- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Tucker Carlson/Bret Baier 1- 2/2 tie.
- New Years on FNC: Kimberly, Bolling, Watters, Kennedy, and friends.
- Treacher: Eichenwald says it was just a joke, and a secret coded message.
- Steve Hilton signs as FNC contributor. Whither the War on Christmas?
- ICN chides MSNBC for using political analyst Halperin as a news anchor.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow recognized for 2016 journalistic achievement.
- Flood: O’Donnell’s viewers are helping Malawi, Africa one desk at a time.
- How Sean Hannity became a conservative influential. Q&A: Eric Bolling.
- Sunday showdown: MediaBuzz beats Reliable Sources. Weekend numbers.
- CNN’s Rye: TSA ‘vaginal pat-down‘ violated my ’emotional and physical safety’.
- Videos: on hacking ‘evidence’; on fake news.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Ariens: Kelly File EP Tom Lowell promoted to FNC VP/Managing Editor.
- Dr Monica Crowley leaves FNC to be Deputy National Security Advisor.
- Out# video: Panel debates over Russia allegations.
- Hemingway: Five ways oblivious national media can regain public’s trust.
- Kelly File video: outraged at CIA refusal to brief Congress.
- Zurawik: Trump coverage shows how out of touch the national media are.
- Terris: Has Trump made Joe and Mika as important as they think they are?
- Today’s specularama centers on Kim Guilfoyle. Sean Hannity moonlighting.
- Denning: How Megyn Kelly rose to the top. Bret Baier’s greatest challenge.
- Courts give green light to sue CNN. Klotz to Fox. Ronan resurfaces, sort of.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tucker Carlson video: CEO with Trump supporters.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-O’Bolling Factor-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Rothstein: Brian Stelter smears Daily Caller, then lifts one of our stories!
- Concha: CNN’s Amanpour epitomizes anti-Trump tripling down by MSM.
- Zucker play: CNN honcho gives stamp of approval to ‘tenacious’ Amanpour.
- Amazon nixes anti-Megyn review spam. Fox News Sunday gets Pence bump.
- Hannity video: Sean with BuzzFeed reporter Rosie Gray.
- Nolan: Time Warner, AT&T, Trump, and what’s about to happen to CNN.
- Viser: What happened when CNN portrayed me as an ‘alt-right founder’.
- Van Jones in Canada. Q&A: Lawrence O’Donnell. Megyn doesn’t fit the mold.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Bannon, transition, and more.
- Concha: Media again show their hands in flap over Trump’s ‘press pool’.
- Keith Olbermann resurfaces. Audio: talks to Howard Stern.
- Q&A: Meghan McCain. Hannity’s $29 million a year tops NYC’s ‘rich list’.
- Calderone: End of Bloomberg’s WADR will leave a gap in MSNBC schedule.
- Ellefson to MSNBC: Don’t go middle-of-the road; ICN: That’s just nonsense.
- How CNN pulled off 18 months of election coverage. About CNN’s chatbots.
- The View videos: Megyn Kelly on Trump, O’Reilly, and more
- Battaglio: Organized campaign trying to damage sales of Megyn Kelly’s book.
- Post-election, MSNBC trails The Hallmark Channel. Gretchen talks to 20/20.
- Videos: Tucker Carlson debates Coop talks with Megyn.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- The View video: on debate prep, the campaign, and more.
- Conspiracy theorists erupt as Fox News and CNN vanish from DirecTV.
- Concha: Cable news channels prep for post-partisan ratings depression.
- MSNBC anchor halts talk of ‘unverified’ report MSNBC already reported.
- Wemple: How is Bret Baier like Hannity? Both are Trump propagandists!
- Video: confirms and clarifies Fox reports on Clinton Foundation.
- Geraldo lists upper east side crib: $7.2 million. FNC signs Dem Mo Elliethee.
- Zurawik: CNN’s actions in leak scandal show why media are year’s big losers.
- Cable Game: The most busted name in news. Bauder: CNN on the defensive.
- Factor video: on how the POTUS nominees deal with press.
- Q&A: John Berman, Jeffrey Lord, Nicolle Wallace, Rachel Maddow, Hallie Jackson.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Videos: Shep coverage of email news, with and
- Impartial CNN reporter defends anti-Trump opinionizing by journalists.
- Concha: Did Mark Halperin deserve to be Lauer’d for his Trump interview?
- Somerby: Rachel gets expert advice. Q&A: Brian Kilmeade, Arwa Damon.
- Tucker Carlson and James Carville in Toledo. FNC signs Lisa Marie Boothe.
- Farhi: CNN set to hit $1 billion profits in 2016; FNC projected to top $1.67B.
- Heslam: Sly Megyn Kelly is changing Fox. Is Kelly & Kelly Kelly’s ‘big chance‘?
- Joyella: Campaign embeds call in reports on Pence’s plane. Just an oversight?
- All the notions that Hannity will leave Fox for ‘Trump TV‘? Well there’s a catch.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday numbers: Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Don Lemon wants to host a show like Bill Maher’s. Q&A: Jeff Zucker.
- Concha: CNN et al dinged by ABC ‘exclusive’ hype. Up late with Hannity.
- On the Record video: on Trump’s ‘attack the media’ strategy.
- Zurawik: Megyn Kelly is in the vanguard of the war against male privilege.
- Flint: Megyn Kelly is seeking more than $20 million in FNC contract talks.
- Rupert wants to keep Megyn and Bill at Fox: ‘We’re not changing direction.’
- Wemple: Eight reasons Donald Trump is the ultimate cable news candidate.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Videos: Dana Perino talks about politics and Jasper and The View.
- Concha: ‘Trump TV‘…what would it be, where would it be, would it work?
- Coop set to do ‘uncensored’ stage show with producer of Real Housewives.
- Media Buzz edges Reliable. Weekend numbers. CNN tops demo for month.
- CNN’s new set until election day; Fox News’s new set beginning election day.
- Chilly reaction to Time/Warner deal as execs try to preserve CNN’s integrity.
- Kelly File video: on where recent FBI leaks are coming from.
- Factor video: Mr Bill to back up her criticisms of The Factor.
- Stiles: CNN Trumpsession nets them an extra $100 million. Q&A: Ana Navarro.
- Somerby: The ‘basic fact‘ Maddow didn’t tell viewers. Hannity the propagandist.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Rothstein: Clinton team tries to repair damage after Greta insulted.
- Fox News 20-year videos: Mr a
- Treacher: Andrew Kaczynski’s first big scoop for CNN is a real doozy.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC producer really eager to get Hillary aide on air.
- Wemple: That’s not a ‘feud’…it was an unprovoked attack by Hannity.
- Concha: In spite of media hype, Fox News ‘war’ is over before it began.
- Latest Fox News ‘civil war’ turns out to be the shortest one yet. Video.
- Factor video: previews Sunday’s Clinton/Trump rematch.
- Audio Q&A: Jake Tapper on media bias etc; Chris Stirewalt on the debates.
- CNN re-shoots focus group poll, changes third-party backers to ‘undecided’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Video: and Bill Hemmer examine media scrutiny of Trump.
- Concha: The Hannity/Megyn spat is a good thing. ICN does not concur.
- Sean Hannity takes a pot shot at Megyn Kelly: ‘Clearly you support her.’
- Kelly File video: Perino and Stirewalt examine the
- Why CNN hired BuzzFeeders. CNN Student News recycling ‘shovelware’.
- Profile: Rosa Flores. Wemple: Today’s O’Whine; today’s O’Whine part deux.
- Rothstein: CNN reporter doesn’t understand why Fox News won’t bash itself.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Concha: Reliable Sources coverage of NYT/Trump taxes omitted key facts.
- Freaky Friday numbers: Rachel Maddow-Anderson Cooper-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN hires Andrew Kaczynski, BuzzFeed team. Contessa Brewer resurfaces.
- Fox Report video: A former over the fight for Mosul.
- Willens: Soundbites, salacious quotes…how Fox News surged on Instagram.
- Sullivan: Who’s responsible for the rise of Donald Trump? CNN’s Jeff Zucker.
- Geraldo sues over water damage to Upper East Side pad. Q&A: Hala Gorani.
- Darcy: Hannity’s ‘on an island’…because he disagrees with some others at Fox.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Bret Baier (6pm)-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- James Murdoch: Fox News ratings stronger than ever after Roger Ailes exit.
- On the Record video: on media abandonment of objectivity.
- Wemple: Hannity does his first, and last, appearance in a video for Trump.
- Bacher: The Andrea Tantaros saga, unfortunately as told by Andrea Tantaros.
- Concha: Amid reports of Corey Lewandowski suspension, CNN issues denials.
- Zucker play: CNN exec again sticks up for Lewandowski. New CNN podcasts.
- Yahr: How a celebrity chef went from CNN’s biggest risk to an unexpected star.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Branching out: Megyn Kelly to produce comedy about campaign embeds.
- Concha: CNN doctors Trump comments on vetting, falsely inserts ‘racial’.
- Gahr: Gabriel Sherman lack of disclosure taints his reporting on Fox News.
- Ariens: Neil Cavuto comments on FBN’s first ever weekly win over CNBC.
- Media Buzz tops Reliable Sources. Weekend numbers. CNN’s bomb bump.
- How badly is Fox News ‘imploding’? This badly. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
- Byers: Scarborough, Trump explore deténte in secret summit; Joe: You lie!
- Trump cites Hannity as a witness but Wemple is dubious; Hannity
- Hannity/Trump town hall at black church; CNN gets Obama. Survey says: Coop!
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Adams: Ignore the lies, Fox News is not ‘imploding’…in fact, it’s surging.
- Outnumbered video: over Trump ‘birther’ press conference.
- Concha: Stelter should apologize, CNN should consider suspending him.
- Concha: Brian Stelter claims Hannity may be rooting for Hillary’s death.
- Trump unhappy with debate moderator from the ‘Clinton News Network’.
- Katz: I’ll Tell You What aims to be ‘fair-minded, kind, respectful…and fun’.
- Newsers gripe they got ‘played‘ by Trump again. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
- Mohr: Lauer ‘hung out to dry’ but (MS)NBC exec Lack was calling the shots.
- Nolte: CNN’s collapse typified by two screenshots. Audio Q&A: Brian Stelter.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg of the Presidential election.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Megyn Kelly-Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- New Fox News leaders Shine, Abernathy signed to multi-year deals.
- Lachlan Murdoch: ‘It would be foolish‘ to change Fox News’s ‘voice’.
- Concha: Evidence, facts rebut ‘laughable’ Amanpour sexism sermon.
- Out# video: Powell emails reveal ‘smack talk’ re Hillary
- Grinapol: Gloria Borger previews her CNN special Almost President.
- Concha: Despite MS, cancer, heart surgery, Neil Cavuto perseveres.
- Kelly File video: on Clinton’s emails, and his new book.
- Fox News lawyers vs Fox News lawyers. Two Ailes houses go on the market.
- Darcy: Anti-Trumpers have Hannity ‘backed into a corner‘. Q&A: Chuck Todd.