- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Tucker Carlson-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Don Lemon has a bright idea: let’s refuse to report any Trump tweets.
- Kelly File video: Megyn tells the real reasons Hillary wouldn’t talk to her.
- Playbook: Speculation swirls around Greta and MSNBC’s vacant 6pm slot.
- Snopes: No, CNN didn’t use shots of the same girl for three different crises.
- Hasson: Claims by Brian Williams et al about ‘fake news’ may be hyperbolic.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Valentine Matter
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Friday Links and Open Thread
- The Cable Game: CNN media critics tend not to apologize.
- Video: Meghan McCain treatment of Ivanka and family.
- Tucker: Hollywood is going out of business. Megyn is mad at Shutterfly.
- Lawrence O’Donnell: 2016 ruined political tv drama. Craig Melvin’s crib.
- Mary Tyler Moore video: Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid. Ella:
- Videos: on Brian Stelter; on Trump’s rallies.
- Stossel a trailblazer for libertarianism. Flap over Fox News fees continues.
- Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Eric Bolling-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Lawsuit against Megyn/FNC thrown out. Push for Kimberly strengthens.
- Salutin: How did Jake Tapper become a hero? Q&A: CNN’s Barbara Starr.
- Farhi: How Ed Schultz went from MSNBC lefty to mouthpiece for Moscow.
- Did Stelter help promote potentially fake news by uncritically retweeting it?
- The Cable Game: Noted opponent of ‘fake news’ serves up some of his own?
- Holmes: The ongoing meltdown over ‘fake news’ is starting to get ridiculous.
- Dancing with Elephants: On vacation with Coop. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
- Megyn Kelly-produced series announces cast, premiere date. Today’s oops.
- Warren: Brian Williams’s (low-rated) show is quietly ‘conquering‘ late night.
- Concha: Media should err on the side of caution when airing videos of death.
- Tucker Carlson video: Radio host says Trump nominees literally
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-Eric Bolling-The Five 1-2-3.
- Treacher: Good news, Kurt Eichenwald is all right after all.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter
- F&F video: on pressuring electors to switch their votes.
- ICN nitpicks reports on Megyn’s fashions and Thomas Roberts’s demotion.
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly and Wemple discuss Hemmer, Tucker, Media Matters, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- MediaBuzz videos: Trump; CNN and
- Reliable Sources videos: How to cover Trump; PolitiFact; press freedom.
- MSNBC cancels Live with Thomas Roberts. Chris Hayes makes book.
- F&F video: High above NYC Abby Huntsman beats
- From his basement, Olbermann citing nonexistent Eichenwald reports.
- No one tells Megyn Kelly what to wear. Video: with Colbert.
- YourBuzz videos: Fox’s a Harry
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Sunday talkers: preview.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Ariens: Kelly File EP Tom Lowell promoted to FNC VP/Managing Editor.
- Dr Monica Crowley leaves FNC to be Deputy National Security Advisor.
- Out# video: Panel debates over Russia allegations.
- Hemingway: Five ways oblivious national media can regain public’s trust.
- Kelly File video: outraged at CIA refusal to brief Congress.
- Zurawik: Trump coverage shows how out of touch the national media are.
- Terris: Has Trump made Joe and Mika as important as they think they are?
- Today’s specularama centers on Kim Guilfoyle. Sean Hannity moonlighting.
- Denning: How Megyn Kelly rose to the top. Bret Baier’s greatest challenge.
- Courts give green light to sue CNN. Klotz to Fox. Ronan resurfaces, sort of.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Flap Newt what
- Reliable Sources videos: Flap over hack; fighting fake news; to tell the tweet?
- ICN: CNN may have a Van Jones issue, but it’s not a conflict of interest.
- Miniter: Is CNN position on women in bikinis just a ruse for playing politics?
- Katz: Coop, Kelly together again for CNN Heroes. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
- Steinberg: ABC considered Megyn for GMA co-host. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Your Buzz videos: Martha holding pols
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Sandra Smith 1-2-3.
- Concha: Is Van Jones another conflict of interest headache for CNN?
- Outnumbered video: Is the real threat ‘fake news’, or
- Fake news: MSNBC ‘journalist’ says FNC partied at Trump hotel. Update.
- Greenwald: Clintonite’s disinfo spread by MSNBC to discredit Wikileaks.
- Bret Baier talks with Seth Meyers about the challenge of covering Trump.
- Tucker Carlson video: Is poking around in our elections?
- Today’s Megyn specularama. FTV pours cold water on the speculathon.
- Roy: Hegseth would be a ‘grand slam‘ pick. VA whistleblower weighs in.
- Brian Williams is against ‘fake news’. Partisans take sides re news outlets.
- Impartial CNN reporter ‘felt like a new person‘ when taken off Trump beat.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Tucker Carlson-Martha MacCallum 1-2-3.
- Video: Kurtz and Jenna Lee on of a military coup.
- Concha: Should reporters be banned from tweeting? In some cases…yes!
- Gibbons: Juan Williams, Kim Guilfoyle at Multichannel Diversity Discussion.
- Hollywood Reporter video: at Women in Entertainment event.
- With feds’ decision on merger deal pending, CNN promises ‘independence’.
- Tucker Carlson video: Hate speech opponent who compared
- Bret Baier at Franklin Templeton Pro-Am. Q&A: Fareed Zakaria, Jake Tapper.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly, Hannity-Martha MacCallum 1-2-3.
- Shepard Smith video: Shep and The Greatest Generation.
- Cable newsers dominate Mediaite ‘most influential’ list. Today’s lawsuit.
- Chris Wallace snags first Trump Sunday show interview. Stossel ending.
- Tucker Carlson joins Hannity, O’Reilly in the Erik Wemple Hall of Shame.
- Tucker video: Why did NYT editor of reporters’ bias?
- Christi Paul opens up about domestic abuse. Daily Show video: Van Jones.
- Megyn Kelly tells NPR we’re in a ‘dangerous phase‘ right now (v/Mediaite).
- Katz: Fox News ratings romp continues. Concha: FNC tripling MSNBCNN.
- Rothstein: Mika Brzezinski’s ‘feminine mystique‘. Steve Kornacki at UMass.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Chris Wallace-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Darcy: Tucker Carlson is at war with elitism, pomposity, and groupthink.
- Ariens: James Murdoch gives Dad A+, says FNC prospects ‘very strong‘.
- Gibson: Tamera Mowry-Housley is keeping the faith. Dana’s dog ditties.
- Greta resurfaces (via TVNewser). Joe & Mika’s pipeline to Trump Tower.
- Video: comments on her recent absence from Fox News.
- The Cable Game: Reliable Sources pre-empts breaking news to slam Trump.
- Wemple excoriates Corey. Lyons: Settle for More needs greater detail, focus.
- Video: Sharyl Attkisson on over Trump’s phone call.
- Video: on Trump’s Taiwan chat. F&F: Cabinet makers?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Trump resumes transition
- Reliable Sources videos: Trump…enemy of the press, authoritarian, and liar.
- Video: the NY Times public editor. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Yahoo review: Tucker a pious, ‘plu-perfect preppy‘ who sandbags his guests.
- Enlighten Us scheduled for Saturday airing. CNN’s Great Big Story gets bigger.
- ICN: Why Megyn signing with CNN would be a bad move…for both of them.
- Battaglio: Why execs are not seeing a bidding war for Megyn Kelly’s services.
- Jeffrey Lord re-ups with CNN…Erik Wemple hardest hit. Soledad resurfaces.
- Your Buzz videos: Hillary’s Colin rescinding
- Fox News Latino is expanding its reach. College claims it didn’t cave to O’Reilly.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Out# video: With choice of Mattis, Meghan McCain
- Just for giggles: CNN crew awaits Trump plane, jokes about it crashing.
- Gutfeld: Barack Obama takes one last shot at Fox News. Aidala for D.A.?
- Henry: Why CNN paid $25 million for a startup generating zero revenue.
- F&F video: Rich Reichmuth rappels down 22-story building
- Berg: MSNBC claims post-election coverage will cut back on talking heads.
- Ma: The truth about CNN bias. Kaplan: Megyn Kelly has no future at CNN.
- Zucker punch: High-level GOP aides say CNN undermined their campaigns.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- CNN’s Inside the Middle East will be sponsored by a Saudi foundation.
- ‘Kelly may jump?’ Drudge hypes unsourced rumor CNN wooing Megyn.
- Q&A: Alisyn Camerota on a ‘fact-free’ election that was a ‘wake-up call’.
- Treacher: Olby still sitting at his Ikea table, yelling. Dial it down, Rachel.
- Factor video: talks Trump and coverage of hate crimes.
- Stelter: The two candidates were not equal; it’s a reporters duty to say so.
- November 2016 cable news program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Bolling Factor–The Five-Sandra Smith 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Is Hillary’s campaign as their pawn?
- AdWeek Hotlist Q&A: Megyn Kelly talks Trump, O’Reilly, Fox, and more.
- Video: Howard Kurtz for ugly personal attacks.
- CNN’s Pamela Brown is planing for a wedding at her old Kentucky home.
- Frank Sesno: How to cover Trump. CNN aims to Beme aboard millennials.
- Crowley, Ingraham considered for WH post; McFarland hired, Grenell not.
- Fox News rules primetime in November. Joe Scarborough in a twitter spat.