Friday Links and Open Thread

  • Thursday’s numbers:  At This Hour-Inside Politics-Maddow 1-2-3.
  • Concha: White House rips ‘lazy’ MSNBC report on Trump/Qatar.
  • CNN drops Reza Aslan series after host’s vulgar anti-Trump tweets.
  • Outnumbered video: Comey’s leaking shows
  • O’Reilly: ‘Hannity fought back. I should have.’  Jake Tapper in Toronto.
  • Matthews: MSNBCers are well informed; Mika: Is Trump mentally ill?”
  • CNN schedules Champions for Change.   DC’s ‘Badass women’ assemble.
  • Tucker videos: on Comeyrama; serves up a scoop.

Wednesday Links and Open Thread

  • Tuesday’s numbers: Maddow-Lawrence O’Donnell-Hannity 1-2-3.
  • Fox execs thank staff for London coverage, re-sign Charles Payne.
  • They’re back: The Hannity/Scarborough twitter spat heats up again.
  • Tucker video: has a reality check on the Jared Kushner flap.
  • Joyella: Rachel Maddow now the ‘most powerful person in cable news’.
  • Dana Bash’s Badass Women ‘breaks barriers‘.  Heather Nauert resurfaces.

Monday Links and Open Thread

  • Freaky Friday numbers: Rachel Maddow-O’Donnell-Hayes 1-2-3.
  • Concha: Kellyanne has a right to respond to attacks on Morning Joe.
  • Videos: F&F welcomes anchor Dana Perino’s
  • Upcoming installment of OBJECTified to feature Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • Somerby: Riding the Comey wave, Maddow does yet another about-face.
  • Megyn: ‘I’m honored to be joining this historic, incredibly talented team.’
  • Special Report video: All-Star Panel chews over who
  • Q&A: Brooke Baldwin; Brooke at UNC.  Is Jason Chaffetz headed to FNC?
  • Scandal sweeps up Bo.  Trump roils ‘conservative media’.  Mr Bill’s revenge?
  • Tucker’s alive and well.  MSNBC may drop O’Donnell. More. Video

Friday Links and Open Thread

  • Specialists video: What was with his comment on briefings?
  • Thursday’s numbers: Rachel Maddow-O’Donnell-Brian Williams 1-2-3.
  • Glenn Beck audio: Bill O’Reilly on being plus
  • Mika: CNN ‘disgusting’ for giving Kellyanne air time.  Olby in a twitter spat.
  • Rothstein: MSNBC rampage against Sarah Sanders.  New MSNBC shows?
  • Bell: Most everyone on  CNN is ‘playing a character‘.   Wolf Blitzer at HPU.
  • Fox News continues to drive 21CF revenues.   Jeffrey Toobin moonlighting.

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Tuesday Links and Open Thread

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Friday Links and Open Thread

  • Specialists video: Kellyanne Conway, Tyrus join
  • Thursday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-The Five-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
  • Concha: Trump camp blasts CNN as MSM blackout of advert spreads.
  • Video: talks comedy, politics, and Stephen Colbert.
  • Rothstein: WaPo writer tells journalists to avoid Tucker Carlson’s show.
  • Mohajer: Tucker’s success after many flops typifies white male privilege.
  • Zurawik: Bullying, brow-beating Tucker symbolizes patriarchy, privilege.
  • Somerby: Maddow quietly changes Flynn story she’s peddled for months.
  • LaCorte: There’s little real evidence to support the spin against Bill Shine.
  • Attorney for FNC accusers talks to Sky News regulators.  What Bo knows.
  • Smith: The inside story of Joe’s carefully choreographed proposal to Mika.
  • Profile: Van Jones.  Shep Smith at Ole Miss.  CNN still cites ‘hands up’ story.
  • After four days, viewer reactions to Fox News Specialists seem discouraging.

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Thursday Links and Open Thread

  • Wednesday’s numbers: Maddow-Tucker Carlson-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
  • Concha: O’Donnell exemplifies the defeat of gloom-and-doom media.
  • Out# video: over Hillary’s ‘pathetic’ excuses.
  • Lovebirds make it official…they’re engaged.  The Joe and Mika story.
  • April stunner: Rising star Heather Childers at 5am beats Greta at 7pm!
  • April program ranker: Fox has eight of the top 10.    25-54 demo ranker.
  • Videos: Tucker discusses Comey with and
  • Rothstein: Brit Hume and Paul Begala in a twitter spat.  Today’s lawsuit.
  • Somerby: It’s all clowning, pretty much all the time.  NBC scorches CNN.
  • Randi Kaye revisits unsolved mystery.  Revamped HLN gets re-revamped?

Monday Links and Open Thread

  • Specialists video: Series premiere opens with
  • Friday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-Maddow-Martha MacCallum 1-2-3.
  • Megyn will host 9am hour of Today, airing opposite Ripa and Ryan.
  • Come rain, go Shine: Fox exec is out…Hannity hardest hit.  Wemple.
  • Rothstein: Viewers want more Morning Joe…without Joe and Mika.
  • MediaBuzz video: talks Trump, ‘fake news’, and ESPN.
  • Hogue: The News Specialists better avoid the Mika trap.  Today’s lawsuit.
  • MSNBC hires Glenn Thrush.   CNN swells mingle with the brunch bunch.

Weekend Links and Open Thread

  • Lean Forward: Brian Williams rebuked for ‘patronizing’ Maddow.
  • MediaBuzz videos: fixation;
  • Reliable Sources videos: Venomous Trump; anti-media Trump; NY Times.
  • Weprin: Sorry cablers, there was no news to cover at the WHCD.
  • Somerby: Rachel Maddow in the killing fields part one, part two.
  • The perfect solution: let’s just hire a woman to run Fox News.
  • Court rules CNN defamation case can proceed.   Q&A: W Kamau Bell.
  • Kelly is keeping up with the Kardashians.  Morning lovebirds’ road trip.
  • Kludt: Fox & Friends enjoys ratings surge;  Weiss: How F&F warps minds.
  • CNN celebrity chef carries a concealed weapon.  FNC quits Election Pool.
  • Six things you didn’t know about Abby Huntsman.  Sunday talkers: preview.

Thursday Links and Open Thread

  • Wednesday’s numbers: Maddow-The Five-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
  • Gillette: The renaissance of Sean Hannity, Fox News’ ‘alpha anchor’,
  • Ambrose: Bill O’Reilly’s fall creates an opportunity for Fox News.
  • F&F take your children to work day videos: and
  • NBCNews exec talks Megyn, Tamron etc.  Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
  • Poor: Welcome to the cable news era of politics.  Mika lectures Jesse.
  • Bloom threatens Jesse Watters, ‘Maybe you should be next!’  Guilt trip?
  • Video: Eric Bolling about his new show.  Profile: Kristin Fisher.

Tuesday Links and Open Thread

  • Monday’s numbers: Dana Perino-Bret Baier-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
  • CNN host to candidate: When are you going to marry your girlfriend?
  • Concha: Networks, cablenewsers air Facebook killer’s unhinged rants.
  • Morning Joe promotes impeachment.   Holes in latest O’accuser’s story.
  • Sports Wrap video: Ed Henry discusses 42 Faith.  Way, way off-Broadway.
  • ICN: Salon‘s ‘pretty wild claim’ about J$P just ‘doesn’t pass the smell test‘.
  • Pants on fire: Salon falsely says J$P ‘subsidized’ by FNC ‘black ops team’!
  • Sunday showdown: MediaBuzz tops Reliable Sources.  Weekend numbers.
  • CNN Reagan documentary shows the ‘unquestioned reign of white men‘.
  • Video: One way China can help with Kim-Jong-Un…
  • Late Show video: with Stephen Colbert.  Two times the Tapper.

Thursday Links and Open Thread

Monday Links and Open Thread

Weekend Links and Open Thread

  • MediaBuzz videos:  generals covering
  • Reliable Sources: O’Reilly; more O’Reilly; Zurawik; media too pro-Trump.
  • Red Eye series finale videos: looks back; the together again; the
  • Videos: Tucker takes on debates
  • 25 things you don’t know about Judge Pirro.  Sunday talkers: preview.
  • Maslin snarks about Old School.  Morning Joe lovebirds at Johns Hopkins.
  • What O’Reilly means to his viewers.   What O’Reilly means to Fox News.
  • Canto: It’s amazing how much time CNN spends talking about Bill O’Reilly.
  • CNN covertly shoots off-camera briefing.   CNN’s apps seeking new users.
  • Chris Wallace on journalism, Trump, and more.   Cramer’s Street struggling.

Thursday Links and Open Thread

  • Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Maddow-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
  • Fox Biz original Peter Barnes retires.  Clarissa Ward in Palm Beach.
  • Friedman: ‘Liberal’ Shep driving away Fox viewers (no ratings cited).
  • Late Night videos: Joe and Mika with Seth Meyers
  • New CNN show is about ‘songs that define‘ us.  Bill Weir in Wautoma.
  • Tucker Carlson video: Taxpayers funding in public schools.