Friday Links and Open Thread

  • Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
  • Concha challenges Media Buzz, Reliable Sources to cover this story.
  • Borchers: Who’s doing a great job covering the primary? Fox News!
  • Video: Comparing Trump vs covering Sanders.
  • Somerby: Black youngsters in Texas barely exist on clownish MSNBC.
  • Q&A: Lea Gabrielle.  Jim Acosta in ‘grueling’ Hawaii.  CNN’s fuzzy math.
  • Factor video: looks at Trump voters.  Today’s petition.
  • Video: Sen Gillibrand says coverage made ‘a huge difference’.
  • Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The   Hogue: Sour puss?

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Wednesday Links and Open Thread

  • Tuesday’s numbers: Debate 9pm-Debate 6pm-Coop 1-2-3.
  • Somerby: CNN moderator applauded one of Trump’s answers.
  • Outnumbered videos: Bill O’Reilly talks and
  • 18 million viewers.  Wemple: Wolf Blitzer’s minimalist brilliance.
  • GMA video: talks Trump with George Stephanopoulos.
  • Zurawik: An informative debate marred by CNN’s ‘lust for conflict‘.
  • Kelly File videos:  Frank Luntz focus group speaks
  • Factor videos: Bernard Goldberg and CNN’s debate.
  • Richard Wolffe resurfaces.   With All Due Respect’s hosts moonlighting.
  • Q&A: Neil Cavuto previews Fed announcement.  Q&A: Steve Kornacki.

Friday Links and Open Thread

  • Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
  • CNN’s Sunny Hostin: Women who marry rich men are ‘prostitutes’.
  • Eric and Kimberly to host FNC New Year’s Eve.   Q&A: Jamie Colby.
  • Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
  • F&F after-show: Elisabeth reveals her last day.
  • Media give Trump 25 times more coverage than his rivals combined.
  • Video: leaves GOP rivals frustrated.
  • Nancy Grace’s modest Georgia crib (via TVN).  Q&A: Brian Kilmeade.
  • Lawsuit alleges racial discrimination at CNN.  New CNN social director.
  • Factor video: on Trump and the art of the interview.
  • Wemple: MSNBC and Trump, yukking it up.  Harris-Perry moonlighting.

Wednesday Links and Open Thread

  • Happening Now video: reveals big news to her audience.
  • Geraldo announces imminent cancellation of his morning radio show.
  • Ross: Emails say CNN reporter colluded with Hillary aide to attack GOP.
  • The war on Fox: Peaceful Chicago protesters harass Fox News reporter.
  • Littleton: O’Reilly’s Killing Patton next in line for NatGeo movie franchise.
  • Factor video: on media coverage of Syrian refugee crisis.
  • Zucker Play: HLN drops ‘social media’ gimmick, will become more like CNN.
  • Video: How Laurie Dhue overcame alcoholism.   Q&A: Maria Bartiromo.
  • Profile: José Díaz-Balart.  Today’s apology demand.  Today’s apology refusal.
  • No suspension: Christine Amanpour advocates for refugees…on CNN.com!

Tuesday Links and Open Thread

Monday Links and Open Thread

  • Friday’s numbers: Bret Baier-The Five-O’Bolling Factor 1-2-3.
  • Elisabeth Hasselbeck leaving Fox & Friends.  Elisabeth’s statement.
  • Video: Are media at fault for  Q&A: Bill Hemmer.
  • Wemple: CNN should make Glenn Greenwald its weekly ombudsman.
  • Adams: At CNN a tweet can get you suspended, plagiarism gets a pass.
  • TCG: Could monthly Watters’ World go weekly?  Hogue: Missing Anna.
  • Confusion, contradictions cast doubt on events of The Hunting Ground.
  • Joyella: Network execs meet over Trump restrictions on press coverage.
  • Watters’ World video: Debut episode features

Thursday Links and Open Thread

  • Impartial CNN reporter criticizes House bill, earns a suspension.
  • Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
  • Borislow: It’s time we all move to Watters’ World, ‘funniest thing on tv’.
  • Sherman: MSNBC looking to simulcast little-watched Bloomberg hour?
  • Factor video: O’Reilly says on the Obama administration.
  • Wemple: Trump camp threatens to pull Noah Gray’s media credentials.
  • Podcast Q&A: Chuck Todd.  Latest Fox News Sunday hit seven-year peak.
  • James Rosen: What would Cheney do?   $5K for The Five.   Today’s oops.
  • (MS)NBC meet with Latino lawmakers leaves them more upset than before.

Wednesday Links and Open Thread

  • Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
  • Daunt: CNN defends rape ‘documentary’ after criticisms from FSU Prez.
  • CNN celebrity chef in a spat with Guy Fieri.  Juan Williams: ‘Mostly false.’
  • Wemple: In targeting CNN’s Jim Acosta, The Daily Show missed the point.
  • F&F video: to events in France and Istanbul.
  • In CNN article on anchor editorializing, CNN refuses to comment to CNN!
  • Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on moronic commentary
  • Fox News lays out relief requested in TV Eyes lawsuit.  Today’s firing demand.

Friday Links and Open Thread

  • Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
  • Video: Analysis of how media have covered
  • Late Night videos: Neil Cavuto with Seth Meyers
  • Wemple: Bill O’Reilly and Killing Reagan…the hype vs the substance.
  • Kelly File video: on spineless college administrators.
  • Durkin: Chris Cuomo analogizes Megyn Kelly to ‘monkeys at the zoo‘.
  • Rachel Smolkin on how CNNPolitics became a digital force (v/CNNC).
  • Q&A: Jesse Watters.  MSNBC’s game-changing cable news innovation.

Thursday Links and Open Thread

  • Special Report video: The Bret Baier
  • Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
  • Joyella: Undisclosed conflict of interest in WaPost attacks on O’Reilly?
  • Daily Show video: Chris Hayes.  Facebook app includes FNC ‘stations’.
  • MSNBCNN cheated in their debate coverage.  CNN to retire iReport.
  • Video: Lunch, with a dash of Lemon.  Ruddy: Today’s quitting demand.
  • Nolte: The RNC needs to ‘seriously rethink‘ next month’s CNN debate.

Wednesday Links and Open Thread

Tuesday Links and Open Thread

  • Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
  • Video: ‘Snooki & JWoww’ after attacking the host!
  • Pierce: O’Reilly is right on Ronald Reagan.  Weekend numbers.
  • IBD: Thanks, Joe Scarborough, for being so biased and ignorant.
  • Gardner: Fox News granted permanent injunction in TV Eyes case.
  • Video: …in the pilot episode of Agent X.
  • Mattingly: CNN’s confusing, confused report on ‘fundamentalists’.
  • Concha: Thanks to CNBC, Fox Biz savvy on what not to do tonight.
  • Harper: Tonight’s GOP debate could be breakout moment for FBN.
  • Donny Deutsch vanity project debuts. Lisa Ling goes to mysterland.
  • Lean Backward: Is MSNBC’s most notorious lunatic about to return?

Weekend Links and Open Thread

  • MediaBuzz videos: on SNL, mystery.
  • Reliable Sources videos: CNN’s scrutiny, Trump on SNL, more Trump.
  • MSNBC Dem forum attracts 2.3 million viewers, 1/5 of CNN’s debate.
  • Weekend special: Robert Durst and My Quest for Justice.  It’s a girl!
  • Q&A: Rachel Maddow (via TV Newser).  Sunday talkers: preview.
  • Wemple: In epic clash with George Will, O’Reilly renounces journalism.
  • Factor video: Bill O’Reilly   Audio Q&A: Brian Kilmeade.
  • Your Buzz videos: and weave, CNBC
  • Zurawik: CNN is right to vet Ben Carson.  Bourdain says ‘nix’ to Tex-Mex.

Friday Links and Open Thread

Wednesday Links and Open Thread

  • Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
  • Tonight videos: Bill O’Reilly with Fallon 
  • Kelly File video: isn’t signing on to debate complaints.
  • Grove: Fox News anchors push back against the GOP debate ‘revolt’.
  • TCG: Who’s really trying to control the editorial content of journalists?
  • CNN to air controversial ‘documentary’ critics call an ‘alarmist polemic‘.
  • Claim: CNN producer says ‘Don Lemon is in trouble?  What else is new?’
  • Shake-up at NBC digital: March, Wolffe out, Ascheim in.  Q&A: Kornacki.