- Somerby: Maddow attack on Susanna Martinez ‘dishonest and stupid‘.
- Outnumbered video: dishonest edit in documentary.
- Stelter: Katie Couric documentary is an ‘obscure, barely-watched film’.
- Rothstein: Zucker ordered Stelter not to air segments on Couric. More.
- The Cable Game: CNN buries Couric controversy, as Stelter plays along.
- Grynbaum: Newsers ‘think outside the box‘ to balance Trump ‘dominance’.
- Errol Barnett signs off CNN; Chloe Melas returns as entertainment reporter.
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Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Fishy talking Trump vs
- Reliable Sources: The Trump show; Facebook flap; Larry King talks Trump.
- Battaglio: Megyn Kelly talks about Trump and her future at Fox News.
- With contract expiring in ’17, Megyn primed for Barbara Walters-type gig.
- Ariens: Swells gather for White House State Dinner. Joy Reid honored.
- CBS Sunday Morning profile: Rachel Maddow; video with Rita Braver.
- Big changes in store for CNN Center in Atlanta. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Phil Griffin perjury allegations resurface; NBC ombudsman investigating.
- Wemple: State Dept’s Kirby ‘very concerned‘ about missing Rosen footage.
- Your Buzz videos: is Fox
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Somerby: The latest example of Maddow as cable news demagogue.
- Outnumbered video: What to expect from a
- It’s a New MF’in Day: CNN morning show slips in a two-word expletive.
- Ariens: Zucker boasts about Great Big Story. Q&A: Will Ripley in Korea.
- Swells gather for ‘Women in Media’. Jamaican tv host upset with CNN.
- Video: Andrea Tantaros Heil: Ed Henry is likely to return.
- Erik Wemple enchanted by Brian Williams bon mots. Reality suit settled.
- Mr Class: Chris Matthews caught on hot mic drooling over Melania Trump.
- Kelly File video: tells why a funeral was held for her.
- Q&A: Cheryl Casone makes book; so does Pete Hegseth. Q&A: Geraldo Rivera.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Cruz the
- Reliable Sources videos: DC dinner; writing Obama’s jokes; Julia Ioffe.
- It’s his world: Jesse Watters brawls with HuffPo ‘reporter’ at WHCD.
- Concha: Larry Wilmore began his routine by calling Fox News racist.
- Esteemed CNN anchor gives Larry Wilmore the finger on national tv.
- Somerby: Maddow’s dishonest Kasich smears. Cable Game: Gone girl.
- Wayne Simmons still insists he really was CIA. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Off the Record video: Greta about her town halls.
- Wemple: Howard Kurtz setting expectations for Kelly/Trump showdown.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Fox News benching Andrea Tantaros over ‘contract issues’.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Election/cnn-Hannity-Election/fnc 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly’s Legends & Lies returns with focus on founding fathers.
- Scarborough boasts: ‘We were right…everybody else was stupid.’
- Thompson: Zucker is full of it…CNN led the pack in hyping Trump.
- Zuckered: CNN issues false report on Hastert, Tapper deletes tweet.
- Concha: Cable news pivoting to a Trump/Hillary three-step program.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Stephen Colbert Shocking MSNBC omission.
- Audio Q&A: Bret Baier; Maddow. Q&A: Sandra Smith; Chris Wallace.
- CNN exec admits: ‘We are no longer a news network‘ (via CNNC).
- CNN claims huge audience using new metric from a partner company.
- Hinckley: Trump and Kelly have both already won. Megyn makes book.
- Wemple: Duplicity at Hillary Town Hall. Adam Housley: the Kupcake King.
- Coop’s mom flick set for Friday. CNN beats privacy lawsuit over phone app.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Freaky Friday numbers: Jake Tapper-Bill O’Reilly-Don Lemon 1-2-3.
- Boycotters’ dilemma: Megyn Kelly lands Big Fox interview with Trump.
- Q&A: Greta discusses reporting from Ecuador using Facebook Live.
- Outnumbered video: on FBI leaks in Clinton probe.
- Somerby: Maddow spins trivial 2001 flub to make viewers hate Kasich.
- Umstead: With Al-Jazeera America gone, emerging nets fill the void.
- The Cable Game: He cried sexism, but let it skate when it struck Kate.
- Good: Andy Levy knows his Division nerfs from his super-geared Rogues.
- Hogue: Steve and Brian in, Clayton absent sans explanation. Sound fishy?
- ICN: Zucker’s in it for the ratings; Wemple: Repetition doesn’t equal depth.
- Jasper: Zucker insists he’s not dumbing CNN down, says Vice is ‘overrated’.
- Monday town halls: Dem candidates to be grilled…by Maddow and Hayes.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz: Trump
- Reliable Sources videos: the Trump Show; Ripa snafu; Carl Bernstein.
- Somerby: Dishonest Rachel Maddow has ‘bought into Hannityism‘.
- Bauder: Bitter campaign competition centers around Sean Hannity.
- Factor video: Have really hurt America?
- Wemple: Ted Cruz suggestion to Fox not so simple. Sunday talkers.
- Lapointe: Megyn reported on Prince’s death while Maddow giggled.
- Sunday: FNC stages America’s Town Hall. Why is Greta in Ecuador?
- Huckabee back at FNC, but only as a contributor. Jedediah Bila at NYU.
- Your Buzz videos: Ted Jill nine
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity-Coop 1-2-2 (tie).
- Concha: What accounts for the impressive rise of Jesse Watters?
- Somerby: Was last week the dumbest week ‘cable news’ ever aired?
- Megyn named to People’s most beautiful list, explains her haircut.
- Koblin: Al Jazeera America hit with a racial discrimination lawsuit.
- Long & Long: Why we’re done with MSNBC. Q&A: Jonathan Alter.
- Ryan: W Kamau Bell’s United Shades is thoughtful and well-crafted.
- Coop gets weird. Q&A: W Kamau Bell. Live with Kelly…and Don?!?
- CNN’s not-so-extreme makeover. Summers to CNN. Touré resurfaces.
- Kilmeade video: Brian and Tucker on
- Factor video: sizes up two candidates’ high unfavorables.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- John Stossel reveals he has lung cancer, rates care he’s received.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Election/cnn-Megyn Kelly-Coop 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: over repercussions of NY vote.
- Somerby: How Maddow teaches the tribe to loath The Others.
- Q&A: Jesse Watters on how he had to earn Bill O’Reilly’s trust.
- Jewish groups slam CNN for not calling bus bombing ‘terrorism’.
- CNN uses the Empire State Building to hype Trump New York win.
- How Bret Baier deals with Fox haters. Fox News reclaims top spot.
- Live with Kelly and Anderson? Coop: I don’t vote. Wemple: Why not?
- Q&A: Chris Hayes says Trump is dangerous; mixologist Rachel Maddow.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: CNN Debate-PreDebate-PostDebate 1-2-3.
- AJAM staffers, denied alcohol at work, go out with boozy farewell bash.
- Rothstein: Greta rips Examiner reporter over dubious ‘friendship’ claim.
- Kelly File video: Trump speech from GOP voters.
- On CNN stakes are always high. Behind the scenes at the debate. More.
- Katz: Maddow, Coop, Lemon, Shep et al named to Out Magazine Power List.
- Neil Cavuto on Trump boycotting him and more. Chris Stirewalt in Wheeling.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Fishing for an insult, Slate misquotes Megyn to Maddow.
- Griswold: Cablers show double standard, yawn at Hillary racial joke.
- Stephanie Ruhle jumps to MSNBC for a position as daytime anchor.
- Last day for Qatar state television news in US. Weekend numbers.
- Concha: CNN’s idea to revivify town halls…add wives and children.
- Keith Olbermann finally leaving his crib. Wemple: Tattoos and Mr Bill.
- Mediaite stunned MSNBC lets leftist pundits do ‘hard news’. Flashback.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday numbers: Baier-The Five-O’Watters 1-2-3. FNS Obama bump.
- After the Buzz video: Rapper . Poppy says: it’s a girl!
- 5 things you didn’t know about Jenna Lee. Swells party at Four Seasons.
- Zucker play: CNN boss eyeing NYC mayoral bid? Q&A: Rachel Maddow.
- Meet Clarissa Ward, the ‘biggest badass in cable news’. More town halls!
- Judge Jeanine in disclosure flap. Fareed Zakaria explains ‘why they hate us’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- ‘Courage, principle’: Megyn Kelly addresses Power of Women event.
- Somerby: Maddow ‘disgusted’ by salacious stories she keeps hyping.
- 15 million reasons Megyn Kelly likely to re-up with Fox News. More.
- Peyser: Fame-whoring Megyn Kelly is acting just like Kim Kardashian.
- Respect reruns mean tough choices for MSNBC. Jenna says it’s a girl!
- Roger Stone: CNN used a deceptively edited clip to justify banning me.
- Brent Bozell: MSNBCNN made the right move in banning Roger Stone.
- Video: Trump trying Q&A: Melissa Harris-Perry.
- Chariton: MSNBCNN show blatant bias for Hillary. Rob O’Neill arrested.
- Video: Jake Tapper on The Nightly Show, Juan Williams on The Daily Show.
- Factor video: on broadcast networks’ Trump coverage.
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Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Outnumbered-Rachel Maddow-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Sleazy: MSNBC aired start of Megyn/Cruz townhall until told to stop.
- Rothstein: Worshipping at the altar of Brian Stelter is just a bad idea.
- Ariens: Greta prefers town halls to debates; inside Greta’s town hall.
- Impartial CNN journalist is ‘horrified’ by Trump. OccupyCNN hits LA.
- F&F video: Support Megyn Kelly, Ailes seeks junior journos.
- MediaBuzz video: on the impact of the SNL factor. More.
- Anna Kooiman returns to Wilmington. Ainsley renews plea for a kidney.
- CNN pundit’s wife is attorney for Hillary ex-aides. CNN anchor trolls guest.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Maddow-Town Hall-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- The Cable Game: Divided we stand…the Fox News ‘civil war’.
- Audio: Huckabee and Kilmeade in tense exchange over Fields assault.
- Jones: The questions CNN wouldn’t let father of fallen Guard hero ask.
- Kelly File video: Corey be fired. FNC signs Willie.
- Somerby: Maddow’s unsettling obsession with lurid, salacious sex stories.
- FDR library to screen CNN’s Race for WH. Would you like to play a game?
- CNN exec defends Trumparama coverage. Alina Machado out, Schneider in.
- Coop admits Trump sets the agenda at CNN. Greta to host Trump town hall.