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Friday Links and Open Thread
05/15/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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
05/07/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/04/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/25/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/18/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/13/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/10/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/08/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/03/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/30/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/27/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/16/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/11/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/16/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/13/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/10/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/06/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/03/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/30/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/24/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/21/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/14/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/09/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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...
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/02/15 12:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/30/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/23/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/13/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/05/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/01/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/20/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/07/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/04/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/30/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/24/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/08/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/03/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/30/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/27/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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).
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/13/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/06/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/29/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/22/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/14/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/08/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/01/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/30/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/26/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/03/14 22:11 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/01/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/26/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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
06/10/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/07/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/03/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/29/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/14/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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?
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/02/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/29/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/25/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/23/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/21/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/16/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/10/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/05/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/31/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/28/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/26/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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’.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/06/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/04/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/01/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/25/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/10/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/31/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/29/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/27/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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?!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/11/14 22:10 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/08/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/03/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
New Year's Eve Links and Open Thread
12/31/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/20/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/12/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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
12/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/27/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/21/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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
11/12/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/08/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/05/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/30/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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).
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/28/13 23:05 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/25/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/18/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/16/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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?
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/07/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/27/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/24/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/21/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/05/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/29/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/22/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/16/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/14/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/03/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/30/13 11:31 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/25/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/18/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/11/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
'Bill Would Like to Speak with You...'
07/05/13 12:42 Filed in: videos
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/21/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/14/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/06/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/04/13 00:05 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/29/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/24/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/17/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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).
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/07/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/30/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/19/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/15/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/11/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/09/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/06/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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?
Smears, Lies, and Videotape
04/04/13 13:35 Filed in: slanders
Pooch prevaricator Priscilla pummels O’Reilly…but there’s a catch. ...read more
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/04/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/01/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/26/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/20/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/15/13 00:30 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/06/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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
02/26/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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!
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/22/13 00:10 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/12/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/07/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/05/13 00:10 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/01/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/30/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/26/13 00:15 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/22/13 00:20 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/19/13 00:35 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/15/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 $5 million?
- Piers Morgan, new ratings champ…except for all the others.
- New MoJo PR ploy. Today’s boycott. Rundown turns three.
- Sports not-so-illustrated. Raising America. No-spin shocker!
- Factor video: Geraldo Rivera’s close encounter with Al Gore.
- Imus video: Holder vs McGuirk pt one, pt two. Weekend numbers.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/09/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Schools teaching pupils to ‘spread the wealth’?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Red Eye video: Andy Levy ombudses guns, Gore, and more.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Al-Jazeera has a bias, but it’s not what you think.
- Factor video: Is Planned Parenthood violating federal law?
- MSNBC claims Chained to My Ex is journalism. Today’s outrage.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/08/13 00:08 Filed in: links
- Current staffers grumble at Al Jazeera confab. Flashback.
- Profile: David Asman on journalism, marriage, and cigars.
- FNC tops coveted Facebook comment metric. FBN exec exits.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum. CNBC unveils revamped Prime.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the press vs right to privacy.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/05/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Videos: Greta on This Week part one, part two; web extra.
- Reliable Sources videos: Clinton, Christie, the cliff, and more.
- Who currently at Current will survive the cut? CNN on storms.
- News Watch video: How well did the press cover Congress?
- Briggs replacement: Tucker Carlson? J$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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/03/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Christmas Eve Links and Open Thread
12/24/12 01:15 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/18/12 00:25 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/14/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/12/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/07/12 09:55 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/30/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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
11/21/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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!’
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/16/12 00:27 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/13/12 00:40 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/08/12 00:25 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/03/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/01/12 00:33 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/26/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/23/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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!
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/19/12 00:22 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/16/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/12/12 00:06 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/09/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/06/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/03/12 00:02 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/26/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/18/12 00:23 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/13/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- 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.
'I'm Not a Greed-Head'
08/30/12 12:52 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Bill O’Reilly reviews the Republican convention so far:
From Fox & Friends, August 30 2012
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/30/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/28/12 00:27 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/16/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/14/12 00:11 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/07/12 12:05 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/25/12 00:12 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/10/12 00:29 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/03/12 00:45 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/22/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/19/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/16/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/12/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/05/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- 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?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/24/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/18/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/12/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/01/12 00:23 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/27/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/24/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/21/12 00:02 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/18/12 00:34 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/13/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/10/12 01:23 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/06/12 00:18 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/04/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- 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 $10 million dollar chandelier: video.
- Video: Debbie Wasserman Schultz w/Greta. NBC’s evasive apology.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/03/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Video: Bret Baier interview with Jay Carney turns contentious.
- After O’Reilly Factor airing, NBC admits error in doctored 911 audio.
- The Five video: Send in the clowns...on the taxpayers’ dime.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five (!)-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: S.E. Cupp offers best wishes to Keith Olbermann.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly fact-checks Brian Stelter. Heather hubbub resolved.
- MSNBC signature program announces landmark. Weekend numbers.
- Olbermann’s ‘silent treatment’: he wouldn’t even talk to his boss!
- Bercovici: What’s next for Olby...CNN? Lowry: Divorce—media-style.
- Simon: Olbermann is just one ironclad contract away from a new job.
- Q&A: Carl Cameron on the MD primary and staying fit; Rich Edson.
- Zurawik: Does anyone at Comcast care about journalistic standards?
- Video: Bernard Goldberg has a solution for Comcast’s (MS)NBC problem.
- Today’s deep (i.e. sick) thought. Tonight’s cablenews primary coverage.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/30/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- Current fires Olbermann! Olby responds. Current preps for battle.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Again?! Bill O’Reilly on cable beats Brian Williams on NBC.
- Cablenews swells gather for Lemon-cohosted NLGJA fundraiser.
- Why didn’t last night’s Red Eye air? Explanation may be coming.
- Where’s Margaret Hoover? J$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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/27/12 00:22 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/21/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/16/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/13/12 12:15 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/08/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/25/12 00:29 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/22/12 00:21 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/18/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/16/12 00:09 Filed in: links
- 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
02/08/12 00:58 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/04/12 01:02 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/31/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/21/12 00:03 Filed in: links
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/17/12 00:55 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/13/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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).
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/02/12 00:27 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/27/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- 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
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/21/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- 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
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/19/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- 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
12/10/11 00:14 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/08/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- 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
11/30/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/23/11 00:40 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/21/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- 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.
Hahahahaa!
11/20/11 18:25 Filed in: slanders
The great coffee bean conspiracy exposed! But alas, there’s a catch. ...read more
The Aunty-Truth Squad
11/19/11 12:47 Filed in: slanders
A Fox hater ‘proves’ Bill O’Reilly is ‘the best liar on television’. But there’s a catch. ...read more
'It's a Flat Out Lie!'
11/17/11 20:42 Filed in: videos
Brodsky's Broadside Is Bull
11/15/11 16:45 Filed in: slanders
Ellen Brodsky tries to correct a correction, but there’s a catch--she’s not telling the truth. ...read more
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/15/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/10/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/31/11 00:56 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/27/11 00:35 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/22/11 00:08 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/20/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- 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.
'I Don't Understand What His Beef Is'
10/14/11 14:21 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Bill O’Reilly on Eric Holder, Solyndra, Hank Williams Jr, and more:
From Fox & Friends, October 14 2011
From Fox & Friends, October 14 2011
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/14/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/12/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
'CBS News Is Very Nervous'
10/07/11 17:53 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Insights on 15 years of Fox News from Bret Baier, Bill O’Reilly, Greta van Susteren, and Shepard Smith:
From Fox & Friends, October 7 2011
From Fox & Friends, October 7 2011
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/04/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/01/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/20/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/13/11 01:12 Filed in: links
- 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!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/08/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/30/11 00:55 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/20/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/16/11 00:59 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/11/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/29/11 01:16 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/22/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/18/11 00:35 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/08/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/29/11 00:23 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/20/11 23:02 Filed in: links
- 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.
'He Was Preserving the Dignity of His Family'
06/16/11 23:50 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Should Weiner have resigned? It’s Colmes vs O’Reilly! Alan’s exit line breaks up the crew (and Bill):
From The O’Reilly Factor, June 16 2011
From The O’Reilly Factor, June 16 2011
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/17/11 00:19 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/14/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/07/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/26/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- 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
05/18/11 00:36 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/10/11 00:38 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/07/11 01:09 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/14/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/12/11 00:32 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/09/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/05/11 00:39 Filed in: links
- 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?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/02/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/17/11 00:37 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/11/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/08/11 00:19 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/04/11 00:21 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/22/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/16/11 00:35 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/10/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/27/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/18/11 00:14 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/12/11 01:15 Filed in: links
- 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!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/06/11 00:59 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/14/10 00:27 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/10/10 00:29 Filed in: links
- 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’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/07/10 00:25 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/01/10 00:10 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/24/10 00:31 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/15/10 23:36 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/06/10 00:08 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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’.
'You Got Me There!'
11/04/10 21:39 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! O’Reilly takes another shot at Dana Milbank, with Megyn’s help:
From The O’Reilly Factor, November 4 2010
From The O’Reilly Factor, November 4 2010
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/04/10 00:45 Filed in: links
- 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?
'MSNBC Jumped the Shark'
11/03/10 22:01 Filed in: videos
Election Day Links and Open Thread
11/02/10 00:05 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/29/10 00:43 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/21/10 13:06 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/19/10 00:10 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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).
'Bill Was Himself a Pin-Head'
10/15/10 11:02 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The View sparks an intramural spat between Geraldo, O’Reilly, and Rove:
From Fox & Friends, October 15 2010 Postscript: hurt feelings.
From Fox & Friends, October 15 2010 Postscript: hurt feelings.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/14/10 00:03 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/08/10 00:26 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/04/10 00:07 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/01/10 23:52 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/29/10 00:01 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Fox Haters Week in Review!
09/26/10 21:11 Filed in: slanders
Plagiarism, prevaricators, and Press (he’s a liar). It’s another extraordinary edition of Fox Haters Week in Review! ...read more
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/23/10 00:23 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/18/10 00:36 Filed in: links
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/17/10 01:03 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/15/10 00:43 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/08/10 00:20 Filed in: links
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/30/10 00:44 Filed in: links
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/28/10 00:12 Filed in: links
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/26/10 00:03 Filed in: links
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
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Friday Links and Open Thread
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/19/10 00:02 Filed in: links
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/17/10 00:34 Filed in: links
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/16/10 00:20 Filed in: links
Weekend Links and Open Thread
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/12/10 00:05 Filed in: links
Fox Haters Week in Review!
08/08/10 19:43 Filed in: slanders
So who are we going after this time? Media Matters, Cenk Uygur, Keith Olbermann, assorted internet crazies, and of course the dog pound. It's today's rip-roaring installment of Fox Haters Week in Review! ...read more
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/06/10 00:05 Filed in: links
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/04/10 00:03 Filed in: links
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/03/10 00:09 Filed in: links
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 Filed in: links
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/31/10 00:06 Filed in: links
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/27/10 00:05 Filed in: links
'He Was Playing with Unnecessary Roughness'
07/22/10 19:45 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Glenn Beck describes an angry confrontation between his producer and Bill O’Reilly’s (video courtesy of The Right Scoop):
From The Glenn Beck Program, July 22 2010
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/22/10 01:39 Filed in: links
Mythbusting: Was it Fox’s Fault? Bill’s mea culpa (video). Sherrod’s attack. Kurtz: don’t blame Fox. Lessons learned? ...read more
'My Irritable, Irascible Colleague'
07/18/10 00:36 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Judge talks about a disagreement with an FNC colleague regarding the Patriot Act:
From American Revival, July 17 2010
Video clip courtesy of The Right Scoop, where you can see the entire speech.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/27/10 00:05 Filed in: links
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/24/10 01:42 Filed in: links
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/22/10 00:45 Filed in: links
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/21/10 00:52 Filed in: links
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/12/10 00:58 Filed in: links
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/05/10 00:53 Filed in: links
Fox Haters Week in Review!
04/18/10 19:25 Filed in: slanders
Stolen charity funds, a double Obamacare standard, people hiding in plain sight...plus a controversy from nearly a decade ago unwisely revived to smear Bill O’Reilly. It’s another spine-tingling edition of Fox Haters Week in Review! ...read more
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/14/10 00:55 Filed in: links
'You Got Brain Damaged Going to Law School'
04/06/10 15:07 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Bill O’Reilly does it live as he brings a segment of The Factor to daytime. O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly revisit the Westboro Church case:
From America Live, April 6 2010
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/05/10 02:53 Filed in: links
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/01/10 01:24 Filed in: links