- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- MSNBCNN will reward Trump for attempting to bully Megyn Kelly.
- Concha predicts millions will watch debate, but how many millions?
- Stelter: Trump tweets fake photo of Megyn Kelly and Saudi Prince.
- Gold: Ailes chose Megyn over Trump. Trump vs Fox: Who’s winning?
- Battaglio: Standing by Megyn Kelly was the ‘only proper response‘.
- Factor video: Bill grills The Donald Wemple’s take.
- Scarborough was willing to consider Trump V-P slot…until he wasn’t.
- ICN: Don’t do it. CNN suggests it won’t air Trump, then confirms it will!
- Lewis: No reporter has gotten under Trump’s skin like Megyn Kelly has.
- How Megyn Kelly triumphed over sexism, bullying. Q&A: Bill Hemmer.
- Elliott: Megyn Kelly says Democrats are ‘crazy’ not to do an FNC debate.
- Mazzei: Bret Baier preps for another GOP debate. Kicking and streaming.
- Somerby: Shameless clowning and proselytization at Maddow’s town hall.
- Poniewozik: Fox’s stand is right. Valenti: ‘Bimbo’ is sexist; so is ‘lightweight’.
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Somerby: Expect partisanship but little info from Maddow town hall.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Trump triggers his very own ‘bimbo eruption‘. The graphic.
- Joe S rips Megyn K: I’d rather set myself on fire than debate with ‘that’.
- Videos: Megyn Kelly talks to Extra, tells E.T. Trump may still show up.
- Steinberg: Without Trump, Fox News will aim to ‘get down to business‘.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC political coverage, where journalism is optional.
- Sally Kohn: Megyn Kelly is a real journalist willing to stick her neck out.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace says the media have been too kind to Donald Trump.
- Q&A: Bret Baier, one of cable news’ ‘most objective voices’. More. More.
- Kelly File video: Megyn and Brit Hume on
- Concha: The DNC and RNC have lost control over the nominating process.
- ICN has a word for Trump’s debate dodging. CNNC: No planted questions.
- Pederson: Trump campaign exec threatened ‘a rough couple days‘ for Megyn.
- Wemple: Trump, Fox, and the implosion of the conservative media critique.
- Zurawik: Everybody loses as Trump ducks debate. Coop discusses his mom.
- Joyella: Cablers nominated for GLAAD awards. Will Sanders face Maddow?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Matthews goes full racist: Who’s gonna watch two Cuban guys?
- Donald Trump taking his marbles, skipping Fox News debate.
- Monday’s numbers: CNN Town Hall-O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- MSNBC skeds Dem debate: partisan Maddow to be a moderator!
- Somerby: Dishonest Maddow running a con. Weekend numbers.
- Chris Wallace on Megyn Kelly. Baier: We’re not afraid of Trump.
- Ailes: Fox News stands behind Megyn; she’ll be on stage Thursday.
- Wemple: Who was Megyn Kelly before Trump’s sexist attacks? More.
- Brian Williams: Lying in wait. Blizzard 2016 brings ratings bump.
- Kelly File video: Megyn talks Trump with Glenn Beck
- ICN: MSNBC announcement raises questions. ‘Breaking news‘ on CNN.
- Controversy over CNN planted question theory. Maddow’s Flint town hall.
- Fox: Trump showing fear of Megyn Kelly. CNNC: Why is Poppy in the snow?
- Zurawik: Chris Wallace refused to let Donald Trump dictate interview terms.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- The Five video: Is Donald Trump a
- Friday’s numbers: Bret Baier-The Five-O’Bolling Factor 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward Iowa caucus anchors: Brian Williams, Rachel Maddow.
- Wemple: Sanders and Clinton sharing a stage…but they won’t debate.
- Al-Jazeera America: what went wrong? CNN’s Dem ‘town hall’ tonight.
- Video: Controversy surrounds National Review
- Zurawik: Megyn Kelly shows class reacting to Trump. Kelly snags Moore.
- Why was CNN ‘media critic’ reporting in the field? R.I.P. ‘blizzard-mobile‘.
- Ariens: Weather Channel’s Nick Wiltgen killed in Atlanta traffic accident.
- Job posting may spell trouble for Chris Hayes. ICN: A PR disaster. Update.
- Camerota, Wolf Blitzer: The person who changed my life. Pereira in Canada.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Obama Trump blame
- Reliable Sources videos: Rolling Stone, Obama and guns, talking Trump.
- Cashin’ In video: A tribute to of Wayne Rogers.
- TCG: Has Fox & Friends found its G-spot? F&F video:
- Q&A: Jeanine Pirro on Making a Murderer. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Video: on L&O SVU. Newsers at Hoda-fest.
- Somerby: Maddow’s campaign coverage is not just dumb, it’s dishonest.
- Somerby: MSNBC admits its zero news value, airs ‘King Trump’ instead.
- Your Buzz videos: news, Brian
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- The Five video: Dana Perino three corny jokes.
- Wednesday’s numbers (demo): O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Flood: Biz nets schedule special evening coverage of market turmoil.
- Somerby: Rachel solves a mystery…why was Trump in Massachusetts?
- Wemple: MSNBC censors another Charlie Hebdo cartoon.
- Video: Law Enforcement Group for ‘excellence in media’.
- Fox News journalist defends pool photographer, debunks Trump claim.
- Sunday: Media Buzz edges Reliable. Look, it’s Tamron Hall’s bathroom.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace favors ‘invisible’ debate moderators; Richard Quest.
- GMA video: survived a deadly shootout.
- Malkin: CNN’s long history of allowing Democratic town hall plants. More.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha challenges Media Buzz, Reliable Sources to cover this story.
- Borchers: Who’s doing a great job covering the primary? Fox News!
- Video: Comparing Trump vs covering Sanders.
- Somerby: Black youngsters in Texas barely exist on clownish MSNBC.
- Q&A: Lea Gabrielle. Jim Acosta in ‘grueling’ Hawaii. CNN’s fuzzy math.
- Factor video: looks at Trump voters. Today’s petition.
- Video: Sen Gillibrand says coverage made ‘a huge difference’.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Hogue: Sour puss?
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow comment exposes her political cluelessness.
- Dylan Byers vs Howard Kurtz on ‘impartial’ journalists now taking sides.
- Radio on video: When happened when four Fox Newsers
- Maloney: Boston columnist calls for CNN to ban Trump from next debate.
- Power 100: Megyn Kelly a standout newswoman in volatile political times.
- Video: Soon-to-be-MSNBC show of Trump.
- Martha MacCallum doc: how a rush to show concern ‘leaves lives in tatters‘.
- Sherrod Small to co-host FNC New Year’s Eve. Juliet Huddy’s rough return.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Doug McKelway-The Five-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Scarborough rips Megyn: she sounds ‘like Rachel Maddow—vicious!‘
- Gutfeld show moves to Saturdays. Ailes’s plan to make FBN a success.
- Zurawik: CNN deletes phrase about Freddie Gray’s mother. Apology?
- Fox News Sunday hits ten-year ratings peak. Geraldo threatens lawsuit.
- Kelly File video: on the media’s rhetorical blame game.
- Hillary aide called MSNBC ‘heinous’. Bloomberg’s Phil Mattingly to CNN.
- Metal rocker GWAR performs ‘ritualistic decapitation‘ of Fox News reporter.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Trump’s
- Reliable Sources: Glenn Greenwald, remaining calm, Fareed Zakaria.
- Lean Forward: The Rev Al gives himself a $150,000 raise.
- Twice pre-empted Watters’s World premiere set to air 8pm tonight.
- NFL star says he’ll sue if CNN airs film accusing him of being a rapist.
- Q&A: Jamie Colby in Key West; Joe Scarborough on MSNBC’s ‘shift’.
- York: Misleading anti-Trump meme started by Maddow and MSNBC.
- Concha: Labbott flap shows difference between reporters and ‘hybrids’.
- Glenn Greenwald sticks up for Elise Labbott. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Your Buzz videos: Ben the naming
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Democratic Forum-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Are media giving GOPers Today’s firing demand.
- Soccer star suing CNN over cryotherapy photo. Graceful cooking.
- Bidding is open to meet Dana Perino and attend an airing of The Five.
- Campbell: Trump book bashes Megyn in chapter two, paragraph two.
- F&F video: Ed Henry et al hit the ice Q&A: Sandra Smith.
- FBN debate to be the ‘anti-CNBC’. Warren: Maddow won Dem forum.
- Rothman: MSNBC’s kid-gloves forum was furthest thing from a debate.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- MediaBuzz videos: on SNL, mystery.
- Reliable Sources videos: CNN’s scrutiny, Trump on SNL, more Trump.
- MSNBC Dem forum attracts 2.3 million viewers, 1/5 of CNN’s debate.
- Weekend special: Robert Durst and My Quest for Justice. It’s a girl!
- Q&A: Rachel Maddow (via TV Newser). Sunday talkers: preview.
- Wemple: In epic clash with George Will, O’Reilly renounces journalism.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly Audio Q&A: Brian Kilmeade.
- Your Buzz videos: and weave, CNBC
- Zurawik: CNN is right to vet Ben Carson. Bourdain says ‘nix’ to Tex-Mex.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Jessica Yellin resurfaces…to bash the profit-driven media.
- Somerby: This is what mainstream media liberal bias looks like.
- FTV Live: CNN got twitter to censor a reporter and lock his account.
- Joyella: Barack Obama interviewed on Fox News…but there’s a catch.
- Frankl: CNN ‘other handism’ doesn’t show facts of Middle East conflict.
- Kelly File video: Trump bashes CNN reporter;
- CNNer thanks Fox Newsers. Q&A: Rachel Maddow. Profile: Janet Mock.
- Flood: Providers to ‘unbundle’ Fox Biz for all subscribers on debate night.
- Byers: Christie, Rand Paul may be demoted to ‘undercard’ Fox Biz debate.
- Bagli: Judge Pirro book on Robert Durst case could complicate prosecution.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Tonight videos: Rachel Maddow with Jimmy Fallon
- Concha: GOP fumbles debate kerfuffle; here’s how to recover the ball.
- Joyella: How a line from Megyn Kelly was ‘borrowed’ by the President.
- Nothing funny about Bourdain’s gory comic. Get Reliable daily via email.
- Lapointe: Of six Sunday shows, only one asked Paul Ryan a key question.
- Two has-beens still ragging on each other. More bright ideas for debates.
- Offspring of disgraced MSNBC anchor resorts to sure-fire publicity tactic.
- Jeanine Pirro makes book: Nightline F&F Weekend numbers.
- Bob Beckel makes book: video. Kilmeade too: And James Rosen:
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Bret Baier-The Five-Eric O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Wemple: GOP debate demands reflect ignorance about journalism.
- Before scoring their Q&A Joe & Mika went on Koch Brothers junket.
- F&F video: Tucker Carlson Meet Mr Elizabeth Prann.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC ‘hard news’ anchors double as opinion hosts?
- Captain America comic writer gets in a spat with FNC’s Clayton Morris.
- Rachel Maddow claims she’ll get Dem candidates ‘off their talking points‘.
- Ainsley Earhardt on maternity leave. Ex-CNNer Shannon Travis resurfaces.