte: As CNN moves left, boring, predictable Wagner sinks.
- F&F video: Robert Durst to face justice. Greta: water’s world.
- CNN cops Jobs doc. Bourdain on wine. CNN Philippines debuts.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/14/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary; Ferguson; treason; who’s trusted?
- Reliable Sources: Hillary; AP files suit; Ferguson; Scientology.
- Olsen: Chris Wallace has the best office in the building.
- TCG: Roger’s Catch-22. Glee zings Mr Bill? TVN: In profile.
- Kelly File video: Anti-Fox media snarl over ‘most trusted’ poll.
- OtR video: Putin investigates Fox News analyst. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Race cards, Hillary, Ben Carson, Walker, 2016.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/13/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Cramer’s recommendations...your cat could pick better?
- Lean Downward: Viewers desert Wagner for Jake Tapper.
- Special: Unholy War: The March of ISIS. Alan’s hate mail.
- This is CNN not going overboard. Another Don Lemon flap.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on coverage of email-gate.
- Lean Forward Facebook Theater. Orman, Carville resurface.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/12/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Bin Laden shooter Rob O’Neill newest Fox News contributor.
- Pathetic: MSNBC has to turn to CNN to get footage of Kerry.
- Concha: The real reason Fox is the most trusted name in news.
- Maria Bartiromo on courage. Relax: Don Lemon is in Ferguson.
- Burn notice: The Rev’s records. Imus video: Bernard Goldberg.
- Why is CNBC boycotting SALT? Christine Romans makes book.
- Kelly File video: Hillary Clinton vs Form OF-109. Evan’s thumb.
- Q&A: Reza Aslan. Being Moody. Lombatti shreds CNN’s Shroud.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/11/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC nearly doubles MSNBCNN combined for Hillary presser.
- O’Connell: Behind the scenes at the filming of Killing Jesus.
- Bevan: Independents trust FNC more than any other network.
- Outnumbered video: Are we seeing House of Cards...or Veep?
- Blake Burman joins Fox Biz as Rich Edson goes to Fox News DC.
- Bond: Time Warner exec wants to ‘age down’ CNN’s audience.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano on Hillary vs federal statues.
- FTV: The Cramer crash. Video Q&A: Anthony Bourdain. Whoops.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/10/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox News’s big week. Weekend numbers. Q&A: Kevin Corke.
- Zucker play: More non-news shows at CNN. Because it’s there.
- Watch for CNN for watch. Robin’s law. Jim Clancy resurfaces.
- Wemple: O’Reilly colleague responds with additional info. More.
- Factor video: Fox haters. Kelly File video: US law on govt emails.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/09/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Spacey to host/produce CNN documentaries. Flashback.
- Video: Media coverage of Hillary Clinton email brouhaha.
- Who is the most trusted name in news? Hint: it’s not CNN.
- Drug arrest disrupts libel suit. Jamie Colby in Wilmington.
- Dueling journalists: Epstein vs Sirkin on O’Reilly in Florida.
- Have screen caps—will tweet. ICN: Career destruction guide.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/07/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary email frenzy, Selma, Rand Paul.
- Reliable Sources: O’Reilly, NBC chaos, Hillary email frenzy.
- Factor video: The Janice Dean story. Kimberly makes book.
- Chariton: Lack needs to fix MSNBC’s predictability problem.
- Bloom: Thomas Roberts’s first week analyzed. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: The Donald, DHS, gotcha questions, Alexrod.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/06/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Can Andy Lack save NBC News...and MSNBC?
- Lea Gabrielle: A pilot’s beauty routine. Alveda King to FNC.
- Kathleen Matthews candidacy raises issues for hubby Chris.
- Clayton don’t know much about history. Ashleigh’s hat trick.
- Video: Media coverage of Iran etc. Imus video: Juan Williams.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the decline of lefty media.
- Profile: Miles O’Brien. Jane Velez-Mitchell resurfaces (v/CNNC).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/05/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Trish Regan to FBN. CNN may embed ads in the ticker.
- Chris Cuomo’s Lenten mistake. Weir’s Wonder List.
- ‘Equal opportunity’ Ed. Obscene caller pranks MSNBC.
- Audio Q&A: Shannon Bream...‘I never want to go back’.
- Red Eye video: Hillary’s email server, the home version.
- Matthews’s wife has big plans. MSNBC Selma coverage.
- CNN reporter wins EEOC challenge over paternity leave.
- Kelly File video: Judge Nap on Hillary’s criminal liability.
- O’Reilly late night rerun beats all of MSNBCNN primetime.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/04/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Netanyahu/FNC-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly set to interview Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg.
- Strange Inheritance renewed. Newsers honored (v/CNNC).
- Q&A: Laura Ingle. Profile: Thomas Roberts. Meme bender.
- Purefoy returns. Bob Beckel resurfaces. Newsers moonlight.
- O’Reilly in Portland: Colleagues say ‘pompous, not dishonest’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/03/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Cable newsers star (unwittingly) in anti-Hillary attack ad.
- Sanneh: Praise for Greg Gutfeld’s snarky, surreal Red Eye.
- Jeff Zeleny jumps to CNN. ICN: Bill O’Reilly’s job is safe.
- O’Reilly’s ‘gritty’ Falklands reports got him hired in Boston.
- Bill’s big week. Profile: Brian Stelter, Tamron Hall (v/TVN).
- Factor video: Kurtz and Ashburn on media wars and smears.
- Lauren Thierry, Campbell Brown resurface. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/02/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN’s reality programming tops Sunday night reruns.
- Media Life credibility poll: CNN 36%, FNC 32%, MSNBC 0%.
- Meet Jamie Colby: child genius, lawyer, media heir apparent.
- $1.8 million for Greta’s crib (via FTV). Q&A: Thomas Roberts.
- Concha: Sharpton suer needs a better strategy. Today’s oops.
- Martin Bashir resurfaces. Ronan’s pedigree. Mika’s power tour.
- New questions over O’Reilly incident from 1977. Q&A: Bill Weir.
- F&F video: Jennifer Griffin on breast cancer and Annie Goodman.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/28/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: CPAC vs press, White House vs press.
- Reliable Sources videos: Bill O’Reilly, more Bill O’Reilly.
- Bill Schulz speaks about Gutfeld and Red Eye. Sunday talk.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld reflects on his eight years at Red Eye.
- Scarborough: Expect ‘some changes in primetime’ at MSNBC.
- The Rev: I’m ‘solid’ in my time slot. Q&A: Sharpton plaintiff.
- Above the Law may have a valid case. Bill Weir on the road.
- Lowry: New CNN series ‘closer to entertainment than news’.
- Your Buzz videos: O’Reilly, Scott Walker, spokeswomen, Yahoo.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/27/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Judge denies request to seal records in Ed Schultz case.
- Video: Media coverage of CPAC, Holder snubs Fox News.
- Shillue, Sherrod, Norton possible choices for Red Eye gig.
- Audio: Jake Tapper, Laurie Dhue. Insider video: Bill O’Reilly.
- Is CNN Above the Law? Trademark holder seeks free lawyer.
- Varney & Co skunks CNBC. Forbes on Fox soars in February.
- Lemon’s llama. MacCallum’s Cape Cod crib. Kirsten at GWU.
- Q&A: Bill Weir and The Wonder List. The mysteries of Sydney.
- CNN tries a new tactic for Weir series: producing it themselves.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/26/15 00:00
- Wemple: Eric Holder snubs FNC after targeting James Rosen.
- Greg Gutfeld leaving Red Eye for weekend primetime show.
- O’Reilly 8pm hits astonishing 705,000 viewers in news demo.
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shepard Smith covers the Great Llama Chase of 2015.
- Pew wonders if MSNBC is scaling back opinion programming.
- Another day, another attack, another Bill O’Reilly response.
- It’s all hands on deck at Media Matters for the war on O’Reilly.
- Varney hits peak. CNNMoney’s online war room (via CNNC).
- A new Wall Street Week is coming—but wait, there’s more!
- Closing on Coop’s crib. Brooke will climb. Carney exits CNN.
- Q&A: Jamie Colby, Maria Bartiromo. Stacey Dash makes book.
- It’s Hewitt. No, it’s Tapper. Wait, it’s both! Maybe it’s neither?
- Shattuck: At MSNBC the system is rigged...for Elizabeth Warren.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/25/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-MacCallum-Baier 1-2-3.
- February program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- A simpler MSNBC. Ground-breaking show set for Sundays.
- NY Times: O’Reilly/Fox News symbiosis. Sherman: Backfire.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. Farhi: No-spin zone crisis control.
- Q&A: Maria Bartiromo on building a career; Mika Brzezinski.
- Rachael Ray video: Elisabeth Hasselbeck. A matter of time.
- Jamie Colby’s comics story (v/TVN). Insider video: Megyn Kelly.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/24/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3. More.
- Huge numbers for 2/23 Factor: triple MSNBCNN combined.
- February numbers: Fox News topped all cable channels.
- February numbers: CNN up; HLN up; MSNBC sinks further.
- Concha: MSNBC ‘denials’ offer little hope for Chris Hayes.
- Erica Garner et al suggest The Rev is ‘all about the money’.
- Q&A: Nancy Grace vs ‘haters’ (via CNNC); Maria Bartiromo.
- F&F video: Iwo Jima veterans reunite. Weekend numbers.
- Garber: Why is MSNBC changing course? Blame ‘unbundling’.
- Playing games: We may see more of the Coop Quiz (v/CNCC).
- Uberti: Why O’Reilly can play hardball with the Falklands flap.
- Tobin: The real target is Fox News. Wemple: In search of bodies.
- NYT: O’Reilly’s aggressive defense. Disgraced ex-CNNer piles on.
- Factor videos: Concha, Browne talk Falklands; Bernard Goldberg.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/23/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Rumorama: The Rev to weekends, Maddow 8pm (v/Surber).
- MSNBC, Sharpton rocked by $20 billion discrimination suit.
- Don Lemon is a fan of this Fox show. Pereira chides Lemon.
- Dish the big loser in showdown with FNC. Ham makes book.
- Thomas Roberts: from anchor to host...and back. Q&A: Mika B.
- MSNBC’s extreme makeover hits Morning Joe. Profile: Bill Weir.
- Byers: Why the charges leveled at Bill O’Reilly aren’t sticking.
- Wallenstein: What Brian Williams could learn from Bill O’Reilly.
- Wemple: Both sides in O’Reilly flap cite the same report; more.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/21/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Bill O’Reilly, James Rosen, Giuliani’s gaffe?
- Reliable Sources videos: O’Reilly part one, part two, part three.
- Concha: Hidden motives behind Corn/Engberg O’Reilly attacks.
- Flashback: 1982 New York Times story on rioting in Buenos Aires.
- Stelter: ‘Rampant uncertainty’ widespread at MSNBC.
- F&F video: Anna’s engagement story. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Weekend special: The Democrats...Coronation or Confrontation?
- Engberg challenges O’Reilly; FNC replies. Who’s a far-left zealot?
- Factor video: O’Reilly, Goldberg, Rivera respond to Mother Jones.
- Fowler: MSNBC’s blunder. Today’s petition drive. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Walker, Chapel Hill, new media, Piers, contempt.
- Morning Joe at noon, for $75 a head. Spurlock ‘relatively accurate’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/20/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Media make much ado over calling extremism ‘Islamic’.
- José Díaz-Balart will lead Obama town hall on...immigration!
- Concha: Axing Ronan won’t help—time to replace Phil Griffin.
- Grove: MSNBC moving away from leftist programming. Or is it?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of the jihad.
- Judge Napolitano: Jon Stewart and me. Lemon: overly verbatim.
- Transcript: Tonight’s Talking Points Memo deals with Corn et al.
- Analysis: Corn trolls O’Reilly with hair-splitting to avenge BriWi.
- O’Reilly: David Corn is lying ‘and I can prove it’. Zurawik: More.
- Wemple: Editors protest ‘violent’ reference to ‘kill zone’. More.
- O’Reilly to Wemple: Corn’s article ‘is not a cheap shot. It’s a lie!’
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/19/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Ariens: Joy Reid, Ronan Farrow out; Thomas Roberts in.
- Kirell: Cancellation rumors swirl around MSNBC’s Joy Reid.
- Questions over O’Reilly combat exploits; O’Reilly responds.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Erin’s sub: Jim, Jake, Brooke, Brianna...? Zucker punched.
- Q&A: Elisabeth Hasselbeck; Liz Claman and Sandra Smith.
- Wemple: James Rosen’s ‘asinine’ question to Pentagon spox.
- MSNBC’s Mika deal is just the beginning. Q&A: Tom Colicchio.
- Kelly File video: Rep Luis Gutierrez. CNN gives Ukraine to Russia.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/18/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Ed Henry 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus to be three-hour global event on NatGeo.
- Survey says...not exactly what CNN claims. Weekend numbers.
- Joanne Nosuchinsky moonlighting. MSNBC’s ‘food correspondent’.
- Video Q&A: Geraldo Rivera on Apprentice, FNC, etc. Today’s oops.
- Zucker play: CNN chief defends throwing dinner party for Obamas.
- Factor videos: The Holy War begins part one, part two, part three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/17/15 00:00
- The Five video: ISIS, communication, and the war on Fox.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Kelly File video: Gen Jack Keane on ISIS and Libya.
- Zucker punch: ‘We be thrilled to have Fox’s numbers.’
- Abell: CNN quiz show ‘hardly the worst thing’ on cable news.
- Joyella: Erin Burnett expecting again. Q&A: Mika Brzezinski.
- Video: Rocsi Diaz w/ Meredith Viera. CNN Malcolm X special.
- Nolte: Reruns of Forensic Files crush a ‘literally dying’ MSNBC.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/16/15 00:00
- Video: Does coverage of ISIS violence inspire supporters?
- A ‘fun and informative’ presidential Strange Inheritance.
- Abrams: Media self-infatuation. Greta: Media arrogance.
- HLN has a winning formula...and a not-so-winning one too.
- FNC’s $18-million man. The no-pup zone. Audio: Mr President.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/14/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Terror, Jon Stewart, bloodsport, Bob Simon.
- Reliable Sources: The week, NBC News, Jon Stewart, David Carr.
- A Healthy You no longer has a time slot? Sunday talkers.
- Weekend specials: Jon Stewart (CNN), Tara Grinstead (FNC).
- Kelly File video: Kurtz and Stirewalt on GOP, Jon Stewart, etc.
- Your Buzz videos: Brian Williams, ISIS, more BriWi, and Hillary.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/13/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- F&F video: Harris Faulkner on the legacy of Sammy Davis Jr.
- Does Brian Stelter lead a double life? Identity crisis at HLN.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg. 9/11 lawsuit survives challenge.
- Andrea Tantaros leaves The Five, goes full-time on Outnumbered.
- Zucker play: Coop Quiz a ‘one-time thing’? Q&A: Alisyn Camerota.
- Revamped CNNi Newsroom simulcasts on CNN; Harlow to weekends.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/12/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Throwback Thursday: Shep’s advice especially germane now.
- Zucker play: CNN exec talks BriWi, would love to hire Stewart.
- Nancy Grace unleashed? Shep talks Jon Stewart. Forget Fox!
- MSNBC not progressive enough?! Give Maddow The Daily Show?
- Jim Sciutto plays twitter games. Brian Stelter in a twitter spat.
- Imus video: Ed Henry. Factor video: Dwindling trust in the press.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/11/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: FNC rhetoric rises as Paris Council approves lawsuit.
- The Smoking Gun: So, when does The Rev’s suspension begin?
- Greta: NBC should try a debate format, anchored by Maddow.
- Chariton: TV newsers scramble to cover Brian Williams scandal.
- NBC refuses to appear on MSNBC. Will FNC be bugging out?
- Feldman: Brian Williams should accept that Megyn Kelly invite.
- Kelly File video: Brit Hume reacts to Brian Williams suspension.
- Ed Schultz tried to get a job at Fox News. Jim Murphy promoted.
- Wemple: Maddow segment exposes crisis PR. Social Life debut set.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/10/15 00:00
- The Five video: Debate over ‘random folks’ killed in Paris.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- MSNBC takes further heat for ‘racist’ Chris Kyle accusation.
- Sunday FNC’s Media Buzz doubled CNN’s Reliable Sources.
- NBC Nightly News with...Willie Geist?! Weekend numbers.
- Video: This is CNN; details; set design. Coop has standards.
- Byers: Maybe BriWi should do an interview with Bill O’Reilly.
- Jimmy Kimmel Live videos: Bill O’Reilly part one, part two.
- Statistics; pushback. Today’s apology. CNN promotes Antonio.
- Separate but unequal. Mullen: CNN Digital plunders Politico.
- Q&A: Soledad O’Brien. Cenk Uygur resurfaces...on Facebook.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/09/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: ‘Huge conflicts of interest’ in MoJo discussions.
- Video: BriWi developments, the 9/11 report secret pages.
- Flattering Post profile of The Rev sparks online pushback.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC host asks AG to ‘quack like a duck’.
- Videos: F&F issues beast mode challenge, New Day accepts.
- Greenfield: Maybe BriWi should do a Q&A with Megyn Kelly.
- F&F video: Lea Gabrielle goes for a high jump. HLN’s oops.
- Much ado about: Geraldo, Brian Stelter, a chyron, and a jersey.
- Wemple: Paris mayor plans to proceed with ‘ridiculous’ lawsuit.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/07/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: BriWi in Iraq, reporting Katrina, vaccines.
- Reliable Sources: Iraq pilots, a trust problem, reporting Katrina.
- Obama family dines at home of CNN DC Deputy Bureau Chief.
- Gregg Jarrett: thanks for support. Kelly File video: Travis Tritten.
- Did Tucker spill the beans? Yup! Soledad at UMass. Sunday talk.
- Kinsley: Another look at the Fareed Zakaria plagiarism charges.
- Profiles: Kennedy, Janet Mock (v/TVN). TV newsers: red all over.
- Your Buzz videos: Palin, Romney, Trump, Brady, blizzards, Huck et al.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/06/15 00:00
- Thursday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Joyella: Hey, CNN! That ‘exclusive’ interview? It wasn’t.
- Wemple: Pilot’s changing story ‘stains CNN’s reporting’.
- CNN walks back story: it ‘no longer appears to be true’.
- Controversy swirls around Jake Tapper helo pilot scoop.
- CNN news anchors argue differing positions on vaccines.
- As ratings hit bottom, Ronan launches a retweet regimen.
- Zucker play: HLN to air movies...co-hosted by GloZell Green!
- Factor videos: Howard Kurtz with Ashburn; Bernard Goldberg.
- Analysts see CNN revenue growth. Wonder List set for Sundays.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/05/15 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn 1-2-3.
- FNC website sees huge surge in traffic. Wemple: more.
- Morning Joe tinkers with closing block: ‘Mika’ segment.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC soft-pedals Brian Williams story.
- Q&A: Janice Dean; audio: Shepard Smith. Megyn listed.
- O’Connell: Is it too soon for a CNN victory lap? (via CNNC)
- MSNBC sets 10-year ratings record. Ronan Farrow craters.
- Video: Jordan Chariton, Eric Deggans on turmoil at MSNBC.
- Lindsay Lohan lawsuit a likely loser. Soledad at Bucknell U.
- Zurawik: News channels take different paths with ISIS video.
- Fareed Zakaria producer exits. F&F video: The rules of war.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/04/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shepard Smith in Jordan for a possibly ‘pivotal’ moment.
- MSNBC shake-up imminent: ‘Everything is on the table’.
- FBN political coverage a no-Bush zone. Gretchen in Florida.
- Good Morning America blurs screen shot to hide CNN logo!
- ICN: Don Lemon stunts are turning him into a self-caricature.
- Concha: Posting ISIS video online shows lack of consistency.
- Wemple: Posting ISIS video online is the best way to cover it.
- Wemple: Fox airs flames photo, pulls off tactful balancing act.
- Video: Dierdre Imus/Lis Wiehl vaccine debate goes off the rails.
- Gore/Al Jazeera escrow dispute will go to trial (via Liberaland).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/03/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Shep Smith’s ‘gripping’ ISIS chronicle; video.
- Concha: Ratings disaster Morning Joe has lost its mojo.
- Outnumbered video: Debate over vaccines turns rowdy.
- FNC statement on frivolous lawsuit. Weekend numbers.
- Controversy swirls around O’Reilly Al-Jazeera comments.
- OtR video: The cable news host who is a serial tax cheat.
- Grove: In defense of much-mocked Don Lemon (v/CNNC).
- Wemple: Jesse Watters zings students who criticized him.
- CNN’s full-page ad a break with their past. Joe: Mostly true.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/02/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Every Al Sharpton business broke tax rules.
- Wemple: Again?! CNN drives in a ‘treacherous’ snowstorm.
- Gregg Jarrett returns to the anchor chair on Fox News.
- Today’s frivolous lawsuit: Lindsay Lohan vs FNC/Hannity.
- Video: Assessing Savannah Guthrie’s Super Bowl interview.
- Huck: Lighten up already about that Megyn Kelly interview.
- Jamie Colby Q&A: OC Register, Chronicle, Coin World, Trib.
- Q&A: Brooke Baldwin. Video: Another side of Gretchen Carlson.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/31/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Romney, pundits pound Palin, Super Bowl.
- Reliable Sources videos: The I-word, ‘Fox primary’, Super Bowl.
- ‘Fox primary’ flashback: Fox News neutral among GOP field.
- Diversification is protection...but poses dangers for cable news.
- What do CNN and ESPN gain by partnering with SnapChat?
- Roger Goodell under fire for ‘belittling’ Rachel Nichols. More.
- Levinthal: MSNBCNN refuse comment on deadbeat show hosts.
- Cuomo admits unobjectivity as he adopts White House verbiage.
- Strange Inheritance gets Saturday 8pm FNC trial. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Deflation, the Patriots, Sarah Palin, Cosby, SNL.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/30/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: Nameless CNN exec reveals motivation behind ad.
- CNN disses Kyra Phillips. Cablenets gear up for Superbowl.
- Nightly videos: Jake Tapper, Sherrod Small part one, pt two.
- Horsey: Cable television can get snowed by breaking news.
- Factor videos: Bernard Golberg on Mohyeldin; Lea Gabrielle.
- Jamie Colby inheritance tips. Greg Gutfeld in a twitter spat.
- The Rev pays himself six figures while owing millions in taxes.
- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly on Obama, Patton, etc. Q&A: Kennedy.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/29/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: CNN shouldn’t crow over second place finish.
- CNN zings Morning Joe with Ailes-style full-page ad.
- Synergy: MSNBC all in on hype for NBC’s Super Bowl.
- Zara: As DishNet blackout ends, Fox News ratings roar.
- F&F video: How Sharia Law in Texas is like Judge Judy.
- Wemple: Palin zings O’Reilly; O’Reiilly zings Palin back.
- Kurtz: Al-Jazeera nets suffer a huge blow to credibility.
- Late Show video: Rachel Maddow with David Letterman.
- MSNBC: The place for corruption? Alisyn moonlighting.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. Match wits with the MSNBC stars!
- Samantha Schacher: demoted. James Carville: not renewed.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/28/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- NY Times profile: Janice Dean, meteorologist and mom.
- Wemple: Bergdahl story reveals two facets of Fox News.
- Huck rips Think Progress et al for ‘outright lie’ about FNC.
- F&F video: FNC’s John Roberts and CNN’s Kyra Phillips.
- Woodman: Comcast ghost-writing letters for politicians?
- Profile: Dana Bash (v/CNNC). CNN Digital: sex and drugs.
- The Camerota conundrum. When Christine met Bradley.
- Al-Jazeera banned words: ‘terrorist’, ‘islamist’, ‘militant’.
- CNN wants back on Russian television. Q&A: Wolf Blitzer.
- Factor video: What Kilmeade and Colmes have in common.
- January 2015 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/27/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Strange Inheritance premiere sets Fox Biz records.
- Despite Dish blackout, Fox News still #1 in cable news.
- January numbers: CNN overtakes a sinking MSNBC; HLN.
- Wemple alert: School kids didn’t like a Jesse Watters bit.
- Oh, snap! CNN joins social network. Weekend numbers.
- Kirell: That Megyn/O’Reilly exchange was really dead serious.
- Concha: NYC-obsessed media render Boston an afterthought.
- CNN’s upside-down ‘embarrassment’? Don’s ‘Blizzard Mobile’.
- Krystal Ball and Obamacare. Voices of Auschwitz rescheduled.
- Q&A: Jamie Colby; more. Why Bret Baier cancelled Legatus speech.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/26/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Q&A: FBN’s Kennedy ‘refuses to step into a familiar box’.
- Greta: ‘Deflate-gate’ is an important story. Kate returns.
- Ex employee of local station shoots self at News Corp bldg.
- Jamie Colby Q&As: TV Newser, Lloyd Grove, BizPac Review.
- Wemple: First coverage notes on snowmaggedon. More.
- Cablenewsers gear up for snowpocalypse. CNN at Sundance.
- Concha: Weather Channel exhibits the worst possible timing.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/24/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: SotU reaction, deflation, youtubarama.
- Reliable Sources: 2016 preview, deflation, Sniper, notoriety.
- Bret Baier special on Cuba initiatives airs this weekend.
- Refusal to run anti-merger ads may spur complaint to FCC.
- Q&A: Albie Hecht on HLN’s makeover. CNN shrinks header.
- Factor video: How the internet can deceive you. Sunday talk.
- Wemple: What we really need is more coverage of DeflateGate!
- Your Buzz videos: Oscars, NY Times, cartoons, Romney, The Rev.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/23/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Jenna Lee talks to a football expert...her Dad!
- Concha: ISIS mimics a favorite cable news gimmick.
- Sellers: Here’s why Megyn Kelly really is a ‘big deal’.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly’s ‘climate change nonsense’.
- Video: So how well did those youtube ‘journalists’ do?
- Gretchen Carlson makes book. Campbell Brown resurfaces.
- Greta’s not-so-excellent Hanoi adventure. Alan’s hate mail.
- CNN partners with Reagan Foundation. The ‘money center’.
- Q&A: Jamie Colby. Lauren Sivan at work. Liz Claman in Davos.
- The Rev goes back to school, under his rules. ET’s Diaz to HLN.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/22/15 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: CNBC threatens Davos guests who go on Fox Biz.
- Fox News and French honor. Werber: The right to offend.
- Lean Forward: Despite small ratings, big plans for Ronan.
- Tuesday’s numbers: SotU/FNC-O’Reilly-SotU/CNN 1-2-3.
- Rothstein: Goldie Taylor resurfaces. Q&A: Ari Melber.
- Maddow doctors Chris Wallace quote...from 30 years ago!
- Inside Man season premiere: meet our future robot overlords.
- GLAAD honors cablenewsers. Map-maker’s wishful thinking?
- The latest apology. Wemple: There’s no shame in fessing up.
- New CNN set a ‘weak, low-budget’ rehash. Ryan Young to CNN.
- Turner consolidating cable upfronts. New New Day debut weak.
- Kelly File video: Focus group talking ‘radical Islam’ turns rowdy.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/21/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Glass house resident plagiarist denigrates Murdoch and FNC.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s tax deadbeat pushes Obama tax plan.
- Fox’s Megyn Kelly is appealing to a more diverse demographic.
- Concha: CNN should apologize for its ‘no-go zone’ reportage.
- Wemple: CNN displays hypocrisy ripping Fox; Mr Bill chimes in.
- Wemple: Will CNN apologize for Coop, Cuomo ‘no-go’ reports?
- Hookers, game shows, and celebrity chefs...this is CNN?!?
- Zucker play: CNN planning Coop-hosted game show. Flashback.
- Fox, CNN split SotU ratings honors as MSNBC slipped even more.
- Cost of Freedom block still packs a punch. Weekend numbers.
- The reality show award goes to CNN. Q&A: Yasmin Vossoughian.
- Greta: From here, this looks pretty stupid. More. A swell party.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the Beyoncé flap and more.
- The War on Fox: Shep zings the White House. Je Suis Fox News?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/20/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Power lunch. Today’s frivolous lawsuit; Wemple analyzes.
- RIP Stuart Loory. Ariene de Vogue to CNN. Off to the races.
- Precursor to ‘no-go zones’ seen on CNN?! Wemple analyzes.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on the SotU, ‘radical islam’, and more.
- SotU: 70 broadcasters, hours of blather. Dana Perino makes book.
- Factor video: Jesse locked out. Julie clarifies, says let’s move on.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/19/15 00:00
- Nobody’s business: CNBC airs reruns as Fox Biz stays live.
- Fox Business SotU coverage; MSNBCNN to use Bing Pulse.
- Video: Joe Concha scrutinizes Michael Moore and snipers.
- The value of tv news: maybe CNN should just run sitcoms?
- Book paints The Rev as ‘a villain of Dickensian proportions’.
- Wemple: Kurtz zings HuffPo et al in reporting on ‘no-go’ flap.
- Carnette: Did Dish Network ‘win’ the standoff with Fox News?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/17/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Cartoon caution, Romney, all-white Oscar?
- Reliable Sources videos: Cartoon caution, no-go apologies.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shannon Bream-The Five 1-2-3.
- Jim Acosta gets into a twitter spat. Audio Q&A: Jake Tapper.
- Wemple: A timeline of no-go zones and the apologies therefor.
- Q&A: Alex Wagner (via TVN); Dana Perino. Last week’s oops.
- Sue Herera loses her Lunch. Erin go international. Sunday talk.
- Your Buzz: Hebdo, cowards, hypocrites, cartoons, Romney, lazy.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/16/15 00:00
- RNC: Primary debates set on FBNFNCNBCNN...not MSNBC.
- Jim Clancy leaves CNN in wake of contentious twitter spat.
- Concha: Why FNC is big winner over DishNet. More (v/ICN).
- Deal gives FNC a 50% fee increase. Gregg Jarrett resurfaces.
- Wemple: Highly unlikely FNC will book Emerson again. More.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- After dismal week, AJAm schedule gets an extreme makeover.
- In hot news period MSNBC loses viewers, AJAm ratings ‘dismal’.
- CNN SotU coverage: Wolf, Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper et al.
- FNC SotU coverage: Bret Baier, Juan Williams, Steve Hayes et al.
- News drones not imminent. Donny Deutsch resurfaces. Whoops!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/15/15 00:00
- It’s over: Dish agrees to terms to bring back Fox News, FBN.
- Chariton: FBN axes Independents; Kennedy gets new show.
- Q&A: CNN newstech guru Michael Koetter. Alan’s hate mail.
- Outnumbered video: New Kirsten Powers book The Silencing.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Zucker consulted Muslim CNNers re cartoon ban.
- Byers: Amanpour challenged Jeff Zucker over cartoon ban.
- CNBC renews The Profit, adds new reality shows (v/FNCLR).
- CNN assigns Obama appointee to anchor this Sunday’s SotU.
- Q&A: Matt Dornic; Lucy Spiegel exits. Harris-Perry moonlights.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. The War on Fox comes to a rec center.
- Zara: As DishNet blackout persists, competitors tread carefully.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/14/15 00:00
- Concha: Millions buy Hebdo that MSNBCNN refuse to show.
- O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies is coming. Hendricks exits CNN.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Stuart Varney’s daughter Jill wins $25,000 Hotel Showcase.
- Comcast merger deal faces new campaign. Today’s oops!
- MSNBC’s SotU coverage: Maddow, Krystal Ball. Flashback.
- Lopez: Thank you, Mr Cooper (v/TVN). Weekend numbers.
- Late Show video: Anderson Cooper with David Letterman.
- Why is Jake Tapper an outlier? Melissa Harris-Perry at NCSU.
- The obligatory Ann Curry rumors already swirling (via CNCC).
- Factor video: Did broadcast nets give short shrift to Paris snub?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/13/15 00:00
- Wemple: CNN bans cartoons, but airs Al-Qaeda propaganda.
- MSNBCNN won’t show Hebdo cover as FNC goes full-screen.
- Rogers: Fox News Sunday a ‘crucible’ for POTUS wannabes.
- Bret Baier cancels Legatus talk. Greta responds to Concha.
- Concha: Jake Tapper exhibits symptoms of ‘The Shep Effect’.
- Maria Bartiromo anchors from Frisco. Tapper tops Cavuto.
- Imus video: Geraldo Rivera on Paris snubs, Apprentice, etc.
- It’s a boy! Walsten: CNBC, back in the restaurant business.
- HLN’s not-so-extreme makeover debuts, now with new logos!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media’s Muslim sympathies.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/12/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-O’Reilly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: CNN is neutral...except when they’re not.
- Zucker play: CNN to experiment with news drones.
- CNN homepage shock: Where Was Obama?
- Fo&F video: Dana Perino on Obama’s Paris brush-off.
- Concha: Paris coverage taints Al Jazeera’s credibility.
- Al-Jazeera America guts daily schedule, cuts staff.
- Dish standoff escalates as Fox News deploys the C-word.
- Eric Holder snubs Chris Wallace. Twitter pounces on FNC.
- Greta sticks up for Cuomo. Brian bumped. Bitcoin boom.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/10/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Targeting the press; a cartoonist’s stand.
- Zucker Punch: Callous timing of Bolduan news stings (v/CNNC).
- Is Dish blackout affecting Fox News ratings? Molly and Megyn.
- Winners and losers in New Day shuffle, and will it save the show?
- MSNBC to sponsor Hope. Coop corrects Cuomo. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Economy, Scalise, the polls, journo protection.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/09/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Aly’s ascension puts the pressure on Chris Cuomo.
- It’s official: Alisyn gets New Day (v/Stelter), Bolduan demoted.
- Mike Galanos boards the HLN Morning Express. Hogue: Finally!
- Video: Dr Qanta Ahmed on the dangers of cowardly language.
- The Rev and The Prof in Essence. Craig Melvin: Mostly false.
- Newsers scramble to cover attacks. FNC and CNN split ratings.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on coverage of Paris terrorism.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/08/15 00:00
- Wemple: Fear of terrorism drives CNN editorial decisions.
- The Five video: Right on cue... cries of ‘Islamophobia’.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- ICN: Stelter role at CNN a ‘massive conflict of interest’.
- Fox News shows Charlie Hebdo cartoon on air and online.
- Ehlert: I’ll take CNN. Scandlen: I want my Fox News back.
- CNBC worried its new Squawk Box set shows FoxBiz signage.
- Today’s twitter spat: Jim Clancy. Concha: I told you so.
- Q&A: CNN’s Jim Sciutto (v/ TVNewser). Weekend numbers.
- O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus on NatGeo will star Kelsey Grammer.
- Mike Rogers new CNN contributor; more. Kimberly’s new crib.
- Video: Judge Napolitano says global media should be courageous.
- Imus video: Laura Ingraham. Seitel: MSNBC should dump the Rev.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/07/15 00:00
- Dish loses 90,000 subs over FNC blackout (v/Weprin).
- Wemple: CNN hides cartoons; Fox too. More. CNN spox.
- CNN memo: We aren’t showing Charlie Hebdo cartoons.
- Outnumbered video: How do we best protect America?
- Ariens: Roger Ailes memo thanks, rallies FNC troops.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Ed Henry-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Cable newsers scramble to cover Paris terror attack.
- Gahr: The Rev claims the NY Post gives him money!
- Joy-ann Reid moonlighting. New Year’s Day numbers.
- Chariton: MoJo EP defends ‘chumminess’ with guests.
- Factor videos: Anarchy in the NYPD part one, part two.
- Ex-CNNers react to ‘doomsday video’. When Bill met John.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/06/15 00:00
- Concha: News execs need to control their talent on twitter.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. The wonders of One America News.
- Hussain: Chris Cuomo, man of integrity. CNNC: Flashback.
- CNBC looking for a bump from ‘Grindr’ app; will nix Nielsen.
- MSNBCNN stoke Selma controversy. Jennifer Agiesta to CNN.
- If CNN can just perfect an Ebert hologram... Under the big top.
- Out: coffee; In: burgers. So ‘President of Red Eye’ isn’t enough?
- Factor video: The progressives vs the police. AJAm goes to pot.
- Greta: Do husbands get these questions too? And another thing...
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/05/15 00:00
- New Years Eve numbers: The5-NYE/CNN-Ed Henry 1-2-3.
- Does Greta’s husband confer a conflict of interest on her?
- CNNC: Stelter anchors again as more lines are blurred.
- Rorke: A novel idea for The Rev. Jenna Lee returns.
- Dianna Heitz to CNN. Q&A: Jim Scuitto. Yesterday’s oops!
- FTV Live: That Alisyn announcement is coming...honest!
- Byers: Ted Turner’s Doomsday video...for when it all ends.
- Congrats to Adam and Tamera. Q&A: CNBC’s Harry Smith.
- F&F video: Geraldo w/The Donald. Imus video: Mayor Bo?!
- Geraldo’s debut on NBC’s Apprentice. Flashback: Bygones.
- Hill: CNN’s extreme makeover is a bit disorganized. More. Oops.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/03/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Huckabee, Obama, Rep Scalise, punditry.
- Companies pay The Rev to not call them racist (v/Liberaland).
- Huckabee leaves Fox News show; CNNC: apt timing by FNC.
- Grimm resignation opens a door for The Rev? Sunday talkers.
- CNN layoffs hit Reza Sayah. Greta: Why management counts.
- CNN makeover (v/CNNC). Robin Meade promo gets zero stars.
- Jake Tapper backs special needs girl. It’s science! The fur flies.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/02/15 12:00
- The Five video: Activists protest...even at News Corp HQ.
- Throngs converge on NewsCorp HQ to ‘shut down Fox News’.
- Outnumbered video: Presidential politics already heating up.
- Q&A: Kimberly Guilfoyle, Abby Huntsman (via TV Newser).
- Bill O’Reilly web staff: The Fox hunters are shooting blanks.
- Wilstein: Is the Dish blackout taking a toll on Fox News ratings?
- When CNBC turned 25 it was a very bad year. Cablers hoaxed.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Killing Lincoln 1-2-3.
- One way Katie Couric could end up at CNN after all (via CNCC).
- Concha: Predictions for Sherrod, The Rev, at al; CNNC disagrees.
- Meet the man who cried ‘Wolf’. NBCU and CableOne reach deal.
- Hogue: Peter Doocy makes Fox & Friends debut; after-show video.
New Year's Eve Links and Open Thread
12/31/14 00:00
- JMan’s cable news predictions from 2014, and for 2015.
- Outnumbered video: Running for Prez...a family affair?
- Q&A: Anna Kooiman talks charity and Fox News. More.
- Nobody’s business: CNBC plummets to record lows.
- Nancy Wilson: What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
- When hashtags attack: CNN’s #AskACop, FNC’s #OverIt.
- Monday’s numbers; weekend numbers. Alan’s hate mail.
- Fox New Year’s Eve; this is CNN; a very MSNBC New Year’s.
- Juan Williams to deliver UA lecture. Q&A: Roland S Martin.
- Flashback: F&F kicks off 2014 with a few bumps in the road.
- Dish standoff update. Your Hit Parade: New Year’s Eve 1955.
- The McCormack Matter pt one, pt two, pt three, pt four, part five.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/30/14 00:00
- The 2014 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Chariton: MSNBC named to distinguished 2014 list.
- Fox News tops all cable news for the 13th straight year.
- CNN tops MSNBC; MSNBC tops CNN; HLN tops MSNBC.
- Somerby: Fanning tribal outrage has MSNBC floundering.
- Two cable news channels go live for discovery of debris.
- Outnumbered video: Do we need an embassy...in Iran?
- Susan Candiotti exits CNN as Jack Vale gets HLN series.
- Concha: Race-obsessed MSNBC needs a course correction.
- Special O’Reilly Factor precedes Killing Lincoln FNC debut.
- Bunch: At CNN, fear never takes a holiday. When it rains...
- Rothstein: Hey Mediaite, stop sucking up to CNN’s Brian Stelter.
- Q&A: Kimberly Guilfoyle and New Year’s; Gerri Willis and money.
- The McCormack Matter part one, part two, part three, part four.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/29/14 00:00
- The Five video: The NYPD vs Mayor Bill de Blasio.
- Wednesday numbers: The Five-John Roberts-F&F 1-2-3.
- Ad Age Q&A: CNN’s celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain.
- Bratton: Sit-down with The Rev was ‘a bad idea’ (via TVN).
- Self-congratulatory Griffin memo touts MSNBC’s ‘progress’.
- Bill O’Reilly named to distinguished list. The Senator debuts.
- FNC avoids overkill while ‘cockamamie’ CNN turns ridiculous.
- Media critic as news anchor: a ‘big mistake’ for Brian Stelter?
- Risk & Reward video: Joe Concha on the Fox/DishNet standoff.
- Concha: DishNet ‘extortion’ claim will leave them eating crow.
- Huge traffic at Keep Fox site. An auspicious augury for Bash?
- YT,JD: The McCormack Matter part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/27/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: NYPD blame, Sony flip-flop, media mishaps.
- Occupy group targets Fox News...because ‘black lives matter’.
- Your Buzz videos: Cosby, Al Sharpton, Sony movie, Cosby again.
- Zara: Dish dangles credits to fend off cancellations. Sunday talk.
- Littleton: DishNet cries ‘extortion’. Hogue: Holiday hosts flounder.
- Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The McCormack Matter pt one, part two.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/26/14 00:00
- The Five video: Threats to police have NYPD on alert.
- Zucker play: Coop and Kath...what, together again?!?
- De Moraes: Fox News/DishNet war of words heats up.
- CNN executive asks Jewish girl: ‘Are you brain dead?’
- ICN: 2014 in review...the good, the bad, and the awful.
- The Robert de Cormier Singers: Mary’s Little Boy Child.
- Profile: Anna Kooiman and what she learned in Charlotte.
- Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Day After Christmas.
- F&F video: Home for Christmas with the Reichmuth family.
- Chariton: Greta’s twitter ‘tirade’? Dennis Miller’s crib sale.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The McCormack Matter part one.
Christmas Eve Links and Open Thread
12/24/14 00:00
- The Honeymooners: ’Twas the Night Before Christmas.
- Reynolds: Fox News tops rivals for 13th straight year!
- Farhi: Oh, those wacky cable news celebrity pundits.
- Mediaite readers pick the best and the worst of media.
- Concha: Al Sharpton, most powerful person in America?
- Have a very MSNBC Christmas! Stan Freberg: Yulenet.
- Cable newsers named to distinguished list (via FTV Live).
- FTV: CNN ‘caught flatfooted’ by Camerota New Day scoop?
- Fox & Friends video: 2014 highlight reel. Q&A: Brian Kilmeade.
- Criticism of The Rev intensifies in the wake of murdered officers.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, pt two, pt three, pt four, part five.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/23/14 00:00
- The Five video: How the media create their own narrative.
- Monday’s numbers: The Five-O’Gutfeld-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- Phillips: This show is an insult to every police officer (vTVN).
- Report: Alisyn Camerota to replace Bolduan on New Day.
- Sherrod Small doing double FNC duty on New Year’s Eve.
- Rhetoric overdrive as Comcast deal comment period ends.
- Steve Doocy talks F&F Christmas. TJ Holmes resurfaces.
- Charles Payne FBN special on Dec 24. Weekend numbers.
- Meet MSNBC’s new trangender host...who’s now engaged.
- Greta says thanks to Roger Ailes and Fox News Channel.
- Kissell: More young viewers? Easy: air less news! (v/CNCC).
- Charlton: Dana Bash first rotating SotU anchor (via CNNC).
- GANT seals partnership with CNN. Ebert film debuts Jan 9.
- McMurry: The wondrous José Díaz-Balart, Obama’s ‘conduit’.
- Videos: O’Reilly on NYPD, DeBlasio etc; F&F: Mr Bill elaborates.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two, part three, part four.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/22/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Cablenewers pick best/worst of MSNBC, CNN, Fox News.
- Zucker play: I am doing great! Cuomo disses his award.
- Chris Matthews: Working with Ailes was ‘the best tv ever’.
- F&F video: When social media become ‘anti-social media’.
- David Gregory didn’t get along with MSNBC’s Phil Griffin.
- Candy Crowley signs off CNN. Jill Daugherty resurfaces.
- Joyella: Fox fans make 32,000 calls re Dish...in one day!
- Dish vs Fox: Who will blink? A 2015 prescription for CNNi.
- YT,JD: The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two, part three.
- Fox & Friends video: Christmas with the Clayton Morris family.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/20/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Sony caves, stolen goods, Cosby vs CNN.
- Reliable Sources: NK threats, The Interview, hacks, more hacks.
- Reynolds: Fox exec charges Dish is lying to its subscribers.
- Joyella: Thousands of Dish subscribers ask to cancel service.
- Steinberg: Dish dumps Fox News, Fox Biz in carriage spat.
- Vdeo: Peter Johnson Jr on free speech and the NYPD killings.
- Christmas flashback video: Julie Banderas and the ‘leg lamp’.
- FNC’s Christmas bash: Which person doesn’t belong and why?
- Today’s contract standoff: CableOne vs (MS)NBC/Universal.
- Charlton: Cable news reactions to White House presser vary.
- Oltsik: CNN fanning the cyberware hyperbole flames. Whoops!
- Your Buzz videos: Torture, Sony execs, Rolling Stone, Snowden.
- Martha MacCallum hosts gala. Soledad: What my mom left behind.
- Special Report video: The Bret Baier blooper reel. Sunday talkers.
- Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter part one, part two.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/19/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Salon uses edited video to smear Bill O’Reilly.
- Zucker play: HLN considering a show based on...Facebook!
- Wemple: ‘Fox News’ rips questions asked at WH presser.
- New hire Patricia Stark makes debut on Fox & Friends First.
- Concha: Scarborough’s snark at Megyn ‘way out of bounds’.
- Weird Joe Scarborough putdown of Megyn Kelly. Flashback.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. Cablers named to distinguished list.
- Dillon: Shift set design aims to ‘connect with younger viewers’.
- Goldberg: CNN is a disgrace. Today’s oops (hat-tip: Marty Davis).
- After 234 days, Clayton Morris makes Outnumbered debut: video.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg names the top ten stories of 2014.
- Lean Forward: The Rev will have ‘a say’ in how Sony makes movies!
- The Rev angers activists: DC march was like an MSNBC production.
- Fox News Radio adds correspondents. Martha MacCallum honored.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter part one.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/18/14 00:00
- Charlton: Megyn Kelly tops The Wrap’s list of 2014’s best.
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Strange Inheritance gets 9pm FBN slot; Independents to 10pm.
- Outnumbered video: Why did Hollywood cave to cyber threats?
- Charlton: HLN extreme makeover aims to ‘blow up cable news’.
- Joscelyn: Was Fareed Zakaria taken in by the ‘Gitmo snitch’?
- Concha: Robin Meade hits all the right notes in Vegas gig.
- Judge denies CNN request for Steve Jobs video testimony.
- CNN schedule chaos renders 9:00 pm a shambles. Whoops!
- Wemple: Ed Schultz’s apology covered almost all the bases.
- Q&A: Stacey Dash. Video: Cavuto’s tribute to Annie Goodman.
- Charles Molineaux resurfaces. Shift’s Code Forward launches.
- Godfrey: Retired CNN director looks back on 34 years of history.
- NY Post: Send Greta to Havana. YTJD: The Carmen Kringle Matter.
- Late Night videos: Bill O’Reilly with Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Jimmy Kimmel Live videos: Megyn Kelly w/Jimmy part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/17/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Greta’s plea is noble, refreshing...and unrealstic.
- Killing Lincoln to air on FNC with a Factor special edition.
- Marianne Rafferty and her family’s battle with Valley Fever.
- Lea Gabrielle’s first year at FNC. Lou Dobbs goes high tech.
- Q&A: José Díaz-Balart. MJ Lee exits Politico for CNN Digital.
- CNN’s outdated, silly acronymn exposé. Newsroom workflow.
- Yet another year-end ‘best’ list names multiple cablenewsers.
- Video: Judge Napolitano rules on so-called executive ‘actions’.
- What has CNN and FNC working together? Mattingly exits CNN.
- Wemple: How MSNBC and Ed Schultz slimed the GOP Chairman.
- Who wins ‘most-annoying’? Ed Schultz research team at work.
- To Andrea Mitchell: Matrix Award; Sanjay Gupta: DuPont Award.
- Carol Alt saves Christmas. Lawrence O’Donnell raises millions.
- Scarry: FNC’s ‘shrewd’ video move. The Missing Mouse Matter.
- A veteran war reporter comes home to wrestle with old wounds.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/16/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- F&F video: Laura Ingraham. FNC out-foxed Fox broadcast.
- Thomas Roberts moonlights...for Donald Trump! Overpriced.
- Grove: CNN’s overnight Sydney star credits ‘luck’ (via CNCC).
- Shift: Lets ‘open the aperture’ to go ‘even more niche’. More.
- Dave Navarro reveals his favorite newsman. Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: Broaden CNN ‘news coverage’ with...game shows?!?
- FNC announces All-American New Year...but something’s missing.
- Video: The man who interrogated KSM part one, two, three, four.
- CNN Tuesday 9pm: Extraordinary People. Jana Winter resurfaces.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/15/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Mediate’s list ‘top nine cablenews rising stars’ isn’t horrible.
- Julie Banderas’s confrontation with neighbors. HLN bulletin.
- Zucker punched: Reliable Sources loses viewers in key demo.
- ‘Keep Fox News’ campaign launches, Dish Network responds.
- Zucker play: CNN twitter-zings MSNBC. The color of cable news.
- Lean Forward: Books, sports, celebs...MSNBC tests ‘Shift’ shows.
- F&F videos: Family Christmas with The Kooimans and The Carlsons.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/13/14 00:00
- MediaBuzz videos: CIA, UVa and Lena, Cosby mysteries.
- Reliable Sources: CIA, UVa, stolen goods, facing POTUS.
- Concha: CNN’s untitled opinion-fest stirring controversy.
- ICN: Everything wrong at CNN encapsulated in one photo.
- Raised hands on unanimous CNN panel raise eyebrows.
- Wemple: Atheist leader claims Fox News is afraid of him.
- MSNBC’s Alex Wagner moonlights. Sunday talkers: preview.
- New Pew: Colbert viewers choose Stewart and CNN for news.
- Your Buzz videos: Rolling Stone, color, cops, a drastic remedy.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/12/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Anderson Cooper learns about his family’s ‘dark past’.
- CNN’s Drew Griffin honored. Dominic Di-Natale remembered.
- Video: Feds get authority to seize your private communications.
- On MSNBC The Rev suggests Sony’s apology is not good enough.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Obama, the press, and more.
- Concha: It’s time for Jesse to graduate from pointless ambushes.
- Security escorts Jesse Watters out of de Blasio press conference.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/11/14 00:00
- Fox News’s Dominic Di-Natale found dead, apparent suicide.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Wolff: MSNBC’s decline one of many challenges for NBC News.
- Lean Forward: Spouse of MSNBC host advisor to White House.
- Bourdain triggers reality-food craze. Brooke Baldwin’s idiocy.
- Factor video: Dolores Hart. Fox News bumps the Beeb in Brazil.
- Savan: The Rev’s rampant conflicts of interest? Hey, no problem!
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly fights back Fox News’s ‘voices of darkness’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/10/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Heroes gala loses to FNC reruns. Video: Independents day.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace on timelines; Sarah Palin; Erin Burnett.
- Kelly File video: Brit Hume on UVA Prez. More Naked Justice.
- McMurry: Brian Stelter + Reliable Sources = the best show ever.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr on implications of the ‘torture report’.
- Piers zings Coop: ’A pretty big diva.’ Corgan zings Coop: ‘Jerk!’
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/09/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Childers: Why Janice Dean’s forecast for life with MS is sunny.
- CNN hires impartial media reporter...from Talking Points Memo!
- Video: Outnumbered debates release of CIA ‘torture report’.
- Charlton: Don Lemon claims to offer ‘therapy for the country’.
- Phillilp: Controversy swirls around CNN’s dinosaur documentary.
- Yeatman: Weather Channel goes off the rails? Weekend numbers.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano defends release of ‘torture report’.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/08/14 00:42
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Audio: Sherrod Small reveals his Dec 31 special assignment.
- Fox News hires former NBC WH correspondent Kevin Corke.
- Outnumbered video: Rolling Stone’s journalistic blunders.
- Charlton: Jake Tapper front-runner in SotU chase (v/CNNC).
- Clash: Laurie Dhue’s journey to sobriety. Ainsley’s happy day.
- Atkinson: CNBC threatening to ban guests who appear on FBN.
- Video: MSNBC host says looting and arson ‘not necessarily violent’!
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/06/14 00:00
- MediaBuzz videos: Eric Garner, Rolling Stone, Allred v Cosby.
- Reliable Sources: Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, The Rev, Garner.
- Concha: Maddow needs to be honest about ‘news anchor’ role.
- Jake Tapper in a twitter spat. Rachel Maddow, ‘news anchor’?!?
- Video: Charles Payne demolishes Cramer. Sunday talk: preview.
- Five possibles for Candy Crowley’s crown. Sunday: CNN Heroes.
- Your Buzz videos: Wilson’s home, shootings, Ferguson, Fox women.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/05/14 00:00
- The Five video: The Rolling Stone rape scoop collapses.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker wants a young blonde to compete with Fox News.
- Candy Crowley leaving CNN; who will take over SotU?
- Mendte: Don Lemon, America’s reality news star (v/FTV).
- Megyn, FNC bury the competition. Gregg Jarrett reappears.
- Jim Angle is retiring. F&F video: Rick Reichmuth rappelling.
- Guest walks out on Al-Jazeera America in disgust over bias.
- McGurn: Why is The Rev treated differently than Bill Cosby?
- CNN skeds Bill Cosby special. Sham MSNBC site kills Axl Rose.
- Factor videos: Kurtz and Ashburn, Bernard Goldberg on media.
- Anchors recall CNN’s first day. It’s a boy! O’Reilly: Mostly false?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/04/14 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- November program ranker: Fox News holds the top 14 slots.
- Wemple: Do atheists benefit from ‘war on Christmas’ exposés?
- Gillian Turner new FNC contributor. Profile: Liz Claman (vTVN).
- Concha: Grand jury findings prompt rare cablenews consensus.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. F&F video: Peter Johnson Jr on justice.
- Complaints re Cramer getting ugly. Video: Cramergate heats up.
- Kelly File video: Is ‘hands up don’t shoot’ meme fact or fiction?
- Zucker: Nobody’s better in morning tv than Robin Meade. No sale.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/03/14 00:00
- The Five videos: Greta on grand jury; Gutfeld on media.
- November ratings: Megyn #1; CNN gains; MSNBC tanks.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shep video: Wendell Goler retires. Ronan Farrow craters.
- Q&A: CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh. Profile: Fox’s Neil Cavuto.
- Weprin: Extreme makeover in the works for CNN online.
- Concha: CNN can fill a big void by hiring Charles Barkley.
- CNN challenged for airport eyeballs. Weekend numbers.
- Greta ‘obliterates’ The Rev, won’t watch MSNBC (via ICN).
- Unions, Glenn Beck part of ‘Stop Mega Comcast’ coalition.
- Balko: The great imposter? CNN to air Ebert documentary.
- Videos: Judge Napolitano with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/02/14 00:00
- Bret Baier tops broadcast evening news in multiple markets!
- Anderson Cooper to return tonight after emergency surgery.
- World leaders follow Amanpour, Zakaria most. CNBC hacked.
- Video: Tom Shillue is Outnumbered in immigration discussion.
- Ferguson coverage: Nobody liked it; Where are the grown-ups?
- Video: Shep has a Wii problem (v/ICN). CNN ‘spokeswoman’?!?
- Thursday numbers. Friday’s numbers: Tantaros-O’Reilly-Bream 1-2-3.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/01/14 00:00
- The Five video: The Prez just can’t quit The Rev.
- Wednesday numbers: The Five-Bream-O’Williams 1-2-3.
- Shock poll: people attack Fox News without watching it!
- Video: Have mainstream media been fair with Ferguson?
- Lean Forward: MoJo joins the ‘sustainability’ bandwagon.
- Imus video: Juan Williams. FTV: Has Larry King ‘lost it’?
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly website post has a ‘peculiar byline’.
- The only winning move is not to play. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/28/14 09:07
- Media Buzz videos: Ferguson, Ferguson, Cosby’s enablers.
- Reliable Sources: Ferguson, Ferguson, Ferguson, Janay Rice.
- Sunday: Special edition of The Factor, plus Killing Kennedy.
- Controversy swirls around CNN reporting of Ferguson protests.
- Profile: Judge Andrew Napolitano, down on the farm.
- Is CNN tarnishing its Newsroom brand? Sunday talkers.
- Special Report video: The ‘Mighty Moms of Walter Reed’.
- Your Buzz videos: Bill Cosby, Uber, The Rev, a clothes call.
- Friday special: Elvis at 80. Q&A: Soledad O’Brien, Bill Weir.
- Connor: What (selected) cablenewers are thankful for (v/CNNC).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/26/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Riots, destruction, looting prove to be good news for CNN.
- Kiss me (goodbye), Kate. CNN named to distinguished list.
- Kaplan: Don Lemon under fire for poor journalism and bias.
- Holley: Lemon is aggressively subjective. Valinsky: Stupid Don.
- Special Report video: On stand down orders and talking points.
- Calling Facebook authorities! HuffPoers hail Harrigan attackers.
- Q&A: Mike Tobin; Bill Weir; Chris Hayes. Totally gratuitous link.
- Video: O’Reilly w/Jimmy Fallon part one, part two, part three.
- Wemple: It’s time for Bill O’Reilly to fess up re Ebola comments.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the media’s role in Ferguson.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/25/14 00:00
- The Five video: It wasn’t the police who killed Ferguson.
- Monday’s numbers: Megyn Kelly-Cooper-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Steve Harrigan: ‘It was worse than the camera showed’.
- Video: Steve Harrigan takes cover as gunfire breaks out.
- Concha: Ferguson must-see tv...for all the wrong reasons.
- Video: Howard Kurtz says a false narrative trumped facts.
- Zurawik: Is there a shred of journalistic integrity at MSNBC?
- Orman out. Finney to Media Matters. Maddow: Mostly true.
- Mike Rowe reams anti-GOP commenter. Weekend numbers.
- Hemingway: Benghazi report ‘debunks’ Fox ‘lies’? Not so fast...
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/24/14 00:00
- Video: Catherine Herridge on Benghazi report disputes.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: CNN’s pre-decision coverage is ‘breathtaking’.
- Cablers get ducks in a row for a night of Ferguson coverage.
- Weir rewrite: Last Chance becomes Wonder List (v/Weprin).
- CNN, Sarah Palin named to distinguished list (via TVNewser).
- Ed Henry asks about The Rev. Rossie: Enough with the yelling!
- ANHQ video: Rev Johnnie Moore on Christians fleeing genocide.
- Wemple: Ego-driven anchors play games with your right to know.
- Videos: Melissa Francis, Hollywood to Harvard part one, part two.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders pt one, pt two, pt three, pt four.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/22/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Immigration etc, Uber, Cosby, Attkisson.
- Reliable Sources: Darren Wilson, Benghazi, Uber, Bill Cosby.
- Attkisson: DoJ document dump shows attempt to ‘fix Fox’.
- Cable news goes to pot as copycats ape reality channels.
- Gloria Borger honored. More Weir. Sunday talk: preview.
- Ostrow: Are cable news nets inciting violence in Ferguson?
- Williams: Are liberal news outlets begging for riots in Ferguson?
- Your Buzz videos: Gruber, CNBC, Krauthammer, Beck, Jenna Bush.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/21/14 00:00
- Thursday numbers: Obama/FNC-O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Nobody’s business: CNBC viewership falls to a 20-year low.
- F&F video: Geraldo vs Tucker immigration debate turns rowdy.
- White House exec quits, signs up with...MSNBC! Today’s oops.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on broadcast nets skipping Obama speech.
- Dish/Turner flap may escalate further...or not! It’s Live! (on tape).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/20/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- FNC to air Killing Kennedy + a special Factor Sunday Nov 30.
- Somerby: Rachel tells a story, gets it wrong. Brown to return.
- Cable ‘Nostalgia’ Network’s The 70s. Bill Weir’s Last Chance.
- Numb3rs: CNBC and Kensho team for ‘stat box’. Zucker play.
- ICN: Lemon’s apology was ‘bull---- and double bull----!’ More.
- F&F video: Harris and Hemmer co-host Ailes Apprentice gala.
- Alan Dershowitz: CNN is ‘more dangerous’ than The Guardian!
- Kelly File videos: Ted Cruz vs Jennice Fuentes on executive action.
- Rebound: F&F with Hasselbeck co-hosting up 33% vs previous week.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/19/14 00:00
- The Five video: Is NBC News Political Director ‘in the tank’?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- A ‘solipsistic banshee scream from a hyperbaric chamber’.
- Lewis: If only cable news could be ‘smart’ like Jon Stewart.
- Solution to Coop’s ratings slump: put Erin Burnett in at 9 pm?
- Wemple: Lemon apology was ‘insufficient...factually spotty’.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. Lemon drops another classic; ‘sorry!’
- CNN massacre reports bring call to pull press privileges. More.
- Vranjican: Swells gather for Rita Cosby Wounded Warrior gala.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media’s Ferguson coverage.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/18/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- As ‘likes’ top one million, Kelly File to hold online Q&A.
- FBN sets live pipeline vote coverage. Q&A: Mike Rowe.
- Wemple: Sharpton’s role a jumble of conflicts of interest.
- Wemple: No wonder Gruber gave Ronan the exclusive!
- Latest MediaBuzz more than doubles MSNBCNN combined.
- Profile: Jo Nosuchinsky. Today’s oops. Weekend numbers.
- Bill O’Reilly hangs up on ESPN when interview turns nasty.
- Is Ty Pennington show DOA? Veronica de la Cruz resurfaces.
- Hasselbeck F&F homecoming lost viewers vs previous week.
- Black in America special: Black and Blue. Soledad in Texas.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano warns of ‘constitutional fire’.
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/17/14 00:05
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Fox News dominance calls for analysis, not dismissal.
- Zucker punched: CNN’s Dirty Jobs loses 60% of its audience.
- Rothstein: Wolf is desperate to save sinking SitRoom (v/CNNC).
- Wemple: CNBC’s risible response to Melissa Francis. ‘Sickening’.
- Video: Melissa Francis ‘ashamed to say’ CNBC did silence her.
- Swells pitch in to help hype Heroes. Chris Wallace: Half true.
- Promos for MSNBC signature series promise fights and ‘vent sex’.
- The Conch Potato: Cenk Uygur’s desperate attack on Glenn Beck.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/15/14 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Bill Cosby, Ferguson, pointing.
- Media Buzz videos: Grubergate, Melissa Francis, Brit Hume.
- Fareed and Cliff. Q&A: Richard Engel. Sunday talkers.
- Factor video: Jon Stewart with Mr Bill part un, part deux.
- Steinberg: HLN, where the product placement never stops.
- Your Buzz videos: CNN calls, polls, Attkisson, CBS ties, Fox bias.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/14/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: CNBC silenced Melissa Francis Obamacare exposés.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow’s weirdly poisonous ‘faux news’.
- F&F video: Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s emotional homecoming.
- Erik Wemple appeals to FNC to investigate Gruber remarks.
- Swells gather for Ailes Apprentice Program graduation gala.
- Conan videos: Chuck Todd part one, part two (via Mediaite).
- Exodus from The Situation Room (v/CNNC). Anthem alarm!
- Full Factor video: Rob O’Neill. Bret Baier unwelcome here.
- Profile: CNN’s Meredith Artley. Today’s Zakaria update (v/ICN).
- Husain: CAIR wants time on FNC; response. Hume: Mostly false.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/13/14 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: ShotUBL-O’Reilly-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Ailes Apprentice program marks ten years of success.
- Bartiromo in Palm Springs. UBL special 2 sets records.
- Outnumbered video: Kirsten stunned at Gruber blackout.
- Hasselbeck returns Friday. Today’s Huckabee specularama.
- Somerby: Maddow’s propaganda treats viewers like fools.
- 70% of Fox stock value is from the cable channels. More.
- CNNi simulcasts to continue? Maeve Reston to CNN; Q&A.
- Dish/Turner dispute turns on the value of CNN. This is CNN.
- ICN: Fareed Zakaria controversy escalates as Zucker dithers.
- CNN renews Bourdain, Rowe, Ling. Rafael Romo teargassed.
- Mr Bill rescues student paper; The Conch Potato approves.
- Report: Griffin’s MSNBC job ‘precarious’. Diaz-Balart: Half-true.
- Video: Howard Kurtz rips Gruber non-coverage, zings Ronan; more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/12/14 00:00
- The Five video: Peter Doocy discusses UBL special.
- Fox News UBL special tops MSNBCNNHLN combined.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-ShotUBL-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Kurtz: FNC taking ‘serious look’ at Huckabee status.
- Somerby: Maddow ‘one of the most dishonest’ ever.
- Back to the Future: MSNBC to meld cable and online.
- He’s got a Kate Upton crush. F&F video: Peter Doocy.
- Easley: MSNBC’s decline began when Olbermann left.
- Rothstein: CNNer embroiled in conflict of interest flap.
- Zucker play: Road trip! Non-news, brought to you by VW.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis, Charles Payne. CNN execs upped.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/11/14 00:00
- Zucker punched: Anderson Cooper 360 hits all-time low.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shep video: Peter Doocy talks about the man who shot UBL.
- FNC tops all cable nets. Elisabeth Hasselbeck resurfaces.
- Grace under fire. Bernardini promoted. Weekend numbers.
- Koffler: Now I respect Brit Hume even more. Today’s oops.
- Weprin: The inside story on Fox’s UBL-shooter special. More.
- UBL-shooter Q&A is a big get for Peter Doocy. Five questions.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano’s questions for the next AG.
- Bourdain moonlights. Kimberly’s crib. Scarborough hearts WaPo.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/10/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Peter Doocy on ‘Gatewood’, and who shot UBL. More.
- Ailes Apprenticeship Program grad describes its impact.
- Reporting on Fareed is punished, Fareed isn’t! (v/CNNC)
- Byers: High anxiety and low morale at CNN’s DC bureau.
- New Day ratings declined with Alisyn! Russkies dump CNN.
- Painted into a corner, MSNBC loses the election. Flashback.
- Remix video: Obama, Dr Dre, and...Megyn Kelly! (via DShaw)
- Full F&F video: Condoleeza Rice. Greg Palkot recalls The Wall.
- The Fox Report videos: The Political Insiders part one, part two.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/08/14 00:00
- MediaBuzz: Midterms, Ed Henry, Attkisson pt one, pt two.
- Reliable Sources: Les Moonves, Dan Rather, Brent Bozell.
- Concha: MSNBC’s problems summed up in one question.
- DirecTV’s secret AJAm lawsuit. Today’s heinous outrage!
- Sommer: Markets nervous over Comcast/Time Warner deal.
- Swells gather for CNBC fete. Today’s oops. Sunday talkers.
- Today’s opus on the evils of cable news. Q&A: Zucker (v/ICN).
- Alisyn’s New Day stint not moving the needle. Money matters.
- Party time at Coop’s crib. This is CNN: Strippers and gay rodeos.
- Your Buzz videos: The economy, Hillary, Chris Christie, cover-up.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/07/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Gasparino/Insana twitter spat spills over to tv: FBN video.
- Which MSNBC host is advising WH how to deal with the GOP?
- Keith Ablow: I stand by what I said. FNC drops Dr Ben Carson.
- Video: Are GOP complaints re midterms coverage ill-founded?
- Imus video: Chris Wallace on the midterms, Iran, and more.
- OtR videos: Sgt Tahmooressi’s story. Scarborough: Half-true.
- More ‘news’ from the ‘news leader’. Scarborough’s chagrin.
- CNN Heroes hype kicks off tonight. Zurawik Q&A: Mike Rowe.
- Website spills UBL shooter’s name; Megyn, Peter Doocy respond.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on crazy election night punditry.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/06/14 00:00
- Today Jesse Watters really got under Bob Beckel’s skin.
- On Big Wednesday a dozen Fox News programs set records.
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Sharyl Attkisson scorches ‘proven unreliable’ Media Matters.
- Bauder: Dr Keith Ablow’s political ‘diagnoses’ (via Stelter).
- Steinberg: Biznets pin hopes on revised ratings procedures.
- MSNBC goes to pot. Phil Griffin touts a year of msnbc.com.
- Fox & Friends video: Condoleeza Rice. Facebook favors FNC.
- Greta special tonight: Marine Freed: Sgt Tahmooressi’s Story.
- Turner/DishNet war of words escalates. Erin given token role?
- Collins: Do we really need cable news? Richard Quest honored.
- Video: A depressing night for MSNBC. Fancy digs, few holograms.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/05/14 00:00
- Cable beats broadcast: FNC election night coverage tops all.
- Tuesday numbers: Returns/FNC-TheFive-Returns/CNN 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: CNN coverage ‘debased’ while MSNBC struggled.
- Concha: The good, bad, and funny on cable election night.
- Kurtz: A night of punditry. Byers: Hubbub over exit polls.
- During a horrible, terrible week, CNBC abandons news.
- Wemple: Sally Kohn, cream of the lefty crop. Stormy Weather.
- Bourdain moonlights. Worth a thousand words. Spin cycle.
- Imus videos: Bernard Goldberg, Ed Henry, Juan Williams.
- O’Connell: A rough month for MSNBC, languishing in third.
- Sterne: Bloomberg tries to attract eyeballs. The war on Fox!
- Piers Morgan changes the channel. Q&A: CNN’s Andrew Morse.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/04/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-BretBaier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Maddow smears Fox with...another edited clip!
- Karen Finney finis at MSNBC; is she just the first of many?
- Charlton: Insiders spill the beans on MSNBC’s ‘evolution’.
- Imus video: Ed Henry. Colbert video: Chuck Todd (v/TVN).
- Dishnet’s Ergen: Losing CNN is no big deal. HLN makeover.
- Videos: Sharyl Attkisson on The Factor, F&F, Imus, Kilmeade.
- OtR video: Tahmooressi coverage recap. Weekend numbers.
- Election night rundown: Capitol NY; Variety. Strategy Room.
- Election Q&A: Bret Baier; Gerri Willis, Neil Cavuto, Rich Edson.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/03/14 00:10
- Friday’s numbers: Bret Baier-The Five-O’Gutfeld 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Maddow rebuttal to Varney ‘grossly deceptive’.
- Cosmo Q&A: Megyn Kelly’s secrets of success. CNN crows.
- Q&A: Sandra Smith, Eric Shawn, Carl Cameron, Neil Cavuto.
- CNN’s Barbara Starr honored. Imus video: Laura Ingraham.
- Coy to MSNBC: Stop ‘cooking the books’. Q&A: Jo Ling Kent.
- Michelle Nunn gets John Roberts blackballed from key debate.
- Happening Now video: How fair is media’s midterms coverage?
- Dozier: Controversy swirls around SEAL team’s books, interviews.
- Fox Report videos: Political insiders pt one, pt two, pt three, pt four.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/01/14 00:35
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary, pundit predictions, Chris Christie.
- Reliable Sources: Global warming, Fox on Ebola, political ads.
- Sgt Tahmooressi’s only interview is with Greta van Susteren.
- F&F videos: Greta and Bill Richardson on marine’s release.
- MSNBC: We beat CNN!...but there’s a catch. Dashing Dash.
- Facebook fans favor Fox first. Andrea Tantaros in Newberry.
- When religious news breaks, cablers turn to priestly pundits.
- FNC will air UBL-killer interview despite Pentagon objections.
- Um, did Anthony Bourdain go somewhere...like, maybe, Iran?
- Your Buzz videos: Woodward, the Palins, Ferguson, midterms.
- Q&A: John Roberts in NOLA, Carl Cameron in KY. Sunday talk.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/31/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Video: Stuart Varney exposes Maddow’s dishonesty.
- Somerby: Maddow rips Fox over nonexistent report!?
- Pentagon objects to Fox UBL special; Greta responds.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace (via FDC); FBN’s Jo Ling Kent.
- Joe Concha zings Alex Wagner, nails LZ Granderson.
- Audio: Howard Stern news tracks down Anna Kooiman.
- Audio: Jake Tapper w/Laura. Today’s oops; bonus oops.
- Video: Leaks, prosecutions, and the WH media strategy.
- Ailes advice given to Megyn Kelly. Flashback: Terry Keenan.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/30/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: ‘Maddow took Media Matters bullsh!t and ran.’
- MSNBC election hosts: journalists Maddow and Matthews.
- Two-hour Daily Rundown to be hosted by José Diaz-Balart.
- FTV: Brian Stelter says missing plane ‘a bigger story today’.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, tv trailblazer. Unappreciative Weather.
- Factor video: Truth Serum. Greta begins her new podcast.
- Marsh: Did MSNBC’s Deutsch perpetrate a real estate scam?
- Arwa Damon honored; Robin Meade in Vegas. New CNN app.
- CNNi: Doubts about disclosure (v/CNNC). Profile: Ari Melber.
- CNN’s extreme website makeover appears in beta (via CNCC).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/29/14 00:00
- Rosen: Holder comments scarcely address AG’s conduct.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC two-night special interviews SEAL who killed UBL.
- October program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Charlton: Al-Jaz America’s ratings...lower than Current!
- Q&A: Sean Hannity, matchmaker; Sally Kohn, part deux.
- CNN’s ‘angry black woman’. Anthony Bourdain moonlights.
- Kelly File video: Megyn zings McMurry, details Ebola memo.
- OtR video: Adam Housley. Factor video: Bernard Goldberg.
- Alisyn makes the team. Erin doesn’t. David won’t (v/CNNC).
- CNN special: The Iran Hostage Crisis. HLN Logo makeover.
- Melissa Harris-Perry speaks at KU; more. Brian Stelter at ASU.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/28/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow airs doctored tape of Issa.
- October numbers: Fox tops. Also-rans: MSNBC, CNN.
- Video: Judge Nap on non-citizens voting in midterms.
- Tyler: Cast of ‘runaway hit’ Outnumbered speaks out.
- Wemple: Palin discusses lack of Costello on-air apology.
- Wolf and Anderson headline CNN’s election coverage.
- Rothstein: Doubts about diversity at Reliable Sources.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs’s coffee; The Rev’s rations. Whoops!
- Only one cablenewser got CBS’s OK to talk to Attkisson.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on Sharyl Attkisson hacking claims.
- ICN: No apology? Carol Costello is just following orders.
- Rothstein: Kirstie Alley has a proposition for Jake Tapper.
- Q&A: Sally Kohn. Profile: CNN’s Peter Hamby (via CNCC).
- Ty’s extreme makeover: HLN edition. Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: Broadening the definition of news (via CNNC).
- Standoff resolved, Jana Winter leaves FNC. Ailes honored.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/27/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shep, Bill, Martha, Megyn, Bret: FNC election team. FBN.
- Q&A: Shepard Smith on Ebola, politics, and ‘the monster’.
- Weprin: Behind-the-scenes on the Fox News Deck with Shep.
- Concha: An on-air apology is Carol Costello’s only option.
- Profile: Lea Gabrielle, from Navy pilot to Fox journo (v/TVN).
- Are the suits at CNBC looking to broom some of their talent?
- CNN partners with Radius on college sex crimes documentary.
- Q&A: Stuart Varney. Cavuto remembers Terry Keenan (v/TVN).
- Greta: Media are flying at 1,000 feet. Meyer: Roots ‘outstanding’.
- Fox Report videos: Political insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/25/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Midterms, Woodward part one, part two.
- Reliable Sources: Ebola fears; more Ebola fears, Jay Carney.
- Hogue: Alisyn’s New Day run ends in two weeks...or does it?
- Irvine: Repercussions of Dish/Turner deadlock. Sunday talk.
- Your Buzz videos: Arrogance, partisans, Crossfire, Jedediah.
- Leetaru: Don’t blame CNN et al for Ebola panic. Megyn: False.
- Wemple: Hannity segments get results. Harris-Perry at Harvard.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/24/14 00:00
- The Five video: NY hatchet attack deemed terrorism.
- Thursday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3. More.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace’s 50th year. R.I.P. Terry Keenan.
- Friday special: American Dream on the Ballot; preview.
- Q&A: Kate O’Brian, Michael Smerconish. Huck ponders.
- Wemple: Carol Costello should make an on-air apology.
- Yesterday’s firing demand escalates. Turbulent Weather.
- Somerby: Costello’s ‘astounding journalistic misconduct’.
- How an assault became a cable news joke...until it wasn’t.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg. Kelly File video: Dr Siegel.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/23/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN Commentary: Fire ‘so-called news anchor’ Costello!
- Today’s apology: Carol Costello is sorry for a sorry display.
- Video: Look who’s back on Fox News...online. This is CNN.
- Rothstein: Who’s obsessed over whom? When it rains, it pours.
- Durden: Revenues are down because CNBC numbers are down.
- Wemple: Mr Bill ‘jumps the shark’ in his rebuttal to Jon Stewart.
- Today video: Bill O’Reilly and Matt Lauer. Imus video: Bret Baier.
- De Moraes: A look at Lisa Ling’s Life. Velez-Mitchell resurfaces.
- Indra out. Erin up. Zucker gloats. Choosy liberals choose CNN.
- Q&A: Chris Jansing (v/TV Newser); Liz Claman talks to Hadassah.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/22/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Concha: Why is Chuck Todd alienating half his audience?
- Chuck Todd rips Fox...in interview with Media Matters!
- With $100M losses yearly, Bloomberg adds Wiesenthal.
- Wemple: Why do so many Democrats watch Fox News?
- CNN goes Bing. HLN: Dead air. Bill O’Reilly: Mostly true.
- Q&A: Jake Tapper. Q&A: Megyn Kelly; video Q&A via TVN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/21/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Scarry: Ed Schultz attempts to turn a lemon into lemonade.
- Dish Network drops Turner channels. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Elizabeth MacDonald. Somerby: MSNBC and the Times.
- ‘Reshaping’...then and now. Kate Bolduan introduces Cecelia.
- Wemple: CNN, the mostly-Ebola network, questions messaging?
- New Pew: Media polarization via Wemple. George Will part deux.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/20/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Diversity spat...did CNN call the NABJ head a liar?
- Happening Now video: The Roof of Africa part one, part two.
- Greta: That’s cold. Somerby: Where are our gatekeepers?
- ICN: CNN/Stelter cutbacks spin disingenuous and silly. More.
- CNN adds Hannah Bae; plus Chris Moody and Alexandra Jaffe.
- Sound bite. PunditFact: George Will...rated false. Or not? More.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/18/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Ebolarama, MSNBCNN, knee-jerk pundits.
- Reliable Sources: Ebola politics and ratings, media shake-ups.
- Tucker: Five ways Phil Griffin can get MSNBC back on track.
- Sunday special: Ebola in America. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Videos: Rachel Maddow with Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Your Buzz videos: Gay marriage, Fox miniskirts, media hacks?
- Zucker punch: CNN cuts NABJ dollars; Ronald Martin responds.
- Factor video: Howard Kurtz on Ebolarama. No CNN Today today.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/17/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Vindication for Andrea Tantaros...from CNN!
- Somerby: Chris Hayes’s pandering...dishonest and vile.
- Fox News special: American Payday: The Big Squeeze.
- Greta: In defense of Fox News...and MSNBCNN as well.
- Video: Czar stirs controversy. Wemple: Levittown truth?
- Fox News Latino readership grows. Sandra Smith news.
- Charlton: After deep cuts, will CNN have the last laugh?
- Maglio: Double-digit ratings drops spurred CNN layoffs.
- Unguarded to return...as occasional primetime specials?
- A proud member of the ‘10% club’: fired CNNer speaks out.
- As CNN targets online news, the head of digital gets the axe.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. F&F video: Kilmeade scolds Gohmert.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media skepticism and Ebola.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/16/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Could this be the reason for MSNBC’s ratings ennui?
- Wemple: Greg Gutfeld should be the Fox Ablow Ombudsman.
- Concha: Stewart staff exemplifies ‘white privilege’ hypocrisy.
- Daily Show extended video: Mr Bill O’Reilly with Jon Stewart.
- Wallenstein: Does CNNGo represent the future of television?
- Borowitz: CNN defends its new slogan. TJ Holmes resurfaces.
- Owens: Don’t judge CNN solely by ratings. Who is best-known?
- CNN betting on a ‘hunger for politics’. Don Lemon’s other crib.
- Geraldo: Thanks but no thanks. Flashback: Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
- Q&A: Liz McDonald; Liz Clayman; Clayman on Ebola market impact.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/15/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: Is Ebola media overkill approaching O.J. levels?
- Q&A: Sean Hannity (v/TVN). Grace under fire? (v/CNNC)
- Richard Grenell re-ups at FNC. Hasselbeck out for surgery.
- Adams: Lisa Ling show focuses on ‘subculture’. This is CNN.
- Zucker punched: Unguarded; Sanjay Gupta, Money; Crossfire.
- Bloodbath: Deep, wide cuts deliver Zucker punch to CNN/HLN.
- Factor video: Drs Alvarez and Adalja react to O’Reilly comments.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/14/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Dr Manny Alvarez calls on CDC chief to resign.
- Amanpour staff cut (v/Wemple) + JVM and more (CNNC).
- Green: Is CNN even more Islamophobic than Fox News?!
- Somerby: On ratings, gaps, and age. Weekend numbers.
- Rothstein: CNBC graphics makeover looks oddly familiar.
- Jackson: MSNBC’s problem is not its diversity. A bargain!
- The heart of Mrs Payne. Factor video: Protecting America.
- The most trusted name in eats. 9News now CNNPhillipines.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/13/14 00:00
- The Five video: Finger-pointing over Ebola proliferates.
- Friday’s numbers: Bret Baier-O’Reilly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Grove: The making of a Fox News hit...Outnumbered.
- Concha: Ronan may be first casualty in MSNBC shake-up.
- Wemple: MSNBC slides into irrelevance. Q&A: Robyn Curnow.
- Lean Downward: As ratings crater MSNBC loses ground to CNN.
- Political Ticker silenced. Housecall video: Ebola fear vs facts.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/11/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Ebola, Bill O’Reilly, midterm apathy.
- Reliable Sources: ISIS rules, Islamophobia, Jeremy Renner.
- Patti Ann Browne: A bad spill ‘rocked my whole body’.
- Patton tops the charts at NY Times, Wall Street Journal.
- F&F video: The Caped Crusader turns 75. F&F reunion.
- Together: Roger Ailes and...Rosie O’Donnell?! Today’s oops.
- Your Buzz videos: Ebola, briefings, more Ebola, CBS, Obama.
- ICN: Is Jeff Zucker telling tales out of school? Sunday talkers.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/10/14 01:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: First Media Buzz hangout with Joe Concha et al.
- Rothstein: Black journalists deliver Zucker punch to CNN.
- Eloy: Turner’s cutbacks a Zucker punch to Atlanta. More.
- Revamped FNC Insider has new pages for people and shows.
- New Pew: Even as audiences shrink, cable news profits soar.
- Wemple: Survey says Fox News scores well among Millennials.
- Rothstein: Is ‘the place for politics’ about to change its focus?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/09/14 00:00
- The Five video: Trying to keep Secret Service scandal secret?
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Ed Schultz recording his MSNBC program from his home studio.
- New layoffs hit CNN/HLN. F&F video: X-Files star returns to sci-fi.
- Late Show videos: Anderson Cooper part one, part two, part three.
- Factor video: Eric Shawn, Molly Line on witch doctors and cartoons.
- Before CNN reality, there was CNBC. Zucker punch: CNN zings Piers.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/08/14 00:00
- The Five video: Reaction to the O’Reilly/Panetta Q&A.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Belloni: CNBC in talks to launch a show with Jay Leno.
- Piers: CNN tried to get Megyn Kelly for primetime (v/aw).
- Fortune video: Sheryl Sandberg interviews Megyn Kelly.
- Weprin: One year later, FNC primetime revamp a success.
- Cavuto videos: The Amazing Kreskin part one, part two.
- MSNBC skeds post-award-show extras. Q&A: Mike Rowe.
- Factor video: Leon Panetta part one, part two, part three.
- Why is Coop silent? Comcast shareholders OK merger deal.
- Sherman: Why the CNN layoffs? Lisa Desjardins finds work.
- Leach: Rowe hour a ‘feel-good, positive human documentary’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/07/14 00:00
- The Five video: Robust debate over impact of airstrikes.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC celebrates as it turns 18. Flashback. Weekend numbers.
- CNN rocked by hundreds of TBS layoffs. Friday night blues.
- Bauder: CNN aims to dominate breaking news and reality tv.
- Scarry: How to save Crossfire. Concha: Can Piers find work?
- CNN sued for $5 million. CNN: The Cable Non-News Network?
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly; Mike Rowe; Maria Bartiromo, ratings smash.
- Goldberg: The media’s authoritarianism infects Ebola coverage.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg rips the FBI, defends Andrea Tantaros.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/06/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn 1-2-3.
- On CNN’s version of Roots, the stars are the news.
- Piers Morgan resurfaces. Larry King re-resurfaces.
- Tapper and Blitzer moonlighting. Megyn and Sheryl.
- Fox & Friends video: Ron Fournier. Maria’s big news.
- Jeff Zucker cutting costs, rebooting CNN. More. Layoffs.
- Wolff: Jeff Bewkes has to clean up CNN, as Murdoch waits.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/04/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Secret Service, Ebola fears, sex police?
- Reliable Sources: Ebola fears, Secret Service, the sex police?
- Why is Chris Cuomo moonlighting? MSNBC tinkering with 3A.
- Bourdain in the Bronx. Ex-CNNer settles suit. Sunday talkers.
- Wemple: The news anchor’s dodge...‘just asking’. Today’s oops.
- Your Buzz videos: The ‘latte salute’, Jon Stewart, Chelsea’s baby.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/03/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: When Obama zings Fox, guess who benefits?
- Another skirmish in The War on Fox: FNC returns fire.
- Video: Media Ebola coverage: chaotic or indispensable?
- Shep Q&As: HottyToddy; SBNation; audio: ESPN; JOX-FM.
- Scarry: Disclosure issues haunt Alex Wagner. More.
- Electrifying new CNN series to focus on...painters?!
- Steel: CNN at crossroads, reasserts itself (via CNNC).
- Weprin: CNN’s ‘reality’ strategy at a critical crossroads.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer. Swells gather at The Rev’s rave.
- Factor video: Are airstrikes on ISIS part of a ‘phony war’?
- Top ten Heroes countdown begins. Rowe debut: ‘intriguing’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/02/14 00:00
- FBN skeds Friday 5:00 am live Hong Kong coverage.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Saperstein: CNN is carving out a niche for ‘reality news’.
- Kelly File video temporarily pulled over safety concerns.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan dishes CNN dirt. Profile: Mike Rowe.
- Charlton: POTUS, poll numbers, and cable news ratings.
- T.J. Holmes finds work. Rosa Flores goes back to school.
- Kelly File video: Inside the mosque attended by beheader.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Letterman part one, part two, part three.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/01/14 00:00
- The Five video: Dr Marc Siegel explains Ebola facts.
- Kurtz: Gender issues and media drove SS resignation.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC’s resident 9/11 truther finds additional work.
- Turbulent Weather. Wemple: Sexism from...Mika B?!?
- Q3 2014 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Q&A: José Diaz-Balart; Anthony Bourdain. Today’s oops.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum. Parts Unknown slippage.
- MSNBC daytime doldrums. MSNBCers in their own bubble?
- Kelly File video: Canon Andrew White warns of ISIS in Iraq.
- Wemple: In Q3 2014 Fox News dominated 25-54 demographic.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/30/14 00:00
- The Five video: Debate on the threat of ISIS turns rowdy.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- José Diaz-Balart marks MSNBC move toward ‘new voices’.
- Somerby: Maddow wipes Latinos off the face of the earth.
- Q&A: Gretchen Carlson on Real Story’s first year; video.
- Q3: FNC most watched cabler. Q3 spin: CNN MSNBC HLN.
- Closing Bell rings sour sans Bartiromo. Weekend numbers.
- Surprise! Vets outraged at Bolling had hidden connections.
- Profile: Sonny Hostin (v/CNNC). Piers Morgan finds work.
- Kaufman: Stelter’s strange defense of Zakaria (via CNNC).
- This Week video: Bill O’Reilly w/ George Stephanopoulos.
- Wemple: An ‘idiotic idea’ makes cable news waves. More.
- Q&A: James Rosen on coffee rituals; Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
- MSNBC’s best night over a dismal two weeks: Lockup marathon!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on 60 Minutes Obama interview.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/29/14 00:09
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Newsweek adds plagiarism warning to Zakaria articles.
- CNN ‘comped’ $3600 hotel bill for Zimmerman brothers.
- MSNBC drops Goldie Taylor. Video Q&A: Jose Diaz-Balart.
- Jon Scott climbs Mount Kilimanjaro. Q&A: Dierdre Bolton.
- Emails to FNC and MSNBC pivotal in trial. Simon to CNN.
- Concha: Don’t pre-empt Meet the Press...air it on MSNBC.
- Q&A: Anthony Bourdain. Another CNN show not airing live.
- Video: Is NFL coverage ‘insane’? Imus video: Juan Williams.
- MSNBC loves Global Citizen Festival: it ‘aligns with our values’.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders pt one, pt two, pt three, pt four.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/27/14 00:00
- ICN: Reliable on Zakaria...a tortured, cherry-picked response.
- Media Buzz videos: War criticism, Pentagon video, Lois Lerner.
- Reliable Sources videos: Journalism in wartime, ESPN, Fareed.
- Today’s apology. Today’s oops. Somerby: It’s Hayes again.
- Reliable Sources to address Fareed Zakaria controversy.
- Behind the scenes at Fox News Sunday w/ Chris Wallace.
- Your Buzz videos: WH intruder, focus on NFL, MSM vs TMZ.
- The Blaze video: Beck interviews O’Reilly. Express shrinks.
- ‘Fox anchor’ Gregg Jarrett resurfaces. More. Sunday talkers.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/26/14 00:00
- Videos: Eric Bolling, Greg Gutfeld explain. Greta reacts.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- How celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain could save CNN.
- Wemple: Officialdom has spoken...Sean Hannity was right.
- Extreme makeover at CNN International? Live battle mode.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Bernard Golberg on internet madness.
- Kelly File video: State Dept’s Marie Harf. Q&A: Janice Dean.
- Deirdre Bolton’s fashions for Frisco. Kate Boulduan’s new girl.
- Profile: Lisa Ling. CNN’s split personalities. Crane bumps Weir.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/25/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Is MSNBC host working with WH in search for new AG?
- FTV Live: Send an email to Bill O’Reilly...and get fired!
- Factor video: Rosen & Cameron. Zucker punches back.
- Q&A: CNN’s Rachel Smolkin. Stephen Collinson to CNN.
- Byers: From his glass house, Chuck Todd zings Roger Ailes.
- Comcast cries ‘extortion’ as rivals ramp up opposition to deal.
- Maglio: Fox News insider claims shakedown by ‘copyright troll’.
- Cuomo’s pointless evening cameos. Greta zings two of The Five.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/24/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five- Megyn 1-2-3.
- Shepard Smith Reporting video: State Dept’s Jen Psaki.
- Video: Katie Couric meets Bill O’Reilly. Today’s lawsuit.
- Fox & Friends videos: Mr Bill O’Reilly part one, part two.
- Imus videos: Bill O’Reilly and Mike Baker. Q&A: Lisa Ling.
- Jimmy Kimmel videos: Anthony Bourdain part one, part two.
- Steinberg: ‘Original series’ to supplant news on CNN prime.
- The Zakaria Plagiarismapalooza: A few more logs on the fire.
- Zucker: We have ‘complete confidence’ in Zakaria (v/CNNC).
- Wemple: Panama City preps Hannity-inspired spring break regs.
- Wemple: it’s ‘insane’ to take O’Reilly’s mercenary army seriously.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/23/14 00:00
- The Five video: Ed Henry examines the question of timing.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox News airstrike coverage tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Fox News contributor placed on terrorism watch list. More.
- Zucker play: CNN chief explains move away from live news.
- Imus in the Morning videos: FNC’s Bret Baier, Ed Henry.
- Cablers scramble to cover bombing after FNC breaks story.
- Fox & Friends videos: Judge Andrew Napolitano, Tony Blair.
- Eric Bolling and Weiner in a twitter spat. Weekend numbers.
- CBS This Morning videos: Bill O’Reilly on killing ISIS and Patton.
- Somerby: If CNN valued journalism they’d fire Coop and Nichols.
- ICN: CNN’s water torture over Zakaria flap continues; it’s horrid.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/22/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner, Anthony Bourdain (via TVN).
- Hogue: Why Heather Nauert excels in her new milieu.
- Molly Henneberg takes a dive...with American heroes.
- Tapper’s hot DC spots. HLN teasing Share. Vasel to CNN.
- Political ad buyers eyeing cable news. George Will: True.
- Imus video: Judge Napolitano on ISIS, Rand Paul, and more.
- Byers: Esquire raises the temperature in the Zakaria debate.
- Stelter ‘trying to get an interview with Zakaria’. CNN snippets.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/20/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Wars on ISIS, Debbie W-S, and the NFL.
- Reliable Sources: NFL scandals, the ISIS trailer, Palin’s brawl.
- Reliable Sources has an understated, uncluttered new studio.
- CNN awarded partial victory in GLAAD lawsuit. Sunday talkers.
- Venezuela launches criminal investigation of CNN. Today’s oops.
- Your Buzz videos: TMZ, abuse excused, Hillary, and NFL ‘hysteria’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/19/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Does Cooper have the brain cells to do his job?
- Reese’s piece: ‘Cratering News Network’; response (v/TVN).
- AJAm countersues Al Gore. Mika Brzezinski: Pants on fire!
- Video: Are drumbeats from media pushing POTUS into war?
- An Apprentice program with no boardroom or Trump: video.
- Bye-bye, Boulduan. Alibaba ballyhoo. Q&A: Gary Schreier.
- Hologram lawsuit thrown out of court. Today’s oops (via ICN).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/18/14 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shepard Smith grills Press Secretary Josh Earnest.
- Video: Tonight is throwback Thursday on Special Report.
- Video: Rupert Murdoch on Scotland, Time-Warner (v/TVN).
- Somerby: An Olbermann-style con targeting Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- Somerby: Could these cable stars get dumber and still live?
- Byers: The wrongs of Fareed Zakaria; ICN: Clear the air!
- OtR videos: Parents of Brendan Tevlin part one, part two.
- CNN buys another documentary. So what’s one more hour?
- MoJo hits Motown. Remember SkinnerVille? Lauren finds work.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/17/14 00:00
- The Five video: What are these boots made for, anyway?
- Bart: MSNBC’s boring line-up needs an extreme makeover.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- FBN pre-empting Imus to cover Scotland independence vote.
- The Kelly File breaks into the top five programs on all cable.
- Factor video: James Rosen and Sharyl Attkisson on Benghazi.
- Somerby: A Cable Outrage Spectacular turns amazingly dumb.
- Linda Vester resurfaces; flashback. Deborah Feyerick re-ups.
- Fareed Zakaria is still plagiarizing...on CNN! Q&A: Jay Carney.
- Hasselbeck thriving, as is Fox & Friends. Bartiromo’s road trip.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/16/14 00:00
- The Five video: Benghazi has spinners working overtime.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: A critical look at Benghazi, Fox, and 13 Hours.
- Somerby: How O’Donnell and Hayes treat you like fools.
- Zucker punch: Crossfire on ‘extended hiatus’...for good?
- At 100 episodes, Outnumbered sees big ratings rise. More.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on NFL’s mounting troubles.
- Lauren Ashburn’s contract not renewed. Weekend numbers.
- NLRB ruling could cost CNN millions. Nischelle Turner exits CNN.
- Out: CNNx...in: CNNgo. Coop censored. Matthews: Mostly false.
- Q&A: Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s first F&F year; Bill O’Reilly and Killing Patton; Maria Bartiromo’s info stream; Jake Tapper’s meals (via FDC).
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/15/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Fox News hires Michelle Fields. CNN hires Ryan Nobles.
- Al-Jazeera’s new mobile-only news channel (via DShaw).
- Somerby: Burnett’s blunders and CNN’s awful transcripts.
- Somerby: Coop’s outrage spectacular was not journalism.
- What do Murdoch tweets tell us? Video: Goal surpassed.
- Palin donneybrook report semi-disputed. CNN snippets.
- Bolton’s Risk & Reward beats CNBC. Profile: Luke Russert.
- Imus video: Jennifer Griffin on ISIS etc. Brooke top banana.
- Video: Lauren Ashburn reveals abuse. Wemple knocks Kurtz.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/13/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Supporting airstrikes, TMZ, Ray Rice.
- Reliable Sources: ISIS videos, NFL conflicts, cable pro-war?
- Audio: Julie Banderas is not a fan of Mike Tyson.
- Today’s twitter spat: Richard Grenell vs Brian Stelter.
- Somerby: A question the ‘cable giants’ have not asked.
- Video: Richard Grenell on US response to ISIS execution.
- Sakoui: Is Fox News bugging out? Teapot, meet tempest.
- O'Donnell and Tapper honored. A ‘different Jesus’? Totally!
- Your Buzz videos: Carney, optics, Juan Williams, nude celebs.
- It’s official: Luke Russert joins Meet the Press. Sunday talkers.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/12/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Robust debate re jihadist murder of teen.
- Enough is enough? Five from Fox. RIP Andy Levy’s father.
- Imus video: Ex-CIA covert officer Mike Baker on defeating ISIS.
- Firm buys CNN advertising time in advance to resell in Oct/Nov.
- Wemple: CNN defends booking seemingly ubiquitous John McCain.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Ray Rice and a ‘reign of terror’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/11/14 00:00
- Fox dominated during speech, beat MSNBCNN combined.
- Wednesday numbers: Kelly/Obama-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
Scarry: In defense of Fox’s Brian Kilmeade.- Anna Kooiman running Marathon to aid heroes’ families.
- Griffith: Bill O’Reilly helps children of 9/11 victims.
- David Gregory, Dana Bash moderate ‘no labels’ session.
- Concha: A curious new skirmish in the NYT War on Fox.
- Greta: NY Times ‘dimwit’ smears Fox News. Wemple.
- Wemple: Does Fox News really ‘tend not to apologize’?
- Kelly File video: All-star panel reacts to POTUS ISIS plan.
- Video: Carney/McCain battle royale. CNN hearts Politico.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/10/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap says Prez can’t go to war w/o Congress.
- America video: Full interview, Jorge Ramos and Bill O’Reilly.
- Liz Claman’s apps for traveling ‘workmoms’. More Bourdain.
- CNN hires Jay Carney; Concha: perfect fit; Wemple: we’ll see.
- Powers: Bill O’Reilly is not sexist. POTUS coverage rundown.
- Andrea Mitchell notes astonishing coincidence. Today’s oops.
- Factor video: NFL players’ ex-wives on the culture of violence.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/09/14 00:00
- The Five video: NFL responsibility in Ray Rice matter.
- Gold: TV Eyes wins first round in Fox News lawsuit.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cashin’ In tops Saturday daytime. Weekend numbers.
- Zucker punched: Media Buzz tops Reliable’s Todd exclusive.
- Greta: I was pressured. Profile: Melissa Harris-Perry. More.
- Kelly File video: Terror pipeline exclusive part one, part two.
- Brian Stelter: Fox News ‘tends not to apologize’?!? Flashback!
- CNN wants Arwa Damon lawsuit dismissed. Kilmeade comments.
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/08/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-13 Hours/Benghazi 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Kilmeade quip a ‘new low’ for F&F? (Um, no.) More.
- Megyn Kelly to co-host B&C Hall of Fame with Costas (v/TVN).
- Bloomberg previews With All Due Respect. Case adjourned.
- CNN’s future may be brightest on the internet. CNN snippets.
- Video: Are media to blame for unsuitable Presidential ‘optics’?
- Official launch of FNC/FBN everywhere streaming. Twitter spat!
- ANHQ video: Greta van Susteren on the case of Sgt Tahmooressi.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/06/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Media war push?; Concha on Chuck Todd.
- Reliable Sources: Media panic over ISIS; Chuck Todd; it’s Rula!
- Factor video: ‘Sexist’ Bill leads to robust debate. Today’s oops.
- MSNBC signature show targets Fairfax. MSNBCer lawsuit settled.
- FNC skeds Geraldo special on Joan Rivers. Sunday talk: preview.
- Greta: Did admin plant criticism of Fox in the media? Video: More.
- Your Buzz vids: Beheadings, anchor attire, hacked celebs, thin skin.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/05/14 00:00
- The Five video: Has Obama made his ISIS strategy clear?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Cablers cover another plane: Jon Scott trumps MSNBCNN.
- Zero Hedge: CNBC viewership nosedives to 21-year lows.
- Greta: NBC’s war on women? What about Mika Brzezinski?
- ET video: A day w/Sandra Smith. NBC’s new senior analyst.
- Wemple: Benghazi revelations and Fox News’s reporting.
- Friday special: 13 Hours at Benghazi...video preview. More.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly scoffs at State Dept charges. Today’s oops.
- Factor videos: Bernard Goldberg on Obama coverage; ‘Sexist’ Bill.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/04/14 00:00
- The Five video: Lively debate over homeland security.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- August program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Shep Smith video: Larry King remembers Joan Rivers.
- CNBC’s summer of sinking ratings. The war on Fox!
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Laura-Kelly File-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: New Day widens lead over Morning Joe.
- Richard Lui honored; Kate Rogers jumps to CNBC.
- Reliable Sources moves to the Big Apple (via CNNComm).
- Bobbie Battista resurfaces; more. Bloomberg resurfaces.
- Occasional Cycle panelist to be regular on Meet the Press.
- The Independents still airing new shows on FBN. Flashback.
- Factor videos: Taking on ISIS, Putin; taking on Jon Stewart. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/03/14 00:00
- The Five video: Robust debate over dealing with ISIS.
- August numbers: Fox News tops CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- ‘So this happened’ uses faked photo, silently corrects.
- Video: It’s a boy! Charles Payne has business tips.
- Adios, Piers. Hello, Alisyn. Quo vadis, Crossfire?
- Shaw: MSNBC cultural critic Twitter silent since gaffe.
- Twitter: We love you Alisyn, but... Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: This Is Life with Lisa Ling comes to CNN.
- Wemple: Kurtz/Colbert ‘feud’ a form of media symbiosis.
- Twitter spats: Heather Childers; Jake Tapper. Exclusive!
- MSNBC producer Gifford movies to Bloomberg politics unit.
- How a Fox News lawsuit could impact the future of tv news.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five/5pm-Greta-The Five/11pm 1-2-3.
- Q&A Chris Wallace: Fox News Sunday is ‘the best job of my career’.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/30/14 00:00
- Behind the scenes photos: Greta with veterans in Alaksa.
- CNN’s debuts its graphics makeover. Arwa Damon returns.
- Media Buzz videos: ‘No strategy’, Burger King, credibility.
- Reliable Sources: Hannity’s Imam, ISIS threat, Joan Rivers.
- Obama family at MSNBC hosts’s wedding. Today’s outrage!
- Cashin’ In video: Debate on hostage ransoms turns rowdy.
- Request: denied. Chris Matthews: False. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Redskins, press arrests, Ferguson overkill?
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/29/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Time-Warner/Vice negotiations re HLN have collapsed.
- Chuck Todd’s Daily Rundown signoff didn’t make it to air.
- Video: Is ‘no strategy’ hubbub ‘much ado about nothing’?
- CNN’s DC cuts strike Lisa Desjardins. Megyn Kelly: True.
- Kelly File video: Tunnels to Towers aids two wounded vets.
- Greta: Ex-CNNer Kim Segal had a front row seat to history.
- Obama jetting to Pocantico Hills for MSNBC host’s wedding.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the perils of partisanship.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/28/14 00:00
- Reese’s piece: Time-Warner and CNN are running scared.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- HealthBeautyLife video: Melissa Francis on her tv career.
- Zucker punch: Cuts at Turner may grow to 1,500. But why?
- Hudson: Don Lemon bemoans media spectacle he’s part of.
- Somerby: In Nerdland our elites are high-paid tribal clowns.
- Wemple: Video message service verifies time of CNN audio.
- Wemple: Attorney wants redress from CNN for ‘hoax’ claim.
- Hannity video: Train-wreck interview with Anjem Choudary.
- Video: The truthy database. Frost and Mody go ‘worldwide’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/27/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Red Eye mocks Joe Scarborough over BK boycott.
- Exclusive interviews clarify 13 Hours in Benghazi, Sept 5.
- Video: Rachel Maddow with Letterman part one, part two.
- Concha: CNN should have verified the audio before airing it.
- Unreliable sources? Wemple: CNN audio scoop may be fake.
- F&F video: Lea Gabrielle trains with Newark PD SWAT team.
- Concha: There is no upside to NBC’s employment of The Rev.
- Daryn Kagan’s advice to CNNers about to get Zucker punched.
- WeatherNation opposes Comcast/TW deal. Don Lemon: False.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/26/14 00:00
- Did MSNBC report on Ferguson from inside a gated lot?!
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: The story behind CNN’s Ferguson audio scoop.
- Scarry: Media parrot a pointless fact. Weekend numbers.
- Time-Warner cuts will hit CNN (v/CNNCommentary). More.
- Richard Quest at NLGJA convention. Q&A: Maria Bartiromo.
- Kurtz: Al Sharpton’s role at MSNBC is ‘wrong on many levels’.
- Factor video: Kurtz rips MSNBC...‘this is a travesty; it just reeks’.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/25/14 00:00
- The Five video: What happens if you dismiss the devil?
- Kissell: Busy news week propels Fox News, sinks MSNBC.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-O’Williams 1-2-3.
- S.E. Cupp named to distinguished list (via FishbowlDC).
- Outnumbered video: Richard Grenell skewers DC press.
- Robin to New York, but what of Chris, Kate...and Alisyn?
- Concha: Pundits of all stripes agree...and may be right.
- Cable coverage of Brown’s funeral and The Rev’s eulogy.
- Did Jesse Jackson refer to Juan Williams as ‘white’?!?
- CNN locks in its annual must-miss tv. Juan Williams: True.
- Zucker punch: CNN, HLN face imminent buyouts/layoffs.
- Zucker punch: CNN must ‘do what we do with less’ (via TVN).
Weekend Links and Open Thead
08/23/14 00:00
- Concha: Cable news lasses are rockin’ the glasses.
- Media Buzz videos: Fanning flames, Foley, insane pundits.
- Reliable Sources: Media arrests, Dan Rather, a potent photo.
- Robin Meade moves to CNN, HLN may be sold off? More.
- HLN, once a newsy alternative, is now a mockery of itself.
- Beck Reliable spots taped during undisclosed negotiations.
- Might Beck have ended up back where he started...on HLN?
- Fareed the (alleged) plagiarist: part deux. Sunday talkers.
- Video: Juan Williams on Al Sharpton monetizing civil rights.
- ICN: MSNBC’s oft-repeated excuse for Sharpton is...bullsh!t.
- Your Buzz videos: Victims of color; The Rev; Michelle’s weight.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/22/14 00:00
- The Five videos: Are we at war with ISIS? Stay the course?
- Thursday’s numbers: Kelly-O’Gutfeld-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- Somerby: O’Donnell gets it right...and then horribly wrong.
- Reese’s piece: Concerns over the accountant running CNN.
- Despite past The Rev advises Obama as he hosts on MSNBC.
- Morgan: Why Al-Jazeera can’t spare the cash to pay Al Gore.
- Q&A: Ronan EP Kathy O’Hearn. Hendricks goes On the Case.
- Byers: Ferguson by the clock. Kurtz: Should we pull the plug?
- OtR video: It’s a phony gimmick. Factor video: Memo reactions.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/21/14 00:00
- The Five video: Debate over ISIS and golfing turns rowdy.
- CNN demo streak over: Fox News tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Al-Jazeera contributor leaves Ferguson ‘in disgust’ (via FTV).
- New Day’s new high; the overnight problem; Out Front of what?
- Kimberly’s crib: a cool two mill. Marvel-ous: the Cooper comics.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. F&F video: Foley friend Matthew VanDyke.
- Factor vids: Ferguson, the truth; The Rev’s role; Bernard Goldberg.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/20/14 00:00
- The Five video: Only we can stop the savagery of ISIS.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Top prize for irresponsibility goes to...Chris Hayes!
- Are Jake Tapper, Don Lemon, et al becoming opinionators?
- Dierdre Bolton’s elevator pitch. This door swings both ways.
- Video: Richard Grenell on ISIS etc. Melvin losing anchor slot.
- Q&A: Steve Harrigan in Ferguson. Profile: Dr Michael Baden.
- Byers: Fareed Zakaria responds. Johnson: Al-Jazeera responds.
- Factor video: Howard Kurtz on media malfeasance re Ferguson.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/19/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Kelly-Eric Bolling-The Five 1-2-3.
- Newsers to Ferguson. Healing: Don Lemon’s town hall.
- Outnumbered video: Robust debate over militarization.
- The Dirty Dozen: Fareed Zakaria’s history of plagiarism?
- Rothman: Are media in Ferguson being irresponsible?
- ICN: Inexcusable media overreach. Weekend numbers.
- Weprin: Turner CEO’s 20/20 vision sees layoffs at CNN.
- Q&A: CNN’s Don Lemon; AJAm President Kate O’Brian.
- Jake Tapper: ‘Nobody is threatening...there is no violence’.
- Steve Harrigan video: ‘This is amateur hour...this is not good.’
- Factor videos: Bill O’Reilly and Juan Williams on Ferguson etc.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/18/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: TheFive-TheFive-SpecReport 1-2-3.
- Video: Police confront Don Lemon. Q&A: Don Lemon.
- Zurawik: Al-Jazeera influences US Ferguson coverage.
- Video: Have social media affected Ferguson coverage?
- Pat Buchanan resurfaces (via TVN); Q&A: Lauren Sivan.
- MSNBCNN scramble to cover late-night Ferguson clashes.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on Obama, Ferguson, and The Five.
- Salon objects to unauthorized wondering. Props to Poppy.
- Hey CNN, who’s in charge anyway? Emmy hearts Parts Unknown.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/16/14 08:39
- Media Buzz videos: Ferguson, Robin Williams, Hillary’s hug.
- Reliable Sources: Ferguson, The Rev, Chuck Todd, Dr Ablow.
- Profile: Dierdre Bolton discusses making a career shift.
- The War on Fox: Coverage of executed Christians mocked.
- Video: Shepard Smith on ESPN. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr on the import of the robbery video.
- Your Buzz videos: Challenging Frank Luntz, Fox and the GOP.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/15/14 00:00
- Thursday numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-MacCallum 1-2-3.
- Video: Ferguson coverage getting ahead of the facts?
- CNN tests new show...with a familiar format. Update.
- Uh oh: Al Gore and Joel Hyatt sue Al Jazeera for fraud.
- New Day, new scuttlebutt. Jamjoom jettisons CNN.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on Iraq, Ferguson, etc.
- ICN: Secret survey stirs questions re CNBC’s On the Money.
- Steinberg: Two execs to take greater leadership role at FBN.
- Specials: FNC Christians Under Attack; CNN Flight from Terror.
- Concha: NBC’s David Gregory debacle. No Ann Curry moment.
- Chuck Todd’s extreme makeover. Comcast: Sorry, dinner’s off!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/14/14 00:00
- The Five video: Debate over dangers of ISIS turns rowdy.
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-MacCallum-Bream 1-2-3.
- Nededog: New Day changes coming (via CNNCommentary)?
- MSNBC contributor: No African-American hosts on Fox! Really?
- Somerby: Joan Walsh lies about O’Reilly. NBC selling TheGrio.
- Stelter: Chuck Todd announcement; will leave Daily Rundown.
- AJAm crew: police fired in our direction. Ferguson by the clock.
- Michael Oren says he asked CNN to release him. Q&A: Soledad.
- Video: Dennis Miller remembers Robin. When Coop met Lauren.
- HuffPo: ‘Furious backlash’ fuels ‘viral’ anti-Fox ‘coward’ petition.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/13/14 00:00
- The Five video: Is US action a match for the ISIS threat?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-MacCallum-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Dr Keith Ablow; Dr Drew Pinsky. Tapper’s twitter.
- NAHJ co-founder blasts group’s award to...guess who?
- Fox & Friends video: Depression...questions and answers.
- Stelter: ‘Riot’ is an incendiary word CNN has avoided. More.
- Somerby: Hannity viewers got ‘fuller picture’ than Maddow’s.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on wall-to-wall Williams. Lone Wolf.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/12/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-MacCallum-Greta 1-2-3.
- Somerby: ‘One of the strangest segments ever seen on tv.’
- Jo Ling Kent on Alibaba. Dry heaves. Weekend numbers.
- Controversy swirls around Qatar-sponsored content on CNN.
- The New Day that never dawned. Mr Bill meets Mr Baldwin.
- CNN Special: The War Comes Home. Q&A: Soledad O’Brien.
- Concha: Hillary’s allies at MSNBC are busily rewriting history.
- Fox & Friends video: Kevin McCarthy remembers Robin Williams.
- Video: Shep talks to Larry King about Williams. Today’s apologies.
- Byers: Gregory’s flight to nowhere. Guthrie: The clock is ticking.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/11/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five/8p-Bret Baier-Bream 1-2-3.
- Greta: NBC throws David Gregory under the bus...it’s brutal!
- Bauder: A year after its launch AJAm struggles for viewers.
- Campbell Brown targeted. Imus video: Mike Baker on Iraq.
- Allen: Chuck Todd likely Meet the Press host. Flashback.
- Claudia Milne to Bloomberg; FNC’s Cherie Grzech promoted.
- CNN’s lower-third makeover: ‘I like them’; ‘hideously huge’.
- HLN taking its time with the rebranding. Kosinski’s coupling.
- Zucker play: If one celebrity chef is good, two are even better!
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/09/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Airstrikes, Chris Wallace, Frank Luntz.
- Reliable Sources videos: Gaza bias, Glenn Beck, Rupert.
- Zucker play: Catering to the cume? The Rev backs down.
- MSNBC still doing damage control over Cinco de Mayo flap.
- Your Buzz videos: MSNBC vs Fox, Syria, internet addiction.
- Atkinson: AJAm pats itself on the back. Sunday talk: preview.
- Video: Rick Reichmuth hospitalized after race mishap. Flashback.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/08/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bream-The Five 1-2-3.
- Ariens: Hannity’s tunnel vision. Zurawik: Silly and shameless.
- Gates: O’Donnell disses Hasselbeck, vetoes S.E. Cupp?!?
- Hogue: ‘Saucier, more vivacious...’ Special: Live Free or Die.
- Q&A: Thomas Roberts (v/TVN); Maria Bartiromo; CNN’s Susie Xu.
- NYC mayor ‘furious’ with The Rev. Robyn Curnow to anchor desk.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media, Hamas, and Hollywood.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/07/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Bream 1-2-3.
- CNN hires Alexandra Field, drops Oren, amidst more layoffs.
- Byers: Bloomberg cancels Politics Capitol, lays off staffers.
- Q&A: Sean Hannity, back from Israel; journalist Nina Terrero.
- Morrisey joins The War on Fox. Africonfusion: Niger, Kenya.
- Factor video: Truth Serum. Maddow exec to The View (v/ICN).
- F&F video: Lea Gabrielle flies cross-country part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/06/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Bret Baier-Bream 1-2-3.
- Steve Centanni is retiring; video: Greta’s thoughts.
- CNN standing by Damon. Kiran Chetry unresurfaces.
- Q&A: Maria Bartiromo. Greta: This is life in Washington.
- Video: UNRWA defender tries to corner Shannon Bream.
- Thomson: Is Rupert Murdoch really walking away? More.
- Parts Unknown: ‘Visually and compositionally adventurous’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/05/14 00:00
- The Five video: Debate over Ebola hysteria turns rowdy.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bream-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wilstein: Fox didn’t cover report...that it covered last week!
- Gold: Red-hot Megyn Kelly is not a female Bill O’Reilly.
- ICN: Why is CNN stuffing its anchors into a cube? More.
- Lauren Green is engaged (via TVN). Weekend numbers.
- Murdoch expected to make Time-Warner push...only it’s all off!
- Another CNN appearance for Jebreal. Whose show is it anyway?
- State Dept investigation led to apology from CNN’s Arwa Damon.
- Video: Judge Nap rips ‘un-American’ IRS plan to monitor speech.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/04/14 00:00
- Report: Fox Business is canceling The Independents.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Gaza casualties debate turns personal.
- Zurawik: Gaza coverage lifts Aj-Jazeera America (via DShaw).
- Q&A: Charles Payne. Kiran Chetry resurfaces. CNN’s leg chair.
- Dateline: Israel...Jake Tapper, Sean Hannity, Anderson Cooper.
- Where will Zucker put David? CNN is #1...but there’s a catch.
- McMurry: Rula Jebreal ‘corners’ Fox (by using made-up ‘facts’).
- Stasi: Clueless cable news shows are agenda-driven propaganda.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/02/14 00:00
- Zucker punch? David Gregory spied meeting with CNN.
- Sunday Housecall videos: Ebola in the USA part one, part two.
- Media Buzz videos: Impeachapalooza, Israel, Stephen A Smith.
- Reliable Sources videos: Glenn Beck, Israel, social media.
- Ex-Time Warner honcho pooh-poohs Murdoch overtures.
- Today’s apology. Twitter spat: Piers vs Larry. Sunday talkers.
- Clayton Morris comments on his exclusion from Outnumbered.
- Your Buzz videos: Gaza casualties, fairness at Fox, Bob Beckel.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/01/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fitzgerald: July winner: Megyn Kelly; losers: Maddow, AJAm.
- F&F video: Shouting match erupts over Clinton/UBL charges.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Jesse Ventura, Rand Paul.
- Late Night video: Megyn with Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Engulf and Devour: How far will he go to acquire Time-Warner?
- Scarry: CNN’s dog that didn’t bark. Tracey: MSNBC has one too.
- OtR video: Why Greta says ‘I smell a rat!’ ICN: Read the fine print.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/31/14 00:00
- Concha: Maybe Bill Weir should think before tweeting.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN changes its policy to fit John Walsh.
- Morning Express enlists stars of NASCAR and the NBA.
- Kevin Magee (Fox Biz/Fox News Radio) stepping down.
- Liz Claman: triathlete helping to build homes for heroes.
- Surprise! Five Fox News programs make dirty dozen list.
- Cumulus seals deal for CNN content. Soni Methu to CNN.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer on Gaza etc. Maddow is all wet.
- Wemple: Fox News graphic accurate but could be clearer.
- Marshall: Carol Costello...‘smug, biased, ethically jumbled’.
- Video: Survivor of horrific Boko Harum attack tells her story.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/30/14 00:00
- Concha: How MSNBC could pull itself out of last place.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Byers: Ronan Farrow’s life so far. Q&A: Gretchen Carlson.
- Silver: MSNBC mentions impeachment every 22 minutes!
- July cable news program ranker: Fox holds top 14 slots.
- Imus video: Judge Napolitano on his hair, career, Putin, etc.
- Judge denies CNN request for Bergdahl doc. Today’s oops.
- Video: Kurtz & Ashburn talk pot. Campbell Brown resurfaces.
- Wemple: FNC contract gave Palin a carve-out for web venture.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/29/14 00:00
- The Five video: Greg zings Sarah over impeachment talk.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- July numbers: Fox tops; CNN slips; HLN, MSNBC plunge.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow, news for ‘the sick and stupid’.
- Bret Baier, SE Cupp named to distinguished list (via TVN).
- Q&A: Dierdre Bolton. Rachel Smoklin to join CNN digital.
- MSNBC outsourcing world news. Mika B’s Georgetown crib.
- Factor video: The ‘great marijuana ruse’. Weekend numbers.
- Weprin: CNN’s lynchpin...Erin Burnett. Imus video: Jenna Lee.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/28/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Walsh gets his man: Wanted child molester shot by police.
- Fareed Zakaria, Sarah Palin: moonlighting strangers. More.
- Screened questions at Zucker confab. Laura eyeing politics?
- Wolff: The worst option for CNN? If nobody buys Time-Warner.
- F&F videos: Fox Fan Day festivities; ‘Remember, lean forward!’
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/26/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: The PR war, covering Gaza, Liz Warren.
- Reliable Sources: Rula Jebreal, the PR war, abusing Reagan.
- Anton Skiba set free. FNCers assemble at Yankee Stadium.
- 21stC Fox may offer board seats to Time-Warner investors.
- Wemple: O’Reilly vs the internet part deux. Sunday talkers.
- Fionnuala Sweeney parts ways with CNN. Profile: Bill Cowan.
- George Zimmerman is appealing. Special: Policing America.
- Your Buzz videos: John McCain, Jon Stewart, and media ADD.
- Video: Fareed Zakaria w/Jon Stewart pt one, pt two (via TVN).
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/25/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Israeli ambassador slogs CNN; more. Cuomo’s twitter spat.
- Gregg Jarrett accepts plea agreement. Where’s Weir? Here.
- Veronica de la Cruz resurfaces, as does Bonnie Schneider.
- Sky sales move Rupert one step closer. The dandy dozen?
- Wemple: MSNBC’s Jebreal labeling ‘unprofessional’. Update.
- Video: Shep challenges ‘a great lady’ at MSNBC. Flashback.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on WH blocking press access.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/24/14 00:00
- The Five video: Are we disengaging from a chaotic world?
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Jebreal: Informed of cancellation via email from MSNBC.
- Cablers best bets for Meet the Press. The worst choice?
- CNN journo Anton Skiba abducted by Ukraine separatists.
- Wemple: Should O’Reilly blame social media for apathy?
- CNN turns against man’s best friend. Today’s conspiracy!
- Hogue: Alisyn on New Day...Chris Cuomo meets his match.
- Rosen: The Bret Baier I know; video. Q&A: Chris Cuomo, more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/23/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Videos: Bloomberg in Israel...Wolf Blitzer, Neil Cavuto.
- That was quick: guess what Alisyn’s next assignment is?
- Somerby: (MS)NBC loves children of the rich and famous.
- Profile: Jo Ling Kent (via TVNewser). Scaramucci to FBN.
- Breaking news: FNC tops, CNN gains, MSNBC stagnant.
- Wemple: The Jebreal matter...can MSNBC take criticism?
- Zinged MSNBCer un-hired? Update. Spitzer resurfaces.
- Writers Guild on Murdoch offer: Be afraid, be very afraid.
- Gretchen Carlson: They have no idea what my politics are.
- Kelly File video: Jonathan Turley breaks down the ACA rulings.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/22/14 00:00
- The Five video: ISIS persecution and murder of Christians.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Greta to CJR: It’s Journalism 101...why didn’t you call me?
- Bordelon: Kerry aide didn’t tell the truth about Fox News?
- Book: Clintons pressured MSNBC to discipline David Shuster.
- Q&A: Bret Baier; Chris Cuomo, more. Weekend numbers.
- Lean Forward: Contributor zings MSNBC, MSNBC zings back.
- Out# OT video: Leadership, comedy, short skirts, and more.
- Time-Warner amends its by-laws in move to check Murdoch.
- Alisyn and Don, together (sort of) again. Today’s conspiracies.
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/21/14 00:00
- The Five video: Debate over world events turns ultra-rowdy.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five/5pm-The Five/8pm-Baier 1-2-3.
- Patten: As FNCNN ratings spike, MSNBC viewership flatlines.
- Impartial MSNBC anchor to receive an award from La Raza.
- MSNBC contributor zings...MSNBC! More. Today’s outrage.
- Fox will take its time forging a ‘compelling offer’ for T-W.
- F&F video: Janice Dean hit with an ice-cream malfunction.
- Q&A: Rosa Flores. Rita Cosby resurfaces. Today’s conspiracy.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/19/14 00:00
- Media Buzz: Shoot-down, José Vargas, Murdoch’s bid.
- Reliable Sources: Ayman Mohyeldin, Murdoch’s bid.
- F&F vIdeo: ISIS commands Christians...convert or die.
- Zucker punch: CNN ‘crossed a new low in cable news’.
- First reactions to Alisyn Camerota’s CNN debut. More.
- Cablers’ cribs: Mika B, Sam Champion (via TVN); Coop.
- Let’s rehash the ‘Chinamen’ kerfuffle. Sunday talkers.
- Murdoch lining up one of the largest takeover loans ever.
- Video: Gaza firefight breaks out across from FNC location.
- Your Buzz videos: Immigrant children, judging Israel, Glenn Beck.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/18/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Primetime viewers surge: record highs for Kelly, Hannity.
- Fox News most watched for breaking news on Thursday.
- Alisyn Camerota makes her CNN debut 10pm tonight.
- Q&A: Kimberly Guilfoyle; Maria Bartiromo at the NYSE.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on Putin, Ukraine, Gaza and more.
- CNN apologizes for ‘any offense that may have been taken’.
- MSNBC rewards commentator’s skillful work with a solo shot.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg scorches an MSNBC ‘moron’.
- Wemple: Incompetence at MSNBC; O’Reilly’s media criticism.
- Atkinson: Make it $100 per share and Murdoch seals the deal.
- CBS CEO: If Rupert purchases Time-Warner we’d look at CNN.
- Smith: Why Time-Warner will be bought by 21st Century Fox.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/17/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: CNN reporter calls group of Israelis ‘scum’.
- Video: John Huddy live from Gaza as the invasion begins.
- Israel/Gaza flare-up rewrites cable news schedules.
- What happens when political hacks do breaking news.
- Video: Charlie Gasparino goes ballistic in Putin debate.
- Family feud: Greta rips Starnes over ‘bad taste’ tweets.
- Cable newsers scramble to cover airplane shoot-down.
- Ed Schultz gets into a twitter spat, and quickly hits ‘delete’.
- Zurawik: Reporters in Gaza paid less than Chelsea Clinton.
- Lewis: How to become a cablenews pundit. Newsource cuts.
- ‘Growing pressure’ to fire Bob Beckel? Today’s conspiracy.
- Maddow has not mentioned Gaza conflict since last month!
- Imus video: Bret Baier on Gaza, US border chaos, and more.
- What CNN’s pilot tells us about Chris Cuomo and New Day.
- CNN pilot: Alisyn with two guys...is there also a curvy couch?
- Fox prepping a new offer as T-W shareholders signal interest.
- Murdoch’s Time-Warner bid shines a spotlight on CNN. More.
- Factor video: Kurtz and Ashburn on Jon Stewart, Sean Bergin.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/16/14 00:00
- Now you see it, now you don’t: Alex Wagner hits bottom.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly Factor, All In earn top cable news diversity scores.
- Imus video: Bernard Goldberg on Jon Stewart, Gaza, etc.
- Dumenco: If Rupert wants Time-Warner, nothing can stop him.
- Murdoch makes first move to take over Time-Warner. Caught!
- MSNBC turns 17; so why can’t they be a liberal news channel?!
- Inside MSNBC’s Miami studio. The least surprising news...ever.
- Hogue: A real ‘new day’: Alisyn and Kiran, back together on CNN?
- She’s ‘the perfect anchor in many ways’. Q&A: Gretchen Carlson.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/15/14 00:00
- The Five video: WH claims credit for ‘global tranquility’.
- Media Buzz triples audience for fading Reliable Sources.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Another cable name surfaces for The View: Tammy Bruce.
- Greta scoops Katie. Is the end near for Al-Jazeera America?
- CNN’s illegal immigrant documentarian taken into custody.
- CNN snags eleven Emmy nominations. Weekend numbers.
- Factor video: Beck’s border benevolence baffles belittlers.
- Nobody’s business: CNBC expands reality reruns to weeknights.
- Wemple: CNN captivated by Palin; Touré takes leave of twitter.
- Imus video: Charlie Gasparino details the Sun Valley showdown.
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/14/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Kelly-The Five-Special Report 1-2-3.
- Today’s firing demand prompts an on-air response.
- The Hunt opens strong. MSNBC exec kicked upstairs.
- CNN snags Alisyn Camerota. Let the specularama begin.
- Charlie Gasparino ejected from Sun Valley soirée. More.
- Sorry, wrong Avenger. Why HLN is not a ‘news network’.
- Q&A: José Díaz-Balart on his MSNBC debut. Today’s oops.
- Gloomy weather gets gloomier. Heathers. United they stand.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/12/14 00:00
- Media Buzz: Border bias, anti-Israel slant, sexism gets a pass?
- Reliable Sources: Josh Earnest, ladies’ day, anti-Hillary book.
- Flying high. Luke Russert’s very bad day. Sunday talkers.
- CNN developing series with ‘religious scholar’ Reza Aslan.
- Politifact sides with Megyn Kelly. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Your Buzz videos: Border chaos, Matt Lauer, musical mayhem.
- F&F videos: Running the BattleFrog part one, pt two, pt three.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/11/14 00:00
- Video: Favorite moments from three years of The Five.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- The perils of twitter: Megyn cleans up staff’s twitter gaffe.
- CNN gets Zucker punched? The View may hire S.E. Cupp.
- Imus video: Juan Williams weighs in on impeachment etc.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the press, scandals, etc.
- Wemple: FNC is improving peaches. Alan still gets hate mail.
- It’s a dirty job, but CNN has the guy to do it. Today’s outrage!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/10/14 00:00
- The Five video: A President not interested in photo-ops.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer on sports etc (v/ErikW); now pitching!
- CNN isn’t the only news channel with a celebrity chef.
- Engulf and Devour: Dish asks FCC to block Comcast deal.
- ‘All blonde anchors’ rated: mostly false. Politics on Tap.
- CNNx app launches. CNN Emmy noms: Sixties, Bourdain.
- New CNN hire to carry on Piers Morgan anti-gun campaign.
- Video: Someone on Red Eye really wants to be on The Five.
- Factor video: Has President Obama lost the mainstream media?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/09/14 00:00
- Red Eye video: Should Sirius have fired Anthony Cumia?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Will a Rosie/Elisabeth cross-channel feud erupt?
- Factor video: Border debate turns rowdy. Weekend numbers.
- AJAm President predicts ratings will rise. Shafer: You think so?
- Comcast deal mantra: do it for the children! Yesterday’s oops.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/08/14 00:00
- Profile: Stacey Dash. Tapper segments target DC dysfunction.
- Weprin: John Walsh talked with FNC before signing with CNN.
- Lean Forward: José Díaz-Balart to premiere Monday 10:00 am.
- Friday’s numbers: Shannon Bream-Bill O’Reilly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Did CNN’s calamitous warnings scare people needlessly?
- Fox & Friends video: What is the Office of Refugee Resettlement?
- Zuckered: Did Sanjay Gupta fall for an overhyped marketing ploy?
- Kelly File video: Will one tough judge break open the IRS scandal?
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/07/14 19:48
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bream 1-2-3.
- Concha: A good Jay Carney show option for MSNBC.
- Q&A: Elisabeth Hasselbeck; Sarah Palin eyes The View.
- Outnumbered adds after-show (v/Weprin); debut video.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC to air immigration ‘documentary’.
- Joan Rivers slams CNN: ‘Every question was accusatory’.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/05/14 00:00
- MediaBuzz videos: Prez vs press, Perino, Facebook, Lauer.
- Reliable Sources: ABC, worst Prez, Facebook, crack reporter.
- Rothstein: Shocker! Jay Carney in talks with...MSNBC!
- Q&A: Chris Wallace (v/TVN), Charles Payne. The ticker.
- Fredricka Whitfield was too hard-hitting for Joan Rivers.
- Hogue: Nothing beats a great pair of legs? Sunday talkers.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/03/14 22:11
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Covering Arthur, from reason to stormy frothing.
- Somerby: Chris Matthews ‘one of us’? A remarkable ploy!
- Cable news truth: Mediaite 27-second claim proves false.
- Alums gather for America’s Talking reunion. Design dispute.
- Kelly File video: Bill Ayers and Dinesh D’Souza debate values.
- Wemple: O’Reilly and patriotism; Russell Brand’s Fox bashing.
- July 4 specials: Proud to Be American; Kelly File; CNN; MSNBC.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/02/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- CNNMoney recruits Bloomberg execs. Today’s oops.
- The Q2 2014 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Why is it MSNBC is hyping soccer? Oh...that’s why. More.
- Kelly File videos: Ayers part three, reax from law enforcement.
- Wemple: MacCallum calls out ‘apologist’...did she have a point?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/01/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- If you have to watch the World Cup, this is how to do it.
- Q2 numbers: FNC tops rivals. More Q2: CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- Will Murdoch buy Time-Warner, CNN included? (via HuffPo)
- All In with Hayes gets a makeover. CNN tops scorecards.
- Lund: Nobody needs it... CNBC is dead. Weekend numbers.
- Starr: CNBC adds to reality reruns with a tasty reality original.
- Imus videos: Judge Napolitano; Bill O’Reilly part one, part two.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg. Kelly File: Bill Ayers pt one, two.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/30/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Greta 1-2-3.
- Megyn spurs FNC to 50-quarter ratings streak. More.
- Outnumbered video: Beckel rips Hobby Lobby ruling.
- Case dismissed: Judge tosses Zimmerman lawsuit.
- A dream schedule for CNN? Chris Cuomo in Brazil.
- Controversy swirls around CNN tweet. The Hunt begins.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on the VA scandal, Iraq, and more.
- Q&A: Dierdre Bolton. Profile: Charles Payne dispenses hope.
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, pt two, pt three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/28/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: IRS coverage, Diane Sawyer, World Cup.
- Reliable Sources videos: Diane Sawyer, Cheney, Matt Lauer.
- New Day vs Morning Express: no contest. Sunday talkers.
- Bond: Megyn Kelly/Bill Ayers interview expedited by D’Souza.
- Your Buzz videos: Megyn vs Cheney, soccer, IRS, interruptions.
- Toobin: an ill-suited sub? Richard Quest’s disclosure. Flashback.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/27/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: HLN to air more reality show reruns.
- Breaking: Mika Brzezinski not going to The View!1!
- Key CNN Atlanta studio being taken over by HLN?
- Friday special: Iraq and the Rise of a Terrorist State.
- Video: Why did Mexican copter fire at US border patrol?
- Video: WSJ’s Matt Bradley on why he decided to cover Iraq.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/26/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Rosenberg: The hidden agendas of Outnumbered.
- Zucker’s plan to save Crossfire: turn it into The Four?
- When 11pm is calling, why does Anderson fly the Coop?
- Vladimir Duthiers exits CNN. Today’s Comcast grumblings.
- Patterico: Did Mediate and Gawker lie about Gregg Jarrett?
- F&F video: The Amazing Kreskin amazes part one, part two.
- Videos: Bernard Goldberg, Howard Kurtz on bias, humor etc.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/25/14 00:00
- The Five video: The incredible shrinking economy.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Rich Edson, from SNL to FBN; John D Sutter.
- Somerby: The heinous ‘journalism’ of Chris Hayes.
- CNN names social director. Campbell Brown resurfaces.
- Zucker play: CNN ‘documentary’ not so fair and balanced?
- Video: The all-star panel on implications of the IRS scandal.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/24/14 00:00
- The Five video: The media snooze as IRS stonewalls?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- CNBC collapse: Ratings at 17-year low as Cramer craters.
- ABC joins 24-hour news game...sans cable (via Dorsey).
- Reality show reruns boost CNN am. Weekend numbers.
- Recovery: Lawrence O’Donnell returns. Q&A: Ari Melber.
- Bret Baier: I don’t look at Maddow’s show as a ‘news product’.
- Kelly File video: State Dept’s Marie Harf. Jarrett arrest video.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/23/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC helps stage White House event.
- Video: A Glenn Greenwald bombshell is ‘imminent’.
- Al-Jazeera journalists sentenced to jail. Flashback.
- Wemple: Benghazi is ‘essential’ in Hillary interviews.
- Video: Jonathan Karl treason question raises eyebrows.
- Droning news? Hammer time no longer. Vice eyes HLN.
- Coop cops costly Connecticut crib. Q&A: Charles Payne.
- F&F video: Dr Nina Radcliff on disease risks at the border.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/21/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary Q&As, Bret+Greta, Redskins.
- Reliable Sources: Islamophobia, soccer, LeVar Burton.
- Unguarded unscheduled: Begins a one-month hiatus.
- Golub: Cable news women named to distinguished list.
- Video: Obstacle course honors medal of honor recipients.
- Lean Forward: Chuck Todd crack stirs controversy.
- Charles Payne: He’d give you the shirt off his back.
- Your Buzz videos: Hillary, Chelsea, and Jon Stewart.
- CNNMoney on the move...again! Cupp’s boy. Sunday talk.
- Kurtz: Megyn Kelly’s Cheney interview was ‘accountability’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/20/14 00:00
- The Five video: On Hillary’s defense of a child rapist.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: On CNN, copious coached applause for Hillary.
- Video: Maria Molina rescued by USAF. Today’s apology.
- Kate Bolduan and Mika B snag POTUS Q&As. Flashback.
- Good news for Smerconish is bad news for CNN viewers.
- CNNi skeds The World Right Now. Grace gets results (via).
- O’Donnell returns Monday; Q&A: ‘What a stupid way to die’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/19/14 00:00
- The Five video: Andrea’s connection with Special Olympics.
- Wednesday ratings: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Controversy swirls around sex comment.
- O’Reilly zings fellow FNCers. MSNBC bars ex-producer.
- Glenn Greenwald asks a pertinent cable news question.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on The Interview and Special Heart.
- Maddow calls for a news blacklist; Megyn promptly disobeys.
- Media Buzz video: scoring Hillary Clinton’s Fox News interview.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/18/14 00:00
- The Five video: Obama foreign policy approval craters.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly and Greta fight for jailed Marines.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN lying about their celebrity chef’s ratings?
- Video: Joe Concha analyzes Hillary’s Fox News interview.
- Zucker punch: Advertisers unhappy with CNN programming.
- Video: Erin Burnett’s ‘first big break’ (v/TVN). MSNBC2 (via).
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of Iraq etc.
- CNN/Hillary: pt one, two; Fox/Hillary: pt one, two, three, four.
- Wemple: Bret Baier was ‘thoughtful, reasonable, well researched’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/17/14 00:00
- The Five video: To Gitmo...or not to Gitmo?
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on legal issues re Benghazi.
- Cable news found Khattala years ago. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Greg Palkot on his interview with Benghazi suspect.
- Hillarama: CNN Town Hall, then Baier/Greta: pre-analysis.
- Concha: OJ coverage set the table for cable news of today.
- Kelly File video: Controversy swirls around missing IRS emails.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/16/14 00:00
- Video: The Five squabble over the best course in Iraq.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace on 50 years in news...and his Dad.
- Politan exits HLN (via); Juliana Goldman exits Bloomb.
- Cablenews third-degree: Dana Bash and Joe Kernan.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on Iraq. Luke remembers Dad.
- Charges of bias erupt at CNN’s shareholders meeting.
- F&F video: The War on Fox? Just ‘a misunderstanding’?!
- Coop in Baghdad. Peripatetic anchors play musical studios.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/14/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Cantor loss, Hillary, Iraq II, Laura.
- Reliable Sources: Cantor loss, Hillary, Iraq II, Bush 41.
- The War on Fox: VA hospital blocks Fox News Channel.
- McCain makes the rounds, in a fair and balanced fashion.
- Miles O’Brien resurfaces. Q&A: Willie Geist. Sunday talk.
- Your Buzz videos: Workout video, Bergdahl, Fox vs MSNBC.
- Wemple: CNN news standards are ‘temporarily suspended’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/13/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Profile: Steve and Peter Doocy...like father, like son.
- Outnumbered video: Ed Henry on Obama’s Iraq plans.
- Today’s oops. CNN’s X Factor. Another CNN crash.
- Jansing & Co signs off. ’30 Rock’ out, ‘Comcast Bldg’ in?
- Salon: Why Ronan’s show is a bust. Today’s OJ special.
- Kelly File videos: Crisis at the border part one, part two.
- Zakaria: We’re not a public charity here! CNNi awarded.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/12/14 00:00
- The Five: Discussion turns hot over the chaos in Iraq.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- ‘Don’t bet against Bartiromo’: video. Greta zings CNN.
- Can HLN draw millennials fast enough to stave off Vice?
- Byers: Cable news is in trouble...especially MSNBC. More.
- Zurawik: CNN ethics compromised by airing of Bush profile.
- Moore: Can CNN specials substitute for news? Under fire.
- CNN defends OJ special on election night. ICN: They blew it.
- F&F video: Using children as political pawns? Q&A: Bret Baier.
- How Megyn Kelly balances a nightly show and raising a family.
- More crystal-ball gazing into the future of HLN. Today’s oops.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/11/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: FNC 8pm-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: The night CNN/HLN still lead the field.
- Wemple: No promises/agreements for Brat interview?
- TVN: Bloomberg, Bartiromo, the Bell. Q&A: Bret Baier.
- Video: Ed Henry on Cantor’s loss, Bergdahl’s swap, etc.
- Ariens: First look at CNN GHW Bush documentary 41 on 41.
- Video: Sean Hannity interviews Dave Brat part one, part two.
- Cablers scramble to cover electoral shocker. Trotter twaddle.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/10/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News surges during week of 6/2. Weekend numbers.
- Is ‘unbundling’ the end of HLN? ICN: Whither the talent?
- Survey sez...most trusted: Fox News; least trusted: MSNBC.
- Wemple: FNC on a limb as Rosen cites confirming sources.
- Video: Jake Tapper visits Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Mirkinson: It’s a seismic shift! He’s in the fight of his life!!1!
- Q&A: Liz Claman, Bret Baier. Lawrence O’Donnell recovering.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media’s ulterior motives.
- EMac makes book. Veronica de la Cruz, Jim Moret resurface.
- Website tool exposes CNN experiments. CNN airs OJ special.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/09/14 00:00
- The Five video: Your get out of jail free card...yoga?!
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly tops cable news (25-54) for the week.
- Carl Quintanilla moonlights. Rita Cosby resurfaces.
- Video: Are the media taking sides in Bergdahl flap?
- Today’s bright ideas to ‘save CNN’. Today’s oops.
- AJAm is keeping secrets. F&F video: Is he still here?
- James Rosen in a twitter spat (v/TVN). Breakfast with Jeff.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/07/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Bergdahl; Bret Baier pt one, pt two.
- Reliable Sources videos: Bergdahl, Rolling Stone, Netflix.
- Factor videos: POWs vs war criminals; James Rosen.
- Your Buzz videos: Brian Williams, Scarborough, MSNBC.
- Q&A: Bret Baier. Give Mel Robbins a show? Sunday talk.
- F&F video: Daughtry nixes encore, walks off. Update: apology.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/06/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Kelly File-O’Reilly-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN names David Chalian Political Director. More.
- Bill O’Reilly videos: Today on NBC, Fox & Friends.
- TJ Holmes to take Finney’s timeslot? Maddow: False.
- O’Reilly zings Carol Costello; Chris Hayes zings O’Reilly.
- Today’s firing demand. D-Day video: Operation Overlord.
- Kelly File video: Bergdahl platoon mates part one, part two.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/05/14 00:00
- Video: James Rosen scoop part one, part two.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Finney finis: Disrupt with Karen Finney cancelled.
- Report: The axe is poised over CNN Newsource?
- Reese’s piece: The decline and fall of CNN (v/ICN).
- Kovacs: Fox News star explores ‘gay’ Christianity.
- Three open-heart surgeries and seven angioplasties.
- The ‘schmaltz factor’ was high at CNN’s Sixties shindig.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/04/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on Bergdahl swap legalities.
- Video: Jim Cramer’s ‘first big break’ (v/FishbowlDC).
- Beatty: CNN’s iReport needs some adult supervision.
- Bauder: The Sixties a bright spot in weak CNN lineup.
- Price: Survey says...FNC most biased, but most honest.
- Q&A: Bret Baier; audio Q&A: Bret Baier. Today’s denial.
- Video: Ralph Peters says desertion is not a minor offense.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/03/14 00:00
- The Five video: Repercussions of the Bergdahl swap.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: CNN doubling down on 2016 digital politics.
- Today video: Bret Baier and wife. Weekend numbers.
- CNN’s Amanpour chosen for ‘only’ Hillary tv town hall.
- Imus video: Ed Henry. Factor video: Bernard Goldberg.
- Adam Housley and Tamera win. Don Lemon moonlights.
- ‘Turner 2020’: an ambitious plan to future-proof CNN etc.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/02/14 21:45
- The Five video: Ramifications of the Bergdahl swap.
- CNN celebrity chef rips MSNBC’s ‘pointless shrieking’.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly File 1-2-3.
- Zucker punched: On Friday CNN 10pm hit 14-year low.
- Q&A: Charles Payne. CNBC scraps daytime Nielsens.
- Could Gen Shinseki’s replacement be an MSNBC host?
- Extreme makeover: New CNNMoney connects to CNN tv.
- CNN acquires 41ON41. Greta: Our plans for Hillary Q&A.
- Video: Glenn Greenwald on his upcoming NSA bombshell.
- Don’t let Randi Kaye take over CNN Newsroom! Today’s oops.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/31/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Shinseki, Snowden, food fight.
- Reliable Sources: Shinseki, reparations, Ellsberg.
- Special Heart tells Bret Baier’s courageous story.
- CNN’s The Sixties disrespects the footage it features.
- Greta: I’m disappointed in myself. Q&A: Drew Griffin.
- Video: Dana Perino reacts to Jay Carney resignation.
- Profile: Willie Geist (v/TVN). Turkey detains CNNer.
- Your World video: Montel Williams. Sunday talkers.
- ICN: Newsmax and One News fight over table scraps.
- Your Buzz videos: The kiss, VA, MA370, CNN vs Benghazi.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/30/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN premiere down from previous Sixties outings.
- Zucker punch: CNN gloats after strong Sixties debut.
- Greta: ‘It’s in my DNA as a former defense lawyer’.
- Tenenbaum: America’s best cable news channel?
- Outnumbered video: Why didn’t Obama fire Shinseki?
- Where’s Weir? Clearly, he’s not hosting CNN Tonight.
- FNC College Challenge winner. TVN: Levy, Barbieri, Joe.
- Wemple: Can Bret+Greta trump Congress? Concha: Why Fox?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/29/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Jon Hilsenrath joins FBN. Cristina Alesci to CNN.
- Engulf and Devour: TV Newser etc sold (via FTV).
- Bret Baier and Greta snag interview with Hillary.
- Red Eye video: Tom Shillue and his ‘coffee rules’.
- Zucker play: What is going on with CNN Tonight?
- Wemple: O’Reilly writes Killing Patton. Flashback.
- May 2014 program ranker: FNC holds top 14 slots.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Steinberg: At CNN they party like it’s The Sixties.
- Wemple: How did Greta end up on that Forbes list?
- Cable news declines in May. Alan still gets hate mail.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/28/14 00:00
- The Five video: Foreign policy debate turns rowdy.
- Zucker punched: Reliable Sources hits near-bottom.
- Monday numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-The Five 1-2-3.
- May 2014 numbers: Fox tops; HLN, CNN, MSNBC.
- It’s official: Fox News gets some more Dash.
- Shield standoff finally resolved. He’s so sorry.
- Greg pays tribute to his Mom. Red Eye video.
- DC newsers in the news. Weekend numbers.
- Charlton: On this Coop and Megyn see eye to eye.
- CNN looking into Chicagoland-style Miami series?
- Lowry: The Sixties is nostalgic but not very insightful.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on blaming Hollywood.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/27/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-O’Reilly-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Coldwell Banker fires Fox News guest.
- Video: Hillary, victim of the media? Today’s oops.
- Thielman: Jake Tapper is building tv’s ‘front page’.
- As ratings fluctuate, Sam Champion visits Queens.
- Wiesenthal Center blasts ‘disgusting’ Touré tweet.
- Today’s simile: Ronan Farrow and Schindler’s List.
- Kogan: Forget Chicagoland, you’ll love The Sixties.
- Zucker punching: ‘We present something, he hates it!’
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/24/14 22:17
- War Stories video: The women of World War II.
- Media Buzz videos: VA scandal, bad Mom, the sting.
- Reliable Sources: VA scandal, smearing HIllary, AT&T.
- Driscoll: CNN should steal from Fox, not MSNBC.
- Your Buzz videos: Privacy, sexism, Hillary, Beyoncé.
- Zurawik: Coverage of VA scandal was classic CNN.
- Jake Tapper receives Patriot award. Sunday talkers.
- Ed Schultz: Mostly false; Kim Guilfoyle: Pants on fire.
- Videos: Fleet Week part one, part two, part three, bonus.
- Special Weekend Programming: D-Day + 70: Secrets Revealed; O.J. Simpson Murders at 20 Years; War Stories Marathon; MSNBC.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/23/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Scrutinizing media coverage of the VA scandal.
- ICN: Putin exclusive raises questions. Changes at CNNi.
- Stanglin: Gabapentin implicated in Gregg Jarrett incident.
- Gold: Anatomy of a CNN scoop. Odom: Apparently he lied.
- Thailand coup muzzles CNN. Martin Savidge in Rocky River.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/22/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: CNNer fired for ‘flamboyant’ track suit?
- Zucker play: CNN skeds special programming tonight.
- Real Story video: A proposed solution to VA chaos.
- Gregg Jarrett arrested at Minnesota airport. More.
- The Five video: The President addresses the VA scandal.
- Baldwin and Costello: movin’ on up. Big Ed: quitting radio.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/21/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- As cable newsers hit lows, Fox still leads the pack.
- Shep video: Controversy swirls around drone memos.
- HLN adds Nejad and Vossoughian, shuffles others.
- New Chris Matthews promo: ‘Liberalism always wins’.
- Al-Jazeera America plans to stay the course (via TVN).
- Bauder: A new, opinionated Don Lemon is breaking out.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on primaries, the VA scandal, etc.
- Maglio: CNN is really the #1 cable news network...sort of.
- Kissell: CNN debuts its new primetime...and loses viewers.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/20/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The FIve-Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: We’d say Karl Rove is getting results.
- Charles Payne gets 6pm FBN, Diaz-Balart MSNBC 10am.
- Zucker punch: You can’t shame us into covering Benghazi!
- Celebrity chef rustles up a Peabody. Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Bernard Goldberg on bias part one, part two.
- Rothman: Another MSNBC editing controversy brewing?
- Miles O’Brien slams CNN as ‘the Wal-Mart of journalism’.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano on IRS scandal legalities.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/19/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-MacCallum 1-2-3.
- TVN’s ticker: Rita Cosby, Adam Housley, and Soledad.
- Video: Is Karl Rove ‘programming Sunday morning tv’?
- Way too early? Zoraida Sambolin resurfaces (v/TVN).
- New cable obsession? Howe: The dog that didn’t bark?
- Outnumbered about to get some extra Dash? Brit: false.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/17/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Abramson, Rove vs Hill, Sterling.
- Reliable Sources videos: Abramson, Auletta, Sterling.
- Behind the CNN plagiarism scandal. Mika’s night out.
- Zucker play: Next on CNN...the inside scoop on UFOs!
- Your Buzz videos: Lara Logan, May 5, Gilbert Gottfried.
- Fox & Friends videos: The Spartan Race part one, part two, part three, part four, bonus one, bonus two, about the race.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/16/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Red Eye video: What constitutes ‘the perfect tweet’?
- CNN fires editor for plagiarism (via Brian Stelter).
- Arwa Damon honored. Gay: A CNN tradition dies.
- Scalia: Gravity in the face of MSNBC condescension.
- Lowry: The System is powerful advocacy journalism.
- NowThis preps for MSNBC shorts. Going All In on Kansas.
- Wemple: Outnumbered rocks NY Times debate; the video.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/15/14 00:00
- The Five video: The Pentagon acts quickly...sometimes.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-MacCallum-Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox about to add some Dash? CNBC skeds new Squawk.
- Somerby: Hannity and Hayes posit a standard deception?
- Willie Geist makes book. Lawrence O’Donnell recovering.
- Imus video: Rick Leventhal inside the new 9/11 museum.
- Ratigan resurfaces...unfortunately, so does Jesse Ventura.
- Byers: ‘Irresponsible’ MSNBC in ‘very dangerous territory’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/14/14 00:00
- The Five video: Rove remarks ignite controversy.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bream 1-2-3.
- Somerby: The dumbest possible pseudo-discussions.
- Jamie Colby to host FBN series Strange Inheritance.
- Video: Maria Bartiromo (via TVN). Neil Cavuto’s tech.
- Far out: Amber Lyon resurfaces. Farrow: mostly false.
- The CNN surge is over. An old dog learning new tricks.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Obamacare debate turns rowdy.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/13/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Interviews of Coop outlast his Sterling interview!
- CNN, don’t scrap Lemon & Friends. Ed O’Keefe to CNN.
- Video: Raw remarks trigger Rove rebuttal. Reaction.
- Cutter’s return. Q&A: Alex Wagner; CNN’s Katrina Cukaj.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Bernard Goldberg. Weekend numbers.
- Lean Forward: The ‘obvious choice’ to replace David Gregory?
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/12/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: CNN Tonight hits a four-year low; more.
- Howerton: An MSNBC mistake that could prove costly.
- Gregg Jarrett taking time off ‘for personal reasons’.
- Video: Controversy swirls around George Will #remarks.
- Outnumbered tops rivals in 25-54 and P2+ (per Nielsen).
- Leno and Lemon beget levity. Today’s oops. Will: false.
- Bill Schulz: ‘I have nothing but good thoughts about FNC.’
- Hogue: The bear necessities. Friday’s other numbers.
- Fox & Friends video: A surprise for Anna part one, part two.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/10/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Monica, Lara Logan, and Hillary.
- Reliable Sources videos: Monica, Benghazi, and climate.
- Lorenzo: CNN’s gain is Don Lemon’s loss. Mika’s dinner.
- Wilstein: What will happen to CNN in a post-MA370 era?
- Saturday special: The NSA’s Secret War. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Sterling, skewed news, and Fox women.
- Wemple: An FNC story, from the news to the Hanniterator.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/09/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Laura-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker on MA370: the tribe has spoken (via TVN).
- Julie Banderas returns to The Fox Report (via RJ).
- Sanchez: Latinos don’t matter at MSNBC. Ultra sorry.
- Wemple wound-up: Wagner, MA370, Lewinsky, Hannity.
- Kelly File video: Boko Haram kept off the terrorist list.
- Lemon loses it? CNN iReport app supports Google Glass.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/08/14 00:00
- The Five video: International outrage over kidnappings.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Laura-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- What accounts for Red Eye’s April ratings slump?
- Larry King resurfaces so Piers Morgan starts a twitter spat.
- Hannity reports spur new Panama City Beach regulations.
- Cable Association head: Comcast deal threatens consumers.
- Poniewozik: CNN, sometimes polls are pointless. Today’s oops.
- Imus video: Megapanel on Lewinsky, public prayer, and MA370.
- Greta: Does this email fit within ‘deliberative process’ privilege?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/07/14 00:00
- Video: Shep and Judge Napolitano rail about drone policies.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Laura-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Thomas Roberts says he’s sorry. More. Clockwork.
- Audio: A Fox surprise...‘It’s fun to be back in the building.’
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner; Megyn Kelly on success, sexism, Shep.
- Video: Howard Kurtz discusses Red Eye rules of debate.
- Zurawik: MSNBC sneers, but Fox is right to pursue Benghazi.
- Michael Smerconish makes book...and the parallels are clear.
- Imus video: Juan Williams talks Benghazi, Lewinsky, and more.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/06/14 00:00
- The Five video: Benghazi developments in the media.
- Monday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-O’Laura 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: CNN ratings drop 45% as plane story fades.
- Concha: Gawker doubles down like Dan...Rather, that is.
- Crossfire hosts explain their hiatus. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Sandra Smith (via TVN). Dana Perino makes book.
- Larry King zings CNN. Choosy WHCD viewers choose CNN.
- News coverage makes viewers more receptive to ads.
- Emails about Fox News withheld by State Dept; video.
- Report: MSNBC will apologize, people will be disciplined.
- Cinco de Mayo, Lean Forward style. Gawker, part deux.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/05/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Laura-WH CoverUp-Baier 1-2-3.
- Whom will CNN find to replace Kate? Flashback.
- Can a celebrity chef save CNN? Chris Matthews at OSU.
- On eve of Comcast merger, MSNBC throws blowout party.
- Video: Sharyl Attkisson part one, part two. Today’s oops.
- Hot & Not: Gawker, Jansing, Outnumbered, Benghazi etc.
- Heilemannn and Halperin jump to Bloomberg. Teasing Ed.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/03/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Benghazi, Sterling, Outnumbered.
- Reliable Sources: Benghazi, Lara Logan, and Comcast.
- Swells gather. It’s back! Sunday talk. Arthel answers.
- Your Buzz videos: David Gregory and Mariel Hemingway.
- Melissa Francis shows off her crib. Perino moonlighting?
- ICN: The Jansing shuffle...there’s method in the madness.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/02/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Jansing named WH correspondent, loses MSNBC show.
- Q&A: Bret Baier on cable news etc; Vladimir Duthiers.
- Somerby: Walsh’s Hannity piece leaves something out.
- Somerby: You’ll never see this O’Reilly clip on MSNBC.
- Ellen Ratner blasts ‘disgusting’ Gawker charges. More.
- Cherlin: Is Jake Tapper CNN’s future...or its past?
- Meet Liz Claman. Ross: CNN turns to sensationalism.
- Zucker punched: CNN eliminates at least 50 positions.
- Video: Can we talk? De Moraes: Why Crossfire resurfaced.
- April 2014 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Friday Benghazi special: White House Coverup Revealed?
- Special Report video: Tommy Vietor. Perino: mostly false.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/01/14 00:00
- The Five video: Ed Henry on Carney, Benghazi, etc.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: (MS)NBC seeks dismissal of Zimmerman suit.
- Somerby: How to hold a pseudo-discussion about race.
- Salon: Shep Smith story is a case of fact-check failure.
- Pazienza: Gawker writer obsessed; Shep: it’s ‘horsesh!t!’
- Wemple: Bill & Benghazi...overheated yet on to something.
- Is Ronan Farrow ‘uncool’? Ask Laverne. The eyes have it.
- Video: Sharyl Attkisson and Bret Baier on Benghazi emails.
- Courtney Friel resurfaces. Today’s lawsuit threat. They’re back!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/30/14 00:00
- The Five video: Carney ensnared in Benghazi web.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-Bream 1-2-3.
- Politico: Gawker report ‘full of holes’; Shep: ‘100% false’.
- ICN: Ailes, Shep, and a multi-million-dollar elephant.
- Wemple: Scarborough zings CNN. Q&A: Deirdre Bolton.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on Sterling’s legal issues.
- CNN Tonight on hiatus...or is it? Spurlock cuts a deal.
- Video: Tall Fall. It’s the war on Fox! Yesterday’s oops.
- Moving day: Gorani to London, John Huddy to Jerusalem.
- April numbers: Fox holds top 14 slots; CNN trumps MSNBC.
- Colmes: Some liberals wary of me because of my employers.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/29/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Morning Joe hit by MSNBC ratings slump. Today’s oops.
- Outnumbered video: Does cheerleading qualify as a sport?
- Somerby: Everyone gets to kill the pig! Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on Ukraine, Bundy, the Clippers, etc.
- Profiles: Harris Faulkner, Sandra Smith. Q&A: Maria Bartiromo.
- Green: CNN is its own disaster. Ariens: TV Newser turns ten.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly Talking Points memo; Greta zings The Rev.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/28/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Who will wear the pants on Outnumbered?
- Rosenberg: Outnumbered’s well-calibrated juicy debut.
- Wemple: Howard Kurtz proves the naysayers wrong.
- Rothman: Stelter’s claim about Fox News is ‘absurd’.
- Joe Klein: The only 6:00 pm newscast is on Fox News.
- Video: Tucker is Outnumbered in the debut broadcast.
- Outnumbered is ‘news first and foremost’...plus sparks.
- F&F vIdeo: Anna’s excuses. Alisyn Camerota resurfaces.
- CNN changes spur fan site closing. Cablers cover canonization.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/26/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Bundy, David Gregory, and Colbert.
- Reliable Sources: Bundy, David Gregory, and tornadoes.
- Video: Wrigley Field. Guests of Greta. Sunday talkers.
- Greta: The drama of tv news...and what’s really going on.
- Your Buzz videos: East coast bias, ‘royal’ baby, race cards.
- Chicagoland plays by Rahm’s rules. Tall tales about tuition?
- Elder: The media whip up a firestorm, and Hannity falls for it!
- Lorenzo: Hannity should have stayed away from Cliven Bundy.
- Bias Bash video: Why the sudden media obsession with Bundy?
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/25/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Jenna Lee’s big announcement.
- Zucker punched: Morale plummets at CNN Atlanta.
- Wemple: Hannitty must accept or reject Bundy in toto?
- Rick Sanchez: It’s the news network that cried ‘wolf’.
- Chicagoland finale sets a record: lowest rated episode.
- CNN denies Rahm Emanuel had ‘editorial control’. More.
- Chicagoland emails: Let’s portray Rahm in a positive light.
- Late Night video: Anthony Bourdain. Profile: Smerconish.
- Factor video: Bernard Golberg on Media Matters, Bundy etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/24/14 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- From the ‘nothing succeeds like failure’ department...
- More honors: Megyn, Maria, Maddow make ‘impact list’.
- Q&A: Maria Bartiromo, one of ’50 women who run NY’.
- Video: Megyn Kelly named to Time 100 influentials list.
- The Mole, part deux. Wemple: What now, Mr Hannity?
- Coop’s crib is up for bids. Keith Olbermann resurfaces.
- Video: Juan Williams questions Media Matters’ tax status.
- Roller: Scarborough takes a page from Trump’s playbook.
- Hannity video: Judge Napolitano on eminent domain abuse.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/23/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Salon hack puts words in Hannity’s mouth.
- Shaw: Axing Out Front could be great for Burnett.
- Coop’s stalker blows his plea, triggers adjournment.
- The hottest gift of 1994. Zoraida Sambolin resurfaces.
- Lemon didn’t get a shot; Ashleigh should get a co-host.
- Riley: Is he the ‘first black primetime cable news host’?
- Politifact: Mostly, pundits are mostly false on Obamacare.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/22/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: CNN releases its hostage. Reliable edges Buzz.
- Audio: Brit Hume on David Gregory (v/Gibson). Flashback.
- New Comcast opponent surfaces. It’s MSNBC’s ‘big fail’.
- Bennett: AJAm’s stumbling blocks may be insurmountable.
- Video: After Anna’s run. Bad weather. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/21/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Again? This deceptive MSNBC edit misrepresents Megyn.
- Wemple: Freed from CBS Attkisson makes PR hay on cable.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly reflects on the Boston Marathon (v/TVN).
- Anna’s run; video: one year later. Profile: Morgan Spurlock.
- Zucker play: CNN offers ways the KKK can improve its image.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/19/14 00:00
- Media Buzz: Race card, Snowden, Attkisson, bad tweets.
- Reliable Sources: Greenwald; Attkisson part one, part two.
- Your Buzz videos: Attkisson, Pelosi, Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
- Sunday talk. Popes & Presidents. Profile: James Peterson.
- Zurawik: Fox & Friends not very friendly to Rep Cummings.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/18/14 22:29
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Rosenberg: Outnumbered is a stroke of genius...evil genius.
- Rothstein: Bill Weir’s weird joke. Daring, edgy must-miss tv.
- Friday special: Where is Jennifer Kesse? Dyson: Mostly false.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/17/14 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Don Lemon: model citizen. MSNBC’s primetime plummet.
- Greta: WH Fox obsession is getting delusional. Q&A: Greta.
- Megyn loves Ellen & Jimmy, but who is it she doesn’t watch?
- Zara: Outnumbered targets female viewers. Wallace re-ups.
- Videos: Bundy analysis from Judge Napolitano and Bob Massi.
- Kogan: As its end nears, unanswered questions dog Chicagoland.
- CNN flight instructor fired by uFly. Get your own CNN news desk.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/16/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered: FNC noon program premieres April 28.
- Bill O’Reilly on The View. Don Lemon w/Laura Ingraham.
- Zucker play: It’s Breaking News! Bartiromo honored.
- Kohn: What I learned as a liberal on Fox News (via NB).
- Greta: Exerting influence. Cablers on distinguished list.
- Profile: Steve Kornacki. Zurawik: ‘Full-tilt boogie mode’.
- Col North moonlights. Hannity video: Bundy tactics argued.
- Felsenthal: Waiting for The Rev to keep his word to Chicago.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/15/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- It’s short-attention-span news. Weekend numbers.
- Somerby: Harris-Perry’s olde-fashioned witch trial.
- Today’s outrage; the obligatory apology. Today’s oops!
- Imus video: Ed Henry talks Bundy, Major Garrett, etc.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on stoking resentment.
- CNN Tonight fails to impress. Greg Gutfeld in Pensacola.
- Tapper didn’t take the lead. Hershberger: Ideas for CNN.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/14/14 00:27
- The Five video: The Bundy brouhaha cools off.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Laura-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN Sunday doc block clocks rivals.
- Wagner et al in for O’Donnell post car accident.
- Concha: Where Sharyl Attkisson could find work.
- Bret Baier ball raises over $10 million for children.
- Gregg Jarrett deportment raises viewer concerns.
- The Rev cozies up to the mayor. Melissa moonlights.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on Boston, Bundy, etc.
- Don Lemon on The View. Liz Claman’s seven tax tips.
- Zucker punch: CNN’s huge HuffPo, Mediaite etc ad buys.
- Pitts: OK CNN, enough is enough. Cairns: What Pitts said.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/12/14 00:00
- Media Buzz: Sebelius, Attkisson part one, part two.
- Reliable Sources: Colbert, Cavett, China, MSNBC.
- They pick on Heather, but Ronan never: part deux.
- Q&A: Morgan Spurlock. Profile: Anthony Bourdain.
- Rosario: Drug trafficker contradicts Sharpton story.
- Your Buzz videos: Mika, Jeb, Dave. Sunday talkers.
- Ratigan and Bashir resurface. Zain Verjee exits CNN.
- Clayton’s family secrets: video. Remembering Boston.
- Bret Baier teams with UAE ambassador to save children.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/11/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: An apology to Heather Childers and Fox News.
- They pounce when it’s Heather but with Ronan...never?
- Somerby: Matthews caught in typical scam. Isikoff exits.
- Hayden: Restructuring, cancellations, layoffs at AJAm.
- Eidelson: MSNBC stars reticent about union showdown.
- Q&A: ‘Inside man’ Morgan Spurlock; Jesse Watters.
- Verne Gay: Will Mike Rowe be CNN’s Bill O’Reilly?
- CNN: questions abound about branding, hosts, and more.
- ICN: CNN sked more ‘testing the waters’. Expectant Kate.
- CNNx: It’s ‘future-proof!’ Chicagoland a wet kiss for Rahm?
- On the Record video: Meet a foot soldier in The War on Fox.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/10/14 00:00
- The Five video: The Brandeis brouhaha.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-TheFive-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Will Rachel Maddow devote a segment to this too?
- Zucker punch: Interview shows ‘no longer viable’.
- New CNN primetime to feature docs, rotating hosts.
- Fox Biz going commercial free for last hour of trading.
- Special: Terror Strikes Boston, Boston Strikes Back.
- O’Reilly videos: w/Matt Lauer; on F&F pt one, pt two.
- Lean Forward: The Smoking Gun calls Sharpton a liar.
- Joe gets to speak. A rough start to Comcast hearings.
- Bishara: Fact-based fiction...the mystery of CNN 2014.
- Lizzie O’Leary resurfaces. Ed Henry in a twitter spat.
- Kelly File: Brandeis debate turns rowdy part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/09/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- CNN digital plans include a news show for twitter.
- Lean Forward: (MS)NBC accused of ‘union-busting’.
- Somerby: Maddow misrepresents O’Reilly and Kelly.
- Somerby: ‘Propaganda for gullible liberals’. More.
- MSNBC stonewalls questions on Scarborough speech.
- Lean Forward: The Cycle plummets to an all-time low.
- Punjab, Vegas first stops for celebrity chef’s saison deux.
- CNBC stocks up on reality shows. Echo chamber at work.
- Making the Case didn’t. Crossfire watch: soon. Get lost!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/08/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Weather Channel agrees to demands, returns to DirecTV.
- Continetti: Comcast deal creates a political powerhouse.
- Survivor Diaries revisits Boston bombing. Brand news.
- The Rev: I’m no snitch. Paula Zahn feet first. Joe ’16.
- Today’s outrage! Flashback. Wemple. Video flashback.
- FBN sponsors golfer Jason Dufner. Somerby: Which Chris?
- Video profile: John Siegenthaler. Q&A: Morgan Spurlock.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the Mozilla megillah.
- Greta: I still support CNN’s coverage. Weekend numbers.
- Chavez: The Ft Hood shooting, Megyn Kelly, and ethnicity.
- Wemple: On CNN Crossfire still M.I.A. Amanpour honored.
- Smerconish struggles for viewers, is unlikely to get 9:00 pm.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/07/14 00:00
- The Five video: The Mozilla megillah.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Somerby: How honest should Rachel Maddow be?
- What MSNBC host was a secret FBI informant (v/Alan)?
- Bloomberg’s Rachel Crane jumps to CNN. Crashin’ In.
- Fox News anchor target of misogynist smear, gets apology.
- Carr: As Comcast merger approaches, questions proliferate.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/05/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Mozilla, Bob Beckel, Letterman.
- Reliable Sources videos: Letterman, Costello, O’Care.
- Somerby: For this Maddow should be pulled off the air.
- Sorry Red Eye fans, Mikey Kay now a CNN contributor.
- Video: Perino and Gutfeld at the Bush Presidential Ctr.
- FNC Saturday special: Enemies of the State; preview.
- CNN Sunday: Redford lobbies for convicted murderer.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Jimmy Fallon part one, part two.
- Wemple: Ed Schultz court case proceeds; Kelly’s quotes.
- Lazare: Chicagoland finds its audience...Emanuel zealots.
- CNN slowly returning to what didn’t work. Sunday talkers.
- ICN: Abysmal ‘news judgment’ makes CNN a laughing stock.
- Your Buzz videos: Obamacare, Chris Christie, General Motors.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/04/14 09:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Goldberg: Don Lemon is an embarrassment. More.
- Somerby: Fact-challenged Maddow jumps the snark.
- Video: Larry King talks CNN, Piers etc. Berg honored.
- Google+ Hangout: Bret Baier. Who is Elena Moussa?
- WH Correspondents surveyed. Media vie for Latinos.
- DirecTV adds FNC and FBN to ‘Everywhere’ streaming.
- Greta: You’ll look at the screen and poof! I’ll be gone.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/03/14 00:00
- The Five video: More details emerge in Ft Hood shooting.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Shep/8pm-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Politico notes Megyn Kelly’s stand. Q&A: Deirdre Bolton.
- Red Eye fans debate JoNo: great addition or blank page?
- It seems DirecTV has had enough of The Weather Channel.
- Tyndall: What CNN forfeited for ratings. Ft Hood coverage.
- Tiring of plane-athon, Wemple pines for return of Crossfire.
- Kogan: Chicagoland’s tiresome Rahm hype. CNN’s Newstron.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/02/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- The Q1 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Hannity segments raising hackles in Panama City.
- The Centsables: it’s for the children. CNN awarded.
- Hemmer re-ups. Imus video: Bret Baier on Obamacare.
- Kelly File video: Honor Diaries repercussions mushroom.
- Bret Baier turns to tech for viewer feedback. What if...?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/01/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Q1: MSNBC down, CNN craters, Fox tops again.
- Somerby: CNN’s ‘breaking news’...a dead jellyfish!
- Blodget: Why Jeff Zucker is just what CNN needed.
- Bartiromo shows up on CNBC, plugs her FBN show!
- Bartiromo wins Urbino award as debut drubs rivals.
- Video: ‘That was our mistake’. Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: CNN plans to create a ‘Disaster Deck’!
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Pollard, Marvin Gaye etc.
- Chapman: CNN just a ghoulish exploitation channel.
- Is Crossfire on hiatus? Audio Q&A: Stern grills Coop.
- CNN ‘internal review’ probes attempted WTC trespass.
- Video: Controversy swirls around ‘honor violence’ doc.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/31/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Special Report 1-2-3.
- CNN signs new contributor: Politico’s Maggie Haberman.
- Wemple: MSNBC’s daytime malaise, typified in one video.
- The drums say Alisyn’s going to CNN. More. Still more.
- Ronan about to be cancelled...or not? More. Today’s oops.
- Greta: One reason why there is so much MA370 coverage.
- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly on Ukraine etc. Topping the charts.
- Deirdre Bolton: Profile, Q&A. Futures debut ‘well-paced’.
- The other search CNN is conducting. Fund: Blurry lines.
- CNN touts record digital views. What’s next, a game show?
- F&F videos: Batter’s box battle; Tucker can sleep anywhere.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/29/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Christie, Plane-athon, Laura Ingraham.
- Reliable Sources: Plane, more plane, still more, Bloomberg.
- Zucker play: Plane coverage interrupted...for plane coverage!
- Covert: She can ‘sting like a bee’. Fox News debut: video.
- Grove: Why the ‘money honey’ quit CNBC. Sunday talkers.
- OSU students: We never heard of this guy! (via TVN).
- Your Buzz videos: Jay Carney, Plane-athon, Michelle.
- On Media: Can MSNBC be saved? Schultz: Mostly false.
- Q&A: Cavuto, Jake Tapper. Adios Piers, Kudlow Report.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/28/14 00:00
- The Five video: Human rights and Saudi Arabia.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Tom Shillue in what used to be Gutfeld’s Factor slot.
- Bartiromo Q&A: CNBC no longer in tune with the times.
- Bartiromo Q&A: Three secrets to success, Joey Ramone.
- Piers Morgan’s new CNN show: like Joe’s radio show?
- Fox News data strategy: ‘the antithesis’ of Turner’s.
- Friday special: Surrendering America; video preview.
- Greta: An example of why the White House hates Fox.
- Bauder: CNN tried to rent a plane, settled for simulator.
- Larry King: CNN plane conjecture ‘abysmal’ (via Shaw).
- Revealed: Secret memo detailing CNN ratings strategy.
- Sanjay Gupta at UB. Soledad at MTSU. Profile: Joy Reid.
- Factor video: Laura Ingraham on children and internet perils.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/27/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Geraldo wins Morris suit. Mike Emanuel moonlights.
- Zucker punch: Layoffs at CNN. Q&A: Dan Springer.
- Willow Bay resurfaces. Kyra confused? Huck hints.
- Amara Walker to CNNi. Meg Tirell jumps to CNBC.
- Imus video: Laura Ingraham on Putin etc. Hayes Jr.
- Puzzler: Who spends the most on cable news? More.
- The seven stages of breaking news on CNN. Not cool.
- De Moraes: Critics carp but CNN happy to get eyeballs.
- Kogan: Chicagoland continues its adulation of Emanuel.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/26/14 00:00
- Video: Shep and The Judge on college football unions.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC Sundays: Bartiromo 10am; Housecall 12:30 pm.
- Troubling signs Erin Burnett may be on the way out.
- Moonlighting: CNN’s Ian Lee shows up on Al-Jazeera.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly ‘adores’ the term ‘race hustler’.
- New Pew: Cable news in decline, especially at MSNBC.
- Hayes: CNN and the crass commercialization of tragedy.
- Chemi: Why is CNN now the tragedy tv network? Money.
- Page: Plane-athon has turned MH370 into ‘news candy’.
- Chicagoland is a bust. Greta is sorry. What, this again?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/25/14 00:00
- The Five video: Panel erupts over Hobby Lobby case.
- Fox to feature Megyn, Bartiromo in push for ad sales.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Busted! Two CNN employees trespassing at Ground Zero.
- Somerby: Maddow and Kornacki propagandize the tribe.
- Q&A: Don Lemon (via FTVLive). Video Q&A: Chris Hayes.
- Weekend numbers: CNN and Fox News share the honors.
- Red Eye video: Tribute to Oderus Urungus (Dave Brockie).
- Jones: Shame on sellouts Stelter and Kurtz. Delia returns.
- Piling on: The Malaysian press joins in the criticism of CNN.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg rips media, including Fox; epilogue.
- Zuckered: CNN head of ad sales sick of ‘the infighting’, quits.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/24/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Rooney: Reporters risk their reputations for tv cameos.
- Sunday Morning Futures with Bartiromo debuts 3/30.
- Somerby: Wemple’s defense of CNN makes no sense.
- Wemple: Fact-checking Mr Bill; he sounds ‘desperate’.
- Weinman: A missing plane has saved CNN...for now.
- Kirell: Ronan Farrow ‘exploitative’ tweet catches heat.
- Smith: Three CNN anchors in ‘death match’ for Piers slot.
- Concha: Cable cannibals cruise down hypocrisy highway.
- Imposter CNN tweets claim MA370 found. Back in the day.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/22/14 21:39
- Is Don Lemon becoming the new face of CNN?
- Media Buzz videos: Plane, Michael Schmidt, Greg Gutfeld.
- Reliable Sources videos: The plane, more plane, Liz Wahl.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly on faith, sin, death, and more (via NB).
- CNN, AC 370, and the real value of news. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: The plane-athon, Scott Brown, Bill Maher.
- Pot, meet kettle: RT questions journalistic standards of CNN!
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/21/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- World of Payne. How to save New Day: make it longer!
- Cable news swells assemble for NLGJA benefit gala.
- Video: Media facing criticism. Video Q&A: Bret Baier.
- Shulman: Meet the Comcast ‘whores’. Q&A: Chris Hayes.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on US ceding internet authority.
- Somerby: This was the week the (cable news) music died.
- MSNBC’s Todd shoots at CNN; CNN lands zinger on Chuck.
- Kurtz: Why plane-athon defenders are missing the point.
- Sick! HLN brings on ‘psychic’ to talk to dead passengers?!
- Robinson: Lacking in facts, obsessed media make stuff up.
- Carter: CNN ratings hinge on developments in plane story.
- CNN signs Miles O’Brien as aviation expert...for two weeks.
- Adams: There are a few problems with that black hole theory.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/20/14 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Plane-athon fatigue setting in? FNC tops extended prime.
- A milestone for Tapper’s Lead. Miles O’Brien resurfaces.
- Kogan: Chicagoland III another Rahm Emanuel puff piece?
- Cablers burn the midnight oil covering flight 370. Piling on.
- A black hole? Bermuda Triangle? Don Lemon gets answers!
- De Moraes: Cable news plane-athon divides media mavens.
- Davidson: Endless coverage of missing plane is a good thing!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/19/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shaw: Plane-orama boosts CNN, FNC as MSNBC dips.
- CNN scraps regular programing for breaking non-news.
- Concha: What will cable do if the plane is never found?
- Video: Maria Molina throws up, passes out...and flies.
- White House conscripts mice to fight their War on Fox.
- O’Reilly movie project expands to four-hour miniseries.
- Imus video: Greg Gutfeld on media, Fox, Not Cool, etc.
- CNN’s Dana Bash named to list of ‘powerful’ DC women.
- Report: Anonymous CNN staffers question plane coverage.
- Disney shareholder: why are ABC anchors jumping to CNN?
- Kurtz: Media embroiled in perpetual plane hysteria. Ouch.
- Greta: Note to hand-wringing armchair critics...get over it!
- Zorn: Surprise! CNN’s media critic demands more speculation!
- Backlash to the backlash? Wemple: It’s explanatory journalism.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/18/14 00:00
- Video: Tempers flare as The Five debate Crimea.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- FoxBiz sets Diedre Bolton premiere. CNN con Carney?
- Video: Say again? Grace under fire. Weekend numbers.
- Calderone: CNN strangely reluctant to go on the record.
- Guess why CNN has stories from last week still unaired?
- Fox News tops all cable for week. CNN weekend scores.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer on Crimea, Flight 370, and more.
- Video: Anderson Cooper w/ Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Byers: Scarborough appearances sidestep MSNBC policy?
- Should CNN revive ICYMI? Gretchen hosts Time for Lyme.
- Carter: Plane-orama buoys CNN. Shafer: Keep it coming!
- Somerby: O’Reilly and Golberg were ‘right on all counts’.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg slams plane-orama ‘infotainment’.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/17/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Rothman: Da Plane brings out worst in media. More.
- Video: Media miss huge impact of internet giveaway?
- Fox News apps redesigned. Rick Sanchez resurfaces.
- McMurry: Joe 2016 begins. Somerby: Insult to the tribe.
- Lauren Ashburn: Why I’ve gone back to wearing a cross.
- Taibi: CNN takes plane coverage to the next level...toys!
- Zurawik: Upstart AJAm is more than the sum of its ratings.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/15/14 00:00
- Media Buzz vids: Da plane, Lena Dunham, Costas, panic.
- Reliable Sources: Da plane, da plane, da plane, Ukraine.
- FNC update: four hours of Harris and Pirro. CNN update.
- Late Show video: Bill O’Reilly with David Letterman.
- Joe not closing the 2016 door. Sunday talkers: tip sheet.
- Bordelon: The Cycle has become unfunny sketch comedy.
- Hogue: Aly’s bland send-off. Somerby: Explaining Maddow?
- CNN signs Mel Robbins. Salazar: Chicagoland’s stereotypes.
- Your Buzz videos: Bob Costas, avoiding Palin, and Rob Ford.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/14/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Palin ‘going Rogue’...for real. Geraldo’s ‘new show’.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on media’s Malaysia mistakes.
- CNN plans theatrical release of illegal immigrant doc.
- Bloggers foment controversy over one nlgja attendee.
- Sorkin writing drama pilot. Update boosts Chicagoland.
- Q&A: CNN’s Michelle Kosinski, Weather’s Sam Champion.
- Special Report video: Panel ponders separation of powers.
- O’Reilly to appear with Nassau Pops. Brown in, Brown out.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/13/14 22:53
- CNN sets 9pm try-outs: four possibles start 3/28.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News tops rivals for Harlem explosion coverage.
- Wemple: Ed Schultz confused as time marches on.
- Mirkinson: Malaysia mania is Poop Ship redux. More.
- GOP Presidential poll includes two cable news hosts.
- CNN’s celebrity chef headed for Russia, Punjab, etc.
- O’Reilly and Chris Matthews inducted. Holt honored.
- Kogan: Chicagoland has questions, but few answers.
- Bury: Despite a silly title Chicagoland got my attention.
- Cable news swells named special guests at nlgja benefit.
- After the Buzz video: Palin slams the media. AJAm’s app.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/12/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Seer Schultz slips up. Bernie Shaw resurfaces.
- Wolff and Roberts at SxSW. The Judge spills the beans.
- Will cable news reports help save a boy’s life? Update.
- Wallenstein: He’s awesome on twitter...and awful on tv.
- Video: Ronan Farrow w/ Colbert. Cablers cover explosion.
- Video: Judge Nap w/ Jon Stewart pt one, pt two, pt three.
- Video: Rachel Maddow with Seth Meyers part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/11/14 00:00
- The Five video: Funny is as funny does.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Does Enroll America owe FNC an apology?
- Weekend numbers: Media Buzz and Cashin’ In score.
- Craig Melvin’s merger pays a welcome dividend.
- Fox has concerns about Comcast merger. Today’s oops.
- Somerby: Sonny Hostin thinks everyone should be in jail!
- Video: Behind the scenes with Shep Smith. Profile: Huck.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Melissa Harris-Perry. Stay classy, Mika.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the media’s IRS avoidance.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/10/14 00:00
- The Five video: CPAC and media mockery.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Laura-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Simon: Ronan does not speak for my generation.
- Alisyn Camerota is leaving Fox News. Coincidence?
- John Kerry zings CNN (via Greta). Grace under fire.
- Cable news journalism ala Robert Redford (via FTV).
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Ukraine, missing flight, etc.
- Redford/Sarandon CNN series debut: solid. Today’s oops.
- Video Q&A: Clayton Morris. Michaela MIA? Sarah sought?
- Hot & Not: CPAC, Kudlow, Newsmax, courtroom capers, etc
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/08/14 21:18
- Did Brooke’s tweet reveal a new Zucker punch victim?
- Media Buzz videos: Ukraine, Bob Costas part one, pt two.
- Reliable Sources: Newsmax, minority reports, Cosmos 2.0.
- What’s missing from Morning Express? A political anchor.
- Shield standoff resurrected: Supreme Court appeal filed.
- Your Buzz videos: Ukraine punditry, Kerry Kennedy, and shills.
- Alan still gets hate mail. Sunday talk: preview, turn the table.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/07/14 00:00
- Steinberg: CNN’s future...Lawyers, Lemon, and real life?
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Piers Morgan Live ends in three weeks; Tapper, Weir sub.
- Shep in Ukraine: shoe-leather reporting plus social media.
- Zucker punched: Chicagoland flops...even in Chicago!
- Somerby: Maddow’s dissembling ‘almost pathological’.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. Google hangout with Bret Baier.
- Crimea hotel threatens to throw CNN out. Q&A: Coop.
- CNBC axes Kudlow Report. Piers slot goes to...Bill Weir?
- Larry King sez of his RT show: I don’t work for RT (v/TVN).
- Keene: Chicagoland debut plays like ode to Rahm Emanuel.
- Moore: Chicagoland a disturbing but hopeful saga of the city.
- Melissa Harris-Perry shows her new baby and her natural hair.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/06/14 00:00
- Video: Ex-RT anchor Liz Wahl ducks job offer questions.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-MacCallum-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cavuto: It might sound crazy to say I’m grateful for MS...
- Red Eye video: Debate over Ed Snowden heats up fast.
- Rothman: Ronan segment ‘nothing short of embarrassing’.
- Kirrell: An analysis of Ukraine coverage on US cable news.
- Imus video: Ex-CIA op Mike Baker on the crisis in Ukraine.
- Get Ruddy to rumble: Newsmax plans cable news channel.
- Kate Bolduan headed for a demotion? Q&A: Robin Meade.
- Profile: S.E. Cupp. Elkin: The hazards of secondhand news.
- Factor video: Debate over ‘cheering for Putin’ turns rowdy.
- Enquirer: Is it true what they’re saying about Ronan Farrow?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/05/14 00:00
- The Five video: Shepard Smith reports from Ukraine.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN’s 10pm hour will mainly be canned documentaries.
- Concha: What cable news really needs...more bubbles!
- Al-Jazeera America only pulls in 5,000 demo viewers.
- CNN unloads Zite app. Q&A: Jeff Zucker, Arwa Damon.
- Video: Hasselbeck feature debuts with Darrell Wallace Jr.
- Weather Channel morning show to feature Sam Champion.
- Special Report video: All-star panel on the crisis in Ukraine.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/04/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN skeds legal show w/Geragos. Smerconish debut set.
- Shep, Coop, et al report from Ukraine. Reliable rebounds.
- Johnson: Ronan Farrow, the young man only old people like.
- Mika B going through a bad spell. CNN’s Ukraine dilemma.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly with Bob Costas part one, part two.
- CNN and Allstate team up for ‘native’ ads. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/03/14 00:00
- The Five video: Russia tightens its grip on Crimea.
- Lean Backward: Week one Farrow and Reid lose ground.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CJR: Fox News progressives...feisty and prominent (v/NB).
- Q&A: ‘True gentleman’ Bret Baier on career, politics, etc.
- Jake Tapper ‘adopts’ a US soldier via ‘Homefront Hugs’.
- Piers sticking with CNN. Coop’s off to Ukraine. Priorities.
- Hogue: Fox & Friends...weakened. Hannity’s ‘secret life’.
- Fox & Friends videos: Janice Dean steps up; hitting the ice.
- ICN: Ronan tries to be everything...and succeeds at nothing.
- Hot & Not: Bartiromo, Ukraine, Piers, Hannity, New Day, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/01/14 00:00
- Bigelow: Reliable Sources edits out criticism of its host.
- Media Buzz videos: Piers, the age issue, Ronan Farrow.
- Reliable Sources: Bridgegate, Justice Thomas, Fox News.
- Piers: CNN was just holding me back! Growing pains.
- Geraldo’s Scandalous premieres Saturday...or does it?
- Somerby: The three faces of Nunziato. Today’s apology.
- Your Buzz videos: Trial by media, Zimmerman, FCC bias?
- Thank you for being a friend. Sunday talk: turn the table.
- Factor video: ‘Harmful entertainment’ debate gets personal.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/28/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bream-Baier 1-2-3.
- Real Story video: Andy Levy joins the manel debate.
- Kurtz: Colbert smeared me and I won’t stand for it!
- Somerby: Nothing in Maddow’s latest is exactly legit.
- HuffPo: Mika’s dad finally on Morning Joe! Flashback.
- Insider video: Hannity at Del Frisco’s. CNN’s fish story.
- New Hasselbeck feature debuts with Darrell Wallace Jr.
- Video: Harris Faulkner profiles Virginia Gov Doug Wilder.
- Epstein: How to fix Ronan Farrow Daily. Page Six: proof!
- Tso: Do ‘native’ models threaten integrity of journalism?
- Factor video: Bill questions Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/27/14 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Things are looking Rosie at CNN...or are they? And more.
- Video Q&A: Greta with Janice Dean on living with MS, etc.
- Somerby: More Maddow false facts, and some from Greta?
- Maria Bartiromo recalls Joey Ramone. Fareed reconsidered.
- Olby fesses up. Brian Schweitzer joins MSNBC. Flashback.
- I’ll take Fox News for $200, Alex. Serious is as serious does.
- Friedman: This is going to end in tears. CNN app updates.
- Salon: Will you fall for his dreamy blue eyes? Mr Humility.
- Zucker play: CNN’s Chicagoland, a ‘paean to Rahm Emanuel’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/26/14 00:00
- Uh-oh: Ronan ratings even lower than on day one.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN...going to pot, or going to seed?
- If reporters don’t sign, can’t cover Ronan event! More.
- February program ranker: Fox News holds top 13 slots.
- Profile: Joy-Ann Reid. Mika Brzezinski in Washington.
- Q&A: Maria Bartiromo, Hannity, Hasselbeck, Joy Reid.
- Wemple: Could it be Maddow really is calling the shots?
- Could the next Zucker punch knock out Erin’s OutFront?
- Kelner: America was bound to tire of Morgan’s big mouth.
- Grove: Guess who’s willing to take Piers’s spot? Larry King!
- Video: Dem candidate wants government control of Fox News.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/25/14 00:00
- Ronan debut: MSNBC’s smallest audience of the day!
- The Reid Report down 63%; Varney topped Bartiromo.
- February numbers: FNC ratings grow, CNN collapses.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Janice Dean: I have MS...my life with multiple sclerosis.
- Miles O’Brien resurfaces. Soledad teams with Cover Girl.
- Zucker play: CNN skeds Sundance reality show in prime.
- Wemple: Bill persistent with Panetta, CNN with Nugent.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddoworama part deux...tv or not tv?
- Faux Bieber protest hoaxes cablers. Weekend numbers.
- Red Eye video: Why did CNN cancel Piers Morgan Live?
- D’Addario: CNN, post-Piers. Ed Henry in Springfield, MA.
- Zucker punches: Secret Kaplan meeting; purging dissent?
- Rothstein: 20 people to replace Piers. Swift: Eight people.
- Morabito: CNN scrambling to fill Piers-less 9:00 pm block.
- Kurtz: Piers Morgan’s failure caused by self-inflicted wounds.
- La Roche: Bartiromo debut broke news. Lopez: A slow start.
- Crugnale: Farrow wonked it up. Starr: Low-key and generic.
- Franich: Baby’s First Talk Show debuts...all airbrush, no body.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on US disinterest in foreign news.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/24/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Rothman: CNN’s disastrous attempts to Lean Forward.
- Monday premiere videos: Maria Bartiromo, Ronan Farrow.
- Checkbook journalism: Al-Jazeera offered $$ for cables.
- Somerby: Dubious, conflicting claims blur Maddow’s bio.
- Alec Baldwin rips MSNBC, calls Rachel Maddow ‘a phony’.
- FBN’s new chapter: Bartiromo seeks to define her network.
- MSNBC teams with Vocativ; objective: internet data-mining.
- Video Q&A: Geraldo Rivera in depth; Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
- Wemple: Why Piers Morgan’s failure at CNN was inevitable.
- Greta: Why did CNN derail its #1 show? Who gets 9:00 pm?
- Steinberg: Dumping Piers all part of the Grand Zucker Plan.
- Piers show cancelled; Morgan may stay with CNN. Flashback.
- Zurawik: Will the Obama WH ever stop intimidating the press?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/22/14 00:00
- Breaking...Report: Piers Morgan to quit CNN show!
- Media Buzz: Race, House of Cards, Maria Bartiromo.
- Reliable Sources: Ted Nugent, climate, Donald Trump.
- Grover: FBN seeks ratings boost with Maria Bartiromo.
- The travels of Anna. CNN’s Sandy Kenyon resurfaces.
- CNN: There’s only one side to climate change story.
- MSNBC and FBN prep revamped dayside schedules.
- Q&A: Andrea Mitchell, Hasselbeck, Maria Bartiromo.
- Sunday talk: turn the table. Venezuela: CNN can stay.
- Comcast merger challenged on grounds of ‘monopsony’.
- Your Buzz videos: Covering Hillary, Obamacare, and more.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/21/14 22:18
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on an ‘insidious’ FCC proposal.
- CNN’s next obsession? Hannity in fund-raising flap.
- Video: Ronan Farrow with Jon Stewart (via HuffPost).
- Lean Forward hosts leaned on to oppose merger deal.
- Harris Faulker: Black history on Wall Street; the video.
- Venezuela threatens to expel CNN...and then they do it.
- On the Record video: Is the FCC chilling press freedom?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/20/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Kissell: In the end, will guns kill Piers Morgan Live?
- Zucker punched: CNN and Piers at near-record lows.
- Video Q&A: Kirsten Powers at Fox News (v/Mediaite).
- Zucker play: Can the Oscars save CNN? Blitzer: true.
- Grove: CNN the, straight news network? Not any more!
- Somerby: O’Donnell levels ugly, patently bogus charge.
- Judge Nap video: If the FCC shows up, throw them out!
- Dem candidate: Government should regulate Fox News!
- MSNBC’s signature series to focus on Bergen County, NJ.
- The cable news anchor who says: ‘I try not to lean’. Honors.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/19/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Meet Bill. Guess who’s coming to New Hampshire?
- Zucker play: HLN to sked game shows, viral videos!
- HLN’s Hecht wants a ‘Daily Show-esque’ program.
- CNN burned again by iReport. Ed Schultz: half-true.
- Ajam docs. Soledad from space. Weekend numbers.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on late-night tv politics.
- Greta: What I meant by that. Scott Brown exits FNC? Nope!
- Video: O’Reilly with Jimmy Kimmel pt one, pt two, pt three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/18/14 00:00
- Video: A spill breaks up The Five in convo on ignorance.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-McKelway 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Greta ‘not sure’ she would’ve re-upped at 10pm.
- Geraldo finally reveals his ‘new show’. Morning weather.
- Moonlighting: Joe Kernan, Sean Hannity, Candy Crowley.
- Video: VW vote debate resorts to invoking Hitler and Nazis!
- Shareholder class action suit unlikely to derail Comcast deal.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/17/14 00:00
- The Five video: What House of Cards gets wrong.
- Gregg Jarrett: Don Lemon is ‘the Al Sharpton of CNN’.
- Somerby: New Kornacki report ‘darn close’ to a lie.
- Harris-Perry family adopts baby girl. Q&A: Soledad.
- Video: Controversy swirls around Bode Miller interview.
- CNN’s Cuomo interviews Zimmerman; backlash ensues.
- Hot & Not: Jarrett, Lemon, Smerconish, CNN, HLN, etc.
- Don Lemon responds to Jarrett zings; Gregg returns fire.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/15/14 00:00
- Uh oh: Gregg Jarrett blasts Don Lemon over Dunn rant.
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary papers, Sochi, O’Care delays.
- Reliable Sources: Hillary, Christie, Comcast, Michael Sam.
- FBN’s Maria Bartiromo lining up some ‘big interviews’.
- Frivolous lawsuit over FNC suicide airing is dismissed.
- Claim: CNN ‘likely’ to suspend Piers Morgan? Or not?
- Juliet Huddy explains: ‘I scared him’. Sunday talkers.
- F&F video: Joanne Nosuchinsky on the Barbie brouhaha.
- Hogue: Fox & Friends goes where New Day fears to tread.
- Your Buzz videos: Media ADD, Bill O’Reilly, and Jay Leno.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on ginned-up controversies.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/14/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Despite nasty eye condition, Shannon Bream carries on.
- Comcast hires attorneys in prep for antitrust actions.
- CNBC scoops Comcast merger story...or did they?
- Piers Morgan questioned and advised of his rights.
- Linkins: Don’t be fooled, Joe will not run for President.
- Video: Harris Faulkner profiles Olympian Claressa Shields.
- Friday special: A Bush Family Album. Stirewalt: half-true.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/13/14 00:00
- Somerby: Dishonest Maddow trumps pitiful Matthews.
- Live from the Fox News Deck, 10pm weather with Shep.
- Denial? What denial? Scarborough won’t rule out 2016 run.
- Zucker punch: Is CNN about to be bought out by CBS?
- Lori Rothman moving to Imus, will deliver biz updates.
- Imus video: Bret Baier talks Hillary, Rand, Christie etc.
- The doctor is in. Googling Soledad. What’s in a name?
- Kelly File video: Jonathan Turley on executive expansion.
- Comcast deal will face tough regulatory scrutiny. Or will it?
- Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable; oppo reax. King’s zings.
- Videos: Joe & Mika on The View; The Rev w/Wendy Williams.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/12/14 00:00
- The Five video: When does ‘crazy’ get a pass?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox Business gets on board the documentary bandwagon.
- Somerby: ‘Weird reporting’ says Maddow...about Maddow?!
- An elaborate Ronan PR stunt?! Robin Meade: How I work.
- As CNN Latino closes down, Fox News Latino grows.
- Video: Scarborough denies he wants to run for President.
- Makeover at MSNBC. Melber: Half-true. Zucker’s night out
- Kelly File video: Andrew McCarthy on executive wiggle room.
- Coop’s oops: F-bomb drops on taped marathon trial coverage!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/11/14 00:00
- The Five video: Why the Obamacare delays?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Sean Hannity: a big tipper. Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Shepard Smith on Christie, Olympics, etc.
- NBC Insider: Joe Scarborough 2016 is not a joke. More.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on the limits to executive action.
- Carl Bernstein to CNN. Alino Cho resurfaces. Candy: true.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/10/14 00:00
- The Five video: What do The Hillary Papers reveal?
- With Megyn partly absent, Maddow, Matthews score.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Wallace-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNBC has a hit...reruns! ICN: Unhealthy Zucker play.
- Is Joe Scarborough harboring delusions of adequacy?
- Mika B runs into O’Reilly, Joe decrees Bill was ‘rude’.
- Sean Hannity’s crib on the market. Soledad speaks.
- Zucker punched: Another new low for New Day.
- Q&A: Al Sharpton [pdf]. Q&A: Jake Tapper (via TVN).
- Smerconish to CNN weekends. HLN makeover; more.
- Imus video: Laura Ingraham talks Olympics, O’Reilly etc.
- Hot & Not: Keilar, Kosinski, Kneale, Bartiromo, Melber, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/08/14 00:00
- MediaBuzz videos: Obama vs Fox, misogyny, Leno.
- Reliable Sources: Rand Paul, Christie, Dylan Farrow.
- Joe Concha: MSNBC should hire...Ann Coulter?!
- The 2013 Gutty Awards. Sunday talkers: turn the table.
- Sunday specials: Greta in Iraq; Every Day in Cambodia.
- Video: Roy Eaton, the Jackie Robinson of the Mad Men era.
- Bauder: Loose lips give ammunition to MSNBC foes (v/ICN).
- Your Buzz videos: Christie, Lewinsky, Hillary, balcony brawl.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/07/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: The news value of O’Reilly’s Obama Q&A.
- Rosen’s leaker pleads; DoJ wiretapper unpunished.
- Berman & Pereira show’s twittery name: @ThisHour.
- Michelle Kosinski to CNN. AC360 Later Zuckered.
- Fox & Friends video: John Harbaugh in Afghanistan.
- Hollywood to film Tapper’s Outpost. FBN departures.
- Video: Media shift narrative on CBO Obamacare report.
- Russian media claim CNN insulted World War II veterans.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on Sochi security. Q&A: Joy Reid.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/06/14 00:00
- Video: Which Five co-host has keys to Hannity’s house?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bream 1-2-3.
- James Carville joins Fox News. Pelosi ducking O’Reilly.
- Hannity makes good on losing bet, will pay off in person.
- Somerby: Maddow’s disgrace. Rothstein: Why I like Piers.
- Q&A: Joy Reid. CNN wins first round in caption court case.
- Laurie Dhue resurfaces: How God and faith saved my life.
- Factor videos: O’Reilly responds to Jon Stewart, Chris Hayes.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/05/14 00:00
- The Five video: Is Obamacare a disincentive to work?
- Profile: Greg Gutfeld on Red Eye, The Daily Show, etc
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: CNN Latino closing up shop.
- Video: Out...The Ronan Show. In...Ronan Farrow Daily.
- Opening Bell 2/24 alters FBN sked; Bartiromo on tonight.
- Jones: Can Zucker save New Day? Gretch: Mostly false.
- Q&A: Richard Grenell. CNN beats Fox...in poundage.
- MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart has something on his mind.
- Woolf rips Ronan Farrow. Brianna Keilar to cover Hillary.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/04/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Greta 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly Factor snags 4.2 million; MSNBC strong in demos.
- Somerby: MSNBC stages worst night ever. Andrea: Half-true.
- Video: Maria Bartiromo’s first FBN appearance (v/TVNewser).
- Fox News Channel #1 in all basic cable. Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: CNN unveils its exciting new overnight line-up.
- A regular Jo: Nosuchinsky named Red Eye panelist: video.
- Simpson: Is Ronan Farrow hyping his own intellectualism?
- Fox & Friends video: Bill O’Reilly responds to attacks on Fox.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Q&A coverage. Wemple: Aces!
- Rothstein: MSNBC and Joe still stonewalling ethics questions.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/03/14 00:00
- Video: Catherine Herridge on a new Benghazi twist.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Ignorant MoJo team doesn’t know basic facts.
- Zucker punch: Showbiz Tonight cancelled; A.J. stays.
- Video: What did the O’Reilly/Obama Q&A accomplish?
- Tomasky: O&O clash a ‘super snore’. Hillary zings Fox.
- Video: O’Reilly on his Obama Q&A, previews Round Two.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly’s ten minutes with President Obama.
- Hot & Not: Reid, Costello, King, O’Reilly, Kurtz, Carlson, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/01/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Christie, Erin Andrews, Michael Strahan.
- Reliable Sources: Christie, MSNBC tweet flap, Dylan Farrow.
- Media Buzz video: Howard Kurtz quotes obscure blogger.
- CNN’s Leno special omits Zucker role in Conan debacle.
- Steinberg: A ratings challenge looms for Ronan Farrow.
- Sunday talkers: turn the table. Two weeks and waiting.
- John Carney leaves CNBC. Bolton bolts Bloomberg for FBN.
- Did tinkering with the format give Red Eye a ratings bump?
- Your Buzz videos: Christie, the race card, Richard Sherman.
- Kelly File video: Slippery verbiage blurs Christie allegations.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/31/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Bill O’Reilly, please interrupt Barack Obama, says...HuffPo!
- Who got nominated to CNBC influential business leaders list?
- ICN: Bad day at 30 Rock. Video: Ronan Farrow with Fallon.
- Factor video: Laura Ingraham; Hannity video: Reince Priebus.
- Wemple: Does nasty MSNBC tweet exemplify their prejudices?
- Video: Football for a cause...wounded warriors and NFL greats.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/30/14 00:00
- The Five video: Oblivious MSNBC’s imagined hatred.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly File-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Phil Griffin furious, rips staff’s ‘stupid actions’.
- RNC 1, MSNBC 0: Griffin issues an apology, fires staffer.
- GOP chairman bans staff from MSNBC. Q&A: Phil Griffin.
- Official msnbc twitter: conservatives are racists! More.
- Shaw: Behind the scenes with CNN at the SotU address.
- PPP Poll: Fox News most (and least) trusted news source.
- CNN revives John King’s Inside Politics. Burnett’s back.
- Fox & Friends video: The Clydesdales star in Puppy Love.
- Wemple: Maddow/Koch feud escalates. Q&A: Peter Hamby.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/29/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: SotU (FNC)-O’Reilly-Megyn 1-2-3.
- FNC most-watched SotU on cablenews, total and demo.
- January program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Your World video: Crew binges as Diedre Imus lectures.
- CNN, Al-Jazeera newsers bitten by bad Wikipedia ‘facts’.
- CNN, twitter team with Dataminr. CNN SuperBowl setup.
- Please forgive Ana Marie Cox for slumming on Fox News.
- Video: Could college athletes form unions and get paid?
- Miller: Five reasons we can’t wait for The Ronan Show.
- Obama talks to Tapper two days ahead of O’Reilly Q&A.
- Somerby: Why it’s time for a morally sick Maddow to go.
- SotU tech glitz mostly restrained. Q&A: Gabriel Sherman.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/28/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly File-The Five 1-2-3.
- January: Fox News outstripped MSNBCNN combined.
- Zucker punched: CNBC reruns beat entire CNN lineup!
- Somerby: On Maddow, Hayes, Scott, Kelly, and more.
- Rothman: On cable news channels, it’s ‘all about me’.
- How the SEA hacked CNN (v/FDC). Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: Is Kate leaving New Day? Today’s oops.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on the SotU, Hillary, and more.
- It’s a best-seller...that actually sold only 3,000 copies?!
- It was a ratings winner...that actually lost its time slot!?
- Kelly File video: Is unilateral legal? SotU coverage. Bing!
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/27/14 00:00
- Your World video: Gone too soon.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly File-The Five 1-2-3.
- Uh oh...Fox News host hammers Fox News contributor.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly talks politics, media, and (MS)NBC.
- ICN: New MSNBC dayside sked is redundant monotony.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC sets Ronan, Reid daytime hours.
- Zucker is ‘incredibly comfortable’ with Bieberapalooza.
- Video: Steve Doocy is Kansan of the Year. Today’s oops.
- Hotless Not Hot: Weather, Bieber, tape, Andrea Mitchell.
- Kaplan: CNN’s ratings collapse. Rich: Fox News is dead!
- Mushnick: A media bridge too far. Lowry: Toothless Buzz?
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on Christie, Grammies, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/25/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Scandal selectivity, Beck, Bieber.
- Reliable Sources: Bieberapalooza, misogyny and more.
- Piers erupts over shooting. Checkout channels go dim.
- Profile: The New Republic hearts Brian Stelter (v/TVN).
- Factor video: Debate on Huck comment turns personal.
- Your Buzz videos: Christie, Benghazi, Michelle, the NSA.
- Shaw: MSNBC will do breaking news...if it’s Bieber news.
- Zurawik: Documentary surge. Sunday talk: turn the table.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/24/14 00:00
- Video: Bridgegate vs Benghazi...bias or bogus?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Baier 1-2-3.
- Greta: Media’s dirty secrets about Bieber coverage.
- CNBC VP Susan Krakower being shown the door.
- Audio: Huck says left trying to ‘knock me out early’.
- Wemple: Here’s a question O’Reilly could ask Obama.
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly (via TVN). Imus video: Neil Cavuto.
- Ronan Farrow moving to a deluxe apartment in the sky.
- Stickings: This is CNNN...the Cable Not News Network.
- CNN ordered to turn over footage. Today’s twitter flap.
- Economist: Don’t blame cable news for dividing America.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/23/14 00:00
- Red Eye video: 12 Years a Slave stirs controversy.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN twitter account hacked. Will Ripley to CNNi.
- Superbowl Pre-Game: O’Reilly interviews Obama live.
- Zucker play: CNN primetime special...on Justin Bieber!
- Bill Schulz hints he didn’t leave Red Eye voluntarily.
- Wemple: Wagner guest reciprocates with Vogue profile.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on taking responsibility.
- Greta moonlights. Ratigan resurfaces. CNN’s web herring.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/22/14 00:00
- Video: Documents reveal insurance bankruptcy risk.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker punched: Dismal ratings after one year at CNN.
- CNN’s primetime plummets; Zucker’s worst week ever.
- Newsers’ talent agency bought out. Sally then and now.
- Liz Claman files first Dispatch from Davos. CNBC at 25.
- Maria Bartiromo starts Feb 1, new shows set for March.
- Factor video: Mr Bill O’Reilly responds to Tom Brokaw.
- Q&A: Soledad. Video: Alarm bells in a crowded studio.
- ICN: Audacious Weather blitz a farce. Weekend numbers.
- ICN: Ailes bio skimps on Fox’s impact to retell known history.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/21/14 00:00
- The Five video: Controversy over post-NFL-game rant.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Biznets frolic in Davos. Stuart Varney re-ups with FBN.
- Elle profile: Megyn Kelly...at the top and ‘there to stay’.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner on the rise of ‘social network’ tv.
- Video: Judge Napolitano scoffs at alleged NSA ‘reforms’.
- Byers: There are actually three MSNBCs...or maybe four.
- Wemple: Christie rejoinders to MSNBC rated weak, lame.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/20/14 00:00
- Axelrod and Redford behind CNN series on Rahm Emanuel.
- How do you solve a problem like Fox News? Nationalize ‘em!
- Maslin: Sherman’s disingenuous tell-all a wasted opportunity.
- Hot & Not: Weather woes, Sherman, Ailes, Malveaux, MSNBC etc.
- Somerby: The NY Times MSNBC report is cherry-picked absurdity.
- Barbaro & Carter: The MSNBC/Christie love connection turns sour.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/18/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Christie, snark, Michelle turns 50.
- Reliable Sources videos: Christie, docs, doc directors.
- HuffPo: ‘How Great Is Ronan Farrow?’ Geraldo teases.
- The Scarborough stonewall. Q&A: Soledad resurfaces.
- Video: Lauren Green’s command performance for the Pope.
- Zurawik: Ailes bio ruined by innuendo, lack of perspective.
- Your Buzz videos: Christie, obesity, tv tech, Hillary on Time.
- Kelly File video: Anthony Weiner. Sunday talk: turn the table.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/17/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Changes in store for Geraldo at Large?
- CNN revamps dayside, buys dino doc, signs Sally.
- CNN Friday special: Michelle Obama Turns 50.
- Lean Forward: Ronan Farrow show gets clever title.
- Revealed: Faux News at work! Tantaros: Pants on fire.
- Kelly File video: Obamacare, Megyn’s got your number.
- How I Work: Greta van Susteren. Inside WeatherNation.
- Greta: How the administration obstructed Fox News reporting.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/16/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Maria Bartiromo’s not-so-cryptic clue (hat/tip ‘semby’).
- O’Donnell creates, airs Dem campaign ad. Flashback.
- Mandel: Aiming at Roger Ailes...and missing.
- Sherman: Any misinformation maybe planted by Ailes!?
- Jake Tapper is the cat’s meow. Cabreara exiting CNN?
- Wemple: Brotherly biographical briefing. ICN on TCG.
- What if Zucker throws a party...and nobody shows up?
- New Day isn’t very new. Zucker’s fish story: Oscar bait.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on Benghazi, Christie, and more.
- Lowry: MSNBC falling short of ‘basic evidentiary standards’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/15/14 00:00
- The Five video: Bob Gates reveals WH mixed messages.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Guthrie: MSNBC’s Griffin claims ‘we took responsibility’.
- New Day plummets to a new low. Joe Johns promoted.
- Was blog a Fox News organ? Flashback: The Cable Game.
- Justin: The new CNN is sugar, spice, and a little less nice.
- Wolff: Sherman’s Ailes book is dour, grudging, and biased.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media papal hypocrisy.
- Wemple: The Mike Allen-Fox News-Politico synchronicity.
- Clocking Christie, Politifact style. Five Fox facts, Pew style.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/14/14 00:00
- Escalation: Geraldo fires back at ‘phony’ David Folkenflik.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly File-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Adam Housley reacts to ‘bigoted’ attacks on his marriage.
- Reliable Sources near four-year low. Weekend numbers.
- Super Bowl synergy at Fox News. New Kurtz kontroversy.
- Video: Bret Baier on Fox News’s relationship with the WH.
- Another reason O’Reilly refers to MSNBC as ‘NBC News’.
- Somerby: MSNBC hypes flawed, dishonest Maddow theory.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on editorial backlash to Lone Survivor.
- Today’s twitter spat: Geraldo vs Folkenflik. You don’t say!
- Launch date moved up for the new Accuweather Channel.
- TWC dropped by DTV (that loses signal in storms anyhow).
- Zucker play: ‘High’ standards at CNN. Q&A: Jeff Zucker.
- Rothstein: MSNBC, Joe stonewall ‘stunning’ ethics uproar.
- Kelly File video: Gitmo lawyers smuggle jihad propaganda?!
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/13/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- MSNBC to air instant 11pm special. Maddow milestone.
- Narrative negated. Gretchen and Doocy. Today’s oops.
- Bill Schulz resurfaces. Imus video: Bill Hemmer and Ford.
- Coop trumps Piers in sculpture bidding war (via MartyD).
- Wemple: Anti-Ailes author makes an unconvincing case.
- NY Times contributes two more articles to Ailes bio hype.
- Hot & Not: PR wars, CNN a.m., Ailes, Maddow, weather etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/11/14 22:10
- Media Buzz videos: Bridgegate, tech stagnation, Rodman.
- Reliable Sources: Ailes, Ailes, more Ailes. FNC responds.
- Friedman: MSNBC deluged in a ‘perfect storm’ of debacles.
- Sherman shocker shatters sham: The snake who never was!
- Full video: Coop w/ David Letterman. ICN: Stormy weather.
- Zucker play: CNN teams with Robert Redford. Tapper: true.
- CNN calling kettle black. Inside Man, now with more Morgan.
- Profile: Tamron Hall. Sunday talkers: tip sheet, turn the table.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media frenzy over bridgegate.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/10/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News tops for presser, MSNBC scores in prime demo.
- Real Story video: Andy Levy, Sherrod Small on man panel.
- Zucker punch part deux: CNN head blasts Fox, MSNBC.
- Zucker punch: CNN boss calls ‘all hands on deck’ meet.
- Maddow claim mostly false. Bad weather good for TWC.
- Videos: Juan Williams with Don Imus; Bret Baier’s pants.
- Freedlander: FNC pushback on bio (via ICN). Flashback.
- Steinberg: Media complicit in hype of Ailes tell-all tome.
- Johnson: Dear Abby doesn’t ruffle feathers or step on toes.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/09/14 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on bridgegate legal implications.
- Adalian: Has Jeff Zucker made CNN better? (Spoiler: a little)
- As CNN shakeup looms: who’s in, who’s out? Today’s oops.
- MSNBC’s bridgegate connection. Chris Knowles resurfaces.
- Red Eye time change? Celebrity chef to open food market.
- Newsy news directors choose CNN. Fox smear ‘mostly false’.
- Kelly File video: Christie staffers’ emails reveal revenge play.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/08/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: MSNBC stonewalls as Maddow hunkers down.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on whether Gates book is a betrayal.
- Q&A: Roger Ailes talks Zucker, Megyn, Maddow, and more.
- Video: Lou Dobbs talks about CNN, MSNBC, and Upheaval.
- Prisons pump up MSNBC numbers. Kirchick: A sorry apology.
- Burnett to return; Chris Lawrence exits. CNN doc nominated.
- Q&A: Cycle hosts. Noon rotation. Ailes tell-all hype escalates.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on vitriolic political discourse.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/07/14 00:00
- Geraldo: It was painful seeing Rupert Murdoch assaulted.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- The latest from CNN’s premier journalist. Weekend numbers.
- FNC aired more of the hearing, MSNBC least. FNC tops poll.
- Video: Bias Bash on media treatment of GOP tactics.
- Assault interrupts testimony. Piers breaks his silence.
- Sharpton speculation continues to swirl. CNBC’s baby boom.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/06/14 00:00
- Video: Bret Baier’s five years on Special Report.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Berry & Sobieraj: Why outrageous outrage fills cable.
- Coates: America’s ‘foremost public intellectual’ is...?
- Q&A: Bret Baier. Profile: Frank Luntz (v/Mediaite).
- De Moraes: Has the apology streak been broken?
- Johnson: Is Maddow now calling the shots? Or not?
- Treacher: Just who is minding the store at MSNBC?
- Ad wars escalate. CNN names morning anchors.
- Beth Fouhy to MSNBC.com. Maria Bartiromo to Davos.
- Hot & Not: Harris-Perry, Piers, Roberts, Griffin, etc.
- Ross: The new year brings new challenges for MSNBC.
- Pompeo: Combatants gird for battle over Ailes tell-all.
- Wolff: Unbeatable Ailes continues to crush competitors.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/04/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: MSNBC, Robin Roberts, hating media.
- Reliable Sources videos: MSNBC, Benghazi, inside Hulu.
- ICN: New Year’s resolutions for cable news, 2013/14.
- Melissa Harris-Perry is sorry. Q&A: Thomas Roberts.
- Your Buzz videos: Politico’s impact, MSNBC, duckpocrisy.
- Zucker still eyeing Jay Leno? Sunday talk: turn the table.
- Kelly File video: Controversy swirls around release of felon.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/03/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kurtz: MSNBC’s ‘rude and crude’ attack culture (via TVN).
- Video: Arthel Neville unamused? Arthel: It was ‘all in fun.’
- It begins: NY Times endless, gushing Ronan Farrow profile.
- Bond: Despite twitter apology, Harris-Perry fallout continues.
- Shaw: Who will replace impartial MSNBC journalist at 11am?
- Impartial journalist joins Morning Joe. Brian Schactman exits.
- ICN: More dominoes to fall at MSNBC? Wednesday’s numbers.
- Factor video: Three-way debate on the NY Times and Benghazi.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/02/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: NewYears/CNN-NY/FNC-The5 1-2-3.
- The 2013 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Report: Impartial MSNBC journalist to anchor Too Early.
- Video: Is a twitter apology from Harris-Perry sufficient?
- Don Lemon and Bob Beckel named to distinguished list.
- 2013 numbers: Fox News beats CNN, MSNBC combined.
- Christopher: CNN targeting Harris-Perry to get her fired!?
- Zain Verjee’s heartbreak of psoriasis. Q&A: Cavuto (v/TVN).
- NBC teams with Revere. Hogue: A ‘blondelicious’ a.m. jolt.
New Year's Eve Links and Open Thread
12/31/13 00:00
- Video: Guy Lombardo’s 1957 New Year’s Eve Party.
- The Five video: The 2013 highlights reel.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Laura-The Five-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- Ella Fitzgerald: What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
- Video: Dubai sets off the world’s largest fireworks display.
- Zucker punched: Reliable Sources plummets to new low.
- Bill O’Reilly at the Kennedy Center. Weekend numbers.
- Lean Forward: Prof Harris-Perry offers apology...on twitter.
- Factor video: Howard Kurtz on Dyson, ducks, and more.
- Fox New Year’s Eve; this is CNN; a very MSNBC New Year’s.
- The Silent Queen Matter: part one, two, three, four, part five.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/30/13 00:00
- The Five video: Top news stories of 2013 revisited.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-O’Williams-Bream 1-2-3.
- CNN anchors offered weed on live tv (via dorseyshaw).
- Stand up, speak out, whatever...but don’t Lean Forward.
- Lean Forward panel mocks adopted child for being black!
- Video: Adam Housley’s sources contradict the NY Times.
- Biggest media shake-ups of 2013. Q&A: Jake Tapper.
- Video: Fox & Friends Weekend 2013 highlight reel.
- The Silent Queen Matter: pt one, pt two, pt three, part four.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/28/13 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Obama’s year, duck reversal, Politico.
- Reliable Sources videos: Politics, privacy, Coop ’n’ Kathy.
- Today’s firing demand, petition. Sunday talk: HuffPo recap.
- The Jack Benny Program: Last Moment Christmas Shopping.
- YTJD The Silent Queen Matter: part one, part two, part three.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/27/13 00:00
- Ozzie and Harriet: The Day After Christmas.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Williams-The5-Bream 1-2-3.
- Video: The biggest media blunders of 2013.
- Lisa Ono: Winter Wonderland album
- Wednesday’s numbers. Bowler batters Piers.
- Friday Bill Hemmer anchors Fox News: Our Story.
- YTJD The Silent Queen Matter: part one, part two.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/26/13 00:00
- Oscar Peterson: The Christmas Waltz.
- Tuesday’s numbers. Monday’s numbers.
- 2013 numbers: Fox News tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Weprin: What memos mean. 2013: MSNBC tops CNN.
- Newhart: No Room at the Inn. Ten to watch (via TVN).
- Top 2013 media stories include blunders, CNN struggles.
- The Silent Queen Matter: part one. Spitzer ditched her.
Christmas Eve Links and Open Thread
12/24/13 00:00
- David Ian: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas album
- Father Knows Best: The Christmas Story.
- FNC schedule. Have a very MSNBC Christmas.
- Ellis and Jason Marsalis: Silent Night album
- Profile: Zoraida Sambolin resurfaces. Today’s oops.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Red Mystery Matter.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/23/13 00:07
- Happy Days: Guess Who’s Coming to Christmas.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Shaw: Replace Candy Crowley with Jake Tapper.
- Wemple: A day of MSNBC...lefty blather and fluff.
- Rothman: Cablers compete for culture war ratings.
- Zucker punched: Pink slips fly at CNN. More.
- Theresa and Mike Levy: The First Noel album
- Gail Shister: The biggest tv news stories of 2013.
- Byers & Gold: 2013’s biggest media developments.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Carmen Kringle Matter.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/21/13 00:20
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Long Live the King.
- Media Buzz videos: Ducks, Tom Friedman, Katie Couric.
- Reliable Sources videos: Ducks, 60 Minutes, twitterstorms.
- Eddie Higgins Trio: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town album
- Did Rachel skewer Alec? Zurawik: CNN has no standards.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet: turn the table, HuffPo recap.
- The Great Gildersleeve: Why the Chimes Rang.
- Factor video: Definitive Duck debate part one, part two.
- Your Buzz videos: Handshakes, South Africa, and twitter.
- David Ian and Acacia: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing album
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/20/13 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Guilfoyle and Beckel set their sites on Coop.
- Lean Forward: Wagner to 4pm. The revolving door.
- Video: Red Eye wades into the Duck Dynasty debate.
- FNC New Year’s Eve expands from 90 min to 3.5 hours.
- Ross: 2013 was not a very good year for MSNBC.
- The Bob Newhart Show: His Busiest Season.
- Wilstein: Why Katie Couric is not going to CNN.
- Factor video: War on Christmas debate turns rowdy.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, two, three, four, part five.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/19/13 00:00
- Only one cablenewser makes Variety influentials list.
- The Five video: Debating the Duck Dynasty dispute.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Maddow and O’Donnell create a scandal.
- Video: Media repercussions of the Duck Dynasty flap.
- Union: MSNBCers afraid to address NBC ‘hypocrisy’.
- New Day sinking. Crystal Lewis: The Christmas Song.
- Social media survey: fictional anchor bests real people.
- Video: Federal judge slaps down Obama’s ‘secret law’.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on The View. ICN: 2013 best/worst.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: pt one, pt two, pt three, part four.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/18/13 00:00
- Somerby: Maddow is playing her viewers for fools.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Saving Grace: Zucker renews Nancy, cancels others.
- Broadening the definition: Zucker wants Leno at CNN?
- F&F video: Obscure blogger guy gets another shout-out.
- Media Buzz has twice the viewers of Reliable Sources.
- Cablers dominate list of promising tv newsers [pdf].
- Wendy Williams video: Rachel Maddow (v/dorseyshaw).
- A turbulent cable news year. Reese’s piece: Fox fogies.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg unsure of the war on Christmas.
- Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Christmas Tree Lot.
- YTJD The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two, part three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/17/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Progressive blogger has praise for...Megyn Kelly!
- Every knock is a boost: Fox News dominated in 2013.
- Video: Maria Molina reveals her tat! Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on NSA spying, the budget, etc.
- CNN moves further from news. CNBC bumper blunder.
- Factor video: Howard Kurtz on Ed Schultz’s union dollars.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two. Murdoch to HoF.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/16/13 00:00
- Fox News tops MSNBCNNHLN combined in 2013.
- The Five video: The biggest Pinocchios of 2013.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNBC hits 20-year low...and 2014 looks to be worse.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow, the official party-line hack.
- Q&A: Jake Tapper. HLN new hires. Students’ snow job.
- What are you doing New Year’s Eve? Lis in, Megyn out.
- Video: Fox & Friends shout-out to some obscure blogger.
- Greta at Syrian refugee camp: part one, pt two, pt three.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one. Stan Freberg: Yulenet.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/14/13 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Mandela, John Boehner, Jana Winter.
- Reliable Sources videos: WH access, Santa, Jana Winter.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, turn the table.
- Barney Miller: The Christmas Story. Taking the Hill.
- Kelly File videos: The Great Santa Hubbub pt one, pt two.
- Your Buzz videos: Glenn Greenwald, Bashir, and Snapchat.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/13/13 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- ‘Living Good’: Ed Schultz accuses critics of ‘class envy’.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on media fascination with Boehner.
- MSNBC claims first ever national show anchored by a vet?!
- Video: Emotions flow as Zoraida Sambolin signs off CNN.
- ICN: Chris Hayes’s shenanigans could cost him his job.
- Media Matters claims credit for Megyn’s primetime slot!
- 2013’s least substantive recap of cable news highlights.
- The Duke Red Matter part one, two, three, four, part five.
- Megyn update; more. Friday: Behind the Obama Breakdown.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/12/13 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: MSNBC’s ‘unhealthy obsession’ with FNC.
- Lea Gabrielle to FNC. Union turmoil engulfs MSNBC.
- Big money flows to Big Ed: Look for the union label.
- Video: O’Reilly exposes MSNBC part one, part two.
- WaPo profile: Megyn Kelly, ‘a good, decent person’.
- Red Eye video: Does Santa have to be a white man?
- Schwarz: Life was hell for Fox reporter Jana Winter.
- The Duke Red Matter pt one, pt two, pt three, part four.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/11/13 00:00
- Your World video: Cheap shots over snap shots.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Lean Ageist? Cameraman sues NBC for discrimination.
- Is Weather on the move (via ICN)? Maddow moonlights.
- Video: O’Reilly rips dishonest Sharpton/MSNBC editing.
- How Juan Williams ended up as Mandela’s letter writer.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on handshake hype and more.
- Zucker punched: Don Lemon struggling; Upwave is down.
- YTJD: The Duke Red Matter part one, part two, part three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/10/13 00:00
- The Five video: Shake hands with the devil?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Reliable Sources ratings down; Media Buzz up.
- Mirror Q&A: David Shuster. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Megyn with Jay Leno part one, part two.
- Video: Judge Napolitano hails Jana Winter ruling.
- Shield standoff: Top NY court rules in Fox’s favor.
- Is Melissa Harris-Perry stonewallling Politico?
- ICN: Is it live, or is it...an embarrassing CNN oops?
- YTJD: The Duke Red Matter part one, part two.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on bias left and right.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/09/13 00:00
- Zucker Punched: Piers plummets, Coop hits new low.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker Play: Natasha Curry, Carlos Diazare out at HLN.
- Cooke: The bizarro alternate universe of MSNBC. More.
- Trotter: Brian Lewis gets millions in FNC severance deal.
- Imus video: FBN’s Kennedy previews The Independents.
- Lean Forward: Cycle host calls Don Lemon a ‘white leader’.
- Video: Ten years of Fox News Sunday. Spurlock awarded.
- Q&A: Brian Kilmeade. YTJD: The Duke Red Matter part one.
- Grinberg: MSNBC flouts journalistic standards...and Fox bad.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/07/13 00:45
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/06/13 00:00
- The Five video: Bob’s last Christmas light show.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: How come Martin Bashir got so little coverage?
- Joe Concha: MSNBC is not the place for breaking news.
- Kurtz: How Chris Matthews rolled over for Barack Obama.
- Towery: Don’t blame Zucker for CNN’s precarious position.
- Kelly File video: Juan Williams reflects on Nelson Mandela.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday; CNN’s Brian Stelter.
- Walker: Princess Diana made him, Sarah Palin destroyed him.
- Carter: Does corporate silence signify settlement in the works?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/05/13 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: The larger meaning of MSNBC and Bashir.
- Robins: Zucker walks a tightrope to transform CNN.
- Ross: Blurring fact and fiction regarding Jeff Zucker.
- Some CNN talent resist relocation to The Big Apple?
- Greenfield: Hello CNN reality shows; goodbye news.
- Chris Wallace: Ten years of Fox News Sunday (v/ICN).
- Today’s non-sequitur. Another credentials controversy.
- Fox & Friends video: Sarah Palin. Imus video: Mike Baker.
- Wemple: Good riddance to Bashir’s tendentious mediocrity.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/04/13 00:00
- Video: Neil Cavuto takes issue with The War on Fox.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Bashir is not a first offender, was suspended by ABC!
- Zurawik: Griffin responsible for MSNBC’s hateful talk.
- MSNBC’s Bashir ‘resigns’. More. Shuster wonders...
- Wemple: Networks pounced on Rush, ignored Bashir.
- Claim: FBN’s Maria Bartiromo hire is ruffling feathers.
- Extreme makeover HLN edition; Zoraida exits CNN.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Sally Kohn on leaving FNC for free agentville.
- A 21st Century Wonder Woman? Weekend numbers.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow’s long, strange monologue.
- Atkinson: Ad buyers eager for Zucker to shake up CNN.
- Kelly File video: Feds to pay millions based on guesstimates.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/03/13 00:00
- Video: Cavuto debate over gas taxes turns rowdy.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-O’Reilly-McKelway 1-2-3.
- From MTV to FBN: Kennedy to host economics series.
- Steinberg: Megyn Kelly juggernaut buries Maddow, Piers.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on pending legal challenges.
- Zucker: CNN to get ‘attitude’, its own ‘take’ on the news.
- FTV: CNN becoming ‘Food Network with tattoos’. More.
- Thursday’s numbers: Fox & Friends-Bill O-McKelway 1-2-3.
- A house is not a home in the Hamptons. Biznets slump.
- Chris Matthews snags interview with Obama. Flashback.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum gets personal.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on sensitivity run amok.
- ICN: The Chris Cuomo controversy didn’t need to happen.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/02/13 00:00
- The Five video: Obamacare and public/private standards.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Byers: Is Martin Bashir’s ‘vacation’ really a ‘suspension’?
- Zucker play: Bold new CNN concept...a roundtable show!
- Video: Media coverage of healthcare.gov tech troubles.
- Chris Cuomo interviews brother Andrew! Greta: no prob.
- Imus video: O’Reilly on O’care, Iran etc part one, part two.
- Will major booking for Megyn make Maddow miffed at NBC?
- Q&A: Sandra Smith (v/TVN), Lou Dobbs. Burnett’s baby boy.
- CNN’s ‘worst year ever’ brings a call for...hotter women?!
- Media Buzz videos: Media miscreants, Kirsten’s conversion.
T.A.D. Links and Open Thread
11/29/13 00:00
While we were on assignment, J$P readers stayed up to date with links from the Cable News Wire...like these:
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/27/13 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Neil’s bizarre interview with Richard Simmons.
- November program ranker: Fox holds top 14 slots.
- Video: Are MSNBC standards rooted in hypocrisy?
- Krakauer: The Bashir difference...an act of contrition.
- Bad business: CNBC viewership at two-decade low.
- Q&A: Brian Kilmeade; O’Reilly, video pt one, pt two.
- De Moraes: How do you solve a problem like Bashir?
- Grove: Is Bashir next? It’s a very MSNBC Thanksgiving!
- Kelly File video: Is MSNBC dispensing selective justice?
- ICN: Cherry-picked arguments to keep Bashir are lame.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/26/13 00:00
- Baldwin: Fundamentalist gay advocates killed my show!
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC fires Alec Baldwin? Variety: ‘mutual agreement’.
- Concha: At MSNBC just don’t attack Dems and you’re fine.
- Video: Brian Kilmeade makes an offer to Heather Nauert.
- November numbers: Fox tops rivals; CNN; MSNBC; HLN.
- Nuke deal coverage: Fox added viewers, MSNBC lost them.
- Wolff: Bartiromo’s time has passed. Weekend numbers.
- Zaino: Why has NOW been silent? The softer side of drones.
- Bauder: Controversy continues to swirl over Bashir diatribe.
- Factor video: Bernard Golberg on Bashir, Palin, and Cuomo.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/25/13 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Laura-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Report: John Zarella is out at CNN; but weather is in.
- Guthrie: Who’s really winning the war of the biznets?
- Video: Dana Perino explains the success of The Five.
- Gail Shister: ‘Suspension’ seems to be the hardest word.
- Lean Forward: Chris Matthews refuses to criticize Bashir.
- Video: Lt Col Ralph Peters unimpressed by the Iran deal.
- Show Me the Huddy: More Juliet on F&F Weekend (v/CD).
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/23/13 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Liz Cheney, Martin Bashir.
- Reliable Sources videos: Bashir, BuzzFeed, race.
- Video: Sarah Palin reacts to Martin Bashir smear.
- Sunday talkers: turn the table, HuffPost recap.
- Goldstein: How we will know if Bashir is sincere.
- Carl Cannon: Is it time to pull the plug on MSNBC?
- Zurawik: Fox News best JFK coverage, MSNBC worst.
- Is Baldwin’s suspension over? Grove: Don’t fire Bashir!
- Your Buzz videos: Garry Trudeau, Alec Baldwin, Bashir.
- Huge Folkenflik scoop: Fox has a leg chair. Who knew?
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/22/13 23:07
- Schulz: ‘Amicable’ parting from FNC, specifics later.
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on ‘nuclear option’ hypocrisy.
- Video: Krauthammer talks O’Reilly, Chris Christie etc.
- Red Eye’s Bill Schulz has ‘decided to move on’. More.
- CNBC’s Larry Kudlow discusses life as an addict.
- Video: Elisabeth Hasselbeck talks with Rachel Ray.
- Special: 50 Years of Guns. Video: Coop w/Letterman.
- Kelly File video: MSNBC’s silence on Bashir is deafening.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/21/13 00:00
- The Five video: Nothing good comes from coercion.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Don Imus to MSNBC’s Phil Griffin: “Come on, man!”
- ICN: Did Joe Scarborough get himself in hot water?
- New Day video: Joe Concha on the Bashir/Palin flap.
- Martel: MSNBC women stonewall; ICN disagrees.
- Factor video: Why hasn’t MSNBC disciplined Bashir?
- Where in the world is Bill Schulz? Chuck moonlights.
- CNN’s ‘fresh faces’ speak out. Q&A: Larry King at 80.
- Zucker Punched: After a year CNN ratings still sliding.
- Atkinson: Sunday morning eyed for Bartiromo? (via ICN)
- Geraldo moves to dismiss. Impartial journalist honored.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/20/13 00:00
- Scarborough: Ghostwriter helped draft Bashir apology.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kurtz: Palin cancels Lauer interview to protest Bashir.
- Bauder: MSNBC stonewalling questions about Bashir.
- Video: Ralph Peters on the Afghanistan ‘Vanity Project’.
- Golub: Why MSNBC is failing...‘lack of professionalism’.
- Somerby: O’Reilly airs more diverse views than MSNBC.
- Surprise: CNN co-host gets Presidential appointment.
- Coop re-ups with CNN. Smith: MSNBC may dump Alec.
- Arceneaux: ‘Token’ Don Lemon is a lot like Sarah Palin!
- Wolcott: Going on MSNBC like talking with superheroes.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the ‘Knockout’ game.
- Journalism: Four cablenewsers fall for fake tweeter. More.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/19/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Media Buzz tops million viewers, triples CNN audience.
- Twitter: MSNBC hosts silent after Bashir attack on Palin.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on MSNBC double standard. More.
- Zucker play: CNN buys illegal immigrant’s documentary.
- CNN giving Tapper a primetime trial. Weekend numbers.
- MSNBC host (for now) propositioned...for charity.
- Imus video: Bret Baier talks Rand Paul, the ACA, etc.
- ICN: Bartiromo a coup for FBN. Is Claman disgruntled?
- Red Eye video: Was Love Actually just a tissue of lies?
- ICN: MSNBC issues no real penalty for vilification of GOPers.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano on a revealing DOJ brief.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/18/13 00:00
- CNN’s Don Lemon gets 11pm M-F slot. More.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Maria Bartiromo leaving CNBC for FBN. More.
- Kurtz: MSNBC didn’t bat an eye at vile Palin attack.
- Bashir apologizes, claims he’s opposed to ‘vitriol’.
- Video: Are the media hyping Obamacare frenzy?
- Al Jazeera US averages 5,000 demo viewers a day.
- Concha: It’s time for new leadership at MSNBC.
- ICN: Don’t scapegoat Griffin for MSNBC’s mess.
- Rothman: Alec Baldwin and the Outrage Machine.
- Imus video: Laura Ingraham. Today’s firing demand.
- Profile: Charles Krauthammer. Matthews at USC.
- Impartial NPR reporter boasts he made Ailes angry.
- Korina criticized Coop, got a week’s suspension. More.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/16/13 00:00
- Video: John Roberts interviews crack-smokin’ mayor.
- Media Buzz videos: Credibility gap, Benghazi, Mr Bill.
- Reliable Sources: Benghazi, Obamacare, Anchorman.
- Joanne Nosuchinsky: How I came to be on Fox News.
- Profile: Joe S. Sunday talk: turn the table, HP recap.
- Has Red Eye lost its mojo? Sunday special: Ted Turner.
- Your Buzz videos: plagiarism, twitter, the MSM’s RINOs.
- Lowry: What was MSNBC expecting? Will Baldwin return?
- ICN: Why MSNBC should fire Martin Bashir. Today’s oops.
- MSNBC host wants poop in Palin’s mouth, pee in her eyes!
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/15/13 00:00
- MSNBC suspends Alec Baldwin...for two weeks?!?
- The Five video: Race-baiters get their comeuppance?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Larry King turns 80. JFK doc snags demo win?
- Not Bizarro Planet video: Joe Scarborough visits F&F!
- Juliet Huddy zings MSNBC host as controversy snowballs.
- Factor video: Megyn Kelly on the future of Obamacare.
- Hemmer and Molina address Ailes Apprentice graduates.
- Gary Ginsberg new CNN #2. Coop defends storm coverage.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/14/13 00:00
- The Five video: How can you mend a broken promise?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap says Obama’s created ‘a legal mess’.
- MSNBC host chases photog, calls him ‘c#cks!cking f@g’.
- Marriage proposal on CNBC: re-enacted? Nope...real.
- Jana Winter case becoming a Fox News cause celebre?
- Stverak: Ailes fixes what wasn’t broken, makes it better!
- Video: Chris Matthews explains Obamacare to Letterman.
- Celebrity chef in Las Vegas. Lean Forward: Slave Hunter.
- Survey says: Fox News more trusted than President Obama.
- Kelly File video: Megyn with Obamacare architect part deux.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/13/13 00:00
- The Five video: Mr Cohen’s race-baiting column.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Behind the scenes in CNN’s New York newsroom.
- Imus video: Juan Williams. Lara Baldesarra to CNN.
- Lean Forward: There’s an app for that. Today’s oops.
- Kelly File video: James Carville. Larry is still the King.
- Flint: Reliable Sources is already losing (big) to MediaBuzz.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/12/13 00:00
- Shield standoff: NY court leaning against Winter?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Megyn 1-2-3.
- FNC prime hits peak, tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Zucker play: CNN web extreme makeover delayed.
- No MSNBCers on Latino list. Weekend numbers.
- Bret Baier’s Special Heart. Roger Ailes awarded.
- CNN hires Stelter for Reliable Sources...and more?
- Unguarded and Up Late crater as Hannity surges.
- Crossfire may have no viewers, but hey, it’s trending!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg cautions against rigidity.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/11/13 00:00
- The Five video: Is the White House in crisis mode?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Extreme makeover sends TWC back to the future.
- Video: Has MSM coverage of Obamacare been fair?
- Lean Forward: MSNBC chyron rewrites Pew Poll.
- Shield standoff: Jana Winter and press freedom.
- Video: Jana Winter will never reveal her sources.
- Father and son. Power player. Today’s firing demand.
- Hogue: Without Aly, it’s Fox & Friends ‘Weakened’.
- Video: WWII vets receive ‘honor flight’ to DC memorial.
Video courtesy Richard Sullivan on Vimeo.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/09/13 00:00
- MediaBuzz videos: Benghazi; Christie; Bob Woodward.
- Reliable Sources videos: Benghazi; bullies; buying news,
- Brian Kilmeade uncovers Long Island bar spy connection.
- Video: Press freedoms at stake in the Jana Winter case.
- Sunday talk: turn the table, HuffPo recap. Cablers awarded.
- CNN’s Pandora a timeslot meltdown. Bourdain in Motown.
- Claman: Bring it on! First Juan Williams, now Mara Liasson?
- WaPo: Of 19 books by cablenewsers, the best is...Maddow’s!!
- Saturday specials: 50 Years of Questions; The Business of Pot.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/08/13 00:00
- The Five video: Does patriotism have a role in sports?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Billy Graham 1-2-3.
- Shield standoff to top NY court; more. Q&A: Liz Claman.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly on CBS This Morning, Fox & Friends.
- Video: Rachel Maddow w/Jimmy Fallon. Coop gets chatty.
- ICN: Will CNN changes weaken breaking news coverage?
- Q&A: CNN’s Amy Entelis on why more docs are on the way.
- Kelly File video: Is the President in damage control mode?
- The Rev is exempt from NBC News activism policies (v/ICN).
- Gasparino, Claman grouse about Twitter CEO: video (v/ICN).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/07/13 00:00
- Video: Fox News VP Michael Clemente’s trip to Syria.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker on a spending spree, plans Bourdain chat show.
- Stay classy, Mediaite! Thursday special: Billy Graham.
- Reversing CNN’s downhill slide will be a daunting task.
- Kelly File video: Cancer patient responds to WH attacks.
- Whoops! MSNBC misspells its own name! Q&A: Van Jones.
- Concha: Alec Baldwin won’t succeed with low-rent guests.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/06/13 00:00
- Red Eye video: Was Debbie done in by a teleprompter?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC web ads stir controversy. Q&A: Ronan Farrow.
- Imus video: Neil Cavuto. FBN’s Liz Claman: My first job.
- On cable news 2013 coverage turns into talk about 2016.
- Tutwiler: Behind the scenes election night at CNN.
- Are CNN’s dwindling ratings because of...Obamacare?
- Fox & Friends video: The Gold family from Hardcore Pawn.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/05/13 00:00
- The Five video: Did POTUS weave a tangled web?
- Zucker play: Revived Crossfire plummets to new lows.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Judge Nap video: Loophole opens Obamacare to fraud.
- Election night plans. Weekend numbers. Today’s oops.
- Video: MSNBC promo features Obama, cheering crowds.
- Zucker play: CNN re-ups Kathy Griffin for New Year’s Eve.
- Jake Tapper’s Christie exclusive. CNN’s China syndrome.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Obamacare coverage.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/04/13 00:00
- The Five video: Obama gets an assist from the Times.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN’s lowest-rated week in over a year.
- Turmoil at HLN: multiple layoffs and schedule changes.
- Q&A: Brian Kilmeade. Clemente in Syria (via Politico).
- LAX shooting: Fox dominated, MSNBC lost demo viewers!
- Zurawik: Why is CNN’s Begala fundraising for Al Franken?
- ICN: The downside of running a newsless ‘news channel’.
- Hogue: A Healthy change. Cramer’s dual role under fire.
- MSNBC, the place for curling?! Q&A: Alec Baldwin (v/TVN).
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/02/13 00:00
- Video: Gregg Jarrett’s curious intro of Liz Trotta.
- MediaBuzz: Disengaged; distinguished; disingenuous.
- Reliable Sources videos: Benghazi; bugging; bloopers.
- Video: Airline, passengers pay tribute to fallen soldier.
- The unexpected evangelical journey of Kirsten Powers.
- Hogue: Anna’s absent, and the ‘bitch’ is back!
- Sunday talk: tip sheet, turn the table, HuffPo recap.
- ICN: What’s in a tweet? Gasparino’s latest twitter spat.
- Your Buzz videos: Instagram, WH pressure, billionaires.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/01/13 00:00
- The Five video: The Obamacare enrollment blues.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Baier 1-2-3.
- Cable newsers scramble to cover shootings at LAX.
- Video: Media coverage of Obama claims of ignorance.
- Laura Ingle honored. Kristol exit triggers controversy.
- Seigneur: Cooper is so deep he makes me feel shallow!
- Imus video: Melissa Francis cried while writing her book.
- Shepherd: I prayed with Elisabeth. Maddow moonlights.
- Zurawik: CNN’s low-rent Crossfire is mindless and lame.
- Kelly File video: Covering your six. CNN scrapes bottom.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/31/13 21:23
- The Five video: The Obamacare rehabilitation tour.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Napolitano says the NSA is ‘out of control’.
- Michelle Malkin edits website, announces hiatus from tv.
- Imus video: Mike Emanuel on Sebelius etc. Today’s oops.
- Second NY Times article this week about Shep’s date.
- Kelly File video: Frank Pallone grilled over Obamacare.
- Collins: Megyn Kelly vaults to the top tier of cablenews.
- Ronan Farrow show starts Jan/Feb. CNN’s new columnist.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/30/13 00:00
- The Five video: Congress grills the HHS Secretary.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Matthews and O’Donnell play the hate card.
- October program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. The new msnbc.com debuts.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg sounds off on Jay Carney.
- Wemple: On Fox Greta cleans up CBS’s mess (via Mediaite).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/29/13 00:00
- The Five video: Media disinterest led to O’Care chaos?
- Media Buzz handily tops Kurtz’s Reliable Sources.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- October numbers: FNC prime tops rivals combined!
- October numbers: Viewers desert CNBC in droves.
- October spin: CNN, MSNBC, HLN. Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Bob Beckel. Al Jazeera making big moves.
- Sandy coverage plans. Unguarded: underwhelming.
- Kelly File video: Were Obamacare promises broken?
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/28/13 23:05
- The Five video: Benghazi and the instruments of bias.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Krauthammer-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Video: Shepard Smith gets feisty with Dana Perino.
- Vdeo: Feds seize reporter Audrey Hudson’s notes.
- Video: Media yawn over Obama NSA knowledge?
- Wolff: The elaborate PR plan for Ronan’s roll-out.
- Blackfish triggers protests. CNN re-ups Spurlock.
- Hogue: How is Tucker Carlson like Shelly Hack?
- Carr: Why Gawker’s hit-piece on Shep Smith fell flat.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly responds to critics of Killing Jesus.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/26/13 00:00
- Political Insiders videos: Obamacare and the NSA.
- MediaBuzz videos: O’Care, mean tweets, billionaires.
- Reliable Sources videos: O’Care, tweets, evil Rupert.
- Sunday talkers: turn the table. Pereira comes home.
- The first New York Times Ronan Farrow puff-piece.
- Q&A: Candy Crowley. Denver debut. Interwebs trivia.
- Kelly File video: Megyn grills ‘architect’ of Obamacare.
- YourBuzz videos: Glenn Beck, TEA partiers, criticizing Fox.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/25/13 00:00
- Zucker play: Is CNN’s latest project just a joke?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on Obama’s ‘pivot’ to immigration.
- Q&A: Alec Baldwin; no donations allowed. Today’s oops.
- Factor videos: Is anyone accountable? Part one, part two.
- Friday special: Charles Krauthammer, A Life That Matters.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/24/13 00:00
- The Five video: Obamacare privacy concerns.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Baier 1-2-3.
- Thursday special: CNN films premieres Blackfish.
- Greta: Is Media Matters sloppy, inept, or vicious? More.
- Matt Flamm boasts: I was conned by Fox…I think.
- Tonight Show video: Piers Morgan with Jay Leno.
- Al Jazeera America and Time Warner seal the deal.
- Pollak: Controversy swirls around Chris Hayes graphic.
- Fox & Friends video: John McEnroe part one, part two.
- Q&A: Patricia Fili-Krushel; impartial MSNBC journalist (v/TVN).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/23/13 00:00
- Zucker play: CNN’s New Day scratches.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Baier 1-2-3.
- Imus video: FNC’s Bret Baier part one, part two.
- Q&A: George Will, Soledad. Profile: Rachel Nichols.
- Sally Kohn leaves Fox News, turns up on MSNBC. More.
- Lean Forward: Ronan Farrow will target ‘average Joes’.
- Kelly File video: Massacres of Christians raise concern.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/22/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Crowder controversy concludes: contributor canned.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on O’Reilly, Obamacare etc.
- Zucker play: Unguarded is sports for general audiences.
- Video: Megyn on Access Hollywood. Weekend numbers.
- Zurawik: Crossfire sullies and debases CNN’s reputation.
- Miller to Roberts: Hosting Miss Universe is not journalism.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/21/13 00:00
- The Five video: O’care glitches spark tech surge.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer part one, part two.
- Audio Q&A: Greta van Susteren (via Tammy Bruce).
- The war on Fox: CNN sub-host pens attack on FNC.
- Bauder: The Shutdownarama benefitted cable news.
- ‘Powerful’ women cablers assemble. CNN skeds docs.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/19/13 00:00
- MediaBuzz videos: Shutdown, secrets, Beatlemania.
- Reliable Sources videos: blunders, whistlers, debt.
- Sunday special: Francis, Pope from the New World.
- Sunday talk: turn the table, HP recap. Today’s oops.
- YourBuzz videos: Syria; poor polls; slow down, Howie!
- Lothian leaving. Cuomo zings Nancy. Piers cashes in.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/18/13 00:00
- The Five video: Gutfeld zings Chris Matthews et al.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Jennifer Griffin wears her scars with pride.
- Fox News talk back on Sirius/XM + FBN. Today’s oops.
- Greta: Chris Matthews may be up for sale…but I’m not!
- Impartial MSNBC journalist to emcee Trump pageant.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Letterman part one, part two.
- Video Q&A: Chris Matthews. MSNBC to show some Joy?
- Factor video: Dennis Miller on Bill Ayers, Joe Biden, etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/17/13 00:00
- The Five video: Will you miss the shutdownarama?
- Byers snarks about FNC corrections...but there’s a catch.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly/Bret-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Kilmeade audio: Andy Levy talks Red Eye, football, etc.
- Swells gather, hype Chris Matthews, Piers Morgan books.
- Alec Baldwin’s dream talk-show guest… Today’s oopses.
- Video: The Judge says we’re still paying interest on WWI.
- Q&A: Kimberly Guilfoyle discusses Beckel, shoes, and more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/16/13 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shutdownarama: Cablenewsers burn the midnight oil.
- Siegel: Fox News was ripped off in media war over stent.
- Video: How real was the threat of a financial default?
- Lean Forward: Obama White House alum gets a show!
- Ed and Jay, together again. Romans gets the business.
- Shep’s Mezzanine. Q&A: Stuart Varney, Piers Morgan.
- Today’s feud (via FTV). Yesterday’s hyperbole (via TVN).
- Factor video: O’Reilly debates Kurtz on media and religion.
- Three awards to defunct CNN radio. The sound of silence.
- ICN: Don’t scapegoat Kate Bolduan for New Day’s problems.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/15/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Rachel and Lawrence deliver the bait.
- How Hume handles haters. Weekend numbers.
- Fox & Friends video: Kilmeade skirts catastrophe.
- Investigating Megyn’s ratings: the results are in!
- Lean Forward: MSNBC launches website ‘preview’.
- Is Bolduan about to be booted? Video: Piers on CBS.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on ‘tailoring’ coverage.
- Bret Baier: I am not Hannity! (v/FDC) Q&A: Sally Kohn.
- Paskin: Up Late is great tv to fall asleep to. Lights out!
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/14/13 00:00
- Upset! Fox & Friends 8am hour tops Friday demo!
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Latest MSNBC get is just the bomb!
- Q&A: Luke Russert (v/TVN). Tantaros lawsuit news.
- Kilmeade audio: Ed Henry on why he walked out.
- Imus video: Megyn Kelly reveals her media heroes.
- New troubles for New Day. Profile: Piers Morgan.
- Debut of Alec Baldwin Up Late trounced by Hannity.
- Bennett: Up Late is strange, surreal. Bad medicine?
- Poniewozik: Placid Up Late shows promise (via TVN).
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/12/13 00:00
- Political Insiders: Shutdownarama, dreams of a third party.
- Bonus live edition of Justice w/Judge Jeanine 9pm Sunday.
- MediaBuzz videos: Shutdown, Redskins, primetime Megyn.
- Reliable Sources videos: Shutdown, NY Times, and more.
- Hogue: Sans Aly F&FW flounders…and where’s Tucker?
- Today’s oops. Sunday talk: turn the table, HuffPo recap.
- Bret Baier and Liz Claman honored. Mika’s good turn.
- Grove: On Up Late the commercials come as a relief!
- Shister: Alec Baldwin tossed rose petals and softballs.
- Piers Morgan gun views based on a fictional tv drama!
- The Real Story video: A cable news first from Gretchen.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC hypes its first ‘true digital home’.
- The War on Fox: Frustrated Ed Henry walks out on Carney.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/11/13 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Baier 1-2-3.
- Upset! FBN tops CNBC during afternoon hours!
- Video: Steve Harrigan in the war zone that is Detroit.
- Zucker play: Piers loses 9pm hour, Weir in? Or not?
- MSNBC’s Griffin wants FNC ratings investigated!
- New Pew: Viewing habits of cable news junkies.
- The Tonight Show: Chris Matthews part one, part two.
- The new Kurtz show is beating the old Kurtz show.
- Fox & Friends video: Anna Kooiman is a swinger!
- Zoraida Sambolin joins Komen tour. Today’s oops.
- Today’s lawsuits: Andrea Tantaros and Jeanine Pirro.
- Your Buzz videos: Baseball, Cavuto, and faux blondes.
- Bercovici: MSNBC blind to Baldwin’s conflict of interest.
- Wallenstein: Alec Baldwin show a pathway into politics?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/10/13 00:00
- The Five video: The triumph of the non-essential.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Second edition of new O’Reilly segment changes guest!
- Site progressives are waiting for is ready to launch.
- Politico: CNN Egypt ‘clarification’ doesn’t do the job.
- Imus video: CIA alum Mike Baker part one, part two.
- CNN begins the hype for the annual Heroes reveal.
- The Fox News Deck triggers both awe and ridicule.
- Factor video: Ed Henry zings HuffPo and Jay Carney.
- CNN’s countdown mania. Zurawik: Ben Carson review.
- Karangu: There are better options for MoJo. Flashback.
- Lean Forward: Will Joe and MIka take over Weekend Today?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/09/13 00:00
- The Five videos: The press lob softballs; Bob’s speech.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Carter: Tuesday Megyn led a ‘dominant sweep’ by FNC.
- Jessica Yellin, yanked from WH beat, is leaving CNN.
- Q&A: Jake Tapper says yes, there is bias in the media.
- O’Connell: Why Fox News changed its primetime lineup.
- Richard Grenell catches CNN in embarrassing blunder.
- Lean Forward: Ronan Farrow to be ‘the next Cooper’!?
- Lean Forward: Baldwin claims his show will be ‘different’.
- Kelly File videos: Stiffing military families pt one, pt two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/08/13 00:00
- The Five videos: Shutdown circus, Bob honored.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Monday MSNBC scores rare 7pm, 9pm demo wins.
- Kelly File and Shep debuts ‘blew out competitors’.
- Red Eye video: Sherrod Small gets hosting tips.
- Ari Fleischer exits CNN. Unguarded running late.
- Somerby: Millionaire journalism. Weekend numbers.
- Dillon: Inside the Fox News Deck design strategy.
- Morrison: Kelly debuts as FNC gets experimental.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on Shep’s deck etc.
- County Clare thanks hurling fan Kimberly Guilfoyle.
- Lloyd Grove: Megyn Kelly is the future of Fox News.
- Kelly File videos: Megyn welcomes The Five; more.
- Profile: Adam Carolla. Crossfire’s Cutter expecting.
- Karangu: The Fox News Deck concept is self-defeating.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/07/13 00:00
- The Five video: A bumpy rollout for Obamacare?
- Byers: Why Megyn Kelly scares the left.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep shows his viewers the Fox News Deck.
- Steinberg: FNC changes aimed at digital distractions.
- Video: Shep Smith’s tour of the Fox News Deck.
- Hogue: Advice for Gretchen Carlson. Today’s boycott.
- Imus video: Kirsten Powers on O’Reilly, shutdown, etc.
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly on her politics etc; Melissa Francis.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly, who’s remaking Fox evenings.
- Bauder: Megyn Kelly brings a new style to primetime.
- Gay: Why now, and why Megyn Kelly? Today’s oopses.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/05/13 00:00
- Political Insiders videos: The shutdown and the ceiling.
- Special Sunday edition of Justice with Judge Jeanine.
- MediaBuzz videos: Shutdown showdown, baseball.
- Reliable Sources videos: Shutdown, future journos.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly and the Kelly File difference.
- TRS: A first look at that other cable news channel.
- Sunday talkers: turn the table. Video: Paul Baier update.
- Hogue: Show me the Huddy…at least for the time being.
- CNN blackout on Fargo cable. CNBC hits 20-year low.
- Special Report video: George Will joins the All-Star panel.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/04/13 00:00
- The Five video: Friday Facebook free-for all.
- Zurawik: Obamacare coverage fails, with MSNBC worst.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Byers: CNN still testing sub-hosts for Reliable Sources.
- Fox haters at Brown U turn the tables on Jesse Watters.
- Bulletin! It’s Breaking News on CNBC! (via Dorsey Shaw)
- Video: Has the shutdown affected Obamacare coverage?
- George Will debuts tonight on two-hour Special Report.
- Factor video: Megyn previews The Kelly File. Slideshow.
- NPR audio: Chris Matthews’s new book and new timeslot.
- MediaBuzz videos: Obamacare, Seymour Hersh, Ted Cruz.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/03/13 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q3 cablenews program ranker: Fox holds top 13 slots.
- New FNC schedule: O’Reilly loses his 4:00 am repeat.
- ICN: As FNC broadens its horizons, MSNBC narrows.
- Ailes memo re Shep revealed. CNN Latino takes root.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on Dana Bash, shutdowns, etc.
- Zurawik: Dr Ben Carson’s innuendo and reckless talk?
- New MSNBC host already attacking…his colleagues! More.
- Colbert video: Chris Matthews ‘jokes’ about Killing O’Reilly.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/02/13 00:00
- The Five: Is a shutdown breakthrough in the cards?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Mia Farrow’s son next MSNBC host?
- Zurawik: Obamacare coverage chaotic, confused.
- Q&A: Greta, who lobbied for 7pm; Richard Grenell.
- Wemple: MSNBC tries self-parody. CNN’s Emmys.
- Salon: Why are viewers addicted to FNC? Racism!
- The Real Story premiere tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on The View part one, part two.
- ICN: Oh noes! Hiring Will means Fox is now the MSM!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/01/13 00:00
- The Five video: October’s dueling apocalypses.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- More bad news for New Day: doesn’t crack top 50.
- Q3 numbers: Fox tops. Q3 spin: MSNBC, CNN, HLN.
- Fox News hires George Will. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
- Joan Walsh Q&A: Chris Matthews; Somerby: Two hacks!
- Q&A: Gerri Willis explains Obamacare part one, part two.
- Al-Jazeera America cracks down on hard-boiled jargon.
- Is CNN about to dump Piers Morgan? Coop in Kentucky.
- Video: Bill and Alisyn’s unorthodox premiere-day opening.
- Whoops: CNN’s celebrity chef gets his food facts wrong!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on 60 Minutes and O’Reilly.
- Wemple: Gretchen’s crazy, outrageous question to Trump!?
- Ashleigh Banfield and Aaron Sorkin make a love connection.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/30/13 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cablenewsers stay up to cover the shutdown.
- Why filmmaker cancelled his CNN Hillary doc.
- Video: The Real Story with Gretchen debuts.
- Patti Ann Browne relocated to dayside hours.
- CNN renews chef, adds Moriba, revamps NYC.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on America’s Newsroom.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on Today part one, part two.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly with Imus part one, part two.
- Video: O’Reilly on Fox & Friends part one, part two.
- Video: Mr Bill O’Reilly on 60 Minutes. Bonus video.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/28/13 23:10
- Political Insiders videos: Shutdown odds; Syria loophole.
- MediaBuzz videos: Shutdown, iPhone fatigue, Newsroom.
- Reliable Sources videos: Obamacare mania, disclosure.
- Fox & Friends videos: Alisyn signs off part one, part two.
- M.I.A.: Patti Ann Browne gone from F&F First page.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, turn the table, HuffPo recap.
- ICN: CNN guts ethics policies, doesn’t value disclosure.
- Wemple: CNN ethical bellyflop makes Crossfire hosts hacks.
- How a Fox News lawsuit could affect the future of tv news.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/27/13 00:00
- The Five video: Madonna’s bizarre new video.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly at Faulkner U: Mitt didn’t want to win (v/ HP).
- MSNBC host makes a love connection with WH chef?
- Geraldo will miss the boat; Wm Morris lawsuit update.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on his son, Iran, Ted Cruz, etc.
- CNN says Crossfire co-host conflict not really a conflict.
- CNN host claims no liberals ever appear on Fox News!
- Livefyre’s Five-O-Meter tracks hottest topics on The Five.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/26/13 00:00
- Videos: The war on Fox...Neil Cavuto, The Five.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-TheFive-Baier 1-2-3.
- Controversy continues over CNN translation spat.
- Video: Elisabeth’s run. Geraldo: Not one penny!
- Wemple: Where did Bill Clinton get his numbers?
- Larry King resurfaces for a resurfaced Olbermann.
- CNN’s Diversity Council…disbanded! Or is it?
- Hogue: Alisyn Camerota ‘more than paid her dues’.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Cruz, sports, and more.
- Another Crossfire co-host caught in a controversy.
- Video: Kurtz eyes Sharpton, challenges Bill O’Reilly.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/25/13 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Anna Kooiman co-hosts F&F Weekend ‘for now’.
- Gretchen and Alisyn news hours to debut Sept 30.
- Controversy swirls around CNN Rouhani translator.
- Q&A: Roger Ailes…‘The man who changed TV news’.
- TV Insider: ‘Natural place’ for Weiner is…MSNBC!
- Chris Frates to CNN Investigative. Today’s outrage!
- Squawk Box shock talk prompts apology (v/FTV).
- Imus video: Cavuto on Cruz, O’Reilly pt one, pt two.
- Q&A: Stephanie Cutter, Van Jones, Alec Baldwin.
- Anna Kooiman hosts Believe in Heroes gala; video.
- Red on red: Goldberg zings Bolling, Eric returns fire.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/24/13 00:00
- The Five video: Islamist terror is a global cancer.
- Video: Bret Baier updates Paul Baier’s recovery.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-TheFive-Roberts 1-2-3.
- William Morris sues Geraldo. Weekend numbers.
- Controversy over claimed Cutter conflict continues.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg zings Robert Reich.
- Red Eye video: Rich Little and Dino. Engel honored.
- New Day sinks to new low as Hasselbeck lifts Friends.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/23/13 00:00
- The Five video: Ed Henry on Obama’s busy week.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-The Five 1-2-3.
- Paul Baier update: heading home part one, part two.
- America Live video: Col Ralph Peters on Kenya attacks.
- Today’s petition: Chuck Todd (via HuffPo). Book wars.
- Uh-oh: Sarah Palin zings FNC colleague Chris Wallace.
- Lawson: Horrible Fox & Friends horribler with Hasselbeck.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/21/13 00:00
- MediaBuzz videos: Media mistakes, Greta’s gripe.
- Reliable Sources videos: Julie Chen, honest ESPN.
- Awkward video: Chris Wallace vs Tucker Carlson.
- New msnbc.com: ‘what progressives waiting for’.
- Concha: Primetime MSNBC vs Fox News part deux.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Ed Henry on Obamacare.
- Sunday talk: tip sheet, turn the table, HuffPo recap.
- Zucker Play: Will HLN boss emulate Oprah’s Network?
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/20/13 00:00
- The Five video: Pat Sajak, Ainsley Earhardt, and more!
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Video: Greta shows off new On the Record studio.
- Video: Media malfeasance in Navy Yard coverage?
- Q&A: Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Paul Baier update; more.
- Hogue: New Day’s stupid integrated BP commercial.
- New O’Reilly book a bestseller before it’s released?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg rebuts Howard Kurtz.
- CNN’s New Day is up…or is it struggling like Crossfire?
- Zayid: The best show on cable news is…a celebrity chef?!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/19/13 00:00
- The Five video: Another DC showdown sparks debate.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Alicia Acuna and Ailes Apprentice Hispanic heritage.
- New Day flounders. Handicapping MSNBC vs FNC.
- Bret Baier’s son has third open-heart surgery. Update.
- Factor video: O’Reilly vs Kurtz on shooting coverage.
- Zurawik: Confusion, partisan posturing debase Crossfire.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/18/13 00:00
- The Five video: Media coverage of mass shootings.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Controversy over claimed Crossfire co-host conflict.
- Assad interview airs tonight on 2-hour Special Report.
- Did Fox contributor snare Bashar al-Assad interview?
- Fox & Friends video: Adam and Tamera Housley.
- ICN: What’s behind Starbucks dropping Morning Joe?
- CNN drops The Next List. Hecht to HLN. Today’s oops.
- Courtney Friel resurfaces. Bourdain’s numbers strong.
- Lowry: FNC changes are cosmetic; Ailes doubling-down.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/17/13 00:00
- The Five: Navy Yard shooter’s glowing evaluations.
- Fox tops shooting coverage; Friends gets bump.
- Monday’s numbers: The Five-Baier-Cavuto 1-2-3.
- New FNC prime: Greta 7pm-Bill-Megyn-Sean 10pm.
- FNC prime thru the years. Hasselbeck’s new view.
- Gotham Q&A: Liz Claman. Weekend numbers.
- CNN teams with Tom Hanks. Starbucks drops Joe.
- Raw Story makes up headline claim out of thin air!
- Carlos Watson resurfaces. Bret Baier boosts Bing.
- Zucker play: Bourdain, Crossfire bleed viewers; more.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/16/13 00:00
- FNC update: Hemmer 8pm, Greta 10p-midnight.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Chuck Todd identifies the wrong man.
- Gerri Willis looks back at The Market Meldown.
- Special Report adopts Bing Pulse real-time polling.
- New Pew: Al-Jazeera US Syria coverage compared.
- F&F videos: New co-host debuts; building the set.
- Hogue: Did Gretch snub Elisabeth? CNN chef’s Emmy.
- Q&A: Guess who is ‘thrilled’ to be joining the Fox team.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/14/13 00:00
- MediaBuzz videos: Syria, the Daily Beast, and Putin.
- Reliable Sources videos: Syria, iPhones, and more.
- As Gretchen serenaded, Elisabeth preps her debut.
- Q&A: Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Alec Baldwin’s reward?
- Sunday talk: tip sheet, turn the table, HuffPo recap.
- Crossfire nosedives. Sunday special: Prince William.
- Weigel: Crossfire returns…and it’s not really that bad.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/13/13 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Did Putin deserve a forum in the NY Times?
- Top-secret video: Is this the intro to The Kelly File?
- F&F videos: Seven years with Gretchen; farewell!
- Shaw: Six things the new Crossfire is doing right.
- Video: Putin vs Obama…who’s winning in the press?
- Fox Report video: Shep Smith explains his new role.
- Shep: Roger is disrupting the news business…‘I love it!’
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/12/13 00:00
- Q&A: The Five on Scott Pelley, The Newsroom, etc.
- The Five video: Putin, Obama, and a credibility gap.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ailes: New tech and a new approach to breaking news.
- Shep loses Fox Report, gains new role. Q&A; more.
- Video: What’s really behind the Putin ‘deal’.
- At CNBC, Money Talks…but viewers walk.
- Rothman: Dishonest Colbert clips smear Red Eye.
- Video: Elisabeth Hasselbeck previews Fox & Friends.
- Imus video: Mensa panel dissects Putin vs Obama.
- Crossfire: Let’s party like we’re in third place!
- Video: Syria twists are giving media spinners vertigo.
- Hogue: A Healthy You has a bit of an infomercial vibe.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/11/13 00:00
- The Five video: 9/11 should always be a reminder.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Obama/FNC-O’Reilly-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Newsers remember. Q&A: Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
- Video: Are the media fanning the Syria flames?
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Obama’s leadership.
- Shafer: MediaBuzz, Reliable aren’t liberal enough?
- Video flashback: The morning of 9/11 as it happened.
- de Freitas: What we can learn from top cablenewsers.
- Linkins: Crossfire is ‘shockingly bad’ ‘threadbare junk’.
- Wagstaff: Five signs Crossfire doomed. Byers: Hope floats?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/10/13 00:00
- The Five video: Twists and turns on road to Damascus.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Greta: A website tip for cable news watchers.
- Controversy swirls around Maddow ethical conflict.
- Showdown: MediaBuzz vs Reliable a split decision.
- Twitter spat: truther vs birther. Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Mike Baker surveys the Syria situation.
- Q&A: Liz Claman; Cutter and Cupp; Dr Sanjay Gupta.
- Poniewozik: Crossfire redux a catfight with stuffed cats.
- Martin: Premiere stumbles. Syria speech schedules.
- Lowry: Crossfire is more about showbiz than politics.
- Byers: Crossfire debut was uncomfortable and awkward.
- Pew: With Crossfire 2.0, opinion further displaces news.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the Obama interviews.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/09/13 00:00
- The Five video: Mix-and-mismatch messaging.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- A kinder, gentler Crossfire? More. The O’Zarks Factor.
- Video: Will a flurry of media affect the Syria strikes?
- Pompeo: As Kurtz debuts, Reliable still seeking a host.
- Wemple: Debut starts with a roar. Deggans compares.
- Shister: MediaBuzz projects ‘authority, energy, and pace’.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/07/13 00:00
- MediaBuzz videos: Syria, online debate, Weiner.
- Reliable Sources videos: Syria, media, and more.
- Megyn’s movie moment and more.
- F&F video: Carol Alt previews A Heathy You.
- Sunday talk: tip sheet, turn the table, HuffPo recap.
- CNN signs Mark O’Mara. Profile: Newest MSNBC host.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/06/13 00:00
- The Five video: Dana Perino’s mission to the Congo.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: Crossfire hosts rotate mix-n-match style.
- Q&A: Impartial MSNBC journalist Thomas Roberts.
- Brent Sadler resurfaces. Alina Cho let go? (via ICN)
- Somerby: MSNBC’s ‘obscene, appalling’ Dream promo.
- Fox & Friends video: Carol Alt previews A Heathy You.
- Up Late: Waste of talent? Or credibility down the drain?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/05/13 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Kurtz and Ashburn preview Media Buzz.
- Lean Forward: Up Late w/Alec Baldwin Oct debut.
- Impartial CNN journalist strikes again. Flashback.
- Profile: Carol Alt previews Saturday’s A Healthy You.
- Fun with numb3rs. Syria not MSNBC’s strong suit.
- CNN Syria special. Crossfire preview. Today’s oops.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: Nancy Grace creates #toiletbaby hashtag.
- Video: Feisty females feud with Factor host over Syria.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/04/13 00:00
- The Five video: Whose red line is it anyway?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shepard Smith grills Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
- Kurtz: What to expect on premiere of Media Buzz.
- Shield standoff: Jana Winter wins two-month delay.
- Fox/SiriusXM seal expanded deal. Weekend numbers.
- NBC News covers GOPers just for appearances’ sake?
- Factor video: Krauthammer has concerns about Syria.
- CNN’s The Flag ties post-9/11 flag-waving to ‘intolerance’?
- Matthews shift lifts Chris Hayes. CNN’s Hamby goes digital.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/03/13 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Greta-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Follow: the leaders (via TVN). Tapper 11pm special.
- Geraldo rips Duquesne disinvite. ‘Loser’: MSNBC.
- Video: Is it legal to strike Syria without Congress OK?
- Jim Sciutto to CNN. 360 Later, Crossfire moved up.
- Hinckley: Fall brings changes. Show me the Huddy!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/31/13 00:00
- The Five airs live special edition on Labor Day.
- The Al-Jazeera-MSNBC connection: a 9/11 truther.
- F&F video: Tucker Carlson explains his on-air catnap.
- Reliable Sources videos: media on Syria, Cyrus, and more.
- It’s official: #mediabuzz with Howard Kurtz debuts Sept 8.
- News Watch videos: Syria coverage, the final sign-off.
- Sat: Baier at 6pm, Fox Report 7-9. Crossfire moved up.
- Timeline of Terror to 10pm. Q&A: Jake Tapper (via NB).
- Video: Tuckered out. Bar graph, Lean Forward style.
- Sunday talk: HP recap. Today’s conspiracy. Early end?
- Video: Does Congress have to authorize Syria strikes?
- Impartial MSNBC journalist strikes again. More. Flashback.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/30/13 00:00
- Factor pre-empted for live Greta special on Syria.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Rieder: A new Crossfire…just what we don’t need.
- F&F video: Kilmeade golfs for charity with Bush 43.
- Lisa Sylvester to WPXI. CNN strong on ‘Dream’ day.
- Q&A: Tamron Hall on Deadline. Today’s conspiracy.
- Hannity video: Debate on Voter I.D. laws turns rowdy.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/29/13 00:00
- The Five video: Dana Perino in The Congo.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Kurtz: Was the DC march an MSNBC production?
- This is not CNN. Fox hater smears boomerang.
- It’s Awwwnnnn! Olby vs Piers. Today’s outrage.
- Fox & Friends video: Anna Kooiman in ‘hog heaven’.
- Sanjay in the A.M. New FNC contributor. Flashback.
- Factor video: Dennis Miller on Miley, Manning, and more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/28/13 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Barone: Do cable news ratings tell a larger story?
- August program ranker: Fox News holds top 13 slots.
- Dana Perino’s Mercy Ship voyage to the Congo (v/FDC).
- Q&A: Soledad. Kinder, gentler Olby? ‘Dream’ coverage.
- CNBC craters. Maddow hits bottom. CNN: Zuckered.
- Video: Tot Titus faces his fears in rematch with Kilmeade.
- ICN: Brian Lewis lawyer engaging in…a negotiating ploy!
- Thought experiment: What if Rev Al was Rick Santorum?
- Factor videos: Debating a Syrian adventure…pt one, pt two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/27/13 00:00
- The Five video: Bob Beckel gets feisty in debate on race.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- August numbers: CNN gains, MSNBC sinks, Fox still tops.
- Pavlovian: Fox haters salivate over rash negotiating ploy.
- Ghitis: Things to keep in mind when watching Al-Jazeera.
- Red Eye video: Matt Damon is enamored with Ed Snowden.
- Finney’s hang-up. Brian makes book. Weekend numbers.
- ‘News’: MSNBC entertainment awards; HLN cooking shows.
- Videos: O’Reilly and Williams on corrupt civil rights leaders.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/26/13 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: TheFive-ScottBrown-Baier 1-2-3.
- Howard Kurtz MediaBuzz debuts Sept 8 11am.
- Even POTUS Q&A can’t lift stagnant New Day.
- Today’s oops. Spell check. Swells gather.
- Hayes hour is hardly a huge hit. Dream on.
- Miller: Mr Olbermann is ready for his close-up.
- Q&A: Mika B (via TVN). Video Q&A: Ali Velshi.
- Video: The Donald slams ‘hack’ AG over lawsuit.
- Hot & Not: Big Ed, Al-Jazeera, Kristol, Nichols, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/24/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Al-Jazeera, race, and more.
- Varney: Fox’s diversity of thought tops repetitious MSNBC.
- News Watch video: How the media cover the NSA scandals.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Gupta’s ganja.
- Sat: Kelly Wright’s Beyond the Dream; DC march coverage.
- Audio: Bill O’Reilly on the demise of journalism etc (via TRS).
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/23/13 00:00
- The Five video: Real life crueler than movie villains.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Webb-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Media confusion over gender identity, etc.
- Kissell: New Day + big interviews = low ratings.
- Goldberg: MSNBC’s deck of cards…race cards.
- Stverak: The big Fox News exposé that wasn’t?
- Profile: Newt; Q&A: Van Jones. Today’s boycott.
- Fox & Friends video: Anna Kooiman takes the plunge.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/22/13 00:00
- The Five video: When thrill kills meet media memes.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: New UN Ambassador skips emergency session.
- New set, new couch, new co-host: Hasselbeck on 9/16.
- Somerby: Alex Wagner’s fact-challenged racial rant.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace, Don Lemon. Today’s oops!
- Laurie Dhue resurfaces. Richard Lui on MLK’s legacy.
- Al-Jazeera reviews a mixed bag. Show me the Huddy!
- Harper: AJAm Soviet-style anti-Americanism (v/Mediaite).
- Zurawik: We need more Al Jazeera and less Erin Burnett.
- F&F video: Regis Philbin is back...part one, part two.
- Cassidy: Brian Lewis is like Kissinger. MSNBC road trip.
- Kissell: CNN makes gains while MSNBC slump deepens.
- Factor video: O’Reilly debates Kirsten Powers over guns.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/21/13 00:00
- Brian Lewis no #2 man, hasn’t attended meetings for years.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Judy Miller analyzes the media coverage of Egypt.
- Inside baseball: Fishbowl DC vs Fox News vs Politico.
- Al-Jazeera contributor Soledad prepping next CNN special.
- Lever: Al-Jazeera US goes live, but remains a tough sell.
- Zurawik: AJAm opens with solid reporting, fresh perspective.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on Al-Jazeera US…fair and balanced?
- Jake Tapper special: An Unlikely Hero. CNN’s summer: up.
- The Man speaks…Lewis implies Sherman story is ‘ludicrous’.
- Sanchez: Brian Lewis story is ‘BS’…I never heard of the guy!
- Greta: This is silly…I couldn’t pick him out of a lineup! (v/TVN)
- Sherman: With Lewis gone, Ailes is…all alone!!1! It’s the book?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/20/13 00:00
- The Five video: NFL bag ban begets beefs.
- Zucker play: New Day nosedives to new lows.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- FNC VP Brian Lewis fired, escorted out of the building.
- Video: AJAm puffed-up sign-on zings cable competition.
- Chris Wallace, Ed Henry honored. AJAm sloganeering.
- Weekend numbers. Jana Winter shield standoff setback.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Egypt etc. Bumper boner.
- ICN: MSNBC’s surprise shake-up and CNN’s odd move.
- Zurawik: NYT lets secret sources rip Al-Jazeera (v/ICN).
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/19/13 00:00
- The Five video: Does stop and frisk reduce your risk?
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-John Roberts-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN hire pours gas on Hillary doc flap. Today’s oops!
- David Webb, Lauren Ashburn join FNC; Bill Kristol out.
- Viewers rip Reliable host: ‘disconcerting’, ‘unwatchable’.
- Lean Forward: Big Ed to weekdays, opposite The Five.
- Alison Stewart resurfaces. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Bad business: Kass rips CNBC’s ‘hyperbolic’ coverage.
- Zucker play: Rachel Nichols: Unguarded set for Fridays.
- Video: Brrrr…Anna Kooiman and Maria Molina are frigid.
- What Al Jazeera US doesn’t have. Shield standoff update.
- Stelter: Al-Jazeera US aims to be ‘sober’, ‘transformative’.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/17/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Al-Jazeera, crowd-sourcing.
- News Watch video: Media coverage of Obamacare.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, turn the table.
- Red Eye video: An irate ‘Fox News fembot’ strikes back!
- Lean Forward: Closed-circuit television for the ruling class?
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/16/13 00:00
- The Five video: When activism becomes mass murder.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- Video: O’Reilly calls out The Rev, reveals $25K donation.
- VIdeo: Powers and Miller ponder if RNC move will backfire.
- No bluff: The RNC pulls the trigger, freezes out CNN et al.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC Republican lauded for ripping GOP.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC blankets airwaves with DC twitterati.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/15/13 22:10
- The Five video: Muslim 9/11 truthers assemble…on 9/11!
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3.
- Video: Col Ralph Peters on responding to Egypt violence.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC host to cover event he’s leading!
- Q&A: Chris Hayes. Video: a one-sided Hayes hangout.
- Today’s oops. Imus video: Mike Baker on Egypt unrest.
- Watch CNN for free without cable…but there’s a catch.
- Factor videos: Oprah and racism; Green and Neville reply.
- Fox News and Peter Johnson Jr help save a sick girl’s life.
- Lung recipient Sarah Murnaghan speaks to Peter Johnson.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/14/13 00:00
- The Five video: Dana is fired up over a fired clown.
- Video: Bob Beckel lets slip some verboten verbiage.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Hack Maddow tells a tabloidized Tsarnaev tale.
- Zucker play: CNN preps for an online extreme makeover.
- Profile: Olbermann unplugged, unleashed, and unhinged.
- Today’s oops (via ICN). Video: On the set of Persecuted.
- Factor video: O’Reilly hammers, and nails, Nicholas Kristof.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/13/13 00:00
- The Five video: Sometimes Hollywood gets it right?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: ‘Grandpa’ O’Donnell is ‘a piece of work’.
- Bias Bash video: Is Baldwin the right fit for MSNBC?
- Weekend numbers. Viewers just don’t buy George.
- Imus video: Huckabee. Hogue: Hannity and Kelly?!
- Lean Forward: Hayes documentary excludes dissent.
- Factor videos: Bernard Goldberg and Juan Williams.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/12/13 00:00
- The Five video: Save our cities, free drug dealers?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Chris Hayes jokes about riots and death.
- Video: Are the media ignoring Obamacare issues?
- Q&A: John Seigenthaler gushes over Al-Jazeera.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on Obama’s press conference.
- Hot & Not: CNN, Alec Baldwin, Megyn, Reince etc.
- FNS video: All-star panel on the RNC debate flap etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/10/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Amazon, NBC, sports wars.
- News Watch video: Is Leno the venue to break news?
- Charlton: MSNBC hiring Alec Baldwin is a genius move.
- Zucker Play: Is CNN showing dead bodies for ratings?
- Will Fox TV produce controversial Hillary miniseries?
- Red Eye video: Andy Levy ombudses Amb John Bolton.
- Breitbart vs Greta. Sunday talk: turn the table, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/09/13 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN hits near-bottom in primetime.
- Unbiased Reliable host Stelter lauds Zucker, poop ship.
- Preview: Friday special…The Great Food Stamp Binge.
- Somerby: Ezra Klein refuses to stop with the marketing.
- Ioffe: Hey O’Donnell, don’t mansplain Russia to me!
- Q&A: Candy Crowley on the Hillary documentary etc.
- Video: Fox & Friends says goodbye to the curvy couch.
- Wehner: The key to Ailes’s success is his eye for talent.
- ICN: FNC shifts exemplify Roger Ailes proactive thinking.
- Ailes: FBN ratings are rising as CNBC ratings are sinking.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC hires gay-basher as primetime host.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/08/13 00:00
- Video: Ailes on Megyn, O’Reilly, Hannity, and more.
- The Five video: Filner’s female fiasco.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Laura-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Drudge: Megyn to 9:00 pm slot. Piers, Hannity reax.
- Ailes says ‘stars will be back’, hints at Shep changes.
- Chuck Todd rips NBC on MSNBC! Non-Profit part deux.
- ICN: CNN’s broader definition of news? Imitating HLN.
- Zucker Jr is on, then off, prominent Dem’s committee.
- Video: Battered tot haunted by nightmares of Kilmeade.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/07/13 00:00
- The Five video: The case of the murderous professor.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- FBN bags billionaires. Rothman: MSNBC gets defensive.
- Nolte: ‘Cord-cutting’ an existential threat to cablenews.
- Bias Bash video: ‘Mission Accomplished’ vs ‘decimated’.
- Dancing without Geraldo. Breakfast with a 9/11 truther.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/06/13 00:00
- The Five video: Nakoula Basseley Nakoula speaks.
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN adds daily legal show, hires Bloomberg’s Morse.
- Zucker play: Crossfire to 6:30pm, Coop at 10:00pm.
- Weekend numbers. Janice Dean, children’s author.
- Video: Is ‘testilying’ a common government practice?
- Erin Burnett previews The Truth about Benghazi.
- Rothman: CNN fears loss of access? Greta: Nonsense!
- Weigel: Dems’ boycott of Fox inspired RNC ultimatum.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/05/13 00:00
- The Five video: Al-Qaeda dead, decimated, or what?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- RNC’s high-stakes game of chicken with CNN, NBC.
- Video: Gretchen spills the deets on her movie debut.
- Zoraida returns to CNN. Tamron Hall’s Princely meal.
- Fox & Friends video: It’s time to play the Family Feud!
- The NY Times swoons over…wait for it…Chris Hayes!
- Fox News Sunday video: Howard Kurtz joins the panel.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/03/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Rush, Hillary, and more.
- News Watch video: The media and ‘phony scandals’.
- Sunday talk: tip sheet, turn the table, HuffPo recap.
- Miller: I’m blown away by MSNBC’s great diversity.
- Today’s petition: another bright idea (via Mediaite).
- Factor video: Benghazi, embassies etc pt one, pt two.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/02/13 00:00
- The Five video: Facebook Friday free-for-all.
- Zurawik: Is a Qatar news channel good for America?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Relly-Bret Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Are the media soft-pedaling Benghazi bombshells?
- Zucker play: HLN premieres To Catch a Predator clone.
- Profiles: Little Luke (v/ ICN); hiker Jenna Lee (v/ TVN).
- Ben Stein: Our Nixon ‘extremely unbalanced, negative’.
- Factor video: Are the Chicago police murdering children?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/01/13 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Rick Folbaum says farewell to Fox. Q&A: Greta.
- Somerby: Chris Matthews still treating viewers as fools.
- Wemple: Fact-checking Fox News/Ted Nugent charges.
- CT newspaper makes non-apology apology to O’Reilly.
- Short fuse: Writer snippy on Fox even snippier on twitter.
- Imus video: Mensa panel...Beckel, Lloyd-Webber, McGuirk.
- CNN’s ‘first rate’ Our Nixon. Preview: Al-Jazeera studios.
- Video: Did the media go along with ‘phony scandals’ line?
- Steinberg: No news is bad news as MSNBC ratings nosedive.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/31/13 00:00
- The Five video: No justice for Benghazi victims?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-The Five 1-2-3.
- July program ranker: Fox News holds top 13 slots.
- Fox News sues content aggregator TV Eyes (via TVN).
- Somerby: Why Greta got upset with Jasmine Rand.
- Jill Dougherty exits CNN. (MS)NBC online makeovers.
- Video: Is there a media double standard on sexism?
- Did CNBC reporter refer to Mrs Murdoch with a racial slur?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/30/13 11:31
- The Five video: Juan Williams calls out Sharpton et al.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Is new CNBC reality star a scam artist and a fraud?
- Lean Elsewhere: MSNBC contributor kvetches to CNN.
- Weekend numbers. July: FNC, CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- Somerby: MSNBC relentlessly spewed false ‘facts’.
- Profile: Lauren Green…‘she is one of the originals’.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on Manning’s trial. Non-Profit?
- Factor videos: Response to The Rev; Bernard Goldberg.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/29/13 00:00
- The Five video: Hillary not happy with Huma simile?
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Laura-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Impartial MSNBC anchor strikes again!
- Zucker play: CNN to produce a Hillary Clinton movie.
- Zucker play: GOP-basher fired by ABC, hired by CNN!
- CNN muddle-East mess. CNBC flips for reality shows.
- Aslan/Green: shifty answers, manufactured outrage.
- Aslan/Green: Awkward, Islamophobic, embarrassing.
- Spirited Debate video: Lauren Green with Reza Aslan.
- Hot & Not: Hasselbeck, The Five, Shuster, HLN, etc.
- Concha: Cable news wars make for strange bedfellows.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/27/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Royals, Weiners, and more.
- Video: Jon Scott on his son deploying to Afghanistan.
- News Watch video: Media coverage of the economy.
- Hoax or truth? Sunday talk: tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Video: Benghazi mom lost her son, wants the truth.
- CNN buys another documentary. McCain on MSNBC.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/26/13 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly’s new baby boy...Thatcher Bray.
- Jon Scott: Sending my soldier son off to Afghanistan.
- Video: Did the NY Times enable Weiner’s comeback?
- Somerby: On cablenews, fake facts simply never die.
- VIdeo: Maria Molina on Entertainment Tonight.
- World’s fastest flip-flop: Now Olby promises ‘no politics’!
- Is Gretchen Carlson Persecuted? CNN plans makeover.
- On the Record video: This Benghazi victim is not ‘phony’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/25/13 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: New Day sinks to its lowest ratings yet.
- Somerby: Sunny Hostin doesn’t correct her mistakes.
- Rothstein: CNN’s John King stays away from the Wiener.
- Richard Grenell gets into a twitter spat with Mr Xtopher.
- Fox & Friends video: Gretchen Carlson is filming a movie.
- Imposter fools newsers: video. Rob Lowe’s O’Reilly link.
- Gibson: The seeds of Bathtub Boy’s next firing; audio.
- Olby: Politics won’t be off-limits, plus more worst persons.
- Bias Bash: Judy Miller on a national journalists’ shield law.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/24/13 00:00
- The Five video: High status vs high standards.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Trayvon coverage ‘Soviet-style story-telling’.
- Cunningham: Look what they’ve done to my Fox song.
- Profile: Brooke Baldwin (v/TVN). Joie Chen resurfaces.
- Zucker play: The ‘poop ship’ was just the beginning.
- Wemple: Hall and Jansing lead MSNBC royal gushing.
- Imus video: Bret Baier wonders if Weiner can still win.
- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly discusses race and the President.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/23/13 00:00
- The Five video: Zimmerman’s gift to Barack Obama.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN transitioning to ‘digital first’ future.
- Greta: Stelter has a conflict of interest. Stelter: I do?
- Bill Hemmer: Chic Sag Harbor anchor and gourmet.
- Chapman: Shallow CNN can’t top HBO’s Newsroom.
- Royal musing: Imogen Lloyd Webber, Peter Johnson.
- Dean v Maddow bogged down. Weekend numbers.
- Factor videos: Straight talk on race part one, two, three.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/22/13 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Huck-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Recent FNC moves a reaction to graying audience?
- Maria Bartiromo set to jump ship? CNBC blunder?
- Janice Dean is a ‘funniest reporter’ winner: video.
- Rick Folbaum leaving FNC. CNN adds Ana Cabrera.
- Hogue: Another Fox & Friends toddler mishap? Video.
- Al-Jazeera America to hire David Shuster!?! Flashback.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/20/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Obama, Zim, Tsarneav.
- News Watch video: The verdict, media, and race.
- Zucker play: Giants of journalism to fill in for Piers.
- Warning: view this Geraldo tweet at your own risk.
- Somerby: It’s time for CNN’s Candy Crowley to go.
- Video: Zoraida Sambolin’s cancer update (via HP).
- Sunday talk: tip sheet, turn the table, HuffPo recap.
- Hannity video: Mega-panel probes (what else?) race.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/19/13 00:00
- The Five video: Matthews apologizes for white people.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Powers and Miller analyze verdict coverage.
- Somerby: Is Cooper a journalist, or a potted plant?
- Greta: Ugly NewsHound smear is ‘seething with hate’.
- Red Eye video: Greg & Co celebrate the return of Olby.
- Former CNNer laments downward spiral of cable news.
- CNN Zimmerman bump was short-lived: FNC far ahead.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/18/13 00:00
- The Five video: Beckel and Bolling find agreement.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Piers Morgan wants to forget the evidence.
- Ronald Martin resurfaces, slams CNN race coverage.
- CNN a NAMIC winner. Soledad O’Brien resurfaces.
- Fall Fox News changes already stirring speculation.
- O’Donnell’s bad timing. MSNBC analyst’s suicide.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly catches Media Matters writer in a lie.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/17/13 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Pundits are inventing a new fake fact!
- Lean Forward: Cycle signs ‘Republican’ Huntsman.
- Videos: O’Reilly on This Morning, Fox & Friends.
- HLN oddly silent about Nancy Grace racial slurs.
- Zurawik: Coop stands out in Zimmerman coverage.
- Video: Surprise! Hannity discussion turns rowdy.
- Imus video: Juan Williams reacts to Hannity wrangle.
- It’s yesterday once more: Olbermann returns to ESPN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/16/13 00:07
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Kudlow ratings nosedive spurs cancellation talk.
- Prosecutor rejected black juror who watched FNC.
- Zucker play: Will and Kate Plus One airs Thursday.
- Grace: Zimmerman back to ‘Churros’ at ‘Taco Bell’!
- Somerby: Nancy Grace and cable news witch trials.
- Q&A: Kirsten Powers and FNC. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg covers the Trayvon coverage.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/15/13 00:00
- The Five video: Celebrities get Zimmermania.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Laura-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wolf moving to 1pm to make room for Crossfire at 6?
- Video: Judge Napolitano on DoJ charges against Zim.
- Q&A: Charles Gasparino. Dining with Mr Henry.
- Shaw: 14 weird, pointless facts about cablenewsers.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on the media vs Mr Zimmerman.
- Fox Fans assemble at Yankee Stadium; more.
- Imus video: Laura Ingraham on law, order, and justice.
- Lean Forward: Impartial MSNBC journalist strikes again!
- Zimmerman lawyer set to move ASAP against (MS)NBC.
- FNC most-watched, MSNBC crushed as Zim verdict read.
- Kissell: MSNBC Trayvon trialarama was little ratings help.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/13/13 00:00
- Zurawik: Cablenews verdict coverage problematic.
- FNC skeds special live Sunday night programming.
- News Watch video: Media miss Obamacare flaws?
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, Turn the Table.
- Hannity video: Expert panel discussion turns rowdy.
- Did Gutfeld ignite a twitter frenzy? Olby resurfaces?
- Kelsey: Zimmermanarama hints at CNN’s new path.
- Zucker: Criticism of CNN trial mania is ‘bunk’. Update!
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/12/13 00:00
- The Five video: The Rev’s role in the Trayvon trial.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Red Eye: Kilmeade clobbers kid part one, part two.
- MSNBC ratings nosedive: TVN’s Weprin, ICN’s Spud.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on The Trial and more.
- The Five turns two, and rises to #2. Q&A: Liz Claman.
- ICN: Thanks for the out-of-context quotes, Greg!
- ICN: Balderdash! Andrea Mitchell took a position.
- ICN: It’s too soon to bail on CNN. Today’s conspiracy.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/11/13 00:00
- The Five video: Greg Gutfeld zings Inside Cable News.
- Cooper: What caused MSNBC’s ratings crash (v/FDC)?
- Somerby: ‘Disgraceful’ Lisa Bloom ‘flirting with evil’.
- Lean Forward: Another impartial MSNBC journalist.
- Today’s twitter spat: Greg Gutfeld vs Inside Cable News.
- Video: Kilmeade assaults toddler: part two, three, four.
- Hogue: Something hit the fan on Fox & Friends; video.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Mediabistro’s five questions for The Five (v/TVN).
- Factor video: Kirsten and Kate on the Texas abortion bill.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/10/13 00:00
- This is CNN: ‘Zimmerman is a white Hispanic…’
- Somerby: Lazy, irresponsible Morgan gets facts wrong.
- Wemple: F&F will stay ‘the dumbest news show’ on tv.
- Gretchen Carlson excited to ‘advance’ her career: video.
- Thielman: Zucker moves bearing fruit for CNN (v/ICN)?
- Bennett: CNN isn’t even good at being bad (via Politico).
- Bedingfield: CNN turns tabloid with Trayvon trial (v/FTV).
- Imus video: ‘Blonde on Blonde’ talks Spitzer, Zimmerman.
- Richelle resurfaces. Today’s oops. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Krauthammer on the Obamacare bait-and-switch.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/09/13 00:00
- Confirmed: Hasselbeck replaces Carlson on F&F!
- Howard Kurtz makes his debut on Fox News: video.
- O’Donnell unglued, rips MSNBC colleagues and Salon.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC reporter tells Greenwald ‘F---You!’
- Somerby: Does Lisa Bloom really believe what she says?
- Fox News rips HuffPo, Politico, etc for false story (via TRS).
- CNBC ratings collapse continues: Cramer, Kudlow crater.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-O’Reilly-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Imus video: Bob Beckel talks Zimmerman, Ailes, and more.
- CNN buys exclusive rights to Mandela’s funeral…or not?
- Rosen: Criticizing CNN is a waste of time. Today’s petition.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Egypt, Obama, and the media.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/08/13 00:00
- Profile: Harris Faulkner, ‘recovering perfectionist’.
- Bauder: The Five has chemistry, personality, and ratings.
- Rothman: MSNBC is losing its core audience…Dems.
- Gallup: Americans prefer FNC for tv news. Analysis.
- Shafer: Non-stop trial coverage is a really a great thing.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on airlines, Egypt, and more.
- CNN takes heat from Egypt protesters (via TVN). Oops.
- Cohen: What MSNBC won’t tell you. Thursday’s numbers.
- Hogue: Careful what you wish for, Greta…you might get it.
- Reliable Sources: Egypt vs journalists, unreliable sources.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/06/13 09:49
- News Watch video: Glenn Greenwald and the NSA.
- Fox News first in scramble to cover SF plane crash.
- Chris Matthews in NOLA. Olbermann’s twitter spat.
- John Avlon in Kurtz chair. Sunday talk: HuffPo recap.
- Somerby: Ugly behavior by ratings-driven Chris Hayes?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The FIve-Bream 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN bans Nancy Grace from going on GMA.
- Lean Forward: Impartial MSNBC journalist strikes again.
- Video: Smart tech for wounded warriors part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/03/13 00:00
- The Five video: Obamacare debut put on hold.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bream 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly signs off from America Live.
- America Live videos: Megyn’s favorite moments.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC interns sue. Flashback.
- Lean Forward: It’s a very MSNBC 4th of July!
- Zucker play: Testimony trumps rebellion. More.
- Q2 program ranker: Fox News holds top 13 slots.
- Impartial MSNBC journalist slams GOP. Flashback.
- Shield standoff causing hardship. Llenas joins FNC.
- Weprin: Does Megyn Kelly have to replace someone?
- Concha: Was Greta catalyst for surprise Megyn news?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/02/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Did prosecutors shoot themselves in the foot?
- Breaking: Megyn Kelly moving to Fox News primetime!
- Greta: Ignore rumors; I’m not going anywhere (via TVN).
- Q2: FNC has 9 of the top 10; CNN, HLN, MSNBC. More.
- Somerby: FNC airs wider set of viewpoints than MSNBC.
- Lean Backward: MSNBC gets worst ratings since 2007.
- CNBC crash: their worst ratings slump since 1994.
- F&F videos: Glenn Greenwald, Peter Johnson analysis.
- Another MSNBC disclosure dispute. Weekend numbers.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC moving Sharpton hour to Chicago?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Trayvon trial coverage.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/01/13 00:00
- The Five video: Putin and Obama argue over Snowden.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-Laura 1-2-3.
- New Lean Forward ad: We want to write the laws!?!
- Slideshow: See Martha MacCallum’s Cape Cod retreat.
- Soledad named as Al-Jazeera ‘special correspondent’.
- Report: Greta met with Zucker looking to rejoin CNN?
- Zucker Play: Don Lemon N-Word special airs tonight.
- Zucker Play: CNN competing with sister channel HLN.
- Hogue: Is CNN’s New Day a new dawn…or a new dud?
- Video: Judge Napolitano vs John Stossel on NSA spying.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/29/13 23:12
- Reliable Sources videos: Deen, Zimmerman, and signoff.
- News Watch video: Journalists target Glenn Greenwald.
- Greta: Is Greenwald too educated? Kirsten’s twitter spat.
- Weekend anchor scramble at CNN. Q&A: Wolf (via TVN).
- Facebook bans Starnes; oops: another Facebook mistake.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet. CNN ticker hacked?
- Videos: Meet Kelly Wright, Arthur Aidala, Michael Tammero.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/28/13 00:00
- The Five video: It’s the Friday Facebook free-for-all.
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Are the media covering up the IRS scandal?
- Zara: New Day’s sluggish ratings prompt ridicule.
- James Rosen on tonight’s ‘explosive’ Benghazi special.
- Video: Does the President really want to find Snowden?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/27/13 00:00
- Video: Larry King interviews Greta van Susteren.
- Fox News #1 for coverage of SCOTUS/marriage news.
- Wednesday’s numbers: The Five-Laura-Baier 1-2-3.
- (MS)NBC signs ex-LAPD Chief Bill Bratton as analyst.
- Video: CNN previews Crossfire; ICN raises questions.
- Dana Perino joins Mercy Ships on mission to the Congo.
- Video: Clayton and Anna get dunked part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/26/13 00:00
- The Five video: No punishment for extreme spending?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- HuffPo: Fox News will object to White House Down.
- Fox News exclusive on-set video of White House Down.
- Supreme Court race: over-cautious CNN comes in last.
- Q&A: Shannon Bream, Chris Hayes. Pink slips at CNN.
- Zucker play: CNN snags Cupp for 4-headed Crossfire.
- Soledad to Al-Jaz? Campbell Brown resurfaces. Oops.
- Somerby: Salon hit on Kurtz is ‘crap…terrible journalism’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/25/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN is shutting down CNN Radio effective today.
- Only TWC and Fox Business aired full climate speech.
- Dana Perino (and Jasper) get cover story treatment.
- Video: The Five approaches 500th show (via TVN).
- Today’s (flawed) firing demand. Weekend numbers.
- Zurawik: Trayvon coverage unprofessional, offensive.
- Video: Judge Napolitano says heroes can be flawed.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/24/13 00:00
- New Day ratings lower than shows it replaced!
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: Nightly Zimmerman trial specials.
- Fox hater tale too good to check: and wrong!
- Why viewers love The Five. Jenna Lee’s trek.
- Video: Marvin Kalb on Obama, Putin, Snowden.
- Today’s deep thought. Today’s oops.
- Inside Man debut: pro-pot. Soledad resurfaces.
- Hot & Not: Kurtz, New Day etc. Crash coverage.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/22/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources: Deen, Snowden, and Kurtz.
- News Watch video: Media cover Obama overseas.
- Somerby: Dishonest Maddow report merits firing?
- Seven cablenews women named to prestigious list.
- Video: Bob Beckel does yoga in Times Square.
- Hale: Revamped CNN Sunday peddles old news.
- Sunday talk: preview, HuffPo recap. Facebook or twitter?
- Anchors Away videos: Heather, Ainsley, Heather, Patti Ann, Maria.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/21/13 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Wallace-The Five 1-2-3.
- Matthews raves about Newsroom without disclosure.
- Video: Fox panel slams Hannity panelist (v/Mediaite).
- Greta to Holder: explain the Rosen warrant in public.
- Zucker stunned: caught off-guard by Kurtz move.
- Brokaw zings Matthews. Profile: Morgan Spurlock.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Tony Soprano’s impact.
- Who has a crush on Kimberly G? Galanos advancing?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/20/13 00:00
- Wemple: Holder’s Rosen stance ‘weaselly garbage’.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Wallace-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep and the Judge rail at FBI ‘misstatement’.
- Kurtz: ‘I’ll have the freedom to criticize anyone’.
- Rothstein: Kurtz has zinged Fox News in the past.
- Wemple: Kurtz move to Fox means ‘everybody wins’.
- Stelter: Seeds of Kurtz departure sown months ago.
- Zurawik: Kurtz is ‘down the middle’, has credibility.
- Howard Kurtz to Fox, will host revamped News Watch.
- Lean Forward: Today’s MSNBC deceptive edit.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis on a ‘tiger mom’. Erin expecting.
- Parker: Two career arcs at CNN. Yesterday’s oops.
- CNN newbie Spurlock zings MSNBC’s paucity of news.
- Video: Varney with Les Gold, on Imus about Les Gold.
- Factor video: Kirsten Powers vs O’Reilly on drones etc.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/19/13 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bream 1-2-3.
- Newsroom consultants list: what’s missing? (v/TVN)
- Cyber-stalking author drags FNC exec into his tale.
- Video: The Judge vs Stuart Varney on NSA etc.
- Playboy uses outdated stats to make spurious point.
- Playboy Q&A: Sean Hannity (via BuzzFeed).
- Q&A: Bob Beckel, Maria Molina, Bill O’Reilly.
- Late Show video: Bill O’Reilly with Letterman.
- Tobin Smith’s apologia. New Day’s shaky start.
- She’s ‘polished, smart, and she’s hot’…who is she?
- Simon: New Day built to tv news consultants formula.
- Video: Rand Paul on NSA etc. Dan Abrams resurfaces.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/18/13 00:00
- You’re fired: Fox Business terminates Tobin Smith.
- Video: Gen Keith Alexander’s non-denial denial.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: New Day loses viewers as ratings tank.
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses Snowden, NSA etc.
- Did Tobin Smith violate policy? Weekend numbers.
- Steinberg: CNN stacks Sundays with reality shows.
- Lowry: Inside Man laudable; Ailes in attack mode.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on Putin presser.
- Factor videos: Sharyl Attkisson, Bernard Goldberg.
- Shaw: Seven steps to making New Day a success.
- Kaplan: New Day feels a little like yesterday’s news.
- Malloy: New Day...news, wacky animals, Nancy Grace.
- Steinberg: New Day news and fluff. Tapper moonlights.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/17/13 00:00
- The Five video: Snowden Sr speaks pt one pt two.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Crowley-Bream-The5 1-2-3.
- The issue every cable net slants the same way!
- Video: Megyn zings Pelley for dissing cablenews.
- Rita Cosby resurfaces. Essence of MSNBC.
- Eric Bolling secures exclusive with Snowden Sr.
- Stanley: Can New Day carve out a newsy niche?
- The stars come out in the morning on New Day.
- Shister on New Day: ‘a shaky investment’. More.
- Q&A: Chris Cuomo; Cuomo, Bolduan, Pereira.
- Hot & Not: Palin, Viqueira, Coop’s Ridiculist, etc.
- Videos: Vets in training; Bolder/Fresher backstage.
- F&F video: Megyn and Sarah on the curvy couch.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/15/13 00:10
- Reliable Sources: Family ties, Snowden, and more.
- News Watch video: Journalists, leakers, and the law.
- Lean Forward: The reporter/opinion line further blurs.
- Pereira makes CNN debut ahead of New Day dawning.
- Heavy metal Coop, or not? Sunday talk: preview, recap.
- The Five video: No surprises in Hollywood’s Newsroom.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/14/13 00:00
- The Five video: The Friday Facebook free-for-all.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: More impartial MSNBC journalism.
- Profile: Kirsten Powers, ‘cop on the beat’ for media.
- Video: Charles Grodin. Profile: Kate Bolduan (v/ICN).
- Shaw: Ratings, shmatings! They’ll soon be irrelevant.
- Logiurato: CNN’s dreadful demo dissuades advertisers.
- Concha: Palin should co-host, not guest. And Monday…
- Video: O’Reilly zings Chris Matthews for personal attack.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/13/13 00:00
- Will The Cycle be unbroken? Hits an all-time low.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The5 1-2-3.
- Wemple piece on Palin hire uses ‘mole’ as source!
- It’s official: Sarah Palin again an FNC contributor!
- Wallace lands Cheney for live Q&A on NSA spying.
- Imus video: Ed Henry. Hayes says the hardest word.
- Zucker play: Frantic promotional push for New Day?
- Factor video: Powers and Obenshain on NSA spying.
- Ailes accepts Bradley Prize. Shield standoff update.
- Harper: Alter attacks on FNC overblown and untrue.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/12/13 00:00
- The Five video: A summer fairground of scandals.
- Upset! The Five edges Bill O’Reilly in 25-54 demo.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Today’s oops: But only Fox does this! Apology.
- Video: The Judge on killing Snowden via drone.
- Shield standoff update. Today’s frivolous lawsuit.
- Imus video: Mike Baker is skeptical of data mining.
- CNN wins Murrows. TCA nominees: Coop, Maddow.
- CNN hires Rosa Flores. Soledad O’Brien resurfaces.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/11/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN revamps AM, adds reality shows to goose demo.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on the case against Snowden.
- Shannon Bream’s painful map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy.
- Bourdaine slumps: Stroumbo flops. Weekend numbers.
- O’Reilly: Today part one, part two; America’s Newsroom.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media IRS-avoidance.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/10/13 00:00
- The Five video: Has the IRS scandal been solved?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-Wallace-The Five 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Another impartial MSNBC journalist.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis, Robin Meade. Biznets in DC.
- Video: Judge Napolitano rules on Edward Snowden.
- Is CNN looking to get perkier? Um, apparently not.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s anti-Zimmerman crusade.
- Bedfellows scramble as DoJ targets Fox journalist.
- Stroumbo: a warm set; Disrupt: cramped, tight space.
- Zucker play: Kelly Wallace back at CNN, for web work.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/08/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: spying, lying, and MSNBC.
- News Watch video: Media reactions to govt snooping.
- Video: Sarah’s fight for life. FNC contributor debuts.
- The great closet exposé. Sunday talk: preview, recap.
- Q&A: Stromboulopoulos and his ‘varied’ guest list. More.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/07/13 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Marlow: Politico smears Ailes, tries to cover its tracks.
- Worst show name, ever? Bouncing baby boy Ball.
- Video: Powers and Miller doubt Holder explanations.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC to go full Arias on Zimmerman.
- Video: AP/Rosen media’s turning point? CNN honored.
- Alter-ed reality: 10 of 13 Alter claims about Ailes false.
- Imus video: Larry King remembers Morton Downey Jr.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/06/13 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- VIdeo: Shepard and the Judge take on the NSA spies.
- Don Imus to Jonathan Alter: Take your book and shove it.
- Lean Forward: Example 427 of why this chart is correct.
- Video: Judge Nap on Susan Rice and executive privilege.
- Factor video: Bob Beckel on Obama’s new appointments.
- Again?! Controversy swirls around deceptive MSNBC edit.
- Video: 69 years ago on the 6th of June…Operation Overlord.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/05/13 00:00
- The Five video: Susan Rice receives her reward.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Alter alters truth about Ailes? More.
- Al-Jazeera hires its WH correspondent from (MS)NBC.
- America Live video: Megyn grills Rep Jim McDermott.
- Zucker play flops: HuffPo calls CNN ‘pretty terrible’.
- Q&A: Bret Baier, minus 48 pounds. Today’s twitter tiff.
- Rosen warrants challenged as improperly obtained.
- Imus video: Blonde on blonde. He’s baaaaack (v/TVN).
- Arria: MSNBC in alignment with objectives of the state?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/04/13 00:05
- The Five video: Christie’s ploy…harebrained or genius?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Why does MSNBC deserve press credentials?
- Mystery about Alisyn’s absences. Weekend numbers.
- Lo Giurato: Was ‘rejected’ ad just a desperate PR stunt?
- Today’s outrage: FBN rejects ad. Flashback. Flashback.
- Video: Laura confronts Marco Rubio over immigration.
- Q&A: Geo Stroumboulopoulos. Today’s firing demand.
- Factor video: Bob Woodward. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Zurawik: Cable news, boneyard for unemployed politicos.
- Somerby: MSNBC feeding viewers irrelevant comfort food.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/03/13 00:00
- The Five video: Storm chasing…foolhardy or heroic?
- Friday’s numbers: Shep/tornados-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Why does MSNBC promote reckless, hateful Sharpton?
- Q&A: Sean Hannity. (MS)NBC teams with Scotusblog.
- Mrs Cuomo gives hubby free PR. Mr Amanpour resigns.
- Zucker play: CNN skeds Scott’s Crimes of the Century.
- Bench Blitzer? Disputed report spurs non-denial denial.
- Nolte: Red Eye beats insufferable blowhard Scarborough.
- Somerby: Could MSNBC primetime be more irrelevant?
- ICN: What MSNBC really needs is another Olbermann?
- NY Times discovers MSNBC not a news channel. Analysis.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/01/13 00:00
- VIdeo: Indict Holder? New live Justice: Sunday 9pm.
- Reliable Sources videos: Holder, Bachmann, and more.
- Blitzer to be benched: not hip or studly enough (v/ICN)?
- ICN: Chafets’s revealing Ailes book is no whitewash.
- While CNN teases New Day, Zoraida experiences one.
- News Watch video: Backlash over DoJ spying on press?
- Concha: MSNBC women loath to criticize MSNBC men.
- May program ranker: Fox News holds the top 13 slots.
- Of suspenders and ties. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
- ICN: Patience and time a prerequisite to fixing MSNBC.
- Christopher: An 11pm Red Eye ripoff might save MSNBC.
- Nuzzi: Inexperienced, boring anchors are sinking MSNBC.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/31/13 00:00
- The Five video: Tips for twitter users and more.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly grills Lou Dobbs and Erik Erickson.
- Uh-oh: Was Hayes lead story a false smear? (via NR)
- Video: Are the media starting to turn on Eric Holder?
- Zucker memo: Hey, I’m doing great, if I’m any judge.
- Concha: Today’s free advice on how to save MSNBC.
- Charlton: Did one bad move cause MSNBC’s collapse?
- Secret meeting: Govt officials outnumbered journos 2-1.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/30/13 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Journalists panel on the double-secret AG confab.
- Profile: Bill Hemmer. CNN closes up shop in Baghdad.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kiernan’s Crowd canned. 15 minutes rapidly dwindling.
- Who will attend AG’s double-secret meeting? Update.
- ICN: Viewers desert MSNBC as others cover actual news.
- Zurawik: The All-for-Obama channel paying with bad ratings.
- Video: Kirsten Powers calls the WH war on Fox ‘despicable’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/29/13 00:00
- Greta: Why meet with AG Holder for a photo op?
- Zucker play: CNN head slams rivals, defends ‘poop ship’.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Lean Backwards: MSNBC sinks, Maddow hits lows.
- May numbers: FNC tops; HLN up; CNN tops MSNBC.
- Mourning Joe does damage control. Weekend numbers.
- Which news net does partisan race-baiting in its promos?
- Cutter and Madden join CNN. Larry King diversifies.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on Holder’s potential perjury.
- Kelly Evans anchor debut is nothing to Squawk about.
- O’Reilly film gets Lowe; Ali Velshi resurfaces (via TVN).
- Videos: Juan Williams and Bernard Goldberg on Rosen etc.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/28/13 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Liz Claman, with Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway.
- Greta: DoJ claims starting to sound like a ‘big fat lie’.
- The Ailes manifesto: America rallies but for how long?
- Controversy swirls around disputed subpoena notice.
- Video: Judge Nap on bloggers’ 1st amendment rights.
- Eric Bolling discussion with Geraldo turns contentious.
- Zucker play: CNN teams with BuzzFeed and youtube.
- Vanity Fair list conspicuously omits unfavored names.
- Video: Have media covered Obama controversies fairly?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/25/13 00:00
- Pareene: The biggest problem with MSNBC…is Joe?
- NYT paints Al-Jazeera US as oh so American. More.
- FNS videos: Targeting Fox News part one, part two.
- Reliable Sources videos: Targeting Fox and more.
- News Watch video: White House press intimidation.
- McCullagh: Law makes it easy to seize Rosen emails.
- Ed Henry: Fair and balanced in DC can get lonely.
- Video: Memorial Day weekend Movietone flashback.
- Video: Panel lightning round. Sunday talkers: preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/24/13 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Exiting Mayor seeks fair and balanced job (via Twitchy).
- Video: The chilling effects of snooping on journalists.
- Zurawik: Roger Ailes righteous vs Nixonian White House.
- Factor video: Marc Lamont Hill. Dylan Ratigan resurfaces.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/23/13 00:00
- Wemple: Ailes memo a ‘masterpiece’. ICN: analysis.
- The Five video: Latest skirmishes in The War on Fox.
- Weds numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier. FBN milestone.
- Video: Judge Nap on taking the 5th part one, part two.
- Broadening the definition: CNN’s Stroumboulopoulos.
- FNC unveils Raysat-equipped ‘quick response vehicle’.
- Rothman: All In w/Hayes is a bomb because it’s a bore.
- Video: AG’s James Rosen warrant based on ‘rubbish’.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro. Music of the morning. Olby emails.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
- Special Report videos: All-star panel part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/22/13 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Panel of journalists on the Rosen inquisition.
- Editorials back Rosen. Video: It’s groundbreaking.
- Greta named to illustrious list. Piers pens new book.
- Video: Rosen’s only crime is reporting for Fox News.
- Zucker play: CNN dumps Oklahoma for Jodi. More.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on scandal coverage.
- Powers: First they came for Fox News. New Bee girl.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/21/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Shep/8pm-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Lizza: Holder DoJ snooped into 30 phone numbers.
- Committee to Protect Journalists backs Rosen (v/TVN).
- Q&A: Gasparino; Jake Tapper. Weekend numbers.
- FNC wins week; tornado coverage tops Weather Channel.
- Video: Judge Nap asks how does Carney sleep at night?
- DoJ backpedals on Rosen, claims no charges planned.
- Concha: Obama’s war on Fox…this time it’s personal.
- New Day, new weather. The Dave Briggs specularama.
- Cablers go wall-to-wall covering Oklahoma catastrophe.
- As Fox News rises, MSNBC plummets to a seven-year low.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/20/13 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ex-MSNBCer blasts ‘the place for utter ignorance’.
- Profile: Charlie Gasparino. Essence of MSNBC.
- Video: ‘There was no crime’ says Judge Napolitano.
- Fox News will ‘unequivocally defend’ James Rosen.
- Harsanyi: But we were told Fox wasn’t ‘real news’?!
- Video: Brit Hume blasts DoJ spying on James Rosen.
- Greenwald: Attack on the press escalates (via Twitchy).
- Obama admin targets FNC’s James Rosen in leak probe.
- MSNBC’s fast fade among pressing issues for Turness.
- CNN dropped by VTV over licensing flap. The brick look.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/18/13 11:00
- Reliable Sources videos: IRS, Bloomberg, and more.
- Fox News Watch video: The DoJ targets journalists.
- Iran: Guess who dictates what Fox News airs? Israel!
- Expanded News Watch. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/17/13 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Are the media showing signs of scandal fatigue?
- Coop special revisits Boston. Failing show seeks attention.
- Fast track: CNBC’s Kelly Evans gets anchor gig (via ICN).
- Factor video: Krauthammer unscrambles Obama’s words.
- Fox News to go West. Contract time: Maria’s new agent.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/16/13 00:00
- The Five video: Beckel calls out MSNBC race baiters.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Concha: Feckless Obama worship is sinking MSNBC.
- CNBC’s Crowd doesn’t rule. Elam returns to CNN.
- The Five dominates all cable networks in its timeslot.
- Imus video: Stuart Varney on the DoJ, AP, and Benghazi.
- Activist shareholders raise a stink over bias at MSNBC.
- Factor video: E.D. Hill on life after a double mastectomy.
- VIdeo: All-star panel digs into Benghazi emails pt one, pt two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/15/13 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Doug Schoen and Pat Caddell on politics vs principles.
- Hannity Q&A: TVNewser, H’wood Reporter. Coop moonlights.
- Cablers fume over DoJ AP raid. Video: Constitutional issues.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg calls for honest journalism.
- Roger Ailes awarded Bradley Prize for outstanding achievement.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/14/13 00:00
- The Five video: Is it all Rush Limbaugh’s fault?
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- F&F video: Wounded vets compete in Warrior Games.
- Profile: Sean Hannity nears his 1000th episode; Q&A.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Bid for a chance to meet Chris Jansing. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Zoraida Sambolin to undergo double mastectomy.
- F&F video: O’Reilly and Laura argue over DoJ vs the AP.
- GMA video: O’Reilly and Stephanopoulos part one, part two.
- Special Report video: Significance of the Gosnell verdict.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner in Army Times [pdf]; Chris Cuomo (v/ICN).
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/13/13 00:00
- New vistas in tabloid news: HLN After Dark now permanent.
- Geraldo, Bolling, and Spitzer (!?) squabble over Benghazi.
- Attn Piers: New CNN am host an avid hunter. Burke to CNN.
- Cruise from hell worse than CNN’s poop ship. Kurtz coddled?
- Imus video: Juan Williams on the IRS scandal, Benghazi, etc.
- Justice video: They lied. Cheryl Casone says buy, don’t rent.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/11/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Cleveland, Benghazi, and more.
- News Watch video: Media memes at Benghazi hearings.
- Greta: While competitors sneered at Fox we did our job.
- Howard Kurtz goes missing. Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap.
- Zurawik: Cable news channels show true colors on huge night.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/10/13 00:00
- The Five video: Circling the wagons at the NY Times.
- Another MSNBC demo crash: Last place across the board.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- America Live video: Families blame WH for Seal tragedy.
- Zucker play: 3-year plan for CNN includes Kurtz’s Sources.
- CNN to air reality show reruns. New Day dawning at CNN.
- (MS)NBC News Prez from ITV. Q&A: Trish Regan (v/TVN).
- Video: Harris-Perry on FX. Today’s Mika Q&A: AM mayhem.
- Fox mole’s 15 minutes. Video: Hangout with Rick Leventhal.
- Factor videos: The import of Benghazi and the media reaction.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/09/13 00:00
- The Five video: Maddow, Stewart etc laugh at dead Americans.
- Lean Backwards: MSNBC 25-54 demo craters in every slot.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Profile: Shannon Bream, reporter Supreme.
- Video: Big three networks shrug at Benghazi revelations?
- Genius Fox mole enters guilty plea. Greta at Georgetown.
- Yet another impartial MSNBC journalist. Lean Forward!
- Teaser: New Day. Q&A: Jake Tapper. Chris Cuomo, deviant?
- Special Report video: Online panel on Benghazi revelations.
- CNN anchors fake satellite interview. Moonlighter Piers praised.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/08/13 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Kirell: Megyn Kelly goes extra mile to be fair and balanced.
- A cablenews love connection. Benghazi coverage roundup.
- Chris Wallace receives RTDNA lifetime achievement award.
- Imus video: Lis and Dierdre do Blond on Blond pt one, pt two.
- Zucker play: CNN skeds Robert Redford produced reality show.
- Laurie Dhue resurfaces (via FTV). Shactman: too-early bird.
- Video: The Benghazi difference. Today’s dishonest headline.
- Lean Forward: Shareholders prep for protest at annual meeting.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/07/13 00:00
- The Five video: A scandal too simple for the media?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Stelter: Megyn Kelly re-ups at FNC, could move to prime.
- Inside the Kurtz crucifixion. Zucker play: CNN VP ousted.
- Imus video: Shepard Smith on Syria, Benghazi, and more.
- Mika B is still Obsessed: ‘it’s like alcoholism’.
- Huck to quit talk radio? Coop swatted. Weekend numbers.
- Nededog: Zucker hopes New Day will be just that for CNN.
- CNN hires from GMA, FNC; MSNBC hires from Mother Jones.
- Geraldo: Cut my mic? Not one time, ever. ICN: Oh, yeah? More.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Dan Rather and polarization.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/06/13 00:38
- The Five video: Bill Ayers compared to Boston bombers.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Gosnell Special-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: Lazy Stelter reporting enabled Fox hater smear.
- Kirell: Ailes didn’t cut Rivera’s mic. Geraldo: Didn’t happen.
- TJ Holmes resurfaces. Zucker play: tweak, tweak!
- Video: Media double standards? Those gullible French!
- Fox & Friends video: Turbo team workout on the FNC plaza.
- Grenell: Ten things we learned from the Howard Kurtz grilling.
- Greta: Enough is enough…time to stop slapping Howard Kurtz.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/04/13 00:00
- Calderone: Continued concern over Kurtz Download role.
- Reliable Sources video: Kurtz crucified, part one, part two.
- Justice video: Why the excuses for missing Boston red flags?
- Zucker play: Coop’s Five imitation hemorrhages viewers.
- News Watch video: Is media treatment of Obama evolving?
- MSNBC prime plummets to fourth place. Mika B is Obsessed.
- Video: Media Benghazi bungle. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/03/13 00:00
- Lean Backwards: Now w/Alex nosedives to an all-time low.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Shep Smith 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC caught deceptively editing video again.
- Shuster: Schultz demoted because he’s not part of MSNBC clique.
- Wemple: CNN should have Jake Tapper interview Howard Kurtz.
- CNN puts Kurtz under review. Analysis. Update: Staying at CNN.
- Multiple cablenewsers named to yet another distinguished list.
- Video: Three Hofstra students win FNC 2013 College Challenge.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Mugged: Carol Costello ‘Apple-picking’ victim.
- Video: Whistleblower’s lawyer demands apology from John Kerry.
- Special: See No Evil. Some unbridled Anna Kooiman speculation.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/02/13 00:00
- The FIve video: What if May Day rioters were tea partiers?
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Daily Beast fires Howard Kurtz; CNN about to do the same?
- Audio: Adam Housley on his exclusive Benghazi interview.
- Hannity guest revises and extends. Liz Claman: Milken recap.
- April cablenews program ranker: Fox holds top thirteen slots.
- CNN’s second helping. Cuomo snags Foxy Knoxy. Q&A: Touré.
- Lean Forward: Politico’s blue-dress interview with Joe and Mika.
- Imus videos: Bob Beckel on visas; Mensa meeting pt one, pt two.
- Fox hater hypocrisy: For the n-word before they were against it.
- Special Report videos: Benghazi bungle part three; panel analysis.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/01/13 00:00
- The Five video: Is the DoD making war on Christianity?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Fox focus on Benghazi gets results. Video: Update.
- Time-Warner’s Q1 hurt by advertising declines at CNN. More.
- FNC dominated newsworthy April and retained the most viewers.
- Lean Backward: In a month of huge news, MSNBC lost viewers.
- Imus video: Lt Col Bill Cowan opposes precipitous action in Syra.
- CNN buys a pro-nuclear-power, pro-global-warming documentary.
- Video: Is ‘too gruesome’ justification for not covering a news story?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/30/13 00:00
- Video: Benghazi perpetrators known but not arrested.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- America Live video: Judge Nap on Tsarnaev’s trial strategy.
- Zucker play: Another Five imitation. Weekend numbers.
- April numbers: Fox tops again; CNN moves into second.
- It’s a New Day in the neighborhood. Zucker punched?
- Imus video: Ex-CIA operative Mike Baker on Syria problems.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino. What’s so bad about sleeveless?
- HuffPo video: Geraldo Rivera rips ‘right wing radio’. Chris re-ups.
- Profile: Tamron Hall. Shriver resurfaces. Thomas Roberts goes SyFy.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the continuing media love affair.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/29/13 00:00
- Video: US could have intervened in Benghazi, but didn’t.
- The Five video: Are the media making excuses for terror?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Why is Holder warning about anti-Muslim reprisals?
- Q&A: Maria Molina on working at FNC. Beck and forth.
- Bolder-Fresher counterprograms the Dinner (via Blaze).
- Stay classy, CNN. Wolf swatted. Spurlock show stalled.
- Clearly the biggest news of the evening. Current redux?
- MoJo ‘broadcasted’ from Asbury. Fill-in friend flusters Foodie.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/27/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources: Boston vitriol, forgotten victims, and dinner.
- Justice video: Judge Jeanine unloads on bombers’ ‘jihad Mom’.
- News Watch videos: Media hesitant to use t-word; Boston vs Texas.
- Sunday: Up Close with 43. Was Matthews sexist to NJ candidate?
- Zurawik: Bill O’Reilly’s ‘gas-bag bluster’ is a sign he’s lost his edge.
- Why are MSNBC’s numbers in a slump? Greta fact-checks Politico.
- Factor rematch: Barney Frank vs Bill O’Reilly. Stossel in Sheboygan.
- Saturday’s dinner coverage. Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/26/13 00:00
- The Five video: Bolling and Beckel blast Jon Stewart.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Stewart and MSNBC go berserk over Bush library launch.
- Another impartial MSNBC journalist. Joe on the Jersey shore.
- Red Eye video: Andy Levy ombudses Boston conspiracy theories.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly responds to ‘incredibly dumb’ Alex Wagner attack.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/25/13 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly on her Boston scoop. Big Ed’s coming back.
- HuffPoll: Fox News Boston bombing coverage most believable.
- Imus video: Mensa meeting on news and more part one, part two.
- Factor video: Were bombers part of a conspiracy? Breaking news!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/24/13 00:00
- The Five video: Your tax dollars at work…funding terrorism?!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- MSNBC suggests Bill O’Reilly paints Obama as ‘secret Muslim’!
- Mika has an eating disorder. Soledad now a distinguished fellow.
- Even muppets can’t halt CNBC nosedive. F&F vIdeo: Kiss and tell.
- Audio: Chris Wallace says it’s ‘dangerous’ to use the term ‘Islam’.
- Poniewozik: Two cheers for CNN. Zucker buys Nixon documentary.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly grills CAIR rep. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Zucker play: Filthy language on CNN? Their celebrity chef responds.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/23/13 00:00
- The Five video: Bob Beckel refuses to back down.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: Crossfire 2.0 with Stephanie Cutter and Newt?
- Video: Judge Nap on the bomber’s widow. Unlikely scenario.
- FNC tops all cable, first time since 2005. Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer on covering the Boston bombings.
- John King: Boston blunders ‘embarrassing’; ‘it was tough’.
- What about Bob? Cub reporter makes good. Lean Backward!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on who’s at fault for media missteps.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/22/13 00:00
- Video: Two hecklers try to smack Mike Tobin on live tv.
- The Five video: Terror apologists are avoiding the truth.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Coop-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3-4.
- Zurawik: Morning Joe is a smart, savvy way to start your tv day.
- Video: Hits, runs, and errors in media coverage of bombings.
- Fox #1 during bomber capture. Video: Behind the breaking news.
- Imus video: Juan Williams part one, part two. Ali Velshi resurfaces.
- Andy Levy ombudses Fox haters. Carr: CNN fumbles breaking news.
- Hot & Not: Bombs, Bashir, PR blowback, etc. CNBC ups web videos.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/20/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Boston bombings, caution, and twitter.
- Justice video: Bomber trial debate deepens part one, part two.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC scraps sked, reruns McVeigh, Waco docs.
- Video: Catherine Herridge on Boston bomber’s terrorist ties.
- Haters in despair: Fox News tops rivals during huge news week.
- Fox News live all night, plus special Saturday live programming.
- Marathon men. Zurawik: Worst moment was from…surprise…Fox!
- Cablers cover killer’s capture. Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/19/13 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3. More.
- News ratings surge as manhunt continues. Zucker crows.
- Media scramble. Reese’s piece: Bring back Bernie Shaw.
- Video: Jennifer Griffin says ‘something doesn’t add up’.
- Factor video: Bob Beckel gets ornery with Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- Stelter hit on Fox provokes outrage on twitter. More. Flashback.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/18/13 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Kilmeade & Friends video: Andy Levy on Chris Brown and more.
- Stelter: Coop met with NBC to discuss a transition to Today.
- Imus video: Mike Baker ‘not surprised’ by the Boston bombing.
- ICN: Bashir’s baggage at Thatcher service, The Five’s gun control.
- Video: Casey Stegall reports on TX fertilizer plant explosion.
- Stone faces, terse words…it’s today’s Gretchen specularama.
- Byers: Minute by minute in the media’s Marathon meltdown. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/17/13 00:00
- The Five video: Inside the murder trial of alleged baby-killer.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: CNN goes out on a limb then NBC saws it off. More.
- CNN’s Amanpour: Many of us hope the bomber isn’t a Muslim.
- Lean Forward: Another impartial MSNBC straight news journalist.
- ICN: Breaking news breaks MSNBC’s business model. More.
- Imus video: Stuart Varney slams politicizing of Boston bombing.
- Latin Trends: Carolina Sanchez, graduate Ailes Apprentice [pdf].
- Today’s firing demand has a flaw: he isn’t one of their employees!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/16/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep (5pm) 1-2-3.
- Fox News #1 for breaking Marathon coverage. Weekend numbers.
- Kurtz: Most Boston coverage is serious, careful, but…Al Sharpton?!?
- Imus vIdeo: Security expert wonders why no claim of responsibility.
- Megyn: curvy on the couch. Zucker speaks: pt one, pt two (via ICN).
- Bizarre: Ad masquerading as news story involves MSNBC’s Chuck Todd.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/15/13 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Cable newsers cover Boston marathon explosions.
- Profiles: Ed Henry on the WH beat; Sandra Smith, working mom.
- Cablers scramble to play Gosnell catch-up. More. Video.
- Kurtz: Who is the real Bill O’Reilly? Imus video: Juan Wiilliams.
- Zucker scarfs up Katie producer. Tucker angling in Central Park.
- Zurawik to Ben Carson: If you want rational debate, stay off Fox!
- Lean Forward: Another unbiased ‘straight news’ MSNBC journalist.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/13/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: guns a-blazing, Rubio, and more.
- News Watch video: MsM reticent to cover shield standoff.
- Sunday specials: Your Secret’s Out; The Dream Is Now.
- Profile: CNN’s celebrity chef. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/12/13 00:25
- The Five video: Dana Perino attacked over her rap spoof.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Powers and Hemingway on the Gosnell media blackout.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on NKorea. Q&A: CNN’s celebrity chef.
- Lawrence O’Donnell’s secret wish: to meet with Glenn Beck!
- Video: Are media giving short shrift to mass murder trial? More.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/11/13 00:00
- The Five video: Dana Perino rap-responds to Jay-Z’s Cuba rap.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN to try The Lead (that’s the first story) at 10pm.
- Zucker: Celebrity chef show true measure of what I want at CNN.
- Report: Fox News and Nat Geo wanted Burnett’s Bible.
- Video: Progress KY admits to local Dem they taped McConnell.
- Videos: O’Reilly at HR party; Touré defends MSNBC whiteness.
- Q&A: Kirsten Powers, Rich Edson. Greta will pass. Swells party.
- Video: Rick Sanchez disagrees with Melissa Harris-Perry and Jay-Z.
- Wemple: Fox, don’t promote MSNBC; the ‘rivalry’ isn’t close. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/10/13 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Imitation sincerest form of flattery: CNBC copycats Fox Business.
- America Live video: Legal implications of covert McConnell bug.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC hires Democratic Party exec as producer!
- Jana Winter: Judge’s order to disclose source could end my career.
- TNR: We want Hayes to improve because we really scorn O’Reilly.
- Video: Meet the Kilmeade clan. Swells gather for Joe’s birthday.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner, Sandra Smith. Cablers on power list (v/TVN).
- Kurtz: MHP steps in it. ICN: MSNBC’s news credibility is in tatters.
- Hoaxes, criminals, and anti-Semites: Touré’s journalistic resumé.
- Farhi: Zucker’s first moves haven’t stemmed CNN’s ratings slide.
- HuffPo: CNN is ‘taking a stand on gun control’ with two-day special.
- Better late than never: the NY Times addresses the shield standoff.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/09/13 00:00
- The Five video: MSNBC ‘Borg’ promo prompts outrage.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: George Not-Stephanopoulos live audience show.
- Rothman: Fox News shamed the media into doing their job.
- Q&A: Tracy Byrnes. Today’s free advice to CNN: more opinion!
- Award winners: FNC, CNN. The Push: First 60 Minutes, now CNN.
- Melissa Harris-Parry responds to Lean Forward ‘Borg’ blowback.
- Factor video: Sally Kohn ducks the question. Weekend numbers.
- Sassy, flashy, and classy: video. Press: Please Mr Zucker, hire me!
- Tapper: Where’s the outrage? Roginsky: The silence is defeaning.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/08/13 00:00
- Temporary reprieve for Jana Winter in shield standoff.
- Guest disinvited by MSNBCNN for refusing to bash GOP dad?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Bauder hypes Scarborough, reveals he almost quit MSNBC.
- Sinclair: Why media better start caring about shield standoff.
- Video: Media not doing their jobs on jobs? Runway ramblers.
- Real-life Kelly’s Court: this broadcast triggers frivolous lawsuit.
- Griffin failure could open CNN doors. The Green Room reopens.
- Hot & Not:, Crossfire, The Point, Finney, Velshi, Ari. Q&A: Kyra.
- Why so little coverage of first amendment/press freedom battle?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/06/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Hillary mania, Roger Ebert, and more.
- Zucker play: Crossfire 2.0 set for June; analysis. Velshi signs off.
- Video: Twitter trash talk. MSNBC isn’t a news channel, it’s a blog?
- Week one: All in sinks, The Point craters. Sunday talk: preview, recap.
- Audio: O’Reilly and Geraldo argue drugs, Bible thumping, and ‘illegals’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/05/13 08:00
- The Five video: Friday Facebook free-for-all.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC prompts 5-year-old to back gay marriage!
- Video: Constitutional repercussions from the shield standoff.
- Q&A: Cheryl Casone tax tips. Zucker play: revive Crossfire?!?
- Videos: Powers and Miller on shield standoff and WH vs Drudge.
- Chris Wallace questions Martin Baron on Wash Post rescue plan.
- Shield standoff imperils press. Video: Maddow with Letterman.
- Ashburn: O’Reilly dismissive and condescending with Ingraham?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/04/13 00:00
- The Five video: Pistol-packin’ Maya?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cable newsers reflect on their years in Iraq. Ali to Al-J.
- Judge Nap on shield standoff: a misguided witch-hunt.
- Somerby: Pitiful fop Lawrence just can’t quit Bill O’Reilly.
- Q1 program ranker: Fox holds top 13 slots. Q&A: Ari Melber.
- Who sets the agenda for cable news? Ask CNN and MSNBC!
- Video: Ed Henry and Don Imus discuss the fairness of Fox News.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/03/13 00:00
- The Five video: Only in America…tenure for terrorists.
- Collapse: Chris Hayes loses 54% of Monday demo audience!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Hayes vs O’Reilly…who really practices diversity?
- Imus video: Kirsten Powers. Ari Melber joins The Cycle.
- Velshi vamooses. ICN: Ominous portents for Burnett’s Out Front.
- Q&A: Maria Molina. Profile: Ed Henry. Bream achieves a first.
- F&F video: Lou Holtz erupts over Brian’s pay to play proposal.
- Factor video: Talking Points debate turns rowdy part one, part two.
- Variety’s daytime impact honorees: Bill Hemmer, Janelle Rodriguez.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/02/13 00:00
- The Five video: Momentum shift in the gun control debate?
- Monday’s numbers: Scott Brown-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Q1 winner: Fox News again. Q1 spinners: MSNBC, CNN, HLN.
- MSNBC gives weekend show to Democratic Party PR flack.
- Big Ed: What’s the rush? My weekend show is coming…sometime.
- Imus video: Bob Beckel talks about The Five. Q&A: Shibani Joshi.
- Video: The Point looks ‘hashed together’; ‘pimps up, hoes down’.
- Christopher gushes over All In; familiar set with muted colors.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC preps new Sex Slaves. Weekend numbers.
- First Amendment Center sides with Fox reporter in shield standoff.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/01/13 00:00
- The Five video: Pulpit politics prompts palaver.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Public perturbed about politics from the pulpit?
- Imitation is the sincerest form of tv: another Five clone?!?
- That was quick: Brown on Fox gets high-profile subbing gig.
- FBN signs Jo Ling Kent. The Judge is headed back to court.
- Q&A: Shepard Smith. Profiles: Lou Dobbs, Nicole Petallides.
- Hot & Not: Tucker, Kate, Coop, Kathy, Erin, and John.
- Fox News Sunday video: The day the President almost died.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/30/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Babs out? Coop in? Nuptual bias?
- Profile: Chris Jansing. Video: Media bias in marriage debate?
- Saturday: Marriage Warriors. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
- Zurawik: Nasty Ben Carson right at home on nasty cable news.
- Today’s Chris Hayes Q&A. Nissenson gushes over The Cycle.
- ICN: I told you so. Concha: O’Reilly don’t need no stinkin’ quotas.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/29/13 00:00
- The Five video: Greg Gutfeld scorches Jim and Jason.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-TheFive-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Gabriel Sherman to Pat Caddell: ‘I know Ailes put you up to it…’
- Roland Martin: White CNN execs wouldn’t give me my own show.
- Video: Why did Chris Matthews drag Hitler into the gun debate?
- Q&A: Shepard Smith, the no-opinion oasis; Bret Baier (via TVN).
- Ending point: Soledad signs off CNN mornings for the last time.
- Lean Forward: Chris Hayes uses racial quotas when booking guests!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/28/13 00:00
- The Five video: End military funeral honors for vets?
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Tapper tanks. Video: Paper’s roadmap to unprotected schools.
- ICN: How damaged is Erin Burnett? HLN reporter testifies.
- Video: Hang with Greg Palkot. Greta: My stalker has died; more.
- New CNN mornings: Cuomo and Boiduan…no Burnett. More.
- Stelter: The Lauer-Cooper connection. Fired CNNer honored.
- Q&A: Rich Edson; Chris Hayes, sans necktie. Ratigan resurfaces.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/27/13 00:00
- The Five video: Are celebrities reluctant to speak out for life?
- ICN: Tucker’s role opens conflict of interest can o’ worms.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Fox daytime is conservative…except when it’s not.
- Video: Hypocrisy and the race card from Salon’s Walsh?
- Tucker: new co-host of F&F Weekend. Profile: Rick Leventhal.
- The rumor mill: Coop; CNN mornings; today’s silliest rumor.
- Concha: The worst cable news idea evah. An idea for Hayes.
- Videos: Media marriage double standards; hang with Bob Beckel.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/26/13 00:00
- More Zucker brilliance: a Coop-Kathy Griffin talk show?!?
- The Five video: Does Hollywood hate middle America?
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Want to see propaganda? Check out Rachel Maddow.
- Q&A: Liz Claman; tax tips from Sandra Smith. Profile: Gerri Willis.
- Zucker tried to snag O’Reilly book rights. John King disses CNN.
- Concha: Fading MSNBC being overtaken by CNN. ICN analysis.
- Fox & Friends video: Chaos over a belly button part one, part two.
- Hurst: Not crazy…complex. Weekend numbers. Hayes goes All-In.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Leno and Lauer vs online snipers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/25/13 00:00
- The Five video: Amazing response to The Amazing Race.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Movie deal already inked for upcoming O’Reilly book.
- Jeff Zucker’s boss on how to ‘fix’ CNN. The Lead didn’t.
- Fox & Friends video: Bob Beckel reacts to the apology.
- Fox News gets results: The Amazing Race apologizes.
- Profiles: Bret Baier; Eric Bolling; MSNBC’s Phil Griffin.
- Hot & Not: Jake Tapper, Steve Kornacki, Roland S Martin, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/23/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Ailes bio, New Pew, and more.
- Q&A: Shepard Smith, Rachel Maddow fan. Flashback.
- Video: Chris Hayes exits Up. Does three make a pattern?
- News Watch video: Media coverage of Middle East trip.
- GLAAD takes it all back, now welcomes Fox Newsers!
- ICN: Too much tinkering will make Jake a fish out of water.
- Zucker’s Folly? The Lead with Jake Tapper sinks like lead.
- On the Record video: Bob Beckel’s Amazing Race update.
- Fox Files: Operation Ghost Stories. Sunday talkers: preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/22/13 00:00
- The Five video: CBS continues Amazing Race stonewall.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Whoops: Emails show GLAAD solicited FNCers for event!
- GLAAD: FNCers not welcome; more. Today’s Kornacki profile.
- Kirell: CNN reporter wasn’t really sympathizing with rapists.
- Video: Powers and Miller ask is the second honeymoon over?
- Hard news: The Lead books Colbert, Fallon…and struggles.
- Phil Donahue: Chris Matthews lobbied MSNBC to get me fired!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/21/13 00:00
- The Five video: The impact of Twitter. Profile: Kornacki.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Video: Bob Beckel denounces ‘anti-American’ Amazing Race.
- Video: Look who’s getting a try-out on F&F Weekend. More.
- Why was Maddow Q&A so evasive? Critics play diversity card.
- Imus video: Mensa meeting. CNN to hire Elisabeth Hasselbeck?
- CNN reporter outraged at being accused of saying what she said.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/20/13 00:00
- The Five video: Amazing insensitivity on The Amazing Race?
- Cable beats broadcast: The Factor tops NBC primetime!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- O’Donnell next on chopping block? Kiran, Ratigan resurface.
- Q&A: Cheryl Casone; Roger Ailes on Palin and more (via TVN).
- Fox & Friends video: Ailes biographer Chafets part one, part two.
- Unemployable Olbermann still baring his claws at ex-colleagues.
- Melber preparing to lean forward? Big Ed meltdown over Politico.
- Video: Krauthammer on tv news in decline. Shield standoff drags on.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/19/13 00:00
- The Five video: Was the Iraq war worth it?
- The Lead: Promising but schizophrenic; more of the same.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-The Five 1-2-3. The Lead doesn’t.
- Kornacki to take over Up. Roland exits CNN. Q&A: Tapper.
- Somerby: David Corn, then and now. Weekend numbers.
- Protesting CNN rape comments is pointless? Paging Dr Baier.
- Zucker: Tapper is the ‘face of the new CNN’. MSNBC web plans.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Satan, Obama, black history, etc.
- Ailes bio: NYT review says Fox hired ‘runway models’ as reporters.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media corruption re Jessica’s Law.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/18/13 00:00
- The Five video: Cyprus-style seizures unlikely in USA.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kirell: Fox haters in action. New hires at CNN, MSNBC.
- North: The 10-year anniversary of a mortifying blooper.
- Pew: Fox has much more factual reporting than MSNBC.
- New Pew: Cable news is evolving, but has it peaked?
- Sympathy for devils: CNN hearts rapists, petition ensues.
- The look of The Lead. Imus videos: Jake Tapper, Gerri Willis.
- Hot & Not: Schultz, Hayes, CPAC, HLN etc. Tucker’s dignity?
- Fox & Friends video: It’s Ainsley’s Sumo wrestling debut.
- Q&A: Jake Tapper promotes The Lead (that’s the first story).
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/16/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: The new Pope, an old war.
- Cablenewsers named to talk radio’s ‘heavy hundred’ list.
- News Watch video: The press pick sides in budget battle.
- Q&A: Jake Tapper on The Lead; Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap. Biz block delay.
- Hogue: Fox & Friends First turns one, continues to evolve.
- Fox & Friends video: The name is Earhardt…Ainsley Earhardt.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/15/13 00:30
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: A collision of biases in media coverage of the Pope.
- Jay Carney takes another shot in the War on Fox. Full interview.
- Q&A: Phil Griffin (via TVN); Lawrence O’Donnell; Cheryl Casone.
- Fox papal coverage tops rivals. Coop to host another game show?
- Factor video: Megyn Kelly explores Colorado’s lax sex offender laws.
- Big Ed: All dressed up and nowhere to go. Schultz signs off primetime.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/14/13 00:00
- The Five video: Eric Bolling gets a call from Jay Carney.
- None of the many channels Olby approached would hire him.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Byers: Contrary to Big Ed’s cover story, he was pushed out.
- What show is like watching parrots compete to mimic each other?
- Lean Forward: Schultz slot to dynamic Chris Hayes. Analysis.
- Olby settlement: ten cents on the dollar. Q&A: Tapper (via FTV).
- Imus video: Lively Mensa Meeting megapanel part one, part two.
- One America News Network: It’ll be like Fox, only not so liberal.
- Factor video: O’Reilly confronts the writer who called him bigoted.
- Lean Forward: Schultz leaves primetime for ‘prisoner’s row’; more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/13/13 00:00
- The Five video: White House backing off tour shutdown threat?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Bogus CNN chyron. Imus video: Mike Baker on Egypt, Korea, etc.
- Zucker’s Erin Burnett: Isn’t it worth it to support anti-Semitism?!
- Video: Shep’s comments on the Catholic Church stir controversy.
- Factor video: O’Reilly vs Colmes rematch over federal spending.
- Q&A: Shep (via ICN); Charlie Gasparino on ‘sticking it to CNBC’.
- Q&A: Soledad, Jake Tapper. Maddow in Houston. Olby settles.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/12/13 00:00
- The Five video: The tv season’s most devastating finale.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Van Hollen interview turns nasty. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Video: Maddow with Leno part one, part two. Weekend numbers.
- Audio Q&A: Coop (via TVN). New, improved Piers: now 80% live.
- CNN’s ratings fix: massage the numbers. Cable conclave coverage.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on budgets, papal politics, and more.
- Video: Bernie Goldberg on a new Fox haters’ smear. Today’s outrage!
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/11/13 00:00
- The Five video: Rice to receive reward?
- Friday’s numbers: Laura Ingraham-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- HuffPo’s ‘best and worst’ of MSNBC. Example of the latter?
- FBN’s Gasparino scoops Kaminsky exit from CNBC: video.
- ICN: History shows cable news feuds are good for business.
- Q&A: Nicole Petallides on being a working mom; Chris Jansing.
- Justice video: Amnesty for criminals? Hot & Not: Burnett, Bill, Ailes.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/09/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Ailes, the White House, and more.
- Profile: Larry King (via TVN). Q&A: Soledad (via ICN).
- News Watch videos: Sequester blues, busting the filibuster.
- Latest Olby filing slams Current TV. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Sunday specials: Myths, Lies, and Complete Stupidity; Escape Fire.
- Concha: MSNBC and CNN ego trips are driving their viewers to Fox.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/08/13 00:00
- The Five video: Is hating America still the new world sport?
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Studio-B video: Shep interview of John McCain turns tense.
- Rachel Maddow gushes over a Fox News anchor. Flashback.
- Powers and Miller examine media fluster over drone filibuster.
- FTV: Burnett move to mornings dead…no, alive…no, still dead.
- Joy-less View revives Behar/CNN talk. Today’s overhyped scandal.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/07/13 00:00
- The Five video: Eric Bolling says ‘I’ll pick up the tab’.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- America Live video: Sen Rand Paul claims victory.
- Q&A: Nicole Petallides. Dana Bash’s Rand Paul ‘get’.
- John Berman deflates Soledad’s attack on Roger Ailes.
- VIdeo: The Judge rules on drones vs the US constitution.
- Somerby: Buffoon O’Donnell lies to attack Bill O’Reilly.
- O’Reilly, Colmes, Kirsten: why the others can’t touch Fox.
- Imus video: Monica Crowley on Colmes/O’Reilly and more.
- Piers in a slump. Show gets new name: Piers Morgan Live.
- Al Gore sued for ‘unjust enrichment’. Alan still gets hate mail.
- CNN’s The Lead (that’s the first story) to premiere March 18.
- Video: Judy Miller on how the media covered Chavez’s death.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/06/13 00:00
- The Five video: Sympathy for the devil?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- ICN: Zucker’s Burnett negotiations are frought with booby-traps.
- Video: Regis returns. CNN given journalism award…for graphics.
- Charlie Gasparino re-ups. Nicole Petallides honored. Q&A: Tucker.
- Factor video: O’Reilly explodes at Colmes. FNC contributor debuts.
- Wemple: Ailes portrays self as a good family man, ergo isn’t one?!?
- Roger Ailes bio: Obama vs Hannity, CNN’s framistans, mortality, etc.
- Factor video: Tucker responds to Menendez/DailyCaller controversy.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/05/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on gun legislation vs federal law.
- Is CNBC running scared? FBN jeers CNBC pseudo-biz block.
- F&FF at one. Weekend numbers. Profile: Big talker Big Ed.
- Latest Kurtz insight: Wouldn’t it be great if ESPN hired Olby!?
- Site trumpeted Burnett move as ‘dead’, now saying the opposite.
- Video: The Political Insiders on spending cuts etc. Today’s outrage.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/04/13 00:00
- The Five video: First female footballer fails.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Roger Ailes embroiled in a battle of biographers? Or not?
- Video: FBN zings CNBC reality shows. Carville to MSNBC?
- Video: Chris Wallace Romney interview stirs controversy.
- Video: Labor of love. Zucker’s Plan B: Tamron Hall?
- Other shoe drops: Big Ed, Morning Joe in on it too? Update.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on Kerry, Dennis Rodman, and more.
- Don’t call us, we’ll call you: Olbermann wants a job at ESPN.
- Zurawik: Could coverage of the sequester possibly be any worse?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/02/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Woodward, Mitt, and Michelle.
- News Watch video: Bob Woodward and the sequester blues.
- Piers plunge: down 38%. Today’s conspiracy: debunked?
- Swimsuit model to host Fox News show. Ingle: it’s a boy!
- Sunday: Showdown on Debt Row. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/01/13 00:00
- Video: Why have the media turned on Bob Woodward?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Chase unseen. Q&A: Gerri Willis. Olby resurfaces.
- CNN buys healthcare doc promoting ‘alternative medicine’.
- Burnett bargains for big bucks. Soledad honored. CNN sues.
- Video: Rachel Maddow with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
- Video: Hannity exclusive with Bob Woodward part one, part two.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/28/13 00:00
- The Five video: Duncan slips with teachers’ pink slips.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Dana Perino on the campaign against Bob Woodward.
- Study: Hannity generous to opposing views. ABC newser to CNN.
- Somerby: It doesn’t get any worse than Piers. Q&A: Rich Edson.
- Greta: My husband is undergoing radiation treatment for cancer.
- Video: Gretchen Carlson, Linda Evans honored part one, part two.
- Papal coverage: Fox News, CNN. Reese’s piece: Fox News fogies.
- Imus video: Megapanel debates randy teachers, NASCAR, and more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/27/13 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Kurtz and Ashburn rip Ellison, give kudos to Hannity.
- February program ranker: Fox News holds top thirteen slots.
- Burnett move to mornings ‘dead in the water’? Q&A: Soledad.
- Say goodnight, Gracie: Mika Brzezinski named ‘outstanding host’.
- Again, newsers fooled by hoax video. Alan Colmes moving on up.
- FNC revives storied broadcast tradition. Q&A: Juan Williams pt three.
- Hannity video: Keith Ellison gets personal. Video Q&A: Leland Vittert.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/26/13 00:00
- The Five video: Conservatives consider Christie conundrum.
- February: CNN under Zucker sinking. Fox holds top 13 slots.
- Biznet wars take to the air. February spin: MSNBC, CNN, HLN.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on drones…and lying about them.
- Profile: Bret Baier and Special Report. Carol Roth to CNBC.
- Red Eye video: Andy Levy ombudses The Five, Oscars, and more.
- CNN: too white? Iran confiscates CNN footage. Weekend numbers.
- MSNBC’s propaganda sundae. Fox reporter rebuffs half-Dollar.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on intentional deception at MSNBC.
- Lean Forward: Matthews already campaigning for 2016 Prez candidate!
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/25/13 00:00
- The Five video: Oscars mix politics and entertainment.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: How bad is MSNBC? So bad…it’s worse than Fox!
- Imus video: Greg Gutfeld on the Oscars and more. CNN blackout.
- Damage control? Q&A: Soledad; Juan Williams part one, part two.
- Profile: Steve Doocy. Hot & Not: Soledad, Starting Point, CNBC etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/23/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Prez vs Press, MSNBC, and more.
- Lean Forward: Controversy swirls around another edited video.
- Video: Chris Wallace announces a first for Fox News Sunday .
- Fox News Watch video: Presidential problems with the press.
- Zucker’s CNN to re-hire Joy Behar? Video: Carlson capitulates.
- Reeves: Does CNBC think it can blackmail business leaders?
- Lean Forward: The Rev’s resumé…high salaries, unpaid taxes.
- ICN: Dump Soledad...now! Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
- Video: Remembering Iwo Jima. Today’s bright ideas to save CNN.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/22/13 00:10
- The Five video: What is America’s most miserable city?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Sorry Tommy, Fox News is not hiring Mitt Romney.
- Video: How are the media dealing with restricted access?
- Imus video: Bob Beckel explains it all part one, part two.
- Soledad: At least I won’t have to get up early...it’s a win-win!
- Video: Beck interviews O’Reilly. Booking wars. Name change.
- Upstairs Downstairs, cable news style. Alexis Glick resurfaces.
- Factor video: Debate on indoctrination of government workers.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/21/13 00:00
- The Five video: Paranoia over sequester festers, pesters Repubs.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNBC snipes Nightly Business Report from PBS.
- Soledad goes free-lance. Flashback: First moments of greatness.
- Video: Andy Levy on his spat with Chris Brown, sequester, etc.
- Audio: Fox to hire Romney? Chris Wallace ducks the question.
- Kurtz: Is MSNBC becoming an Obama administration in exile?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Imus video: Megapanel debates drones, campaign finance, etc.
- Actual BS on MSNBC. Profile: Chris Jansing. Coop, CNNi honored.
- Willies: Soledad leaving CNN would be a blow to journalism? More.
- Concha: Don’t complain about lack of access…just lean forward!
- Video: Beckel vs Bill on pregnant mothers and drugs part one, pt two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/20/13 00:00
- The Five video: According to Chuck Todd, media bias is a myth.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Ed Henry and panel on Obama’s ‘handling’ of the media.
- Rothman: MSNBC’s most outrageous show airs in hard news slot.
- The Soledad train is about to leave the station. Collectors items.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on media bias, Fox haters, and more.
- Greenwald: Just what MSNBC needed…more Obama defenders!
- Factor videos: James Carville and no-spin debut of Herman Cain.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/19/13 00:12
- The Five video: Wrestling with the Tea Party.
- Friday’s numbers: Hannity-Juan Williams-Baier 1-2-3.
- Greta: the press caved. Tucker Carlson caves.
- RIght at home: the newest (MS)NBC contributor.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly reacts to huge viewership for Killing Lincoln.
- A Zucker play: hiring Steve Capus?!? Q&A: Ed Henry (via TVN).
- A tale of two audiences: Schultz vs O’Reilly. The end of cable?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on David Gregory’s lack of curiosity.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/18/13 00:22
- The Five video: The GOP secret weapon? O’Reilly film sets record.
- Video: Whose side is David Gregory on? Another Zucker innovation.
- James Rosen at NU. Julie is back. How CNN sells the news (via TVN).
- Huge exposé of Fox News scandal strangely deleted after publication.
- Marsh: CNN’s cruisarama not all bad news. Tonight: Maddow’s Hubris.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/16/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Cruise control, Mr Bill, and the SotU.
- News Watch video: Media approval for the State of the Union.
- Zurawik: You know who’s like the old Soviet Union? Fox News!
- Chris Wallace moonlights. Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap.
- Fox haters on twitter exact revenge on non-conforming journalist.
- Zucker’s Cruisarama did nothing for his sinking ship. Holmes’s new gig.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/15/13 00:00
- The Five video: Agriculture, diversity, and hating Pilgrims.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- NCAA honors Kilmeade. Video: Tesla vs the NY Times.
- NBCer turns Democrat PR flack…now joins Zucker’s CNN!
- Profile: Harris Faulkner, journalist, humanitarian, and mom.
- Fox News raises Cain. Zurawik: a desperation move?
- Video: Stars of O’Reilly’s Killing Lincoln part one, part two.
- CNN ‘poop ship’ overkill draws scrutiny; video: Joe piles on.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly cross-examines Marc Lamont Hill.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/14/13 00:00
- The Five video: The media have found a new watergate.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly’s big Valentine’s Day announcement.
- Harris Faulkner in Cleveland. Maddow’s 101 tops swig tally.
- Charlie Gasparino on CNBC. FBN launches Tax Flight series.
- ‘The World News Leader’ under Zucker. No Rivera groundswell.
- Imus video: Megapanel debates abortion etc part one, part two.
- Kurtz: It was a civil debate that shed some light on journalism.
- Videos: Howard Kurtz with Bill O’Reilly; O’Reilly with Letterman.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/13/13 00:00
- Fox/CNN top SotU. Tues numbers: Rubio/FNC-O’Reilly-SotU/FNC.
- Quickly, Brown and Fox team up; debuts tonight on Hannity.
- Videos: Judge Napolitano on internet freedom and recess excess.
- Profiles: Harris Faulkner, journalist and more; Andrea Tantaros.
- Imus video: Dierdre and Lis on the SotU, Grammies, and more.
- CNN reports on nonexistent hostages. Byers: Same-o same-o.
- Comcast to allow FNC streaming. Simpatico: New MSNBC contributor.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/12/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap on the ‘drone court’. Weekend numbers.
- CNNer to appear on The O’Reilly Factor to respond to this.
- Tapper takes The Lead. Today’s outrage! Comcast buys out GE.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on N Korea’s nuke test. Fusion is coming.
- State of the Union coverage: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, FBN, BizNets.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/11/13 00:15
- The Five video: Hard times for a SEAL hero.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Bret Baier; Monica Crowley. Tapper EP: from MSNBC.
- Gray: Fox News Latino signals a new Roger Ailes initiative.
- Imus video: Fr Morris on papal news. Cablers head to Rome.
- (MS)NBC goes gaga over guns. Matthews achieves ‘half-true’.
- TNR’s blue-dress profile of Ezra Klein. Liz Claman in Cleveland.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/09/13 00:00
- News Watch video: The drones, the media, and the hypocrisy.
- Reliable Sources videos: Fox (natch!), Menendez, and more.
- The world’s news leader: does global warming cause asteroids?
- Cablers cover snowarama; Geraldo airs live from Central Park.
- Hogue: Tucker settling in? Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
- Video: Kirsten and Carlson examine media hypocrisy over rhetoric.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/08/13 00:20
- The Five video: The truth about cyberloafers. Flashback.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Siegel: My obsession with Megyn Kelly and the Fox blondes.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. Cost of Freedom moved. Cuomo’s CNN debut.
- At large killer sent package to Cooper. CNN hires DC local for am.
- OtR video: Buchanan and McSally on killing US citizens with drones.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/07/13 00:00
- The Five video: Daniel Faulkner, the forgotten victim.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Do drone strikes expose a media double standard?
- Video: Andy Levy talks Red Eye. Killer’s fave cablenewsers.
- O’Reilly to address his (MS)NBC/drone comments tonight: video.
- Another Piers Morgan controversy. Video: Morgan grills Morris.
- Reese’s piece: Too bad inaugurations are only once every four years.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/06/13 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Great Scott: the quick, Brown Fox? Enten: Morris musings.
- Wemple: Big NY Times scoop reported by Fox News in 2011.
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses drones etc. FNC: trusted and not.
- Today’s unlikely Curry rumor. Melissa Harris-Perry at Williams.
- Imus video: Lis Wiehl and Dierdre Imus part one, part two.
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer. Lean Forward: a flip-flop Touré-de-force.
- Burkeman: Could Geraldo’s candidacy possibly be…a PR stunt?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/05/13 00:10
- Dick Morris is out. The Five video: The assassination bureau.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Rothstein: John King survives, but Candy may not be dandy.
- Video: Judge Nap on the DoJ memo and killing US citizens.
- Lizzie O’Leary resurfaces. Q&A: The Rev. Weekend numbers.
- Red Eye Video: Andy Levy ombudses Ray Lewis and more.
- Can CNN’s Man of Action strike sparks? Jake Tapper Reports.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Menendez. Zucker gets Zain.
- Look out Geraldo, another toe in the water? Sleepless in Atlanta.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/04/13 00:00
- Video: Political Insiders on immigration, gun control, and more.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Baier 1-2-3. OtR turns 11.
- Beyonce over Benghazi: Zucker’s imprint is changing CNN.
- Fox & Friends video: Kilmeade’s quest to befriend Alec Baldwin.
- Hot & Not: Cuomo, Carville, Capus, MSNBC’s editing bay, etc.
- It may all be a publicity stunt, but FNC is taking Geraldo seriously.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/02/13 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Hillary, Geraldo, and MSNBC editing.
- Harris: CNN may oust ‘respected journalist’ Soledad O’Brien.
- News Watch video: Another editing controversy at MSNBC.
- Today’s Steve Capus specularama: Joining Zucker at CNN?
- Video: Greg Gutfeld complains about The Five to Andy Levy.
- Flip-flop: MSM now encourage Murdoch to slant FNC coverage.
- CNN wanted to hire Olbermann?! Sunday talkers: preview.
- Profile: Dr Sanjay Gupta. Video: Sanjay w/Conan part one, part two.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/01/13 00:00
- The Five video: Who’s to blame for the chicken wings shortage?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Video: Media coverage of terror in Turkey, and economic news.
- Zurawik: Given all the damage Capus did, he deserved to go.
- Steve Capus out. More. Who will take over? Jon Klein praises FNC.
- F&F videos: Gabrielle Douglas; the Tuohys; Geraldo for Senate?!?
- Imus video: Jake Tapper on joining CNN, and the Hagel hearings.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner, Jedediah Bila. Fox shield standoff continues.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg criticizes ‘repeat offender’ MSNBC.
- Soledad’s future unclear. Flashback: Her first moments of greatness.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/31/13 00:00
- The FIve video: Pink slips for the President’s Jobs Council.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Geraldo Rivera dreams the impossible dream.
- Friedman: Can Zucker bag the big one? Today’s apology.
- Dickson: Is the Soledad train about to leave the station?
- Carville and Matalin speak. What of Roland and Donna?
- Report: John King to be dethroned. Jake Tapper at Marist.
- Imus video: Imogen Lloyd Webber vs McGuirk part one, part two.
- ICN: MSNBC’s modus operandi is now dodge, duck, and obfuscate.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/30/13 00:00
- Lean Forward: MSNBC airs no explanation or apology; more.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Audio: Joe Trippi talks to Kilmeade about the War on Fox.
- Rothstein: Starting Point ‘too ethnic’? Staffers brace for worst.
- ICN: Latest doctored video flap threatens MSNBC’s credibility.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC in a new deceptive editing controversy.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner. January cablenews program ranker.
- Imus video: Laura Ingraham. Super Bowl Q&A: Sandra Smith.
- Zurawik: Under Zucker, CNN is looking like a contender. More.
- Grove: Shock and awe at CNN…and more heads will roll.
- Video: Greta and Hillary Clinton. Shock photo: Andy Levy.
- Unedited Factor video: Bill’s feisty Q&A with Gen Colin Powell.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/29/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Jan numbers: Fox tops. Spin: MS, HLN, CNN. Weekend numbers.
- Lean Forward video: MSNBC obsession with FNC marches on.
- Mandel: Attempts to delegitimize Fox threaten press freedom.
- Goldberg: Liberals should be troubled by a WH War on Fox.
- Powers: How the WH wages its war on Fox News. Counterpoint.
- Daly: The media need more liberals like Kirsten Powers.
- Erickson: Things I learned during my three years at CNN.
- Weprin: Zucker has his hands full resuscitating CNN mornings.
- Red Eye vIdeos: Rowdy amnesty debate part one, part two.
- Carville, Matalin, Bennett leaving CNN; Erickson jumps to Fox.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on Rubio etc part one, part two.
- Chris Cuomo gets Zuckered; Curry contradiction; Whitaker out.
- Rick Kaplan resurfaces. CNBC snub analyzed. Dobbs tops CNBC.
- Factor video: 60 Minutes and Hillary Clinton part one, part two.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/28/13 00:00
- The Five video: Shooting from the lip?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Tucker Carlson on CNN, MSNBC, Olby, and more.
- Greta: What I will do in my 12 minutes with Hillary Clinton.
- Lean Forward: Obama fundraisers target (MS)NBC.
- Today’s Palin specularama: hired by Zucker? Or maybe not?
- Colin Powell enters the no-spin zone. NBC snubs CNBC?
- Video: 60 MInutes Q&A like ‘state-run media’? Foul weather.
- Imus videos: Bill Hemmer; Juan Williams part one, part two.
- Tougher than 60 Minutes? Zoraida ringed. Curry clamp-down.
- Videos: Obama attacks Fox, Trump and Peter Johnson respond.
- Hot & Not: Coop, Curry, Cashin’ In, contracts, CNBC, and more.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/26/13 00:15
- Reliable Sources videos: Palin, polarization, and more.
- Greta: Democrats being pressured to stay off Fox News.
- Broadening the definition of news: CNN’s red carpet show.
- News Watch video: A media inauguration love connection?
- Zucker’s recipe to save CNN: opinion, drama, pizzazz.
- Mediaite: ‘Clash’ of the titles. Sunday talk: preview, recap.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on still-slobbering media.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/25/13 00:00
- The Five video: In Colorado, pot problems proliferate.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Sarah’s out! (via ICN) Analysis. Profile: Charles Gasparino.
- Brawl on CNBC. Liz Claman in Davos. Today’s twitter spat.
- Video: Does the WH press corps fawn over Barack Obama?
- Steven Wright: Not good sports at CNN. Q&A: Jake Tapper.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/24/13 00:00
- The Five video: Race and Bloomberg’s soda pop ban.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Old patterns die hard: CNN ratings crash repeats itself.
- Rachel Nichols joins CNN. Josh Lipton moves to CNBC.
- Eric Bolling to host Cashin’ In. Q&A: Rich Edson, SNL to FBN.
- Videos: Judge Nap on Hillary, major media coverage debated.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Mickey Kaus: Is it time for a new Fox? Greta vs The Daily Caller.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/23/13 00:00
- The Five video: What if Benghazi had happened under Bush?
- Monday’s numbers: Inauguration (CNN)-Blitzer-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Jake Tapper disclosure flap. Q&A: Tamron Hall. Today’s oops.
- Imus video: Blonde on blonde pt one, pt two. Weekend numbers.
- Coop preemptively pushing back against Ann Curry encroachment?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/22/13 00:20
- The Five video: A new trend…the pre-emptive apology.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN to blow the lid off…SeaWorld! CNN hires Erin McPike.
- Video: Was coverage of the inaugural fair and balanced?
- Lizzy O’Leary leaves CNN. More GOP propaganda from Fox!
- Imus videos: Ed Henry on WH snubbing Fox, and Bob Beckel.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg looks at The Second Coming.
- Q&A: Liz Claman, Dennis Kucinich. Maddow makes it up.
- Zucker takes over, Darth Vader returns. CNN tops swearing in.
- Impartial journalists opine on award speech. Bashir battles tumor.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/21/13 00:30
- Al-Jazeera: Too factional for US viewers? Tucker specularama.
- Inauguration morning: CNBC and Bloomberg in reruns; FBN live.
- Piers Morgan’s recipe for ratings: name-calling and 9/11 truthers.
- Today’s exposé: Anderson Cooper, CIA agent! Fox hater ‘humor’.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/19/13 00:35
- Lean Forward: MSNBC can’t stop talking as Biden sworn in.
- Fox News Watch video: Media yawn at gun control theatrics?
- CNN anchor’s bizarre obsession: writes to Barack Obama daily!
- Factor video: Greg Gutfeld and Bernard McGuirk tackle Te’o.
- Fox reporter must reveal sources. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/18/13 00:30
- The Five video: Don’t subsidize your children’s college tuition?
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Whoops! Martin Bashir reports fake PR story as fact.
- Videos: O’Reilly on The View: part one, part two, part three.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan says CNN to be more ‘edgy’, opinionated.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly welcomes the newest FNC contributor.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/17/13 00:10
- The Five video: Will Barack Obama preserve the constitution?
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Jennifer Griffin gives Zero Dark Thirty: two thumbs way down.
- Cable newsers Megyn and Melissa on ‘power list’. Rove re-ups.
- Imus video: Alan Colmes vs Bernard McGuirk part one, part two.
- Biznet, MSNBC inaugurals. CNBC blows the lid off...Spider-Man!
- Video: Piers Morgan with Colbert. Today’s oops; oops part deux.
- Ann Curry can go to CNN…if she sits six months in the penalty box.
- With its cable news in decline, CNN looks to other opportunities.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/16/13 00:15
- The Five video: Something missing from executive actions?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3. Weekly ranker.
- It’s more GOP propaganda from Fox. Haters begin the attacks.
- Special interest group nominates MSNBC, CNN for awards.
- Conspiracy News Network? CNN inauguration Current hanging in.
- Imus video: Lis Wiehl and Deirdre Imus part one, part two.
- Fox News called on just once over the last six Obama pressers.
- ICN: Zucker was right to stick up for Piers. HLN makeup emergency.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/15/13 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox News inauguration coverage. Fox signs Jedediah and Katie.
- VIdeo: Is media coverage of debt ceiling wars truly unbiased?
- Piers punts powwow? Charles in Charge? Weekend numbers.
- Reports: Matt Lauer wants NBC to release Ann Curry to CNN.
- Video: Judge Napolitano responds to attack from the NY Times.
- He’s Mr Popularity! Heather’s best birthday ever? Kurtz konflict?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of Current sale.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/14/13 00:30
- The Five video: School discipline going overboard?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld sees cycles; Harris Faulkner, news junkie.
- Marine Jon Hammar on The Factor tonight. Tamron moonlights.
- Profiles: Charlie Gasparino; Neil Cavuto, from fish fryer to anchor.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on debt ceiling wars. Scoop spats (v ICN).
- Videos: Judge Jeanine on hypocrisy at the Journal News; more.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/12/13 00:25
- Reliable Sources videos: Guns, cable spats, and more.
- News Watch video: Media taking sides on gun control?
- Video: Kevin McCarthy debuts as Fox News contributor.
- Take the Fox News college challenge (via TV Newser).
- Factor video: Hawaii strikes back! Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/11/13 00:12
- The Five video: Quentin Tarantino and movie violence.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Have media been fair in coverage of gun violence?
- FNC signs new nerd contributor. Today’s Fox hater meme.
- Larry disses Piers. CNBC targets clock-watchers. Tech wars.
- Factor video: Glenn Beck on his attempt to buy Current from Gore.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/10/13 00:00
- The Five video: All the President’s men.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court video: Does Bill Maher owe Trump $5 million?
- Piers Morgan, new ratings champ…except for all the others.
- New MoJo PR ploy. Today’s boycott. Rundown turns three.
- Sports not-so-illustrated. Raising America. No-spin shocker!
- Factor video: Geraldo Rivera’s close encounter with Al Gore.
- Imus video: Holder vs McGuirk pt one, pt two. Weekend numbers.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/09/13 00:00
- The Five video: Schools teaching pupils to ‘spread the wealth’?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Red Eye video: Andy Levy ombudses guns, Gore, and more.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Al-Jazeera has a bias, but it’s not what you think.
- Factor video: Is Planned Parenthood violating federal law?
- MSNBC claims Chained to My Ex is journalism. Today’s outrage.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/08/13 00:08
- Current staffers grumble at Al Jazeera confab. Flashback.
- Profile: David Asman on journalism, marriage, and cigars.
- FNC tops coveted Facebook comment metric. FBN exec exits.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum. CNBC unveils revamped Prime.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the press vs right to privacy.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/07/13 00:00
- The Five video: Fiscal cliff buyers’ remorse?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly shot on national tv. Profile: Bret Baier (v/TVN).
- VIdeo: Are the media giving a pass to Dems on spending issues?
- Spitzer splits. Grace and CNN settle. John King’s whereabouts.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly, Hitchcock blond who suffers no fools, gladly.
- Imus video: Jake Tapper talks cliffs. Q&A: Peter Barnes, Phil Griffin.
- Hot & Not: Current TV, CNBC, O’Reilly, CNN, etc. Larry moonlights.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/05/13 00:00
- Videos: Greta on This Week part one, part two; web extra.
- Reliable Sources videos: Clinton, Christie, the cliff, and more.
- Who currently at Current will survive the cut? CNN on storms.
- News Watch video: How well did the press cover Congress?
- Briggs replacement: Tucker Carlson? J$P hears: temporary sub.
- 2012 cable ranker. Reese’s piece: good news…except for CNN.
- Factor video: Father of jailed Marine. Sunday talk: preview, recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/04/13 00:00
- The Five video: Is DC’s problem too much testosterone?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- 2012 cablenews program rankers: Fox News holds top 11 slots.
- Gainor: US media bias trivial compared to overseas outlets.
- Lean Forward: These racial attacks would be a scandal if on Fox.
- Al-Jazeera’s international focus; Zurawik: Purchase is good news.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on US security. From NPR to Fox Latino.
- To dream the impossible dream… Q4 spin: CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/03/13 00:00
- The Five video: Al Gore shirks paying his ‘fair share’.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-McElway-Folbaum 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: CNN NewYears Eve-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- That was quick: Dave Briggs resurfaces. Another O’Reilly movie.
- Another bright idea to save CNN…on Bizarro Planet maybe.
- CNBC: Nothing to see here. Today’s oops. Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Sally Kohn vs Bernard McGuirk part one, part two.
- ICN: Does Al-Jazeera buying CurrentTV spell trouble for CNN?
- HLN makeover: new ‘lifestyle’ series. Q&A: Christiane Amanpour.
- Has a quiet campaign against a CNN contributor proved successful?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on public disinterest in economics.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/02/13 00:00
- The Five video: Hollywood’s love-hate relationship with guns.
- Stelter: Current tv has finally found a buyer…it’s Al-Jazeera!
- Shock: Daily Beast attacks Fox, gets it wrong. More. Update.
- Apparently Ann Curry believes those Curry-to-CNN rumors.
- CNN’s embarrassing debasement tarnishes Cooper as well.
- Imus video: Mike Emanuel explains what happened at the cliff.
- Solin: CNBC, stop the madness! ICN: Wake up! This is rising above?
New Year's Eve Links and Open Thread
12/31/12 00:35
- The Five video: New Year’s resolutions don’t really exist?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-McElway-The Five 1-2-3.
- ICN: Cablenews resolutions. Q&A: Maria Molina, Bill Hemmer.
- F&F videos: Dave Briggs signs off; farewells from after the show.
- Is Sean Hannity the big cablenews loser of 2012? Maybe not…
- The Five video: The fiscal cliff blame game. FBN’s cliff coverage.
- The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, two, three, four, part five.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/29/12 00:50
- Video: Fox & Friends Weekend highlight reel for 2012.
- Reliable Sources videos: Pressing the cliff, 2012 report card.
- Sunday fiscal cliff notes: FNC and The Five, CNBC, MSNBC.
- Fox News Watch video: Grading the media’s 2012 coverage.
- Piers provokes pesky petitioners; more. TJ slumming; more?
- Video: Who wants to go cliff-diving? Sunday talk: HuffPo recap.
- The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, pt two, pt three, part four.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/28/12 00:00
- The Five video: Michael Moore plays the gun control race card.
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-McElway 1-2-3.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-McElway 1-2-3.
- ICN: What’s hot and what’s not, mammoth 2012 roundup.
- Video: Did the FBI suspect Marilyn Monroe was a Communist?
- Zucker eyeing Chris Cuomo? Audio: Stuart Varney zings Piers.
- PR crusade turns routine correction into blue blog cause celebre.
- YTJD: The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, part two, part three.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/27/12 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Jamie Colby-O’Reilly-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: The Five-McElway-F&F Christmas 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Why Greta covered the case of a jailed US marine.
- Politico: Don Lemon’s Newtown reports ‘not journalism’.
- Lean Forward: Cable news host promotes his own anti-NRA rally.
- Spend New Year’s Eve with Megyn…or Kathy Griffin? Flashback.
- Griffin: Chris Matthews is ‘a statesman’! Weekend numbers.
- Zurawik: Exploitative media hot-doggers debase coverage.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld reviews the real scandals of 2012.
- YTJD: The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/26/12 01:15
- The Five video: Do media trash privacy for advocacy?
- Gullible Fox haters fall for an obvious hoax.
- DC police ‘investigating’ Gregory gun stunt? Greta: So silly!
- Shocker: Impartial cable ‘journalists’ take sides on gun control.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura Ingraham-The Five-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- The Five video: Secret Santa surprises. Kiran’s Christmas wish?
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one.
Christmas Eve Links and Open Thread
12/24/12 01:15
- Backstage chaos didn’t foil F&F Christmas special.
- CNN mulls Soledad in primetime: a recipe for failure?
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly (via ICN); Bill Hemmer on Newtown.
- Hot & Not: Gun control, Sherman, Tapper, etc.
- Nothing says Christmas like MSNBC! Fox News; CNN.
- Stan Freberg: Christmas Dragnet.
- Have Gun, Will Travel: The Hanging Cross.
- The Bob Newhart Show: His Busiest Season.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Red Mystery Matter
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/22/12 01:15
- Reliable Sources videos: Tragedies, 2012 gaffes, and more.
- ’Tis the season: FNC contributor promotes MSNBC series.
- News Watch video: Media missing the Benghazi boat?
- Dave Briggs leaving Fox & Friends…for NBC Sports Network?
- Newlywed Erin Burnett’s dress code for staff. Greta: why not?
- Video: Mother of freed marine credits Fox News and O’Reilly.
- The Great Gildersleeve: Why the Chimes Rang.
- The Donna Reed Show: A Very Merry Christmas.
- Grand Central Station: Miracle for Christmas.
- Newhart video: No Room at the Inn. Sunday talkers: preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/21/12 00:12
- The Five video: From one extreme to another?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Three cablenewsers make ’Twelve to Watch’ list (via TVN).
- Pushback: Gabe Sherman blasted as ‘Jayson Blair on steroids’.
- Video: Why don’t media ask questions raised by Benghazi report?
- Like MSNBC, CNBC adds reality shows to schedule.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly reacts to the release of Cpl Hammar.
- Q&A: Shibani Joshi on trending tech gifts. Friday Fox Files.
- ICN: Tapper move a mistake…for ABC. Fake (?) ‘Roger Ailes’ snark.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, pt two, pt three, pt four, part five.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/20/12 00:00
- The Five video: Bill O’Reilly. Greta: Those are not my words!
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Jake Tapper joining CNN as Chief Washington Correspondent.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow, national treasure or a bit dishonest?
- Man sentenced for death threat to O’Reilly. Today’s exposé.
- Video: Life as a junior reporter. Tomorrow’s exposé.
- XM may lose Fox News radio. Special Cavuto cliff coverage.
- Video: O’Reilly turns up the heat on behalf of jailed marine.
- Lou Dobbs lead over CNBC grows. Merry Christmas from FBN!
- Critics eagerly anticipate MSNBC’s latest journalistic triumph.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two, part three, part four.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/19/12 00:00
- The Five video: Time’s Person of the Year shocker.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Failed mental health system deems Asperger’s irrelevant.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on gun policy. New gig for Andrea Tantaros.
- Video: Tom Shillue ombudses Christmas songs, toys, and Time.
- 2012 numbers: FBN gaining on CNBC. Q&A: Melissa Harris-Perry.
- As FNCers push back, controversy swirls over ‘ban’ report.
- Groundbreaking MSNBC series on the way. Winners of 2012?
- YTJD: The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two, part three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/18/12 00:25
- The Five video: This is a time to ponder, not pontificate.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Does media over-coverage encourage copycat killers?
- MacCallum re-ups at Fox News. CNN reporter involved in spat?
- Gun control talk ban not as claimed: Sherman swings and misses.
- Q&A: Soledad, Gerri Willis. MSNBC surge: Fox haters’ wet dream.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg pans shooting coverage, including FNC.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/17/12 00:15
- The Five video: America’s mental health services.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Blitzer 1-2-3.
- Fox not allowing gun control talk…except when they do.
- CNBC loses ‘Wall Street Journal’. A week of cliff-hangers.
- Video: Fox Jr reporter learns a taxing lesson when car is hit.
- Worth the price: More free advice for Jeff Zucker and CNN.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one. CNN’s answer to Gutfeld?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/15/12 00:00
- Reliable Sources video: The media and the massacre.
- Video: Huckabee responds to critics as Geraldo takes his side.
- Changing of the guard? Gretchen on Studio-B while Aly’s on F&F.
- Greta Home and Academy opens in Haiti; a great day.
- Sunday coverage: Baier anchors memorial at 6:00 pm.
- Today’s boycott. Hugged by Don Lemon. Crowley honored.
- Zurawik: What, you expected responsible journalism from MSNBC?
- Saturday special coverage. Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/14/12 00:35
- Video: Special Report panel reflects on the CT school shooting.
- Politico’s Byers posts string of false tweets then refuses to correct.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cablenewsers scramble schedules to cover CT shooting. More.
- Lean Forward: ‘Straight news’ anchor demands more gun-control.
- Video: Andrea Mitchell ‘analysis’ parallels Dems’ talking points?
- CNN considering late-night comedy hour (via ICN)? No wonder.
- NBC News to Ann Curry: No Zucker for you! Lynn Berry to CNN?
- The View videos: Coop, Piers. Buffett vs CNBC. Alan’s hate mail.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly blasts secularists. Paul Baier home resting.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/13/12 00:00
- The Five video: Who should be named ‘person of the year’?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- 2012 numbers: FNC holds top eleven slots. Today’s outrage.
- Source: Ann Curry would bring a ‘breath of fresh air’ to CNN.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on Benghazi, North Korea, and more.
- Profiles: Peter Barnes; Arwa Damon (v/ICN); Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses Bradley Manning, unions, and Santa.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/12/12 00:00
- The Five video: Is Santa a Democrat or a Republican?
- Oy: Clueless HuffPo analysis of a Brian Kilmeade joke.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court video: Hester’s Storage Wars fakery lawsuit.
- AP attack on Bill O’Reilly relies on Media Matters ‘research’.
- Ann Curry to CNN prime? Abad-Santos: It could make sense.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Michigan’s historic labor battle.
- Not just stocks falling on CNBC. O’Donnell on Staten Island.
- Gerri Willis on fiscal cliff ramifications. The bloopers of 2012.
- Studio J gets high-tech upgrade. Video: A Christmas surprise.
- Hannity video: Steven Crowder details how he was assaulted.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/11/12 00:00
- The Five video: CIAgent who tracked UBL denied promotion.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Atkinson: CNN plans could push Piers to later time slot.
- FNC contributor assaulted. Imus re-ups with FBN. Flashback.
- Fox hater brags that he stiffed The Factor. Weekend numbers.
- Weather interns in training. Bondi buzz: bogus. A call to court.
- The Lean Forward stonewall: Tommy Christopher vs Ben Jacobs.
- Imus video: Greg Gutfeld discusses (what else?) The Joy of Hate.
- IBD: Barack Obama’s Pravda. Study: CNN is fair to a ‘tea’.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on RFK’s ‘right-wing media’ meme.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/10/12 00:00
- The Five video: Psy gets a pass.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Wolff: Today’s obligatory bright ideas on how to ‘save CNN’.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC and WH team up to stonewall press.
- Soledad praises Zucker as Zucker prepares to replace her?
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer on the end of the world and more.
- Hot & Not: Ailes, Griffin, Cafferty, Watters, etc. Roger’s Angels?
- Whoops! Gullible Fox haters duped by fake ‘study’ of FNC viewers.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/08/12 00:20
- Reliable Sources videos: Bob Costas, Roger Ailes, and more.
- Greta: Not partisan or showbiz, he is the best interviewer on tv.
- Fox & Friends video: The first-ever freshman Heisman winner.
- News Watch video: Media memes mingle at the fiscal cliff.
- More ideas to ‘save CNN’. Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses Psy, curricula, wiring, and more.
- Sunday: Fly Me to the Moon, preview; Who Is Black in America?
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/07/12 09:55
- The Five video: Killer gets ten years…of church attendance!
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Four FNCers named as influential and stylish DC women.
- Video: Three NY Times journos discuss the future of CNN.
- Politico parrots MMfA distortion, outs Watters contribution.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly with Jay Leno part one, part two.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Adam Carolla. Profile: CNBC’s Jane Wells (via ICN).
- Video: Honor flight takes WWII veterans back to Pearl Harbor.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/06/12 00:40
- The Five video: Why not eliminate homework?
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s ‘straight news’ is anything but.
- Moonves scotches CBS/CNN merger meme. Cafferty exits.
- ICN: Phil Griffin is asking for it. Speaking of asking for it…
- AP profile: Ed Henry. Video: Coop on CBS This Morning.
- Imus video: Bernard and Imogen on Christmas, Wintour, etc.
- Puzzler: What do these Grammy nominees have in common?
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly goes mano-a-mano with Bob Costas.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/05/12 09:33
- The Five video: Teachers enlist truther for class warfare toon.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- McFarland: A ‘silly, off-base firestorm’ from the anti-Fox media.
- Greg Gutfeld book review. Preview: O’Reilly vs Bob Costas.
- Imus video: Father Jonathan talks ‘war on Christmas’ and more.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/04/12 00:18
- The Five video: A hazy shade of Wintour in England?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Sherman: At Fox News, elections have consequences (via ICN).
- Lean Forward: Obama consults with MSNBC hosts on tax policy!
- Dobbs tops CNBC. Weekend numbers. Alexander to NBC WH beat.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Bernard Goldberg sticks up for Bob Costas.
- Is this why Bob Woodward was at FNC so much? WaPo hyperbole.
- Video: Another carefully reasoned, calm and rational Hannity debate.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/03/12 00:00
- Video: Bob Beckel’s Christmas light show.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN names hero(ine). Alisyn Camerota posts intriguing photo.
- Video: Pinkerton vs Colmes on Costas gun control comments.
- Damage control: Shuster does stealth rewrite of original post.
- Oops: David Shuster, boy reporter, lies about Fox News again.
- Fox: Splittsville! CNN to produce Spanish-language programs.
- Greenwald: Will MSNBC continue to be Obama cheerleaders?
- Broadening the definition: a late-night CNN clone of The View?!?
- Zucker’s all that and a bag o’ chips. Hot & Not: Zucker, weather, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/01/12 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: CNN Zuckered, media Rice-a-roni, more.
- Video: Dana Perino reveals what she really thinks of Bob Beckel.
- Brit hacking probe implicates US cable newser…who’s not at Fox!
- News Watch video: Were media complicit in a Rice race-a-roni?
- Brenda Buttner’s close encounter with Hunter S Thompson.
- Sunday: CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute. Sunday talk: HuffPo recap.
- Ross: Another bright idea for saving CNN. Some likelier scenarios.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/30/12 00:00
- The Five video: Who is responsible for student loan debt?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Demo derby: MSNBC wins 25-54 primetime for the week.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC signs Olbermann amigo as contributor.
- VIdeo: Rick Reichmuth goes over a non-fiscal cliff. Q&A: Gutfeld.
- Zucker severs Couric ties. ICN: CNN plans beget ‘abject horror’.
- Zucker talk: tells Kurtz ‘more passion’; speaks of ‘endless potential’.
- Video: A War on Christmas rumpus…Bill O’Reilly vs Lincoln Chaffee.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/29/12 00:00
- The Five video: Celebrities behaving badly.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Reruns of The Mole? Zucker plan: ‘broaden the definition’ of news!
- November program rankers. Q&A: Gerri Willis on the fiscal cliff.
- Imus video: McGuirk vs Imogen Lloyd Webber on Benghazi etc.
- Greta: Bruce Bartlett flatters himself. Huddy’s new hubby?
- Video: Factor debate over religion turns rowdy. Today’s oops.
- Zurawik: Zucker may be just the ticket for CNN. The big question.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/28/12 00:00
- The Five video: New fronts open in a war on Christianity?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- November numbers: FNC holds nine of top ten; CNN; MSNBC.
- Shocker! More claims by Fox hating author turn out to be false.
- Scandal! Author sez Fox banned his book. Oops, author lied.
- Lean Forward: Progressives castigate the ‘atrocity’ of Bashir.
- Video: Ooooh, that’s scaaaary! (via ICN). FNC rules November.
- FBN wins FOIA suit. ICN: Fox was right to nix Ricks tricks.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Shep 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: CNN hires Jeff Zucker! ICN: CNN is dead. Or not?
- Weekend numbers. Video: Greg Gutfeld at the Reagan library.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/27/12 00:00
- The Five video: The amazing technicolor fiscal cliff roadshow.
- Three in a row: Lou Dobbs on FBN beats CNBC for the month.
- Video: TV’s Andy Levy ombudses drones, twitter, and more.
- Boyle: Evolution of female anchor fashions (via TVN). Analysis.
- Thursday’s numbers; Friday’s numbers. Q&A: Adam Housley.
- Video: Bret Baier with Imus on Susan Rice, the fiscal cliff, etc.
- Berr: Why MSNBC won’t ‘catch up’ to Fox. Ricks tricks; more.
- Greta: MSNBC should apologize to John McCain and his daughter.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/26/12 00:22
- The Five video: The financial cliffhanger approaches.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Will the UN assume censorship power over the internet?
- Concha: MSNBC was one of the week’s biggest winners…sort of.
- Video: Angie Harmon (Rizzoli & Isles) remembers Larry Hagman.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/23/12 10:16
- Reliable Sources: Perplexed pundits, Petraeus preoccupation.
- Video: Dana Perino weighs in on the Yoga Pants controversy.
- News Watch video: Mid-East coverage. Sunday talkers.
- Pete Snyder leaves Fox News…after all of three months.
- From Victoria’s Secret model to…CNN! (And then to FNC.)
- Video: Why the final-week surge in pro-Obama news stories?
- An ICN Thanksgiving present: the Bob Beckel hall of shame.
- The Five video: Five reasons to be thankful for Obama’s re-election.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/21/12 00:00
- The Five video: Is the American dream going out of style?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Tucker-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC Doomsday special. Kiran still Chetrylicious? CNN honored.
- Video: Is media coverage of Gaza conflict fair and balanced?
- Calderone: MSNBC leans forward…’progressive’ or pro-Obama?
- Beckel set to address controversial comments on today’s Five.
- Greta to Obama administration: Grow up! Stop punishing Fox.
- Audio: Paul Mecurio talks race and politics with Brian Kilmeade.
- WaPo’s Wemple: Feeble O’Reilly defense of ‘vile’ comments.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media fairness to Israel. Related.
- Chances are you won’t read this on Fox hater sites. Flashback.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/20/12 00:47
- The Five video: The L.A. Press Club honors a visionary.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bream 1-2-3.
- (MS)NBC journo blames Israel and US for Gaza. Weekend numbers.
- Videos: Beckel has a Twinkie shake, vanishes, and isn’t back yet.
- Mitchell: Shameful ignoring of Gaza is MSNBC’s disgrace. More.
- Video: O’Reilly rips the Washington Post…a ‘disgrace to journalism!’
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/19/12 00:31
- The Five videos: All about wordophobia, and Twinkie redux.
- MSNBC host withheld Obama criticism to help re-election.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld Factor-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- New Pew: MSNBC…0% pro Romney, 0% critical of Obama.
- Cohen: The genius of Red Eye and the rise of Greg Gutfeld.
- Mystery blogger named to prestigious though pointless list.
- Video: Jesse Jackson et al at Ailes Apprentice ceremony.
- Hot & Not: Ailes, Big Ed, Ezra etc. Contract time for Megyn.
- Video: Bomb strikes near Coop; CNN retracts injury fakery.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/17/12 00:50
- Major Garrett resurfaces…but not at Fox. Flashback.
- Reliable Sources videos: Petraeus, Benghazi, and more.
- Today’s example of...Who is the real news channel?
- News Watch video: Benghazi coverage...spin or facts?
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses Benghazi, Twinkies, and more.
- Sunday: Fox Files special. Sunday talk: tip sheet, HP recap.
- Video: Chris Matthews with Jay Leno part one, part two.
- Romenesko: Why did Ailes talk to tvnewser? Olby resurfaces.
- Lean Forward: Obama meets with MSNBC host for fiscal advice.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/16/12 00:27
- The Five video: Is this the end of an American icon?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Report: CNN aired faked footage of Palestinian ‘injuries’.
- Greg Gutfeld hosting tonight’s Factor. Pink slips at CNBC.
- Ailes election-night key: transparency. Q&A: Ailes, Kernan.
- Video: Judge Nap w/Jon Stewart part one, part two, part three.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC hires impartial journalist from…HuffPo!
- Ex Dick Clark exec emerges as leading candidate to run CNN.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/15/12 00:15
- The Five video: Obama defends Ambassador…but it’s not Stevens.
- Simpson-Bowles segment torpedoed, leaving empty chairs.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Swells gather for Ailes Apprentice commencement ceremony.
- Video: Leland Vittert takes cover as rocket strikes hit Israel.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld explains The Joy of Hate to Imus. Q&A: Greg.
- The Five’s seven-second delay saves the day. MSNBC promotions.
- Gullible Fox haters fall for hoax Rahm Emanuel/Sean Hannity story.
- Video: Facebook removes photo of Arab woman without head scarf.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/14/12 01:25
- The Five video: Competition beats secession.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Video: Kirsten sees confusion in Obama’s Susan Rice comments.
- Echo chamber: Political Wire parrots false Ellen Brodsky smear.
- Imus video: ‘Blonde on Blonde’ examines the Petraeus puzzle.
- Big Ed blasts Stelter but Politico sources say Ed may be replaced.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/13/12 00:40
- The Five video: Fordham, Coulter, tolerance, and Greg’s book.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- MSNBC streak ends, loses to FNC prime & total day, all demos.
- Video: Is the FBI running amok? Weekend numbers.
- Adam’s a new Dad! Julie’s a new Mom! Sara Ganim to CNN.
- Video: Mike Huckabee with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on implications of the Petraeus scandal.
- Somerby: Maddow, master of biased BS and fabricated ‘facts’.
- VIdeos: Greg Gutfeld and Melissa Francis on their new books.
- Videos: Bernard Goldberg and Catherine Herridge on Petraeus.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/12/12 00:00
- The Five video: Food police should go after carbs, not meat.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: The Judge asks why the FBI was reading private emails.
- Video: Pinkerton vs Colmes on media coverage of Petraeus etc.
- Q&A: Janice Dean. Kurtz: Megyn Kelly; analysis. Marciano: out.
- Video: Vince Flynn with Imus on Petraeus etc part one, part two.
- Blue on blue: MSNBC is propagandizing for a phony ‘fiscal cliff’.
- Videos: Dana Perino and Peter Johnson on the Petraeus puzzle.
- Hot & Not: Karl Rove, Chris Matthews, The Donald, etc.
- NYT’s Carr: News trumps partisanship at Fox…for one night!
- NYT’s Stelter: MSNBC gaining, may dump Ed for Ezra. Analysis.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/10/12 00:22
- Reliable Sources videos: Chris Matthews, David Petraeaus.
- Greta smacks down Fox hater. Full video: part one, part two.
- News Watch videos: Media on election night and next four years.
- Videos: Anderson Cooper with Letterman; The real James Bond.
- Steve Capus for CNN Prez? ICN: That won’t solve their problems.
- Swells swarm Melissa Francis bash. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/09/12 00:25
- The Five video: Election emotions still running high.
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Two in a row: MSNBC tops cablenews 25-54 Thursday.
- Chris Wallace defends Rove rant, but his boss may not agree.
- Sour Lemon: CNN anchor gets snippy over snub by Jonah Hill.
- Videos: Judge Pirro on Benghazi; Rachel Maddow with Colbert.
- Malone: Megyn Kelly, the ‘star’ anchor who can ‘save’ Fox News.
- Trump strikes again, wants petition drive to fire Chris Matthews!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/08/12 00:25
- The Five video: Should the President issue a pardon?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret-The5 1-2-3-4.
- Obama bump? MSNBC tops FNC in Wednesday 25-54.
- Election night numbers at biz nets: a split decision.
- Trippi makes it clear. Beauty secrets of the Fox News women.
- ICN: CNN was for excess punditry before it was against it.
- Imus video: Sally Kohn vs Bernard McGuirk on the election.
- Joe welches (sort of) on a bet. Inside the MSNBC bubble.
- Chris Matthews takes it back. Pollowitz: Get rid of this hack.
- Who is ‘bereft of decency, devoid of soul, a disgusting twit’?
- Video: Bill O’Reilly explains what happened on election day.
- Election night short on suspense. Profile: Lawrence O’Donnell.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/07/12 00:45
- The Five video: Did the mainstream media help to elect Obama?
- Video: Sandy crack one of ‘a long list of foolish’ Matthews remarks.
- Lean Forward video: Chris Matthews is ‘so glad we had that storm’.
- Election coverage numbers: CNN edges FNC, FNC tops primetime.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro, Melissa Harris-Perry. Fox News tops all cable.
- Video: Martha MacCallum talks exit polls and more with Don Imus.
- Zurawik: Election night Maddow and MSNBC delivered propaganda.
- Video: Rove vs Decision Desk part one, part two, part three. More.
- Wemple: Rove exemplifies a great Fox News strength…on-air dissent.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/06/12 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly (5M!)-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Ed Henry on Fox haters who actually don’t watch Fox.
- Video: The Judge on election legal tangles. Weekend numbers.
- Peters: NBC Newsers try to distance themselves from MSNBC.
- Imus videos: Adventures in voting; problematic pundit predictions.
- Greta: Clearly Obama admin is punishing Fox for Benghazi reporting.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis on Florida’s vote; Charles Gasparino on twitter.
- Election coverage: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, FBN, CNBC, Bloomberg.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/05/12 00:35
- The Five video: The people must protect the future.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Pinkerton and Colmes debate media partisanship.
- Wolff: Who would want to buy Current TV?
- Profile: Shannon Bream’s therapy through fly-fishing.
- VIdeo: Juan Williams with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Q&A: Bret Baier previews election. Five co-host in Playboy.
- No joke: MoJo to air from SNL studio; Joe & Mika pontificate.
- Neil Cavuto on his battle against MS and election-year parenting.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/03/12 00:08
- Video: Negative campaign could impact second Obama term.
- Reliable Sources videos: MSNBC, campaign coverage, more.
- Behind the scenes at Fox News and FBN: Election night prep.
- WaPo: FNC breaks news but they’re scurrilous. Greta: Pathetic.
- News Watch video: The media storm over the monster storm.
- October program ranker: Fox News holds nine of top ten slots.
- Arthel Neville argues with Bill O’Reilly, then sticks up for him.
- Profile: Bret Baier, less than met the eye. Q&A: Neil Cavuto.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg says MSNBC is not a news channel.
- The Five video: Should Romney have skipped campaign fluff?
- Saturday: Weekday crew anchors Fox & Friends; Live Cost of Freedom; special Huckabee, Geraldo; MSNBC schedule; CNN schedule.
- Sunday: FNC special schedule; CNN schedule; MSNBC schedule. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Election night coverage: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, FBN, CNBC.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/02/12 00:59
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4M)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Justo y Equilibrado: Sanchez anchors returns on Fox News Latino.
- WaPo’s Wemple attempts a pseudo-apology to Janice Dean.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly, from the courtroom to the anchor desk.
- ICN: MSNBC election night plans reveal a curious discrepancy.
- Video: Ed Henry previews the election w/Imus part one, part two.
- Q&A and profile: Shannon Bream. Larry unimpressed with Piers.
- Video: Geraldo Rivera calls Eric Bolling a liar over Benghazi.
- New Pew: Positive about the negative…MSNBC worse than Fox.
- Greta: Why are the press suddenly being fed info by the CIA?
- ICN: Changes at NBC leave Tamron Hall on a fast track to nowhere.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/01/12 00:33
- The Five video: Do we have too many sources for news?
- Cable beats broadcast: O’Reilly’s 4.5M tops NBC 30 Rock!
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly(4.5M)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- October: FNC tops all cable. October spin: CNN, MSNBC.
- Video: Are the media still engaged in a Benghazi blackout?
- Lou Dobbs hits highest ratings since Fox Business launch.
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses Twitter, celebrity videos, and more.
- Speculation central delivers again. Today’s (2005) scandal.
- HuffPo Q&A w/ Ali Velshi on CNN storm coverage ignores this!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/31/12 00:35
- The Five video: Does Frisco suffer from Nobamaphobia?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- ‘Lean Forward’ indeed; more. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan on O’Reilly, Murdoch, Maddow, and more.
- CNN flubs: ‘understandable’, sez CNN’s Kurtz…on CNN! (via TVN)
- Video: Neil Cavuto w/Imus on Sandy and more part one, part two.
- Ignatius: Fox News’s Benghazi questions deserve to be answered.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg doubts O’Reilly’s offer will be accepted.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/30/12 00:00
- The Five video: The NY Times makes an endorsement.
- Monday’s numbers: Shep-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Jonathan Hunt reports from ravaged Long Island.
- Fox haters erupt…at Rob Lowe!? Today’s Soledad profile.
- CNN, TWC drown the stock exchange; more. Another oops.
- CNN’s Peter Hamby…a tweet too far? Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/29/12 00:00
- The Five video: Crooning kids for Obama, cute or creepy?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Campaign Insiders preview of next week’s election.
- Coop regroup didn’t recoup from droop: talkshow goes poop.
- Soledad O’Brien: Crusading journalist or self-serving hack?
- FNC scraps O’Reilly, sets evening/overnight storm coverage.
- Storm: CNN/HLN; MSNBC: no primetime changes; biznets.
- Fox News contributor gets a glowing profile in the NY Times.
- HuffPo: How The Storm affects MSNBCCNN election coverage.
- Salon finds something else that they can blame on Fox News!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/27/12 00:00
- FNC storm watch: Geraldo at 8pm; expanded Fox & Friends First.
- Reliable Sources videos: O on MTV, trivial pursuits, and more.
- Video: Judge Pirro with the family of murdered SEAL Ty Woods.
- Bill Hemmer (of CNN?!?): Live from Mount Adams.
- News Watch video: What took the media so long with Benghazi?
- Costello quotes curse…verbatim. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
- Lean Forward: Impartial MSNBC journalist tells viewers how to vote!
- Specials: SR Investigates: Benghazi—New Revelations; The World According to Lance Armstrong; The Journey of Ann Romney.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/26/12 00:20
- The Five video: Obama ad talks about ‘your first time’.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Charles Payne’s emotional account of his wife’s surgery.
- Cablenewsers (save one) announce storm coverage plans.
- Video: Moving Megyn Kelly interview with murdered SEAL’s dad.
- The Fox & Friends First flock of co-hosts is now just four.
- Bill O’Reilly sees Lincoln. Hyatt’s had enough, is selling Current.
- Lean Forward: Obama to talk with Smerconish and Morning Joe.
- ABC News baffled that Fox News allows differing points of view.
- Sherman unmasks FNC’s master of scariness…um, Peter F Johnson.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/25/12 00:10
- The Five video: Is Weinstein Obama’s Hollywood helper?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s Benghazi blackout continues.
- Video: Hillary’s Benghazi promise: we’ll arrest…video maker!
- DePaolo: How Joe Trippi found happiness at Fox News.
- Krystal is having a Ball. CNN manning up in swing states.
- Halloween Resurrection? Ex-’journalist’ wants another show!
- Red Eye video: Andy ombudses Trump, NatGeo, and more.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly vs David Letterman; Greta cross-examines Donald Trump; Rachel Maddow schmoozes with Wendy Williams.
- ITV’s Keir Simmons to (MS)NBC. Big Ed does some GOTV.
- CNN gets cold feet over hormones, stays mum regarding Piers.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/24/12 00:00
- The Five video: Barack Obama for President of the World?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: At MSNBC it’s ‘Benghazi emails? What emails?’
- Weprin: Donald Trump and the (pretend?) outrage at MSNBC.
- Video: Erin Burnett with Conan O’Brien part one, part two.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. Video: Maddow w/Letterman part one, part two.
- Melissa Francis: Live from Dana Point. Wemple: Fox News vs AP.
- MoJo in Boca Raton: behind the scenes. Piers problems proliferate.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/23/12 00:08
- The Five video: Barack Obama’s four-year plan.
- Monday’s numbers: Debate/FNC-Greta-Debate/CNN 1-2-3.
- Video: What journalists do progressives trust the most?
- FNC tops all other cable nets, debate has highest ratings ever.
- Video: Luntz focus group part one, part two. Q&A: Cavuto.
- O’Reilly videos: This Morning; Fox&Friends; Imus pt one, pt two.
- Matthews: I could have been a star of the Democratic party!
- Video: Jenna Lee is ‘one tough mudder’. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/22/12 01:00
- The Five video: The 107 counties that could decide the election.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Special Report Invest 1-2-3.
- Video: Pinkerton and Colmes assess Bob Schieffer’s debate role.
- Debate coverage: FNC, CNN. Video: O’Reilly et al on helium.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs. Profiles: Soledad (via TVN); Melissa Francis.
- Video: Lori Rothman with Imus on her career and tonight’s debate.
- Greta: If the President can go from Letterman to Jay Leno...
- The Five video: Why the oddly-timed leak about talks with Iran?
- Hiltbrand: Fox News mightier…and mellower? Advice for Heather.
- Wrong, in many ways. Morning Joe misogyny: almost as bad as Fox!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/20/12 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Candy Crowley, Roger Ailes, and more.
- Nightline co-anchor exposes self as Fox hater. Greta on This Week.
- News Watch videos: Schieffer preview; media miss warning signs?
- Bercovici: Murdoch needs Ailes. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
- Spencer: Howard Beale, meet Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Lean Forward: Laughable MSNBC whips up rhetorical fury over piffle.
- Sunday specials: GPS: Powering America; The Five: Debate Preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/19/12 00:22
- The Five video: Ban talking politics in the workplace?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Powers and Miller rate Crowley’s impact on next debate.
- Kurtz: Fox signs Roger Ailes to new 4-year contract. Flashback.
- Video: Mike Baker tells Don Imus what the CIA knew and when.
- Q&A: Brit Hume. Alex honored. Fox haters diversify, target Piers.
- Video: What do Columbus, Bill Clinton, and Elvis have in common?
- Preview, Special Report Investigates: Death and Deceit in Benghazi.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/18/12 00:00
- The Five video: Hollywood starlets team up to attack Romney.
- Wed The Five #1 on all cable (incl USA, TNT, etc) at 5:00 pm!
- Cable beats broadcast: Wednesday O’Reilly tops NBC comedies.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Videos: Simon R flounders in Libya debate part one, part two.
- And they said it wouldn’t last. Eminent journalist jumps to FNC.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs, Cavuto. Access Hollywood: Andrea Mitchell.
- CNN strikes again: Soledad spins spurious survey out of thin air.
- Candy Crowley on The View. Video: Crowley’s contradiction.
- Goodman: Debate’s biggest loser…Candy Crowley’s reputation.
- HuffPo ‘addiction expert’ pretends to read Scarborough’s mind.
- Video: Bob Beckel attacks honesty of FNC colleague Frank Luntz.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/17/12 00:45
- The Five video: The media crown the winner of the debate?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Debate (FNC)-Greta-Debate (CNN) 1-2-3.
- Déjà vu all over again: FNC debate tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Video: Megyn Kelly panel turns rowdy debating Candy Crowley.
- Zurawik: Crowley against fact-checking before she was for it!
- Video: Carlson vs Colmes on Crowley’s activist ‘moderation’.
- Video: Glenn Beck w/Imus on the debate etc part one, part two.
- Video: Luntz apologizes for group language. Q&A: Harris-Perry.
- VIdeos: Luntz focus group speaks: part one, part two, part three.
- Candy not dandy: Interjects false fact-check, tainting evaluations.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/16/12 00:00
- The Five video: Feds spent $325,000 on a robot squirrel.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- FNC veepbate #3 program on all cable. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Stuart Varney, Chris Matthews, Crowley.
- CNBC can’t keep its story straight? Inclement weather.
- Word games turn catty? Cablenewsers upstage Stewart.
- MSNBC makeover not so extreme. Yesterday’s oops.
- Debate coverage: FNC, CNN. Profile: Crowley feels the heat.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the key unanswered Benghazi question.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/15/12 00:02
- The Five video: Previewing the Great Debate part deux.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Video: Pinkerton vs Colmes on Crowley vs the debate rules.
- Greta: It makes me wish that Crowley ask all the questions!
- Controversy swirls around Candy Crowley debate role.
- MSNBC’s extreme makeover, web edition: unimpressive.
- Video: Geraldo tells Imus Libya has ‘stench of Watergate’.
- Hot & Not: Debate, Geist, MoJo, etc. ICN: Ed’s being sarcastic.
- Wolff: Can a change at the top save CNN? Robertson honored.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/13/12 00:15
- Reliable Sources videos: Big Bird, blustering Biden, and more.
- Lean Forward: Biden’s debate coach…Ed Schultz?! (h/t RadioEQ)
- Video: Libya murder victim’s mother outraged at ongoing coverup.
- Fox News Watch video: Veepbate post-mortem. More.
- State Dept perturbed to see FNC at presser? Sunday talk: HP recap.
- Behind the scenes: The veepbate from inside CNN’s control room.
- Specials: Countdown to Catastrophe; Voters in America: Who Counts?
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/12/12 00:06
- The Five video: Dana Perino loses her temper with Bob Beckel.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate(FNC)-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Racists smear Tamera Mowry for marrying white FNC reporter!
- Video: Powers and Miller on the media’s Benghazi blackout.
- Déjà Vu: FNC debate coverage tops cable and broadcast.
- Elizabeth Prann’s husband goes up against Alex Rodriguez.
- ICN: MSNBC ‘not a news network any more’. San Fran rumor.
- ICN: Zucker running CNN…worst idea ever? Q&A: Candy Crowley.
- Videos: Luntz focus group on the veepbate part one, part two.
- Video: Huck’s debate reax and more w/Imus part one, part two.
- Videos: Debate reax from Hume, Krauthammer, Trippi, Wallace.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Sarah Palin almost uses Beckelesque language.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/11/12 00:00
- The Five video: Is the Prez race basically unchanged?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Videos: Megyn’s Adventures in Air Travel pt one, pt two.
- MSNBCer named to utterly non-demeaning Esquire list.
- Video: Sarah Palin on how to debate Joe Biden.
- Dateline: Danville…the (media) circus is in town.
- Q&A: Cavuto, Dobbs. HLN adds reruns to schedule.
- Rothman: MSNBC ‘straight news’ hours...aren’t.
- Somerby: MSNBC buffoons are ‘acting like Fox!’
- Way too much Joe and Mika? Profile: Willie Geist.
- Debate: Fox News, FBN, CNN, CNBC. Video: Maddow on Ellen.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/10/12 00:10
- The Five video: Should Romney campaign on Nickelodeon?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Lean Forward: Impartial journalist debates GOP spox! Video.
- Rothman: The Cycle will ‘shape the future of cable news’.
- A split of opinion on split screens. Q&A: Candy Crowley.
- CNN contributor: Fox News ‘only network’ reporting key stories.
- Video: Ed Henry with Imus on the burgeoning Benghazi scandal.
- Video: State Dept excludes Fox News from Benghazi briefing.
- Speculation: Geist replacement on Way Too Early…Kiran Chetry?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/09/12 00:20
- The Five video: Will Joe Biden ride to the rescue?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on The View. Weekend numbers.
- VIdeo: Chuck Todd rips Rasmussen, Scott R responds.
- Video: Kiran Chetry resurfaces. Juliet having a Good Day.
- Videos: Mike Emanuel and Laura Ingraham with Don Imus.
- Chris Wallace at the University of Maryland. Alan’s hate mail.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/08/12 00:04
- The Five video: Cracks in the media’s Benghazi blackout?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3. Another Olby oops.
- Profile: Ed Henry on social media; Tucker Carlson, provocateur.
- Lean Forward: Was Joe against Jim Lehrer before he was for him?
- Video: Lehrer and Imus talk debates and more part one, part two.
- Hot & Not: Debate, FNC, Matthews. CNN’s doc: they didn’t build it.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell featured in Obama ad. More.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/06/12 00:15
- Reliable Sources videos: The debate, Lehrer, the rumble.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on This Week with Stephanopoulos.
- Good-natured ‘Rumble’ a fun, unconventional debate.
- News Watch videos: Post-debate spin, Libya aftermath.
- Profile: Thomas Roberts. Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
- Sunday: Behind Obama’s Green Agenda; Courting Their Vote.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/05/12 00:00
- The Five video: New UBL movie airs just before election.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly interviews author Douglas Brunt.
- Ellison: Vanity Fair profiles ‘Blood, Sweat, and Piers’.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Jon Stewart. Q&A: ‘mean girl’ Soledad.
- HuffPo targets Drudge, cites tweet from ‘Fox News fanatic’.
- Somerby: MSNBC chaos as Maddow et al get basic facts wrong.
- Julie B’s deluxe apartment in the sky. Hispanic Heritage month.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/04/12 00:15
- The Five video: Civilian trial by jury for Usama Bin Laden?
- Wednesday’s numbers: Debate(FNC)-Greta-Debate(CNN) 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court video: Does Zimmerman have a case against NBC?
- Debate numbers: FNC tops cable, broadcast, sets new record!
- Video: Juan Williams and Imus debate the debate pt one, pt two.
- Greta: Stop blaming Lehrer! Q&A: Ed Henry; Liz Claman in Ohio.
- Matthews to Obama: Watch more MSNBC to get your talking points!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/03/12 00:02
- The Five video: Was there a lie in the 2007 tape?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Newest FNC contributor makes on-air debut. Flashback.
- Phil Griffin: I want to steal Shepard Smith from Fox News!
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Bill O’Reilly, John Avlon, Lou drubs CNBC.
- Reese’s piece: September cable news ratings predict election?
- Somerby: Maddow’s weasel words, Harris-Perry’s bafflegab.
- Video: Mike Baker and Don Imus looking for clarity in Libya.
- Q3 numbers: Fox tops; program ranker. Spin: MSNBC, CNN, HLN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/02/12 00:18
- The Five video: Media enablers bury Benghazi.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Surprise! Shuster report of firing turns out to be false.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC promos suddenly inoperative?
- Scarborough defense uses altered clip. Q&A: O’Reilly.
- Debate coverage: Fox News, CNN, FBN, MSNBC.
- Liz Claman spotlights Cleveland. Weekend numbers.
- Videos: O’Reilly and Ingraham on F&F part one, part two.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly on Today, and on Imus in the Morning.
- Fox Hater cartoons quietly vanish, new online editor: Wolffe.
- VIdeo: Bernard Goldberg on whether or not polls are rigged.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/01/12 00:29
- The Five video: Damon’s fracked-up film. Dobbs tops CNBC.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Video: Megyn’s run. Today’s oops: Soledad spoke too soon?
- MoJo cites Cheetos and conspiracies to defend false captions.
- Unreliable source: FNC producer fired over car-chase suicide.
- Graves: Fox shouldn’t apologize. Pollowitz: Apology was bogus.
- Hot & Not: Geist, MSNBC, Lawrence O’Donnell, car chases, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/29/12 00:40
- Reliable Sources videos: car chases, ripping Ryan, and more.
- VIdeo: Barack Obama continues to duck Chris Wallace.
- News Watch videos: Obama at the UN, a passion for polling.
- Video: Clayton Morris wins funniest reporter competition.
- RCP strawwomen? Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap.
- Charles Gasparino vs John Thain: the battle escalates.
- Alan still gets hate mail. Wedding bells for Thomas Roberts.
- Ignoring eyewitnesses, Scarborough doubles down on chant video.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/28/12 00:00
- The Five video: Why are celebs silent on free speech violation?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- NY Times jumps on FNC car chase. FNC: ‘Severe human error’.
- Ex-Merrill-Lyncher reacts poorly to latest Gasparino scoops.
- Who are the missing women? NBCNews.com trashes Fox News!
- FNC’s Clayton Morris wins prestigious city-wide competition.
- ICN: O’Donnell should apologize where false story occurred: on air.
- Did MSNBC distort Romney clip with false captions? Apparently, yes!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/27/12 00:40
- The Five video: What the frack are they talking about?
- O’Donnell’s smear: He don’t do no stinkin’ retractions!
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- New Pew: The changing news landscape’s effect on tv.
- Q&A: Bret Baier on politics, journalism, family, and more.
- Candy Crowley at DePauw. Q&A: Alan Colmes. Ainsley’s shower.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/26/12 00:05
- Christopher’s claims about MSNBC programs: ‘faux fantasy’?
- The Five video: Can we trust the mainstream media?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Evans’s Me and My Heroes: Jennifer Griffin. Greta places.
- Adam Carolla audio [R-rated]: Why I look so bad on The Factor.
- Whoops! MSNBC’s O’Donnell reports satirical piece as fact! More.
- Video: The Judge rules on Elizabeth Warren’s license to practice.
- Reese’s piece: New boss last chance to salvage CNN’s reputation.
- Video: Sununu vs Trippi…another calm, reasoned Hannity debate.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/25/12 00:27
- The Five video: The critical 2012 impact of Miley Cyrus.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Rick Sanchez resurfaces…and he’s working for Fox!
- Kiran Chetry: not resurfacing yet, but stirring speculation.
- CNN ‘Exclusive!’ ‘Breaking News!’: Less than meets the eye.
- Q&A: Alan Colmes. Who will run CNN? Style vs substance.
- Byers: State’s ‘thin skinned’ attack on CNN. Weekend numbers.
- Controversy swirls over CNN treatment of ambassador’s diary.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg critiques Ted Koppel cable comments.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/24/12 00:01
- The Five video: Was public deliberately misled on Libya attack?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Today’s oops.
- Weekly demo: Maddow over Hannity, FNC tops primetime.
- Kelly’s Court video: State Dept trying to pressure journalists?
- Video: CNN pilfers victim’s diary...exploitation or journalism?
- Kurtz, Greenwald et al defend CNN plundering Stevens journal.
- HLN launching Politan weekday hour. The ‘problem’ with Joe?
- VIdeo: ABC’s Jake Tapper talks with Don Imus. Geist to Today.
- Sigh: ‘Unbiased’ CNN remains ‘unloved’. ‘Happy Birthday to Carl...’
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/22/12 00:15
- Reliable Sources videos: Hidden cameras, CNN, and more.
- News Watch video: Some leaked videos spur headlines.
- CNN oddly secretive about Amb Stevens journal. More.
- Sunday talkers: preview, guests, HuffPo recap. Q&A: Maddow.
- Sunday: Putting America to Work; Education Nation. Joe turns five.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/21/12 00:05
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Fox News Watch, Journal Editorial Report expand.
- Video: S.E. Cupp loses her patience with fellow Cyclists.
- Q&A: Maria Molina, Alex Wagner, Melissa Francis, Touré & Ball.
- VIdeo: Juan Williams with Imus on O’Reilly, Libya, and more.
- Greta: Koppel delusional to say network anchors aren’t biased.
- Videos: Ted Koppel with Bill O’Reilly, O’Reilly with Ted Koppel.
- Surprise! NY Times exults over MSNBC blip that’s already gone.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/20/12 00:09
- The Five video: Celebrities wage write-on Obama campaign.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Don’t blame QE3: News Corp to raise carriage fees for FNC.
- Drool cup alert: part one of the Christopher/Maddow interview.
- When Fox Business reports...CNBC plays catch-up.
- Production begins on Sanjay Gupta drama. CNN’s heroes.
- Israeli cable cuts the cord and drops ‘world news leader’ CNN.
- Video: Joe S with Leno part one, part two. Kelsey stiffs Piers.
- Lean Forward: Morning Joe gives daily spot to...Huffington Post!
- Q&A: The ‘probing’ Neil Cavuto; Melissa Francis. Today’s oops.
- Video: Classy Hannity likens Dem guest to ‘brain-dead zombie’.
- Richard Lui on ‘the new Jews’: Asians. Q&A: Alex Wagner, Touré.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/19/12 00:06
- The Five video: Are the media abdicating their responsibilities?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. MS demo strong.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC aired Obama clip before they didn’t!
- Red Eye video: Andy Levy ombudses the Romney video.
- Roeper: The real punk in the Fox & Friends prank. Ainsley update.
- Video: Did Olbermann send this email to F&F? Melissa in Houston.
- Q&A: Soledad, Tamron Hall, MSNBC ‘crack talent’. Profile: The Rev.
- Paging Maddow: Another MSNBC contributor raising money for Dems.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/18/12 00:23
- The Five video: A top ten list for Obama’s Letterman gig.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Videos: Tucker on DoJ/Media Matters, Judge Nap on legality.
- Shocker! DoJ and Media Matters join forces against Fox News.
- Melissa Francis previews special Money. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly announces his debate with Jon Stewart.
- Fun with Perverts: Rib-tickling hoax is under investigation at FNC.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/17/12 00:15
- The Five videos: Abandoning free speech, 1 More Thing’.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Lean Forward: Tamron Hall says Al Sharpton smells great!
- Video: The Judge doesn’t like the govt chilling free speech.
- FBN: The Judge likes the new graphics. Hamby’s excuse.
- Splitsville: News Corp separates movie and television depts.
- Video: Are the media playing cover-up for Mideast muddle?
- Photo flap: ‘dominant’ Joe next to ancillary ‘sex object’ Mika.
- Bret Baier in Newton. Shannon Bream: Liberty belle. Awkward.
- Rematch Tuesday, then on stage. Q&A: Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Hot & Not: FBN, Gretchen, Phil Griffin, Thomas Roberts, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/16/12 01:30
- News Watch video: Biased coverage of embassy attacks?
- Reliable Sources videos: Movie muddle, media blame game.
- The ‘best political team on tv’ soliciting Obama contributions!?
- Sunday talkers: preview, guest list, HuffPo recap.
- Greta a finalist in distinguished journalistic competition.
- FBN’s graphics overhaul and social media. Cnbc.com slippage.
- Saturday: Journal Editorial and News Watch air for one hour each.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/14/12 00:02
- The Five video: Fighting fire with fire?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: The Tamara/Michelle flap gets referenced on Red Eye.
- Q&A: Cavuto, Liz McDonald. VIdeo: Chris Wallace vs Gretchen.
- Poling: Media fell short commemorating 9/11. Dana hearts Jasper.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/13/12 00:05
- The Five video: The fruits of the ‘Arab Spring’.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4M+)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Wemple: ‘Please kill Fox & Friends’. Video: An F&F flashback.
- Update: The MSNBC apology tour. Uh-oh, apology imminent?
- Video: Were Romney reporters collaborating, or colluding?
- Whoda thunk it? Tom Hanks collaborating with... Bill O’Reilly!
- Another try at selective cherry-picking of FNC gets busted.
- Video: How Roger Ailes coordinated moon landing coverage.
- Joe backpedals on Prez project. CNN’s Sidner to Jerusalem.
- FBN plans 16x9 graphics revamp: no sidebar, enhanced ticker.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC spent half a day ignoring embassy attacks.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/12/12 00:01
- The Five video: They don’t need a movie to hate America.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Somerby: Why Mika and MSNBC are gender throwbacks.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s Phil Griffin caught lying about Fox!?
- People mag profile: Megyn Kelly part one, part two [pdfs].
- Video: Larry King resurfaces...on Fox! Claman’s three days.
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer re twitter; Phil Griffin. F&F clarification.
- Speculation: Gretchen could be replaced...by Kiran Chetry?
- ICN to MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts: You’re deluding yourself.
- Olby holed up reliving ancient feuds. Revealed: Faux News!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/11/12 00:35
- Video: Rare clip of Fox & Friends learning of 9/11 attacks while off the air in a commercial break.
- The Five video: Lessons from the Chicago teachers’ strike.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox News tops for week of DNC. Weekend numbers.
- Mayo: Today’s Fox News 9/11 coverage ‘the best of all’.
- Report: New Scarborough book prep for a Presidential bid!
- Profile: Shannon Bream. Q&A: Judge Napolitano, S.E. Cupp.
- Janice Dean: 11 years ago. Video: Resurgence and resiliance.
- Video: Impartial MSNBC journalist tells viewers to remember that Republicans are trying to suppress your vote. Flashback.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/10/12 00:06
- CNBC anchor sued over non-payment of commissions.
- The Five video: Pictures that are worth a thousand words.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Hogue: CNN could use some of FNC’s AM sex appeal.
- Is Gretchen kvetchin’? Coop reboot takes personal turn.
- Wolf unveils new CNN/DC digs. Q&A: Andrea, li’l Luke.
- Pemmaraju gets painted. Costello gets attention (via ICN).
- Hot & Not: DNC, MSNBC, Roger Ailes, CNN, Greenwald, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/08/12 00:13
- Reliable Sources videos: covering Obama, the DNC, and more.
- Bauder: DNC ignited ‘gushing superlatives’ from ‘starstruck analysts’.
- ICN: MSNBC used pundits as anchors, phoned-in most of primetime.
- News Watch video: How much of a love-in was the DNC coverage?
- Parker: Meet President MSNBC. Sunday talkers: tip sheet.
- CNN and Bahrain: Point. Counter-point. Now: Counter-counter-point.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/07/12 00:43
- The Five video: Do they think we’re idiots?
- Thursday’s numbers: DNC CNN-MSNBC-FNC 1-2-3.
- Video: Was coverage of the DNC fair or fawning?
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s ‘highlights’ at the RNC and DNC.
- Q&A: Sandra Smith; Melissa Francis, ‘beauty and brains’.
- DNC night three goes to CNN; FNC tops DNC/RNC total.
- Speech: pundits’ roundup. FNC responds to empty threat.
- Videos: Alan Colmes and Ed Henry review the DNC with Imus.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/06/12 00:00
- Report: Roger Ailes negotiating contract renewal with FNC?
- The Five video: Debbie Wasserman Schultz and The Big Lie.
- Wednesday’s numbers: DNC MSNBC-CNN-FNC 1-2-3.
- Video: Behind the scenes inside the Fox News DNC trailer.
- DNC II: MSNBC 3.3M tops cablenewsers, FNC grows 14%.
- Olby: ‘She’s going to hell!’. Lean Forward: ‘straight news’?!?
- Neil Cavuto: CNBC has peaked, FBN rising. Q&A: Lou Dobbs.
- Tuesday’s numbers: DNC(MS)-DNC(CNN)-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Video: Anna Kooiman’s outdoor adventures. Profile: Ed Henry.
- Atlas Shrugged Part II: an all-star cast. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Scoop: CNBC interviews distinguished economist. Q&A: Piers.
- Video: Tom Brokaw talks media and 2012 politics with Hannity.
- Lean Forward: Black Romney backer ejected from MSNBC pavilion.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/05/12 00:01
- Lean Forward: MSNBC blacked out discussion of ‘Jerusalem’!
- Video: Tired of the runaround, Cavuto ambushes Patrick.
- The Five video: Bill Clinton and ‘the era of big government’.
- Monday’s numbers: Crowley-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Clint Eastwood on FNC: the week’s #2 program on all television.
- Video: Kilmeade boasts ‘I am better at screwing than you!’
- MSNBC 4M top cabler DNC Tues, falls short of FNC 7M at RNC.
- The report CNN wouldn’t air; response. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Kirsten Powers and Don Imus rate Michelle O speech.
- Charlotte is hosting the
MSNBC, er, the Democratic convention. - Video: Juan Williams says he hasn’t been welcomed at the DNC.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/04/12 00:06
- The Five video: Journalists whine about covering conventions.
- Friday’s numbers: Hannity-Crowley-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- FNC: We’ll leave the catering and bartending to others.
- Lean Forward: Impartial journalist not so impartial after all.
- CNN to lose airport ‘monopoly’. CNN’s new DC digs.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace on FNC’s convention coverage. Taxi!
- Video: Kilmeade finally achieves his lifelong dream...sort of.
- Video: Juan Williams previews the convention with Don Imus.
- Carnell: Making fun of MSNBC host is sexist?! Hardball in Charlotte.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/31/12 23:55
- Lean Forward: Matthews confronts Andrea re voter suppression.
- Washburn: Five journalists to watch at the Dems’ convention.
- Another helping of free advice sure to solve all CNN’s problems.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace, Dobbs, Jessica Yellin. Profile: Neil Cavuto.
- Reliable Sources videos: Tampa and Palin’s facebook gripe.
- News Watch videos: Media GOP convention coverage; more.
- Ridenour: MSNBC ‘straight news’ anchor’s one-sided crusade.
- Special live Cost of Freedom: Bounce or Bumped? Sunday talkers.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/31/12 00:15
- The Five video: The lessons of this week’s GOP convention.
- Thursday’s numbers: RNC(FNC)-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Night three: FNC beats cable and broadcast. FBN tops CNBC.
- Video: The bias in MSNBC’s coverage was ‘just so obvious’.
- Profile: Campaign Carl Cameron. Q&A: Dana Perino (via TVN).
- Report: MSNBC producer assaulted two Chris Matthews hecklers.
- Stanley: No wonder Brian Williams stays away from MSNBC.
- Lean Forward: Chris Matthews lying about where he lives?
- FBN special: Melissa Francis in Bahrain for Oil’s Dire Strait.
- Patterson: Not-so-insightful rundown of cable convention coverage.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/30/12 00:01
- The Five video: The issue of Mitt Romney’s faith.
- Wednesday’s numbers: RNC(FNC)-Hannity-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Tampa night two: FNC crushes all comers; FBN tops CNBC.
- So-called FNC vs Palin spat really contract negotiations?
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on Today. VIdeo scraps at the RNC.
- Q&A: Bret Baier; camerawoman Patricia Carroll (via TVN).
- Pazienza: Today’s bright ideas to save CNN from ignominy.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/29/12 00:05
- The Big Why: Fox cancels Palin interviews...and here’s why.
- Tuesday’s numbers: RNC(FNC)-Hannity-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Cable beats broadcast: FNC coverage tops all other outlets.
- Demand It: FBN Tampa coverage doubled CNBC viewership.
- Zurawik: Top marks to CNN and FNC for hurricane coverage.
- Video: Steve Harrigan half-submerged in flood waters; pic.
- Harris-Perry house a victim of hurricane. Video: pre-Isaac tour.
- Fox News and Twitter work together for convention coverage.
- Video: Chris Wallace respects but disagrees with Juan.
- Williams remark stirs controversy. Joe talking out of school?
- Reese’s piece: CNN ratings ‘dismal’. August program ranker.
- Fox Hater lie exposed by Brit Hume. Speaking of Fox haters...
- New ad flap over 2016 movie. CNN camerawoman assaulted.
- MSNBC skips minorities’ speeches: racial discrimination...or not?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/28/12 00:27
- Cablenewsers sked all-night live coverage of hurricane.
- MSNBC video trickery makes NY anchors appear to be in Tampa.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Profile: Dana Perino. E.D. Hill resurfaces. Q&A: Megyn Kelly.
- John Roberts and Kyra Phillips: together again.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC hosts featured in Democratic campaign ad.
- August: FNC holds top ten, MSNBC Olympics bump, CNN sinks.
- Bright ideas to save CNN. Jamjoom to CNN. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Kilmeade goes behind the scenes at Hannity. Uh-oh.
- After years in exile, Peggy Noonan now a Fox News contributor.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on a growing realization of NY Times bias.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/27/12 00:10
- The Five video: Does the extremist label fit Mitt?
- Friday’s numbers: Hannity-Crowley-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- VIdeos: Tours of FNC's Tampa hub via Kilmeade and MacCallum.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace, Shannon Bream, Neil Cavuto, The Rev.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly. Heather Nauert goes back to WNYW.
- Isaac sends cablnewsers away from Tampa to New Orleans.
- Greta: Why did CNN push their number one host off the air?
- Chozik: CNN has a new ratings ploy...airing reruns of HBO shows!
- Collins: Is CNN desperate for its own ‘game change’? (via ATCNN)
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/25/12 00:01
- Reliable Sources videos: RNC convention, Tampa, media bias.
- Veronica de la Cruz promotes petition for...more Veronica!
- News Watch video: Is the Prez programming the press?
- Time Warner streams Fox News. Sunday talkers.
- FNC quietly moves Geraldo at Large from Sunday to Saturday.
- Specials: Storm Before the Storm; FNC Sunday; Romney Revealed.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/24/12 00:07
- The Five video: Is the USA a bully?
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: FNC was right to reveal name of ex-SEAL author.
- Video: Geraldo’s producer a witness to Empire State shooting.
- Q&A: Bret Baier, Kyra Phillips. Video: Chris Matthews with Leno.
- Group to FNC: Stop featuring ‘radical homosexual’ Besen.
- Bashir gets makeover: new set and graphics...with more blue.
- Video: Sparks fly as Cooper cross-examines Wasserman-Schultz.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/23/12 00:55
- The Five video: The ‘war on women’ vs the economy.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Cavuto: FBN convention coverage that will ‘drive O’Reilly crazy’.
- Shock FNC exposé: frumpy men, hyper-feminine women! (v/TVN)
- CNN’s newest reality show star: Morgan Spurlock. Flashback.
- Frum: Bright ideas to save cable news. CNN’s convention app.
- Video: Bryan and Bryan vs Brian. Video: Maddow with Letterman.
- Friedersdorf: Media trip over skinny-dip. Kaus: The MSNBC effect.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/22/12 00:12
- The Five video: Bias in academia?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Shocker! Think Progress caught lying about Fox News.
- Your stimulus dollars at work: buying commercials on MSNBC!
- Q&A: Melissa Francis, Krystal Ball, Sandra Smith.
- Profile: Liz Claman. Paradiso: Biases abound in business media.
- FNC convention coverage schedule. Behind the scenes at Now.
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
T.A.D. Links and Open Thread
08/20/12 09:48
While we were on assignment, J$P readers stayed up to date with links from the Cable News Wire...like these:
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/18/12 00:35
- Sorry Bret, Shep, Chris: Obama camp vetoed you for debate mods.
- Reliable Sources videos: Paul Ryan, issues, the Prez, and more.
- Clayton Morris disappearance explained. Q&A: Cramer (via TVN).
- News Watch video: Biden’s ‘chains’ and Touré’s n-word.
- Is impartial MSNBC journalist covering up for Touré? Analysis.
- Touré syndrome: Red blogs erupt, blue blogs ‘largely silent’.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Lean...sideways?
- Sunday special: Fixing Our Schools. Cost of Freedom rescheduled.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/17/12 00:01
- The Five video: Is there bad blood at NBC’s Today?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Christopher: Touré won’t apologize. Video: Touré apologizes.
- Video: Neil Cavuto spars with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Truther Touré M.I.A. Kerrey accepts Fox News debate invite.
- Reports: Romney camp in discussions with MSNBC over attack.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s n-word usage echoes the Nazis. More.
- ICN: What can explain CNN’s hasty reinstatement of Zakaria?
- MSNBC DC under construction? Convention plans: HLN, CNN.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/16/12 00:08
- Lean Forward: N-word airs during racial attack on Romney.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- That didn’t take long: CNN lifting Zakaria suspension.
- Bercovici: MSNBC abandons even a fig leaf of neutrality.
- Lean Forward: Impartial MSNBC journalists to anchor conventions.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly talks books etc with Imus part one, part two.
- Audio: Chris Wallace on palling around w/George Clooney (v/TVN).
- NPR: CNN seeks new direction. MSNBC journalism: self-promotion?
- Dillon: New CNN graphics look like a parody of Onion News Network.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/15/12 00:21
- Steve Harrigan exclusive video: Eyewitness to massacre.
- Soledad insists: ‘I don’t think I show bias in my tv show’.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly breaks down over graphic Syria footage.
- FNC’s Brit Hume praised...on MSNBC! Ainsley’s big news.
- Somerby: Tuesday was a night of cable news stupidification.
- Video: S-bomb deployed on FNC. New CNN Newsroom graphics.
- Rothman: CNN is getting a bum rap—they’re really non-partisan.
- Zurawik: Lame Zakaria defenses enable debasement of journalism.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/14/12 00:11
- The Five video: Disney headscarf decision spurs lawsuit.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier. Weekend numbers.
- False, unverified Fox smear finally pulled after 3 days. Flashback.
- The place for politics? As VP news breaks viewers desert MSNBC!
- Caught on tape: impartial CNN journo uses blue blog talking points.
- Fareed Zakaria defends himself as more allegations surface.
- Lean Forward: Should MSNBC let active Democrats host shows?
- Candy Crowley on hosting Presidential debate: ‘And I am a girl’.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg asks what’s happened to Andrea Mitchell.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/13/12 00:05
- The Five video: Is Ryan getting a fair shake from the media?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow crops, cuts, and serves up the stupid.
- Detrich: CNBC ratings doldrums. Kanaval: Too much bratty Cramer.
- Video: Dana Perino and Imus re The Five etc. Hume snags Ryan.
- The cure for a floundering CNN? How about reality shows?! (via ICN)
- New FNC 2012 election iPad app. Hot & Not: CNN, FNC, Zakaria, etc.
- Byrnes: Zakaria stole from me too! Greta: DId someone steal from ICN?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/11/12 00:01
- Reliable Sources videos: Ryan; Zakaria; female Olympians.
- Fox News Watch video: Media reaction to Super PAC ad flap.
- Sleeper: Zakaria’s plagiarism is even worse than it appears.
- Zurawik: I have no confidence in anything Fareed Zakaria says.
- Fox News Latino is ‘off to a strong head start’, sez...NPR!
- The mystery of Jim Acosta’s luggage. CNN Sunday changes.
- Saturday skeds rejiggered: FNC. MSNBCNN: half-hour late.
- Zurawik: MSNBC strong Friday night but worst in show Saturday.
- MSNBC Obama doc to be hosted by famed impartial journalist.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet. Bright idea: Crossfire 3.0.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/10/12 00:18
- The Five video: Is this election about freedom vs free stuff?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Kirsten Powers vs Judy Miller on the Lolo Jones flap.
- George Clooney pals around with Chris Wallace.
- Zakaria pulls a Barnicle: suspended by Time and CNN.
- Video: Red Eye Halftime Report erupts over street cams.
- Bret Baier special tonight: Cities Going Broke.
- Today’s Fox News pseudo-controversy. Richard Lui honored.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/09/12 00:15
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Greta posts an offer to lawyer behind frivolous lawsuit.
- Q&A: Shannon Bream on covering the conventions (via TVN).
- Lean Forward: MSNBC to air Obama, Romney docs.
- MSNBCers perform in ‘cheap, fatuous’ Ferrell flick.
- Video: John Stossel, Juan Williams with Don Imus.
- Today’s outrage; more. Alan still gets hate mail.
- CNN not up on its heavy metal. O’Donnell tops Greta...sort of.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/08/12 00:25
- The Five video: The difference between Sandra and Rachel.
- Tuesdays numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Miller: CNBC ratings sink as they abandon core audience.
- David Zurawik: When you own the candy store...
- Video: Camerota responds to phony Olympics ‘controversy’.
- Pete Snyder to FNC. Today’s (frivolous) lawsuit.
- Video Q&A: Melissa Francis part one, two, three. Q&A: Wolf Blitzer.
- Gay rights thrive at FNC? Profile: Thomas Roberts. Coop honored.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/07/12 12:05
- The FIve video: Just how lame is Aaron Sorkin’s Newsroom?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- CNN hits bottom as primetime sinks to 20-year low.
- Time Warner pays hefty fees to renew Fox News affiliation.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow doctors quotes to spread hate.
- The key to cable news success (via ICN). Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis. AOL: You’ve got Kimberly Guilfoyle.
- CNN: odd man out? Today’s apology; analysis. The grills return.
- On The Five, Beckel tongue-tied over ‘free/pre-pussy’: video clip.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media non-coverage of economic study.
T.A.D. Links and Open Thread
07/30/12 00:50
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Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/28/12 00:12
- Reliable Sources videos: Massacre, mistakes, and more.
- Impartial MSNBC journalist castigates ‘chicken-eating Judas’.
- Fox News Watch video: Media cover the Colorado massacre.
- Sunday talk: tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Video: Bartiromo’s advice.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/27/12 00:11
- The Five video: Hollywood’s obsession with anti-heroes.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- In Cycle Q&A, Touré non-denial denies his trutherism.
- As ratings plummet, CNN chief Jim Walton to resign.
- Video: Ed Henry talks 2012 politics with Don Imus.
- Q&A: FBN’s Lou Dobbs, Jeff Flock. Mika in Sweden.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Survey sez: MSNBC viewers are different than FNC viewers!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/26/12 01:06
- The Five video: Is government the mother of invention?
- Kelly’s Court video: Why no cameras at Aurora hearing?
- Audio: Chris Wallace tells Brian Kilmeade ‘You’re a dope!’
- Profile: John Stossel. Piers’s big July. Today’s firing demand.
- MSNBC stuns observers with surprise schedule change.
- Video: Tamara Holder and Michelle Malkin scream about guns.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/25/12 00:12
- The Five video: Who questioned America’s leadership?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ed Schultz’s wife battles ovarian cancer. Q&A: Mark Lamont Hill.
- CNN hires Victor Blackwell. Piers Tonight to air from London.
- Videos: Don Imus talks with Kirsten Powers and Bob Beckel.
- Somerby: MSNBC’s Hayes abides by the first rule of Fight Club.
- Video: Jason Chaffetz and O’Reilly clash over federal firearms laws.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/24/12 00:31
- The Five video: Are movies culpable for real-life violence?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC tops Colorado coverage; viewers flee MSNBC.
- Up is down. Weekend numbers. Dobbs over CNBC.
- Soledad’s ruminations. More King’s things. Today’s oops.
- ICN to Joe: Apologize and move on; Joe does the latter.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Brian Ross’s blunder and more.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/23/12 00:07
- The Five video: In hot water over hot coals.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- CNBC lays off staff, sets slate of primetime reality shows.
- Controversy swirls over Scarborough autism crack.
- Rothman: Hayes skews facts to demean Ailes and Fox.
- Video: Larry King with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Howard Kurtz Q&A: Chris Wallace. Profile: Jeanine Pirro.
- CNN coverage of Kazakhstan, brought to you by...Kazakhstan!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/21/12 00:05
- Reliable Sources videos: Colorado, Zimmerman, and more.
- CNN contest offers convention trips, but not admission.
- News Watch video: The ‘you didn’t build that’ controversy.
- Colorado coverage updates: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC.
- Profile: Melissa Harris-Perry. Q&A: Ed Lavandera, Hayes.
- Open for Business. Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/20/12 00:12
- Video: Why Neil Cavuto says take nothing for granted.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cablers change skeds for CO shooting; HLN coverage.
- Video: Jenna Lee talks to Imus about anchoring on FNC.
- Charisma is what makes Dana Perino Fox’s newest star.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/19/12 00:18
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- 30 Rock restructure: MSNBCNBC both now part of NBC News.
- Another impartial MSNBC journalist proves to be...you guessed it.
- Video: Imogen Lloyd Webber with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Obama’s war on Fox. CNN brags we’re number one...in Kenya!?
- Video: Zimmerman interview stirs reactions, emotional and hateful.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/18/12 00:10
- The Five video: Why all the grousing over outsourcing?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Imogen Lloyd Webber no longer with MSNBC.
- Hannity snags first interview with Trayvon Martin killer.
- VIdeo: McShane and Bove clash over LIBOR scandal.
- Coop 360 on stage. Q&A: Tamron Hall. Today’s oops!
- Matthews: Somebody’s perfect! Hoaxter dupes MSNBC.
- Profile: Mika’s escape from New York. Harris-Perry’s place.
- Video: Is Media Matters linked to an Obama Super PAC?
- Lawrence O’Donnell gets in a twitter spat with Noel Sheppard.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/17/12 00:00
- The Five video: Is ‘fair share’ really ‘must share’?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Surprise! Impartial MSNBC journalist not so impartial after all.
- Debunked: Russell Simmons smear of Sean Hannity.
- Video: Laura Ingraham with Don Imus. Weekend numbers.
- Why MSNBC and Microsoft split up. Larry King resurfaces.
- Byers: Is CNN shedding its ‘straight news’ straightjacket? Analysis.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/16/12 00:00
- The Five video: Can Anthony Weiner make a comeback?
- Friday’s numbers: Hannity-Juan Williams-The Five 1-2-3.
- It’s not just Lou Dobbs: Melissa Francis also beats CNBC.
- Video: Don Imus gets a little snippy with Sally Kohn.
- Hot & Not: NewsCore, The Five, MSNBC, Krugman, etc.
- After 16 years, msnbc.com will disappear...but only temporarily.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/14/12 00:15
- Reliable Sources videos: Blitzing Romney and Condi rumors.
- Fox & Friends First’s final four? Fox News in St. Pete.
- News Watch video: Media report Romney’s NAACP speech.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Kitty Pilgrim resurfaces.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/13/12 00:25
- The Five video: Does NPR want you to feel green guilt?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- it’s not my fault, blame it on...Fox News. Yeah, that’s the ticket!
- Profile: Arthel Neville. Coop completes crib conveyance.
- The view from Huck’s audience. Laurie Dhue almost resurfaces.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/12/12 00:00
- The Five video: Barack Obama, one singular sensation.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Lean forward: Andrea Mitchell hits bottom, scratches.
- Outrage: ‘journalist’ vilifies Cavuto with obscene racial slur.
- The hidden key to The Five’s success: social media.
- Profile: Ed Henry. Q&A: Chris Hayes. Bloomberg bundles.
- Videos: John Stossel and Martha MacCallum with Don Imus.
- The lessons of SCOTUSgate. Today’s outrageous outrage!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/11/12 00:55
- The Five videos: Year one celebration part one, part two.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- NBC divorcing Microsoft; msnbc.com to be nbcnews.com.
- Coop’s coming out was meticulously planned in advance.
- High Five: Q&As with tvnewser, mediaite, zap2it.
- High Five: One year in, ratings, spirits, and profits soar.
- Glenn who? The Five ratings up 45% over predecessor.
- Video: Juan Williams with Imus. Insider video: Lou Dobbs.
- Plaintiff suing Rachel Maddow wants Judge removed.
- Kernan and Faber: CNBC’s heart. Krugman zings CNBC.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/10/12 00:29
- Video: Why Neil Cavuto says ‘I don’t have time...’
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Even without Dobbs, Dobbs tops CNBC. Weekend numbers.
- Farmer: A CNN turnaround plan. Frightening flashback.
- CJR list cites Harris-Perry. Q&A: Chris Hayes, Sanjay Gupta.
- Video: Neil Cavuto talks to Les Gold of Hardcore Pawn.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Obama’s treatment by the media.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/09/12 00:05
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Laura-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- Will The Cycle be unbroken? Plummets to all-time low.
- Video: Shep with Erin Andrews on her move to Fox Sports.
- Q&A: Cavuto, Chuck Todd. Judgment for Maddow: legal fees.
- Little-viewed cable channel receives unwanted recognition.
- Kurtz crumbles. CNN teams w/facebook. Sambolin’s pricey crib.
- Hot & Not: HBO, Joe and Mika, Coop, Re-Cycle, etc.
- Video: The Five’s seven assemble part one, part two, part three.
- Anatomy of a blunder, and why it was smart to trust Megyn Kelly.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/07/12 00:15
- Classic flashback: The late Ernest Borgnine on Fox & Friends.
- Reliable Sources videos: Coop, Rupe, and Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- News Watch video: Media treatment of the Supreme Court.
- Videos: Anna Kooiman and Cheryl Casone in the NY Triathlon.
- Video: Gutfeld zings The Cycle for stealing his ‘banned word’ bit.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Thompson Square fan flips off Fox & Friends: video.
- James Rosen re-ups. Geraldo in Jerusalem. FNC in Occoquan.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/06/12 00:02
- The Five video: Cool, fool, or tool?
- Will The Cycle be unbroken? Thursday ep scratched in demo.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-MonicaCrowley-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-TheFive-JohnRoberts 1-2-3.
- Video: Bob Beckel zings ‘that show on MSNBC...ReCycle’.
- The Cycle stole more from The Five than its format.
- Somerby: Maddow’s mendacity marches on.
- Video: Are voters exhausted with campaign coverage?
- Molloy: What’s wrong with CNN...and what’s right.
- Kitty Pilgrim resurfaces. Inside MSNBC’s signature series.
- In an Ohio bar, Barack Obama gets an idea for a new mandate.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/05/12 00:00
- The Five video: Mayor Bloomberg’s hot-dog hypocrisy.
- Again!? Tuesday’s The Five #1 in all cable news w/25-54.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-OutOfWork-The Five 1-2-3.
- HBO scuttles Ailes flick, cites CNN as reason! Analysis.
- Dobbs/Kudlow rivalry revived? Why is Maddow so strange?
- HBO targets FNC’s Roger Ailes...with the help of Joe and Mika!
- Video: Megyn Kelly talks to wounded warriors part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/03/12 00:45
- Video: Anti-Beckel protest demonstration at Fox News HQ.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC celebrates our national holiday. Weekend numbers.
- Will The Cycle be unbroken? A distant third to Studio-B.
- Somerby: Why is ‘Saint Maddow’ so baldly dishonest?
- Gun-shy CNN reluctant to report Andy Griffith’s passing.
- Video: Jenna Lee with US hero Sgt Travis Mills (h/t Mediaite).
- Dobbs again tops CNBC; more; Out of Work special: 9:00 pm.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Howard Kurtz, Media Matters, etc.
- Lauren Green in Orem. Alan’s mailbox. Coop spurs navel-gazing.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/02/12 00:05
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Reese’s piece: What cablenews ratings predict for 2012 election.
- Somerby: Kurtz’s Reliable an hour of misdirection. Coop’s out.
- Geraldo to air from Jerusalem. iReport’s premature proclamation.
- Video: Cavuto exposes a traitor at FBN. Q&A: Big Ed’s vacation.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/30/12 00:45
- Video flashback: Mitt Romney with Neil Cavuto, April 2006.
- Internal disputes re Soledad show part of CNN ‘blame game’.
- Reliable Sources video: Pundits flunk, cablers bungle, more.
- News Watch video: Media coverage of SCOTUS decision.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.
- Video: Laura and Geraldo cross swords over Fast and Furious.
- Fox News Channel makes the difference for News Corp.
- CNNers hyperventilate over SCOTUS call. CNN’s no-fly zone.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/29/12 00:01
- The Five video: Is Obamacare really free?
- Thursday’s numbers: SCOTUS-Laura-Hannity 1-2-3.
- SCOTUS: FNC’s 3 million tops CNN+MSNBC combined.
- Ten cablenews shows that shouldn’t have been cancelled.
- Greta: People are going overboard about a harmless error.
- Profile: Melissa Francis. Video: John King abdicates.
- Willie Geist, broadcast network news anchor?!?
- The Hill: Fox News legal analysts ‘the most professionally accurate’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/28/12 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: Hannity-JuanWilliams-Baier 1-2-3.
- Publius: CNBC ratings crash as FBN surges? Video Q&A: Shep.
- Video: Cavuto interviews Murdoch part one, part two, part three.
- Somerby: Dishonest Maddow could learn from Soledad O’Brien.
- Health care cable news confusion. FNC speaks. More. And more.
- Breaking The Cycle: ratings disaster, topped by 5:00 am F&F First.
- News Corp’s split decision. Gasparino another Pulitzer wannabe?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/27/12 00:11
- The Five video: Previewing the Obamacare ruling.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Cavuto to interview Murdoch live. Profile: Melissa Francis.
- Q2 program ranker. The Cycle sagged on opening day.
- ICN: Opinionaters aren’t the magic bullet for CNN’s slump
- Rolling Stone rolls out the superlatives: yep, a Maddow profile.
- Q2: Piers Morgan’s ratings are the lowest ever for CNN at 9:00 pm.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/26/12 00:31
- Byers: What’s wrong at CNN?
- The Five video: Why all that hype over The Newsroom?
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- The worst cable news shows ever? How quickly we forget.
- Fox News secures its HQ for the RNC. Weekend numbers.
- Video: The Judge on why killings are far worse than leaks.
- Poor: NYT Hayes hype misrepresented his dismal ratings.
- High anxiety at Time-Warner: CNN craters at 21-year low.
- Q2: FNC holds top 13 slots; MSNBC down double digits.
- CNN and HLN play musical anchors; Kyung Lah to L.A.
- Somerby: Confusion and contradictions rampant on MSNBC.
- CNBC sinks to 7-year low. Bloomberg’s Pulitzer pretense.
- Greg Burke: the prequel. News Corp headed to Splitsville?
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/25/12 00:45
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shep/10p-Hannity/Shep/9p 1-2-3.
- Sandusky verdict: Fox News tops MSNBCNNHLN combined.
- Video: Shannon Bream goes ‘over the edge’ for Spec Olympics.
- The Cycle: Dinner party conversation...without the conversation?
- Somerby: Who taught Hayes how to talk? Today’s Hayes hype.
- Trefis: Time-Warner must take action to reverse CNN slump.
- VIdeo: Juan Williams with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Campbell Brown resurfaces (via TVN). A day with The Rev.
- The Times gushes over Newsroom to make excuses for CNN.
- Hot & Not: Malveaux, The Cycle, Andrea Mitchell, Maddow, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/23/12 00:05
- Reliable Sources videos: Politico bias, Fast and Furious, more.
- Former CBS Newser gives up defending (MS)NBC (via ICN).
- FNC’s Greg Burke accepts post as Vatican media advisor.
- News Watch video: Are the media interested in Fast & Furious?
- Somerby: Maddow repeats untruth, tops it with a dishonest edit.
- Wemple: MSNBC finally makes a smart move... copying Fox!
- Get out the drool cup: NY Times profiles Up host Hayes.
- Bella: Was Fox intimidated by Jay Carney? Huck: stuck?
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet HuffPo recap. Cablers up late.
- McCall: Tired, formulaic, yappy CNN needs a journalism doctor.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/22/12 00:05
- The Five video: Why defacing currency is the rage in Hollywood.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Cable beats broadcast: Mr Bill again tops The Bieb.
- Journo suspended for racial crack on MSNBC about Romney & Fox.
- CNN is undisputed #1 news channel...in the Arabic Middle-East.
- Q&A: Cheryl Casone on Moody’s. Insider video: Melissa Francis.
- ICN: Forget their self-serving jive; MSNBC now has no news brand.
- In Soledad’s world, she’s made Starting Point appointment viewing.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/21/12 00:05
- Cable beats broadcast: Bill O’Reilly tops Justin Bieber!
- The Five: Wednesday’s most-watched 5pm hour on all cable.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- MSNBC’s 3pm show:
The FiveThe Cycle, featuring a truther. - Video: Impartial MSNBC journalist rules for WH on ExecPriv.
- Video: Ed Henry with Imus on the Fast and Furious flap.
- CNBC and Jim Cramer under fire for facebook fiasco. More.
- Videos: Bret Baier and Bill O’Reilly zing (MS)NBC.
- Peters: Fox & Friends reaps ratings as controversy swirls.
- Preview: Dr Marc Siegel interviews Ann Romney about MS.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/20/12 00:01
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s epic takedown of Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Somerby: Maddow’s latest con game is especially dishonest.
- Cable news swells gather for breast cancer charity fund-raiser.
- Video: The Judge on Exec Privilege: they can’t have it both ways.
- Video: Mike Baker talks with Imus about national security leaks.
- Another bright idea for CNN. Hannity edit under scrutiny.
- MSNBC hires S.E. Cupp, leaves announcement to Comedy Central!
- ICN: Andrea Mitchell is well on her way to destroying her reputation.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/19/12 00:01
- The Five video: Is The America’s Cup for the birds?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Bill O’Reilly receiving hate mail over his immigration stance.
- Dobbs tops CNBC. CNN’s Silver promoted. Weekend numbers.
- Rothman: Mitchell ‘response’ another nail in the credibility coffin.
- Video: Andrea Mitchell gives no apology, explanation, or defense.
- ICN: Latest deceptive MSNBC clip worse than Zimmerman edit.
- Scammers create fake foxnews.com to hawk dangerous diet plan.
- Scott Brown: I won’t be part of a debate sponsored by MSNBC.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg takes issue with Donaldson and Lemon.
- Video: The Five with some behind-the-scenes from Fox Fan Night.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/18/12 00:29
- The Five video: The legacy of criminal/victim Rodney King.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- MSNBC viewers outraged over the thought of MSNBCupp.
- Video: The droning about drones results in a correction.
- Adam Housley’s night in the ER. MSNBC’s Meghan: pot-head.
- CNN rebranding its noon report as Newsroom: International.
- MSNBC 3pm will have rotating co-hosts, just like...what again?
- Video: Harvey Weinstein talks politics and feel-good movies.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis; Joe and Mika; Don Lemon; Alex Wagner.
- Alisyn Camerota reveals: ‘I’m Bi’ Politifact rates Matthews’s latest.
- ICN: Touré choice no surprise from today’s news-phobic MSNBC.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/16/12 00:05
- Lean forward: Will MSNBC give a truther the 3:00pm slot?
- Video: Fox’s Shannon Bream to go ‘over the edge’.
- Reliable Sources videos: The post-Watergate press and more.
- News Watch video: A rough media week for President Obama.
- Bill’s pitch. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Sunday special: Gerri Willis covers the Greek elections.
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s Father’s Day thoughts. Advice from Dad.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/15/12 00:05
- The Five video: Is a welfare vice ban the best stimulus?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: MSNBC splices bus explosions into Romney bus tour!
- Zurawik: Was Malkin/Williams clash cable madness or great tv?
- Q&A: Triathlete Jenna Lee, LA Kings fan Liz Claman.
- Livestation to bring European news channels to US computers.
- Video: Chris Wallace explains his run-in with the law.
- Preview of Friday special: Fox Files—The Enemy Within.
- Youtube plans give ray of hope to CNN and Current.
- Video: MSNBC’s Meghan talks politics...with Imus on FBN.
- How is it CNN has awful ratings but pulls in record profits?
- Venomous ambusher Jesse Watters’s latest victim speaks out.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/14/12 00:00
- The Five video: Bob Beckel loses it over tubs.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- FNC revives Fox Files with in-depth probe of Fort Hood case.
- Chris Wallace Arrested!! Umm...no he wasn’t. Roasted Candy.
- Xtopher: Conservatism wins every argument on...Morning Joe?!?
- Video: Bob Beckel talks with Imus and takes a shot at Malkin.
- Massing: Dumb & Dumber—How low can CNN sink? (v/Mediaite)
- Poor: Wagner’s Now doesn’t break the mold, it replicates it.
- ICN: CNN explanations of King reassignment are unconvincing.
- Video: FNC contributors clash—Juan Williams vs Michelle Malkin.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/13/12 00:05
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Q&A: Behar.
- Video: Shep ridicules CNN’s low-rated Casey Anthony ‘interview’.
- CNN cancels John King USA, replaces with...more Situation Room.
- Come see the softer side of Piers. CNBC and Yahoo team up.
- Somerby: FNC vs MSNBC face-off. Dana’s image-bending lingo.
- Flip, meet Flop: Big Ed condemns ‘Stop Rush’ campaign he promoted!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/12/12 00:05
- The Five video: Does Amber still have a crush on Obama?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3. Now hits bottom.
- Q&A: Liz Claman and her LA Kings; Joy Behar. Weekend numbers.
- Surprise! MSNBC’s Repub hated all GOP candidates...except one.
- ICN: Phil Griffin’s jab at MSNBC news anchors bodes ill for them.
- Maloney: Why in the world are radio suits taking Geraldo national?
- Lawsuit vs Jessie Jackson alleges liason with FNC contributor.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on what Chris Matthews admitted.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/11/12 00:00
- The Five video: Howard Dean likens Romney to Ahmadinejad.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Rothman: With D-Rat gone, MSNBC completes its hard left turn.
- Profile: Dana Perino—pundit, entrepreneur, and mentor.
- Video: Gretchen Carlson on The View part one, part two.
- Current hires another cast-off: Joy Behar. Video: Hayes on Today.
- Hot & Not: Newscore, D-Rat, CNN, North, etc. Geraldo goes national.
- Ratigan: I left MSNBC to crusade in new ways. Yeah, that’s the ticket!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/09/12 00:15
- The more things change...? Ratigan exits, Bashir takes his place.
- Reliable Sources videos: Sagging ratings, Mitt, and more.
- Surprise! Politico drools over third-tier MSNBCer (via ICN).
- News Watch video: Coverage of the recall and its aftermath.
- Mum’s the word at (MS)NBC. Today’s oops.
- Specials: The Empowered Patient; GPS Immigration Roadmap.
- Is CNN takeover of Mashable imminent? Melissa’s Belmont picks.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Q&A: Uygur (via TVN).
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/08/12 00:36
- The Five video: Has Hollywood turned anti-dwarf?
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Kiran Chetry remembers her first time.
- CNN mulling big changes; a sign of desperation?
- At the Up w/Hayes book party: Phil Griffin, Chris Hayes.
- Q&A: Jenna Lee, Melissa Francis. Profile: Anna Kooiman.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/07/12 00:59
- Audio: FNC contributors clash - Sally Kohn vs Michelle Malkin.
- VIdeo: Barney Frank gets snippy w/Melissa Francis pt one, pt two.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow goes to Nam! Q&A: Client No. 9.
- Video: Lt Col Peters says leaks won’t stop until people go to jail.
- ICN: Is Ailes thinking long-term about whether FNC needs AP?
- Controversy swirls around Oliver North column on foxnews.com.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/06/12 00:29
- The Five video: Lessons of the Wisconsin recall.
- New roles for Michael Clemente, John Moody at FNC.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: The biggest loser in the recall was cable news.
- Greta has some clarifications for David Zurawik.
- You won’t believe who wants to host a show on Fox News.
- CNBC duped. Q&A: Ed Schultz (via TVN), Roland Martin.
- Video: Juan Williams with Imus on politics, Newt, and more.
- Video: Chris Wallace on GMA. CNN’s Bourdain moonlights.
- Byers: The worst night ever on cable news. ICN: However...
- Schultz bummed over recall. Top Big Ed election-night tweets.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/05/12 00:15
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Legal panel assesses lawsuit against Weather Channel.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino. Joe’s blog withering on the vine?
- MSNBC digital reorganizes (via ICN). Weekend numbers.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly on Good Morning America and on F&F.
- The Five: more popular than Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert?
- Guess who’s going to the big WWE Pay per View spectacular?
- Viideo: Angie Harmon on Rizzoli & Isles and Stand Up to Cancer.
- Zurawik: Schultz performed a public service. Total recall coverage.
- Factor video: Will network morning shows affect the 2012 election?
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/04/12 00:42
- The Five video: Sarah Jessica Parker is on the Obama train.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Bashir browbeats Russert, and an ICN prediction comes true.
- Greta: If you can’t beat him, smear him.
- Q&A: Janice Dean, Melissa Francis (more), Steve Krakauer.
- Profile: Chris Jansing. Melissa Harris-Perry at Wellesley.
- Video: Imus with Melissa Francis about her new show and more.
- Times op-ed calls out O’Donnell for anti-Mormon bias. More.
- MSNBC ‘clarifies’ Big Ed’s role at the WI Democratic convention.
- Behind the Juan Williams/Newt Gingrich debate confrontation.
- The Times is all atwitter over CNN’s celebrity chef weekend show.
- Hot & Not: Blitzer, Banfield, Berman, Bourdain, Hayes, Ailes, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/02/12 00:01
- News Watch video: Media coverage of the Obama ‘kill list’.
- Video: Hannity debriefs the Edwards jury part one, part two.
- Gerri Willis’s new set. Q&A: Cenk Uygur.
- Diamond Jubilee coverage: Fox News, CNN.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Lean forward: MSNBC pulls partisan promo for Ed Schultz.
- Think tank challenges Maddow over ‘defamation’, hints at lawsuit.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/01/12 00:05
- The Five video: Is the government spying on Nebraska ranchers?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Melissa Francis: 25 things you don’t know about me.
- FNC producer will stay put. Video: Alex Wagner on Today.
- ICN: What have we learned about the ever-evolving job offer?
- Lean forward: MSNBC host to speak at Democratic convention.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg calls Dan Rather comments ‘delusional’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/31/12 00:30
- The Five video: Bloomberg’s genius soda pop scheme.
- ICN: Why CNN is really stuck this time.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Turner CEO whistles past the primetime graveyard (via TVN).
- Funny, no one complained about MSNBC’s anti-Romney video.
- Somerby: The ‘world’s dumbest person’ is on MSNBC.
- Fox & Friends First surges as its competitors collapse.
- Lou Dobbs is closing the gap with CNBC’s Kudlow.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Grade school bullying incident still haunts Juliet Huddy.
- Oliver North appears on tonight’s Auction Kings. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/30/12 00:05
- The Five video: Does a college degree cost more than its worth?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream (for Baier) 1-2-3.
- May 2012: MSNBC down double digits, FNC still on top.
- CNN cries Mayday! Worst primetime monthly ratings in 20+ years!
- The key to curing CNN’s ratings slump: fire the meteorologists!
- FBN extends live line-up, adds Melissa Francis, moves Cavuto.
- Did Fox & Friends cross the line? (Link updated with response from FNC VP Bill Shine.) Zurawik: Rotten to the core.
- Fareed Zakaria at Mackinac Island. Weekend numbers.
- Berman to CNN; analysis. Kelly Evans to Worldwide Exchange.
- Video: Callous comments from Up with Hayes debated on Hannity.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/29/12 00:00
- The Five video: Entitlement nation? Today’s firing demand.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- More than half the cablenews coverage of Trump is on...MSNBC!
- Zurawik: It’s about time someone finally called out Trump!
- Video: Impartial MSNBC news anchor goes ballistic on guest.
- Q&A: Tamron Hall, CNN’s Steve Krakauer. Zakaria at Harvard.
- CNN hires celebrity chef, a harbinger of more ‘lifestyle shows’.
- Margaret Hoover: Why I left Fox. CNN contributor a swatting target.
- Hot & Not: Luke Russert, Roger Ailes, msnbc.com, HLN, and more.
- ICN: Why did NBC’s Today throw one of their own under the bus?
- Zurawik: Hayes comments ‘pseudo-intellectual vanity’ at its worst.
- Up and down w/Hayes? Defended callous comment, now apologizes.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/26/12 00:06
- Reliable Sources videos: Bain battles and more.
- Video: US soldier’s personal 3-D account of VietNam war.
- News Watch video: Were the media fair with Cory Booker?
- Video: More F&F Fleet Week festivities part one, part two.
- Piers to anchor Jubilee coverage. Media Matters deceit?
- Today’s deep thought. Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/25/12 00:05
- The Five video: Why is abstinence an alternative lifestyle?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Where is CNN’s eye on the media? Today’s oops.
- Videos: Fleet Week in New York City. Newt to (MS)NBC?
- Daytime Emmys reduced to airing on HLN...or vice-versa.
- Frank Luntz Friday special. Jon Stewart: Roger Ailes is correct.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/24/12 00:15
- The Five video: How can we control annoying kids in theaters?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Shafer: The party’s over for cable news...they’ve peaked!
- MSNBC wants to buy Microsoft’s share of msnbc.com. Analysis.
- Tammy Bruce joke taken seriously by desperate Media Matters.
- It’s official: Hannity signs multi-year contract with Fox News.
- Profs defend surveys; FNC responds. Salon lambasts little Luke.
- Video: Kilmeade + guardsman vs ‘Knockouts’ part one, part two.
- BBC host: Piers Morgan taught me how to hack a phone.
- Video: O’Reilly w/Letterman part one, part two. Joe on The View.
- Video: Chris Matthews gets snippy when asked about his leg thrill.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/23/12 00:01
- The Five video: Who decides what’s on or off the table?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: MSNBC’s sudden silence. More. Still more.
- Video: Kelly’s Court on Trayvon witnesses changing stories.
- CNN co-founder: I never believed the days would come...
- Liz Claman money tips. Q&A: Greg Burke, Lola Ogunnaike.
- Ratigan: Solyndra talk is forbidden here. Cablers convene.
- Casey Stegall to Dallas. Jim Cramer’s facebook flub.
- Video: Alan Colmes unimpressed by O’Reilly exposé of OWS.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/22/12 00:15
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on The Five again calls OWS ‘terrorists’.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Janice Dean at the Race to Erase MS. Weekend numbers.
- HLN skeds Evening Express. Ouch! CNN hits
1520-year low. - Bill O’Reilly to drop by on The Five today. Roger Ailes at OU.
- Video: Juan Williams with Don Imus on Cory Booker and more.
- Q&A: Impartial journalist Andrea Mitchell leans forward (via ICN).
- Video: Bill O’Reilly relates his close encounter with OWS protester.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/21/12 00:30
- The Five video: Were the media fooled by the Occupiers?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier/Greta (tie) 1-2-3.
- Video: The Donald on Arsenio, Bain Capital, and more.
- Q&A: Molly Henneberg with new daughter Jacquelyn; Sandra Smith and Cheryl Casone on the Facebook IPO. Audio Q&A: Roger Ailes.
- Progressive praises Zakaria’s GPS. Contessa Brewer resurfaces.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/19/12 00:08
- Reliable Sources videos: Bain, Wright, The View, and more.
- Fox News Watch video: The media and President Obama.
- Profile: CNN’s Errol Barnett. Amy Robach to ABC News.
- Videos: Rick Reichmuth, Anna Kooiman, Dave and Clayton take the tough mudder challenge for the Wounded Warrior Project.
- Fox to bring O’Reilly, Claman, et al to annual cable confab.
- Behind the scenes: When the Koch counsel visited MSNBC.
- Coop won on Jeopardy! Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/18/12 00:20
- The Five video: Will Smith speaks out on taxes.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Rachel Ray part one, part two.
- Videos: Kilmeade and Doocy take the tough mudder challenge.
- CNN to probe junk science claims it previously promoted.
- Larry King Now debuts this summer. Q&A: Big Ed Schultz.
- CNBC revamping Maria Bartiromo’s WSJ Report? Todd triumphs.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/17/12 00:27
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Cable beats broadcast: Fox & Friends tops CBS in 5 markets.
- Video: James Rosen’s unique interview of Bret Baier.
- Somerby: The Trayvon news MSNBC refuses to report.
- Biznets sked special coverage for Facebook IPO brouhaha.
- Two minutes of Red Eye leads O’Donnell to this. Flashback.
- Chris Wallace won on Jeopardy! Natal day wishes for Tucker.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/16/12 00:45
- The Five video: Is the WH revising history?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Piers plummets: lowest in 15 years. Weekend numbers.
- Cable newsers flock to Women in Media fete.
- How Beck bests Olbermann. Gasparino: Man of the Year.
- Faber didn’t lose on Jeopardy! The striking Erin Burnett.
- I’m ‘the conscience of Fox’, sez Geraldo to...Media Matters!?
- MSNBC: The Place for Badminton? Maddow lawsuit update.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/15/12 00:15
- The Five video: President Obama grilled on The View.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNBC says ‘we’re smart!’ He lost on Jeopardy! Flashback.
- Videos: Chris & Lorraine Wallace on F&F and with Don Imus.
- Janice’s inspiring race. Jansing’s week. Q&A: Sandra Smith.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Newsweek’s Obama-as-saint cover.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/14/12 01:20
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN eying Tapper, plans launch of ‘CNN Films’.
- Cablenewsers in Jeopardy! begins tonight.
- FishbowlDC mocks Neil Cavuto’s MS symptoms.
- Fox haters hacked off. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Video: Sally Kohn with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Coop heads to Turkey. Video: Robin Meade, song stylist.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/12/12 00:01
- Reliable Sources videos: Gay marriage, Mitt, and more.
- News Watch video: The media on Obama’s ‘evolution’.
- Friday pinheads & patriots: guess which one MSNBC is.
- Videos: Surprises for Clayton Morris and Uma Pemmaraju.
- Honors to Mike Emmanuel (via TVN), John Stossel.
- Audio Q&A: Candy Crowley. CNN special: Vets Wanted.
- Greta ‘honored’? Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/11/12 00:19
- Video: Happy Mothers’ Day from The Five.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Video: Tamron Hall chews out GOP guest. More. Analysis.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the WaPo Romney bully story.
- Video: Washington Post Romney ‘bully’ exposé critiqued.
- Megyn Kelly and America Live leverage social media.
- Q&A: Stephanie Ruhle (v/ICN). Kelly Evans to London.
- Today’s oops...or a clever homage? Funny business?
- David Gregory watches MSNBC ‘during the day’.
- Video: O’Reilly zings Stelter; NY Times prints correction.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/10/12 00:17
- The Five video: Words of advice for 2012 grads.
- FBN: Willis live 8pm on JPMorgan. Bream to anchor FNS.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN’s Fareed Zakaria consultant on new Bill Maher show.
- VIdeo: Brian Kilmeade vs the obstacle course. Two much?
- CNN’s two big problems: Piers and Coop. Amanpour honored.
- Video: O’Reilly and Virginia AG discuss the Norfolk mob attack.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/09/12 00:12
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Q&A: Eric Shawn. Video: More GOP propaganda from Fox!
- Burnett ratings: a downward slide. Video: FBNers ring the bell.
- Seaman: FNC too soft on Obama? Clayton and Natali: It’s a girl!
- Margaret Hoover to CNN. Campaign embeds face challenges.
- Videos: Mika w/Letterman, Erin Burnett w/Daly, Piers w/Conan.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC uses children in anti-Romney attack video.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/08/12 00:05
- The Five video: Should we return Mt Rushmore to the Indians?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Bret Baier re-ups at FNC through 2016. Weekend numbers.
- Novel by CNN’s Gupta headed to tv...on Time-Warner’s TNT.
- Tom Brokaw fairly fingers Fox’s Five. Jon Scott as MacGyver.
- Video: Beckel on politics, O’Reilly, etc w/Imus pt one, pt two.
- Profile: Jenna Lee. Q&A: Liz Claman. First CBS...now Kelly!
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on race, crime, and media paternalism.
- Jehmu Greene apologized by phone to Tucker (for this). More.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/07/12 00:33
- The Five video: Are 9/11 terror trials becoming a joke?
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Ed Henry talks politics and more with Don Imus.
- Biznets’ Buffett buffet. Liz Claman’s investment advice.
- Meet the women of Fox Business. MSNBC: today’s oops.
- Soledad duped by fake Navy Seal? Burnett’s good Fortune.
- ABC and Univision announce semi-news channel for Latinos.
- CBS exec: We want Anderson Cooper as our full-time employee.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/05/12 00:01
- Video: Greta with Jake Tapper et al part one, part two.
- Reliable Sources videos: Afghanistan, UBL, and more.
- Fox News Watch video: Obama’s UBL anniversary.
- Current proves they can go lower than Olby (via NB).
- Video: Coop with Letterman. Alan still gets hate mail.
- Why CNN is terrible. CNN reporter ‘soliciting bribes’?
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Greta accepts.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/04/12 00:45
- The Five video: The Life of Julia. CNBC: today’s oops.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN biz model a failure. Seven semi-bizarre ideas for CNN.
- News Corp inquiries: payback? Juan misses NPR. More.
- CNN vs MSNBC: Maddow’s mendacity, part quatre.
- Q&A: Liz Claman on travel and a Buffett/Gates exclusive.
- Fans erupt in frustration over CNN’s descent into irrelevancy.
- Shep’s bear-on-a-trampoline video: banned! Mole cashes in.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/03/12 00:13
- The Five video: Politico takes a cheap shot at Fox News.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Were CNN’s email accounts hacked? Today’s oops.
- CNN fact-checks MSNBC: the clip Rachel Maddow didn’t play.
- Video: Tamara Holder with Imus on politics, John Edwards, etc.
- Profile: Laurie Dhue and her journey from addiction to recovery.
- MSNBC lets Alec Baldwin try out the anchor chair. Flashback.
- Furrowed brows at CNN Center as schedule changes don’t halt slide.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/02/12 00:01
- Coincidence!? Three people fired for deceptive NBC edits.
- The Five video: Do the media romanticize Occupier violence?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Bloomberg wins channel placement dispute with Comcast.
- April program ranker: FNC holds top 13, Megyn up over 30%.
- CNN has fewer viewers than some newspapers have readers.
- Zero Hedge: Is CNBC cheering for its own demise?
- Andrea Mitchell makes a ‘we’ mistake. Coop droop.
- Video: Kirsten Powers hijacks Hannity panel to confront co-panelist.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/01/12 00:23
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- April numbers: Fox News has top 13 cablenews programs.
- CNN sinks to decade-long lows. April spin: MSNBC, HLN.
- FNC May Day threat report debunked. Weekend numbers.
- Has MSNBC blackballed reporter who published exposés?
- Q&A: Stuart Varney. Hacking flap’s key targets.
- CNN vs MSNBC: CNN sides with...MSNBC!? However...
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the re-emergence of Dan Rather.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/30/12 00:14
- Video: The Five at the Correspondents’ Dinner. Photos.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- HuffPo media list: CNN, MSNBC...here’s why no FNCers.
- Shep’s Bear Alerts spreading to CNN? Q&A: Sandra Smith.
- What’s in a slogan? Swells at WHCD. MSNBC throws a party.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/28/12 00:02
- Panic at CNBC: Biggest stars become biggest losers.
- Reliable Sources videos: Obama, Fallon, and more.
- Video: Alisyn Camerota at the Correspondents’ Dinner.
- News Watch video: Has Trayvon coverage been fair?
- Video Q&A: Wolf Blitzer. Rita Cosby resurfaces.
- Greta: Does Politico support ridiculing retarded children?
- White House Correspondents’ Dinner: FNC, MSNBC, CNN.
- News makes way for non-news? Sunday talk: tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/27/12 00:05
- The Five video: Take me out to the bawl game.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan signs off...to join CBS News?
- Greta explains hate speech to Kimmel and Meghan McCain.
- Fox & Friends giving CBS broadcast a run for its money.
- VIdeo: Cavuto spars with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Six cablenewsers named to ‘out’ list. Q&A: Suze Orman (via ICN).
- VIdeos: FNC College Challenge winners; Laura & Bill rip MSNBC.
- VIdeo: Buchanan on leaving MSNBC. Cavuto’s producer to CNBC.
- ICN: O’Reilly 2007 comments impeach his Mitchell critique. However...
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/26/12 00:01
- The Five video: An uproar over farm chores.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- There were two identically deceptive NBC Zimmerman edits?!?
- Martha and Bill on a cruise for charity. Maria Bartiromo honored.
- Video: O’Reilly and Imus talk Beck, politics, etc part one, part two.
- VIdeos: Bill O’Reilly on F&F and CBS This Morning; The Rev with Fallon.
- MSNBC Trayvon coverage: Inflammatory, false, irresponsible, disgraceful!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/25/12 00:41
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- FNC keeping up with Kardashians at Correspondents’ Dinner.
- Margaret Brennan exits Bloomberg; morning sked shake-up.
- Proud Papa Adam Housley. Q&A: Robin Meade part tres.
- Video: Rachel Maddow with Wendy Williams. FNC vs MSNBC.
- Report: Deceptive Zimmerman edit started at NBC affiliate.
- Police execute search warrant on mole hole, seize evidence.
- Video: Juan Williams with Don Imus on the Romney campaign.
- Megyn Kelly zings Jon Stewart: video. CNN’s Kepnes promoted.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/24/12 00:05
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Bill O’Reilly re-ups with FNC; new deal runs through 2016.
- Cablenewsers’ modest primary coverage. Weekend numbers.
- Profile: Peter Barnes. Duthiers to Nigeria. Molly’s maternity.
- Video: Martha MacCallum fights malaria. Q&A: Meade part deux.
- Doocy offers clarity. The women of CNBC. Swells gather for Time.
- VIdeo: Kilmeade drops the ball. Robert Reich vs Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- Did MSNBC fund-raising for Dems violate Senate rules? Flashback.
- VIdeo: Bernard Goldberg says Chris Matthews is obsessed with race.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/23/12 00:55
- The Five video: Professors praise US Occupy movement...in Iran.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- No correction aired for deceptive 911 edit. Gaines exits (MS)NBC.
- Hot & Not: O’Reilly, Hannity, Beckel. Q&A: Sanjay Gupta, Robin Meade.
- MSNBC’s Touré a racial profiler? Lawrence O’Donnell has charisma?
- Doocy’s conversational paraphrase becomes a ‘quote’. Update: surrender?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/21/12 00:02
- Reliable Sources videos: Dog days of campaigning and more.
- Fox News Watch video: How do the media cover scandals?
- Video: Kelly Wright honored for Beyond the Dream series.
- Video: O’Reilly scorches MSNBC’s Trayvon coverage.
- Impartial MSNBC journalist joins political lobbying effort.
- Weekend Special: Fox News Reporting: Stealing Your Vote.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Stossel in Frisco.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/20/12 00:05
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- MSNBC Journo-lister bewails ‘breaking news’ alerts (via ICN).
- Fox Business shakes up daytime sked; changes start Monday.
- Cable beats broadcast: Fox & Friends doubles CBS in key markets.
- Olbermann seen wandering aimlessly through Central Park.
- Profile: Melissa Harris-Perry. Shep and Eli return to Ole Miss.
- The $50 million defamation lawsuit that Maddow wants dismissed.
- Sherman: Is CNN’s news strategy obsolete? Speed kills (credibility).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/19/12 00:55
- The Five video: Silver spoons and class warfare.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Bream jumps for Special Olympics. Salinas jumps to WDBJ.
- Jordan Sparks, CNN, and Jennifer Griffin’s children. More.
- Shocking Salon exposé: Sean Hannity is conservative!
- Liz Claman talks 1000 episodes, gives financial advice.
- HLN moves further from ‘headline news’. Q&A: Maddow.
- Contract violations by the ‘mole’ expose him to civil liability.
- Video: A salute to Dick Clark from Larry King...on Fox News!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/18/12 00:34
- The Five video: You mean there is no vast left-wing conspiracy?
- Breaking: O’Reilly and Hannity closing new deals with Fox News.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court video: Did Ted Nugent comments violate the law?
- (MS)NBC signs ex-official of Mexico as ‘foreign policy analyst’.
- Current skeds weekly show hosted by sitting Dem politico.
- John Stossel in Powder Springs. Liz Claman’s 1K milestone.
- Zakaria’s reward? Cafferty contradiction. CNNi’s News Center.
- Hannity top cablenewser on Talkers ‘heavy hundred’ list (via TVN).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/17/12 00:05
- The Five video: A surprise guest rates Obama’s oil policy.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Fox ‘mole’ sinks Reliable Sources. Weekend numbers.
- CNBC counter-programs Lou Dobbs...with hockey games!
- Q: Who will hire Olbermann now? A: It won’t be tv news.
- Video: Is Roger Clemens being prosecuted or persecuted?
- Sandra Smith: tax tips. Gasparino: top twitter cable biznewser.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on mixing politicos and news on cable.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/16/12 00:35
- The Five video: Mainstream media mockery of Mitt?
- A non-mole explains why he never wanted to be one.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Paying at the Pump-Baier 1-2-3.
- Hey Muto, you may be many things, but you’re not a mole.
- Auto website slams Eric Bolling...but there’s a catch.
- Melissa Francis: last minute tax tips . FBN breaks even.
- Media prepare for a self-hyped ‘trial of the decade’.
- Today’s apology. Rachel Maddow’s book reviewed.
- Hot & Not: Mika, MSNBC, moles, mockery, and mistakes.
- The mole was worried about being ‘blackballed’? Yeah, right.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/14/12 00:10
- Video: Chris Wallace pays tribute to his father Mike Wallace.
- Reliable Sources videos: Hillary Rosen, the mole’s 15 minutes.
- Mushnick: Olby lawsuit puts Current in an untenable position.
- News Watch video: The media cover attacks on Ann Romney.
- Much ado about a lapel pin. Sunday talk: tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Your honor, the people call...Sean Hannity?! Well...hardly ever.
- Specials: Summer of Evil: The Manson Murders; The Numbers Game.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/13/12 00:01
- The Five video: Is Seinfeld’s ‘Elaine’ disagreeing with America?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Cable beats broadcast: Bill O’Reilly tops NBC primetime.
- Friday special: Paying at the Pump with Sarah Palin, Eric Bolling.
- Judge may recuse herself so husband’s partner can go on CNN?!?
- New Fast Money contributor ripped panelists as ‘monkeys’.
- CNN’s unedited epithets raise ethics questions. Profile: Maddow.
- Yes they call it a ‘jaw-dropping’ comment. Kennedy won’t settle.
- Video: Bret Baier rebuts Gingrich charges of Fox News favoritism.
- George Mason U: No, FNC wasn’t shilling for Romney or for the GOP.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/12/12 00:02
- Rothman: MSNBC’s year of apologies.
- The Five video: Are stay at home moms truly respected?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- The going rate for committing career suicide: $5,000. More.
- Five weeks: Bill tops Brian. Swells gather for ‘power’ fete.
- VIdeo: Chris Wallace remembers his father. FNS sets tribute.
- Goldberg: It’s time to stop kissing up to MSNBC’s race-baiter.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis on the links; video Q&A: John Stossel.
- Today’s apology. Yesterday’s pseudo-apology.
- Hell hath no fury like a Newt scorned. More. T.J.: Just teasing!
- Fox spox: Joe Muto, ‘main culprit’, is fired. ‘Possibly others’ to follow.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/11/12 00:35
- The Five video: Harvard’s Obama 101. ICN’s Moles for Morons.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Cablenewsers named to ‘most powerful’ list. Big Ed to grill Joe.
- The double-secret Fox mole: that didn’t last long. FNC spox speaks.
- T.J. Holmes leaves BET, plans return to CNN? Santorum to CNN?
- Q&A: Mika, Sandra Smith (v/ICN). Video: Maddow w/Leno pt one, two.
- Silver: Up with Hayes, the bst cable news show since...Maddow.
- Treacher: First report from double-secret mole is underwhelming. More.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/10/12 01:23
- The Five video: What’s behind Santorum’s decision?
- Monday’s numbers: Ingraham-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Bloomberg: Comcast discriminating against non-NBC channels.
- Paging Anderson Cooper: Who is the mole? Weekend numbers.
- FNC dominance continues: O’Reilly again tops NBC primetime.
- FBN milestone: Dobbs tops CNBC. Lisa Murphy quits Bloomberg.
- Was (MS)NBC’s ‘mistake’ part of a pattern? More. Gupta awarded.
- Chris Wallace statement on father’s passing. Geraldo’s remembrance.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/09/12 01:19
- The Five video: Is the problem with fracking that it works?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Cable beats broadcast: Fox & Friends tops CBS mornings.
- Mika Brzezinski: another conflict of interest at MSNBC?
- MSNBC exhaustive investigation stuns the world this week.
- Status symbol: your own home studio. Harlow to CNN/NYC.
- CNN anchor quotes the f-word. Greta: Why shouldn’t she?
- Hot & Not: (MS)NBC, Olbermann, CNN, Heather, Taxmasters.
- Maddow exposé looks shady, but swells attend fete anyhow.
- Zurawik: even if Olbermann wins lawsuit vs Gore, he still loses.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/07/12 00:17
- Videos: Roger Ailes, Brit Hume remember Mike Wallace.
- Reliable Sources videos: Olby, Mike Wallace, and more.
- Mushnick: Even for Olbermann, this is pathetic.
- Under fire, (MS)NBC news chief Capus answers critics.
- News Watch video: Media coverage of the budget battles.
- Another Trayvon controversy. Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet.
- Video: Jim Pinkerton and Sally Kohn on NBC’s Zimmerman edit.
- Bill Hemmer in Greenwich. Politico’s four pages on Huck vs Rush.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/06/12 00:18
- The Five video: Can Americans understand a law professor?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- (MS)NBC probe blames a ‘seasoned’ producer. Update: Fired!
- Video: Megyn Kelly on the line between news and entertainment.
- Video: Obama gives a shout-out to Mika Brzezinski. Flashback.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly with Jon Stewart, Piers with Carson Daly.
- Current’s countersuit quotes Keith: ‘Assassinate him, please’.
- Hinckley: Olby’s best bet...radio or the ‘net. Maddow tops list.
- Olby lawsuit disses Cenk. Courtney: It’s a girl. Q&A: Don Lemon.
- From the Dept of Headline Incongruity. MSNBC online ad strategy.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/05/12 00:23
- The Five video: Should the government monitor facebook pages?
- Emails: Olbermann temper tantrum smashed glass on set.
- Least surprising news of the day: Olbermann sues Current.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap rules on Eric Holder vs the 5th Circuit Court.
- Low ratings may get Current kicked off Time Warner...or not?
- ICN: MSNBC goes partisan, ensnares journalists. It began with Olbermann and Matthews. The first, unsuccessful attempt to turn dayside partisan.
- MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts airs HuffPost satire as real news!
- Video: Kilmeade and Doocy make a splash with Dara Torres.
- Profile: Neil Cavuto (pdf: scroll down). Q&A: Melissa Francis.
- Goodale: Media experts say Olbermann’s problems are self-made.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/04/12 00:01
- The Five video: ‘Social Darwinism’ is the new talking point.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg says NBC’s apology is not enough.
- Fox News hires a new contributor: Santita Jackson. Flashback.
- Emails: Keith needed ‘Diva’ limos. TaxMasters stiffs cablenewsers.
- Profile: Robin Meade (v/ ICN). Q&A: Willie Geist. CNN’s Peabodies.
- Olbermann compares himself to $10 million dollar chandelier: video.
- Video: Debbie Wasserman Schultz w/Greta. NBC’s evasive apology.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/03/12 00:01
- Video: Bret Baier interview with Jay Carney turns contentious.
- After O’Reilly Factor airing, NBC admits error in doctored 911 audio.
- The Five video: Send in the clowns...on the taxpayers’ dime.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five (!)-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: S.E. Cupp offers best wishes to Keith Olbermann.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly fact-checks Brian Stelter. Heather hubbub resolved.
- MSNBC signature program announces landmark. Weekend numbers.
- Olbermann’s ‘silent treatment’: he wouldn’t even talk to his boss!
- Bercovici: What’s next for Olby...CNN? Lowry: Divorce—media-style.
- Simon: Olbermann is just one ironclad contract away from a new job.
- Q&A: Carl Cameron on the MD primary and staying fit; Rich Edson.
- Zurawik: Does anyone at Comcast care about journalistic standards?
- Video: Bernard Goldberg has a solution for Comcast’s (MS)NBC problem.
- Today’s deep (i.e. sick) thought. Tonight’s cablenews primary coverage.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/02/12 00:01
- The Five video: Juan Williams responds to Rush Limbaugh.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Audio: John Gibson reacts to the firing of Keith Olbermann.
- Burgeoning book battle begins (via ICN). Q&A: Rich Edson.
- Feldman: CNN’s Howard Kurtz tries too hard to knock Fox.
- Stelter: Critics of Keith fear retaliation. Maddow in Manchester.
- Hot & Not: The Rev, Olby, Thomas Roberts, MSNBC non-response.
- Video: Geraldo apologizes anew for hoodie heresy to Trayvon’s parents.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/31/12 00:02
- MSNBC drops $100K on the NY Times to hype Maddow book.
- Reliable Sources videos: Geraldo’s hoodie, Olbermann ousted.
- Carr: Someone will hire Olbermann because he’s...such a star!?
- Kurtz: Leaked emails trace the bitter Olbermann/Current break-up.
- Keith’s hissy fits: rejected custom-built set, limo drivers spoke to him.
- Davis: Sharpton’s dual role strains credibility of MSNBC.
- Rainey: Trayvon coverage abounds, and so do perspectives.
- News Watch video: Media treatment of the Obamacare arguments.
- Gutfeld: I scrapped Thurs Red Eye, it didn’t meet expectations. More.
- Zurawik: Replacing Olby with Spitzer shows how low Current will go.
- Hagey: Current got all the drawbacks of Olby and none of the benefits.
- Reese Schonfeld: CNN, thirty years later. Sunday talkers: tip sheet.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/30/12 00:20
- Current fires Olbermann! Olby responds. Current preps for battle.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Again?! Bill O’Reilly on cable beats Brian Williams on NBC.
- Cablenews swells gather for Lemon-cohosted NLGJA fundraiser.
- Why didn’t last night’s Red Eye air? Explanation may be coming.
- Where’s Margaret Hoover? J$P asked FNC; spox confirmed: contract ended 12/2011, parties unable to come to terms on a new agreement.
- Forbes: If anyone can take on ESPN and win, it’s Roger Ailes.
- Juan Williams to receive honor for excellence in journalism.
- CNN Trayvon Martin special tonight. Maddow Q&A, w/Stewart.
- Impartial MSNBC ‘news anchor’ rips ‘ugly, dirty’ marriage group. More.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/29/12 00:01
- ICN reviews Soledad’s Starting Point: ‘we shall see’.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Fox & Friends First more than doubles CNN+MSNBC combined.
- Margaret Carlson to ‘semi-respectable’ Sharpton: Stop it!
- Lean forward: Inexplicable omission in MSNBC report...or not?
- Judge: Lawsuit against CNN over captions will proceed.
- Brian Kilmeade emcees charity event for wounded warriors.
- Andrea Mitchell leans forward: ‘voter suppression’ scandal. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/28/12 00:20
- The Five video: Controversy over Madonna and Molly.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- 2012 1Q program ranker: Fox News holds top 11 slots.
- MSNBC’s indefensible ellipses. Matthews at Holy Cross.
- MSNBC ‘news anchor’ gets Lean Forward spot. Analysis.
- Controversial interview: epic grilling or snarling mob?
- Behind the scenes of a Fox & Friends appearance.
- What kind of journalist writes a headline like this?
- MSNBCer defends GOP-Trayvon connection. Q&A: Hayes.
- MSNBC’s plagiarist keynotes Philly Bar Association event.
- ICN: CNN’s sunrise slump is not just a problem, it’s a crisis.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/27/12 00:22
- The Five video: Salman Rushdie’s Cheney wisecrack.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Lou Dobbs: record highs. Piers Morgan: down by 40%.
- CNN’s Soledad slump: morning ratings lowest in over a decade.
- Q1 spin: MSNBC, CNN. FNC: top 11 slots. Weekend numbers.
- Today’s apology: Geraldo. Coop to examine kids and race.
- New Suffolk poll: Fox News, Bill O’Reilly most trusted in tv news.
- CNN snags Shorties. Q&A: Rachel Maddow; on Letterman, Today.
- Koch demands right of reply to MSNBC’s ex-DNC flack Finney.
- Bauder: MSNBC defends Sharpton role despite conflicts of interest.
- VIdeo: Bob Beckel talks with Don Imus about Obamacare, ghosts, etc.
- Jay Rosen blasts CNN’s Candy Crowley: unoriginal and empty-headed.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly on the Trayvon shooting; Bernard Golberg analyzes.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/26/12 00:06
- The Five video: What’s in a whisper?
- ICN: MSNBC subjugates daytime news to opinion.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Maddow; most fawning profile ever? CNN reruns boxing.
- CNN’s Kurtz says MSNBC should reign in The Rev. Analysis.
- Hot & Not: Trayvon Martin, Big Ed, Zakaria, Bashir, Morris, The Rev.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/24/12 00:50
- Reliable Sources videos: Trayvon Martin and more.
- Video: Fr Jonathan Morris evaluates The Hunger Games.
- MSNBC ‘news anchor’ has history of HuffPo op/eds.
- News Watch video: The media and Trayvon Martin.
- Petallides makes F&F debut. LA primary coverage.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. CNN: Rewrite!
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/23/12 00:03
- Impartial MSNBC ‘news anchor’ praises Obamacare...in HuffPo!
- The Five video: Is Media Matters out to stifle free speech?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Ad Age: How Fox News pitched Obama’s ad buyers.
- Dallas Observer columnist makes snark over Doocy’s daughter.
- With The Rev taking fire, allies and doubters close ranks (via ICN).
- Lean forward: Up w/Hayes skeds Sunday salute to atheism.
- TVNewser dismantles CNN’s Howard Kurtz. ICN piles on.
- A new pointless gimmick just in time for a
slowFriday. - Video: Geraldo with Imus on Trayvon’s hoodie, doing radio, etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/22/12 00:10
- ICN: MSNBC’s news/opinion demarcation line is unconvincing.
- CNN lays off dozens, will outsource its documentaries.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Surprise! Fox haters fall for another faked photo.
- Gerri Willis previews gas price special. Q&A: Harris-Perry.
- Video: Juan Williams talks football and politics with Don Imus.
- Alison Rosen’s (R-rated) podcast profiles Greg Gutfeld and Red Eye.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/21/12 00:08
- Guess who apologized to Bill O’Reilly?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep-TheFIve 1-2-3-4.
- Bad weather ahead? Trump gets CNBC gig. FBN NFL special.
- Look who’s coming to breakfast. CNN’s Chapin goes to NPR.
- Video: The Judge rules on the Trayvon Martin shooting.
- At 5am Fox & Friends First tops most of CNN evening! Q&A: Piers.
- Matthews and MSNBC primetimers to ‘anchor’ 2012 political events.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/20/12 00:15
- The Five video: Is Fox News really to blame?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Bret Baier, FBN’s Jeff Flock. Illinois primary coverage.
- The Dick Morris Tour is cancelled. Analysis. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Martha MacCallum joins the fight against malaria in Ghana.
- Video: MSNBC’s Ed Schultz problem. ICN analysis. The blame game.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/19/12 00:15
- The Five video: When are death threats not death threats?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Liar: Obama claims Fox News called him a Muslim 24/7!
- News Corp’s most valuable business: Fox News!
- CNBC to report live from Abu Dhabi UAE forum.
- New Pew State of the Media 2012: cable news.
- Q&A:
Avery JessupMelissa Francis. Melissa on F&F. - Profiles: Chris Jansing, Harris-Perry. Contessa resurfaces.
- Embarrassed CNN removes ‘idiotic’ financial video.
- Hot & Not: CNN, The Rev, Big Ed, Greta, MSNBC etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/17/12 00:03
- Video: Reliable Sources uses discredited hack to attack FNC.
- News Watch video: Is the war on women just a media meme?
- Al Sharpton Show: Fire Hannity, shut down Fox News.
- Megyn Kelly: classic style. Melissa Francis on the curvy couch.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HP recap. Who is Heather Nauert?
- Is MSNBC now selling its ‘straight news’ with a progressive tilt?
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/16/12 00:15
- The Five video: Should anti-porn laws be enforced?
- FBN shaking up daytime, making Kneale co-anchor.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- What is Al-Qaeda’s most unfavorite news network?
- Lou Dobbs Q&A: Naples News, My Desert.
- Bill O’Reilly serves up justice. Where’s Martha MacCallum?
- Target: Al Sharpton. Today’s oops. And this (v/ICN), this, this.
- Another CNBC ‘exclusive’ that wasn’t. Trish Turner joins Coop.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/15/12 00:03
- O’Reilly again tops BriWi on NBC. Soledad’s road trip flops.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Politico snarks at Fox but gets facts wrong. CNN, King of Twitter (via ICN).
- Adventures in cryptic backtracking: A rat is a rat...except when it’s not?
- Mika mauls Megyn; Todd adds his two cents. ICN: Cablenews mob wars.
- Kiran Chetry resurfaces...on Glenn Beck TV! Some fans not pleased.
- Q&A: Chris Matthews, Meghan McCain. Silenced Soledad speaks again.
- Videos: O’Reilly rips Media Matters, MSNBC; Bernard Goldberg analyzes.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/14/12 00:53
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- The Five video: When politics and Facebook intersect.
- ICN: Will controversy force MSNBC to address The Sharpton Tapes?
- Lou Dobbs Q&A: Boca Raton magazine, Inside Jersey. Q&A: Megyn.
- Greta clarifies her suspicions about the F&F item. ICN: Analysis.
- Fox & Friends 1st tops at 5:00 am, even beats Erin Burnett at 7:00 pm!
- Friedman: Ken Jautz is not just a suit, he’s a journalist. New Imus flap?
- MSNBC election analysis: Santorum uncomfortable ‘being in a three-way’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/13/12 12:15
- The Five video: Does rock music encourage racism?
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- CNN: Further Fareed, adds Malhotra. Weekend numbers.
- Audio: Brian Kilmeade vs Rick Santorum re Fox News bias.
- No protests this year? Flashback. The Sharpton tapes.
- Election Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Rich Edson. Tonight’s coverage.
- Controversy still swirls around embarrassing Soledad squabble.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/12/12 00:34
- The Five video: Game Change is not really about Palin.
- Friday: New CNN am shows dead last, even lose to CNBC!
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Back from banishment: Roland returns. Romans reappears.
- CNN to buy (and ruin) Mashable? Buchanan zings MSNBC.
- Q&A: Rachel Maddow. MSNBC contributor in therapy.
- Larry King finds work...with Carlos Slim! Profile: Sanjay Gupta.
- Hot & Not: Stupid Tuesday, Sarah Palin, Coop, Mancow redux.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/10/12 00:03
- Reliable Sources videos: Hannity, Limbaugh, Palin pt one, pt two.
- Joe and Mika talk food. Today’s deja vu oops.
- News Watch video: Does Fluke flap reveal a double standard?
- FNC gives Mancow Muller a shot at hosting. Flashback.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. 72 Hours Under FIre.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/09/12 00:20
- Video: The Five discuss the new 17-minute Obama promo.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC Einstein Donnie Deutsch to substitute host...on CNN?!
- Q&A: Sally Kohn on working w/Hannity at Fox; Melissa Harris-Perry.
- Chris Wallace thanks ‘three giants of broadcasting’.
- Video: Eric Cantor confuses Neil Cavuto with Bret Baier.
- Kirsten Powers returns fire at Olbermann. VIdeo: Powers with Greta.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/08/12 00:15
- The Five video: Should Obama PAC return Bill Maher’s $1M?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly crosses swords with the ladies of The View.
- Olby’s campaign against Kirsten Powers: here, here, here. Flashback.
- Soledad and CNN step in it with world’s most fallacious charge of racism.
- Video: Ed Henry w/Imus on Obama’s snippy reply to gas prices question.
- Carpe Diem: On desks, legs, and the evolution of Fox & Friends First.
- Chris Wallace accepts journalism award. New ad flap, this time MSNBC.
- Now Olby ‘apologizes’ to Cupp and Malkin? Reaction. Reaction. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/07/12 00:37
- Behind the scenes with Neil Cavuto covering Super Tuesday.
- Christopher compares coverage on the two (?!) cablenews channels.
- Tuesday’s numbers: SuperTuesday(FNC)-Shep-Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News dominated Super Tuesday, topped NBC broadcast coverage!
- Martha MacCallum emcees Malaria No More charity wingding.
- Profile: Tamron Hall. Dennis Kucinich: From Congress to MSNBC?
- Sarah Palin cheats on Fox News. Flashback 1. Flashback 2. Flashback 3.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/06/12 00:22
- Q&A: Bob Beckel and how he became a Fox News star.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly video: Leslie Marshall, Lars Larson debate Fluke flap.
- Super Tuesday coverage: FNC, CNN, MSNBC; Q&A: Chris Wallace.
- First holograms, now this. Chat w/Alex Wagner. Geraldo was right.
- Video: Somebody takes a nosedive in the F&F Relay Challenge.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis; Neil Cavuto: Boston Herald, Alaska Dispatch.
- Carpe Diem: Fox &Friends First arouses sleepy viewers...or does it?
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media treatment of the Rush/Fluke flap.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/05/12 00:15
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Napolitano rules on Holder’s assassination squad.
- Fox News Latino releases its first poll of Hispanic Americans.
- Video: Kirsten Powers w/Megyn analyzes the Limbaugh/Fluke flap.
- Cablenewsers Andrea Mitchell and Sara Sidner join Roseanne Barr and Lady Gaga on The Daily Beast 150 Fearless Women list.
- Q&A: Bret Baier prepares for Super Tuesday.
- Video: Sally Kohn with Imus part one, part two. Q&A: Big Ed.
- Current sets AM sked: liberal talk shows, including liar Bill Press.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/03/12 00:18
- Video: Anna and Ainsley preview Fox & Friends First.
- Video: Reliable Sources targets Fox News and Rush Limbaugh.
- Hot & Not: Fox & Friends, Breitbart, MSNBC, Andrea Tantaros.
- News Watch video: Did media fan the Koran-burning flames?
- Mediaite speaks, Greta replies. Ailes plugs Maddow (via TVN).
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. De La Cruz charity fete.
- Specials: Washington caucuses; HuckForum 3; Super Tuesday Preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/02/12 00:21
- ICN: MSNBC breaking news coverage an embarrassing travesty.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- What momentous story has MSNBC covered every hour today?
- Video: Neil Cavuto spars with Don Imus, part one, part two.
- Profile: Bret Baier on covering the upcoming conventions.
- Q&A: Thomas Roberts, Joe Scarborough. Willie Geist in Augusta.
- Rotating anchors not new to F&F. What’s happening on Monday?
- Fox & Friends video: Alan Dershowitz blasts Media Matters.
- ICN: MSNBC’s conflict of interest destroys daytime/primetime firewell.
- Lean forward: The Rev to host MSNBC coverage of his own march!
- ICN: Breitbart and Weiner? Just what was CNN up to? CNN denies.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/01/12 00:05
- CNN was considering a new show pairing Breitbart and Weiner.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Politico: How MSNBC covered the passing of a newsmaker.
- ICN: Did MSNBC’s Buchanan ouster set them on a slippery slope?
- Fox & Friends gains extra hour; Huddy, Banderas among co-hosts.
- Breitbart reactions: Jonah Goldberg, Tucker Carlson, Greg Gutfeld, Sean Hannity, Jim Pinkerton & Alan Colmes.
- Cablers cover Breitbart passing...well, one of them does.
- April Vanity Fair features Rachel Maddow and The Rev.
- Revealed: Why Ron Paul won’t be part of the Huck Forum.
- FBN’s Imus tops CNN! Harry Reid and pals to boost Brock book.
- CNBC’s Wikileaks Secrets and Lies. Another Martin Bashir profile.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/29/12 00:37
- The Five video: What does Obama think about America?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Election(FNC)-The Five 1-2-3.
- Shuster steps in it again: O’Keefe suing Current TV.
- Video: Regis reunites with F&F anchors pt one, pt two.
- The insight of Morning Joe Scarborough.
- VIdeo: Juan Williams talks turd-floaters with Don Imus.
- February program rankers: FNC holds top twelve slots.
- Sequel: Fox News skeds third Huckabee Presidential Forum.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/28/12 00:15
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Starting Point sets 10-year record, but not in a good way.
- CNN pranked by banker hoax. Titans of foie gras.
- February spin: CNN, MSNBC, HLN. Weekend numbers.
- Tonight’s election coverage: Fox, CNN, MSNBC, FBN.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of rising gas prices.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/27/12 00:59
- The Five video: Hollywood hypocrisy at the Oscars?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Stossel-Shep 1-2-3.
- CNN rejiggers dayside. MSNBC over a half-hour late.
- ICN: Early Start may be headed for an early end. React!
- Griffin: MSNBC represents the 21st century, not the 1940s.
- Soledad at UTA. Maddow’s words that work. CNBC media alert!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/25/12 00:29
- Reliable Sources videos: Tapper, Palin, and more.
- Ailes supports Kennedy. Bill Hemmer: back to school.
- Fox News Watch video: CNN’s latest GOP debate.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Douglas Kennedy charged; no change in his job status.
- VIdeo: A surprise appearance in the Beverly Hills Watters’ World.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/24/12 00:10
- Video: The Five reveal a dirty little secret about the Oscars.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-LizCheney-Baier 1-2-3.
- Full video: Juan Williams to Buchanan: Are you a racist?
- Video: Barbara Hillary’s Arctic expedition makes history.
- John King backpedals. CNN’s unusual choice of camera angle.
- Q&A: Sandra Smith, Tamron Hall. Profile: Harris-Perry. Gergen at UT.
- Impartial journalist Tamron Hall has her own ‘Lean Forward’ promo.
- Specials: Stossel: Illegal Is Everything; Semper Fi: Always Faithful.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/23/12 00:15
- The Five video: Who pays their ‘fair share’ of taxes?
- Wednesday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Coop 1-2-3.
- Fox News received letter threatening terrorist attack.
- CNN debate draws 4.7 million viewers. Updated chart.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Jeffries: MSNBC is serious about intellectual debate?
- Q&A: Michael Steele. Juan Williams at Mercer. CNBC’s Filthy Rich.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/22/12 00:21
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- MSNBC tricks Rev Graham, changes agreed topic to Obama.
- FishbowlDC’s Big Idea: A Tommy Christopher show on MSNBC!
- Weekend numbers: CNN’s Whitney spike fades quickly.
- Juan Williams at Mercer U. Wolf Blitzer: a good sport.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Leno part one, part two, part three.
- Brock book boasts bizarre beliefs. Today’s firing demand.
- The Death Network scores with wall-to-wall Whitney weeping.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/21/12 00:01
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Mediaite’s Big Idea: Fox News should hire Pat Buchanan.
- Zurawik: Murdoch tweets mean Fox News pushing Santorum.
- Again?! Fox & Friends beats revamped CBS This Morning.
- Video: Bob Beckel talks w/Imus about Obama, Trump, and more.
- D-Rat in Lexington. An idea for Ron Paul. Today’s firing demand.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/20/12 00:11
- The Five video: Why do the media attack NY’s first responders?
- Q&A: Steve Doocy, Pat Buchanan. Profile: Martin Bashir.
- Why Fox News has been the top news channel for a decade.
- Hot & Not: Dana Loesch, Pat Buchanan, Larry King, Nancy Grace.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/18/12 00:01
- Reliable Sources videos: Media Matters, Bill O’Reilly and more.
- News Watch video: Do the media cause campaign controversy?
- PolitiFact rates an MSNBC promo ‘mostly false’.
- Video: O’Reilly on SNL. Q&A: Harris-Perry (via NB), The Rev.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Video: Pat Buchanan on being fired by MSNBC part one, part two.
- Specials: Glen Campbell Fights Alzheimer’s; George HW Bush: The Man and His Mission; Whitney Houston: Life, Death, Music.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/17/12 00:05
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Joe & Mika back Pat, buck MSNBC brass: ‘We strongly disagree’.
- The Death Network skeds wall-to-wall Whitney weeping. More.
- Q&A: Don Lemon, Sarah Palin. Profile: Big Ed Schultz.
- Guthrie: Pat Buchanan’s ‘crazy politics’ led to his firing. Zurawik: Good riddance! Stelter: Pat didn’t change, MSNBC did. Kurtz: Next stop, Fox News?
- Bartiromo: bored or burned-out? Today’s suspension demand.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/16/12 00:09
- MSNBC fires Pat! Buchanan: I’ve been blacklisted. Analysis.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Suppose CNN holds a debate and nobody shows up?
- Schaeffer: Why Judge Nap’s Freedom Watch will be missed.
- Olbermann vs Breitbart: Fishbowl DC calls it for Breitbart. Mediaite’s Christopher defends Olby, as Breitbart posse redoubles their Olbermann slams.
- Cal Thomas to Maddow: Let’s do lunch. Q&A: Harris-Perry.
- VIdeos: Bill O’Reilly on Today and Fox & Friends. CNN temp sets.
- Propagating propaganda: from Media Matters to MSNBC airwaves.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/15/12 23:15
- CNN and Larry King go their separate ways.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-MonicaCrowley 1-2-3.
- Cablers cover Syria, MSNBC not so much. Rodriguez upped.
- Jersey Man cover story: Neil Cavuto. Q&A: Nic Robertson.
- Profile: Cenk Uygur, Don Lemon. No coordination. It’s a girl!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/14/12 00:12
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Weekend numbers. CNN’s Whitney spike does a fast fade.
- The Judge signs off, asks fans to stop the emails (via TVN).
- Politico claims FNC ‘course correction’ is rankling Fox fans.
- Q&A: Peter Barnes. Grace under fire. Today’s firing demand.
- Video: Tucker Carlson discusses Media Matters’ secret police.
- Media Matters memo: Investigate personal lives of Fox Newsers!
- VIdeo: Bernard Goldberg examines the influence of Media Matters.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/13/12 00:15
- The Five video: Media Matters setting the MSM agenda?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN tops for Whitney; FNC wins caucus; F&F beats CBS.
- iReporter replies to fracking flap as CNN issues statement.
- Video: Geraldo talks radio, contraception, more w/Imus.
- Politico: CNN’s stealth suspension of Dana Loesch.
- Video: Tucker Carlson on his Media Matters exposé.
- Exposé: Inside the Media Matters war on Fox News.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis, Melissa Francis. Profile: Harris-Perry.
- Hot & Not: Roland Martin, FBN primetime, iReport, etc.
- CNN denies firing their Israeli journalists, but there’s a catch.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/11/12 00:05
- Reliable Sources videos: Roland Martin’s tweets and more.
- Profile: Bill Hemmer, Harris-Perry. Kooiman on the couch.
- Geraldo expands to two hours; CNN skeds Whitney special.
- CNN false info on Whitney Houston parroted on MSNBC.
- News Watch video: Have the media shortchanged Santorum?
- CNN, burned by questionable iReport, does not return calls.
- KU commends Crowley. Well, that explains it: it’s the Illuminati!
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Sat: City Under Siege.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/10/12 00:35
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bret Baier on how social media are affecting the election.
- Reeves: Don’t write that obituary for FBN just yet. Measuring bias.
- CNBC to do reality shows? Piers to be ‘honored’. Today’s boycott.
- Politico: CNN tops for excessive coverage of non-binding caucuses.
- FNC more than double CNN+MSNBC combined. The Five on a roll.
- Claim: CNN Israel bureau fired all Jewish journalists, retained Arabs.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/09/12 00:45
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- FBN scraps entire primetime lineup. More. Analysis.
- Video: Megyn wonders if spanking made her more aggressive.
- Video: Juan Williams talks contraception and more with Imus.
- Q&A: Shepard Smith. First Geraldo, now Huck! (via Alan)
- The CNN/Martin backlash begins. Dating advice from CNBC?!
- Was CNN bullied by gay activists? Martin to grovel before GLAAD.
- VIdeo: Matthews boasts he has access to highest level WH briefings.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/08/12 00:58
- The Five video: Is the Occupy movement worth studying?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Martel: Roland Martin a martyr in war on elitism.
- Zurawik: I’d be shocked to see Martin on CNN again. ICN.
- Yesterday Roland Martin was on CNN; today he’s suspended.
- Video: Ellen DeGeneres to Bill O’Reilly, “Thank you, Bill!”
- Q&A: Eric Bolling; Sally Kohn on working for Fox News.
- Roland is sorry, but GLAAD wants CNN to speak up. CNN vs MRC.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/07/12 00:15
- The Five video: The Constitution don’t get no respect?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- It’s a Roger Ailes book boom. Is Olbermann hanging by a thread?
- New Pew: Cable channels take the lead for campaign news. MSNBC, FNC viewers most politically knowledgeable. Analysis.
- Weekend numbers. Michael Barone in Peoria. Caucus coverage.
- Video: Red Eye five-year anniversary retrospective part one, part two.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Liz Claman. Dylan Ratigan’s anger management.
- Wemple: Roland Martin hasn’t been anti-gay on CNN so he’s ‘clean’?
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/06/12 00:35
- The Five video: Is Obama at war with the Catholic Church?
- Another news channel? ABC/Disney and Univision ponder.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Reynolds: Fox News riding high in ratings and revenues.
- Bauder: Presidential campaign raises Bret Baier’s profile.
- Fareed Zakaria given Justice award, Maddow gets Steinbeck.
- Nevada caucus numbers. Today’s firing demand.
- Dana: Erratic Olbermann the key to Current’s future.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Orman controversy continues (via ICN).
- ‘Mayor of the Morning’ demoted, Acosta promoted, Marquez hired.
- Hot & Not: Fox News, Page Six, Amanpour, Backstory, Nevada etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/04/12 01:02
- Video: Brian Kilmeade takes the field for the Beach Bowl.
- Reliable Sources videos: The media’s Trump blunder and more.
- ‘The Place for Politics’ skips Newt presser for Lock-Up rerun.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly, Harris Faulkner, Greta, Chris Wallace.
- News Watch video: Media pounce on Romney ‘poor’ comments.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Swells fete Bonnie.
- NV primary coverage: FNC, CNN, MSNBC. John King’s oops!
- Lean forward: Martin Bashir echoes the deep thoughts of Bill Maher.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/03/12 00:20
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3; Mr Bill again tops NBC broadcast; Andrea Mitchell craters in the demo.
- Mammen: 2000 feet above Times Square.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs, John King. Ratigan’s reading list.
- Soledad, Velez-Mitchell to host fundraiser. No more Issues.
- Video: At Super Bowl time, politicians say the darndest things.
- In this Soul Train clip, The Rev looks like he ate the blueberry pie.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/02/12 00:14
- Video: The Five discuss the controversial Chevy Volt.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Liz Claman, on her Shabbat in Davos; Sandra Smith.
- Video: Eric Bolling’s adventures driving a Chevy Volt.
- Carpe Diem: Starting Point a step backwards for CNN mornings.
- Tension and a lack of chemistry plague CNN’s morning shows.
- What two MSNBC anchors are quietly making a love connection?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/01/12 00:15
- The Five video: Is Romney making it easy for the media?
- Tuesday’s numbers: FloridaFNC-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Fishbowl DC kvetches about Politico ‘buttering up’ Fox News.
- Fox News: a decade on top. Politico: How FNC pulled it off.
- January program rankers. CNBC’s Kelly girl. Reena Ninan to ABC.
- Harris-Perry debut pushed back two weeks. Changes at CNNi.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Jenna Lee, Bret Baier. Liz Claman in Davos.
- MSNBC produces another promo attacking the GOP. Flashback.
- Hollywood Reporter interview with a semi-snarky Shepard Smith.
- After MSNBC tags him (D), Herman Cain gets into tiff on Now w/Wagner.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/31/12 00:08
- The Five video: Are the media making excuses for Occupiers?
- Fox News beats broadcast tv: O’Reilly tops Brian Williams.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Jan ’12 numbers: Fox holds top 13; CNN 2nd; MSNBC, HLN slip.
- Video: Bob Beckel doubles down, promises more to come.
- FNC’s tintinnabulation on Wall Street. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Neil Cavuto with Imus on the long road to a nominee.
- Q&A: Bret Baier, Bill Shine, Neil Cavuto, Jennifer Granholm.
- The Female Five? Plans for Jehmu Greene to host distaff version.
- Video: Lou Dobbs w/Jon Stewart. Florida primary: Fox News, CNN.
- MoJo airs from South Beach as guests and hosts ridicule the locals.
- Whoops! TV Newser said Spitzer to host Countdown, but it wasn’t true.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/30/12 00:18
- The Five video: Bob Beckel’s heated debate over Col West.
- Q&A: Shep Smith on FNC’s milestone and his own weight loss.
- Report: WSJ ‘darling’ Kelly Evans jumping to CNBC?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Kilmeade faces a Cuba missing crisis (h/t @MartyDavis).
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld, Liz Claman, FNC’s Jeremy Steinberg.
- The incredible disappearing Shep Smith. Fox News rings the bell.
- An appropriate choice: subbing for Olbermann...Eliot Spitzer!
- Current wants to move next door to CNN and Fox News.
- Gore: There’ll be none of that ‘balance’ stuff on Current.
- Hot & Not: Suze Orman, Big Ed, CNN, MSNBC inciting violence, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/28/12 00:06
- Q&A: ‘Campaign’ Carl Cameron. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Reliable Sources videos: CNN’s debate and Newt vs media.
- News Watch video: Politics and media getting personal.
- Revealed: How George Soros runs Fox News!
- Specials: Big Hits, Broken Dreams; Florida Primary Preview.
- Who’s that girl? Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Newt picking a fight with Wolf Blitzer.
- TV’s Wonder Women: Megyn Kelly. Q&A: CNN.com’s Meredith Artley.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/27/12 00:48
- The Five video: What kind of idea is going to the moon?
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Coop-Baier 1-2-3-4.
- CNN’s latest debate no ratings buster. Intruder alert!
- ICN: Too little too late for CNN to trademark ‘magic wall’.
- Video: You’ve got Hemmer! Gorman, Gasparino finally meet.
- Q&A: Geraldo (via ICN), Dylan Ratigan, Dr Sanjay Gupta.
- Schumacher: Wolf Blitzer flunks the debate moderator test.
- Zurawik: Kudos to Wolf Blitzer for standing up to Newt Gingrich.
- Was CNN egging on the crowd? How does CNN verify its iReports?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/26/12 00:16
- Video: The Five share their yearbook photos.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Profile: The only ombudsman in cable news, Andy Levy.
- ICN: Big Ed advising Dems, plus Nancy Pelosi = quid pro quo?
- Video: Juan Williams with Imus on Newt, Jan Brewer, and more.
- UNF students prep for CNN debate. Dr Gupta previews football special.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/25/12 00:45
- Tuesday’s non-SotU numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Fox News SotU and analysis tops rivals; FNC-MS-CNN 1-2-3.
- Lean forward: Two biggest DC lobbyists? Comcast and G.E.!
- Lean forward: Another MSNBC promo bashes GOP. Flashback.
- Video: Gingrich vs John King part deux. Today’s exercise in futility.
- Lean forward: MSNBC host to advise Democratic pols on messaging.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/24/12 00:10
- Video: The Five ponder the role of audiences at debates.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Cablers lunch with PotUS. SotU coverage schedules.
- Willis vs Orman: Suze refuses to talk to Gerri about debit card.
- Cigar Afficionado profile: Sean Hannity [pdf]. Q&A: Liz Claman.
- Newsers prep for prolonged primary tug-o’-war. Weekend numbers.
- Fox & Friends video: Newt says NBC was wrong to silence audience.
- Reeves: Why is CNBC ignoring the ties between money and politics?
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the viability of Newt’s anti-media strategy.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/23/12 01:02
- The Five video: Juan Williams on his war of words with Newt.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Kurtz: After debate, Juan Williams brushes off the boos.
- Peters: Behind the tough questions at FNC’s GOP debate.
- Video: Maria Molina caught off-guard by Imus. Today’s oops.
- Profile: Bret Baier. John Roberts’s doppleganger. Q&A: Big Ed.
- Lean forward: White House welcome mat out for Maddow.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg challenges the New York Times race card.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/21/12 00:03
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/20/12 00:55
- The Five video: Are the media treating both sides fairly?
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s controversial commentary on CNN’s John King.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-Cooper-O’Reilly-Baier 1-2-3-4.
- Fox & Friends tops CBS This Morning in four major markets.
- CNN debate snags 5M viewers, less than FNC’s Monday faceoff.
- Alan’s hate mail. Stossel’s reading list. Writer Ratigan reviewed.
- Whoops! Romenesko mystery source: exposed...by her own words!
- Zurawik: CNN and Brian Ross have nothing to apologize for.
- Video: Chris Wallace would’ve done the same thing as John King.
- After Newt blasts CNN, John King defends his controversial question.
- Rachel Maddow in Chicago, Melissa Harris-Perry at Emory University.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/19/12 00:03
- The Five video: Bob Beckel responds to Rush Limbaugh.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Moderator John King previews tonight’s debate.
- Morning Joke. Q&A: Finally! Big Ed, the last installment.
- Romenesko’s promised hit-piece arrives, targets FNC PR.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Rubin: For debate CNN brings back ‘the worst moderator in history’.
- Video: Juan Williams on Newt and a bizarre Chris Matthews comment.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/18/12 00:45
- CMPA: Fox News most balanced in covering GOP race.
- Monday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- SOPA disclaimers vary w/venue. Q&A: Harris-Perry (via ICN).
- Video: Beckel w/Imus talks The Five and more pt one, pt two.
- Five cablenewsers make GQ power list. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Gretchen Carlson explains Fox News to Jerry Springer.
- Friedman to CNBC: Don’t get cocky! Juan Williams hit-piece.
- Freedom Watch video: Is SOPA a big government power grab?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/17/12 00:55
- The Five video: Juan Williams on his war of words with Newt.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Kurtz: After debate, Juan Williams brushes off the boos.
- Peters: Behind the tough questions at FNC’s GOP debate.
- Video: Maria Molina caught off-guard by Imus. Today’s oops.
- Profile: Bret Baier. John Roberts’s doppleganger. Q&A: Big Ed.
- Lean forward: White House welcome mat out for Maddow.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg challenges the New York Times race card.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/16/12 00:15
- The Five video: Why are Newsweek editors so dumb?
- Newest FNC contributor debuts: it’s more GOP propaganda from Fox!
- Report: Bloomberg insider laments losses, ‘editorial tailspin’.
- Media Matters and Olbermann push CNN to fire Dana Loesch.
- Piers Morgan: an eventful year one. Gerri Willis: Sneaky fees.
- Q&A: Bret Baier previews tonight’s debate: The Sun News, New York Daily News, The State, Raleigh News and Observer.
- Fox News and Twitter team up for debate dodging display.
- ICN: The elephant in MSNBC’s room is Al Sharpton. Aly flix nixed.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC host leads march on Governor’s private home.
- Hot & Not: Frontline, Early Start, Color of Change. Q&A: Suze Orman.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/14/12 00:25
- Reliable Sources video: Romney’s firing line and New Hampshire win.
- News Watch video: Are elections affected by media expectations?
- Current slams MSNBC: no authenticity, they’re the prison channel.
- Video: CNN’s Dana Bash confronted by irate Ron Paul supporters.
- Wemple: CNN blindy pushes White House talking points? Walsh to CNN.
- Zurawik: So-called journalists of CNBC should grow up and get serious.
- Specials: Huckabee Forum II, South Carolina Undecided; Soundcheck.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. CNBC not The Great Satan.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/13/12 00:20
- Olbermann to CNN’s Loesch: You’re worse than the Taliban!
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News teams with Google, X-Box. CNBC screw-up.
- Candidates get more time to speak at next Fox News debate.
- Q&A: Piers; Eric Bolling on baseball, Beckel, Bill Maher, and more.
- Lean Forward: Matthews dubs new audio over bad blunder.
- Discovery series dramatized stalking case of Arthel Neville.
- VIdeo: Why is Dana Bash ‘worried’ Ron Paul will stay in the race?
- Video: O’Reilly smacks ABC News for Media Matters sourced smear.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/12/12 00:12
- VIdeo: The Five on DWS and the tea party blame game.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- New CNN AM loses viewers vs 2011. Is Soledad getting a sidekick?
- Video: On F&F Newt Gingrich runs out the clock with Eric Bolling.
- Killing Lincoln: The Movie. Bloomberg’s O’Leary jumps to CNN.
- Q&A: Anna Kooiman, Melissa Francis, Neil Cavuto, Melissa Harris-Perry, Sandra Smith; Yvette Miley (via ICN).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/11/12 11:59
- Tuesday’s numbers: NH/FNC-Shep-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- FNC tops NH primary numbers. What’s dumb about CNN’s Early Start.
- Q&A: Eric Bolling, Sandra Smith. Huckabee hosts Prez town hall.
- Video: Carl Cameron with Imus on New Hamphire and South Carolina.
- Pro-Paul PAC to CNN: Remove Dana Bash! Geraldo: Don’t bash Dana!
- Video: Judge Napolitano with Jon Stewart. Wemple: Palin poisons FNC.
- Color of Change sez Buchanan suspended indefinitely. Only it’s not true.
- Video: John Sununu vs MSNBC, part deux. Molly Henneberg: It’s a girl!
- The Five video: Are Republican voters ‘angry white middle-class males’?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/10/12 00:05
- The Five video: New Years resolutions are made to be broken.
- Rick Santorum picks a fight...with O’Reilly! Bill to respond?
- Lowry vs Colmes turns personal. FBN covers Iowa showdown.
- MoJo ad elicits mockery (via ICN). CNN morning shows debut.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/09/12 00:00
- The Five video: Was Jesse Ventura puched out...or not?
- Rosen: Gregory and Burnett reveal their ignorance (via ICN).
- Orman debuts debit card. FBN video: It’s cream of the crap!
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Ex-employee unloads on Olbermann: ‘He needs to get help.’
- Profile: Trish Regan. VIdeo: Melissa Francis FBN debut.
- (MS)NBC teams with Newsweek/Beast. Q&A: Sandra Smith.
- FNC’s new digital look for 2012. Hannity goes live at midnight.
- Olby not trapped in his show, will run future election coverage.
- Fire Buchanan movement reinvigorated on the left and the right.
- Hot & Not: CNN am, Olbermann, MSNBC, Buchanan, etc. Oops!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/07/12 00:03
- Reliable Sources videos: NH debates, MSNBC’s left-wing caucus.
- Video: Sununu tells Chris Matthews ‘You guys have an agenda!’
- ICN: From Donahue to Buchanan, MSNBC comes full circle.
- MSNBC admits blacklisting Pat Buchanan, may fire him. More.
- News Watch video: Iowa caucuses manifest media highs and lows.
- Finke: Current caved to Olby, then took it back; standoff continues.
- Christopher: Olby’s claim he was threatened is another fabrication.
- Specials: Sunday Special Report w/Bret Baier; FNC New Hampshire Primary Preview; Frank Luntz NH Primary Preview.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet. Q&A: Melissa Harris-Perry.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/06/12 00:05
- The Five video: Who is the media’s favorite Prez candidate?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Anna Kooiman makes FNC debut. Is Fox News too balanced?
- Melissa Francis to debut on FBN. Get fit with Sandra Smith.
- MSNBC blacklists Buchanan, adds analyst Robert Traynam.
- Liz Cheney, FNC contributor. Geraldo sticks up for Univision.
- Video: Rachel Maddow with Jimmy Fallon part one, part two.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media injecting race into politics.
- Yet another rancorous Michael Wolff hit job on Roger Ailes.
- Watkins: Harris-Perry great for MSNBC cuz she’s an Obama cheerleader.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/05/12 00:02
- Video: The Five talk taxes and Kim Kardashian.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Christopher: Olbermann stonewalling Current re NH primary.
- Greta: The people of Fox News have big hearts.
- Video: MSNBC blurred line between news and opinion in Iowa?
- MSNBC exposes their hand with mind-boggling caucus coverage.
- MSNBC downplays news for more lefty talk. Profile: D-Rat (v/ICN).
- Tuesday’s numbers: FNC 1-2-3-4-5-6-7. Video: Liz Claman.
- Mediaite: Emails suggest Olby lied about what he knew and when.
- Bercovici: Olbermann’s days at Current are numbered. More.
- Olbermann attorney in negotiations with Current over future role.
- Stelter: Olbermann and Current locked in a struggle for control.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/04/12 00:40
- Olbermann blasts Current; internal memo reveals tensions.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Caucus numbers: FNC dominated. Weekend numbers.
- New Years: Half-naked vulgarian edges Bill and Megyn.
- CNN morning shows are titanic--but not in a good way.
- O’Donnell and Maddow: MSNBC’s caucus misinformers.
- As tech toys overload wheels come off CNN bus. More.
- Cablers cover Iowa showdown. More substantive critiques.
- When FNC’s Joe Trippi and Karl Rove speak, Santorum listens.
- Newest wrinkle: Olbermann refused to do Current caucus coverage!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/03/12 00:02
- Current confusion: Is Olby on tonight, or not on tonight? Not!
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Faulkner-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Videos: Megyn Kelly questions Perry, Romney, Gingrich.
- Murdoch says it’s ‘much more fun than Beck’. Analysis.
- ICN: Cable news resolutions for 2012. R.I.P. Jim Huber.
- Blue on blue: MSNBC slammed for coddling rape trivializers.
- Video: Alan Colmes apologized to Santorum. Q&A: Shep.
- Caucus coverage roundup: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, FBN.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on MSNBC’s journalist-free caucus coverage.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/02/12 00:27
- The Five video: New Years resolutions are made to be broken.
- Rick Santorum picks a fight...with O’Reilly! Bill to respond?
- Lowry vs Colmes turns personal. FBN covers Iowa showdown.
- MoJo ad elicits mockery (via ICN). CNN morning shows debut.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/01/12 00:25
- After MSNBC tags him (D), Cain gets into tiff on The Five rip-off Now w/Wagner.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/30/11 00:06
- ICN: E.D. Hill helps CNN move away from impartial anchoring.
- Video: Bill Hemmer previews New Year’s Eve. Hemmer Q&A.
- Video: The Five’s favorite moments from a wild year.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-Greta 1-2-3.
- Olby’s not-very-substantive reply to NY Times exposé.
- A look inside Maria Molina’s handbag. Sunday talkers.
- Revealed: The GOP Prez candidate Fox News is pushing to win.
- MSNBC finally discloses Capital connection. Alison Stewart resurfaces.
- Shep, Bill, Greta, Neil, and more join Huck’s year-in-review roundup.
- FNC Specials: An All-American New Year; Red Eye New Year’s Edition; America’s Election HQ: Iowa Caucuses Preview.
- CNN Specials: New Year’s Eve Live; Countdown to Iowa.
- MSNBC: It’s a LockUp New Year’s!
- The Cui Bono Matter, part five: listen
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/29/11 00:05
- No Olby on Current caucus coverage: trouble in paradise?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Bream-Gallagher-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-TheFive-Bream 1-2-3.
- CNN am shows have hosts, times, debut date...and odd names.
- Video: The Five talk about guest-hosting, and wanting to (Beckel).
- The Cui Bono Matter, part four: listen
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/28/11 00:40
- Cable caucus coverage; MSNBC’s impartial anchor: Maddow!
- Monday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Bream-TheFive 1-2-3.
- TCG: Ridiculous MoJo romcom. Weekend numbers. Oops.
- The Gutfeld Factor: His sharp performance will be noticed.
- 2011 cable channel ranker: FNC-MSNBC-CNN 4-28-29. 2011 cablenews program rankers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. CNN’s 2011: woeful.
- Jokesters taking precedence over Sunday talkers?
- Q&A: Cenk Uygur. Maddow: I’m to the left of Chairman Mao.
- The Cui Bono Matter, part three: listen
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/27/11 00:03
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Colby-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Tonight’s O’Reilly Factor guest host confirmed...Greg Gutfeld!
- Carpe Diem: Sexy Ainsley doesn’t need to lecture her audience.
- The Cui Bono Matter, part two: listen
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/26/11 00:05
- 2011 year in review: What’s hot, and what’s not.
- Stelter: In Glenn Beck’s shadow, The Five rises on Fox. More.
- The Hill: Did CNN deceptively edit Ron Paul interview video?
- VIdeo: Merry Christmas from the Fox News DC Bureau.
- The Cui Bono Matter, part one: listen
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/23/11 00:01
- Video: Andy Levy on the Ron Paul newsletters. Flashback.
- Thursday’s numbers: Baier-O’Reilly-JonScott-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Alan even gets holiday hate mail. Today’s oops.
- Piers Morgan’s ‘bumbling’ testimony has little impact in USA.
- CNN ‘Holiday memo’. Q&A: Sara Sidner. MoJo custom bugs.
- Awkward: MSNBC uses Al Sharpton as anti-Semitism pundit.
- FNC specials: West Point Holiday; A Fox & Friends Christmas; The Five Christmas Special.
- CNN specials: On the Frontlines; A Piers Morgan Christmas.
- MSNBC specials: A Very MSNBC Christmas.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part five: listen
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/22/11 00:02
- Video: What happened at The Five Christmas party.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Big Ed vs Drunk Ed? Profile: Don Lemon (via ICN).
- CNN to Piers Morgan: We want an explanation.
- Alvarez: What’s with CNN’s strange Ron Paul obsession?
- Drinkgate blowback: Big Ed responds, Bolling’s rejoinder.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part four: listen
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/21/11 00:03
- Video: The Five take on Whoopi and get Jib-Jabbed.
- Video: Ron Paul walks out on Gloria Borger interview.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-MonicaCrowley-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC’s Meghan, like, doubles down on dumb, for sure.
- Report: ‘Unlikely’ Piers Morgan was unaware of hacking.
- New Pew: Dissimilar channels have similar news agendas.
- Video: CNBC expert struck dumb when teleprompter fails.
- Two ways of looking at Erin Burnett ratings. Piers probed.
- Rein: Shame on CNN for its Christian Bale publicity stunt.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Bill Clinton full unedited interview.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part three: listen
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/20/11 00:16
- Video: Why wouldn’t Ed Schultz buy Eric Bolling a drink?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Limited commercials on the FNC New Year’s Eve bash.
- Greta: And they complain about me? Weekend numbers.
- MSNBC’s pilgrimage to the White House. Q&A: Kristen Welker.
- Celebrity Parents: Janice Dean. What I read: Stuart Varney.
- Politico’s romcom MSNBC suck-up. It’s hard to argue with this.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on MSNBC’s KKK attack on Romney.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part two: listen
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/19/11 00:09
- Video: The Five ask who is America’s fourth best President?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Crowley-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- MSNBC’s in-house Rev reinvents himself for television.
- CNN to use digital acquisitions to gain on Fox News.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly talks Kim Jong Il and Bill Clinton on Today.
- Cablers cover Kim quietus. Trish Regan to Bloomberg.
- Hot & Not: Amanpour, Chris Wallace, BBC, MSNBC, Todd, etc.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part one: listen
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/17/11 00:05
- Reliable Sources videos: Chelsea Clinton and Tim Tebow.
- Video: TJ Holmes’s last hand-off to Fredericka Whitfield.
- CNN’s flippant Piers Morgan faces serious questions.
- Video: A great career, a special goodbye to Dr Rosenfeld.
- Behind the scenes: photographing the Fox News debate.
- Fox News Watch video: The media target Newt Gingrich.
- Special: War Stories tribute to heroes of Iraq. Sunday talkers.
- The Carmen Kringle Matter: listen
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/16/11 00:18
- Video: The Five catch the NYT in a strange omission.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Playboy interviews Chris Wallace.
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld reveals his secret guilty pleasure.
- Cablenews execs make TV Week ‘most powerful’ list.
- Christian Bale and CNN crew mistreated in China.
- Video: Bob Beckel bets Imus $10,000. Joe in bed with Joy.
- Politico: Journalists, critics, progressives give Fox debate rave reviews. WaPo: Full of substance, expertly moderated, and fair. EW: A lively rabble-rouser.
- The Red Mystery Matter: listen
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/15/11 00:01
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- 2011 numbers spin begins: CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- Video: FNC debate team pre-analyzes tonight’s showdown.
- (MS)NBC publishes ‘guidelines’ for blogging and tweeting.
- Amanpour ABC deal pretty much keeps her off US CNN.
- Great news: CNN has rehired Kathy Griffin. Flashback.
- Piers to testify. Q&A: Velez-Mitchell. Reid leaves CNNi.
- Riveting in-depth review of Up with Hayes commercial breaks.
- Cavuto preps questions for tonight’s debate, answers 21 questions.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/14/11 00:10
- Video: The Five take on word games at the NY Times.
- National Press Foundation honors Chris Wallace.
- MSNBC makes Matthews apologize for Thomas Roberts.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bret Baier’s debate preview. Today’s oops.
- Q&A: CNNi’s Tony Maddox (via ICN).
- Video: Chuck Todd flips the bird on Morning Joe.
- VIdeo: Imus gang on Trump’s debate and Chelsea Clinton.
- Christiane Amanpour stays at ABC yet will return to CNN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/13/11 00:05
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- What led MSNBC to praise Glenn Beck?
- Video: Gerri Willis on GMA. Guy Johnson to Bloomberg.
- MSNBC: More political than Fox News. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Velshi, Margaret Brennan (via ICN), Hayes. CNN tinkers.
- Neil Cavuto previews Thursday’s debate. FNC in Sioux City.
- MoJo radio: expanded, revamped, retooled...and quite dead.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on CNN’s David Frum attacking Fox News.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/12/11 00:05
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s battle royale with OWS port saboteur.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Mediaite responds to ‘insecure’ Greta’s smackdown.
- Ailes book rumors spur response. Housley is thankful.
- Tommy Christopher gushes over ‘diverse’ Up with Hayes.
- Video: Geraldo discusses his new radio show with Don Imus.
- Hot & Not: Trump, Todd, TJ, Muppets, etc. Christie zings MoJo.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/10/11 00:14
- It’s official: Geraldo gets WABC radio talk show.
- Reliable Sources video: campaigning via television.
- Stanley: Too many Iowans watch Fox News.
- News Watch video: Trump’s debate debacle.
- Greta: Is Mediaite on CNN’s payroll? Al’s unpaid bills.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Jay Leno. Cain: cable contributor?
- Megyn Kelly, star of a new generation of female anchors.
- CNN promises an all-star line-up for annual Heroes fest.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/09/11 00:45
- MSNBC job opening: conservatives need not apply.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Geraldo Rivera to WABC radio? Flashback.
- Talking Biz News misrepresents FBN ratings.
- Alisyn Camerota: I fainted at the White House!
- Scarborough: Chris Wallace loathes Mitt Romney?!
- Profile: Martha MacCallum and her holiday look.
- Contentious Baier Q&A altered Mitt’s media strategy.
- Video: Donald Trump with Imus part one, part two.
- Bret Baier profile: A Boy Scout with a very sharp knife.
- Dr Isadore Rosenfeld retires. A tree grows in Jerusalem.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/08/11 00:33
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Christopher serves up eight paragraphs about Olbermann’s lighting.
- Surprise: Fox hater posts lies about Bill O’Reilly.
- Q&A: How the youngest anchor in cablenews stays happy and healthy.
- CNN morning mayhem: Soledad demands solo. Feud of the week?
- Video: Do Gingrich and Obama share a common ideological ancestor?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/07/11 00:05
- The Five video: Greg defends Alec Baldwin, Beckel zings Mika.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bret Baier’s son has fifth angioplasty, doing well: hospital pix.
- Video: Carl Carmeron talks w/Imus about the Trump debate.
- Guy Johnson leaves CNBC. MSNBC in Jerusalem. TJ to BET.
- Dr Gupta novel a TNT pilot. CNN’s Jaconi goes cross-platform.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/06/11 00:21
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- TJ Holmes leaving CNN. Q&A: Erin Burnett.
- Huck forum numbers. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Ed Henry talks to Don Imus. Mitt Romney to FNS.
- CNBC Europe/Asia merge. Thomas Roberts with Cyndi Lauper.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/05/11 00:01
- What do you get when you’ve been grilled by Bret Baier?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-MonicaCrowley 1-2-3.
- Video: The Donald blasts Chuck Todd on MSNBC.
- Sherman: That crafty Ailes is up to something again.
- Hot & Not: Olbermann, Imus, Mr Herman Cain, Greta etc.
- Ron Christie: Chris Matthews’s ignorance of facts is shocking.
- Behind the scenes at Huck’s forum. Catherine Crier resurfaces.
- CNN’s Eason Jordan resurfaces...to produce the Trump debate!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/03/11 00:02
- After paying millions to Olby, Current lays off staffers.
- VIdeo: Reliable Sources on Cain quitting.
- Coop responds to Big Ed Schultz slam.
- Is Facebook dissing Fox News? FNC Sat sked update.
- Chris Matthews in Portsmouth. CNN journos gather.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Specials: Huck’s Presidential forum; Dinner with the Kings.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/02/11 00:05
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Melissa Francis leaving CNBC to join FBN. JKUSA: new producer.
- Lean forward: MSNBC uses news ticker for agit-prop instead of news.
- FNC responds to Daily Beast NYPD article: A completely fabricated story refuted in other publications; we’re surprised Tina allows this garbage on her website.
- After taking a shot at FBN, Imus admits his info was ‘erroneous’. More.
- Chris Matthews in Springfield. Rachel Maddow at Ball State (via TVN).
- Meghan on MSNBC: Bachmann is, you know, ‘more smarter’ than Palin.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/01/11 00:11
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Greg Palkot thanks the man who saved his life.
- Q&A: Chuck Todd, Cenk, Erin Burnett. Chris Hayes: it’s a girl!
- Knaub: NewsCorp ‘never a terrorist target’. Flashback. More.
- Greta’s husband suddenly an issue again. Flashback. More.
- Six candidates to participate in Huck’s Presidential forum.
- Big Ed attacks Coop over GQ article! Three Eppies for CNN.
- Meghan attacks Bachmann, then interviews her on MSNBC. But why?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/30/11 00:11
- Video: The Five on Happy (and Unhappy) Meals.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- November program ranker: FNC holds the top 13 slots.
- O’Reilly bumps Rizzoli ratings, tops BriWi’s Rock Center!
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-ChrisWallace 1-2-3.
- ICN: Who’s leaking Imus numbers, and why?
- November: HLN slumps, Imus demo down as totals rise, CNBC daytime growth, Piers down, The Five up.
- November spin: CNN, MSNBC. CNNi drops two shows.
- Video: HLN lets Ann Coulter say what MSNBC bleeped.
- Another Olby twitter boycott? Here’s what set him off this time.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/29/11 00:48
- TV Guide: pinheads? Miller: Soledad’s special ‘was awful’.
- Thursday’s numbers. Friday’s numbers. Weekend numbers.
- MoJo bleeps Coulter for ‘d-bag’, lets ‘human pestilence’ pass.
- Today’s lawsuit. Q&A: Mark Marvel. Whither Wither? Jerusalem.
- Video: The Five on Black Friday, OSW, Barney Frank, and more.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/28/11 00:29
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Geraldo loses Saturday show. FNC hires Anna Kooiman.
- News Blues ‘scoop’ looking even more dubious now.
- McCain: She’s gone to the dark side. Wacko MoJo promo in toto.
- Tonight: Bill O’Reilly is a person of interest on Rizzoli & Isles.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/25/11 00:00
- Reliable Sources video: Chelsea Clinton, journalist?
- Mal James: Caught with my pants down. From Jeopardy to Soul Train.
- News Watch video: The media take on the GOP front-runners.
- VIdeo: Bob Beckel giggles about Trump and Christmas trees.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Mitt skips Luntz forum.
- Specials: John Roberts: Penn State Crisis, preview; Griffin: Gerry-Rigged.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/23/11 00:40
- Tuesday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Bream 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly on pepper spray, context. Turks add staff.
- Cash crunch causes CNBC cutbacks. Thursday Eurocoverage.
- CNN radio anchor killed in crash. CNN’s Going Green.
- Video: Ed Rollins on the GOP debate and Fallon’s drummer.
- How Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes changed the world.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the media’s responsibility to correct liars.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/22/11 00:05
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Jenna Lee gets ready for her close-up.
- Video: Matthews w/Colbert. Lewis: MoJo and me.
- Ad Age: FNC may see an election-year windfall.
- Rob Marciano’s a new father. Today’s Piers PR stunt.
- Kessler: The Five shows why Fox News is a success.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Imus on Penn State and more.
- Video: Dana Perino demonstrates how she gives The Look.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/21/11 00:02
- Claim: Roger Ailes came close to pulling Palin off the air.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- CNN, AEI, and Heritage prep for debate.
- Kurtz backs Bill. Meghan McCain: deja vu all over again.
- Hot & Not: Now, Romenesko, Shapiro, Behar, Politico etc.
- ‘Reporter’ brags he inserted anti-US agit-prop in Fox News segment.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/19/11 00:00
- Reliable Sources video: Chelsea Clinton, journalist?
- Mal James: Caught with my pants down. From Jeopardy to Soul Train.
- News Watch video: The media take on the GOP front-runners.
- VIdeo: Bob Beckel giggles about Trump and Christmas trees.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Mitt skips Luntz forum.
- Specials: John Roberts: Penn State Crisis, preview; Griffin: Gerry-Rigged.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/18/11 00:04
- Fair and balanced: Fox News hires two Democratic contributors.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Kelly’s Court examines the Natalie Wood mystery.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro on being heckled in Zuccotti Park.
- Video: Cavuto chastises Imus over Thursday’s bizarre rant. More.
- Newsbusters interviews Joe Scarborough. Behar could stay at CNN.
- Fox News signs newest contributor: Ed Rollins. Movieguide on FNC.
- Epic clash: Matthews vs Elder. Not epic: Acosta vs the flight attendant.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/17/11 00:16
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Jenna Lee gets ready for her close-up.
- Video: Matthews w/Colbert. Lewis: MoJo and me.
- Ad Age: FNC may see an election-year windfall.
- Rob Marciano’s a new father. Today’s Piers PR stunt.
- Kessler: The Five shows why Fox News is a success.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Imus on Penn State and more.
- Video: Dana Perino demonstrates how she gives The Look.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/16/11 00:33
- Joy Behar’s HLN show to end by December.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- What topic makes the Morning Joe crew fall silent?
- Mika revisits her pay scale, again. Q&A: Chris Hayes.
- Bloomberg special: Berlusconi retrospective.
- Hangout with Bret Baier. Matthews book reviewed.
- Video: The Daily Caller snipes at Politico and MSNBC.
- Impartial journalist trolling twitter for Fox News gossip.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/15/11 00:03
- Video: OWS mob tries to shout down Adam Shapiro.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC’s Now ratings show no gain over last week.
- After CBS debate, FNC still tops. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Larry King with Imus talks music and the mob.
- Jennifer Griffin honors the 1%. Ed Schultz: What I read.
- Cenk fibs about his ratings, but it was only to ten people.
- ICN: Politico is not courting MSNBC. TCG: Yes they are.
- Fox hater frustration: Killing Lincoln not banned at Ford’s Theatre.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/14/11 00:33
- ICN: Now w/Alex Wagner shafts news for talk, is unlikely to survive.
- Friday’s numbers: JuanWilliams-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Mediaite tries to instigate an O’Reilly/Greta spat. TheFive tops demo.
- Goldberg: The dumbest question ever. Jenna Lee: What I read.
- Politicozy with MSNBC; more. Impartial journalist hired (via ICN).
- Pew: Fox News #1 in twitter engagement too (via The Cable Game).
- Kurtz: CBS ready to sign Joe and Mika but NBC put the kaibosh on it.
- Hot & Not: Murray, Penn State, CNN layoffs, etc. Lemon book review.
- MSNBC: The place for reruns. Hertzberg gushes over
five-vs-zeroUp.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/12/11 00:18
- Reliable Sources video: Covering the Penn State scandal.
- Dr Samadi replacing Dr Rosenfeld? Bill’s book banned?
- News Watch video: Do the media believe Cain or accusers?
- Controversy swirls around Soledad’s latest documentary.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet. Video: Matthews with Leno.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/11/11 00:13
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Major cuts at CNN hit scores of employees nationwide.
- Big Ed deposed in lawsuit. MSNBC sued over Murray doc.
- Monday: MSNBC kills an hour of news for HuffPo’s Alex Wagner.
- Cancelled Greta Q&A with Mrs Herman Cain to tape this weekend.
- CNN.com goal: to dominate the web. Q&A: Gasparino, Soledad.
- CNBC’s twicker debate among the least-watched.
- Video: The Five on debate gaffes by Perry, Cain. Spitzer resurfaces.
- MSNBC accused of checkbook journalism, gives LaToya the brush-off.
- Specials: Bret Baier’s Fight for Iowa; Robin Meade’s Salute to Troops.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/10/11 00:06
- Wednesday’s numbers: Debate-Laura-Baier 1-2-3.
- Flashback: What anchor called Palin ‘Princess Sarah’? Answer.
- Bias Bash video: Judith Miller on Paterno, Cain, and more.
- Current sets premiere of Young Turks. Dana Bash’s mommy time.
- Q&A: Soledad. O’Brien in Bama. Bartiromo bettered Burnett?
- Jackson estate demands MSNBC scrap its Murray documentary.
- Occupy Wall Street bought ad time on O’Reilly? Err, not exactly.
- Ratings-challenged Piers leaving reality show. Kiran teases return.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/09/11 00:30
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-CainPresserFNC-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Controversy swirls over MSNBC Murray documentary.
- Mitt Romney’s unique media strategy: avoid Fox News!?
- O’Reilly nipping at BriWi’s heels. CNBC preps for debate.
- Q&A: Ashley Webster. No saving Grace. Sherling to CNN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/08/11 00:23
- The Five gets its highest ratings ever.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Chris Cotter leaving FBN for ESPN.
- MSNBC impartial journalism at 11:00 am: five-vs-zero.
- Is MSNBC blacklisting its own contributor? CNN/DC expansion.
- CNN’s Next List w/Gupta to premiere. Romans and Velshi party.
- Cablenewsers hook up with Google+. Weekend numbers.
- Debates proliferate as ratings rise. Bonus Baier. Mitt stiffs Bret.
- MSNBC skeds momentous special: Michael Jackson and the Doctor.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/07/11 00:16
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- MSNBC and FNC pass on Allred presser.
- Julie Banderas returning to Red Eye. Flash back.
- EW: The Five is a happy, nutty, delightful family.
- Q&A: CNN’s Mark Whitaker, Ken Jautz. Oops.
- FBN’s Power and Money to debut tonight.
- Ultimate Fox hater plan: dismantle from within?
- Carr: With Anderson Cooper, more may be less.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/05/11 00:02
- Newest MSNBC anchor: Repeal the second amendment!
- Reliable Sources video: The Herman Cain frenzy.
- Greta: The story Roger Ailes told me not to report.
- News Watch video: Media treatment of Herman Cain.
- Video: Chris Wallace remembers Andy Rooney.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Lowry: It’s time for CNN to rethink Soledad’s Black series.
- Specials: Cavuto live FNC/FBN simulcast; Zakaria: Fixing Education.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/04/11 00:42
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- They call me Mr Herman Cain. Profile: Dana Perino.
- Video: MSNBC’s O’Donnell calls for assault on the NRA.
- Cablers gear up for Greece; Asman special. Hardball hijinks.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/03/11 00:16
- Mrs Herman Cain cancels interview with Greta.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- FNC exec smacks down Chris Matthews.
- Q&A: Erin Burnett, Gerri Willis, Soledad O’Brien, Scot Safon.
- VIdeo: Chris Wallace w/Imus. Candy Crowley honored.
- High to helm CNN earlybird hours. Ali Velshi’s new roles.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/02/11 00:33
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- October: FBN natings slump, Imus numbers ‘miserable’.
- Newest MSNBC contributor: Meghan McCain.
- Zurawik: Piers and Burnett are sinking CNN primetime.
- Swells party with Matthews. CNN launches Espanol website.
- Who’s landed Mrs Cain’s first national interview? Video: Gerri’s jig.
Tuesday Links and Open thread
11/01/11 00:36
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- October: Fox News Channel holds top 13 cablenews slots.
- Red Eye tops Piers, Hardball, etc. Gutfeld imposter helped?
- October spin: MSNBC, CNN, HLN. Weekend numbers.
- Robin Meade on CNN. Nicole Lapin resurfaces.
- Color of Change raises the ante against MSNBC’s Buchanan.
- Video: Andy Levy fact-checks Ann Coulter. Natali’s natal news.
- Q&A: Chris Matthews, Chris Matthews.
- MSNBC adds new, fake, window. Belcher brouhaha.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media treatment of OWS protesters.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/31/11 00:56
- Arrington: CNN called me racist! Soledad: Not so. (via TVN).
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- O’Reilly keep writing. Fox’s Junior Reporters program.
- FNC DC bureau goes dark. Bret Baier’s reading list.
- Q&A: Sean Hannity, Chris Matthews, Sandra Smith, Tamron Hall.
- CNNi skeds biz show. CNBC docs: jobs, the lowdown on Pepsi.
- Hot & Not: Amanpour, Chernoff, CNN AM, Trump, CNBC etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/29/11 00:27
- Happy Halloween from The Five.
- Reliable Sources video: The media and Rick Perry.
- Ashleigh Banfield joins Soledad on CNN? NYT confirms.
- News Watch video: Are the media targeting Rick Perry?
- Bill O’Reilly’s library. Profile: Wendell Goler.
- Wallace zings Mitt. CNN ‘restructures’. CNNi de-Briefed.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- New MSNBC Wagner hour looks like a rip-off of The Five.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/28/11 00:13
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Lawsuit against signature MSNBC show will proceed.
- Chernoff exits CNN. Madoff scammed Larry for $700K.
- Video: Judge Napolitano w/Stewart part one, part two.
- Ailes Apprentice Program graduates its seventh class.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/27/11 00:35
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Judith Miller on media coverage of OWS.
- Congressman demands an apology from Greta.
- Q&A: Dennis Miller. O’Reilly’s trademark. MoJo in Westport.
- Video: Martha MacCallum talks to Don Imus about working at FNC.
- Shepard Smith engages the news. Burnett numbers hit bottom.
- Zurawik: Best coverage of Wall Street protests is from...Olbermann!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/26/11 00:08
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Dennis Miller, The Rev, Chris Matthews.
- Amanpour back to CNN? Imus cancels O’Reilly over plug.
- Video Q&A: Chris Jansing part deux, part tres.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/25/11 00:05
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Today’s deja vu firing demand. Awkward!
- Trump reignites feud with Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Thomas Roberts ejected. CNBC contest hacked.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly on the Today show. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Soledad. CNN wants your questions for Alec Baldwin!
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media bias and David Gregory.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/24/11 00:23
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-ChrisWallace 1-2-3.
- Video: Charlie Gasparino confronts Media Matters.
- Larry King returning to radio, and tv? (via CB)
- Profile: Lori Rothman. Zoraida Sambolin to CNN.
- Q&A: Chris Jansing, Liz Claman. Claman’s dining diary.
- VIdeo: Flawed EPA ratings inflate electric car mileage?
- Hot & Not: FBN, changes at MSNBC, Qadaffi killed, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/22/11 00:08
- Video: Reliable Sources on OWS & D-Rat, Herman Cain.
- Video: News Watch on the President and the press.
- Video flashback: Bill O’Reilly on Marc Sanford.
- Q&A: Judge Napolitano, Judge Napolitano, Soledad.
- The Five’s Saturday timeslot. Soledad at Poynter (via TVN).
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/21/11 00:05
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-ChrisWallace 1-2-3.
- Qaddafi killed: FNC beat MSNBC and CNN combined.
- Q&A: Judge Napolitano. Zakaria snags A-Jad. Sanford to FNC.
- Video: On the Record 15-yr highlight reel. CNN skeds Black IV.
- Surprise: Up w/Chris Hayes gets rave review from...HuffPo!
- Fox haters welcome book-burning, calling it funny, awesome.
- ICN: MSNBC continues to erode live news for talking head politics.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/20/11 00:02
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC loses another hour of news to leftist opinionizing.
- Two more GOP debates added to FNC schedule.
- Hall: Freedom Watch slump means Fox will fire Judge Nap?!
- Claim: US troops ordered to burn O’Reilly books.
- Video: The Rev w/Stewart. Q&A: D-Rat. Juan Williams on CNN.
- Video: Dennis Miller ridicules Bill Burton. Today’s firing demand.
- FNC’s 15th: Greta airs live from Phoenix. Adam’s squib, Andy’s rib.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/19/11 00:05
- Tuesday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Coop 1-2-3.
- CNN debate snags 5.5M viewers, short of FNC’s 6.1M debate.
- MSNBC shake-up: Big Ed to 8pm, O’Donnell to 10. Analysis.
- Q&A: Judge Andrew Napolitano, Juan Williams, Robin Meade.
- Bias Bash video: Media coverage of CNN debate, occupiers, etc.
- Honored: Mark Haines, Maddow. Profile: Chris Hayes (via ICN).
- Sargent: GOP debate loser was...Coop?! Anderson’s Mini-Me.
- Zurawik: CNN debate OK, except for Burnett. CNN, São Paolo.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/18/11 00:59
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Olbermann got $10 million to lose viewers. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Coop (v/TVN), Liz Claman. FBN memo: more biz, less politics.
- VIdeo: Peter Johnson Jr on the real meaning of ‘occupy’.
- CNN skeds November debate on national security/foreign policy.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on anti-semitism among Wall St occupiers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/17/11 00:02
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Jon Scott’s 15 years at Fox News.
- Murdock: The Roger Ailes you haven’t heard about.
- Surprise! MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan working with occupiers.
- Q&A: Lauren Green (via ICN). Geraldo takes a powder.
- Debates: a hot ticket on cablenews. CNN preps huge set.
- Hot & Not: Squawk, Granholm, Hank Williams Jr, King, etc.
- Melvin’s matrimony. Profile: Melissa Harris-Perry.
- Examiner: FNC, the future of tv news. CNN’s reality reruns.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/15/11 00:04
- Video: Fox News Watch on coverage of Wall Street occupiers.
- MSNBC publishes Moore video telling police to join protest.
- Big Ed pledge: I’m putting Wall St occupiers on tv every night!
- MSNBC/Ratigan talking points become protester demands.
- Burnett boiling. CNBC.com gains. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/14/11 00:12
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- MSNBC genius: occupiers need a ‘Kent State moment’.
- WaPo: How FNC changed the face of journalism.
- John King on CNN standards. Shades of Elsa Klensch.
- Huntsman boycotts CNN debate. Q&A: Larry King.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly with Letterman, on CBS Early Show.
- CNNers party with Whitaker. Profile: D-Rat.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/13/11 00:02
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Obama gets snippy with FNC’s Ed Henry. More.
- Videos: Don Imus with Chris Wallace, Juan Williams.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Larry King resurfaces for ‘rare’ interview.
- Thomasch: Seeking ratings gold MSNBC latches onto occupiers.
- CNN’s new ‘conservative’ hire: I am not comfortable on the right.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/12/11 00:10
- OutFront with Erin Burnett: an instant flop?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Current TV hires Jennifer Granholm: Q&A.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly. Faneuil Hall pix. Q&A: D-Rat (via ICN).
- Hank Williams Jr to post unaired video re Fox & Friends flap?
- Zurawik: Rose and his phony kitchen table ruined debate.
- Geraldo exposed: he’s a CIA operative! Celebrity vs credibility.
- Video: O’Reilly vs Tavis Smiley & Cornell West part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/11/11 00:42
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap sez Iran terror plot not an act of war.
- Tamron Hall: I’m not a partisan; I go to gay pride parades.
- Q&A: Stuart Varney, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Liz Claman.
- Cablenewsers: talk isn’t cheap. Weekend numbers.
- Juan Williams in Cleveland. Bloomberg preps for first debate.
- Fox 15th celebration: Bill O’Reilly live from Faneuil Hall, Boston.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/10/11 00:02
- Fox News Studio 12H gets extreme makeover.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Occupiers use doctored video to claim Geraldo chased off.
- Occupier wants to break Geraldo’s hands: the crowd cheers!
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly, Chris Wallace, Lori Rothman. More Squawk.
- Hank Williams Jr: payback. Debates shape the race.
- Victory lap for Fox and Hannity. Greta: Loyalty matters.
- Piers Morgan isn’t sleeping well? CNN goes European?
- Hot & Not: Erin Burnett, Wall Street, Fox News, HLN, Steve Jobs.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/08/11 00:05
- Video: Reliable Sources on coverage of Sarah Palin.
- Video: News Watch analyzes White House scandal coverage.
- FNC takes aim at the Big Three. Profile: Neil Cavuto.
- Palin, Greta make ‘powerful’ list. Hannity in Atlanta.
- Erin Burnett’s last pot shot at Apple. Olby visits occupiers.
- Profile: Coop. Special: Bullying: It Stops Here.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open thread
10/07/11 00:12
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Fox 15th videos: Rupert and Roger; FNC through the years.
- Christopher: Lawrence O’Donnell unfair, offensive, despicable.
- Q&A: Bret Baier, Bret Baier, Big Ed, Big Ed. CNN’s Next List.
- Critics scorch international superstar Erin Burnett.
- Bill Hemmer hosts behind-the-scenes look at FNC: preview.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/06/11 00:01
- Video: Greg Gutfeld and The Five on Steve Jobs’s mother.
- Beckel staged ‘heart attack’ unnerves Dana Perino.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Blue on blue: Ratigan vs Schultz. Q&A: Big Ed.
- Roger Ailes: the early years (via The Cable Game).
- Soledad in Greensboro. MoJo in the Fish House.
- The Rev has a new catchphrase. Profile: Craig Melvin.
- Erin Burnett is not getting a sex change. Cablers cover Jobs.
- Variety: Dim-witted Burnett is wildly out of her depth.
- Zurawik: Smug, superficial Erin Burnett doesn’t get America.
- FNC 15th celebration: Hannity airs live from Atlanta.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/05/11 00:12
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-AmandaKnox(CNN)-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Palin opts out of 2012 race; does she re-up with Fox, or go rogue?
- Greta debunks another purported Fox News ‘controversy’.
- H’wood Reporter Q&A: Maddow. Caruso-Cabrera goes international.
- Lean Forward: Impartial MSNBC journalist anchors from protests!
- Ten cablers from MSNBCNN make Root 100; not on list: Juan Williams, Harris Faulkner, Lauren Green, Wendell Goler, Kelly Wright, anyone on FNC.
- CNN signs Maria Cardona, David Frum. Coop targets bullying.
- Video: Andy Levy fact-checks the Hank Williams Jr controversy.
- Roger Ailes and Shep Smith look back at 15 years of Fox News.
- Neil Cavuto talks FNC, MS, and more. Bloomberg’s economic debate.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/04/11 00:15
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. Knox.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly on GBTV. Weekend numbers.
- Audio: Brian Kilmeade on Hank Williams Jr.
- Scarborough: Turn off your television and read HuffPo!
- The rumor that refuses to die: Scarborough to CBS?
- Jansing at Otterbein. Q&A: Brennan (via ICN), Don Lemon.
- Erin Burnett premiere focuses on Wall St protesters. Q&A.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg relates his Andy Rooney experience.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/03/11 00:06
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Greta addresses latest purported FNC ‘controversy’.
- Temporary no longer: The Five officially on FNC schedule.
- Neil Cavuto at the River Walk. Profile: Erin Burnett.
- Hagey: CNN has a ‘woman problem’; can Erin Burnett fix it?
- VIdeos: George Lopez with Trump on Cain, Wall St protests etc.
- Gretchen distances herself from Hank Williams Jr.
- Wolff: What Ailes can teach us. Profile: Sean Hannity.
- Roger and Megyn reflect on 15 years of FNC. Ailes honored.
- Levine: How the Fox News Channel captured cable.
- The Rev has his big Monday topic all picked out.
- Hot & Not: CNN, MSNBC, Craig Crawford, Bob Beckel.
- FNC 15th celebration: Cavuto airs from Trump Intl in Chicago.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/01/11 00:09
- VIdeo: Reliable Sources on media infatuation with Christie.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly, Bret Baier. Juliet apologizes.
- Video: News Watch on media infatuation with Chris Christie.
- No trace of the Ace of Cakes. The Fox formula.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Yetta nother CNN debate. Today’s Erin Burnett profile.
- Specials: Hemmer: The American Terrorist; Johns: Anthrax Letters.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/30/11 00:45
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly talks to Megyn about taxes, Jon Stewart, etc.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld talks to Don Imus. Huck reconsidering?!?
- Al-Awlaki news breaks: FNC 4:37 am, CNN 4:41, MSNBC 5:30.
- The salt armistice. ICN: The curious case of Craig Crawford.
- Video: Sarah Palin talks 2012, Juan Williams, Herman Cain, etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/29/11 00:16
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- CNN skeds another debate. Coop celebrates two years of Joy.
- Detente or donnybrook? Huck to interview Mitt Romney.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus on the GOP debate, Chris Christie etc.
- Kurtz: Quotes and tidbits from Ailes, O’Reilly, Megyn etc.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
- Did MSNBC’s Al Sharpton hiring hand CNN a ratings boost?
- Profile: Tamron Hall (v/ICN). Q&A: Bill O’Reilly. Kelly & Kendall.
- Have the media forgotten Shuster’s grudge against Fox News?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/28/11 00:22
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on The View part one, part two.
- Ed Schultz interrupts Dem fundraising to narrate Chile doc.
- Journalist Shuster’s Fox attacks succeed: he got attention.
- Q3: FNC #1 in every hour, beating CNN+MSNBC combined.
- Battle for distant second place sets off analysis frenzy.
- Erin Burnett: profile, Q&A, Q&A. Juan Williams in Sioux City.
- Video: 15 years of Shepard Smith. O’Reilly on NPR.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on public trust of the media.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/27/11 00:09
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Carpe Diem: Will The Five be around longer than expected?
- September numbers: FNC holds top 16 programs; The Five grows. September spin: MSNBC, CNN. Q3 spin: CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- Bill O’Reilly videos: Imus in the Morning part one, part two; Fox & Friends; Good Morning America part one, part two.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s Ed Schultz fundraises for Democrats.
- John King: changing of the guard. Weekend numbers.
- Is MSNBC sinking into third place? Maybe, or maybe not.
- CNN debate may exclude Huntsman. Q&A: Erin Burnett.
- FNC 15th celebration: Shepard Smith is live in Las Vegas.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/26/11 00:02
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN’s 2011 top 10 heroes. Megyn brings Yardley to debate.
- Bauder: Erin Burnett hour promises essays, ‘fresh angles’.
- Hot & Not: Uygur, Jansing, Hansen, Holt, Holmes, HLN, etc.
- Kurtz: Roger Ailes ‘repositions’ Fox News, and ‘rankles the right’.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/24/11 00:08
- Video: Journalist Shuster slams ‘inexperienced’ Baier, Kelly.
- Shaw: Up with Chris Hayes a strange morning brew.
- Jenks: MSNBC doubles down with Chris Hayes.
- News Watch video: Media coverage of Obama tax plan.
- Video: Don Imus gripes about his tv ratings.
- Jane Harman defends Megyn Kelly.
- Randy Meier resurfaces. Q&A: CNN’s Mark Whitaker.
- Charlie Gasparino gets death threats...sort of.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Specials: Bret Baier (green jobs); Soledad (female boxing).
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/23/11 00:44
- Fox News/Google debate most watched of all.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Impartial MSNBC anchor: Republicans think ‘slavery is cool’?!?
- New Pew: FNC top news source; CNN fades; MSNBC miniscule.
- Lean Forward: More Pulitzer-worthy journalism from MSNBC.
- JumpTime determines msnbc.com story placement.
- Video: Sidewinder builds morale with music part one, part two.
- FBN/FNC 5:00 am special coverage. Alexis Glick resurfaces (via ICN).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/22/11 00:02
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ailes & Company celebrate 15 years of Fox News. More.
- Megyn ready for debate, and ready to interrupt if necessary.
- FBN goes live 7-10pm tonight with Dobbs and Asman.
- Soledad’s newest exposé: female boxing.
- Cablenewsers focus on cop-killer’s execution.
- Shepard Smith is still holding a hot hand. Q&A: Bret Baier.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/21/11 00:12
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bret Baier behind the scenes of Thursday’s debate.
- Fox News/Google debate gains an additional 15 minutes.
- MSNBC prime still a Solyndra-free zone. Maddow on Today.
- Coop to host anti-bullying town hall. Kitty Pilgrim resurfaces.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/20/11 00:15
- Goetzl: O’Reilly couldn’t fill a Boston bus shelter. Today: tickets to O’Reilly 15th anniversary show sell out in under 36 hours.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Stuart Varney, Adam Shapiro. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Neil Cavuto talks to Don Imus part one, part two.
- Slideshow: Fox & Friends celebrate FNC 15th in Orlando.
- Surprise! Ignorant serial liar gets Current TV show!
- Is Joe Scarborough’s Politico piece plagiarism?
- CNN signs Ari Fleischer. Candy Crowley in Marquette.
- Video: Greta vs Tucker. Fallout: part one, part two.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Attack Watch and Jeff Immelt.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/19/11 00:28
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Poll: Best news channel? FNC-CNN-MSNBC 1-2-3. Analysis.
- Point: Greta. Counterpoint: Tucker. Response: Greta. More.
- Newsweek profile: Bill O’Reilly. Olbermann ratings at all-time low.
- Video: Fox & Friends 15-year highlight reel. Q&A: Steve Doocy.
- MSNBC goes all out to promote ‘marriage equality’ presentation.
- FNC 15th celebration kicks off with Fox & Friends live in Orlando.
- Hot & Not: WSJ, CNBC, American Morning, Chris Hayes, Alex Witt.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/17/11 00:08
- MSNBC will permit partisan politicking by Al Sharpton.
- Video: Reliable Sources on the new Palin biography.
- Video: News Watch on media coverage of Obama’s jobs plan.
- Martel: Up with Hayes full of liberals in lockstep but DVR-worthy.
- Specials: Stossel (schools), Hemmer (Iran nukes), Zakaria (jobs).
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, recap. Profile: The Rev (via ICN).
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/16/11 00:57
- Zurawik: Critics of CNN debate want to enforce a liberal othodoxy.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3.
- Greta: What some bloggers don’t understand about journalism.
- Biznet boom backslides (via ICN). McGinnis ducking Fox News.
- Bashir: Romney not a Christian; media mum. Flashback: Ainsley Earhardt.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/15/11 00:06
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Unfinished Joe Scarborough website is live.
- Another ex-CNNer finds work at Current TV.
- Video: Glenn Beck with Don Imus part one, part two.
- CNN eyes Ashleigh and Soledad for AM shifts.
- Hemmer loves his cornhole. Spot the goof! StG deux!
- Malcolm: CNN debate ratings not exactly stellar.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/14/11 01:06
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn grills Keith Ablow over Chaz Bono.
- FNC travels cross country to celebrate 15th year.
- ICN: Print journalism snobbery. Q&A: Big Ed. Hayes gets Up.
- Shep Smith pulling up stakes. CNBC: That’s entertainment!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/13/11 01:12
- Monday’s numbers: Debate-PostDebate-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- VIdeo: Kilmeade takes on Venus and Shaq. Weekend numbers.
- Poniewozik: CNN could learn something from Fox.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr on CNN’s ‘insidious’ debate intro.
- Biggest loser in Monday debate: CNN?! Q&A: Malveaux.
- Video: Just what is that taped to Glenn Beck’s back?
- Politics and media make strange bedfellows. Today’s outrage!
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/12/11 00:40
- Video: Gutfeld to Krugman: Go to hell you bitter bearded buffoon!
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-ChrisWallace-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Will MSNBC buy Politico? Rick Sanchez resurfaces.
- Ed Henry: No one is telling me what to say. Beck...back on Fox?!
- From The Mole to an hour with Snooki. CNN’s tea party debate.
- MSNBC’s newest contributor has a rather [warning!] colorful past.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/10/11 00:40
- VIdeo: Peter Johnson Jr on honoring the legacy of 9/11 victims.
- VIdeo: Fox News Watch on media coverage of Obama’s speech.
Video: September 11 2001 as it happened.- CNN reporters attacked by Cairo mob.
- Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell now leaning.
- Don Lemon wants to be a baby daddy. Coop’s crib.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet. The gaffe that won’t die.
- 9/11 reflections: Jennifer Griffin, Rick Folbaum, Wolf Blitzer, Shepard Smith, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Soledad O’Brien, The FIve.
- Saturday: Cavuto live at Ground Zero. Sunday: Weekday anchors on FNC. MSNBC simulcast with NBC. Coop, Crowley helm CNN global simulcast.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/09/11 00:33
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shep-Obama/FNC 1-2-3.
- MSNBC airs 9/11 commentary by 9/11 truther.
- FBN’s Bulls & Bears becomes After the Bell.
- Janice Dean: How 9/11 changed my life. CNN misses their flight.
- Raw archival video: Rick Leventhal as North Tower collapses.
- Profiles: Sam Feist, Soledad. Today’s outrage! FBN live from Wall St.
- Salon rips Scarborough ditty: a millionaire’s ‘vanity project’.
- The Cable Game: Fred Ryan is the Politico/Reagan Library connection.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the fairness of MSNBC’s debate coverage.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/08/11 00:11
- Post-speech O’Reilly, Dobbs do FNC/FBN live simulcast segment.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-PostDebate 1-2-3.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus on the debate and 9/11.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-HarrisFaulkner 1-2-3.
- CNBC’s brain drain? Profile: Big Ed (via ICN). Meserve to GWU.
- Scarborough fair? Joe emulates Simon and Garfunkle.
- Video: Ron Paul enters the no-spin zone...sort of. Juliet’s jibe.
- Goldberg: MSNBC is dumb (via TCG). Matthews joins the 21st century.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/07/11 00:06
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Blogger outraged that FNC hired someone she disagrees with.
- Andrea Mitchell’s cancer announcement. MSNBC preps for debate.
- Profile: Shannon Bream. Q&A: Wolf Blitzer. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Ed Henry talks with Don Imus about 9/11. Terminate the ticker!
- Finally! Your chance to slaughter Bill O’Reilly, Sarah Palin, and Brit Hume!
T.A.D. Links and Open Thread
09/01/11 07:56
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/31/11 00:22
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3.
- EW: The Five is alive! Molly Henneberg expecting.
- TCG: Why is Politico’s Martin on a jihad against Fox News?
- NY: How did Al Sharpton get a show? Alan still gets hate mail.
- The 13 top cable news programs are on FNC. Q&A: Maddow.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/30/11 00:55
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3.
- Greg Gutfeld, and The Five, have a big summer.
- August: Fox News rises. August spin: CNN, MSNBC.
- Video: Coop reports on nonexistent Presidential visit.
- CNN drops Meserve (v/ICN); buys Zite; teases OutFront: analysis.
- Video: Charlie Gasparino on GMA. Weekend numbers.
- Unproven Gawker ‘scoop’ targets O’Reilly and wife. FNC response.
- Zurawik: ABC rewards ‘crazed, venom-dripping’ Grace.
- EW: PoliticsNation premiere full of awkward bombast. NYT: Another MSNBC lockstep liberal lecture.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on hurricane hype and media vs religion.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/29/11 00:08
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Williams-Chris Wallace-Harris Faulker 1-2-3. Two of the top three programs: anchored by Fox News African-American journalists.
- Video: Jeff Flock takes a direct hit from Hurricane Irene.
- Nancy Grace trips the light fantastic. Maddow in Cummington.
- Salon: The worst hurricane Irene coverage was from...guess who?!
- Profile: The Rev Al. Q&A: The Root, Eric Deggans. NPR: Sharpton hire part of a larger trend. Washington: He’s cable catnip.
- Shep Smith remembers 9/11. Bauder: Irene attracts media big guns.
- Lemon’s iPhones. FBN live at 5:00 am; F&F Monday extra hour.
- Hot & Not: Sharpton, Childers, Irene, Herridge, Gawker, Contessa etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/27/11 00:46
- Fox & Friends weekend stirs speculation yet again.
- Kurtz: Hurricane coverage hype and scaremongering.
- MSNBC, biznets bug out early; CNBC skips PotUS for informercial.
- Q&A: John Roberts, John Roberts.
- HuffPo’s oops. Sunday talkers: tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Irene: FNC 46 hours continuous live coverage; Shep anchors 13+ hrs. FBN simulcasts WNYW Sun 6am-8pm, then Casone. More skeds: CNN/MSNBC, CNBC.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/26/11 00:01
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shep-Baier 1-2-3.
- Whew! Pivotal MSNBC show saved. Herridge/FNC lawsuit tossed.
- Gawker threatens undefined exposé against unnamed FNCer.
- Q&A: Steve Harrigan, Jomanah Karadsheh, Al Sharpton, Contessa Brewer, Coop. Profile: Soledad, Huck. Video: Contessa’s sign-off (via ICN).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/25/11 00:05
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Andy Levy vs Alec Baldwin part one, part two.
- Did impartial anchor Jansing get talking point from Think Progress?
- Contessa Brewer loses anchor spot. ICN: MSNBC blew it!
- Miller: No, Al, you’re not just like Huck. MSNBC an hour late.
- Video: Karl Rove to Sarah Palin, ‘Get a thicker skin!’
- Q&A: Steve Harrigan, Matthew Chance (via ICN).
- Doyle: Cable news channels obsessed with anti-Obama blood lust!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/24/11 00:24
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Larry Kudlow’s CNBC show in jeopardy?
- Freed journos speak: Tadek Markowski (video), Matthew Chance.
- What cablenews host made 100 most powerful women list?
- Video: Penguins vs Kilmeade’s new shoes (h/t Carpe Diem).
- Q&A: Janice Dean. Video: Phantom hands pin Ben’s Stein’s mic.
- Controversy swirls over Sharpton hire. The Rev compares self to Huck. Did this op-ed seal the deal? Watkins: Al Sharpton opens doors for black journalists?!?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/23/11 01:11
- ICN: MSNBC redefines the meaning of ‘breaking news’.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- ICN: Making Sharpton MSNBC host worse than CNN hiring Spitzer!
- Cablers pivot to earthquake. Video: Special Rpt may air outdoors.
- It’s official: MSNBC hires Sharpton (!) to host show.
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly, Neil Cavuto. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Videos: Steve Harrigan avoids gunfire in Tripoli, CNNer grazed.
- Coop gains while competitors off. Weekend numbers. Today’s oops.
- Desperate cablers turn to old PR standby: a feud! CNN eyes Zite.
- Pareene: MSNBC weekend worse than Fox! Another FNC outrage!
- Video: Bernard Goldberg critiques the Ingraham/Rangel shootout.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/22/11 00:18
- Friday’s numbers: MonicaCrowley-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Heather Childers officially named to weekend anchor slot.
- Video: Leventhal and Miller on reporting from Libya.
- Q&A: John Roberts, Varney, Gupta. Rachel Maddow unplugged.
- Zurawik: Remarkable tv. CNN’s simulcast. MSNBC takes flak.
- Hot & Not: Christine O’Donnell, Libya, markets, Ed Schultz.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/20/11 00:10
- Harris Faulkner and Geraldo expand: 4 more hrs live Libya coverage.
- CNN cancels Gupta for Libya. MSNBC: rerunning Caught on Tape.
- O’Reilly and Miller a hit in first Bolder, Fresher gig.
- Videos: Frank Luntz, Liz Claman on This Week.
- Zurawik: Media ripping Perry need to be accurate and fair.
- Video: News Watch on Ed Schultz’s Perry smear and more.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Cramer leaving town again.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/19/11 00:09
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Bob Beckel’s adventures in apologizing.
- Q&A: Martin Bashir, Piers Morgan. It’s time for truth.
- Kovach: Liar exposed! Lying liar Megyn Kelly caught lying...on air!
- Lockup shut down. MSNBC 9/11 lineup. Rick Sanchez finds work?
- Video: Laura Ingraham’s contentious Rangel wrangle. Cheney revealed.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/18/11 00:01
- Deggans: CNN making headlines but not for journalism.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Olbermann airs slanderous character assassination.
- Video: Bias Bash on coverage of candidates’ pastors etc.
- Varney gets 8pm hour next week; FBN simulcast on FNC Fri 5am.
- Video: Beckel w/Imus talks The Five and more pt one, pt two.
- ICN: Has Bill O’Reilly become yesterday’s news?
- Video: Andy Levy’s devastating ‘apology’ to Chris Brown.
- Controversy swirls around tweet from tv’s Andy Levy.
- ICN: Rules for cablenews tweeters. Bad call bites Cramer again.
- Zurawik: Insufferable Piers and pitiful Christine engage in mutual exploitation. O’Donnell: I was running late. Morgan: What, me rude?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/17/11 00:27
- Video: Christine O’Donnell walks out on Piers Morgan.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- Video: Red Eye takes a jab at Morning Joe.
- Video: Bias Bash on media uproar over GOP words.
- Q&A: Megyn, Wolf. Profile: Lemon. Rothman on market drops.
- ICN: The decline of media journalism. To release a predator.
- Video: Big Ed admits to editing trickery. Today’s firing demand.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/16/11 00:59
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. FNC #2 in all cable.
- Schultz and MSNBC use special Ed-it to falsify Perry speech.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Imus on Elvis and Iowa, part one, part two.
- The Rise of Freedom e-book to feature exclusive WTC footage.
- Video: Bias Bash on theological campaigns, jobs in Texas, etc.
- The truth about Fox News. Lemon provokes second incident?
- Rick Sanchez resurfaces. Video: Ali Velshi with Jon Stewart.
- O’Donnell goes on leave. Biznet ad wars. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on uncomfortable questions for Bachmann.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/15/11 00:21
- Coop’s new timeslot runs into obstacle: Bill O’Reilly.
- Friday’s numbers: Baier-Juan Williams-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on Iowa, terrorism. Becky’s baby boy.
- Stelter: Biznets gain as markets roil. Meet Simon Hobbs.
- Video: The Amazing Kreskin made a Presidential prediction.
- Hot & Not: Markets, straw polls, etc. Obama talks with Wolf.
- CNN skeds 9/11 docs. Soledad special stirs controversy.
- Zurawik: Maybe Olbermann and Bohrman deserve each other.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/13/11 00:11
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly (via TVN). Zurawik: Huckabee, the political pimp.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Newsweek vs Michele Bachmann.
- Video: Fox News Watch on media mania over market mayhem.
- Say what? Dyson as MSNBC host ‘regularly beats Fox’?!?
- The lessons of Newt vs Wallace. Did Sarah Palin diss FNC?
- Markets turn pundits hysterical. So much for CNBC’s integrity?
- MSNBC ed special. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- HLN prunes headline news. Lemon: He shoved me! Q&A: Auntie Sole.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/12/11 00:40
- Video: Neil Cavuto on a revolution that started 15 years ago.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Debate snags over five million viewers. FNC a double winner.
- Coop’s first week at 8pm: fewer viewers than In the Arena!
- Video: Bias Bash critiques GOP debate coverage.
- Claim: CNN ‘insiders’ say Piers about to be fired?!
- Video: Geraldo caught in a time warp?
- Zurawik: Wallace, Baier set a high bar for debate moderators.
- Cilliza: Moderators were debate winners. Globe: Fox wins. More.
- Q&A: Dr Sanjay Gupta. Profile: Chris Hayes.
- FBN: Cavuto live special tonight 8pm; Lou Dobbs live 8pm Sunday.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/11/11 00:22
- Olbermann’s Countdown sinks to new ratings low.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- GOP debate tonight followed by Hannity at 11:00 pm.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly meets Rizzoli & Isles.
- FBN out of the red as Dobbs tops Kudlow. Huddy on The Five!
- CNN to rerun HBO reality show: analysis. Straw poll coverage.
- Sharpton decision coming next week? Today’s firing demand.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/10/11 00:11
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Market woes bring big numbers to biz nets.
- Cavuto: Saturday coverage. F&F: extra hour. CNBC: tonight.
- Despite controversies, CNN stands by John Defterios.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino on market madness; Tony Maddox.
- Did MSNBC contributor give political advice to the White House?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/09/11 00:55
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. The Five hits highs.
- Cavuto Saturday coverage snags record ratings. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bias Bash on coverage suggesting a ‘disengaged Presidency’.
- Surprise! ‘Next gen’ of cable news stars: mostly from MSNBC!
- Bauder: Rivals take advantage of CNBC slips. 16 years of Megyn.
- So-called ‘WNBC newser’ hyping Sharpton actually sells real estate.
- Zurawik: Schultz Wisconsin coverage is one-sided but skillful.
- Q&A: Ken Jautz, Bohrman. Video: CNN reporter attacked in riots.
- FBN scraps Imus all week, goes live daily to 11:00 pm. CNBC tonight.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media finger pointing. FNC wins gym war.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/08/11 00:15
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Williams-Chris Wallace-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn shows pix of baby Yardley. Megyn’s new ‘do.
- Bohrman: Current was, is, and will stay a progressive network.
- Zurawik: Can Bohrman turn a sideshow tent act into journalism?
- Ex-CNNer David Borhman joins Olbermann, Gore at Current.
- CNN edits out SEAL widow’s reference to Christ?
- Video: Bias Bash on Afghanistan deaths and The Devil’s Double.
- Biznets go live! FBN: entire primetime schedule. CNBC: 8pm plus.
- Video: The Donald on the downgrade. More F&F for Juliet Huddy?
- Is ex-CNNer Bohrman headed to Current? Coop’s in Somalia.
- Hot & Not: CNBC, Sharpton, CNBC, Maddow, CNBC. Today’s oops.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/06/11 00:04
- Video: Fox News Watch on the media vs the debt ceiling.
- Video: Reliable Sources uses Maddow’s market montage.
- Coy: The Five gets it right. FNC honor killing special.
- Q&A: Ed Henry. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Video: Rachel Maddow apologizes for false attack on Limbaugh.
- Trader: CNBC sits it out. ICN: CNBC drops the ball. Special coverage: FNC: Cavuto, Fox & Friends; CNBC: Maria Bartiromo; FBN & FNC: Gerri Willis: Q&A/preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/05/11 00:03
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. The Five rises.
- Fox Nation headline flap elicits response from FNC exec.
- Q&A: Tamron Hall (via ICN); Liz Claman, unlikely triathlete.
- E-Mac’s Bottom Line on Media Matters: part one, two, three.
- MSNBC and Big Ed to rally Wisconsin Dem voters. Flashback.
- Greta to John Kerry: Stop trying to intimidate the press!
- USA Today profile: Megyn Kelly. CNN’s Bohrman: out.
- Video: Bias Bash on Somalia, Piers Morgan, and more.
- Controversy swirls around rumored Al Sharpton hire.
- Piers pressure. Jautz defends. How did Media Matters miss this?
- FBN dumps Friday Imus for Webster-Smith-McDowell market coverage.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/04/11 00:47
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Surprise! ‘Huge’ FNC controversy turns out to be...a joke.
- Behind the scenes at Your World. Video: Inside Bloomberg.
- July program ranker: Bill-Hannity-Bret-Greta-Shep 1-5.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus. Pressure on Piers.
- Q&A: Ed Henry, Rick Sanchez, Soledad. CNN probes coal.
- ICN: It’s not too late for MSNBC to rethink a bad move.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/03/11 00:02
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Maddow hypes Sharpton: He’s wicked smart! He’s stupendous!
- CNBC drops World Business amid cash-for-coverage charges.
- Video: Bias Bash on overlooked Middle East developments.
- Don Lemon, riding publicity wave, to sub for Joy Behar.
- Why is MSNBC stalling its Sharpton decision? Q&A: E-Mac.
- Video: Alan Colmes w/Imus pt one, pt two. Weekend numbers.
- Zurawik: Olbermann a fawning pet poodle in Gore interview.
- Latest Buchanan zinger brings new calls to fire Pat. Update.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/02/11 00:22
- Video: Bias Bash on the new tea partiers are terrorists meme.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC anchor panel shocker: unanimous electoral prediction.
- Don Lemon doesn’t watch CNN much. FNC dominates July.
- Griffin: If you’re not on MSNBC you’re stupid (or at least not smart).
- Greta: How to do away with countdown clocks. Q&A: Liz Claman.
- Mark Halperin suspension is over. July spin: MSNBC, HLN, CNN.
- FNC programs get makeovers. Janice Dean’s summer regalia.
- Videos: Ed Henry w/Don Imus, Lou Dobbs w/Jimmy Fallon.
- Q&A: Chris Hayes, new MSNBC star. Maddow contract extended.
- ICN: MSNBC favors prisons, predators over news. iReport at five.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg analyzes media coverage of debt debate.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/01/11 00:04
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- MSNBC adds Chris Hayes to weekends. Mrs Hayes.
- Triathlete Liz Claman races to build homes for heroes.
- CNBC skeds Michigan GOP debate. Studio switch.
- Video: Bias Bash on media reaction to the debt deal.
- Debt Q&A: Ashley Webster, Adam Shapiro, Shibani Joshi.
- Video: Neil Cavuto w/Don Imus. Q&A: NBC’s Schiller (v/ICN).
- Revealed: CNN’s grilling of Piers Morgan. Spot the goofs!
- CNBC drops the ball? Hot & Not: Debt, Melvin, Sharpton etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/30/11 00:02
- Zurawik: CNN debt coverage fine except for their cheerleading.
- Video: Reliable Sources on debt debate and the tea party.
- Kiran says goodbye: video. Juan’s victory lap.
- Video: News Watch on debt ceiling, hiring Al Sharpton.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Cablers’ big weekend: FNC, CNN, MSNBC. Today’s outrage!
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/29/11 01:16
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- News Watch ‘behind the breaks’ online videos removed.
- Bill O’Reilly: murder suspect. Mike Schneider resurfaces.
- Video: The Insider profiles Harris Faulkner. Lou’s 100th.
- Sharpton: conflict of interest charges. Piers’ pesky past.
- Video: Let’s get physical! Current: Olbermann in, CEO out.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/28/11 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on Ed Henry, Media Matters, and more.
- Zurawik: White House looking to pick a fight. Greta: Give it a rest.
- Hiring Sharpton: payback for lobbying, or maybe affirmative action?
- Today’s cablenews lawsuit. Rick Sanchez resurfaces.
- MSNBC contributor: Corporate America literally rapes people.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/27/11 00:05
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ed Henry suddenly the target of Jay Carney attacks.
- Breaking: Joe Scarborough now a ‘veteran journalist’! (via ICN)
- Video: Bias Bash on the debt ceiling. In praise of Greg.
- Goode news at CNBC. Craig Melvin to (MS)NBC.
- Q&A: Juan Williams. Video: Williams w/Imus part one, part two.
- Today’s slander suit, MSNBC response. Today’s firing demand.
- Does a BBC audio clip implicate Piers in hacking...or not?
- FNC: no countdown clock for you! The future of CNN speaks.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/26/11 00:20
- Monday’s numbers: Speeches(FNC)-Hannity-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- FNC tops for Obama address. Weekend numbers.
- Uh oh! Will ‘smoking gun’ tape put Piers in a pickle?
- Megyn Kelly returns to America Live: August 8 (via ICN).
- Video: Juan Williams is no longer Muzzled.
- Q&A: CNN’s Mark Whitaker (via TVN). Erin’s CNN debut.
- That didn’t last long: Gawker lawsuit to be dismissed?
- Zurawik: Instead of context and analysis, CNN gives us Piers Morgan.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/25/11 00:45
- Friday’s numbers: Harris-Laura-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Ed Henry solid in Fox News debut.
- Athena Jones to CNN. Another pointless list.
- Bias Bash video: Norway terror and debt ceilings.
- Stasi: Sharpton made to order for tv, Uygur not.
- Hot & Not: Uygur, News Corp, etc. Gasparino replies.
- Hampp: Will CNN’s new primetime attract viewers?
- Q&A: Phil Griffin, Larry King. Gawker’s selective curiosity.
- Juliet Huddy: Always a Fox, but is she still a Friend?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/23/11 00:23
- Zurawik: The sad, lost children of MSNBC.
- Video: Cenk Uygur on Reliable Sources.
- McWhorter: MSNBC is about to make a big mistake.
- Video: Fox News Watch on headaches and hacking.
- Catherine Herridge and yoga. Kitty Pilgrim resurfaces.
- Rutten: Who’s a threat to the Republic? Nancy Grace!
- Uygur hints of ‘exciting news’ coming. Piers embroiled?
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet. CNBC’s green studio.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/22/11 00:15
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- First guest on tonight’s O’Reilly Factor: Bill O’Reilly!
- Impartial MSNBC anchor: Bachmann would extinguish gays.
- ICN: MSNBC’s ‘insider’ problem. Tamron’s stalker.
- Greta: I’ve never seen anything at FNC like Uygur describes.
- Was Uygur his own worst enemy? Video: Cenk with Olby.
- Juan Williams’s story. New Piers problems? Q&A: Tony Maddox.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/21/11 05:02
- Show me the Huddy: J$P hears Juliet will co-host Sat/Sun F&F.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- MSNBC signs newest contributor: former Obama press aide.
- Greta: Politico revelation raises troublesome issues.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus on hacking, Bachmann pt one, pt two.
- TheDC: The ’N’ in MSNBC doesn’t stand for ‘news’.
- New line of attack: People on Fox News have ‘strange faces’!
- Uygur sez the White House got him fired. WH denies. ICN: What is MSNBC up to? Uygur speaks, and raises more questions. MSNBC: Uygur claims ‘baseless’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/20/11 00:07
- MSNBC dumps Cenk Uygur. Flashback.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Household coverage: CNN 87%, FNC 86%, MSNBC 83%.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino and the Cowboys [pdf].
- Video: Bias Bash critiques Murdoch testimony coverage.
- Exposed! News Corp’s secret political agenda.
- Singer Urungus claims he’s been banned from Red Eye.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/19/11 01:05
- Geraldo: It was painful seeing Rupert Murdoch assaulted.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- The latest from CNN’s premier journalist. Weekend numbers.
- FNC aired more of the hearing, MSNBC least. FNC tops poll.
- Video: Bias Bash on media treatment of GOP tactics.
- Assault interrupts testimony. Piers breaks his silence.
- Sharpton speculation continues to swirl. CNBC’s baby boom.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/18/11 00:35
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Luntz-Baier 1-2-3. Jenna’s back.
- Dershowitz denounces Cramer. Cablers sked testimony.
- Audio: White House aide apologizes to Bret Baier.
- CNN streams simulcast. Chris Wallace a ‘school marm’?
- Famous woman-beater responds to Factor ’hate’ segment.
- Hot & Not: Kiran, Bashir, Sorkin, Gutfeld, The Five, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/16/11 00:05
- Video: Reliable Sources on debt, NotW. Greta takes issue.
- Video: Fox News Watch on the NotW hacking scandal.
- A ‘change’ at MSNBC: replace Uygur with Sharpton? More.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet. Casey released.
- CNN pounding one hacking scandal, ignoring the other.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/15/11 00:15
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Shuster: ready for his close-up. NYT’s Sorkin new CNBC anchor.
- CNN covers massive grassroots protest. Feist’s 2012 strategy.
- Zurawik: Emails about FNC show White House willingness to lie.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on WH emails, bias, and politicians’ lies.
- Q&A: Phil Griffin (v/ICN). FNC covers hack, but CNN mum on Morgan.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/14/11 00:10
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3. Five rebounds.
- Documents expose WH anti-FNC policy; more. Soledad’s foundation.
- FBI investigation of News Corp immediately leaks to press.
- Video: Chris Wallace talks Bachmann, debt ceiling with Don Imus.
- Wedeman caught in the crossfire. Q&A: Olbermann in the NY Post!
- CNN escorts Kiran Chetry out the door. But who’s next? Analysis.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/13/11 00:35
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Reuters retracts story promoted by Fox haters. ‘Whopper’.
- VIdeo: Bias Bash on media non-coverage of Syria.
- Water breaks at CNBC. Piers vs Piers.
- Video Q&A: Shep in AZ. Another very Casey weekend.
- CNN cheap shots Fox, but what about Piers Morgan?
- Video: Laura Ingraham with Don Imus part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/12/11 01:15
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. The Five: 1.2M.
- CNBC sticks up for...Rupert Murdoch?!? Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bias Bash on trouble in Afghanistan, etc.
- VIdeo Q&A: Margaret Brennan of Bloomberg. D-Rat: What I read.
- Axelrod praises Juan Williams book. Alan still gets hate mail.
- The Five reax... Mobius: fun; Fox Files: scattered; Hayride: has potential.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/11/11 01:02
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on Pakistan, Iraq, leaks, etc.
- Profile: Greg Gutfeld previews The Five. Q&A: Jenna Lee.
- Roger Ailes pulls a fast one on Juan Williams.
- Obama pollster to double as CNN contributor.
- Hot & Not: CNN, Quintanilla, Casey Anthony, etc.
- Greta: How to cover a criminal trial, and how to watch one.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/09/11 00:17
- VIdeo: Reliable Sources on Casey Anthony, debt coverage.
- The most polarizing cable news host? CNN’s premier journalist?
- Video: Fox News Watch on Casey coverage, CNN woes.
- Updated video: Geraldo offers Bernard Goldberg a bloody nose.
- Media Matters, HuffPo party with MSNBC. Changes at CNBC.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. 3000 homers!
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/08/11 00:11
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Grace 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Piers, Jessica Yellin, John Zarella. Profile: Charlie Gasparino.
- Berr: CNN needs a partner. Emmy-winner Larry King’s Potter show.
- O’Reilly gets bold and fresh with Carville. HLN’s very Casey weekend.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/07/11 00:17
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Dr Drew-Grace 1-2-3.
- Nancy Grace fires back at her critics.
- Bias Bash video: Cameras in court, Bachmann, etc.
- Six theories on why CNN sacked Spitzer.
- Greta: Should TVNewser sell ads to media it covers? More.
- Video: Martha MacCallum w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Hagey: All the reasons FNC is wrong and Brock is right.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Grace-HLNSpecRpt 1-2-3.
- MSNBC nixes Matthews cameo in Sorkin pilot.
- Zurawik: Spitzer sign-off evokes shades of Richard Nixon.
- Found: person who will miss ‘intelligent, prescient’ Spitzer.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/06/11 00:10
- Monday’s numbers: HLNSpecRpt-HLNNews-Grace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Revised CNN lineup impressive. ICN: A losing gamble?
- CNN dumps Spitzer, adds Burnett, moves Coop to 8:00 pm.
- Reese’s piece: HLN surge is the triumph of sleaze.
- VIdeo: A horrified Shep reacts to the tragedy of Caylee Anthony.
- Video: Bias Bash on media malpractice covering legal cases.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr rips ‘vigilante host’ Nancy Grace.
- Grace snags 2.8M, HLN peaks at 5.2M viewers. CNBC’s scoop.
- Q&A: Velez-Mitchell, Nancy Grace, Ken Jautz. Weekend numbers.
- What took Twitter so long to deal with the Fox account hack?
- Friedman: Another portrait to hang on MSNBC’s Wall of Shame.
- Jamie Colby to go on jury duty...with Jackie Mason!
- Video: Bernard Goldberg excoriates the media’s Anthony frenzy.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/05/11 00:15
- Say what? MSNBC issues a ‘DNC press release’?!?
- Friday’s numbers: HLNSpecRpt-Grace-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Nancy Grace’s phony indignation a ratings ploy.
- Flint: HLN about to undergo withdrawal symptoms.
- Hemmer and MacCallum fill Beck 5:00 pm slot today.
- In second week, Countdown 2.0 sinks below 100k.
- Goldberg: Double standards at MSNBC?
- Rosen: CNN to forgo ‘nonpartisan’ coverage? (via TVN)
- Video: Bob Beckel talks w/Don Imus about The Five.
- Video: Juan Williams on Media Matters ‘ruining lives’.
- F-bombs fly in cable trial coverage. Jenna and groom.
- The Secret Service joins the twitter hunt. CNN in NOLA.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/02/11 00:01
- Symbiotic schoolyard reporting? Fox twitter hack resolved.
- Hot & Not: Bolling, Yellin, The Five, Halperin, etc.
- Video: Reliable Sources on DSK and Halperin/Bachmann.
- Schoen & Miller: (MS)NBC too easily intimidated by White House.
- CNN rejects ‘fair and balanced’. Q&A: Robin Meade.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- HLN can’t quit Casey. Cost of Freedom pre-empted for non-trial.
- Freedom Watch video: Things to ponder on the fourth of July.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/01/11 00:26
- Thursday’s numbers: Ingraham-Beck-Grace 1-2-3.
- Juan Williams: Despicable Media Matters has targeted me.
- Q&A: Liz Claman on a few of her favorite places [pdf].
- Joe & Mika boast that their guest list is 10-1 Democrats.
- Folkenflik: CNN’s Whitaker seeks winning formula.
- Stasi: MSNBC’s high-school ‘suspensions’ rarely last long.
- Pareene: This would be a great time for MSNBC to fire Halperin!
- Zurawik: Beck finale empty and pathetic. CNN preps coal special.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/30/11 00:10
- Wednesday’s numbers: HLNSpecRpt-Ingraham-Grace 1-2-3.
- Report: The Five is Beck’s summer replacement. Analysis.
- Beck ratings collapse? Plummet? What the numbers show.
- Video: Juan Williams on Brock’s politics of destruction.
- Halperin apologizes for gaffe egged on by Joe; suspended!
- VIdeo: Bias Bash on Obama’s presser, national security.
- Zurawik: Beck’s leaving ends our long national nightmare.
- What’s next for Beck, Fox? More Erin Burnett scuttlebutt.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/29/11 00:23
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld on Red Eye’s best ratings ever.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-HLNSpecRpt-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on freeing captured terrorists.
- Coop and Zucker expound on cable news.
- Video: Wiehl and Imus discuss Beck and Bachmann.
- Q2 program rankers. Olby trumpets O’Donnell slippage.
- When Larry meets Harry. New CNN intern arrives.
- News Corp apps top iPad charts. O’Reilly vs autobots.
Tuesday Links and OpenThread
06/28/11 00:30
- Report: CNN is about to pull Spitzer and In the Arena.
- Q2 numbers: FNC holds top 12. Q2 spin: HLN, CNN, MSNBC.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-HLNSR 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Impartial MSNBC journalist goes off on rabid anti-Palin tear.
- Reese’s piece: June numbers show triumph of tabloid. FBN up.
- Glenn Beck and family attacked in Bryant Park.
- Funding the war on Fox, complete with link to file IRS complaint!
- Video: Bias Bash on Greece, the US economy, and Bob Gates.
- Brock’s Beck-bashing blowout. Bolling’s blunder. Yellin to WH.
- Zurawik: Hannity is cable’s Baghdad Bob. MSNBC drops the f-bomb.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/27/11 00:59
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Williams-Chris Wallace-Glenn Beck 1-2-3.
- Q&A: CNN’s Tony Maddox (via ICN). CNN ready in Yemen.
- Bachmann avoids accepting Wallace apology. Joe dings Chris.
- Kurtz challenges Media Matters. CNBC skeds Jack Welch profile.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/25/11 00:05
- Video: Wallace questions Bachmann, apologizes for ‘flake’.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Olbermann and Stewart/Wallace.
- Chris Wallace: Hey Jon, the joke’s on you.
- Hot & Not: Ed Henry, Diaz-Balart, Olby’s war etc.
- Video: News Watch on Afghanistan coverage; more.
- R.I.P.: Nick Charles. Reena Ninan: Woman on the front line.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. CNN pychics.
- Slate: New Countdown juggles eloquence with strident bellowing.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/24/11 00:22
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Grace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik on Olbermann week one: smooth, rude, divisive.
- Barnicle, Bulger’s best bud. Q&A: Jenna Lee. Mika flashback.
- Poniewozik: Olby’s score-settling. Is Alisyn ready to move on up?
- Party w/MSNBC. CNN in (the other) Georgia. Dana Bash abortion flap.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/23/11 00:45
- Olbermann pulls the plug on his 63-minute gambit.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Obama/FNC-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Joe & Mika in Hartford. Sailing to Orlando. (MS)NBC’s focus: vets.
- Video: Bias Bash on the Obama speech and Bernanke’s presser.
- Audio: Chris Wallace responds to purported Stewart ‘gotcha’.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus on Afghanistan and Jon Stewart.
- Latino outreach at MSNBC? Beck’s book on best-seller list.
- Zurawik rips post-speech with Larry/Olby: ideology, name calling.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/22/11 00:05
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Goetzi: Is Huntsman trouble for cable news? Bloomberg vs CNBC.
- Video: Bias Bash questions Media Matters’s tax-exempt status.
- Zurawik: Hey Olbermann, how about some ratings transparency?
- Videos: Janice Dean on Today, Mika on ABC. Ed Henry’s other role.
- A dozen cablers named to distinguished list. Cablers cover Casey.
- Least wanted: pre-Olby Current cable’s lowest Nielsen-rated channel.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/21/11 00:03
- Current claims Countdown pulled 179K demo viewers.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bias Bash videos: Africa/Afghanistan and NBC’s pledge edit.
- Bloomberg/Comcast channel spat marches on.
- Julie Banderas back in the anchor chair? Weekend numbers.
- Video: Juan Williams with Don Imus on Jon Stewart, Libya, etc.
- That was fast: Media Matters launches instant war against Ed Henry.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on NBC’s pledge, CBS’s Norah O’Donnell.
- ICN: Why 63 minutes means Olby’s declared war on MSNBC; more.
- Countdown reax: Zurawik: ruined by Markos; EW: fawning; LA TImes: effective; Perpetual Post: glad he’s back; The Cable Game: yawn; WaPost: sleepy; Salon: welcome back; Daily Beast: marred by nastiness; The Wrap: boring, pompous.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/20/11 23:02
- Van Jones calling for prior restraint of Fox News speech.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Nancy-Bret 1-2-3.
- ICN: No Countdown coverage for us. O’Reilly/Fiasco preview.
- Ed Henry leaves CNN to be Fox News Chief WH correspondent!
- Hall: Why do top talents keep leaving MSNBCNBC?
- Audio: Bret Baier reacts to the Jon Stewart interview.
- Zurawik: Stewart flounders under Chris Wallace questioning.
- MSNBC, the Place for Progressives. Velshi’s early call.
- Q&A: Bret Baier (via TVN), Baier, Nicole Petalides, Petalides.
- Stelter: Olbermann boasts he’ll take MSNBC’s viewers.
- Hot & Not: O’Donnell, Olbermann, Weinergate, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/18/11 00:03
- Unedited video: Jon Stewart on Fox News Sunday.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Bachmann/Weiner coverage.
- MSNBC without Olbermann: doing nicely, thank you.
- Video: News Watch on media treatment of Michelle Bachmann.
- Video flashback: Cenk Uygur exposes the truth about Weinergate.
- Video: Fox Fan Day at Citi Field. Mal James: The crossing.
- Fineman: Dems turned on Weiner because he appeared on Fox?!
- Q&A: Amber Lyon. Profile: Dr Drew (via TVN).
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/17/11 00:19
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Christopher: Olby hypes Countdown with sleazy rumor-mongering.
- VIdeo: Bolling on The Insider. Profile: Thomas Roberts, Grace.
- Lupe Fiasco will face off with O’Reilly. Friday Luntz special.
- Robin’s CMA debut. Cablers with clothes. Kurtz contradiction.
- Jenna Lee’s diet diary. Beck and Olbermann start over.
- Olby ‘contributors’ not exactly diverse; video: w/Jimmy Fallon.
- Video: Kirsten Powers on Weiner as predator; more.
- ICN: Why (MS)NBC’s loss of Norah O’Donnell is a very big deal.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/16/11 00:55
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- America’s Most Wanted may be moving...to FNC!
- Norah O’Donnell quits (MS)NBC for CBS News; analysis.
- Tragedy strikes Contessa Brewer (via ICN).
- CNN Sunday special: digital roots of the Arab Spring.
- Weiner’s next job: with CNN, CurrenTV, or somewhere else?
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus. Audio: prepping for Stewart.
- Q&A: Mika, Chris Matthews. Video: Olbermann w/Colbert.
- Funt: Too much debate gimmickry. CNN sued...over captions!
- Discovery CEO slams Liz Claman, then goes on her show!
- A month off air and off twitter...wherefore art thou, Juliet?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/15/11 00:45
- They picked him to host Friday’s Glenn Beck!?!
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Mal James: What happens at ‘the handover’.
- Video: Bias Bash on Weinermania, ethanol, Libya, and more.
- Q&A: Sandra Smith, Money Honey. O’Donnell’s new studio.
- Christopher: Can Olbermann win a war with MSNBC?
- David Carr on Olbermann: bombast, narcisissm, and revenge.
- Zurawik: Is Olbermann misrepresenting one of his ‘contributors’?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/14/11 00:10
- Monday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Coop 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Red Eye hits the 1,000 mark; flashback. CNBC’s makeover.
- Cablers parrot White House misinformation.
- Video: Bias Bash critiques the CNN GOP debate.
- Q&A: Robin Meade (via ICN). Profile: Erin Burnett.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the Palin email frenzy.
- Green: CNN’s crazy, video-game debate. Zurawik: CNN’s presentation sets a high bar. John King: winner, loser, silly; Q&A.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/13/11 00:03
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bauder: Coop’s ‘honesty’ stratagem paying off.
- Bias Bash video: ramifications of Palin email crowdsourcing.
- Tension at CNN: Jautz vs Whitaker, who’s in charge?
- Video: Trump unfazed by Matthews ‘backward’ crack.
- Zurawik: He’s reckless, rude, and paranoid...guess who?
- Joe to NY Post: You’re lying! Rehab for Kurtz and Toobin?
- Controversy swirls over CNN debate exclusion. Twitterama.
- Casey Anthony soap opera resuscitates ratings at HLN.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/11/11 00:18
- Video: Reliable Sources talks Weiner w/Kirsten Powers.
- Joe & Mika angling for CNN slot? Olbermann’s eloquence.
- Video: News Watch on Weiner’s confession and ‘treatment’.
- Video: CNN debate preview. Greta: journo or talker?
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Tracton: How a one-hour CNN interview shrunk to five minutes.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/10/11 00:14
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Palin: front page news? Compare: CNN, FNC, MSNBC.
- Video: Bias Bash on searching for Palin email dirt.
- MSNBC anchor headlines LGBT event. Kirsten vs Maddow.
- Fralic: Why Anderson Cooper should stay put.
- CNN preps for GOP debate. Sunday Stossel special.
- MSNBC teams with Mother Jones to scour Palin emails.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/09/11 00:02
- ICN: Is Rebecca Diamond out at FBN?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash Weiner-free day covers Palin, Yemen, etc.
- Video: Larry King on tweeting, retirement, etc pt one, pt two.
- TheDC on Chris Matthews: misogyny and more.
- VIdeos: Chris Wallace w/Imus, Maddow w/Letterman.
- Updated video: Kirsten Powers changes her mind.
- Molly Line is spoken for. CNN backs John King.
- ICN: CNBC has frittered away its hi-def advantage.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/08/11 00:21
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bercovici: What Beck and Olbermann have in common (via ICN).
- Video: Bias Bash on Weinergate and more important issues.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. CNN.com’s pilates tactics. Joe: Back to school.
- Maddow tipped off to Weiner scandal? F&F keeps you abreast.
- Another revelatory Larry King Q&A. Video: Zakaria w/Jon Stewart.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/07/11 00:02
- New O’Reilly Bold-Fresh tour replaces Beck with Dennis Miller.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Olby unloads on split from MSNBC, is bringing Shuster to Current.
- Another Beck pre-emption Friday. O’Donnell hosts skinhead special.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Kyra’s back. Comcast/Bloomberg channel spat.
- Huck dings MSNBC’s Matthews, Scarborough et al.
- Cablers tweet about Weiner. Video: Kirsten Powers defends him.
- What will CNN do with Erin Burnett? Coop emcees fashion awards.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/06/11 00:05
- Zurawik: Weiner show made for a great afternoon of cable news.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ali Velshi gets 5:00 am CNN slot. Chuck Todd goes solo.
- Lori Rothman on the fiscal crisis. Q&A: Stuart Varney.
- Roger Ailes responds to media hit-pieces; more.
- Will we see a new Ed? Demi Moore hosts CNN doc.
- Fox flaunts faux Fey photo for Sarah Palin...Sorry! June 6 1944.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/04/11 00:21
- Why did MSNBC sideline Savannah Guthrie?
- Zurawik: Palin will be the downfall of Fox News.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Palin’s media strategies.
- Fareed special focuses on innovation.
- Video: News Watch on Sarah Palin’s media relations.
- Greg Gutfeld answers 21 questions. Mrs Piers pregnant.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- HLN: More Grace. Q&A: Don Lemon, Nancy Grace.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/03/11 00:18
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Grace 1-2-3.
- Liz Claman’s guide to L.A. Coop: I’m not the new Oprah.
- Shep Smith responds to NY Times and Bill Keller.
- Hardball in Philly. Guthrie sign-off simulcast on NBC.
- Friday: Baier extra hour at 5:00 pm, special at 10:00 pm.
- CNN debate line-up set: Huntsman a no-show.
- The secret Fox conspiracy to sabotage Sarah Palin!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/02/11 00:06
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Schoen: The truth about Ailes, Democrats, and Fox News.
- Big Ed’s ‘indefinite’ suspension ends Monday.
- Video: Bias Bash wonders, is Weiner winning?
- Beck’s last daily broadcast on FNC: June 30.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Vinnie’s open-mic oops. O’Donnell dumps CAA. Q&A: Mika.
- Jenna Lee’s wedding tips; more. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Palin meets with FNC officials. Another debate: August 11.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/01/11 00:08
- Memorial Day numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-Gallagher (FoxRprt) 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash asks if war reporters are too invested in war.
- May program rankers. Fox & Friends #1 for 115th consecutive month. HLN sinking. May spin: CNN, MSNBC.
- Video: Trump talks about the Palin pizza powwow and more.
- Q&A: Jeff Flock on FBN’s new Merc studio. CNN’s dark Tuesday.
- Fox News debuts iPad app. Loopholes in Palin’s FNC contract?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/31/11 00:39
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Gullible Fox haters duped by ticker hack hoax.
- Steele: I won’t be MSNBC’s punching bag.
- Video: Horsing around with Brian Kilmeade.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan. Brian Wilson finds work.
- Jenna: What not to say to a woman over 30. CNN DC dark.
- Pareene: 11 options to replace Big Ed. FBN takes the floor.
- TDC: Hit-piece on Ailes reeks of rage, paranoia, and resentment.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/28/11 00:12
- Video: News Watch on Obama/Israel coverage; more.
- Video: Reliable Sources on the end of Oprah’s run.
- Greta rips Rolling Stone ‘slime’, dings NY Times FNC coverage.
- The Ed Schultz ‘apology’ you didn’t see. Jansing honored.
- Mika book review. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.
- TV Week: ‘Horrid’ Media Matters campaign has crossed the line.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/27/11 00:12
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Coop goes up close and personal...with Coop.
- MSNBC a swamp of sexism? Can Big Ed change?
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. Profile: Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Palin still working for FNC, for now.
- Video: Laura Ingraham reacts to Schultz attack/apology.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/26/11 00:02
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Debater is interrupted, but when given the floor walks out!
- Video: Bias Bash on DSK, Paul Ryan, and more.
- Imus videos: O’Reilly part one, part two; Chris Wallace.
- Video: Ed’s sorry. One-week suspension more like three days. Zurawik: Why let Schultz set his own punishment? VIdeo: Dr Ablow offers counseling.
- Prof Shep Smith. Burnett in, King out...or not? CNN/Nokia deal.
- Lean Forward: Coming soon to a snooty art house near you.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/25/11 00:58
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Beck plans online channel: GBTV.
- Big Ed calls Laura Ingraham a ‘right-wing slut’. She responds. MSNBC suspends Ed Schultz: one week without pay.
- Video: Bias Bash on NY-26, Libya, and more.
- R.I.P.: Mark Haines of CNBC; more. Today’s Ailes hit-piece.
- Thousands read fake CNN site daily. Shep Smith at Overby Ctr.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/24/11 00:02
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bias Bash video: Pressuring Israel?
- FNC fires back at Ed Rendell. Flashback.
- Nancy Grace: swift exit. Weekend numbers.
- Scott Matthews quits CNN for CNBC. Q&A: TJ Holmes.
- Video: Howard Kurtz with Don Imus. Today’s oops.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on why FNC is most trusted.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/23/11 00:04
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Blowback: Ailes backs Palin, slams anonymous GOPer.
- Bias Bash video: Netanyahu, ABC spikes interview, etc.
- Jon Scott: My son, the West Point graduate.
- VIdeo: Trump sez he still hasn’t ruled out Prez run!?!
- Janice Dean returns. Gasparino’s day. CNBC goes Hollywood.
- Hot & Not: Feist, Licht, Spitzer, etc. Steele signs w/MSNBC.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/21/11 00:06
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/20/11 00:05
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Michael Steele to MSNBC?
- FNC Friday special: The Secrets of 9/11.
- Orbitz tells MMfA to buzz off, rips their ‘smear campaign’.
- Video: Cavuto vs the food police. Who is most trusted?
- CNN getting a little desperate for roundtable commentators?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/19/11 00:49
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Q&A w/slideshow: Rick Reichmuth and the MS flooding.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus.
- Chris Licht leaves MoJo for CBS.
- Video: Bias Bash on covering Obama’s Mideast speech.
- Video: Olby w/Letterman. Gore: Rupert stifling CurrenTV?
- Joe & Mika call Trump. Juan Williams in Wheeling.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/18/11 00:36
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on Newt, the IMF scandal, and more.
- Two MU journalism students win the College Challenge.
- Profile: Lou Dobbs. FNC webside: more video, targeting.
- Spitzer spikes Schwarzenegger story. Q&A: Joe Kernan.
- O’Donnell to Trump: I wish I knew how to quit you.
- Video: Stewart/O’Reilly pt three, pt four; full unedited interview.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/17/11 00:24
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Don’t trust CNN for politics.
- CNN story on political sex scandals omits someone.
- CNN goes on the job hunt...say what? Weekend numbers.
- Is there room for three biz networks? CNBC on FNC.
- Bias Bash videos: IMF scandal, monitoring the net and more.
- CNN’s Feist-y move. MMfA commands boycott of all FNC.
- Video: Jon Stewart vs Bill O’Reilly part one, part two.
Monday Links and Open Thead
05/16/11 00:10
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Baier 1-2-3.
- Where was Juliet? She sez: laid up. Back to School, with Shep.
- Zurawik: Trump, Huck bought and sold for walking around money.
- New book recounts Olbermann’s stormy ESPN exit.
- VIdeo: Juan Williams with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Greta jabs at Abrams; Dan returns fire; Greta apologizes.
- Kurtz: Why Huck said no. Adam and Tamera tie the knot.
- Is Don Lemon’s book revelation a career risk?
- Hot & Not: Huck, Olby, Schultz, S-bombs, etc.
- Olby/Schultz flap fallout: KO gets HuffPo to delete tweet about him!
- Un-Common debate: Stewart accepts O’Reilly challenge tonight.
T.A.D. Links and Open Thread
05/12/11 00:24
While we were away, this post kept J$P readers informed with the most current links from our CableNewsWire feed.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/11/11 00:44
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Markos, banned from MSNBC, to be Countdown contributor.
- Video: Bias Bash critiques 60 Minutes Obama interview.
- Elites gather for Mika soiree. Last names can help.
- Audio: Around the world w/Bill Hemmer. Q&A: D-Rat (v/TVN).
- Adam’s big day: May 14. Big Ed sued. Meade hosts concert.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/10/11 00:38
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-JudgeNap 1-2-3.
- Do CNN gains worry the competition? Weekend numbers.
- Olby reveals the one and only purpose of government.
- Bias Bash video: Top ten UBL themes and memes.
- Today’s firing demand. Q&A: Liz Claman. Coop pranked.
- Video: O’Reilly challenges NY Daily News over Trump slam.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/09/11 00:17
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Diane Macedo takes over newsreader slot on Imus.
- Q&A: Willis, Thomas Roberts (v/ICN), Maddow (v/Mediaite).
- Who wants to work for Olby? The obligatory denial.
- CNNMoney gets an extreme makeover.
- Licht move stirs MoJo speculation. Todd loses Savannah.
- Video: Trump bloviates on UBL, racism charges.
- Profiles: Jennifer Griffin, Mrs Bill Hemmer (via TVN).
- Hot & Not: UBL, The Donald, the debate, CNN being petty.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/07/11 01:09
- Video: Reliable Sources on coverage of the UBL raid.
- Mika threatened to quit because Joe got 14x more money.
- Video: News Watch on UBL coverage part one, part two.
- MSNBCNN air UBL videos; FNC sticks to stills.
- Bill O’Reilly: from JAG to Rizzoli and Isles.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet. Alan still gets hate mail.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/06/11 01:45
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Luntz focus group unimpressed with Trump.
- Video: Debbie Wasserman Schultz praises Fox News!
- Video: Bias Bash on the secrecy of the UBL operation.
- Erin Burnett signs off CNBC. Carlos Diaz to Morning Express.
- Video: Imus team salutes the departing Charles McCord.
- Profile: Eliot Spitzer. CNN preps Giffords special.
- No surprise: FNC officially ends Gingrich, Santorum contracts.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/05/11 00:09
- VIdeo: Behind-the-scenes of tonight’s debate.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: How Luntz prepares for a focus group.
- Latest Beyonce video to debut on...CNN!
- Fox tells Huck: You’ve got one month. Or did they?
- Associated Press boycotting FNC’s ‘loser’ debate.
- When Mika met Rob. Video: Bolling’s sign.
- Is Color of Change programming MSNBC?
- Goodman: Cable news excels at repetition.
- Video: Judge Nap on the rule of mobs vs the rule of law.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/04/11 00:12
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Fox News Channel quarterly profits set new record.
- Videos: Release the UBL photo? Rove: No. Judge Nap: Yes.
- Cablers prepare Ground Zero coverage.
- Fox hater spinoff premieres: same writers, same cast.
- Videos: Bias Bash on UBL discrepancies and changing WH narrative.
- More MoJo gossip. Kyra’s challenge. Video: Maddow w/Jon Stewart.
- Video: Judge Nap and Glenn Beck on UBL and his photo.
- Rainey: Undue media (i.e. Geraldo) cheering of UBL death (v/ICN).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/03/11 00:10
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shep-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Huck move prompts speculation. Weekend numbers.
- CBS wants Joe and Mika for its morning show? More.
- Should the media be skeptical about UBL’s death?
- Martel: Breaking UBL news was Geraldo Rivera’s finest hour.
- Video: Judge Nap on UBL, the US, and the rule of law. More.
- Q&A: Shannon Bream. Mika: ‘My greatest enemy was myself.’
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/02/11 00:46
- Video: Beck’s response to unseemly celebrations of UBL’s death.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Fox & Friends-American Morning 1-2-3.
- FBN trying to make its mark in the marketplace.
- Zucker: No ‘secret meeting’ to turn MSNBC left.
Mitt Romney to FNC: Count me out!- Newsers flock to broadcast from Ground Zero.
- UBL numbers: CNN-FNC-MSNBC 1-2-3.
- Behind-the-scenes Sunday night at CNN.
- Video: Bias Bash on the ‘news of the decade’.
- Geraldo: I quit CNBC because of Bin Laden.
- Olbermann smears Fox, covers up his own gaffe.
- VIdeo: WH crowd surrounds Geraldo; what didn’t air.
- CNN brags they ‘pleased’ WH by not reporting UBL news.
- FNC breaks UBL story on cable: video. Gaffes galore.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/30/11 00:28
- Greta goes to MSNBC, preps trip to North Korea.
- Video: Trump reacts to all those WHCD zingers.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Trump and the media.
- Wedding bells: CNN edges FNC, crushes MSNBC.
- Video: News Watch on the birth certificate; more.
- Swells gather at DC soirees. Gasparino’s ‘prom date’.
- Finally! Unequivocal proof that Fox News sucks!
- Huck denies Prez rumors. Beck’s bungalow bought.
- Larry King’s first special focuses on Alzheimer’s.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/29/11 00:05
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Bret bumps Beck: two-hour Special Report tonight.
- It’s official: Burnett to CNN. More. Q&A: Liz Claman on Buffett.
- CNN, MSNBC, CNBC reject advertising for Atlas Shrugged movie?
- MacNicol: Lawrence O’Donnell is the Donald Trump of cable news.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/28/11 00:10
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Cablers cover storms: John Roberts to anchor Saturday.
- Gingrich not expected at FNC’s May 5 Prez debate.
- HLN dumps Showbiz for Vinnie Politan court show.
- Your Essential Viewers’ Guide for the monarchial nuptials.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Video: Bias Bash on the birth certificate flap.
- VIdeo: John King’s turn to grill Trump part one, part two.
- Erin Burnett planning a jump to CNN? Party with Kiran.
- Video: O’Donnell blasts NBC, demands they reveal Trump plans.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/27/11 00:10
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Angle-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Who’s hyping birther flap? MSNBC: 92%, CNN: 100%, FNC: 8%.
- Profile: Harris Faulkner [jpg]. Q&A: Liz Claman, Spitzer.
- Bias Bash video: The National Security shake-up.
- Kurtz: FNC wants Huck to drive it or park it. Huck reacts?
- Video: Birther control: Coop vs Trump part three, part four.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/26/11 00:36
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- April: FNC tops; MSNBC, CNN up; HLN down. Program ranker.
- Zurawik: Olbermann’s march to marginalization begins.
- Video: Frank Luntz tells Don Imus: Trump’s bluffing.
- Video: Bias Bash on Barbour bowing out and Gitmo.
- April spin: MSNBC tops CNN; CNN tops MSNBC.
- Will FNC’s Presidential debate air as scheduled?
- Video: Coop grills The Donald, nicks Hannity.
- Fareed Zakaria: It’s a post-American world. Q&A: Mika (via ICN).
- Historic announcement expected today: the Big News!
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/25/11 09:09
- Friday’s numbers: Chris Wallace-Beck-Juan Williams 1-2-3.
- It’s official: Harris Faulkner gets weekend Fox Report.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld with Don Imus part one, part two.
- MSNBC debuts Lean Forward 2.0. Profile: Maddow.
- Video: Trump tells F&F DeNiro ‘is not the brightest bulb’.
- Q&A: Hannity. Bedbug suit booted. New FNC contributor.
- Zurawik: GOP Prez field is weak because of...Fox News!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/22/11 00:49
- Video: News Watch on the media’s Trump infatuation.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Soledad. Larry works the room. Elam exits.
- Beck/Huck ‘feud’ over-analyzed. Today’s developments.
- Video: Geraldo gets emotional in Libya discussion.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/21/11 01:10
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Charles Krauthammer’s phone call from Trump.
- Trump flusters Kiran Chetry and Ali Velshi: video.
- Red Eye video: Breitbart accuses MSNBC of collusion.
- New feud? Huck vs Beck. Joe makes Time.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus. Excitement over incitement.
- Bias Bash videos: Media coverage of Libya, the birth certificate.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/20/11 00:53
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Piers plunges.
- Video: Breitbart and Bashir bicker on MSNBC.
- Video flashback: Shep interviews journalist killed in Libya.
- CNN sues Haiti Live Networks for calling themselves ‘HLN’.
- Exposed! The CNN-UFO-CIA-Obama conspiracy!
- Q&A: Andrea Mitchell, Lori Rothman (via TVN); Eric Bolling.
- Profile: Juan Williams. Matthews at Daemen. Kiran caught.
- Video: Sanjay Gupta with Conan. CNN releases android app.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/19/11 00:44
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Olbermann: I don’t watch MSNBC.
- New algorithm makes Fox most search-visible cablenews site.
- MSNBC treatment of Trump raises questions.
- Video: What cablenewser reported this in 1991? The answer.
- Profile: Chris Wallace. Bret Baier’s top (and bottom) DC ten [pdf].
- MSNBC’s new studio. Contessa’s compost. Robin’s song.
- Larry King preps first CNN special, plans trip to Korea.
- Video: CNN staffer tries a little too hard to look busy.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/18/11 00:07
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: S.E. Cupp delivers ‘special comment’ re Olbermann.
- Videos: Shep dissects the debt, erupts over government ‘lies’.
- Video: Trump swipes at Perino, Romney, Rove.
- CNBC cost cuts hit Media 3. NBC trims wedding plans?
- Beck failures to attribute stir controversy. Analysis.
- Hot & Not: Imus, Roberts, Soledad, John King etc.
- Yet another version of the Glenn Beck/Fox News split.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/16/11 00:55
- Video: Reliable Sources on the Trump media storm.
- Video: FNS Panel Plus on Palin/Huck Prez possibilities.
- Beck talks Trump, comedy, leaving New York etc.
- Video: Fox News Watch on the budget battle.
- Strangers on a plane end up on Fox News.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan’s breakfast w/Financial Times.
- Huddy returns to The Factor. Video: Juliet’s twitterpic.
- Olbermann: I don’t watch Chris Matthews.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/15/11 00:02
- Thursday’s numbers: Hannity-Laura (for BO’R)-Greta 1-2-3.
- Turnabout: Brian Sullivan leaves FBN for CNBC.
- Do Judge Nap’s numbers mean he won’t replace Beck?
- Martin Bashir lets slip that Contessa Brewer is pregnant.
- Video: Red Eye rips Olby’s gutter attack on S.E. Cupp.
- Greta: Don’t worry about Cenk Uygur, he won’t be around long.
- Video: Geraldo enraged over pat down of 6-yr-old.
- Imus losing sidekick Charles McCord; McShane replaces. More.
- Video: Brian Kilmeade in the dunk tank. Q&A: Lou Dobbs.
- Beck stage show takes on emotions of a revival meeting.
- Jennifer Griffin’s This Burning Land. Lori Rothman: tax tips.
- Cooper’s syndie talk show to air from Lincoln Center room at CNN.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/14/11 00:44
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Natal news: Yardley Evans, seven pounds, 12 ounces.
- Bias Bash video: Media coverage of Obama budget plan.
- Juliet Huddy resurfaces, on Saturday’s Fox & Friends.
- Audio: When Wiehl met O’Reilly.
- CNN hires ‘special correspondent’ from Real Housewives.
- Video: Chris Wallace talks Trump, deficit w/Don Imus.
- MSNBCNBC, half-owned by GE, to promote ‘green week’.
- Maddow at Rutgers. Bolduan to Congress. Q&A: Hannity.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/13/11 00:01
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Schneider to FNC: Give Red Eye an earlier time slot.
- NY Observer Beck specularama foresees hubris, humiliation.
- Imus in the Morning sinks from #1 on FBN to #10. Analysis.
- Bias Bash video: How do the media differentiate big stories?
- CNN to replace John King w/Soledad? (via ICN) O’Brien’s pilot.
- Prez hopeful to announce candidacy on Greta’s show tonight?
- Show me the Huddy! Nancy Grace being sued for $15 million.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on the budget cut shell game.
- Video: Mike Emmanuel’s bad hair day?
- Scandal: New York police actually protecting people in New York!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/12/11 00:32
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bias Bash on media laziness re budget, CIA.
- FNC debate rules separate contenders from pretenders.
- Video: Deadliest Catch brings spicy language to F&F.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs. Tony Harris resurfaces, on Al-Jazeera.
- Howard Kurtz: Toxic Beck and polarized media.
- Video: Greta interviews...you guessed it...Donald Trump.
- Fox haters deluge O’Reilly poll on Glenn Beck, post bot script to rig results. Update: Poll and manipulated results pulled.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/11/11 01:06
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Today’s Beck replacement specularama.
- Olby taking credit for ratings surge at CNN?!?
- Weekend in Vegas report gets Greta’s goat.
- As debates proliferate, FNC sets criteria for first showdown.
- Video: Bias Bash analyzes ‘thuggish’ NYT article.
- CNN skeds special on Waco. FNC wedding plans.
- VIdeo: No birther talk on Trump’s F&F segment.
- Hot & Not: Beck, Trump, The Judge, Roberts, CNN etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/09/11 00:10
- Video: Reliable Sources discusses Glenn Beck.
- Zurawik: Beck and Olbermann two noxious tv toxins.
- VIdeo: Sarah Palin talks Trump and budget.
- The burden of being Erin Burnett (via TVN).
- Video: Fox News Watch on budget battle coverage.
- Black Agenda: Sharpton/Schultz special airs Sunday.
- Tick tock, who had the best clock?
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Video: Beck talks to O’Reilly about his future plans.
- Who should replace Glenn Beck? J$P Poll: final results.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/08/11 00:41
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Baier bumps Beck for breaking budget battle (h/t cubachi).
- Greta: Media silliness re Beck, Palin. Show me the Huddy!
- Insider mini-video: Charles Gasparino.
- As news fades, so does CNN. Soledad in Greenwich.
- O’Donnell wants his bosses to tell Trump: you’re fired!
- Audio: Alan Colmes grills Donald Trump on birtherism.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/07/11 00:07
- NPR’s Folkenflik profiles Bret Baier (via ICN).
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Do PIers Morgan’s thousands of tweets help his ratings?
- Video: CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux clashes with The Donald.
- Video: Huck w/Jon Stewart part one, part two, part three.
- Bias Bash video: the media foreign/domestic divide.
- VIdeo: Don Imus asks Major Garrett about budget, and Beck.
- CNN/LA building locked down over threats; suspect in custody.
- NY Times: Gripes, grumbling foreshadowed Beck/FNC split.
- B&C: A Beck show unlikely to excite interest of syndicators.
- Video: Judge Nap on the virtues of a government shutdown.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/06/11 00:40
- Video: Beck speaks.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Glenn Beck to ‘transition off’ daily FNC program. More: NY Times, Mediaite. Kurtz: Split a ‘near-total divorce’. MacNicol: Why now? Ailes reacts.
- Video: Howard Kurtz with Don Imus.
- Insider mini-video: Behind the scenes at Red Eye.
- Soledad at WU. Profile: Nick Charles (via ICN).
- HLN: A good beat, and you can dance to it.
- Bias Bash video: Eric Holder’s about-face.
- MSNBC.com honcho at Murrow Symposium. Today’s oops.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/05/11 00:39
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Why is Thomas Roberts doing a bit on 30 Rock?
- Q&A: CNN’s Jim Walton (via TVN).
- Juan Williams to receive Freedom of Speech award.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg w/O’Reilly on Trump’s run.
- Couric replacement specularama: John Roberts, Coop, Shep?
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/04/11 01:28
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Chris Wallace-Hannity 1-2-3.
- New technologies changing the future of news.
- Preview: Dr Drew Pinsky HLN premiere tonight.
- Newman: O’Donnell Rand Paul attack a series of ‘lies’?
- CNN ratings predictions run counter to history; more.
- And the Cielo Latino 2011 award goes to...Coop!
- Bias Bash video: Obama re-election announcement.
- Q&A: Bob Pisani (via ICN). CNN hires Peter Bale.
- Hot & Not: Libya, Morning Express, FBN.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/02/11 00:10
- Video: Reliable Sources on Trump, Bachmann coverage.
- Greta: Just what is it with Howard Dean?
- Video: Due to factual error, Fox News Watch stops, then starts over segment on media coverage of GE; more.
- Q&A: Larry King.
- Video: Donald Trump on The Factor part five; Beck’s take.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/01/11 00:11
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Chris Wallace-Hannity 1-2-3.
- F&F video: Jennifer Griffin and Greg Myre part one, part two. Audio: Griffin and Myre with Geraldo (in Libya).
- Life under Comcast: tech glitches bedevil MSNBC, CNBC.
- Another conflict of interest rap against CNBC.
- Q&A: D-Rat at OSU. Video: Fareed Zakaria w/Leno.
- HLN changes extend Morning Express to six hours!
- Advice for CNN. CNN and Google trade accusations.
- Video: Donald Trump on The Factor part three, part four.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/31/11 00:07
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- Bias Bash video: Libya, CIA, and the Obama doctrine.
- Coop snags exclusive with freed journalists.
- Michael Scheuer snaps at Christine Romans: video.
- Geraldo in Libya; more pix. CNN’s Pleitgen under fire.
- Feds finally fulfill Fox-filed FOIA. CNN snags Peabody.
- Video: Donald Trump on The Factor part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/30/11 00:14
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- CNN deploys massive resources for huge overseas story.
- Guess who’s headed to Libya? More.
- Video: Susan Lucci smacks Brian Kilmeade.
- FNC promotes Jay Wallace. MSNBC re-ups w/Starbucks.
- Kurtz: Character assassination via sound bites?
- Keith Olbermann resurfaces. Olby’s ‘baller whip’.
- Desperately seeking
MeganMegyn Kelly. - Video: Jennifer Griffin, Greg Myre. Q&A: D-Rat part tres.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/29/11 00:19
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Obama (FNC)-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Q1 program ranker: FNC holds top 12 slots.
- Q1 numbers: FNC #1 for 9 years, Beck down; MSNBC, CNN.
- Video: Bias Bash on media reaction to Libya speech.
- Profile: Stossel. Q&A: D-Rat pt deux. Robin Meade, chanteuse.
- MSNBC.com sharing content from National Journal.
- Rick Sanchez: Did cable news cause the war in Libya?
- Video: Major Garrett on whether Qaddafi should go.
- ICN: The top five stupid cable news gimmicks.
- Weekend numbers. March spin: CNN.
- Kurtz queries Sammon on latest Fox ‘controversy’. Shuster claim (fwiw): FNC reporters and Bret Baier turning on Sammon.
- Video: Judge Nap delivers ‘the plain truth’ on Libya.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/28/11 00:10
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Angle 1-2-3.
- Video: Trump on F&F continues birther crusade.
- (MS)NBC plans 20+ hours coverage of royal wedding.
- Video: Bill Hemmer on Libya and basketball.
- Uh oh. Did David Brock say too much?
- Profile: Jennifer Griffin. Video Q&A: D-Rat.
- Global events bust budgets of news orgs.
- Hot & Not: CNN vs FNC, Beck, FBN, Roberts, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/26/11 00:45
- MSNBC under Comcast: don’t empty the stadium.
- Chris Wallace gives an elbow to the White House.
- Video: Ted Koppel longs for the days of MSM dominance.
- Sunday specials: FNC Ferraro, CNN Muslims next door.
- Video: News Watch on Libya coverage part one, pt two.
- Q&A: Martin Bashir, news anchor and reggae master.
- Rick Sanchez resurfaces, plays Latino card.
- Ferraro remembered: Estrich, Palin, Beckel, Greta.
- R.I.P.: FNC’s Geraldine Ferraro. Flashback.
- Brock admits goal: sabotage Fox via all-out war.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/25/11 00:38
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Swells gather for NLGJA fete.
- Video: Cavuto w/Imus on Beck, Libya etc, part one, part two.
- O’Donnell attacks on Mormonism stir controversy.
- Unedited video: Bret Baier w/Jon Stewart pt one, two, three.
- Zurawik: What is Michael Steele’s cable future?
- Video: Judge Nap on avoiding the constitution in wartime.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/24/11 00:04
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- An early peek at FBN’s numbers.
- Q&A: John McCann on FBN’s Nielsen move.
- Aaron Brown resurfaces, slams Bill, Beck, Coop.
- Zurawik: Sarah Palin, Bill Maher, and Greta.
- Cablers gather for Roberts-hosted NLGJA soiree.
- Olbermann web ‘worst persons’ smears Billy Graham.
- Shumate: Cable news short shrifts Liz Taylor passing.
- Video: Sean Hannity talks to Larry King part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/23/11 00:09
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Greta: Scared kittens need training to defend their beliefs?
- Video: Judge Nap on why they won’t call Libya a ‘war’.
- CNN comes to FNC: On Hannity tonight, Larry King!
- Q&A: CNN’s Kyung Lah in Japan.
- FBN signs on for full Neilsen ratings services.
- Today’s NY Times specularama: The Beck Channel?
- Juliet Huddy: I’ll be back very soon.
- Impartial journalist David Shuster resurfaces.
- David Bauder: CNN seeks to leverage its advantages.
- Yes, Alan Colmes still gets hate mail.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/22/11 00:04
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Steve Harrigan accuses Nic Robertson of not telling the truth, blasts CNNer as a dull, b-s reporter who has ‘a screw loose’.
- Jennifer Griffin rips CNN’s ‘petulant, indefensible’ comments.
- Video: John Roberts w/Imus, on joining the Fox News team.
- Video: Juan and MK Ham react to Heldman attack.
- Jennifer Griffin audio: CNN should stop personal attacks.
- Video: Jennifer Griffin explains ‘human shields’ story. Daily Mail confirms. Did FNC cross the line? Was CNN outburst payback for Harrigan comments? Did Nic Robertson change his tune?
- Greta remembers Susan Bunda.
- Today’s Glenn Beck advertisers specularama.
- Weekend numbers. Weekly ranker: FNC tops CNN, MSNBC.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on wars of intervention.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/21/11 00:25
- CNN’s Nic Robertson compares Jennifer Griffin to Qaddafi!
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Wms (for O’Reilly)-Beck-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: News Watch panel on coverage of Japan.
- Will MSNBC ever give up on predators and prisons?
- Glenn Beck to hire FNC bigwig for his own company? FNC insider: Cheatwood’s contract was not going to be renewed anyhow; more.
- Jennifer Griffin: CNN, Reuters crews used as human shields.
- VIdeo: Trump tells F&F how he ‘screwed’ Qaddafi.
- Supreme Court sides w/FBN, Bloomberg on Fed disclosure.
- Profile: Adam Housley. Q&A: Bill Wolff.
- Barry Kaufman: Don’t cry for me, CNN.
- Hot & Not: Japan, Libya, going left, CNN, evacuations etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/19/11 00:22
- Sunday Fox & Friends line-up triggers speculation.
- Video: Reliable Sources on shallow Libya coverage.
- Alex Witt sued over failure to repay debt.
- Zurawik: Blitzer and Sesak bring the intensity.
- Video: Harrigan live as missiles hit Tripoli pt one, pt two.
- Video: Steve Harrigan live in Libya interrupted by gunfire.
- Daily Tech: MSNBC reporter lied, sensationalized nuke story.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs. Reliable Sources makeover.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/18/11 00:19
- Enter the CNN time machine.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- CNN to send crew of 400 overseas for royal wedding...or not?
- Cable newsers not evacuating Japan. Or are they?
- Kelly Wright in Gainesville. Q&A: Spitzer, Adam Shapiro [pdf].
- Why your cable system probably won’t carry Al-Jazeera.
- Video: Bias Bash asks if the press is giving Obama a pass.
- Now CNN botches a report on radiation dangers.
- Tragedy gives a boost to Coop 360. Today’s oops.
- Video: The Judge on diplomatic immunity and Sharia Law.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/17/11 00:37
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3.
- How The Factor got his name.
- Video: Evan Bayh debuts as FNC contributor.
- Profile: Adam Shapiro. Q&A: Sanjay Gupta, Soledad.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus.
- Video: Shep apologizes for Greg Palkot?!
- MSNBC botches report on nuclear dangers.
- Video: Reps Weiner and Bachmann slug it out.
- FNC top cable source for political news; MSNBC, CNN drop.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/16/11 00:12
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Baier 1-2-3.
- The ‘redemption’ of Rick Sanchez? Bahrain ejects Jamjoom.
- Video: Juan Williams w/Imus on media coverage of Japan.
- Cable coverage of Japan lacks planning, perspective (via ICN).
- Video: Bias Bash on media double standards.
- Newsers move quickly in fluid environment.
- Q&A: Soledad in Japan. Should reporters rig reunions?
- Firedog Lake: Hey, let’s suggest Joe Scarborough is a murderer!
- Guardian: FNC’s well-educated audience makes it dangerous!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/15/11 00:54
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Profile: Nicole Lapin. Trish Regan quits CNBC.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro, Soledad, Big Ed Schultz.
- Twins span cable news divide. Today’s oops.
- Chad Meyers, CNN’s all-purpose expert.
- Video: Chris Matthews w/Leno pt one, pt two.
- Judge Napolitano gets Beck-type numbers.
- CNN to launch ’tv everywhere’ mobile service.
- Larry King taping CNN special in Las Vegas.
- Lou Dobbs’s new show makes a surprise move.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/14/11 00:15
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Blitzer-Shep 1-2-3. Analysis.
- Fox News signs former Senator as a contributor; more.
- Video: Shepard Smith first report from Japan.
- Sarah asked Roger for advice and didn’t take it. Mika chimes in.
- MSNBC centerpiece series renewed. Larry’s got a new tv gig.
- Lou Dobbs profiles: AP, Daily Mail, Daily News, Post-Gazette.
- New Pew: 2011 report on cable news part one, part two.
- Hot & Not: Japan, Keilar, Sheen, Morning Joe etc.
- FBN: 5:00 am McDowell/McShane market report on Monday.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/12/11 00:08
- Greta: Is CNN being tasteless and crass?
- Video: Reliable Sources w/O’Keefe, analyzes NPR sting.
- Shep to Japan, FNC expanded Sunday programming.
- VIdeo: Greg Palkot’s return to the air after Egypt attack.
- Kudlow ‘grateful’ human toll worse than economic toll.
- CNN gets bump, skeds Sunday Coop 360, sets web record.
- Video: Saturday pre-empted News Watch covers NPR, NYT etc.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/11/11 00:44
- Julie Banderas back in anchor chair (via ICN)...or not?
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Overnite.
- Hecklers disrupt MSNBC, thinking it’s FNC.
- Where do netizens turn for breaking news?
- Cablers cover quake, MSNBC not so much.
- Video: CNN previews Unwelcome: Muslims Next Door.
- CNN Español revamps for growing market.
- TJ Holmes ends A.M. run. Swells gather at RTDNF.
- Video: Keith Ellison on The O’Reilly Factor.
- Big Ed gets the Spike treatment in Hampton Roads.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/10/11 00:03
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Larry King tweaks Coop...with a gay joke!
- Greta on Couric, contracts, and bad journalism.
- Bloomberg covers Silicon Valley, with a twist.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Blitzer, Leventhal et al honored at RTDNF dinner.
- Cablers hustle to cover surprise Wisconsin vote.
- Was CNBC Fast Money story on welfare misleading?
- Ronald S Martin at SSU. Q&A: HLN’s Scot Safon.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/09/11 00:12
- Greta responds to ‘pathetic’ Keller and other Fox haters.
- Reese’s piece: CNN should’ve hired Clinton, not Spitzer.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- MSNBC airs fake news story it already debunked?
- Kurtz: Can the NY Times be fair to Fox News? More.
- Martin Savidge returns to CNN.
- Q&A: Tucker part tres, John Roberts, CNN’s Tony Maddox.
- Conflict of interest at Morning Joe?
- Put away the torches: Big Ed gets his very own promo.
- Westlake profile: FBN’s Lori Rothman [pdf].
- Video: Bias Bash on the NPR hidden camera video.
- Video: Juan Williams reacts to NPR video pt one, pt two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/08/11 00:19
- MK Ham’s Factor appearance triggers obscene repsonse.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Greta defends her questioning of Newt.
- Q&A: Tucker Carlson part deux.
- Megyn Kelly only tv newser on 2011 people to watch list.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on NY Times attacking FNC.
- Scarborough denies Page Six ’shopping show’ story.
- CNN’s Keilar to WH beat. Kiran in Larchmont (via ICN).
- FNC to be aggressive in seeking increased carriage fees.
- Video: Judith Miller on the treatment of Bradley Manning.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/07/11 00:38
- Juliet Huddy news...or not?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Kelly’s Court rules on Fred Grandy flap.
- Like Roberts, TJ Holmes irked by Kiran typing?
- Video: Leland Vittert caught in the crossfire.
- HLN emulates MSNBC, reruns crime shows.
- Pix: Bret Baier in Afghanistan.
- CNN’s Freedom Project. King to host Peabodies.
- MacNicol: NY Times Beck blast not believable?
- Q&A: Don Lemon (via TVN), Tucker Carlson, Lawrence O, Norah O. Profile: Andrea Mitchell (via ICN).
- Hot & Not: Dobbs, Sheen, Maddow, Schultz, King.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/05/11 00:52
- NY Times specularama over supposed Beck/FNC split.
- Video: Chris Wallace vs Margie Phelps; more.
- Video: Reliable Sources piles on Glenn Beck.
- Again? CNN skeds Piers/Sheen for third night.
- Video: Fox News Watch on media confusion; more.
- VIdeo: Huck defends his Natalie Portman comments.
- Piers rips Vanity Fair over unflattering profile.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- VIdeo: Judge Napolitano vs Donald Rumsfeld. More.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/04/11 00:21
- Video: The Judge previews his showdown w/Rumsfeld.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Loeb: Rumsfeld’s toughest interview was O’Reilly’s.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs; Greg Gutfeld part one, part two.
- O’Reilly at Chaminade. Vanity Fair profile: Piers Morgan.
- CNN pre-empts Spitzer for Rodney King special.
- Keaton Fox: Why Anderson Cooper is wrong.
- Video: Freedom fighters on spending and regulations.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/03/11 01:07
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Obama helps O’Reilly raise $750,000.
- Will CNN have to suspend Spitzer?
- FBN to put Lou Dobbs at 7:00 pm, ANS at 9, FtM at 10.
- Michael Ware resurfaces (via ATCNN).
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus.
- CNN’s Wedeman has close call in Libya.
- Peaceful WI protester goes after Fox News van.
- Profile: John Stossel’s battle with stuttering.
- Video: The Judge talks money and more with Ron Paul.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/02/11 00:30
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Audio: David Shuster unleashed, calls Mike Tobin a liar, says FNC more dangerous than terrorism, blames FNC ‘lies’ for popularity of Sheen coverage!
- Video rematch: Megyn Kelly and Anthony Weiner.
- Whoops! Fox haters try to ‘Breitbart’ O’Reilly.
- FNC suspends Santorum, Newt. Kurtz: how and why.
- Video: Frank Luntz with Don Imus.
- CNN cooking up new program ideas?
- Joe & Mika shop show (unsuccessfully) to CBS?
- MSNBC denies Lanny Davis right to respond.
- The hidden meanings behind CNN’s logo.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/01/11 00:08
- February program ranker: FNC holds top 11 slots.
- Zurawik: Fox News dominates...again.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- February numbers summary; spin: MSNBC, CNN.
- CNBC numbers continue to plummet.
- In the Arena premiere: E.D. Hill waits 50 minutes.
- Page Six: Soledad O’Brien to replace John King?
- Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on coverage of Fox haters.
- Politifact strikes again: this time they fact-check Mr Bill.
- Behind the scenes: how Piers snagged Sheen (via TVN).
- Fretts: Piers/Sheen suckup interview a blown opportunity.
- Zurawik: Piers promotion of Sheen Q&A empty-headed tv-think.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/28/11 00:22
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Shep 1-2-3.
- Dan Abrams exits MSNBC, signs with ABC.
- Zurawik: Fox haters turn to ugly, bully-boy, thug tactics.
- Profile: Rachel Maddow, Rupert Murdoch. Q&A: Piers.
- Hot & Not: Juliet Huddy, Roger Ailes, Rachel Maddow, and J$.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/26/11 00:15
- Siskind: Did sexism fell Kathleen Parker?
- Video: Reliable Sources on WI converage, Maddow/Politifact.
- Video: News Watch on media coverage of Libya: more.
- Ziegler: Why Katherine Parker was doomed.
- Politifact to Maddow: we’re right, you’re wrong!
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- MSNBC: five days, seven primetime Beck segments.
- Videos: Chris Jansing Q&A (via ICN), Bashir w/Fallon.
- ICN scrutinizes the Judith Regan letter.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/25/11 00:48
- Greta: Snakes were out to get Parker; does anyone believe CNN’s memo? TCG: CNN’s real problem is still there. Zurawik: Park & Spit was always DOA.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Park & Spit is over. Revamp features E.D. Hill, elevates Spitzer.
- Joe courageously speaks out against...Glenn Beck.
- Video: Red Eye rips Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Q&A: John Roberts on his move to FNC.
- Park & Spit to split? Luis Carlos Velez to CNN.
- ICN’s most thoughtful, perspicacious post ever.
- MSNBC gives positive PR to partner company.
- Juan Williams in Jacksonville discusses NPR and FNC.
- Video: Wolf Blitzer with Craig Ferguson.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/24/11 00:27
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- John Stossel and The King’s Speech; more.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- FNC inaugurates ‘junior reporter’ program.
- CNN releases Android app.
- NY Times revives Roger Ailes/Judith Regan wrangle.
- Freedom Watch gets a (temporary?) slot on FNC.
- Wehner: Beck will self-destruct (via Bernard Goldberg).
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Video: Alisyn Camerota and infertility on Today.
- Q&A: Greg Palkot. Profiles: Jenna Lee [pdf], Gasparino.
- Maddow hosts show from Kansas brewery.
- Video: Piers Morgan! Larry King! Clash of the Titans!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/23/11 00:44
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Imus & Colmes discuss Fox haters pt one, pt two.
- Video: Judge Napolitano vs Charles Rangel.
- Will Phil Griffin be the next to go at MSNBC? Analysis.
- How to fix Park & Spit: dump Park, keep Spit?
- Videos: Coop w/Stewart; Maddow w/Leno pt one, pt two.
- Last comic standing? Larry King preps stand-up tour.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/22/11 00:15
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Fox News top-valued non-sports channel.
- Olbermann plans website, claims: ‘I’m in charge’.
- Zurawik: Good, bad, and ugly of Wisconsin coverage.
- Audio: John Gibson opens up about his skin cancer.
- Bias Bash video: Comparing Wisconsin to Egypt.
- Michael Ware has left CNN. MSNBC snags Gracie.
- Video: Major Garrett w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Kirsten Powers fan sends her a tweet.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on George Soros vs Fox News.
- CNN’s Wedeman first Western journo in Libya.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/21/11 00:29
- Surprise! ‘Juliete’ Huddy suddenly gets a bio page.
- Piers’s secret, ‘must-watch’ guest is...Larry King! ICN scoffs.
- Soros, Fox News, and Nazis: today’s question (via TCG).
- Shep ‘bear alerts’ continue to stir controversy.
- Video: Bias Bash on Al-Jazeera fomenting revolution.
- Profile: Lori Rothman. Q&A: Kiran Chetry.
- The ‘brains’ behind MSNBC’s brand.
- Piers: a cold dish of toad-in-the-hole? (via ICN)
- Greta tapped for Civility Institute board.
- Stuever: Matthews Clinton hour a superficial mash-note.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/19/11 00:03
- Video: Reliable Sources, are female journos more vulnerable?
- Who is funding David Shuster’s ‘journalism venture’?
- Politico focuses on Huck’s Israel trips.
- Video: News Watch panel on budget coverage.
- As speculation swirls, J$P hears Huddy status unchanged: still at FNC.
- O’Donnell adopts Olby role at post-KO MSNBC.
- Surprise! Soros attacks Beck, Murdoch, Fox News!
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/18/11 00:36
- Zurawik: MSNBC Wisconsin coverage biased and clueless.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Fox hater screams over Jeff Flock live shot.
- Soledad previews Ernest Withers documentary.
- BBC to push ‘impartial’ World News Channel.
- MSNBC daytime adds Bashir. ICN: Nonsensical excuse.
- O’Donnell cartoon segment stirs controversy, threats.
- FNC and Cablevision seal multi-year deal.
- ICN: Risk vs reward in journalism judgment calls.
- Glick: Journalism, Lara Logan, and identity politics.
- Piers purchases pub. Larry disses CNN’s Morganmania.
- Big Ed in Madison. Q&A: Jennifer Griffin on Lara Logan.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/17/11 00:19
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Bream-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Reports on new poll omit: FNC is most trusted.
- FBN’s Dennis Kneale toots his own horn.
- Big Ed to air live from union protests. Flashback.
- Video: Hemmer defuses video ‘controversy’.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus part one, part two.
- DId CNN try to protect Lara Logan’s attackers?
- Piers numbers continue to sink.
- Q&A: Big Ed; Major Garrett; Bret Baier on son’s heart disease.
- CNN revives fashion coverage (via CNNO).
- Video: Glenn Beck vs Google part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/16/11 00:35
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Greg Palkot on surviving Cairo; Velez-Mitchell pt tres.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- FTV Live: Phil Keating’s star not on the rise?
- Who should compete in an all-media edition of Survivor?
- Tkacik: Vacuous, insipid hack O’Donnell a primetime wacko.
- Schneider: Larry channels Olby, rips O’Reilly with falsehoods.
- Pundit used CNBC to promote $4 million Ponzi scheme.
- Pitts: Cooper’s Egypt reportage getting a bum rap.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/15/11 00:31
- Zurawik: Hot-dog poseur O’Donnell’s desperate ploy.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Major Garrett on Olby’s exit, Velez-Mitchell pt deux.
- New Pew: Egypt coverage analyzed.
- Video: Ashley Webster w/Imus part one, part two.
- Morning Joe’s music mavens, CNN’s iReport awards.
- O’Donnell adopts Olbermann’s shtick, rips O’Reilly.
- Chris Jansing joins Jack Jacobs in VietNam.
- Video: Greta’s unedited interview with Donald Trump.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/14/11 00:29
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- Greg Palkot hears from doctor who treated him in Egypt.
- FBN’s Ashley Webster survives Cairo scare (via TCG).
- Cablenewsers to gather for NLGJA benefit.
- Video: S.E. Cupp w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Coop in Naples. Q&A: Juan Williams, Velez-Mitchell.
- Licht to Bloomberg? CNBC skeds currency show.
- With ‘wild card’ Olby on board, Current widens its web.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/12/11 00:56
- Video: Reliable Sources on AOL/HuffPo.
- Video: Fox News Watch on AOL/HuffPo and Olbermann’s move to Current TV; plus how Obama views Fox News.
- Q&A: Joe & Mika in Chicago.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Cablenewsers scramble to cover surprise resignation.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/11/11 00:55
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Leland Vittert in Tahrir Square.
- Even CNN doesn’t watch Park & Spit?
- Q&A: Piers wants to interview Palin.
- Video: Shep Smith w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- A night with Piers Morgan and The Donald.
- While FNC dominates, Egypt an opportunity for CNN.
- Video: Freedom Fighters on Egypt, wifi, and more.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/10/11 00:33
- Zurawik: Cablenewsers jump the gun.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- Reese’s piece: Egypt and the Olbermann effect.
- Cenk at six hemorrhaging Schultz’s audience.
- CNN signs contributors: Belcher, Loesch, Cain.
- New weather intern arrives: Theodore Patrick.
- Greta fisks Politico article on Palin/Santorum.
- Egypt triggers breaking news mode on cable.
- Audio: Cavuto to O’Reilly--move on already!
- PolitiFact dings Maddow over false Fox attack.
- Egyptian crisis continues as newsers depart.
- Coop tells Letterman about being pummeled.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/09/11 00:11
- What’s behind those Don Imus rumors?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC plans to target ‘two-screen viewers’.
- Video: Red Eye analyzes Olbermann’s new gig.
- Video: Glenn Beck/Bill Kristol feud heats up.
- Why Olbermann went to Current TV. Olby alone won’t save CTV. Can KO stay relevant? Keith’s new neighbors. Let the sniping begin. Eating out.
- Q&A: Cenk Uygur boasts that FNC will fear him.
- Laurie Dhue resurfaces: Today show video. Juan Williams at WKU.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/08/11 00:45
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Olby gets nightly primetime hour, twitter explodes. Current’s eclectic lineup. Will KO help or hurt Current’s bottom line? Video: Pinkerton’s take.
- Olbermann to join cablenews powerhouse. Why it makes sense for both parties? Non-compete clause may not apply.
- John King complains about FNC’s contributors.
- Coop leaves Egypt, heads for Letterman’s couch.
- Nic Robertson’s wife Margaret on the Egypt experience.
- Lawrence O’Donnell struggles to retain viewers.
T.A.D. Links and Open Thread
01/30/11 12:02
While we were off at an undisclosed location, this post kept J$P readers informed with the latest links from our CableNewsWire feed.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/29/11 00:53
- Zurawik: Piers goes live, and it’s unimpressive.
- (MS)NBC in a Comcast world.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Bachmann coverage.
- Video: Fox News Watch on Keith Olbermann.
- Mushnick: The real reason Olby is out.
- Watson: Olbermann firing poorly timed.
- Tom Brokaw dodges the Olbermann question.
- Larry O’Donnell and his $88 socks.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/28/11 00:13
- Beck bumped! Shep covers Egypt at 5:00 pm.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Hannity 1-2-3. Piers plummets!
- Salon: Al Jazeera embarrasses US cable news.
- Video: Greg Palkot in Egypt.
- MSNBC tells Big Ed: no more ‘Psycho Talk’.
- ‘Colorful’ Ed Schultz emails surface.
- Tobin: Beck vs the rabbis...they’re both wrong.
- The Wrap: Comcast can’t escape Olbermann blame.
- Friedman: Will Olby replace Park & Spit?
- New hires at CNN.com, CNN. Soledad at Emory U; Q&A.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/27/11 00:01
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep explains FNC employees’ snow options.
- Zurawik: Maddow’s uninformed SotU snark is not journalism.
- Deggans: CNN’s SotU highlights problems w/Piers & Spit.
- Dean: Getting ready for the baby. Claman: women in Davos.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- CNN hackles raised when Spitzer goes off-script (via CB).
- Goldstein: Piers shows real potential (as viewers dwindle).
- Video: Anthony Weiner gets snippy with Judge Nap.
- Rainey slams FNC focus group; Frank Luntz explains.
- What are Comcast’s plans for (MS)NBC News?
- Video: Bill O’Reilly takes issue with Jon Stewart.
- Soros-backed group targets Beck, Ailes. FNC responds.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/26/11 00:22
- Tuesday’s numbers: Analysis/FNC, SotU/FNC, O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- SotU and analysis: FNC crushes CNN, MSNBC.
- Boedeker: Olbermann’s fall due to his arrogance.
- VIdeo: Imus calls Rachel Maddow a ‘gutless coward’.
- Will MSNBC get over its Palin sickness?
- Zurawik on SotU: CNN, FNC excellent; MSNBC not.
- Q&A: Jenna Lee, Claman in Davos, O’Donnell, Cavuto, Big Ed.
- CNN retracts false story about accused Wiki leaker.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/25/11 00:44
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Rumor: MSNBC interested in hiring Alec Baldwin? Or not?
- Arend: Olby’s exit will consume humanity in a new Dark Age!
- Greta: Let’s stop the hand-wringing over Olbermann.
- Intramural feud: Roger Ailes vs the junior Murdochs?
- Video: Red Eye salutes Keith Olbermann.
- Rick Sanchez resurfaces, comments on Olbermann.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the MSNBC goings-on.
- Who really fired Olbermann? The military-industrial complex!
- Zurawik: Ed Rendell signs w/MSNBC; Q&A. AJ Hammer re-ups.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto on SotU coverage, Big Ed part two, Cenk.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/24/11 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3. Piers slips.
- Audio: John Gibson sez Comcast fired Olby.
- Daily Finance: Comcast unlikely to overhaul MSNBC.
- Video: Glenn Beck on Olby’s departure.
- Q&A: Coop, John Stossel, Big Ed. Bret Baier: rapper.
- SotU coverage rundown.
- Haddad: Piers Morgan is the new King.
- MSNBC to hire Ed Rendell? Dan Abrams to ABC?
- NYT: Years of tension led to Olbermann/MSNBC split. WSJ: The end of a tumultuous affair. LAT: Unanswered questions. The Week: Five theories.
- Yahoo: Where will KO end up? How about Senator Olby? Or Sirius?
- Barnhart: NBC blew it. MacNicol: Will MSNBC regret dumping KO? Boedeker: How will Keith be remembered? Zucker reacts. Twitter explodes.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/22/11 07:34
- Zurawik: We’re better off without Olbermann and his smears.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Olbermann etc.
- ICN: It’s time for CNN to deal with Park & Spit.
- Telegraph: Piers should drop the Brit shtick.
- Video: Fox News Watch on Tucson coverage.
- TMZ: Olby’s secret deal. NYT: Weeks of negotiations. More.
- ICN: What it means for MSNBC. Deadline H’wood: A right turn? Big Ed cut to four days; Larry O gets five. OlbyWatch: Keith is the winner.
- Salon: Goodnight and good riddance. Olby week in review.
- H’wood Reporter: KO’s ten options. EW: Next stop Hollywood? Forbes: Should CNN hire him? Poniewozik: Opportunities. Salon: A victim of his own success?
- Mediaite: Why Olby is out. TMZ: He was fired. Bercovici: Was it Comcast’s doing? NY Post: Olby was paid to leave. Video: AC360 on Olbermann’s exit.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/21/11 00:24
- Keith Olbermann out at MSNBC! New schedule. Is Comcast cleaning house? It was a stealth move. Kurtz: It was a long time coming. Video: Olby’s farewell. Flashback: Olby says firing ‘a groundless fear’.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Piers ratings could spell trouble for CNN.
- Post-surgery update: Soledad is doing fine.
- Video: Megyn Kelly w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Is Martin Bashir’s show finally about to debut?
- J.R. Dunn: Why did MSNBC cancel me?
- As Zucker moves out, Immelt moves up.
- Videos: Matthews w/Colbert, Piers w/Letterman.
- Juan Williams talks education in Charlotte.
- Video: The Judge on how to bring freedom to China.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/20/11 00:23
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Wallace-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Finally, Countdown hits #1...online.
- Piers grills Condi: cooking, dating, and marriage! (via CB)
- Video: Gretchen Carlson’s ear gets licked. More.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Michael Steele looking for cable gig.
- Poll: FNC most trusted (and distrusted) cablenewser.
- FEC complaint against Hannity dismissed.
- Q&A: Eric Bolling, from baseball to business.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/ Don Imus part one, part two.
- Five ideas to improve Piers Morgan Tonight.
- Paper drops Parker column until she’s off CNN.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/19/11 00:33
- Night two: Hannity tops PMT, Piers wins demo. Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- New F&F flap: Joan, Melissa, and Sarah (via TVN). More.
- Comcastic merger a boon for Bloomberg, FBN.
- Suzanne Malveaux to anchor CNN Newsroom.
- New Pew: PEJ analysis of Tucson coverage.
- It’s come to this: CNN apologizes for saying ‘crosshairs’!
- Video: Beck & Ablow on Today Show, w/Imus part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/18/11 00:14
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- FCC approves NBC’s Comcastic merger despite opposition,
- After losing to Hannity Piers boasts that he’ll beat him.
- Esquire profile: Roger Ailes ‘threatens US stability’ (via TVN).
- Video: Wallace & Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- The Mole...Regis...now Coop lands a part on Broadway!
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on pundit political attacks.
- Roland S Martin at W-SU. Gerri Willis on home values.
- Zurawik: Piers/Oprah and Hannity/Palin, shilling and spinning.
- Piers premiere: Globe: fawning; Guardian: chummy; EW: tenacious; TV Guide: toadying; Chickaboomer: suck-up; CBS: nothing special; Inquirer: mischievous; Deadline: unsurprising; Anglotopia: strong; AV Club: sedate; WaPo: droning; NY Post: surprisingly good; St Pete Times: obsequious; NY: sycophantic; IndieWire: fascinating; NYT: timid; H’Wood Reporter: flat; NYDN: cordial; The Wrap: softballs; Time: cheeky; Winnipeg FP: deferential.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/17/11 00:51
- Wolf to go in-depth on today’s most momentous news story.
- Park & Spit: last place, but a stronger last place.
- Biznets ignore breaking Apple news, except for one.
- Civility through ignorance? A Donny Deutsch embarrassment.
- Video: Piers Morgan on Good Morning America and The View.
- Will Piers continue Larry’s celebrity voyeurism? Inside PM Tonight.
- Morganmania: Piers is the anti-King; he’s peerless and fearless, cheeky, a brilliant interviewer and a boy wonder!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/15/11 00:35
- Greta: Don’t charge Eric Fuller.
- Video: Reliable Sources on the AZ media aftermath.
- Paper publishes praise from Piers’s peers.
- Video: Fox News Watch on the media blame game.
- Julie Banderas loses weekend anchor slots; fans react.
- CNN adds Isha Sesay to Coop 360.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/14/11 00:07
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekly ranker.
- Rick Sanchez rehab tour: insecurity and sadness.
- Did Coop try to gin up opposition to BP? He sez no.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan; Mike Emanuel part one, part two.
- News Corp jumps to the defense of...NBC!
- Olby week in review: bad oysters.
- Will Mark Levin sue Chris Matthews? More.
- Video: Judge Napolitano with Dr Marc Lamont Hill.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/13/11 00:15
- Wednesday’s numbers: Tucson/FNC-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Palin to do FNC interview Monday...with Hannity.
- Controversy swirls around Rick Sanchez fundraisers.
- Roger Ailes and Russell Simmons make a love connection?
- ICN: Piers snaps back at Greta with twitter overkill.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus on Obama speech pt one, pt two.
- Grace takes on extra hour pending Dr Drew.
- Cablenewsers named to two influentials lists.
- Robyn Meredith to Bloomberg. Dubrow to helm Dr Drew.
- Video: Fox News panel reactions to Obama speech.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/12/11 01:15
- A new idea: keep Park, dump Spit!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Greta: Posh Piers launch party not what Fox would do. Analysis.
- Cincinnati Mag: Bill Hemmer remembers Haiti [pdf].
- How FNC/NYT reported dubious shooter-supremacist tie.
- Piers plan to pick fights kicks off with O’Reilly jab.
- Coop gathers AIDS activists for special hour.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on threats to your rights.
- Larry King finds work, as ‘Morgan mania’ sweeps the planet!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/11/11 01:55
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Weekend numbers. Saturday shooting: FNC-CNN-MSNBC 1-2-3. Glenn Garvin: Why MSNBC got clobbered on Saturday.
- Reese Schonfeld: Who killed Gabrielle Giffords?
- Ad buyers skeptical of Piers Morgan buys.
- Video: News Watch Skype Gripe on media finger-pointing.
- New Pew overview of 2011 paints CNN as outlier (via TVN).
- Parker fighting for her job as dismissal looms.
- Howard Kurtz profile: Joe Scarborough (via ICN).
- MSNBC debuts iPad app featuring Rachel Maddow.
- Thank cable news for a climate of hate?
- Video: Jake Tapper talks to Don Imus, part one, part two.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media irresponsibility.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on freedom and an American tragedy.
- Olbermann ‘reforms’ Worst Persons, by calling it something else.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/10/11 00:47
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Shep 1-2-3.
- Profile: Eric Bolling is on a roll.
- John Roberts makes FNC debut on Studio-B.
- Janice Dean has pictures of Courtney’s baby.
- Happy, happy! Joy, joy! Rick Sanchez resurfaces.
- Howard Kurtz on media finger-pointing.
- FNC’s Dr Coomer has successful cancer surgery.
- CNN revamps graphics, adds CNNi, names Piers guests.
- Leading candidate to replace Parker: E.D. Hill?
- Olby to drop Worst Persons shtick again? Or not?
- Things for CNN to consider re Park & Spit. More.
- Q&A: Ailes & Simmons (via ICN), Eric Bolling, Gerri Willis.
- Hot & Not: Parker, John Roberts, O’Reilly, and more.

Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/08/11 00:45
- CNN considers replacing Park, keeping Spit.
- Video: Megyn Kelly interviews Sheriff Dupnik.
- Video: Hero intern who saved Rep Giffords’s life.
- Video: Mother of Roxanna Green, 9-yr-old victim.
- Video: Reliable Sources on media finger-pointing.
- Video: Olby blames Beck, Palin, Bill etc. Kurtz responds.
- Cablers cover Giffords shooting. Special coverage skeds. FNC brings in weekday talent for Sunday coverage.
- Video: Bill Hemmer talks to Rep Giffords [Jan 7 2011].
- The Olbermann/Gabrielle Giffords connection.
- Fired CNNer escorted out of building. Greta comments.
- Cablers set to cover Haiti anniversary.
- Olby week in review: starting the new year right.
- Video: The most fascinating Park & Spit moment yet.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/07/11 00:41
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity
- Dr Drew pushes Behar back to 10:00 pm.
- Video: Michio Kaku throws water on the ‘aflockalypse’.
- Q&A: Shibani Joshi at CES 2011.
- Video: Gretchen’s wild ride. More.
- Video: Oops, did Mika say that?!
- Journos unimpressed by Piers’s Oprah ‘get’.
- Piers is CNN’s capitulation to opinion news?
- Piers plans: pick fights, be polarizing, and don’t do it live.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/06/11 00:59
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly snags exclusive pre-Super Bowl interview with Obama.
- NPR/Juan Williams fallout: Weiss resigns. Video: Juan reacts.
- MSNBC hires homeless man for voice-overs.
- Hill reporter slams Olbermann’s ‘journalism’.
- Audio: Brian Kilmeade talks with Major Garrett .
- CNN explains ‘freedom project’. Piers snags Oprah.
- Reena Ninan’s good news: it’s a boy!
- Coop rolls eyes at mention of Kathy Griffin.
- Big Ed walks back ‘bastard’ crack; Joe breaks House rules.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/05/11 00:34
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Hannity.
- Chris Matthews snipes at Joe...or does he?
- Nancy Grace re-ups with HLN.
- Audio: Gibbs replacement convo w/surprising names.
- Cablers cover Congressional commencement.
- Why John Roberts went to FNC: loyalty.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan, Soledad O’Brien.
- Zurawik: three cheers for conflict!
- Video: The Judge interviews Glenn Beck.
- Audio: Orlando Salinas on diabetes and his reporting career.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/04/11 00:51
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- What cable news show made top ten tv influentials list?
- Judith Miller responds to her attackers.
- Sanchez launches website with purloined pictures?
- PR stunts worked: CNN edges FNC on New Years Eve. Friday’s numbers: Coop/Griffin-Hemmer/Kelly-Bream 1-2-3. Weekend numbers
- Coop takes over King slot pending Piers premiere..
- FBN reveals CES coverage plans.
- New FBN promo jabs at MSNBC.
- Red blogs unimpressed by new FNC hire.
- Video: Tucker Carlson on the RNC debate and executing Vick.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/03/11 00:01
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Wallace-Faulkner 1-2-3.
- As Griffeth returns to CNBC, Bartiromo plummets.
- So there are friends of Rick Sanchez?
- John Roberts joins FNC: more. ICN: another CNN failure.
- MSNBCNBC to air shows from 2011 CES.
- CNN shutters its San Fran bureau (via ICN).
- The Beck Effect is real.
- Soledad focuses on Ernest Withers.
- Audio: Brian Wilson talks to Bret Baier.
New Year's Eve Links and Open Thread
12/31/10 00:59
- Video: Reliable Sources on 2010 media controversies.
- Video: Red Eye New Year’s Special .
- Video: Fox News Watch on top stories of 2010.
- Zurawik: praise for C-SPAN, but not ‘partisan psycho’ MSNBC.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet: HuffPo recap.
- Courtney heads to the maternity ward: it’s a boy!
- 2011 predictions: Park & Spit, FNC’s Stirewalt, ICN.
- New Years skeds: FNC Sat; CNN; and MSNBC.
- FNCers make New Years resolutions.
- CNN’s New Years Eve: must-miss tv.
- Part five: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter .
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/30/10 00:00
- Schonfeld: A Happy New Year message for CNN.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Bream-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Joe makes running-for-office noises again; the Q&A.
- It’s a Maddow-Mediaite-Martel miff.
- Audio: Shuster resurfaces, slams Fox and Beck .
- Video: Fox & Friends Weekend 2010 highlight reel.
- Piers Morgan has a thin twitter skin?
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer talks Fox, fairness, and New Year’s.
- Video: Hemmer and Kelly preview New Year’s Eve.
- Part four: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter .
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/29/10 00:34
- Ultimate Fox hater resorts to vulgarity.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bream-Bolling-Beck 1-2-3.
- Today’s firing demand.
- FNC adds extra hour, starts New Years special at 10pm.
- ICN’s New Years resolutions for cablenewsers.
- Fox News: #1 for nine years and counting.
- Despite losses, Olbermann’s job is safe...for now.
- Q&A: CNNI’s Ellana Lee. Engel on anchoring.
- Part three: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/28/10 00:06
- 2010 program ranker. FNC dominates. Olby, Maddow, Coop all down double digits. One newser in top ten cable channels.
- Monday’s numbers: Bolling-Bream-Beck 1-2-3. Friday’s numbers: F&F Christmas-Special Report-Fox Report 1-2-3.
- Mickey Sherman (Mr Lis Wiehl) headed for the pokey.
- Greta responds to TV Newser.
- Chris Knowles (Mr Kiran Chetry) turns up on CNN.
- Video: Fox & Friends 2010 highlight reel.
- David Shuster resurfaces; Q&A.
- Piers gets support from Jack Bauer.
- Part two: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/27/10 01:25
- Thursday’s numbers: Bret-Bill-Jon 1-2-3.
- Greta questions Juan Williams Palin comments.
- Yowzah! Courtney Friel Christmas pics resurface.
- Video: Dr Marc Siegel on end-of-life regulations.
- 2010 a big bucks year for biz nets.
- Tonight’s Factor sub-host: Eric Bolling.
- Big Ed explains his booking policies.
- Video: ‘Misinformed’ study itself misinformed.
- ICN 2010 wrap-up: what’s hot and what’s not.
- Part one: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter.
Christmas Eve Links and Open Thread
12/24/10 00:01
- Video: Christmas is about the journey.
- Video: The Louie Zamperini story. More.
- John Roberts signs off American Morning, TJ takes over.
- Video: Inspirational Americans.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet.
- A very MSNBC Christmas! Skeds: FNC Sat, Sun; CNN.
- The year’s top ten Countdown moments.
- Cenk Uygur attacks Fox, misses the target.
- FNC videos: holiday reflections, Megyn’s most memorable Christmas, funniest Yuletide memories, Christmas songs, holiday gifts.
- Part one: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
- Part two: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
- Part three: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
- Part four: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
- Part five: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/23/10 01:29
- Wednesday’s numbers: Laura-Bret-Greta 1-2-3.
- Greta’s Haiti special airs tonight.
- Spend New Year’s Eve with Rick Sanchez!
- Video: Leventhal in Afghanistan w/David Asman’s son.
- Shep interview stirs Mediaite controversy.
- Part four: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/22/10 00:10
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Again? Olbermann tweets false information.
- Brian Wilson resurfaces.
- Olbermann mocks hair of cancer survivor.
- Maddow thinks Jewish center is a YMCA.
- Breaking: chyron blooper at F&F.
- Video: Maddow and Michael Moore.
- Part three: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/21/10 00:04
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Mediaite reads Big Journalism but not J$P?
- Video: Kelly’s Court on honor killings.
- FNC adds weekend program w/Jeanine Pirro.
- CNN/Tea Party debate stirs controversy.
- Howard Kurtz profile: Big Ed Schultz.
- Weekend numbers.
- Video: Larry King w/Leno part one, two, three.
- As Coop craters, CNN plans to get in your face.
- Part two: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/20/10 00:41
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Stossel-Baier 1-2-3.
- Olbermann throws gasoline on twitter fire.
- Benzinga Q&A: Charlie Gasparino.
- Tennis mag profile: Sean Hannity.
- CNBC goes off the tracks, defends insider trading?
- The Presidential primary debates keep coming.
- 2010 spin: MSNBC tops CNN prime.
- Media Afghanistan focus fades.
- Hot & Not: Baier, John Roberts, Olbermann, more.
- Olbermann’s twitter ‘suspension’ short-lived.
- Part one: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/18/10 00:52
- Video: Reliable Sources, liberal revolt, pundits out of touch.
- Greta: Guess who’s #1 again?
- Zurawik: So who defines ‘misinformed’?
- Video: News Watch on Obama media narrative; more.
- Video: Alisyn models the Hoodie-Footie.
- Olby week in review: conspiracy time.
- Financial Times profile: Rachel Maddow.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet., HuffPo recap.
- The Missing Mouse Matter.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/17/10 00:15
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Larry-Bret 1-2-3.
- Christopher: Olby faces his ‘Shoeless Joe’ moment?
- Sady Doyle: Olbermann quit Twitter because of me.
- FNC’s Nancy Harmeyer promoted to West Coast.
- DGA/FNC complaint tossed out by unanimous vote.
- Another debate set: CNN/Tea Party Express.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro on Madoff matters.
- WPO study of ‘misinformed’ viewers fingers FNC, MSNBC.
- When in doubt...blame Beck!
- Larry King signs off: Buckman, de Moraes, Cromwell, Poniewozik, Bauder. After-party. Filling the gap.
- The Carmen Kringle Matter.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/16/10 01:12
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: At the Fox News DC holiday party.
- Fox News announces more 2011 debates.
- Feature and Q&A: Connell McShane in Ireland [pdf].
- Olbermann/Moore rape comments stir outrage. Keith stonewalls, then suspends his Twitter account!
- Video: The Insider behind the scenes at Fox & Friends.
- Audio: Trump calls Ailes ‘a phenomenal guy’.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Imus part one, part two.
- MSNBC sending D-Rat up the river.
- CNN promises surprises for Larry King finale. More.
- Who is Zach Wamp and who wants to hire him? Not Fox.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/15/10 01:05
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- CNN boasts of its reach as viewership sinks to record lows.
- Already? GOP Prez primary debates set on CNN, FNC.
- Cablers dominate biz news most powerful list.
- Video: The Judge on wheat farming, health care, and freedom.
- Who has the long knives out for Bill Sammon? Flashback.
- As King’s career winds down, Piers Morgan flexes his ego.
- Video: Sean Hannity vs Rep Anthony Weiner.
- Feminists mad at Morning Joe don’t understand television?
- Q&A: Bloomberg’s Manus Cranny, CNBC’s Geoff Cutmore.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/14/10 00:27
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Zurawik: FNC signs Bret Baier to new multi-year contract.
- Juan Williams signs book deal with Random House.
- Olbermann tries to wriggle out of latest Nazi comparison.
- Video: Geraldo on sleeping nude etc part one, part two.
- Video: Greta and Sarah Palin in Haiti.
- American Morning makeover: more upbeat, fast-paced.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Larry’s sign-off has people talking.
- CNN on the iPad. Amid changes, CNBC launches Pro.
- Talkative Joe vs Ice Princess Mika.
- ‘No Labels’ rally attracts a host of MSNBC hosts.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/13/10 09:40
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Neil Cavuto slams Chris Matthews.
- Morning Joe: a hotbed of sexism? (via ICN)
- Kelly and Hemmer together again on New Year’s.
- Nancy Grace helps find abducted girl.
- Piers Morgan in Brit twit snit.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr on 9/11 health bill defeat.
- Branding D-Rat. Q&A: Spitzer, Adam Shapiro.
- Hot & Not: MSNBC primetime, John Roberts, and more.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/11/10 00:32
- Video: Reliable Sources on tax deal coverage.
- Without Larry, who will personify CNN? More.
- Video: Fox News Watch on tax deal coverage.
- Zurawik: Bret Baier revisits Florida 2000.
- Video: Red Eye rips Olby’s Nazi comparison.
- Non-eye-contact Q&A: Chris Matthews.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/10/10 00:29
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Potter: CNN has gone off the rails.
- Why is CNBC dumping Matt Nesto?
- Video: O’Reilly w/Letterman pt one, pt two.
- Olby week in review: peaches and doorbell.
- Maddow ‘verifies’ Fox rumor that isn’t true?
- Kathy Griffin set for CNN New Year’s Eve again.
- CNN: America’s Most Wanted? Coop faces the Taliban.
- Video: Beck talks boycotts and ‘the revolution’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/09/10 00:47
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Wendy Walker’s 30 years in cable news.
- Q&A: ‘nonpartisan’ host Chris Matthews (via NB).
- Blue blogs erupt at O’Donnell, want him off the air.
- Olbermann’s top ten Nazi comparisons.
- Fonzie hearts Maddow, Matthews, MSNBC.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Option lingo called ’spin’ in Fox flap. But is it really? More.
- Diversity (of a sort) emerges at MSNBC.
- CNN’s Dana Bash wins Dirksen Award.
- Video: Luntz focus group on the tax deal.
- Media buyers rate Fox & Friends over GMA, CBS Morning.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/08/10 00:15
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- News Corp again seeks higher FNC sub fees.
- Video: Anthony Weiner gets feisty with Megyn Kelly.
- Will CNN dump Kathy Griffin from New Year’s Eve?
- Video: Juan WIlliams w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Which cablenewser is the #1 charity giver?
- Fox News a hit...in Saudi Arabia!
- Tensions roil at floundering Park & Spit.
- Zurawik: Olbermann steps up to the plate.
- Video: Glenn Beck explains the Assange ‘rape’ case.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/07/10 00:25
- Olbermann promotes writings of Holocaust denier.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity.
- MSNBC hires Jeff Johnson; CNBC adds two.
- VIdeo: O’Reilly with Don Imus part one, part two.
- John Roberts to leave AM, as Tony Harris exits CNN.
- Weekend numbers.
- Kurtz Q&A: Luke Russert.
- Olbermann ‘called on the carpet’ over Bristol bashing?
- Rachel Maddow to spend three days at the Y.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/06/10 00:45
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Larry lines up Snipes, Pacino, Jolie, Dion.
- Video: Glenn Beck pans media (FNC included).
- CNN viewer participation doesn’t facilitate corrections.
- Not & Not: Dr Drew, Park & Spit, Thomas Roberts, Robin Meade.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/04/10 01:31
- Video: Reliable Sources on Wikileaks.
- Video: Fox News Sunday panel re Wikileaks.
- Adam and Tamera: the official announcement.
- Video: Fox News Watch re Wikileaks.
- Video: Newt Gingrich vs The Judge re Wikileaks.
- An offer Olbermann can (and will) refuse.
- The biggest cable news Palin promoter: MSNBC!
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/03/10 00:34
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Rangel 1-2-3.
- Lennon flashbacks: FNC Friday, CNN Saturday.
- Media Matters mystery: why did they call Greta’s husband?
- Men’s Journal profile: Bill Hemmer [pdf].
- Needed: fewer race cards, more journalism.
- Olby week in review: crusader for truth.
- Video: Piers Morgan makes debut on CNN.
- Beck fans line up in Pittsburgh.
- So who’s a sexist now? Joe Scarborough!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/02/10 00:09
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- MSNBC ignores extraterrestrial news event.
- Savannah Guthrie rebels at ‘dirty’ writing by MSNBC staff.
- Will HLN’s Morning Express find its way to CNN?
- Fed secret bail out of GE, unreported by MSNBCNBC.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus re Wikileaks.
- Time is running out for Park & Spit.
- Q&A: Jenna Lee. Rachel Maddow at Harvard.
- Video: John Bolton vs The Judge re Wikileaks.
- November program ranker: FNC holds top 11 slots.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/01/10 00:10
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Wikileaks to break new info on Freedom Watch?
- CNN hire looks to restructure programming.
- Preview: Bret Baier World Aids Day with Bono.
- November numbers: FNC, CNN, HLN, MSNBC. CNBC’s slide.
- Audio: Bill Hemmer previews John Lennon special.
- Parker incensed at Spitzer, threatens to bolt.
- Video: Follow the Money looks at the Volt.
- Larry King at Wendy Walker’s book party.
- Video: Judge Nap vs O’Reilly on entrapment.
- MSNBC’s Abrams goes on CNN and defends Fox.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/30/10 00:09
- Scarborough teams with big-bucks anti-partisan group.
- November: FNC in a league of its own. Bret Baier beats Beck, Hannity. Park & Spit craters. MSNBC again tops CNN.
- Friday’s numbers. Thursday’s numbers.
- Impartial MSNBC anchor labels guest ‘radical right-winger’.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Don Imus.
- Alan’s hate mail keeps pouring in.
- Thomas Roberts talks suicide and more.
- Rampant conspiracy theory suddenly loses steam.
- Olby attacks Palin daughter over old story, recently rehashed.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/29/10 00:50
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- FNC laughs off Simpsons barbs.
- Beck on the big screen.
- Coop makes a deal with Fox.
- Joe Johns and Brooke Baldwin, together at last.
- 101 minutes with Larry King.
- Dr Drew gets a show on HLN.
- Google ogling makes Megyn number one.
- Hot & Not: Roberts, Piers, Junk, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/26/10 11:21
- Video: Reliable Sources on hyper-journalism.
- Video: Fox News Watch on Twitter.
- News Watch breaks off breaks?
- Eric Boehlert still banging out boehloney.
- Thomas Roberts: in or not?
- Olby mini-week in review.
- Murdoch’s Daily stirs interest.
- Coop: drinking with Lady Gaga.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet.
- Intramural spat: Bolling vs Geraldo and The Judge; more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/24/10 00:31
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Charles Gasparino (via TVN).
- It’s a very MSNBC Thanksgiving.
- Pix: Megyn Kelly’s natal day.
- Poniewozik: Time to terminate the ticker?
- Video: Whoopi on The Factor part one, part two.
- CNN holiday weekend schedule. Heroes preview.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/23/10 00:04
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Preview: Whoopi Goldberg in the No-Spin Zone.
- Zurawik: Despite ego, O’Reilly an absolutely masterful host.
- Battle: Phil Griffin should have suspended...himself!
- Swells swarm to CNN Heroes celebration.
- New ad flap over DADT claims.
- Extreme Makeover: C-SPAN edition.
- MSNBC sued in new photo flap.
- Video: Mike Huckabee on The View.
- ICN: Friday Doc Block shortchanging O’Donnell and MSNBC.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/22/10 00:05
- Friday’s numbers: Juan-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik looking forward (sort of) to Hannity/Palin chat.
- Prez poll: Beck, O’Reilly strong but trail Obama.
- Whoopi Goldberg to do The Factor. Whoopi w/Huck pt one, two.
- VIdeo: Howard Kurtz with Imus part one, part two.
- Huffington Post pulls article critical of Olbermann.
- Bronstein: CNN becoming an irrelevant circus act?
- Hot & Not: Scarborough, Nazis, Kurtz, Megyn, and more.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/20/10 00:11
- Man bites dog? HuffPo criticizes Olbermann. Whoops, that didn’t last long: HuffPo pulls the post!
- Coop to interview Chilean miners.
- Video: Reliable Sources on the platforms of Palin.
- Murdoch and Apple prep iPad newspaper.
- Video: Fox News Watch on Koppel vs cable.
- Big audiences for Bret Baier.
- Did Scarborough get a raw deal?
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/19/10 00:15
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep interviews El-Al security expert.
- Olbermann’s revenge? Scarborough suspended by MSNBC! Christopher: Will this make Olby’s WPitW?
- Yowza! Megyn Kelly profiled in GQ.
- Juan Williams hosting tonight’s Factor.
- Tyndall: MSNBC vs FNC...guess whom he likes better?
- David Axelrod to discuss daughter on FNC: preview.
- Olby week in review: false equivalency.
- In depth analysis: a day of watching CNN.
- Friedman: Four steps to saving CNN (and Newsweek).
- Coop at Drew University, Varney in Nevada.
- Big Ed loses at his own numbers game.
- Video: Lou Dobbs makes FBN debut.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/18/10 00:26
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep in heaven...a car chase!
- Swells swarm to Geist get-together.
- Q&A: Jeff Bewkes (via CB); Roger Ailes part deux, more.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr vs Coulter on TSA screenings.
- ICN: Anonymous makes specious MSNBC complaint.
- US Senator wants to shut down Fox News...and MSNBC!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/17/10 00:35
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep grills TSA’s John Pistole.
- Surprise: Obama admin wants more politics coverage on MSNBC.
- Jewish group slams Jewish groups slamming Beck.
- Worst Persons ‘suspension’ almost as short as Olbermann’s!
- Video: dramatic car chase ends in crash.
- Kurtz Q&A: Roger Ailes. Analysis (via ICN).
- The savior of tv news is...Rachel Maddow!?
- IBD: Television’s latchkey journalism.
- Fineman: Scarborough mulling a run for Veep? Or not?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/16/10 00:41
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Ted Koppel responds to Olbermann (via TVN).
- TCG: Rolling Stone planning an FNC hit piece?
- Chris Wallace re-ups with Fox News.
- Bashir’s MSNBC debut: royals get engaged.
- Video: Eric Bolling’s ‘junk’ gets touched.
- Greta to HuffPo: get your facts straight!
- Video: Lou Dobbs on Imus in the Morning.
- Garvin: Why did Olbermann get spanked?
- Poniewozik: The battle of high horses.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/15/10 23:36
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- The Krak leaves Mediaite for CNN’s Morgan.
- Skype Gripe video: Olbermann runs MSNBC. (h/t Mediaite)
- Kurtz: Civil war at MSNBC leaves Olby without allies; more. Olbermann response: a non-denial denial.
- Video: Are my testicles black?
- Friedman: What will Comcast do with Olbermann? More.
- KO to lecture Ted Koppel about journalism.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Imus part one, part two.
- Rachel Maddow in Cambridge.
- Hot & Not: Olby, Maddow, Dobbs, Tucker, missile mirage, etc.
- Today’s deep thought.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/13/10 00:43
- An MSNBC mystery: who said it?
- Swells swarm to Soledad’s soiree.
- Video: Fox News Watch on Bush’s book tour; more.
- Another Olbermann disclosure controversy?
- Bill O’Reilly in Palm Beach.
- Is Mario Cuomo boycotting CNN?
- Prolific pundit: 12 appearances in 14 hours.
- Sunday hosts gather. Sunday talkers: tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/12/10 00:28
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3.
- Larry King prepares for his swan song.
- ADL head apologized to Glenn Beck.
- Ted Koppel has today’s lament for cable news.
- NPR hires law firm to probe Wililams firing.
- So who’s the real news channel again?
- MSNBC sends Chris Jansing to DC.
- Video: Cloris Leachman licks Brian Kilmeade...literally.
- Video: Major Garrett w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- MSNBC news rules not illegal after all. Olby week in review.
- Video: Ted Turner talks green energy and Lou Dobbs.
- CNN slayings special well-received.
- Uncut video: GW Bush in the No-Spin Zone part one, part two.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/11/10 00:28
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Scarborough discusses Olby on The View.
- Kurtz Q&A: FBN’s Lou Dobbs (via ICN).
- Video: Imus with Chris Wallace part one, part two.
- Beck Soros series rankles ADL.
- Peyser: MSNBC’s intellectual bankruptcy.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on Follow the Money.
- New FBN sked: The Judge 8:00 pm, Eric Bolling 9:00.
- So who’s the real news channel?
- Review: Soledad’s Next Big Story.
- Nov 11 2010: Veterans Day.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/10/10 00:12
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Report: Olby return uncertain until 30 minutes before airtime!
- Kelly’s Court video: Father of girl who was bullied on school bus.
- Lou Dobbs joining FBN (via TVbtN). Analysis.
- Pat Sajak’s mea culpa; KO’s reax. Lanny Davis on Maddow, Olby, Hannity. Deggans: KO’s secret allegiance worthy of debate. Why are tv journalists so stupid?
- Video: Missile or mirage? Michio Kaku explains.
- Soledad: Jesse Jackson told me I’m not black.
- Judge Nap’s Freedom Watch starts nightly Nov 15. J$P hears: Follow the Money will continue in primetime; announcement to come.
- The Strategy Room rebranded as Fox News Live.
- Juan Williams tells Gettysburg College about his NPR ouster.
- Magic Wall (or something) drove John King up the wall.
- Dana Milbank pretends Bill O’Reilly endangered his life.
- HuffPo posts false attack on Sanjay Gupta, then pulls article!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/09/10 00:19
- Video: Soros rep requested and got meeting with FNC exec.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. FNC’s big week.
- Fake ‘Olbermann’ emails sent by Tucker Carlson?
- Keith’s konfusing ethics. Olby ‘apology’ translated: I win. Suspension helped Fox News? MSNBC’s mixed messages. Slate: let Keith be Keith (via ICN). CJR: The Olbermann question. KO got a raw deal?
- Maddow books Stewart; O’Donnell hosts town hall.
- The problem with MSNBC: it’s not left enough!
- Beware! Comcast is going to take over MSNBC!
- Q&A: Fox & Friends gets the last laugh.
- Beck radio plays J$P video, sans attribution (clip via TRS).
- Who’s ridiculous, self-destructive, and pathetic? Answer.
- O’Reilly hacker gets 30 months in the pokey.
- Monday’s other numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/08/10 00:08
- Olbermann issues ‘apology’ while blasting MSNBC: analysis.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3. Irony: Countdown without Olbermann up 13% from 10/29 Countdown with Olbermann.
- Grace under fire no longer.
- CNN’s Abbie Boudreau has left the building.
- Report: MSNBC apologized to Keith?!? More. KO flashback: office election pool ‘conflict of interest’.
- Zurawik: Olby ‘suspension’ a joke. Should KO resign? The progressive wing of the MSNBC party. A genius ratings ploy? Will he say it? KO: most powerful man at MSNBC?
- Scarborough distanced himself from MSNBC’s election night.
- Mike Emanuel: Beck, Olby, political donations. Q&A: Richelle Carey.
- Hot & Not: Olbermann, Maddow, FNC, the matrix etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/06/10 00:08
- Mag turns Gretchen Carlson profile into hate-Fox fest.
- Olby tweets: a sign ‘suspension’ to end soon? Yes: KO back Tuesday.
- Olby suspended on refusal to apologize on air: a game of chicken. Is the whole thing an elaborate publicity stunt?
- Q&A: Jonathan Wald. A tribute to the King.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Stewart rally, midterm coverage.
- Video: Fox News Watch on 2010 election coverage.
- Zurawik: Maddow’s petulant pout of false self-importance.
- Mediaite: KO supporters argue irrelevancies. Flashback: Olby on Juan Williams (h/t jtLOL); more. KO suspension ignites debate. MSNBC at a crossroads. Guardian: back him, don’t sack him. Malkin: No freaking way! Top ten Olbermann replacements.
- The Wrap: no donations found for FNC on-air journalists.
- Maddow defends Olby: he broke the rules, but it’s Fox’s fault.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Bill Maher.
- Election night at Fox News.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, preview, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/05/10 00:31
- Kurtz: Olby should apologize. Tyndall: Olbermann self-destructive. ICN: rebuild that wall! Zurawik: MSNBC had little choice. Audio: John Gibson reacts. Insiders: KO won’t be back! Mediaite: Olbermann’s Waterloo; a stupid move. Jeff Jarvis: It was the coverup. Craig Crawford: it was inevitable. Krakauer: two underlying reasons. Bercovici: will KO quit? Twitter reactions. Kristol: Keep Keith! Richard Greener: Boycott MSNBC!
- Keith Olbermann suspended indefinitely! More: TVN, Calderone, Stelter. Olby flashback: ‘Phil Griffin thinks he’s my boss.’ Flashback: Ratigan to replace Olbermann?
- Ethics, shmethics! Olbermann contributed thousands to Democratic candidates, then anchored election coverage! Mediaite: any pretense of objectivity gone. ICN: three big questions. Video: Beck mocks Olby.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4M)-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- NY Times Q&A: Keith Olbermann (pre-suspension).
- After ducking, Christine O’Donnell on tonight’s Factor.
- Milestone? FBN tops CNBC on election night.
- Update: Fox/EEOC/Herridge lawsuit (via ICN).
- Video: Imus rips CNN election coverage.
- MSNBC business opportunity: double down on leftism.
- Olby week in review; DC review of ‘Pitchforks’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/04/10 00:45
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- FNC announces changes, promotions, assignments.
- Shocker: O’Reilly welcomes opposing views, Olby: an echo chamber.
- Zurawik: MSNBC’s outrageous misbehavior crosses the line.
- Videos: Chris Wallace w/Imus pt one, two; with Jon Stewart.
- Today’s bright idea: MSNBC should team Christine O’D and Cenk Uygur!
- Stop the presses: FNC not hiring Christine O’Donnell, as Laura re-ups.
- Romney ducks interview with Bret Baier.
- Q&A: Client Number Nine, D-Rat.
- Who will stay and who will run?
- Profile: Robin Meade’s country roads.
- Election eve behind the scenes at CNN.
- Olbermann a wee bit testy about FNC ratings?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/03/10 02:07
- Tuesday’s numbers: an FNC blowout! FNC tops NBC-CBS-ABC coverage! Ailes sends congratulary memo.
- Zurawik: MSNBC fear mongers, debases the term ‘anchor’.
- Demeaning interview? So sez not the subject, but the interviewer!
- Video: Top five apocalyptic MSNBC moments.
- Audio: Chris Wallace reacts to Chris Matthews.
- Coverage reviews: chaotic sense, lots of metaphors, FNC standout. Mediaite: Fox fair and balanced, MSNBC not. ICN: When pundits run wild. CNN: one analyst for each viewer? Big loser: CNN’s matrix. Behind the scenes at CNN, MSNBC.
Election Day Links and Open Thread
11/02/10 00:05
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3. October numbers: FNC still dominates. Program ranker. MSNBC gains, Olby slips. HLN falls. CNBC sinks; Kudlow crashes. Park & Spit a dud. Coop only CNNer to gain. Weekend numbers.
Video: Shep and panel with three races to watch tonight.- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly on midterms, Jon Stewart.
- Olbermann vs the truth: Christie, ‘cocky’, and Kilmeade.
- Why the Fox boycott is doomed to failure.
- MSNBC recruits distinguished journalist for 3:00 pm slot.
- Zurawik: MSNBC’s lack of standards, Olby’s ‘delusional self-importance’.
- Video: Shep’s behind-the-scenes tour at Fox.
- CNN debuts its own take-off of MSNBC ads.
- Olby drops ‘worst persons’ attacks...for now. More.
- Election night coverage rundown.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/01/10 00:45
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- FNC dominated terror scare coverage.
- Kelly’s Court video: Alaska radio host suspended.
- Greta has some questions for Politico.
- Video: Bill Hemmer demonstrates the Bill Board.
- Pix: Swells gather to Lean Forward.
- Video: Major Garrett on the coming power shift.
- Wald to produce Piers Morgan Tonight; Q&A (via TVN), Q&A.
- Six questions with Neil Cavuto; seven more. Kneale’s back.
- American Morning staffers snipe as shake-up looms (via CB).
- MSNBC seeks to spread its tentacles worldwide.
- Today’s Fox controversy: proposition 24.
- Hot & Not: Shep, Brooke, Shuster, the matrix, the rally, etc.
- Video: Great moments in broadcast journalism, #735.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/30/10 00:46
- Video: Jimmy Carter, Arianna bash Fox on Reliable Sources.
- Video: Fox News Watch on Obama/Stewart etc; more.
- Stewart restores civility: how did he do?
- Profile: Neil Cavuto.
- Shills: MSNBC to air Sunday Ed Show from Dem campaign rally!
- Video: Greta cross-examines Kendrick Meek.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Shuster finished at MSNBC? He says: maybe not.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/29/10 00:43
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- Olby Week in Review: he doesn’t know any better.
- Fox & Friends Weekend start time moved up to 6:00 am.
- Dennis Kneale to make FBN debut on Monday.
- Video: Chris Jansing vs the Spider (via ICN).
- Imus video: Glenn Beck on his book and Stewart’s rally.
- Mediaite: purpose of Olby/Crist interview was to defeat Rubio.
- Q&A: Candy, Joe. Profile: Todd; party for Lean Forward (via ICN).
- FNC weekday stars working overtime this Sunday. MSNBC plans.
- Video: O’Reilly with Rachel Ray: part one, part two.
- Videos: Jennifer Griffin returns to Jerusalem; Q&A.
- Today’s rumor: O’Reilly to do another turn on The View.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/28/10 01:15
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Happy news for Kyra and John (via ATCNN).
- Video: CNBC guest plugs his appearance on FBN!
- O’Reilly holds live online town hall meeting Friday.
- Video: Juan Williams on government-run media.
- Imus video: Chris Wallace on Jon Stewart, the election.
- Cavuto prepares for Tuesday marathon.
- Sanchez’s Conventional Idiocy is just that.
- The Last Word: carving out its own niche.
- Saturday special: Zakaria and The American Dream.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/27/10 00:28
- Kelly’s Court video: Rand Paul supporter stomp.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Reese’s piece: Do cable news ratings predict elections?
- Election plans: FNC, MSNBC, CNN, BizNets. More. Zurawik: MSNBC’s ‘adolescent histrionics’ make them a non-contender on election night.
- O’Reilly visits Rachel Ray: preview.
- Matthews: on election night Democrats will watch MSNBC. NBC maneuvers to keep BriWi, Brokaw off MSNBC (via Chickaboomer).
- Q&A: Juan Williams w/Zurawik, Cavuto, Claman, Brazile.
- Next charge of cable fundraising goes to...Beck!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/26/10 00:08
- CNN’s ridiculed election matrix off to a shaky start.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Karl Rove and Howard Dean debate Fox News.
- Beck boycott backwash: a bust?
- Video: Chris Jansing, a Snuggie, and a missing child (via ICN).
- Emails flood after cartoon of O’Reilly calling Obama ‘Hitler’.
- Videos: Shep on The View, O’Reilly on Imus, Maddow on Today.
- Shepard Smith signs new contract with Fox.
- Larry King confuses old video with his live guest.
- Q&A: Lori Rothman on moving to FBN and HD.
- Cable sub fees: FNC #5, CNN #7, MSNBC not in top 25.
- Video: Alicia Menendez (D) on why she likes going on FNC.
- New wrinkles in Carnahan ad flap push resolution into 2011.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/25/10 00:34
- Friday’s numbers: Juan-Beck-Baier 1-2-3.
- Mediaite: Phil Griffin asked for examples, he got ‘em.
- CNN: Heroes update; into the matrix; missing Brooke.
- Inevitable: Jesse Watters ambushes NPR CEO. Preview.
- Major Garrett talks Juan Williams. TCG: Et tu?
- Gingrich disses Joe Scarborough.
- CNBC Remington documentary raises eyebrows.
- Surprise: Olbermann attack turned out to be false.
- NPR CEO apologizes...but not to Juan Williams. NPR affiliates voice discontent over firing. Blame Uranus!
- Hot & Not: Juan Williams, Phil Griffin, ad wars, Abrams, Maddow.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/24/10 00:15
- Zurawik: MSNBC fundraising crosses the line. ICN: Boomerang PR.
- Juan Williams/NPR video reax: Reliable Sources; Fox News Sunday; Fox News Watch part one, part two.
- Cable news; the mother’s milk of politics?
- Maria Molina makes her Fox News debut.
- Video: Red Eye rips Media Matters; more.
- Wikileaks guy walks out on CNN interview.
- Pow! Wham! It’s the Bill O’Reilly comic book!
- Video: Juan Williams Talking Points Memo.
- NPR board to examine firing. Schiller: public backlash an ‘overreaction’.
- Greta: Does NPR listen to NPR? LibTKO: Williams deserved to be fired.
- Video: Follow the Money follows Soros, Media Matters.
- Q&A: Jane Velez-Mitchell, Neil Cavuto.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/22/10 12:05
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill (4+ mill)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Peter Johnson: media ‘watchdogs’ create new McCarthyism?
- Olby week in review: who’s the un-American bastard?
- Alan Colmes has an open-mic moment; more.
- Video: Red Eye riffs on Rachel Maddow’s apology.
- Juan Williams on GMA, Imus, America’s Newsroom, Ingraham. Q&A: WaPo.
- Joe: Obama should weigh in on Juan/NPR dispute.
- WaPo: NPR didn’t learn from Sherrod affair. Zurawik: Juan Williams and the culture wars. Estrich: NPR will pay the price. Rainey: Shirley Sherrod, meet Juan Williams. Holland: good riddance to a stupid bigot. Iftikhar: NPR was right. Battle: fire Schiller. Hutchinson: Juan Williams is a fraud.
- Videos: Beckel and Perino on NPR’s bad move; Chris Wallace.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis, Willie Geist. Profile: Donny Deutsch.
- Soledad: Survival of the fittest (via ATCNN); injury report.
- Greta: Why didn’t CNN say something?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/21/10 13:06
- Video: Juan Williams on The O’Reilly Factor.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- FNC gives Juan $2M contract, expanded role; hosts Friday Factor.
- Videos: Megyn vs CAIR’s Hooper; Kelly’s Court: can Juan sue?
- Juan Williams: I was fired for telling the truth.
- Greta: NPR was really stupid. Kristol: unfair, unbalanced, afraid. Beck: it’s a message to Fox. Huck to boycott NPR. Chris Wallace w/Imus: NPR was out to get him. Colmes backs Williams. Bernard Goldberg: killing liberalism.
- Echoes of Shirley Sherrod. Did NPR act on 45-second clip? Zurawik: a shame. Morning Joe discussion. NPR should rehire Williams? Kurtz: fired not for what he said, but where he said it? Yglesias: glad he’s gone.
- Breaking: NPR fires Juan Williams over O’Reilly appearance: update. NPR internal memo. NPR CEO: Juan should talk to his psychiatrist. Next target: Mara Liasson.
- Clayton Morris and Natali del Conte tie the knot.
- Cenk’s Countdown ratings sink, MSNBC gives him a promotion!
- Maddow apologizes for Stockman slur, blames editing error.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/20/10 01:09
- Disgruntled fired employee sues FNC, alleges ‘racism’.
- Video: Glenn Beck reacts to Soros $1 million to MM.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Red Eye exposes NY candidate’s Jew-bashing.
- FNC makes assignment desk changes.
- Video: Geraldo exclusive with Gen Petraeus.
- Plot thickens: Maddow knew she wasn’t telling the truth?
- Q&A: Soledad again on Almighty Debt.
- Fox answers MSNBC’s ‘lean forward’. Overkill? FNC explains.
- Brian Wilson resurfaces, starts blog.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/19/10 00:10
- NB: Maddow at her ‘most shameless’?
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Sean-Bret 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Chris Jansing channels Howard Beale?
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on Red Eye.
- MSNBC election ‘anchors’: Olby, Maddow, Matthews etc.
- Deals wrapped for FNC election-night sponsors.
- Q&A: Soledad, FBN’s Lori Rothman, Liz Claman.
- MoJo plans ‘live studio audience’ edition.
- Sealing the deal: Comcast candidate contributions.
- ICN: Why is NewsNation called NewsNation?
- CNN steals interview with contracted FNC contributor.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/18/10 00:33
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court video: the Nicky Haley mess.
- Q&A: Liz Claman on her Three Days in the Valley.
- Glenn Beck mocks CNN and ‘hooker guy’ Spitzer.
- Video: Mika gets WH email, reads it on air. Flashback.
- Video: Kilmeade’s contrition, on tv and radio.
- Tonight: Bill O’Reilly makes his Red Eye debut.
- Hot & Not: The View, Maddow AWOL, Kneale, more.
- Prince Walid not funding NY mosque (you read it here first).
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/16/10 00:23
- Cablers aid cancer-stricken ex-CNN cameraman.
- Video: News Watch on midterm coverage.
- CNN: still crazy after all these years?
- Jennifer Griffin, Laura Ingraham honored.
- Zurawik: Hannity’s fund-raising crosses the line.
- FNCers gather for ADL tribute to Murdoch.
- Weekend specials: candidates, celebs.
- News Corp fields contribution questions.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, preview, HuffPo recap.
- Big Ed explains what ‘lean forward’ really means.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/15/10 00:34
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4+ mill)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: News alerts you may have missed.
- CNBC’s Dennis Kneale jumps to FBN.
- Today’s outrage: Brian Kilmeade and terrorism.
- Coop’s executive producer leaving AC360.
- Olby week in review: he’s not Superman.
- Zurawik: NBC’s news brand has been diminished by Olbermann.
- Video: Ventura claims Afghan war fought to benefit Big Lithium.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/14/10 00:03
- FNC dominated ratings of mine rescue finale: over 7 million viewers! Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly/Chile-Hannity/Chile-Shep 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap on health care ruling and DADT.
- New Pew: Most-admired cable newser is...O’Reilly.
- O’Reilly on The View part one (Whoopi/Joy walk off), part two.
- FNC’s dominance includes breaking news.
- Greta: Are the rumors true?
- Swells gather for FNC apprentices, Latino launch.
- Imus Video: Chris Wallace part one, two; Adam Housley.
- Q&A: Wayne Rogers.
- MSNBC blows off rescue finale, stirs anger.
- Reviewed: Norah O’Donnell’s Baby Love.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/13/10 00:09
- Glenn Beck Video: the hatred must stop.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Chile (CNN/11pm)-O’Reilly (8pm)-Chile (FNC/11pm) 1-2-3. Zurawik: MSNBC viewership numbers ‘pathetic’.
- Kelly’s Court Video: can Karl Rove sue?
- People mag profiles Jennifer Griffin [pdf].
- Newsmakers don’t want to appear on Park & Spit?
- Soledad’s next Black special: Almighty Debt.
- Glenn Beck update on his medical issues.
- Tamron Hall and domestic violence (via HuffPo).
- NBC drama gives Joe & Mika consultant credit.
- Blitzer’s DE Senate debate important night for CNN.
- Cablers up late with Chile coverage. More. Tyndall: ‘wretched overkill’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/12/10 00:51
- Video: The Judge subs for Beck, blasts both parties.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Park & Spit premiere week a ratings catastrophe. More.
- Cablers burn the midnight oil for miners in Chile.
- Fireworks: Did Larry O’Donnell sandbag Ron Paul?
- Rachel Maddow to helm Tiller doc.
- The Rick Sanchez apology tour continues.
- Megyn Kelly in Glamour [pdf], Piers Morgan in Vogue.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/11/10 00:55
- Fox News Latino debuts Tuesday.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court Video: Brett Favre’s forward pass.
- Coop to feature Kanzi, the celebrity ape.
- Joe Scarborough: an influential who matters?
- MSNBC welcomes Richard Lui by misspelling his name! (via ICN)
- High concept: ‘Lean Forward’ uses pseudo-candid shots.
- Park & Spit: let the tweaking commence!
- Cable news and the political divide.
- Coop praised, Piers profiled.
- Hot & Not: O’Donnell, Park & Spit, Jansing, msnbc.com.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/09/10 00:15
- MSNBC dayside tinkering: Jansing, Tamron, Novotny.
- Video: Karl Rove vs Joe Trippi on Fox News Sunday.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Sanchez and Dobbs.
- Video: News Watch on Rick Sanchez and Kurtz. More.
- Video: Red Eye on race and whores.
- Today’s conspiracy: Fox to fire Beck--he knows too much!
- Q&A: Steve Doocy.
- FBN giving Freedom Watch primetime nightly slot.
- ICN examines CNN’s Park & Spin. Show praised...for its set!
- National Center calls for MSNBC ‘shake-up’.
- Branding: Spirit Airlines borrows a tag-line.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, preview, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/08/10 00:26
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- When Coop speaks, Hollywood listens.
- Olby week in review: Keith the fundraiser.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on Imus, part one, part two.
- Park & Spit does worse than Sanchez; words that didn’t work.
- Glenn Beck to undergo medical tests.
- Today’s rumor: Katie Couric to CNN (via ICN).
- Video: Maddow takes on Art Robinson; fireworks ensue.
- Sanchez begins rehabilitation tour on GMA: Video; analysis. Sanchez ends twitter silence, talks Stewart, Olbermann. Sanchez/CNN twitter account not closed.
- CNN teams with Cartoon Network over bullying.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/07/10 00:03
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Glenn Beck unloads on Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Profile of the ‘worst person in the world’: Steve Doocy.
- Q&A: Greta van Susteren, Willie Geist.
- Videos: Greta vs Allred round two; ICE addresses Diaz.
- FNC: then and now.
- New feud? Breitbart vs Shepard Smith.
- Park & Spit: thin gruel. Changes coming soon?
- This Apprentice wasn’t fired (via ICN).
- Murdoch on contribution flaps. DGA withdraws complaint.
- O’Donnell apologizes for Michael Steele intro.
- Larry King: CNN was right to fire Sanchez. More. Was firing connected with Park & Spit (via ICN)?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/06/10 00:12
- Video: Cavuto talks to Time Warner CEO about CNN, Spitzer, Klein, Sanchez, Piers Morgan, ratings, and more [@5:01].
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Msnbc.com to change its name? A shockingly bad idea?
- Cablers, swells turn out for Arianna book.
- Jansing & Co: rigid, monotone, newsless.
- Skype Gripe: Is Park & Spit ready for primetime?
- PR expert to Sanchez: speak for yourself! And he does.
- Q&A: Phil Griffin on ‘Lean Forward’.
- MSNBC launches new political website.
- Piers Morgan hypes promise of ‘big changes’.
- O’Donnell impresses a skeptic, creates three-way race.
- Publicity seeker sets up shop outside News Corp.
- CNN’s rescue is not imminent.
- CNN Espanol gets an extreme makeover.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/05/10 02:07
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Park & Spit an instant ratings disaster. Weekend numbers.
- Olby hearts Thurber, thinks Spielberg did Star Wars (via ICN).
- CNN/WaPo Howard Kurtz joins The Daily Beast. More.
- Video: SE Cupp, Kirsten Powers pan O’Donnell ad.
- Park & Spit reax: obnoxious self-important noise; a colossal thud; hard to watch; surprising; not bad; a car crash; middling; a freak show; desperate; awkward; a nothingburger.
- Injury reports: Soledad’s knee, Jon Scott’s arm.
- Fox & Friends video: Trump considering run for Prez.
- Rick Sanchez apologizes...to Jon Stewart. Flashback.
- MSNBC slogan Lean Forward, has Olby leaning backward!
- Aaron Brown resurfaces...in Seattle.
- Shep Smith doesn’t like John Calipari.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/04/10 00:07
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Hitchens wants CNN to re-hire Rick Sanchez!
- Fox live streaming CT Senate debate w/Bret Baier.
- CNBC follows FBN’s lead.
- Park & Spit pre-taped segment already online.
- CNN’s Cal Perry has left the building.
- Charlie Gasparino makes top biz commentators list.
- NY Daily News slams Spitzer: a ‘disgrace’ (via C-boomer). CNN’s Kurtz profiles Park & Spit. Q&A: Spitzer (Mediaite), Park & Spit (TVN), Park & Spit (HuffPo).
- Cable news bloodsport: Olby claims CNN tried to hire him; MSNBC’s twitter rule; Olby/Joe tensions; the Campbell Brown experiment; more.
- O’Reilly/Nolan/Comcast flap rehashed; Olby quoted.
- Hot & Not: Sanchez, Coop, O’Donnell, Allred, EEOC, Shultz.
- Profiles: Gerri Willis, Robin Meade. Q&A: Sanchez pt one, two, three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/02/10 00:03
- Revealed: More details of failed O’Keefe/CNN sting.
- Q&A: CNN’s Gergen w/CNN’s Spitzer.
- The Fox News baby boom.
- Sanchez canned! Zurawik deconstructs his lies. MSNBC exults. Rubin: CNN blew it! Levin: He can recover. Jamie McIntyre: Sanchez ‘delusional’ (via Chickaboomer). The fallout for Cuban-Americans. Video: Reliable Sources.
- Video: Greta cross-examines Gloria Allred; fireworks ensue.
- Fox spox on Obama/FNC spat: ‘We are so in his head.’
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/01/10 23:52
- Breaking: CNN fires Rick Sanchez! Reax: ICN.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Why does CNN allow Sanchez on its air? More.
- Whom does the President talk to?
- Trig Truther Sullivan claims O’Reilly speaks ‘nonsense’!
- FNC: years-old, settled EEOC flap ‘politically motivated’.
- Coop tapes special on bullying.
- FNC top newser on ‘most valuable’ list.
- Sanchez’s bizarre rant about Jews, Jon Stewart.
- Radio comic gets CNN weekend try-out.
- MSNBC dayside revamp begins: ‘Jansing & Company’.
- Olby week in review.
- Profile: Piers Morgan. Q&A: Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Uncut video: Bill O’Reilly vs Bill Maher.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/30/10 00:02
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Catherine Herridge complaints fuel Fed lawsuit against FNC.
- CNN: The world leader in smarm?
- Reese: All cablenews channels decline, but still hope for CNN?
- Mudoch testimony stirs Congressional controversy.
- Q&A: Park and Spit, Chris Wallace previews KY debate.
- CNBC, Cramer sink to multi-year lows.
- Greta: Vanity Fair is ‘delusional’. Beck responds.
- Coop gets daytime talk show. Analysis: ICN, LA Times.
- EW: Lawrence O’Donnell is ‘a natural’.
- John King calls out Obama/WH FNC/MSNBC remarks.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/29/10 00:01
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Preview: Bill Maher enters the No-Spin Zone.
- O’Donnell’s Word: a wonkish stew of politics, entertainment.
- New York Times in-depth profile of Glenn Beck.
- MSNBC scolds Big Ed Schultz. Are his days numbered?
- O’Keefe attempts sting of CNN correspondent, fails.
- Profile: Liz Claman.
- Heidi Collins resurfaces...in Minnesota.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/28/10 00:12
- Beck launches preemptive strike against Ed Schultz rally.
- Q3: FNC dominates, has top 11 programs. Program ranker. CNN AM, Coop: worst ever. MSNBC tops CNN. HLN’s Express beats MSNBC’s Joe.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. O’Donnell tops Maddow, Olbermann. Weekend numbers.
- Beckel, Geller erupt in raucous mosque debate.
- Obama revives war, says Fox News ‘destructive’ to USA. White House praises MSNBC. Zurawik: Obama comments show contempt for the press.
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer, Liz Claman.
- Greta explains her booking policies.
- CNN founder: Klein timing is ‘beyond strange’.
- Again? Scarborough needling Olbermann?
- Video: O’Reilly goes on The Daily Show.
- Alan is still getting hate mail.
- Larry O’Donnell won’t be drinking Greta’s wine. 1st review.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/27/10 00:03
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- MSNBC hires Shep’s producer.
- Q&A: Ken Jautz (via ICN), Lawrence O’Donnell, Klein.
- The Fox primary: contracts complicate coverage. Greta reax.
- Poll: FNCers influential, MSNBCers largely unknown.
- MSNBC Digital revolutionizes...ad placement.
- Hot & Not: Klein, Capus, Scarborough, etc.
- WND claims credit for FNC’s A-jad interview?!?
- Mike Jerrick reviews Fox & Friends Weekend history.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/25/10 00:52
- Steve Burke to be named NBCU CEO.
- News Watch on Woodward book, Colbert.
- Don Lemon’s on-air revelation.
- Greta: HuffPo is ‘delusional’, NYT’s Stelter is biased.
- Profiles: Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Joe and Mika at DePauw: more.
- Q&A: Major Garrett, Dick Morris, Joe.
- Sunday talkers: preview. HuffPo recap.
- Olby week in review.
- Studio audience member profiles Glenn Beck.
- CNN dumps Klein: an unusual move; odd timing; Ailes praises Jon; Jamie McIntyre doesn’t (via Chickaboomer).
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/24/10 00:55
- State Dept panic when MSNBC channel shows FNC.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3. Site stats.
- Bob Woodward intervenes, Greta Q&A back on.
- Geraldo: Colbert ‘brilliant’. Wallace: not a shining moment.
- A-jad cancels on Shep, talks to Eric Shawn: video.
- Zucker leaves NBC. Biznets cover. Gasparino: it’s all-out war? ICN: Just the tip of the iceberg. Don’t cry for Jeff.
- CNN fires Jon Klein; Jautz takes over. Analysis: Zurawik, Friedman, Greta. ICN: Why now? Klein: I got shot! (via ICN). CNN seeks new editor.
- Larry King wants to appear on SNL.
- CNN announces Jiabao interview, ten Heroes finalists.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/23/10 00:23
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3. A Stewart bump?
- Video: Kilmeade moves with the NY Jets Flight Crew.
- Reading is fundamental: Greta cancels Bob Woodward; more.
- Must-see tv? Shep to interview Ahmadinejad.
- Ex-Bloomberger Lori Rothman debuts on FBN.
- Fox News Sunday holds Conway/Paul debate.
- Surprise: VP Biden on premiere of MSNBC show.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus.
- Latest filing in Carnahan ad flap.
- Uncut: O’Reilly/Stewart part one, two. Behind the scenes.
- John King: Celebrity Chef.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/22/10 00:37
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Shep interviews O’Reilly on his book, Jon Stewart, etc.
- Stossel special slated for Saturday.
- Even Rick Sanchez watches Fox News.
- Shape Magazine profile: Jennifer Griffin.
- Q&A: Liz MacDonald, Gerri Willis, Aaron Brown, Joe.
- Anti-O’Reilly gadfly loses suit, stays fired.
- Cablers cavort in Wall Street sequel.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/21/10 00:50
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3; townhall. Weekend numbers.
- Wolf to moderate Delaware Senate debate on CNN.
- Again? Scarborough needles Schultz, Olbermann.
- Fox Business shuffling its daytime lineup: details.
- Michael Ware: CNN spiked video of Iraq war crime.
- Q&A: Fareed Zakaria. Profile: Betty Liu (via ICN).
- Nylon magazine Fox & Friends profile [pdf].
- Lynne Russell, Jodi Applegate & Lauren Sivan resurface.
- Will media obsession Christine O’Donnell go on The Factor?
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/20/10 00:07
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Chris Jansing criticizes MSNBC graphic.
- Major Garrett resurfaces, talks w/Imus: part one, two.
- MSNBC to rerun Obama town hall.
- Q&A: Park & Spit; Robertson/Engel (via TVN); Asman.
- CNN plans better holograms for mid-terms: more.
- Kurtz: investment in MSNBC is paying off: more.
- Hot & Not: Brian Wilson story doesn’t add up? Wilson speaks.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/18/10 00:36
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/17/10 01:03
- Greta has a fan at the Washington Post.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly interviews Bill O’Reilly.
- Rick Sanchez book not selling like hotcakes.
- Olby week in review.
- Jennifer Griffin and Isaiah Mustafa on self-esteem.
- Chris Matthews becomes a campaign issue.
- Convicted felon blames MSNBC’s ‘recycled news’.
- Q&A: Lawrence O’Donnell, Geraldo, Soledad.
- Beck top cablenewser on list of media influentials.
- Carnahan flouts lawsuit over ad footage. Madoff flap settled.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/16/10 00:32
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Dennis Kneale is leaving CNBC.
- After dropping AP, CNN continues to use it?
- Tension between Kiran and John Roberts?
- Chris Wallace talks tea parties w/Don Imus.
- Bill Schulz: desperately seeking Hoda.
- Stuart Varney on The Early Show.
- Fox News sues Carnahan campaign.
- Money Honey moonlights at USAT.
- Q&A: Coop and Ripa; Jim Clancy.
- Australian tv profile: Michael Ware (via ATCNN).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/15/10 00:43
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3. Primary numbers.
- Brian Wilson leaves FNC; behavior a cause? More. Much more?
- New Gasparino book gets a HuffPo going over.
- Has Maddow blacklisted Clarke Cooper?
- Jon Stewart to appear on The Factor.
- Obama to appear on CNBC town hall.
- Q&A: Geraldo disses Piers.
- Shuster: I’m not in cable news prison.
- Maddow snags interview with VP Biden.
- Rove comments on Hannity raise eyebrows.
- Media Matters didn’t raise enough money for anti-Fox ad.
- CNBCers appear in Oliver Stone film.
- Glenn Beck addresses the ‘sex tape’ stories.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/14/10 00:20
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Videos: thanks for the mammaries; today’s oops.
- Alan still gets hate mail.
- Jenna Lee earns her spurs.
- Million dollar ad to air tonight.
- Video: O’Reilly on Good Morning America.
- Nixon target: Brit Hume.
- CNN Heroes set for Thanksgiving.
- FBN testimony in FOIA flap.
- FNC’s Clemente: frequent flier with the famous.
- Spitzer: dressed for success?
- Old CNN error becomes today’s campaign issue.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/13/10 00:06
- More Democrats watch FNC than CNN or MSNBC.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Timeline to Terror-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Spitzer replacement volunteers.
- Groovin’ with Shep [pdf].
- Richard Lui’s MSNBC debut, part of new lineup.
- Larry is still the king. Of sports?
- Pew: News consumers transitioning; MSNBCNN down.
- Morning anchor’s undergarments.
- Q&A: Rick Sanchez, Jamil Smith.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/11/10 00:04
- Reliable Sources on Koran coverage.
- Beck/Palin event held, the Republic survived.
- Geller gripes about Geraldo visit.
- Piers snags Entourage cast and Leo DiCaprio.
- News Watch panel on 9/11 and Koran coverage.
- CNN scraps gay poll per GLAAD request.
- Peter Johnson Jr: Remembering is just the beginning.
- After Sanchez hype, CNN follows FNC’s lead.
- Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap.
- Video: 9/11 as it happened.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/10/10 00:01
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Fox didn’t take the bait. Kurtz praises. Zurawik: FNC gets full credit.
- Rick Leventhal and panel reflect on 9/11.
- Bret Baier takes center stage.
- Olby week in review.
- New, bizarre MSNBC interview technique.
- MSNBC changes.
- 9/11 schedules: FNC, CNN.
- Surprise: Park & Spit agree!
- Q&A: Rick Sanchez.
- Grace’s Swift Justice imminent.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/09/10 00:17
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/08/10 00:20
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/07/10 00:06
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/04/10 00:06
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/03/10 00:18
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/02/10 00:06
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/01/10 00:05
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/31/10 00:10
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/30/10 00:44
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/28/10 00:12
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/27/10 00:35
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/26/10 00:03
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/25/10 00:15
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/24/10 00:30
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/23/10 01:05
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/21/10 00:01
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/20/10 01:05
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/19/10 00:02
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/18/10 00:02
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/17/10 00:34
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/16/10 00:20
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/14/10 00:04
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/13/10 00:54
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/12/10 00:05
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/11/10 00:03
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/10/10 00:29
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/09/10 00:07
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/07/10 00:03
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/06/10 00:05
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/05/10 00:42
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/04/10 00:03
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/03/10 00:09
Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
FNC #3 cable channel, CNNMSNBC out of top 30. Guys, it’s a joke. ...read more
FNC #3 cable channel, CNNMSNBC out of top 30. Guys, it’s a joke. ...read more
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/02/10 00:07
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/31/10 00:06
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/30/10 00:04
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/29/10 00:07
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/28/10 00:06
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/27/10 00:05
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/26/10 00:06
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/23/10 00:37
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/22/10 01:39
Mythbusting: Was it Fox’s Fault? Bill’s mea culpa (video). Sherrod’s attack. Kurtz: don’t blame Fox. Lessons learned? ...read more
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/21/10 00:01
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/20/10 00:01
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/19/10 00:49
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/17/10 00:21
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/16/10 00:14
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/15/10 00:13
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/14/10 00:04
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/13/10 00:57
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/12/10 00:08
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/10/10 00:25
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/09/10 00:11
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/08/10 00:06
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/07/10 01:03
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/06/10 00:15
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/03/10 00:44
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/02/10 00:02
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/01/10 00:10
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/30/10 00:04
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/29/10 00:33
Q2 numbers: FNC holds top 13 slots. Olbermann demo drop: is D-Rat the answer? Coop crumbles. King collapses: CNN in a tough spot. Q2 spin: MSNBC, CNN. ...read more
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/28/10 00:12
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/26/10 00:33
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/25/10 00:03
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/24/10 00:02
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/23/10 00:45
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/22/10 00:40
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/21/10 00:50
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/19/10 00:04
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/18/10 00:49
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/17/10 00:19
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/16/10 00:09
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/15/10 00:06
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/14/10 00:40
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/12/10 00:12
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/11/10 01:45
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/10/10 00:46
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/09/10 01:41
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/07/10 01:52
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/05/10 00:54
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/04/10 01:01
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/02/10 00:59
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/01/10 00:03
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/28/10 00:57
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/27/10 00:05
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/26/10 00:02
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/25/10 00:06
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/24/10 01:42
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/21/10 00:52
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/17/10 00:14
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/14/10 00:38
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/13/10 00:50
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/12/10 00:58
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/11/10 10:50
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/10/10 01:05
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/08/10 00:04
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/07/10 00:46
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/06/10 00:45
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/05/10 00:53
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/04/10 01:06
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/03/10 00:50
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/01/10 00:45
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/30/10 00:16
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/29/10 00:48
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/28/10 00:25
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/26/10 00:43
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/24/10 00:16
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/23/10 00:45
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/22/10 00:32
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/21/10 00:44
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/20/10 00:55
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/19/10 00:03
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/17/10 00:03
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/16/10 00:20
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/15/10 00:58
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/14/10 00:55
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/13/10 00:02
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/12/10 00:52
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/10/10 00:51
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/09/10 00:44
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/08/10 00:05
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/07/10 00:56
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/06/10 01:45
It’s official: Shuster suspended! Next stop: CNN?
Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Beck-Angle 1-2-3.
Weekend numbers. Weekly ranker.
Fireworks: Giuliani vs Arianna.
Profiles: Megyn Kelly, Liz Claman. Q&A: Maria Bartiromo (via ICN).
Jamie McIntyre resurfaces. Griffin surgery today. Hotline after dark.
Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Beck-Angle 1-2-3.
Weekend numbers. Weekly ranker.
Fireworks: Giuliani vs Arianna.
Profiles: Megyn Kelly, Liz Claman. Q&A: Maria Bartiromo (via ICN).
Jamie McIntyre resurfaces. Griffin surgery today. Hotline after dark.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/05/10 02:53
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/03/10 01:31
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/01/10 01:24