- Media Buzz videos: media Sanders
- Reliable Sources videos: CNN vs Cruz; ABC debate disaster; SuperBowl.
- Video: Carl Cameron and Bret Baier panel
- TCG: Hugs and other perils of letting non-journalists host debates.
- Joined CNN on Feb 1, appears on Fox Feb 6. CNN adds Dem debate.
- SotU to air commercial-free. Sunday special preview:
- Chris Cuomo to co-host CNN Super Bowl special. Q&A: Sanjay Gupta.
- Greta’s On the Record is ‘endorsement central‘. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Kelly File video: discusses Maddow and the MSNBC debate.
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- MSNBCNN will reward Trump for attempting to bully Megyn Kelly.
- Concha predicts millions will watch debate, but how many millions?
- Stelter: Trump tweets fake photo of Megyn Kelly and Saudi Prince.
- Gold: Ailes chose Megyn over Trump. Trump vs Fox: Who’s winning?
- Battaglio: Standing by Megyn Kelly was the ‘only proper response‘.
- Factor video: Bill grills The Donald Wemple’s take.
- Scarborough was willing to consider Trump V-P slot…until he wasn’t.
- ICN: Don’t do it. CNN suggests it won’t air Trump, then confirms it will!
- Lewis: No reporter has gotten under Trump’s skin like Megyn Kelly has.
- How Megyn Kelly triumphed over sexism, bullying. Q&A: Bill Hemmer.
- Elliott: Megyn Kelly says Democrats are ‘crazy’ not to do an FNC debate.
- Mazzei: Bret Baier preps for another GOP debate. Kicking and streaming.
- Somerby: Shameless clowning and proselytization at Maddow’s town hall.
- Poniewozik: Fox’s stand is right. Valenti: ‘Bimbo’ is sexist; so is ‘lightweight’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Somerby: Expect partisanship but little info from Maddow town hall.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Trump triggers his very own ‘bimbo eruption‘. The graphic.
- Joe S rips Megyn K: I’d rather set myself on fire than debate with ‘that’.
- Videos: Megyn Kelly talks to Extra, tells E.T. Trump may still show up.
- Steinberg: Without Trump, Fox News will aim to ‘get down to business‘.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC political coverage, where journalism is optional.
- Sally Kohn: Megyn Kelly is a real journalist willing to stick her neck out.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace says the media have been too kind to Donald Trump.
- Q&A: Bret Baier, one of cable news’ ‘most objective voices’. More. More.
- Kelly File video: Megyn and Brit Hume on
- Concha: The DNC and RNC have lost control over the nominating process.
- ICN has a word for Trump’s debate dodging. CNNC: No planted questions.
- Pederson: Trump campaign exec threatened ‘a rough couple days‘ for Megyn.
- Wemple: Trump, Fox, and the implosion of the conservative media critique.
- Zurawik: Everybody loses as Trump ducks debate. Coop discusses his mom.
- Joyella: Cablers nominated for GLAAD awards. Will Sanders face Maddow?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Matthews goes full racist: Who’s gonna watch two Cuban guys?
- Donald Trump taking his marbles, skipping Fox News debate.
- Monday’s numbers: CNN Town Hall-O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- MSNBC skeds Dem debate: partisan Maddow to be a moderator!
- Somerby: Dishonest Maddow running a con. Weekend numbers.
- Chris Wallace on Megyn Kelly. Baier: We’re not afraid of Trump.
- Ailes: Fox News stands behind Megyn; she’ll be on stage Thursday.
- Wemple: Who was Megyn Kelly before Trump’s sexist attacks? More.
- Brian Williams: Lying in wait. Blizzard 2016 brings ratings bump.
- Kelly File video: Megyn talks Trump with Glenn Beck
- ICN: MSNBC announcement raises questions. ‘Breaking news‘ on CNN.
- Controversy over CNN planted question theory. Maddow’s Flint town hall.
- Fox: Trump showing fear of Megyn Kelly. CNNC: Why is Poppy in the snow?
- Zurawik: Chris Wallace refused to let Donald Trump dictate interview terms.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers (demo): Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Chuck Todd’s feeble Trump interview and why it was so. Q&A.
- Book TV video: Dana Perino interviews James Rosen. Coop’s concession.
- On Special Report Bret Baier gets primetime ratings in an early evening slot.
- Video: of Sean Pean’s El Chapo interview.
- …with Bob Beckel. Preview of the Fox Business debate.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Morning Joe hires former Fox News exec to save struggling show.
- Bret Baier: seven years filling big shoes. Greta van Susteren honored.
- FBN announces debate moderators, says it won’t show empty podium.
- FTV Live: Reports of Don Lemon’s ‘suspension’ may be exaggerated?
- Wemple: FNC’s ‘love affair‘ with 13 Hours and the Benghazi controversy.
- O’Donnell viewers raise $10 million to fund schools for Malawi children.
- Kelly File video: discuss 13 Hours film and more.
- Why do CNN and MSNBC cover Trump three times as much as FNC does?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN reporter who coordinated with Hillary aide also got job offer.
- Ace political reporters at ABC and CBS News praise…Fox News!?!
- Zurawik: CNN coverage of Gray mistrial ‘overheated, even tabloid‘.
- Trump: I get better press from CNN than Fox. Video:
- Charlie Rose video: Q&A with four CNN
- Greta: Bret Baier’s special delivery; are journalists really independent?
Monday Links and Open Thread
- The Five video: over ISIS attacks and US response.
- Friday’s numbers: Shepard Smith-Megyn Kelly-Cooper 1-2-3.
- Video: on tolerance and extreme voices.
- Outnumbered video: on ISIS attacks and US response.
- Fox News tops ratings for Paris attacks, averages 4.4 million. More.
- Video: react to President’s press conference.
- Wemple: CNN anchor blames French Muslims for not stopping attack.
- Wemple: NY Times report revives contentious subject of ‘no-go zones’.
- Kilmeade book tops Trump, Carson debuts. Poling: An intriguing tale.
- F&F video: Meet Anna, Clayton dissed again.
- Controversy swirls around CNN real-time narration of police movements.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Special Report video: The Bret Baier
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Joyella: Undisclosed conflict of interest in WaPost attacks on O’Reilly?
- Daily Show video: Chris Hayes. Facebook app includes FNC ‘stations’.
- MSNBCNN cheated in their debate coverage. CNN to retire iReport.
- Video: Lunch, with a dash of Lemon. Ruddy: Today’s quitting demand.
- Nolte: The RNC needs to ‘seriously rethink‘ next month’s CNN debate.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- October cable news program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Video: Sean Hannity Politifact’s ‘pants on fire’ rating.
- ‘Fox primary’ meme takes another hit. Year one with Meredith Artley.
- Don Lemon comment stirs controversy, triggers today’s firing demand.
- Strange Inheritance to launch second season with four-episode marathon.
- CNBC preps for GOP face-off. Trump preemptively calls debate ‘unfair’.
- Bret Baier: bowling to benefit sick children. FNC sets live debate analysis.
- FBN taps Cavuto, Bartiromo for debate. Concha: CNBC’s debate ratings.
- Wemple: A look at Melissa Harris-Perry’s ‘hard work’ history at MSNBC.
- Wemple: Melissa Harris-Perry leans way forward, redefines ‘hard worker’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Special Report video: The to latest Trump ploy.
- Concha: In love and war, who needs the other more…Fox or Trump?
- FNC: Trump began ‘boycott’ when we cancelled his Factor interview.
- Trumper tantrum: The Donald says no more Fox appearances?! More.
- CNN anchor suggests the Pope supports Bernie Sanders’s platform.
- Wemple: Trump’s anti-Fox tirade a sure sign he’s feeling the heat.
- Fillmore: John Walsh is now spokesman for The Justice Network.
- Why Chris Wallace won’t let Trump phone it in. Weekend numbers.
- Steinberg: Cable newsers hope to find glory in coverage of Papal visit.
- Farhi: Williams protected by a ‘cone of silence‘. Steel: The ‘halo effect‘.
- Milbank: CNN created Fiorina; Miringoff: FNCNN screwed Scott Walker.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Special Report video: return to the All-Star panel.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Debate II-debate I-postdebate 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly signs with high-profile talent agency CAA (v/CNNC).
- MSNBC sets skeds for Chuck Todd, Kate Snow. Is it “hard news?”
- Q&A: Dana Perino; video: Bill Hemmer compares CNN with FNC.
- Chicago Tribune: CNN moderators had us yearning for Megyn Kelly.
- CNN GOP debate snags 22.9 million, falls short of FNC’s 24 million.
- Joyella: Critics, campaigns pan debate. FTV: CNN did not top FNC.
- Greta: It’s time we stop treating debates like Dancing with the Stars.
- Questions: Awful (Griswold), solid (Nolte). CNN streaming strained.
- Zucker play: CNN exec defends channel’s obsessive political coverage.
- Zurawik: Jake Tapper didn’t have the authority Fox’s moderators had.
- Peters: Weak questions compared to the ‘lively and great’ Fox debate.
- Gold: The three-hour ‘debate from hell‘. Tucker: The fireworks fizzled.
- Factor video: rates the moderators and participants.
- Scarry: Chris Christie foils CNN ploy. Wemple: Fun with split screens.
- Journos blast Trump-centric questions. Hillary in Situation Room today.
- McNamara: From surly to surreal. Shock headline:
- Wemple: CNN’s red carpet exclusives. FTV: A case of mistaken identity.
- McClay: Can CNN match Fox’s quality journalism…and colossal ratings?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Trump Ben Laura
- Reliable Sources videos: Jake Tapper, Arwa Damon, Dick Cavett.
- TCG: Jacob’s ladder…from HuffPost to MSNBC correspondent.
- Lapointe: Rachel’s rambling monologues go around in circles.
- Somerby: The dumbing down of a heinous, irresponsible show.
- Kurtzleben: How CNN’s altered debate criteria gave Carly an in.
- Bret Baier’s recollections of 9/11/2001. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Your Buzz videos: questions, Carly news.
- Wemple: Should Rachel Maddow be in charge of Republican debates?
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Monday Links and Open Thread
- Stelter: Megyn Kelly doesn’t want to be seen as a victim.
- Friday’s numbers: Chris Wallace-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Goldberg: Some FNC viewers don’t want ‘fair and balanced’.
- Sherman: Is Megyn Kelly the next Oprah? (via Brian Stelter)
- Trump won’t be bidding on this. Call me and I’ll be around.
- Video: Outnumbered discusses PTSD, Megyn Kelly.
- Kurtz: Debates use provocative questions to get pols off-script.
- F&F video: take the Army’s physical fitness test.
- Battaglio: Bret Baier’s debate prep and Ailes’s non-involvement.
- McCarthy: Debate proves FNC is an arm of the Democratic party.
- CNN’s Great Weather Contest has begun. Bob Beckel makes book.
- Video: Totally believable Trump supporters rail against Megyn Kelly.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos:
- Reliable Sources videos: Rating the moderators, Jorge Ramos, Omarosa.
- TCG: This is CNN, where half a quote is better than one.
- Allen: Trump to appear on Fox News Monday prime time.
- Concha: Trump’s war on Fox is good news for MSNBCNN.
- Guardian: Forget Donald Trump…Megyn Kelly won the debate.
- Journalism organizations should demand Trump apologize to Kelly.
- Wemple: Did we just watch Megyn Kelly get too big for Fox News?
- Video: Megyn reveals just before the debate.
- Greg Gutfeld erupts on twitter defending Kelly. Megyn will respond.
- Bizarre: CNN hosts Trump tirade of personal attacks on Megyn Kelly!
- Politico: FNC won the debate. CNN signs Jeffrey Lord. Sunday talkers.
- Howard Kurtz videos: MSNBC Trump