Tuesday Links and Open Thread

  • Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Tucker Carlson/Bret Baier 1- 2/2 tie.
  • New Years on FNC: Kimberly, Bolling, Watters, Kennedy, and friends.
  • Treacher: Eichenwald says it was just a joke, and a secret coded message.
  • Steve Hilton signs as FNC contributor.  Whither the War on Christmas?
  • ICN chides MSNBC for using political analyst Halperin as a news anchor.
  • Somerby: Rachel Maddow recognized for 2016 journalistic achievement.
  • Flood: O’Donnell’s viewers are helping Malawi, Africa one desk at a time.
  • How Sean Hannity became a conservative influential.  Q&A: Eric Bolling.
  • Sunday showdown: MediaBuzz beats Reliable Sources.   Weekend numbers.
  • CNN’s Rye: TSA ‘vaginal pat-down‘ violated my ’emotional and physical safety’.
  • Videos: on hacking ‘evidence’; on fake news.
  • Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar:  The Nick Shurn Matter

Friday Links and Open Thread

  • Thursday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Tucker Carlson-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
  • Q&A: Bill O’Reilly talks media, Obama’s legacy, changes at FNC, and more.
  • Joe and Mika slam CNN’s ‘fake news’, defend themselves against ‘the haters’.
  • Video: on the hidden agenda behind a restaurant review.
  • 2016 numbers: Fox News tops all basic cable.   CNN losing its VP of diversity.
  • Video: Eichenwald talk with Tucker is and an instant classic.
  • Impartial MSNBC reporter: Trump putting Putin ahead of the American public.

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

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.

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.

Tuesday Links and Open Thread

  • Hogue: Impartial CNN anchor’s expletive exemplifies ‘skin in the game’.
  • Thursday’s numbers, Friday’s too.   Ainsley makes book, book makes #1.
  • Somerby: Self-dealing huckster Rachel Maddow constantly sells the cars.
  • Tucker Carlson video: College professor argues Castro was
  • Kugle: The fake news of CNN.  Now More Than Ever airs Jan 1.  Mika spotted.
  • Ari Melber: I’ve paid my dues.  Ronan resurfaces.   Today’s Wemple O’Whine.

Weekend Links and Open Thread

  • Media Buzz videos: Trump’s
  • Reliable Sources videos: NYC media; Bill vs Megyn; press pool; fake news.
  • Eric Bolling in talks for a job in the Trump admin.  But wait, there’s more!
  • De Moraes: Megyn’s unprecedented tv tour.  Katie Pavlich at Boston U.
  • Impartial CNN anchor: Criticizing Hamilton actors threatens free speech!
  • Goodman: In order to survive, cable news should go full-bore anti-Trump!
  • 20/20 videos: Gretchen Carlson speaks out
  • Video: vs Roll Call‘s Jonathan Allen.  Sunday talkers: preview.
  • YourBuzz videos: media Aaron
  • CNN post-election special stars truther Van Jones.   Today’s boycott demand.

Friday Links and Open Thread

  • Thursday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Eric Bolling-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
  • Ainsley and Mr Bill topple Bernie.  Piers Morgan would like to resurface.
  • Big news for Kirsten Powers.   Michael Wolff takes on Stelter and Lemon.
  • Video: talks to Jenna Lee about the furor over ‘fake news’.
  • FTV Live: Why is Brian Stelter suddenly concerned over ‘fake news’ now?
  • ‘Cuckblock’ extension tags Trump opponents…and blocks CNN completely.
  • Video: Megyn Kelly talks with Gayle King about Trump, Ailes, Settle for More.
  • How, after 38 years, Coop was reunited with his brother.   Q&A: Megyn Kelly.
  • Somerby: More and more, Maddow is like a low-rent liberal version of Trump.

Thursday Links and Open Thread

  • Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
  • Outnumbered video: Bannon, transition, and more.
  • Concha: Media again show their hands in flap over Trump’s ‘press pool’.
  • Keith Olbermann resurfaces.  Audio: talks to Howard Stern.
  • Q&A: Meghan McCain.   Hannity’s $29 million a year tops NYC’s ‘rich list’.
  • Calderone: End of Bloomberg’s WADR will leave a gap in MSNBC schedule.
  • Ellefson to MSNBC: Don’t go middle-of-the road; ICN: That’s just nonsense.
  • How CNN pulled off 18 months of election coverage.  About CNN’s chatbots.
  • The View videos: Megyn Kelly on Trump, O’Reilly, and more
  • Battaglio: Organized campaign trying to damage sales of Megyn Kelly’s book.
  • Post-election, MSNBC trails The Hallmark Channel.  Gretchen talks to 20/20.
  • Videos: Tucker Carlson debates Coop talks with Megyn.

Wednesday Links and Open Thread

  • Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
  • Q&A: Megyn Kelly gets candid about Ailes, Trump, feminism, and more.
  • Video: Megyn about childhood bullying, attacks by Trump.
  • Concha: Media erupt when not invited to Trump family dinner.  Flashback.
  • Stelter slams ‘fake news’, while relying on sources notorious for fake news.
  • Videos: Megyn Kelly on CBS This Morning, with Savannah Guthrie on Today.
  • Q&A: Megyn Kelly on Trump’s ‘relentless campaign‘ targeting her and FNC.
  • Concha: Breitbart preps media lawsuit;  O’Brien: Could the target be CNN?
  • Kelly File video: Trump’s digital guru says they would win.
  • TMZ’s Harvey Levin to host special OBJECTified: Donald Trump on Fox News.
  • Q&A: Howard Kurtz on how he foresaw Trump win.  Alex Wagner resurfaces.
  • Somerby: Lawrence O’Donnell tops cable for ‘crazily bogus prognostications‘.
  • What Wemple has in common with Media Matters, Vox, etc; today’s O’Whine.
  • Factor video: O’Reilly uses to defend loyalty to Fox; Imus update.

Tuesday Links and Open Thread

  • Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
  • Q&A: Ainsley Earhardt makes book; F&F video:
  • CBS video: Bill O’Reilly promotes his new book, comments on Megyn’s.
  • Hamdi Alkhshali on saving Arwa Damon: ‘Toughest 24 hours of my life.’
  • Kelly File video: Media with Trump win.  A big week for FNC.
  • Stelter: ‘Hundreds’ of swastikas, attacks; video.  Brianna gets noon slot.
  • Cable newsers react to Gwen Ifill death.   Wemple still ragging on Corey.
  • Brazile reiterates ‘CNN never gave me a question’…doesn’t say who did.
  • Dr Phil videos: Megyn on the the
  • GMA videos: Megyn Kelly with George Stephanopoulos
  • Megyn: After a year-long one-sided feud, ‘Trump and I are in a better place‘.
  • Video: Tucker Carlson on campus political correctness.

Thursday Links and Open Thread

  • Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
  • Concha: As leaders confer, self-promoting pundits divide and conquer.
  • Zurawik rips CNN: All I wanted to do was turn off the channel in disgust.
  • Guthrie: Inside Fox’s $30M studio on an ‘unreal, surreal‘ election night.
  • Battaglio: What a Trump administration means for FNC and cable news.
  • Griswold: CNN airs agitator’s call for murder.  Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
  • CNN just figured out websites are reposting their clips.  Tweet of the day.
  • Here’s why the election’s end means very bad news for CNN and MSNBC.
  • Videos: Election coverage reviews by

Friday Links and Open Thread

  • The View video: on debate prep, the campaign, and more.
  • Conspiracy theorists erupt as Fox News and CNN vanish from DirecTV.
  • Concha: Cable news channels prep for post-partisan ratings depression.
  • MSNBC anchor halts talk of ‘unverified’ report MSNBC already reported.
  • Wemple: How is Bret Baier like Hannity? Both are Trump propagandists!
  • Video: confirms and clarifies Fox reports on Clinton Foundation.
  • Geraldo lists upper east side crib: $7.2 million.  FNC signs Dem Mo Elliethee.
  • Zurawik: CNN’s actions in leak scandal show why media are year’s big losers.
  • Cable Game: The most busted name in news.  Bauder: CNN on the defensive.
  • Factor video: on how the POTUS nominees deal with press.
  • Q&A: John Berman, Jeffrey Lord, Nicolle Wallace, Rachel Maddow, Hallie Jackson.

Tuesday Links and Open Thread

  • Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
  • Oct numbers: Fox tops, Megyn is #1; CNN, MSNBC grow; FBN tops CNBC.
  • Sunday showdown: Media Buzz tops Reliable Sources.  Weekend numbers.
  • ‘Handle your scandal’: CNN on-air blackout of latest Donna Brazile news?
  • Wemple: Eight questions for CNN on Donna Brazile and the leak scandal.
  • Outnumbered video: on how Wikileaks got her phone number.
  • Loufbourow: Megyn Kelly symbolizes ascendance of ‘conservative women’.
  • O’Reilly honored by Marine Corps University Foundation.  TWC visits HLN.
  • Lapointe: State of the Union is Sunday’s state of the art.  Q&A: Bakari Sellers.
  • Zurawik:  CNN leak scandal shows perils of mixing politicos with journalists.
  • Videos: Ed Henry , and on CNN leak scandal.

Monday Links and Open Thread

  • Friday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
  • Steinberg: Megyn Kelly and Fox News…are they better together?
  • Ellison: Surprise (not!)…Megyn Kelly likely to re-up with Fox News.
  • Harris Faulkner video: on recanting his Hillary support.
  • Concha: Who else involved? How often? CNN must investigate now!
  • Wemple: CNN must answer questions on its question-leaking scandal.
  • Wikileaks uncovers another question leaked by Donna Brazile.   More.
  • Out# videos: Judge Napolitano on and
  • Baragona: Stelter castigates ‘fake news’, is silent on CNN stealth-edit.
  • Baragona: CNN stealth-edits article making false charge about Trump.
  • Leeds: Why can’t Jesse Watters be sensitive, like nice Stephen Colbert?
  • Q&A: Rachel Maddow; Dana Perino talks politics.   Brunch with Ivanka.
  • Tani: As storm clouds hover over election, Fox offers a Sunday bright spot.
  • Videos: on Wiener; on anti-Trump media.