- Freaky Friday numbers: Rachel Maddow-Jake Tapper-The Five 1-2-3.
- Out# video: the ‘deeply embarrassing’ House GOP.
- Stockman: CNN analyst made ‘wildly irresponsible‘ claims re Flynn, FBI.
- Brzezinski’s Blacklist: Mika B wants Kellyanne banned from all tv news.
- Wemple gripe over Hannity defending himself includes today’s O’Whine.
- Profile: Mary Katherine Ham, the ‘honest broker’ headed for bigger things.
- Newest FNC contributor: Mollie Hemingway. (MS)NBC hires Josh Earnest.
- Fox correct, school rape ‘virtually uncovered’. Hogue: Is Pete ‘Tucker’s heir‘?
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Maddow-Tucker Carlson-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Farhi: Shep Smith doing ‘cleanup’ at Fox. First 100 town hall tonight.
- ‘Bitch’ Nicole Lapin resurfaces. Ainsley Earhardt makes book:
- Q&A: Reza Aslan; Joe and Mika open up about Trump, Kellyanne, etc.
- Ellison: Something’s brewing at Fox News…it must be another ‘civil war’!
- Arianna Huffington rips CNN. Clarissa Ward honored by Overseas Press.
- Videos: on Gorsuch; concerns about Comey.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Somerby: People are finally noticing how ridiculous Maddow is.
- Lien Forward: Trump attorneys mull legal action against MSNBC.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Maddow-Lawrence O’Donnell-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Rachel Maddow-O’Donnell 1-2-3.
- Concha: Impartial CNN journo says Trump ‘looked like a third grader‘.
- Tucker Carlson ‘did a splendid job‘ pressing Trump…says Erik Wemple!
- Surprise: Millennials getting their news from cable, with Fox in the lead.
- Five fast facts about Erin Burnett’s husband. David Shuster resurfaces.
- Fox & Friends video: her ‘wiretapping’ experience.
- Sunday Showdown: MediaBuzz-Reliable tied in demo. Weekend numbers.
- CNN wants entrée to Canada press gallery. Today’s cannibalism complaint.
- FTV: Rachel Maddow insists it’s the viewers’ fault if they believed her hype.
- Tonight Show videos: Rachel Maddow with Jimmy Fallon
- NBC fuming: never told about tax ‘scoop’, felt Maddow didn’t ‘really deliver’.
- Chumley: Thanks to Maddow, Scarborough, MSNBC for the the comic relief.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Freaky Friday numbers: Maddow-Hannity-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- FTV Live: CNN has hurt journalism more than Hannity ever could.
- Somerby: Maddow repeats, again and again, factually wrong claim.
- CNN series is ‘Black Mirror meets Westworld‘. HLN adds Cupp show.
- The Norman Lear Center honors Tapper, Tur, and Reliable ‘Resources’.
- Q&A: Chris Hayes insists All In isn’t dead yet. The anti-Trump bump.
- Snubbed! Trump unfollows Joe & Mika. Producers decline Megyn gig.
- Key thesis of CNN series called ‘patronizing nonsense‘. Cillizza to CNN.
- Fox & Friends videos: Time to abolish Daylight Saving?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Out# videos: Co-hosts debate ‘day without women’
- Video: Out# panel Concha: Mika & Joe bash Out# ladies.
- Gardner: Fox News appears to have the edge in lawsuit over clip-sharing.
- Steinberg: CNN’s New Day gets ‘new mission‘ as Olby producer takes over.
- After Maddow said she’s ignoring Trump’s tweets, Coop has a brainstorm.
- Paparazzi snap Megyn. Five fast facts about Ainsley. Andrea escorted out.
- Not just Coop 360°: CNN launches virtual reality unit with Pamplano bulls.
- Ruhle show is all female. CNN hires Jason Miller. Hogue: Unfaithful Bolling?
- Erik Wemple’s strange new respect for Fox & Friends alum Gretchen Carlson.
- Zucker: Our Israel coverage is not perfect. Cannibalism controversy persists.
- Tucker video: on the recent epidemic of fake news, and fake scandals.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Video: Neil Cavuto remembers the of Brenda Buttner.
- Out# video: on Trump’s ‘enemy’ remark. Before and after.
- Impartial MSNBC anchor doesn’t recall Obama promising Russia flexibility.
- Citing Mother Jones, Wemple declares Fox News is ‘forging foreign policy‘.
- Watters’ World video: discusses the press vs the President.
- Brian Stelter was for labeling things as ‘fake news’ before he was against it.
- F&F video: Tucker Carlson rips of Trump Sweden comment.
- Morning Joe is not enough; ban Kellyanne Conway from all television news!
- Tucker Carlson, guest editor, assembles the Daily Brief. Ask Harris anything!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Tucker Carlson-Rachel Maddow 1-2-3.
- FBN personnel dominate ‘best biz journalists’ list: eight of the top 15 slots.
- CNN sources get it wrong four times. Tantaros lawyer subpoenaed; update.
- Daly: Two of The Five keep sticking up for Trump…and that’s two too many.
- Mika courageously bans Kellyanne Conway. Wemple rips ‘dishonest‘ Tucker.
- Videos: Tucker challenges over leaks, over bias.
- Duca: Appearing with Tucker was the ’10 most infuriating minutes‘ of my life.
- Ruiz: Jake Tapper, ‘journalistic hero’. Video: Jake Tapper
- Why CNN changed briefings policy. This is CNN: Trump Valentine generator.
- The Cable Game: Brian Stelter was against cheap shots before he was for them.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Tucker Carlson-Rachel Maddow 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered videos: Marie Harf joins debate over and
- Want a Westchester crib? Mika’s is $2 million, Gregg Jarrett’s just $1.8M.
- Fox News wins wild news week; O’Reilly tops all cable except for zombies.
- Sunday Showdown: Reliable Sources beats Media Buzz. Weekend numbers.
- Goldberg: CNN, media ‘two faced‘ in attempts to silence Kellyanne Conway.
- Datoc: MSNBCNN attack reporter who didn’t ask the question they wanted.
- Tucker Carlson video: Berkeley school teacher argues for
- CNN’s ‘impressive‘ comedy show. Funt: CNN a beacon in dark times. K.T. stays.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Anderson Cooper-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- Concha: CNN may have a new primetime star…but it’s not a person.
- The Cable Game: Is Brian Stelter the worst interviewer in the world?
- Sexton: CNN complicit in trutherism by airing tripe from Trig conspiracist.
- Hannity twitter spat with Scarborough escalates. Jake Tapper makes book.
- Rothstein: Jake Tapper mum over ‘sexist’ SNL Kellyanne Conway portrayal.
- Q&A: Bret Baier on Ike, Trump, golf, etc. Geraldo dumps Yale gig, citing PC.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-Bill O’Reilly-The Five 1-2-3.
- MSNBC, CNN on not-so-distinguished list. Mika, CNN in a twitter spat.
- FTV: CNN has only itself to blame; Stelter is ‘the gift that keeps on giving‘.
- Out# video: Kennedy and Meghan McCain clash over
- Two Faiths laugh off CNN flub. Today’s Wemple O’Whine. Bonus whine.
- Kozlov: Kremlin demands Bill O’Reilly apologize for calling Putin ‘a killer’.
- Q&A: Carol Costello talks about her new gig. Melissa Francis makes book.
- Fox Report video: Doug Schoen and Ed Rollins in politics.
- Keynote speaker: Bill O’Reilly on Trump, journalism, and more (via Politico).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Bill O’Reilly-Don Lemon 1-2-3.
- Women in news stepping up their fashion game. HLN’s ‘girl power‘.
- Fox News milestone: 15 years as most watched cable news channel.
- January 2017 numbers: Fox News tops; CNN #2; MSNBC improves.
- F&F video: Judge Napolitano on confronting
- Gasparino: CNN spinoff a caveat in Time Warner deal. CNN changes.
- Mika Brzezinski modestly reveals she’s trying to adopt a Syrian family.
- Sunday showdown: Reliable Sources tops MediaBuzz. Weekend numbers.
- Tucker video: Activist says immigration orders
- Flood: Why ex-LA attorney Jamie Colby may have cable news’s best job.
- Janice Dean inducted to Weather Hall of Fame. Stephen Moore to CNN.
- Hannity: The media don’t understand Trump. Is Rachel channeling Beck?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Obama (CNN)-Don Lemon-Rachel Maddow 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Bret Baier and panel examine
- Concha: Mika Brzezinski slams CNN, Buzzfeed over unverified reporting.
- Somerby: Remember when Maddow wasn’t pretending to admire Greta?
- Grove: Greta on MSNBC is the same ideology-free show as Greta on Fox.
- Columnist takes shot at Fox women…gets called out by CNN contributor.
- Q&A: Gretchen Carlson, Greta. FNC’s Three Days in January.
- 9/11 truther Van Jones has ‘high hopes‘ for his series of CNN ‘conversations’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Ed Henry-The Five-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Steinberg: NBC’s big bet on Megyn Kelly comes with some big risks.
- Megyn thanks Murdochs, Fox News viewers. Video: Kurtz
- Concha: Twitter’s rightwing Megyn critics go into their happy dance.
- Megyn Kelly is leaving Fox News for NBC; Friday is her last Kelly File.
- As rumors of MSNBC continue to swirl, Greta hits back at her critics.
- Sainato: Haberman, Todd, et al in no position to call out Scarborough.
- F&F video: Assange has no motive to lie about leaks.
- Plosker: CNN’s ‘unacceptable’ description of ‘Palestinian citizen of Israel’.
- Videos: Gretchen Carlson resurfaces…on NBC’s Today part one, part two.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Sean Hannity is en route to London for interview with Julian Assange.
- Scarborough: Funny nobody objected when Obama talked to Zakaria.
- Joe Scarborough in a twitter spat over partying with Trumps. Day two.
- What Were You Watching New Year’s Eve? CNN, FNC trounce MSNBC.
- Bitter Lemon: CNN cuts mic as drunken anchor rants about ‘awful’ 2016.
- Reliable Sources videos: Covering Trump; the Murrow Moment; populism.
- F&F Weekend video: Stelter Trump tweets trigger retorts.
- MediaBuzz videos: presidents; Obama’s social
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Sandra Smith-Eric Bolling-Kim Guilfoyle 1-2-3.
- Concha: Since when are diverse perspectives bad for a cable news net?
- Rothstein: Greta in line for MSNBC’s 6:00 pm slot; Joe’s bland welcome.
- The 2016 cable news program ranker: Fox News holds 14 of top 15 slots.
- Gold: MSNBC rebrands Morning Joe as your source for the latest Trump news.
- Q&A: Eric Bolling thinks this is the New Year’s Eve FNC will beat Coop. More.
- Kelly File video: Muslim author Asra Nomani for supporting Trump.
- Koblin: A banner year for cable news. Wemple: Tucker Carlson, Fox’s ‘sexist pig‘.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Valentine Matter