- 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.
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Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-predebate-postdebate 1-2-3.
- Joyella: Nearly 12 million viewers watch latest GOP debate.
- Concha: Melissa Harris-Perry to get her own show on Fusion. Or is she?
- Video: Are Trump’s campaign rallies
- Nancy Reagan funeral coverage anchored by Shep Smith, Brian Williams.
- Wemple: CNN should stop with the insulting countdown clock fake-outs.
- CNN uses Samantha Bee to push GOP debate. Bobbie Battista resurfaces.
- Concha: High marks for Tapper, Ted, even Trump, at ‘elegant’ CNN debate.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly talks debate etc w/ Maria Bartiromo
- No questions about Michelle Fields. Fields: Sad and disappointing; a shame.
- Battaglio: CNN’s Jake Tapper expected more fireworks at the GOP debate.
- Kelly File videos: The assault violence
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Election/CNN-Election/FNC-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Is the Trump/Megyn cold war entering a period of detente?
- Krauthammer’s message for Israel. Michelle Fields manhandled.
- Robins: MSNBC’s ‘makeover’ may mean a show for Brian Williams.
- Fox News announces Nancy Reagan coverage with Shep, Megyn.
- FNC makes ratings history, as Fox Biz has best business week ever.
- FTV: Erica Hill to New Day? Quest to fly Around the World in 8.0 Days.
- Kelly/Cruz town hall: bootleg behind-the-scenes clips part one, part two.
- FNC counters debate with town halls. Borchers: MSNBC is fighting dirty.
- Wemple: Bret Baier’s newsworthy Dem forum makes the case for Fox News.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox Dem town hall’s 2.6 million viewers tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Corasaniti: Fox’s successful town hall may promote thaw with Dems.
- Grove: FNC forum ‘remarkably civilized‘. Abortion issue finally raised.
- Outnumbered video: The ‘establishment’ at Donald Trump.
- Sunday Media Buzz tops Reliable. FNC #1 again. Weekend numbers.
- Concha: CNN acted irresponsibly with its botched Rubio ‘exclusive’.
- Why did CNN cancel Rubio spox? Trump backed out of Sanders debate.
- The View videos: Jedediah Bila and Sunny Hostin
- Lafayette: Fox News plans campaign for post-election year revenues.
- Lead-in boosts CNN’s Race. MSNBC online series focuses on migrants.
- Kelly File video: reacts to Democratic town hall.
- Steinberg: HLN shelves Heads Up game. Michaela Pereira bounced to HLN.
- Wednesday is Town Hall Day! 7pm: Greta/Kasich; 8pm: Todd/Rubio; 9pm: Megyn/Cruz; 10pm: Hannity/Trump; 11pm: Megyn/Rubio.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Hillary Clinton will participate in the Fox News town hall.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly/11p-O’Reilly/8p 1-2-3.
- Concha: Gawker’s voicemails story is ‘complete and utter crap‘.
- Voicemails reveal Trump’s cozy relationship with MSNBCers.
- Happening Now video: Are the media
- Concha: Fox earns an A+ for impeccable debate performance.
- Fox debate most watched of 2016, snagged 17 million viewers.
- Wemple: O’Reilly post-debate show an embarrassing debacle.
- Wemple: Fox News finds the key to stopping Trump…graphics.
- Koblin: Megyn’s ‘intense interrogation‘ of Trump avoided hostilities.
- Zurawik: Fox turned GOP debate into an inquisition of Donald Trump.
- Videos: on Trump crudity; Frank Luntz
- Fox moderators ‘the best’, ‘pressing candidates‘ with ‘tough questions’.
- Smith: Geraldo will compete on season 22 of Dancing with the Stars.
- MSNBC caught photographing Fox event. MSNBC goes to the dogs.
- Bauder: Exit of Melissa Harris-Perry raises diversity issues at MSNBC.
- Q&A: Clinton compadre Kevin Spacey and The Road to the White House.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- On Monday Bret Baier to host Bernie Sanders Detroit town hall.
- February 2016 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Bret Baier: Expect Michigan questions, and probing for specifics.
- Moderators discuss roles, prep; more. Instagramming. Debate dossier.
- Chris Wallace wants an elevated debate; Megyn not looking for trouble.
- Moylan: Viceland’s CNN-style programming targets male millennials.
- Durkin: CNN’s Road to the White House is year’s best political series.
- Q&A: Melissa Harris-Perry; Wemple is still lamenting her cancellation.
- MSNBC Profiles: Chuck Todd, Chris Hayes, Kasie Hunt (via TV Newser).
- Shafer: The media didn’t create the Trump phenomenon…the public did.
- TCG: Sherman’s latest Ailes/GOP meme is the shortest-lived meme ever.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Q&A: Chris Wallace; Bret Baier wants substance, expects surprises.
- Video: the Trump election-night presser.
- Somerby: Joe and Mika’s deceptive video couldn’t hide the truth.
- Ariens: Fox News and CNN share honors on a big Super Tuesday.
- CNN signs a new contributor: Kayleigh McEnany. Today’s oops.
- Zurawik: Five media take-aways from the Super Tuesday coverage.
- Willie Geist gets NBC morning show. Brian Williams, trending again.
- Sunday showdown: Media Buzz tops Reliable. Richard Quest loses a job.
- Wemple: Illinois Rep Gutierrez excoriates MSNBC on the House floor.
- Harris-Perry claims a ‘culture of fear‘ at MSNBC, turned down exit deal.
- Video: Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier on his electoral chances.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Red Eye video: Why is Stacey Dash Weekend numbers.
- Top ten reasons to fire Harris-Perry. Farhi: Is MSNBC now too white?
- Joyella: Super Tuesday coverage rundown. FBN hits ratings high in Feb.
- February numbers: Fox News breaks 13-year record; CNN; MSNBC.
- Flood: Debates, town halls give CNN Feb demo; FNC wins total viewers.
- Did MSNBC cancel an interview over a mention of Melissa Harris-Perry?
- CNN snags Mary Katherine Ham. CNN to simulcast another Dem debate.
- Trump rips Fox…while on Fox! NY Times revives the Wayne Simmons story.
- Kelly File videos: on Trump and David Duke.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Martha MacCallum-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: Oscar reactions prove Stacey Dash is a first-class ‘trigger’.
- Megyn wows Oscar party attendees. Stacey Dash moonlighting.
- Video: Are the media behind the of Donald Trump?
- Andrea Tantaros makes book. David Bohrman returns to MSNBC.
- Profile: F&F‘s Ainsley Earhardt. First day welcomes and highlights.
- Byers: Alex Wagner’s weekend show cancelled before it premiered.
- Gibson: Why an obscure weekend show firing became front-page news.
- José Díaz-Balart may be next to go. Durkin: Harris-Perry deserves praise.
- Wemple: Melissa Harris-Perry a ‘rare voice of substance‘ on cable news.
- Harris-Perry is out at MSNBC. Scarborough is in at the Washington Post.
- Rubin: Megyn Kelly stood up to Trump more than entire news outlets did.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-PostDebate-Kelly 11pm 1-2-3.
- Melissa Harris-Perry refusing to show up for MSNBC show. More.
- Ainsley Earhardt dedicates F&F to her parents, awaits SNL parody.
- MSNBC host threatens to flee the country if Trump elected.
- Cutting the cable is one thing, but this is going a tad bit overboard.
- Christopher: Genteel MSNBC Hillary chat signals game change?
- Profile: ‘Fabulous woman’ Mika Brzezinski. Q&A: Jacob Soboroff.
- Video: Reactions to and CNN’s rowdy debate.
- Joe Concha’s debate report card grades Wolf and the candidates.
- Kelly File videos: Frank Luntz focus group findings
- After giving Trump most time, CNN tossed in two post-game interviews!
- Wemple: Telemundo anchor was the bright spot in a ‘same-old’ debate.
- Chotiner: A terrible night for CNN. McCaughey: The big loser was CNN.
- Ainsley Earhardt on her new Fox & Friends role. Here come(s) The Eighties.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-CNN TownHall-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Fox News tops demo and totals on a heavy Tuesday news night.
- Outnumbered video: Are Trump’s GOP rivals
- Q&A: Greta celebrates 3500. Sonny Hostin leaves CNN for ABC.
- Mika rips Rubio…for ‘sucking up’ to Trump! The Megyn Kelly effect.
- Roger Stone scorches CNN pundits: ‘no qualifications whatsoever’.
- Wemple: Stone’s ‘nasty, bigoted’ tweets got him banned from CNN.
- Video: have first reactions to Trump Nevada victory.
- Coop to moderate Flint Democratic debate. Robin Meade moonlighting.
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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Megyn Kelly to host voter summit with four GOP candidates.
- Friday’s numbers: Bret Baier-O’Bolling-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Somerby: In his Trump town hall, Coop showed no will to engage.
- Videos: The DoJ vs Apple… and
- MoJo uh-oh: Trump tells Joe you had me ‘as a legendary figure‘. More.
- Ariens: Hillary camp speaking to FNC re Chris Wallace interview.
- Wemple: It’s fair for Hillary to duck Chris Wallace cuz…Tantaros?!
- Some boycott: Fox News primary coverage again tops MSNBCNN.
- Durkin: 2016, the year the media fought back against the candidates.
- Abby Huntsman: How it feels the day your Dad drops out of the race.
- Greta: This happens to all of us in television. Richard Lui’s sideline gig.
- Kilmeade video: about her baby, her beliefs, and more.
- Ainsley Earhardt and FNC referenced in frivolous ‘spring break’ lawsuit.
‘The Format Enabled Trump to Roll Over Them’
J$P Video! Howard Kurtz reviews MSNBC’s Joe and Mika Trumpalooza:
From The Kelly File, 18 February 2016
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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