- Wemple: CNN exec sticks up for their in-house Trump apologist.
- Keith Olbermann says he’s coming out of retirement.
- Somerby: Possible reasons why Maddow’s show is such a disgrace.
- Zaltzman: Fox News many soon have its own Israeli news channel.
- Ainsley Earhardt: How I got a promotion while on maternity leave.
- Friday: War Stories special examines how to win the war against ISIS.
- Alisyn Camerota reporting in Brussels: I’ll never forget this experience.
- Factor video: looks at media coverage of Obama in Cuba.
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Election/cnn-Election/fnc 1-2-3.
- Fox Business makes ratings history, sweeps CNBC in totals and demo.
- Somerby: Weird behavior suggests something ‘wrong’ with Maddow.
- The Cable Game: ‘We stand with the lying, racist, skanky whore.’
- Wemple: FNC exec suggests CNN made ‘accommodations’ to Trump.
- Eggerton: Fox News examines fight against ISIS in War Stories special.
- Varney video: After terror attack ‘the $64,000 question’.
- Profile: Ainsley Earhardt on maternity, a career in journalism, and more.
- Borchers: CNN’s ‘final five’ a worthwhile experiment that kind of fell flat.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Final Five/cnn 1-2-3.
- Flood: Fox News slam dunks March Madness in cable ratings.
- Concha: Who are the top teleprompter virtuosos in cable news?
- Somerby: Maddow ‘sifts information’ the same way Hannity does.
- Sunday showdown: Media Buzz tops Reliable. Weekend numbers.
- F&F video: wants ‘common sense’ admissions policies.
- Flood: Cable news, networks scramble to cover terror attacks. More.
- Chris Stirewalt in Oak Ridge. Buckman: Too much Trump? Hogwash!
- Today’s firing demand. Erin McPike resurfaces. CNN’s missing missile.
- Profile: Richard Quest, sleepaholic. Bourdain’s Chicago sneak preview.
- ICN: Underrated cable news champs who can do it all…an alternate list.
- Cable Game: Slandering O’Reilly means never having to say you’re sorry.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Trump’s and media chaos
- Reliable Sources: American fascism; American Muslims; time for Trump.
- Somerby: In Trump discussion Maddow ‘blew right past‘ the key issue.
- Kelly File videos: speaks out; responds.
- Schram: Chris Matthews at the center of latest (MS)NBC news scandal.
- Cable Game: A big, fat black eye for Mediaite. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Jake Tapper, Roland Martin to moderate Sunday’s CNN/TV One town hall.
- Greta: Use judgment covering Fields. Wemple: What are you talking about?
- Your Buzz videos: 101; affluent
- Battaglio: Behind the scenes as CNN goes all in to polish debate presentation.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Another of Maddow’s compulsively false statements.
- Video: says the media go too easy on Trump.
- Q&A: Sean Hannity on politics, television, and matchmaking.
- Sunday showdown: Media Buzz bests Reliable. Weekend numbers.
- CNN bans Roger Stone per Gawker demand. Meet the Trumpkins.
- Borchers: Why Hillary Clinton should go on Fox News again.
- TCG: When candidates duck reporters, Erik Wemple is of two minds.
- Kelly File video: Ex-CIA/NSA on politics and security.
- Christopher: MSNBC hasn’t done much to show support for Katy Tur.
- Flood: How CNN beat Politico and The Hill. Lemon on the red carpet.
- Concha: Harry Shearer, the Scarborough tape, and Keith Olbermann.
- Zucker: CNN closing the gap. Borchers downplays the Scarborough tape.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: wins SC; wins NV; Jeb’s
- Reliable Sources videos: Election results; polls vs votes; Erik Wemple.
- Feldman: Chris Wallace calls out Hillary for ducking Fox News Sunday.
- Video:: on Jeb’s exit from the race.
- Concha: Long-form interviews are the latest cable news ‘thing’.
- Saturday coverage: Fox News, MSNBC; Scalia funeral. Sunday talkers.
- Dylan Ratigan resurfaces; Charles Bierbauer also. Q&A: Rachel Maddow.
- Your Buzz videos: Trump Marco
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Outnumbered video: Pope Francis Donald Trump.
- Wednesday’s numbers: CNN Town Hall-Megyn-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Eric Bolling-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: CNN tops Wednesday, but MSNBC and FNC also score.
- CNN town hall trumps Trump’s. Q&A: Richard Quest (via CNNC).
- Who is the ‘most trusted‘ name in news? CNN sued for defamation.
- ICN: Ainsley Earhardt was the best suited candidate for Fox & Friends.
- Somerby: Trump plus Maddow, two equal-but-opposite Dumbnathons.
- Grove: Trump talking points prevailed. Chotiner: Worthless television.
- Wemple: Joe and Mika let Trump skate. Nicosia: A travesty of a town hall.
- CNN exec defends political coverage. CNN anchor gushes over Sanders ad.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: SC Hillary
- Reliable Sources videos: Polarization; real-time fact-checking; cozy Joe.
- Video: from Bret Baier panel, candidates.
- John Seigenthaler is out of a job again. Q&A: Melissa Harris-Perry.
- Zurawik: Why do anchors, moderators hug and kiss up to candidates?
- Concha: CNN’s hustle and vision will bring them town hall ratings gold.
- CNN skeds last-minute Coop-moderated back-to-back GOP town halls.
- When Alison Kosik tried to get a Zika virus test. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Kelly File video: on PBS’s Dem debate, and if Fox gets a turn.
- Sat post-debate: FNC Baier; Burnett; MSNBC John Kerry campaigner.
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Election/FNC-Election/CNN-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Kissell: Fox News tops MSNBCNN on New Hampshire primary night.
- Video: rip media attacks on Trump voters.
- Christopher: Thank Joe S for MSNBC’s unwatchable Halperin show.
- Kilmeade audio: Megyn Kelly compares being on Fallon and Colbert.
- Factor video: on appalling reactions to Trump win.
- Joe and Mika gave Trump debate tips, made secret visit to NH hotel.
- Zurawik: Five media take-aways from the New Hampshire coverage.
- Wemple: MSNBC anchor spouting leftist commentary is a good thing!
- The unusual sharing deal with PBS and CNN. Sandals and sandwiches.
- Impartial MSNBC reporters mock Rubio. Audio Q&A: Rachel Maddow.
- Endless CNN clocks aren’t even accurate. More layoffs at CNN Atlanta.
- Late Show video: with Stephen Colbert (v/CNNC).
- In a politically charged season, Fox News powers 21st Century revenues.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- TCG: Maddow feels the Bern as Sanders supporters revolt.
- Hasson: Hillary donors being helpful to Chris Matthews’s wife.
- Megyn Kelly: How to deal with the haters. Weekend numbers.
- Outnumbered video: the New Hampshire vote.
- Somerby: Maddow’s dishonest reporting on Flint is ‘disgraceful’.
- The Late Show video: Bill O’Reilly with Colbert part one, part two.
- Sunday: Media Buzz tops Reliable, Fox & Friends tops cable news.
- Golomb: ‘Political Insider’ John LeBoutillier speaks truth to power.
- Factor video: Problems of the 2016 campaign.
- Profuse revenues from ‘juggernaut’ Fox News save parent company.
- Lean Forward: Maddow again named co-anchor of election coverage.
- Lynn Smith: it’s a boy! Daryn Kagan resurfaces. Sonny’s crib for sale.
- Nolte: CNN fact-checker gets facts wrong. Cablers hit New Hampshire.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-post-debate-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Hillary Clinton
- Concha: Hits and misses from MSNBC’s Democratic debate.
- FNC’s much-criticized press release may have changed America.
- FTV: MSNBC putting pressure on Rachel Maddow to apologize?
- Rutz: MSNBC’s debate set a new record…lowest viewership yet!
- Kurtz: Why did MSNBC put Rachel Maddow on the debate stage?
- Byers: On debate night the pressure was on MSNBC. Whoops!
- Q&A: Rachel Maddow discusses cable, Fox News, sex, and more.
- Videos: Megyn with Fallon with
- F&F video: Geraldo Rivera post-debate hugs.
- Wemple: MSNBC’s low-key questioners put on a ‘substantive’ debate.
- Cable: rated most helpful news source. MSNBC’s
- Megyn Kelly signs multi-million-dollar book deal with HarperCollins.
- Factor video: on who’s at fault for Carson/Cruz gaffe.
- FTV: O’Reilly took deserved shots at CNN, Stelter says it’s because of him.
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Dem Forum-O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Concha: Carson, Cruz, and CNN all share blame for Iowa muddle.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly ‘lost his license‘ to police the news media.
- Bret Baier, Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly to moderate March 3 debate.
- Somerby: The views you will never, ever, hear on Maddow’s program.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC skipping live news events to talk politics.
- Stacey Dash: No, I’m not ashamed to be black. Sherman’s coin.
- Ciobanu: Love Story is CNN’s voicemail social media experiment.
- Savan: Making excuses for Trump is now the fun part of Morning Joe.
- CNNC: CNN to simulcast PBS debate with Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano on why against Ted Cruz.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Jan 2016: Fox News 14 years #1; CNN; MSNBC; FBN sets record.
- Simon: Megyn Kelly won, and so, in its way, did Fox News.
- Outnumbered video: Rich Lowry in a over Trump loss.
- Ariens: Highest rated Iowa coverage ever, CNN/FNC split top slots.
- Zurawik: Five take-aways from cable’s coverage of the Iowa caucus.
- Erickson: Media let emotions trump reality. Graphics extravaganza.
- TCG: CNN promotes Fox ‘exposé‘ with fabricated Megyn Kelly quote.
- Video: Is as the GOP establishment candidate?
- Wemple: CNN dramatics were overkill. Trump’s friends with Fox again?
- Megyn Kelly is a huge Factor fan. Before Megyn, there was Selina Scott.
- Ailes: How a ‘half-baked little operation‘ became a billion-dollar news net.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- TCG: The news with Brian Williams…now with extra leaning!
- As MSNBC ‘makes shift’, Maddow elevated. Fox to ticker: turn blue!
- Video: of Bernie Sanders. Today’s lawsuit: Stacey Dash.
- Kelly File video: around Clinton’s ‘speed limit’ story.
- Why all women should champion Megyn Kelly. Megyn to meet Colbert.
- CNN signs David Gregory, Matt Lewis, Bill Press, ex-Mayor Michael Nutter.
- Dem debate set for Thursday. Coop to moderate Wednesday Dem forum.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate 9pm-Megyn Kelly-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Christopher: Ronan Farrow and Media Matters smear Megyn Kelly.
- Somerby: After the Professor spoke, Maddow didn’t call on him again.
- Video: Media coverage of analyzed.
- Joyella: Reviewers rave…Megyn Kelly ‘clear winner’ in the Fox debate.
- Preliminary numbers: 11-13 million, 4x MSNBCNN combined. Update.
- Trump demanded $5 million to appear. Stockman: Megyn is no ‘bimbo’.
- Videos: Focus group reacts to
- Factor videos: Bill on Bill’s Trump Q&A.
- TCG: Look who’s riding the Trump train! No-Trump debate: a good thing.
- Sherman says Megyn trying to ‘bury Trump‘, distorts her remark to Cruz.
- Zurawik: Fox moderators fine, but debate needed Trump. Concha: Meh.
- Harvey: Coop’s film like a high-end Barbara Walters special. Chris is sorry.
- Rothstein: Scarborough blasts ‘liar’ Dylan Byers, says he’s ‘bought’ by CNN.