- Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling Factor-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: Fox, CNN cover BLM kill-cops chant; others not so much.
- Zucker play: More games. CNBC’s Kudlow to make Senate run?
- FTV: CNN and MSNBC in a competition to out-Trump each other.
- Rowland: CNN debate criteria hurt Fiorina, may help John Kasich.
- F&F video: Marine to the Marine Corps Ball.
- Pro-Sanders rapper does segments on MSNBC up to ‘five times a week‘.
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Friday Links and Open Thread
- Megyn Kelly #1 in key cable news demo Tues-Weds-Thurs.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Turmoil at MSNBC: High-profile anchors oppose news pivot.
- Wemple: Hillary response shows distaste for accountability.
- Profile: Ed Henry, the tough, but fair, thorn in Hillary’s side.
- Sanchez: I was there; CNN’s Katrina coverage ‘sucked’. More.
- Don Lemon dings CNN for ‘homophobic’ coverage of shooter.
- MSNBC downplaying Katrina anniversary…because of BriWi!
- CNN ‘brands’ its ‘smothering’ coverage of the WDBJ shooting.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino. Video: Shep’s
- Wemple: The Rev gets moved to a time ‘when everybody’s sleeping‘.
- Go back to the island? Elisabeth Hasselbeck has ‘said no many times‘.
- Tameez: The real reason for Donald’s trumped-up ‘feud’ with Fox News?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Martha MacCallum-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Shaw: Is Trump becoming CNN’s new ‘missing plane’? Leverage.
- Greta: We took both town halls; our 7:00 pm competitors did not.
- Throwback Thursday video: Linda Vester More.
- TCG: Raw Story smears Hasselbeck, quietly does stealth correction.
- FTV: CNN ‘should be embarrassed‘ over its ‘whitest place’ mockery.
- Katrina specials: The Storm that Never Stopped, The Storm of a Lifetime.
- Kamisar: Carly Fiorina may not make the cut for CNN top-tier debate.
- To rebut scandal charges Clinton campaign cites report from…Fox News!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Flood: MSNBCNN snag Emmy nominations. Zucker defends n-word?!
- Claim: Murdoch told Ailes to cut back on alleged ‘pro-Trump’ coverage.
- F&F videos: on McCain; replies. More.
- Wemple: CNN bleeps a Donald Trump comment. Jim Sciutto’s new girl.
- Fox News, now with Quicklink Skype TX. Greta takes one for the team.
- Dem candidate trumpets his 100+ appearances on MSNBC. Flashback.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Greta rips ‘dishonest’ Hillary ad featuring her, wants it taken down.
- Profile: Gretchen Carlson. Is Don Lemon seeking greener pastures?
- Throwback Thursday video: to Jane Skinner.
- Gibson: Attacks on Fox News are driven by bitterness and resentment.
- Wemple: Federal government ‘active shooter’ alert led to false reports.
- Wemple: Emails show Begala analysis strikingly similar to talking points.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Watters-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Jake Tapper gets snippy, then Don Lemon gets muted.
- Harris Faulkner, Atlanta native and Fox News rising star (v/CNNC).
- Greta slams Mediaite article, ‘hopes’ Wilstein will print a correction.
- Some cablers abandon impartiality on ruling. Q&A: Thomas Roberts.
- MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts still set to host Trump’s Miss USA pageant.
- How an FNC host handled sexual assault. FNC special: Crossing Jordan.
- Kelly File videos: vs Univision; analysis with
- Impartial CNN reporter goes on bizarre Trump twitter rant. He’s toast.
- Chris Hayes apologizes, doesn’t explain. Breaking news, nine hours later!
- Maloney: Fox exec’s blunt words about Bob Beckel spark media attention.
- Tamron Hall gushes over Brian Williams’s return to MSNBC: ‘It’s a win-win!’
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Mentioners mention Nomiki Konst, Julie Roginsky for the Beckel chair.
- Bob Beckel and FNC split; Shine: he ‘took advantage‘ of our generosity.
- The Daily Show video: talks to Jon Stewart.
- Wemple: Roger Ailes demoted? Yeah right: Ailes wins again. Stocks boom.
- Roger Ailes re-signed by FNC to multi-year contract. More. Conjecture.
- Schwarz: How The Five became a Fox News hit that even Jon Stewart likes.
- Morgan: Race-obsessed US media share the blame for Charleston murders.
- Ahiza Garza jumps from Talking Points Memo to CNN. Drew Griffin awarded.
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly. Matthews makes book. Move Lemon to 8pm (v/CNNC)?
- Factor videos: Memo, and dishonest media.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Fox News launching Sirius/XM channel ‘unlike anything else in radio’.
- Today video: Bret Baier on debates, his son’s heart disease, and more.
- Videos: Maria Bartiromo with Seth Meyers (v/TVN).
- Wolff: How Brian Williams will save MSNBC from its comical self.
- Concha: The Palin-FNC divorce should have happened two years ago.
- FNC declines to renew Sarah Palin’s contributor contract. Flashback.
- Today’s firing demand. Buffoonery? Some viewers not soured by Lemon.
- Factor video: Robust debate over racism turns personal
- Chariton: Insiders say Roger Ailes still in control, can do whatever he wants.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Kevin Spacey Fox 21 deal includes a co-production with Megyn Kelly.
- Q&A: Roger Ailes discusses Megyn Kelly. Campbell Brown resurfaces.
- Robert Jonathan: Will Fox News cancel The Greg Gutfeld Show?
- Fans react to revamped Red Eye debut. Video: returns.
- Wemple: Don Lemon’s stunt was actually ‘good tv and good journalism‘.
- That’s Lemon with an ‘n’. Shtick sparks ridicule. CNN alum slams stunt.
- Five things you didn’t know about Tom Shillue. Weekend numbers; SotU.
- Pierce: Williams move to MSNBC is an embarrassment. Staffers’ f-bomb.
- After the Buzz video: on the prospects for news on MSNBC.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- Variety: How Megyn Kelly became the new star of Fox News.
- Variety: Behind the scenes at Megyn Kelly’s Duggars interview.
- Fox News to launch series of Megyn Kelly primetime specials.
- Audio Q&A: Don Lemon opposes pandering, praises Megyn Kelly.
- F&F video: previews tonight’s Red Eye relaunch.
- Somerby: Has Rachel Maddow been ‘running the show‘ at MSNBC?
- CNNer ejected from Supreme Court for unauthorized recording.
- Impartial MSNBCNN journalists atttend Clinton staffer’s wedding.
- Brian Williams and the ‘Flip Wilson defense‘. Coop moonlighting.
- Lawyers prepare Prez debate lawsuits. Review: Josh Levs’s All In.
- Ainsley Earhardt infanticipating. Gretchen Carlson through the years.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kurtz: The media may hate Trump, but they love the ratings and clicks.
- Concha: As competition struggles, Fox News Sunday dominates in DC.
- Shafer: Williams will fit in at MSNBC, where standards are already low.
- MSNBC bets on Brian. The Hill: Behind the scenes at Fox News Sunday.
- Zurawik: You don’t fix a news channel by showcasing a serial liar on it.
- Wemple: MSNBC has enough problems…don’t foist Williams on them.
- NY Times: Brian Williams to become MSNBC’s Shep Smith? It’s official.
- Joyella: After a slow start, cable newsers scramble to cover SC shootings.
- Profile: FNC’s Kirsten Powers. Glenn Beck and Don Lemon, together again?
- Contessa Brewer resurfaces. Your World video: Tribute to
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- The Five video: McKinney, the police, video, and
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shocker! Justice Dept denies Fox News request for Ferguson data.
- Fox Biz ratings up 30%, occasionally top MSNBC. Alisyn’s lucky day.
- Concha: Greg Gutfeld Sunday night show faces major hurdles. More.
- Zucker punch: CNN exec needles rivals (via CNNC). Joe S responds.
- Pacenti: Florida health care agency joins in hospital’s spat with CNN.
- McDonough: CNN’s Seventies pays too little attention to class struggle.
- ICN: MSNBC hasn’t really moved that far from opinion programming.
- Katinas: Arthur Aidala new President of the Brooklyn Bar Association.
- Kelly File video: swirl around Baltimore Prosecutor.
- Chris Hayes learns patience. Don Lemon interviews his new best friend.