- Wednesday’s numbers: Hannity-Bream (for Megyn)-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Katz: Cable newsers scramble to cover hurricane landfall in Florida.
- CNN airs F-bombs, but they draw the line at allowing this on the air.
- Q&A: Lisa Ling, ‘fearless adventurer’. Debate moderator speculations.
- Steinberg: CNN preps back-to-back documentaries on Trump, Clinton.
- MSNBC sets debut of The 11th Hour with Brian Williams for Sept 6; more.
- Erik Wemple thinks Megyn Kelly and Fox News are caught ‘in a book bind‘.
- French: Fox is a cocoon! Domenech: Most FNC viewers are not conservative.
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Hannity-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier (8pm) 1-2-3.
- August 2016 program ranker: Fox News holds 12 of the top 14 slots.
- Concha: On CNN doctor questions Hillary’s health. Flashback: ‘reckless‘.
- Kelly File video: Does Megyn over Facebook’s fake news?
- Grove: Ailes’s lawyers leading a ‘vicious vendetta‘ against Gabriel Sherman.
- Allen: Where did Dr Drew go wrong? Q&A: Greg Agvent, Ayman Mohyeldin.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Maddow-O’Bolling Factor-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News files response to Tantaros: ‘not a victim…an opportunist’.
- Out# video: over Clintons’ ‘outrageous bribery’.
- Flood: Neil Cavuto set to make post-surgery return on September 6.
- After ‘fixing’ algorithms, Facebook hypes totally fake Megyn Kelly ‘news’.
- Dylan Byers declares Megyn Kelly out of the running to moderate debate.
- Concha: Fusion kicks white male debate moderators over 55 to the curb.
- Survey says: Megyn Kelly, Anderson Cooper top debate moderator picks.
- Bias? CNN host grills AP exec for publishing exposé on Clinton Foundation.
- CNN’s Dylan Byers misrepresents Washington Post fact-check. This is CNN.
- Maria Molina returning to FNC…sort of. Bo Dietl resurfaces. Extra-crispy oops.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Hannity-Megyn Kelly-Coop/8pm 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Emails, tax returns, and
- Concha: John Stossel previews the first FBN Libertarian town hall.
- Stelter: CNN given Fox News oppo-research file on Gabriel Sherman.
- Today’s Wemple vs Fox: Ed Henry and the ‘crisis of morality‘ at FNC.
- Trump demands ‘crazy’ Mika apologize. Ed Schultz case back in court.
- Pete Hegseth goes to Israel finding facts. Video: Jim Angle
- Ellefson: Get to know Brianna Keilar. Sally sticks up for Sharia law.
- The Kelly File videos: Megyn questions and
- Concha: Nightly’s Larry Wilmore would be a perfect fit for MSNBCNN.
- Today’s conspiracy: Dr Drew cancelled after he questioned Hillary’s health.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Megyn Kelly-Hannity-Coop/9pm 1-2-3.
- Concha: Ed Henry returning to Fox News…in a different role.
- Ariens: Dr Drew is leaving HLN; last show will air September 22.
- Election ‘guru’ Nate Silver attacks FNC while he gives CNN a pass.
- Can FNC keep Megyn Kelly, the ‘most prized anchor in cable news’?
- Fox & Friends video: her move to Michigan.
- Concha: Unethical Ramos doesn’t disclose his own conflict of interest.
- Coop gets another try-out with Kelly. Why Sean does those town halls.
- Late Show videos: Coop w/Colbert Q&A: Brianna Keilar.
- Fox: Joe Scarborough has a ‘secret’…(that he has discussed repeatedly).
- Wemple: Tantaros’s crack legal team boasts that they’ve only just begun.
- Shafer: Has FNC hit its ceiling? Sakoui: FNC has to expand its demographics.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Hannity-O’Reilly-MacCallum (Megyn) 1-2-3.
- Mack: CNN
apologizes forexpresses regret over misleading edit. - Junior Trump: CNN ‘so ridiculous I can’t even watch it anymore’.
- Navera: Drones will change CNN’s business. Coop helped Cook.
- Family Feud? Father and sons differ on vision for FNC (via CNNC).
- Zucker play: CNN exec lowers expectations for post-election ratings.
- ICN: Why Megyn Kelly should not be disqualified from POTUS debates.
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Friday Links and Open Thread
- Veteran FNC execs Bill Shine, Jack Abernathy promoted to top roles.
- Impartial CNN anchor: ‘We couldn’t help Hillary any more than we have.’
- Kelly File video: Trump’s comments about ISIS.
- MSNBCNN ‘fact-check’ chyrons all about one candidate; Concha weighs in.
- Greta: NY Special Olympics honors Kimberly Guilfoyle, Ainsley Earhardt.
- NY Times rejects Sherman plea to reconsider negative review of Ailes bio.
- CNN uses image of innocent Muslim woman in report on ISIS recruitment.
- Concha: Talking to Hugh Hewitt Trump opines on possible debate moderators..
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Bolling Factor-Sean Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Concha: It’ll be five years before Hillary talks to Chris Wallace again.
- Impartial CNN reporter makes totally unbiased election observation.
- Maglio: Coop getting yet another tryout as co-host for Live with Kelly.
- Secret Service debunks CNN Trump allegation. Zain Verjee resurfaces.
- Student 2A activists detail why they say Tamron Hall ‘missed the point‘.
- Newsmax pulled the plug on Dennis Michael Lynch while on live. More.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld bearing coffee for Shep.
- Tyndall: With Ailes gone, Megyn likely to stay at Fox News…’as queen bee’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Trish Regan (Megyn)-The Five 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Trump’s 2A comments get a
- Katy Tur: My crazy year with Trump…’insults, harassment, and threats’.
- Kurtz video: on Trump turncoats. Concha: Rather biased?
- Joyella: Insiders see Megyn on the short list to moderate a Prez debate.
- Video Q&A: on libertarianism and the 2016 election.
- CNN using multiple chat apps for Olympics coverage. Sit Room turns 11.
- Elisabeth Hasselbeck resurfaces…in a 7,100 square foot Nashville estate.
- Flood: Tantaros ‘couldn’t recall‘ any sexual statements made to her at FNC.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Hannity-Trish Regan (Megyn) 1-2-3.
- Sunday Showdown: Media Buzz beats Reliable. Weekend numbers.
- Katy Tur named to distinguished list. MSNBC: The place for archery.
- Kelly File video: Howard Kurtz on targeting Trump’s family.
- Concha: CNN’s Stelter claims girl he dated in college was a Fox News ‘spy’.
- Sources: Tantaros firing is imminent; Fox in settlement talks with Carlson.
- Audio: The business of cable news, via HBO’s Newsroom. Inside Fox News.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Rachel Maddow-O’Donnell 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Why Meghan McCain says she
- Red Eye fans react as Joanne Nosuchinsky reveals she’s leaving Fox News.
- CNN’s ‘new normal’: another day, another two expletives dropped. More.
- Video: Mornings with Maria, Fox & Friends simulcast
- Buckman: Fox News is ‘a great tv network‘. Two FNC embeds promoted.
- Joyella: Will Megyn Kelly’s upcoming memoir address issues about Ailes?
- Farhi: Why is liberal feminist hero Susan Estrich representing Roger Ailes?
- Kelly File video: on controversy over Melania’s immigration.
- CNN, terrorism, and The Way of the Serengeti. Craig Melvin moonlighting.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- The Five video: Jedediah Bila to Fox News.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Megyn Kelly-Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Real Story title for 2:00 pm (formerly Gretchen’s hour).
- ICN: CNN ignoring major world events harming its long-term relevance.
- O’Connor: Why isn’t CNN doing town halls for the Green Party ticket?
- Concha: Media coverage of election race is ignoring important stories.
- Rupert Murdoch memo salutes the ‘talent and drive‘ of Fox News staff.
- Somerby: Joe and Mika faking it, a game they’ve been playing a long time.
- Kelly File video: Controvery over shotgun-wielding woman
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary; Bill; Trump’s
- Reliable Sources videos: Conventions; Fox News ‘culture‘; Dan Rather.
- Concha: Fox News is stable; there is ‘no rush‘ to replace Roger Ailes.
- The Great Sean Hannity Wawa Encounter: part deux. DNC voice vote.
- Kilmeade & Friends audio: Julie Banderas demonstrates her breast pump.
- CNN: ‘Absurd’ to say Wolf Blitzer was ‘celebrating’ Hillary. The eyes have it.
- Greta: Why so much of today’s journalism is shallow. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Kelly File video: on the conventions’ effect on a close contest.
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Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: DNC/CNN – DNC/MSNBC – Coop 1-2-3.
- Concha: Trump’s acceptance speech outrated Hillary’s. Flashback.
- The War on Fox: Cameraman blocked, assaulted; reporter forced to leave.
- Hogue: Nothing beats a great pair of legs. Fournier: Hey, let’s ban Trump!
- Video: Were the media in covering the two conventions?
- Flood: Why Megyn visiting the CNN Grill is no big deal. Dancing with Wolf.
- Sherman: Ex-FNC booker with troubled history claims 20 years harassment.
- Factor video: discusses DNC hacking, emails, and slavery.
- Another photo copyright lawsuit. The Great Sean Hannity Wawa Encounter.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: DNC/CNN – DNC/MSNBC – Coop 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Gretchen Carlson reacts to the ouster of Roger Ailes and more.
- Wemple: One thing you can be sure of…on CNN speeches are ‘powerful’.
- Out# video: Is Hillary best qualified ever? square off.
- Concha: Suspension lifted…Newt Gingrich returns to Fox News August 1.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly and guests address slavery and
- Q&A: Jake Tapper; Chris Matthews; Joe and Mika on politics, romance, etc.
- Greta: Let’s get this straight…what I said was true then, and is still true now.
- Report: A ‘stony silence‘ at FNC as staffers take sides. Peaceful co-existence.