- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Tucker Carlson-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Cable Game: Is Townhall promoting fake Megyn news…and a scam?
- Megyn who? Tucker Carlson nearly doubles Kelly’s ratings in 9pm slot.
- Outnumbered videos: Panel debates Trump
- Tucker Carlson video: director. Beware the CNN spin-off!
- Sunday showdown: MediaBuzz tops Reliable Sources. Weekend numbers.
- George Will on leaving Fox News: ‘It’s their toy.’ Twitter holds a Dash bash.
- Video: Pete Hoekstra vs in her debut as a Fox News contributor.
- Joanne Nosuchinsky resurfaces. Afonso: Rachel Maddow at Smith College.
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Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bret Baier-Tucker Carlson-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- MSNBC inauguration anchors: Trump’s speech ‘dark‘ and ‘Hitlerian‘.
- Nancy Sinatra: Why do you lie, CNN? Jake Tapper in a twitter spat.
- Guess who wasn’t invited to the DeploraBall? FNC signs Nigel Farage.
- Updated Inauguration coverage schedules. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
- Zucker fires ‘warning shot‘ at Trump. CNN reminds staff not to march.
- Davich: Local YMCA stopped showing the ‘fake news’ channel on its tvs.
- Zurawik: Cable news dominance explains much about the 2016 election.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg says even icons must
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Tucker Carlson-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Tucker Carlson-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- The Cable Game: How many Republicans allowed on MSNBC prime?
- Zucker play: CNN reporter covering DoJ…is Valerie Jarrett’s daughter!
- Concha: CNN seeking reporter to cover an imminent ‘wave of fake news‘.
- Video: Tucker debates HuffPo ‘crackpot’ who demands
- Bauder: Tucker’s 9:00 pm ratings top Megyn’s. Deb: Embeds a mixed bag.
- Lawrence O’Donnell caught spreading ‘fake news’. Maddow wins wax Ike.
- ICN: Why the Daily Kos argument for Joy Reid over Greta is preposterous.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-Sean Hannity-Eric O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Napolitano tells Shep about his
- Out# video: Are the boycotting Dems actually
- Super Bowl on Fox means O’Reilly to interview Trump. Instant O’Whine.
- Video: Tucker grills DNC contender Bret Baier in Naples.
- The Cable Game: CNN rallies to Jim Acosta’s defense, but there’s a catch.
- CNN signs contributors David Fahrenthold et al. Will AT&T sell off CNN?
- Rothstein: Stelter bullied on twitter, seeks pity. CNN wins award for beer.
- CNN previews comedy series at Sundance fest. Cablers converge in Davos.
- Maddow to reinvent her show for the Trump era. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- MediaBuzz videos: John Martha
- Reliable Sources: Trump hostile to facts, sees press as opposition; BuzzFeed.
- Video: Jesse Watters visits scene of brutal
- Concha: Trump should make cable news town halls the new fireside chats.
- The Cable Game: After one week, Greta finds herself in unfamiliar territory.
- Martha MacCallum rises to primetime. Chris Wallace pushes back on Shep.
- Tucker Carlson video: Putin is far from our biggest threat.
- Fox News contributor running for DNC chair: Sunday talkers: preview.
- Lean Forward: Maddow, Matthews, Williams anchor inauguration on MSNBC.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Obama (CNN)-Don Lemon-Rachel Maddow 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Bret Baier and panel examine
- Concha: Mika Brzezinski slams CNN, Buzzfeed over unverified reporting.
- Somerby: Remember when Maddow wasn’t pretending to admire Greta?
- Grove: Greta on MSNBC is the same ideology-free show as Greta on Fox.
- Columnist takes shot at Fox women…gets called out by CNN contributor.
- Q&A: Gretchen Carlson, Greta. FNC’s Three Days in January.
- 9/11 truther Van Jones has ‘high hopes‘ for his series of CNN ‘conversations’.
Weekend Links and Open Threads
- MediaBuzz videos: are
- Reliable Sources: Megyn’s move; Trump’s threat; Glenn Greenwald.
- Tamron Hall’s favorite places to chill. Enquirer: Rachel got it wrong.
- Gerri Willis: Surprised by joy on my last day of treatment for cancer.
- Somerby: Maddow gushed, fawned, and told viewers ‘Greta is great!’
- CNN: Monica Crowley plagiarized NR, WSJ, FNC sources. Flashback.
- Videos: First trailer for Embeds; Megyn’s from Fox News.
- Tucker Carlson video: Glenn Greenwald on Washington Post‘s
- Hannity launches a twitter rant at Morning Joe. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Zurawik: Megyn is positioned to succeed away from Fox’s ‘grubby sexism’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: in debate over who pays for border wall.
- Cable Game: David Frum, Jonathan Chait spread fake news about Fox.
- Chris Wallace named to distinguished list. Campbell Brown resurfaces.
- CNN’s 2017: More apps, more K-File, more Brian Stelter…plus Van Jones.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg examines
- Greta makes her MSNBC debut. WWHL video: Maddow with Andy Cohen.
- Will Megyn replace Savannah? Bret Baier makes book. Melissa Francis too.
- DeRiso: Chicago co-founder slams ‘revisionist informercial’ shown on CNN.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- The Five video: Brian Stelter in hoax tweet discussion.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Jesse Watters-Tucker Carlson-Bolling 1-2-3.
- How Ainsley Earhardt hit her stride in 2016. Michaela loses an hour.
- Concha: Fox News has no conflict of interest with Kimberly Guilfoyle.
- Q&A: Anthony Bourdain on the ‘hatred’ and ‘racism’ engulfing America.
- Videos: Rachel Maddow with Seth Meyers
- That Girl video: Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid. Stan Freberg:
- Happening Now videos: Jon Scott and the story of Bubby
- Chris Matthews can’t get enough of Love, Actually. Gutfeld: Tucker’s secret.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Hogue: Impartial CNN anchor’s expletive exemplifies ‘skin in the game’.
- Thursday’s numbers, Friday’s too. Ainsley makes book, book makes #1.
- Somerby: Self-dealing huckster Rachel Maddow constantly sells the cars.
- Tucker Carlson video: College professor argues Castro was
- Kugle: The fake news of CNN. Now More Than Ever airs Jan 1. Mika spotted.
- Ari Melber: I’ve paid my dues. Ronan resurfaces. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: FNC, CNN share honors for election coverage.
- Concha: Trump defeats Hillary, mainstream media elites hardest hit.
- Video: Live, with Kelly Ripa, Naomi Watts, et al.
- F&F videos: Election reactions from and
- Election night behind the scenes at MSNBC, Fox Business, with Shep,
- Murdoch: We set the gold standard. 20/20 books Gretchen Carlson.
- Tucker: CNN like a ‘sad trombone‘ compared to Fox/MSNBC coverage.
- Wemple: Election day is cable news coverage at its nadir. Today’s oops.
- Swift: Megyn and Bret upstaged by ‘Chandy’. Twitter zings Wolf Blitzer.
- Somerby: How blindingly stupid are clowns like O’Donnell and Maddow?
- Zurawik: The most engaging election coverage…the one with Megyn Kelly.
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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Maddow, Megyn question Brazile…only one tried to get answers.
- Who gave Brazile the debate questions? CNN producer a person of interest.
- Sacramento Bee: The burden’s now on the media to prove they are not rigged.
- Rutenberg: CNN is showing a ‘surprising lack of transparency‘ re leak scandal.
- Concha: Lessons the media should learn from the CNN question-leak scandal.
- October cablenews program ranker: Fox News holds eight of the top ten slots.
- Berg: Hulu’s streaming service will include channels from Fox, Time Warner.
- Adams: Chris Matthews misses the good old days. What next for news nets?
- Katz: Julie Roginsky is truly Outnumbered…and loves the challenge of debate.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Steinberg: Megyn Kelly and Fox News…are they better together?
- Ellison: Surprise (not!)…Megyn Kelly likely to re-up with Fox News.
- Harris Faulkner video: on recanting his Hillary support.
- Concha: Who else involved? How often? CNN must investigate now!
- Wemple: CNN must answer questions on its question-leaking scandal.
- Wikileaks uncovers another question leaked by Donna Brazile. More.
- Out# videos: Judge Napolitano on and
- Baragona: Stelter castigates ‘fake news’, is silent on CNN stealth-edit.
- Baragona: CNN stealth-edits article making false charge about Trump.
- Leeds: Why can’t Jesse Watters be sensitive, like nice Stephen Colbert?
- Q&A: Rachel Maddow; Dana Perino talks politics. Brunch with Ivanka.
- Tani: As storm clouds hover over election, Fox offers a Sunday bright spot.
- Videos: on Wiener; on anti-Trump media.
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.