- Wednesday numbers: Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Don Lemon wants to host a show like Bill Maher’s. Q&A: Jeff Zucker.
- Concha: CNN et al dinged by ABC ‘exclusive’ hype. Up late with Hannity.
- On the Record video: on Trump’s ‘attack the media’ strategy.
- Zurawik: Megyn Kelly is in the vanguard of the war against male privilege.
- Flint: Megyn Kelly is seeking more than $20 million in FNC contract talks.
- Rupert wants to keep Megyn and Bill at Fox: ‘We’re not changing direction.’
- Wemple: Eight reasons Donald Trump is the ultimate cable news candidate.
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Live with Kelly and Kelly: scheduled for the morning after the election.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Compelling Kelly segment clearly not echo chamber television.
- Kelly File video: Interview turns angry and personal.
- NYT: Megyn, Dana allowed to speak their minds now that Ailes is gone.
- Ainsley Earhardt makes book. Today’s (predictable) firing demand.
- Lean Forward: Chuck Todd hides wife’s Dem donations, connections.
- Willens: Now Coop is in your Amazon gizmo. Live with Kelly and Coop.
- Q&A: SE Cupp, Richard Quest. CNN is ready to par-tay on election night.
- Time/Warner deal casts renewed focus on CNN. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
- Impartial CNN reporter wants Obamacare fines hiked. Layla Santiago to CNN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Videos: Dana Perino talks about politics and Jasper and The View.
- Concha: ‘Trump TV‘…what would it be, where would it be, would it work?
- Coop set to do ‘uncensored’ stage show with producer of Real Housewives.
- Media Buzz edges Reliable. Weekend numbers. CNN tops demo for month.
- CNN’s new set until election day; Fox News’s new set beginning election day.
- Chilly reaction to Time/Warner deal as execs try to preserve CNN’s integrity.
- Kelly File video: on where recent FBI leaks are coming from.
- Factor video: Mr Bill to back up her criticisms of The Factor.
- Stiles: CNN Trumpsession nets them an extra $100 million. Q&A: Ana Navarro.
- Somerby: The ‘basic fact‘ Maddow didn’t tell viewers. Hannity the propagandist.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Anderson Cooper-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered videos: Judge Napolitano joins the debate
- Fox & Friends video: Meet friend George, and hubby Jeff.
- Concha: Comcast/NBC, now AT&T/CNN…is the regulatory system ‘rigged’?
- AT&T promises CNN will remain independent. TCG: Rather contradictory.
- Video: on Chris Wallace, Al Smith, etc. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
- Press freedom group wants James Rosen case files unsealed. Olby resurfaces.
- Wilmouth: MSNBC ‘comedian‘ describes Fox News as ‘too lazy to join the Klan’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday numbers: Debate/FNC-Deb/CNN-PostDeb/FNC 1-2-3.
- FNC tops broadcast and cable nets for 3rd debate, also wins demo.
- Video: Outnumbered debates on electoral process.
- Deja Vu: Dem ticket stiffs Fox News. MSNBC moves into studio 3C.
- ICN: CNN slam of Morning Joe compromised by a lack of clean hands.
- Byers: Chris Wallace focused on substance in a ‘sterling performance’.
- Concha: ‘Masterful’ Chris Wallace revived pride in the debate process.
- Grynbaum: Subtle, yet firm, Chris Wallace elevated the election season.
- Rieder: Chris Wallace clear winner of debate. Riddell: What Rieder said.
- Katz: Will CNN purchase and air Gabriel Sherman’s Roger Ailes tv movie?
- Kelly File video: Asked about leaked questions Donna Brazile
- Guthrie: Bret Baier talks about politics, Megyn Kelly, Roger Ailes, and more.
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Anderson Cooper 1-2-3.
- Ruiz: Brainiac CNN anchor thinks Congressional terms are already limited.
- On the Record video: untangles ‘quid pro quo’ double-talk.
- Vanity Fair: Megyn Kelly’s Settle for More will include an additional chapter.
- Concha: First FNC anchor to helm general election debate faces challenges.
- Grynbaum: New energy at Fox as Chris Wallace preps for Presidential debate.
- Vegas, baby: Now MSNBC’s ‘Road Warriors’ can’t say they never got a dinner.
- Gabriel Sherman teams with low-budget horror producers for Ailes miniseries.
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Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Anderson Cooper-Hannity-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Concha: Stelter handwaves media collusion as ‘ludicrous’ conspiracy.
- Soup’s on: Mrs Chris Wallace is a New York Times best-selling author.
- Late Show videos: Bill O’Reilly with Stephen Colbert
- Young guns jump from BuzzFeed to CNN’s K-File. Where Sara Murray eats.
- Sunday showdown: Reliable Sources bests Media Buzz. Weekend numbers.
- When swells gathered at Todd’s place to hobnob with Hillary campaign exec.
- Unimpressive visuals on Banfield debut (via CNNC). MSNBC hires Ali Velshi.
- Hod: The rise and fall and rise of Ashleigh Banfield. Millennials flock to CNN.
- Kelly File video: on Patrick Kennedy’s ‘bribe’ offer to the FBI.
- Flood: Attorneys argue Andrea Tantaros wants to turn courtroom into a circus.
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Monday Links and Open Thread
- Freaky Friday numbers: Sean Hannity-Rachel Maddow-Coop 1-2-3.
- Videos: Chris Stirewalt is Outnumbered
- Shepard Smith opens up about Roger Ailes, Fox News, and much more.
- Concha: CNN refusal to investigate Brazile leak exemplifies rampant bias.
- Genius CNN anchor: It is illegal for the public to look at Wikileaks emails!
- Working without a net: Ashleigh Banfield‘s new show is unscripted and live.
- Videos: preps for debate; Bret Baier talks Trump, tv…and golf.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Rachel Maddow-Coop-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Concha: The numbers show Trump’s media criticisms make a valid point.
- Wikileaks: Another CNBC debate mod secretly cozy with Hillary’s camp.
- Extreme makeover: Schwab branch office now a high-tech Fox News studio.
- Ariens: Rupert Murdoch helps Fox Business celebrate its ninth anniversary.
- Videos: on Trump’s troubles; eyes the timing.
- Zurawik: Megyn Kelly’s debate question foreshadowed the Presidential race.
- Impartial CNN reporter: Trump’s response to charges ‘paranoid…dangerous‘.
- Wemple: Jake Tapper blasts leak of town hall question. ICN: Why, CNN, why?
- Craig Melvin defends John Harwood. Chuck Todd moonlighting. Lou is sorry.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Rachel Maddow-Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Joe Concha asks ‘How does John Harwood right now?’
- Special Report video: All-star panel on from Wikileaks.
- A banner year for Fox News. Frank Luntz home includes Oval Office replica.
- ICN: After CNN’s Zakaria whitewash, don’t expect an investigation of Brazile.
- Meet the inspiring girls of We Will Rise. Somerby: Is Maddow out of her mind?
- Ryle: Is inflammatory CNN Money report trying to make oil investors nervous?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-O’Reilly-Anderson Cooper 1-2-3.
- Concha: Accountability demands full investigation of Brazile’s actions.
- Brazile’s defense: ‘The Russians are doing it, the Russians are doing it!’
- Hill’s shills? Wikileaks revelations implicate MSNBCNBCNN personnel.
- On the Record videos: Email leaks analysis:
- Grace under fire, walks out on radio interview. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
- Ellison: Murdoch brothers pulling out all the stops to keep Megyn at FNC.
- Concha: Daily Caller flies false flag with bum rap against CNN focus group.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Leaked emails: CNBC debate moderator trashed Trump, praised Hillary.
- Monday’s numbers: Anderson Cooper-Rachel Maddow-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Sunday showdown: Reliable Sources tops Media Buzz. Weekend numbers.
- Success cover story: Megyn Kelly says work harder, do better, stop whining.
- Outnumbered videos: Panel erupts over Trump campaign
- Zucker play: CNN’s Brazile shared town hall questions with Clinton camp.
- Gerri Willis, back on Fox Business, details six things cancer has taught her.
- Videos: rates the debate mods; Joe Concha on Billy Bush.
- Coop brings debate viewers to CNN. Why Carol Tshabalala said no to CNN.
- CNN AppleTV app gets extreme makeover. CNN doc targets girls’ education.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- FNC/Nancy Grace ‘scoop’ a fabrication. Maria Bartiromo honored.
- Hogue: CNN’s mantra ‘p*ssy…p*ssy…p*ssy’ a startling wake-up call.
- Concha: Coop, Raddatz best moderators so far; Cillizza cries ‘sexism‘.
- Freaky Friday numbers: Don Lemon-Anderson Cooper-Maddow 1-2-3.
- Krinsky: Bret Baier on Ailes, Special Report, and the future of Fox News.
- Video: O’Reilly says some media orgs told employees
- Video: Luntz’s rates the debate. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
- Fox News Sunday video: on media bias, Chinatown, and more.
- Multiple ‘friendly’ cable newsers identified by name in leaked Clinton docs.
- Somerby: Cable channel turns into The Kellyanne Show…and it wasn’t Fox.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Video: and Bill Hemmer examine media scrutiny of Trump.
- Concha: The Hannity/Megyn spat is a good thing. ICN does not concur.
- Sean Hannity takes a pot shot at Megyn Kelly: ‘Clearly you support her.’
- Kelly File video: Perino and Stirewalt examine the
- Why CNN hired BuzzFeeders. CNN Student News recycling ‘shovelware’.
- Profile: Rosa Flores. Wemple: Today’s O’Whine; today’s O’Whine part deux.
- Rothstein: CNN reporter doesn’t understand why Fox News won’t bash itself.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Megyn Kelly – Bill O’Reilly/Maddow (tie) 1-2-3.
- Rothstein: So what exactly happened between Brit Hume and Kucinich?
- Concha: Pence-Kaine VP showdown unlikely to be a ratings blockbuster.
- Sunday showdown: Reliable Sources tops Media Buzz. Weekend numbers.
- Joyella: Andrea Tantaros resurfaces…on GMA. Today’s Wemple O’Whine.
- Kelly File video: Media launch on White House candidates.
- Blue Lives Matter claims CNN deceptively edited Charlotte shooting video.
- Howard Stern says CNN made up a headline out of something he didn’t say.