- Stelter: Megyn Kelly doesn’t want to be seen as a victim.
- Friday’s numbers: Chris Wallace-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Goldberg: Some FNC viewers don’t want ‘fair and balanced’.
- Sherman: Is Megyn Kelly the next Oprah? (via Brian Stelter)
- Trump won’t be bidding on this. Call me and I’ll be around.
- Video: Outnumbered discusses PTSD, Megyn Kelly.
- Kurtz: Debates use provocative questions to get pols off-script.
- F&F video: take the Army’s physical fitness test.
- Battaglio: Bret Baier’s debate prep and Ailes’s non-involvement.
- McCarthy: Debate proves FNC is an arm of the Democratic party.
- CNN’s Great Weather Contest has begun. Bob Beckel makes book.
- Video: Totally believable Trump supporters rail against Megyn Kelly.
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- The Five video: preview the debate.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Profile: Bret Baier on his Southern roots…and his coffee.
- Fox app’s interactive debate features. Audio Q&A: Greg Gutfeld.
- Q&A: Christine Romans talks money. Jennifer Gray re-ups.
- Somerby: CNN’s Stelter abandoned his beat, focused on politics.
- Concha: Good guys can finish first, including those from MSNBC.
- TCG: MSNBC pivot to ‘hard news’ stumbles with Luke Russert.
- Friedman: MSNBC needs a name change—just remove two letters.
- Byers: Don’t underestimate the influence of the ‘undercard’ debate.
- Q&A: Baier, Kelly, Wallace talk debate. Q&A: Martha MacCallum.
- Shafer: No matter what liberals say, FNC doesn’t control the GOP.
- Bauder: GOP debate hubbub demonstrates the power of Fox News.
- Jon Stewart, Rachel Maddow misrepresented debate criteria. More.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- who will be in the primetime debate. More.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Sunday showdown: Media Buzz beats Reliable Sources.
- Q&A: Bret Baier on Trump, complaints, and the big debate.
- Ariens: MSBNC will try to hitch a ride on the debate cavalcade.
- Chris Wallace promises some ‘doozies’ in his debate questioning.
- Megyn Kelly, fired up for the big debate, loves her job at Fox News.
- Bill Hemmer celebrates ten years at Fox News. Nick Valencia re-ups.
- Wemple: MSNBC, your programming potpourri. Weekend numbers.
- ICN: MSNBC just can’t quit PoV, uses opinion guy as a ‘news anchor’.
- MSNBC’s temp 3-6 pm news anchors: Russert, Mohyeldin, Capehart.
- ICN: Rose-colored glasses cloud recollections of MSNBC’s heyday.
- Surprise: All of a sudden people say FNC debate criteria are just fine!
- Another complaint about debate criteria? Nope, this one is a defense.
- Biznets scramble to cover Puerto Rico crisis. John Walsh gets results.
- Kelly File video: on Hillary ‘under penalty of perjury’.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- The Five video: Debate over politics, immigration
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Blinded veteran Scotty Smiley triathlon.
- TCG: What did CNN’s not-a-media-critic mean by that? False alarm.
- Impartial CNN anchor says there’s no such thing as ‘sanctuary cities’.
- Flood: O’Reilly to air exclusive interview with Kathryn Steinle’s parents.
- Ariens: Jamie Colby, Eric Shawn re-up with FNC. ‘Lean Forward’ lives on.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Does the news about Olbermann spell trouble for Chris Hayes?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shep video: who says Hollywood knew about Bill Cosby.
- Somerby: Maddow’s coverage ‘as dumb as ever seen on cable news’.
- FTV Live: Did CNN’s Dr Sanjay Gupta lie? Video Q&A: Tamron Hall.
- As Megyn again tops O’Reilly, her weekly Factor segments have ceased.
- Video: Lynne Russell’s CNN reality shows to return.
- Keilar’s Hillary confab: Zurawik, Nolte, Wemple, Allahpundit. No disclosure.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Bret Baier-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Video: on why there may be no trial for Sweat.
- NBC cancels dealings with Trump, but Roberts question remains.
- Wemple: CNN scrubs web video of ‘ISIS’ blunder and stonewalls.
- FTVLive: Brian Stelter entangled in the twitter trap. A bad spell.
- Bob Massi Is the Property Man set for July 11 premiere. (v/ CNNC).
- FTVLive: (MS)NBC’s conflict of interest cornucopia. Today’s oops.
- Impartial MSNBC journalist praises SCOTUS ruling at celebratory fete.
- Profile: From Hornet to Skyhawk…FNC’s Lea Gabrielle (v/ TV Newser).
- DirecTV adds $46 million more to its lawsuit against Al-Jazeera America.
- Concha: Tom Shillue, Julie Roginsky signal a new generation of FNC stars.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- MediaBuzz videos: Same-sex the
- Reliable Sources videos: Covering gay rights, racial hatred, gay tv hosts.
- TCG: Impartial MSNBC journalist on the horns of a Trump dilemma.
- Bob Beckel thanks Roger Ailes: ‘He has been a loyal and good friend.’
- Byers: CNN chooses sides in SCOTUS ruling. Sunday talkers: preview.
- F&F video: Editor to ban anti-gay-marriage viewpoints.
- Rothstein: Co-workers say he’s an obnoxious, duplicitous back-stabber.
- Stelter tweet rips Blitzer, but there’s a catch. Greta: Arrogant, pathetic.
- Q&A: Kimberly Guilfoyle opens up. CNN cameraman killed in Philippines.
- Your Buzz videos: double
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- Video: The who spotted Roof, trailed his car, tipped police.
- Somerby: The Rachel Maddow gong show turns to Donald Trump.
- Factor video: on media opportunists assigning blame.
- CNN signs Bill Carter as on-air contributor, promotes Sunlen Serfaty.
- TCG: Forget it, Jake…it’s Zuckertown. Arthur Aidala inducted, engaged.
- Video: What can Brian Williams … and vice versa?
- Greta to Brian Williams: Welcome to cable news. Joyella: You lost me.
- Video: Brian Williams starts the apology tour. Reactions largely skeptical.
- Wemple: So what exactly will Brian Williams be doing all day at MSNBC?
- Zurawik: Williams gets a second chance, and truth strikes out at (MS)NBC.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- TCG: Critics say…Brian Stelter cheap-shotted Megyn Kelly? More.
- CNN to launch Courageous content; more. Boris Sanchez joins CNN.
- Second Greg Gutfeld Show ‘so much better‘ than premiere episode.
- Kimberly Guilfoyle and Making the Case: Mediaite; video: MyFoxNY.
- Calderone: Jake Tapper preps for a long-overdue Sunday morning role.
- Megyn Kelly approaches O’Reilly numbers while Coop spirals downward.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly, Bret Baier, The Five 1-2-3.
- First GOP debate is on FNC w/ Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier, Chris Wallace.
- Five facts you may not know about Megyn Kelly. Coop on This Morning.
- Gretchen in Greenwich. Megyn moonlighting. PunditFact: Half true.
- Controversy swirls around Fox News report and ensuing developments.
- ICN: Brian Williams jumps to MSNBC? A pipe dream. Room with a view.
- Wemple: Brian Stelter commemorates David Carr at the Webby Awards.
- Goldberg: What if Fox News named Karl Rove its political coverage anchor?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3. FNC growth.
- CNN schedules more reality shows. Stelter wants a new beat?
- FTV: Al-Jaz America fails the Amtrak test. Fox News…on CNN!
- F&F video: Amtrak tells survival story.
- Grenell: Kirsten Powers’s Silencing spurs ‘unhinged’ reactions.
- With strong Pew results, FNC online getting extreme makeover.
- Westhoven: Chris Hayes takes police training. Q&A: Jim Morelli.
- Rothstein: Trial Judge smacks down Ed Schultz. Seshadri to CNN.
- Wemple: Does the President watch Fox News ‘on a regular basis’?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Reliable Sources, without Brian Stelter, ties MediaBuzz.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner on race, career, and more (v/TVN).
- Morrissey: Matthews, mousetraps, and muddled analysis.
- CNN blurs out Mohammad cartoon. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Mika Brzezinski. Dr Drew to get extreme makeover.
- Mike Rowe revisits Baltimore. FNC touts its tune-in length.