- Tuesday’s numbers: Rachel Maddow-Coop-CNN Town Hall 1-2-3.
- Hill: Plans and renderings for Fox News’ second-floor super studio.
- FNC plans centralized newsroom, expanded studio, more journalists.
- CNN upfronts target Trump, Spicer; five new doc series announced.
- Nolte: FNC ratings are down because firing O’Reilly broke ‘the first rule‘.
- Somerby: How Maddow rewrote one of her heroes to make him a villain.
- Tapper spreads fake news. Comey wave lifts all boats. Weekend numbers.
- FNC pours cold water on Kimberley rumors. Rupert addresses the troops.
- Video: The Five to analyze political fallout of Comey firing.
- Friedman: MSNBC will cancel O’Donnell’s The Last Word...unless they don’t.
- Grove: With MSNBC ratings surging, will O’Donnell’s Last Word get the axe?
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Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Rachel Maddow-Coop-Erin Burnett 1-2-3.
- A day at CNN: 92% is Trump coverage; 6% of guests were pro-Trump.
- Outnumbered video: Fiery discussion over
- Kimberly Guilfoyle confirms she is in talks for WH press secretary role.
- Sunday Showdown: Reliable Sources edges MediaBuzz by 316K to 312K.
- Bill O’Reilly to have regular Friday spot on Beck radio show. Flashback.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis. Tucker’s crib up for sale. Today’s lawsuit update.
- Coop snags Sally Yates. MSNBC and O’Donnell are in talks...or are they?
- Athey: Impartial MSNBC news anchor pushes news she knew to be false.
- Gretchen Carlson doesn’t trust HR. Yesterday’s outrage, today’s
- Somerby: Maddow’s dramatic exposé of McCabe was ‘slippery and dumb‘.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Freaky Friday numbers: Rachel Maddow-O’Donnell-Hayes 1-2-3.
- Concha: Kellyanne has a right to respond to attacks on Morning Joe.
- Videos: F&F welcomes anchor Dana Perino’s
- Upcoming installment of OBJECTified to feature Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Somerby: Riding the Comey wave, Maddow does yet another about-face.
- Megyn: ‘I’m honored to be joining this historic, incredibly talented team.’
- Special Report video: All-Star Panel chews over who
- Q&A: Brooke Baldwin; Brooke at UNC. Is Jason Chaffetz headed to FNC?
- Scandal sweeps up Bo. Trump roils ‘conservative media’. Mr Bill’s revenge?
- Tucker’s alive and well. MSNBC may drop O’Donnell. More. Video
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- MediaBuzz videos: Is it Ending About
- Reliable Sources videos: Worse than Watergate; a tipping point; Nixonian?
- Trump mulls shake-up, considers Kimberly Guilfoyle for press secretary?
- It’s ‘who we are’: MSNBC hires eight white guys. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Gerri Willis talks cancer survival. CNN gives Axelrod another hosting gig.
- Videos: The Five ask will briefings? Mr Concha has
- MSNBC and Maddow ride the Comey wave. Clayton Morris moonlighting.
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Friday Links and Open Thread
- Specialists video: Kellyanne Conway, Tyrus join
- Thursday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-The Five-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Concha: Trump camp blasts CNN as MSM blackout of advert spreads.
- Video: talks comedy, politics, and Stephen Colbert.
- Rothstein: WaPo writer tells journalists to avoid Tucker Carlson’s show.
- Mohajer: Tucker’s success after many flops typifies white male privilege.
- Zurawik: Bullying, brow-beating Tucker symbolizes patriarchy, privilege.
- Somerby: Maddow quietly changes Flynn story she’s peddled for months.
- LaCorte: There’s little real evidence to support the spin against Bill Shine.
- Attorney for FNC accusers talks to Sky News regulators. What Bo knows.
- Smith: The inside story of Joe’s carefully choreographed proposal to Mika.
- Profile: Van Jones. Shep Smith at Ole Miss. CNN still cites ‘hands up’ story.
- After four days, viewer reactions to Fox News Specialists seem discouraging.
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Maddow-Tucker Carlson-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Concha: O’Donnell exemplifies the defeat of gloom-and-doom media.
- Out# video: over Hillary’s ‘pathetic’ excuses.
- Lovebirds make it official…they’re engaged. The Joe and Mika story.
- April stunner: Rising star Heather Childers at 5am beats Greta at 7pm!
- April program ranker: Fox has eight of the top 10. 25-54 demo ranker.
- Videos: Tucker discusses Comey with and
- Rothstein: Brit Hume and Paul Begala in a twitter spat. Today’s lawsuit.
- Somerby: It’s all clowning, pretty much all the time. NBC scorches CNN.
- Randi Kaye revisits unsolved mystery. Revamped HLN gets re-revamped?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Rachel Maddow-The Five-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Pomerantsev: Tucker’s pugnacious debates are like sporting events.
- Jessica Tarlov is newest FNC contributor. Chief of Staff Hannity?!?
- O’Reilly: Trump right about civil war, Dan Rather et al are ‘morons’.
- CNN host admits to sharing ‘fake news’. CNN prevails in app appeal.
- Grim: Despite ‘ratings wreck’ Greta, MSNBC continues shift to right.
- Tucker Carlson makes book…actually two multi-million dollar books.
- Videos: Tucker talks violence with and
- Q&A: Charles Gasparino, Will Ripley in N Korea. John King in Canada.
- Late Night videos: Rachel Maddow with Seth Meyers
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Lean Forward: Brian Williams rebuked for ‘patronizing’ Maddow.
- MediaBuzz videos: fixation;
- Reliable Sources videos: Venomous Trump; anti-media Trump; NY Times.
- Weprin: Sorry cablers, there was no news to cover at the WHCD.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow in the killing fields part one, part two.
- The perfect solution: let’s just hire a woman to run Fox News.
- Court rules CNN defamation case can proceed. Q&A: W Kamau Bell.
- Kelly is keeping up with the Kardashians. Morning lovebirds’ road trip.
- Kludt: Fox & Friends enjoys ratings surge; Weiss: How F&F warps minds.
- CNN celebrity chef carries a concealed weapon. FNC quits Election Pool.
- Six things you didn’t know about Abby Huntsman. Sunday talkers: preview.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Show of support? Rupert has lunch with Bill Shine, Jack Abernathy
- Freaky Friday numbers: Rachel Maddow-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Tucker Carlson benefits from chaos; Heather Nauert‘s new job.
- Video: on her unplanned time off; Today’s lawsuit.
- Sara Murray’s big news. Michael Weiss to CNN; Deborah Feyerick exits.
- Gutfeld video: in monologue on Dems’ election grief.
- Bill O’Reilly is gone, but his influence lives on. Jake Tapper moonlighting.
- Doctor: Don’t expect a new Fox News. Rogers: FNC will not be the same.
- Koblin: With O’Reilly out, Fox rivals see a chance to take over cable news.
- Stockman: Schlussel changes story, says she wasn’t harassed by Hannity!
- Hannity to deploy country’s ‘toughest lawyers‘ against nemesis Schlussel.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- MediaBuzz videos: Fox why Tucker
- Reliable Sources videos: Culture of harassment; Alisyn; Fox post-O’Reilly.
- Monday: The return of Bill O’Reilly…where to find The No Spin News.
- WUSA’s Ellison Barber jumps to Fox News; video: her
- Sandra Smith targeted by fake news sites. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Levine: Expect Rachel Maddow to clobber FNC’s The Five at 9:00 pm.
- The Murdochs’ extreme makeover. Hannity a Trump advisor…or is he?
- O’Reilly exit lifts auto parts stock. Video: the final Factor.
- Kilmeade video: on the end of Red Eye. Selective cable outrage.
- Spin Stops Here Tour is not stopping…but there is a petition. It’s his world.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- MediaBuzz videos: skies; again.
- Reliable Sources: Dan Rather; Jen Psaki pspeaks; O’Reilly on vacation.
- Somerby: Hateful Maddow revives long debunked smear of Sessions.
- Tornoe: How CNN created a controversy that filled hours of airtime.
- Zucker play: CNN considers unsealing Bill O’Reilly’s divorce records.
- O’Connell: The ‘geniuses’ behind FNC’s graphics. The Megyn factor.
- Q&A: (MS)NBC’s Hallie Jackson; CNN Politics editor Rachel Smolkin.
- Shafran: Aslan’s ludicrous portrayal of Israel. Sunday talkers: preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-Sean Hannity-Eric Bolling 1-2-3.
- Out# video: join debate over Comey comments.
- Swells gather at NYC media party. Property Man Bob Massi moves to FBN.
- Audio Q&A: The ‘studiously neutral’ Chris Cillizza. Q&A: Rachel Maddow.
- O’Reilly’s sidelines: Books, speeches, philanthropy. Today’s O’Specularama.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday numbers: Rachel Maddow-O’Perino-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Cohen: Bill O’Reilly is a man who fights bullies…he is not one of them.
- Maté: Maddow spends 53% of her airtime stoking anti-Russia frenzy.
- Rising star: Dana Perino is emerging as FNC’s go-to host…and anchor.
- TV newsers named to distinguished list. Mitchell’s manners mentioned.
- Morning Joe lovebirds let the cat out of the bag. Today’s O’Specularama.
- Spiro: CNN’s Reza Aslan paints Israel as ripe for an Iran-style revolution.
- Mostly Human: CNN’s real-life combination of Black Mirror and Westworld.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thurs numbers: Coop/10p, Hannity, CNN/11, Shep/9:15, Shep/11 1-5.
- Outnumbered video: Kennedy for hypocrisy over Syria.
- MSNBC viewers mad that propagandist Maddow didn’t anchor war news!
- Shaffer: Advertiser boycotts imperil journalistic freedom. Old School #1.
- Zurawik: Bill O’Reilly is a ‘disgusting hypocrite‘. Advertisers ‘blindsided‘.
- De Pasquale: Here’s what made Red Eye work, and why it will be missed.
- Bunch: Iconoclastic Red Eye was something rare for cablenews…it was fun.
- Welch: One of cable tv’s best shows is ending. Red Eye’s five best moments.
- Red Eye retrospective videos: Andy Bill Schultz the panel first appearance; talk festishes.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Easley: CNN and Fox News go to war over O’Reilly and Rice.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Maddow-O’Reilly-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Bova: A tearful goodbye to Red Eye, the weirdest show on tv.
- That was then, this is now: Chris Cillizza vs Chris Cillizza.
- Man falsely labeled by MSNBC as a criminal continues legal battle.
- Profile: Ed Henry, Jackie Robinson devotee. Harris-Perry resurfaces.
- CNN cancels Kushner supporter, airs segment with two Kushner critics!
- Hallie Jackson rewarded with promotion. CNN among Peabody finalists.
- Kennedy video: opens up about her battle with breast cancer.
- Guilty until proven innocent: Maxine Waters wants Bill O’Reilly put in jail.
- Chang: O’Reilly baits Lemon into a twitter spat. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
- Somerby: Maddow doesn’t belong on the air. Q&A: Wemple talks to Rachel.