- Monday’s numbers: Maddow-Tucker Carlson-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- The Five has a new free podcast. ICN: How not to launch a show.
- Fox Biz promotes two execs. Q&A: Jacob Soboroff on opioid crisis.
- Baragona: How CNN can compete with MSNBC/Fox in primetime.
- O’Reilly: The Sandy Hook families deserve better than Alex Jones.
- Report: NBC wants out, asking FNC to buy back Megyn’s contract.
- Concha: Megyn’s interview with Alex Jones had three big problems.
- Barr: Is this Trump’s new #1 tv surrogate? State of NY joins Fox hunt.
- Video: How Tucker Carlson get through appendicitis.
- Sunday showdown: MediaBuzz beats CNN’s Reliable. Weekend numbers.
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Weekend Links and Open Thread
- MediaBuzz videos: the Megyn
- Reliable Sources videos: Oliver Stone; Amy Klobuchar; Megyn backlash.
- Joe Scarborough is puzzled: Who would attack Steve Scalise?
- O’Reilly begins tour in Westbury, drops hints of a ‘new network‘.
- Fox & Friends video: Abby Huntsman and Jeff drop
- CNN bias raised at stockholders’ meeting. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Reza Aslan not sorry for the sentiment. ‘Fake News‘ protest at CNN.
- MSNBC leaves Scalise medical update early to go back to Trump talk.
- Tucker video: cites media malpractice by HuffPo, NY Times.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Maddow-Ed Henry (for Tuck)-Hannity 1-2-3
- Out# video: Tom Shillue about the baseball game.
- Somerby: Maddow’s tale was false…but it felt so good going down!
- Drudge: Competitive stress is causing cable hosts’ spate of illnesses.
- Tucker Carlson hospitalized for appendicitis; Perino will sub tonight.
- Hall: O’Reilly is assembling a production team to launch new project.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly resurfaces, on One America News. More to come?
- In new audio Megyn tells ‘fascinating’ Jones he has ‘a very good point’.
- Megyn ‘completely overhauls‘ Alex Jones segment; Jones leaks audio.
- Turley: CNN’s lawsuit could vindicate Comey…or trigger his downfall.
- Ainsley Earthardt’s pants. Katy Tur’s father. Rachel Maddow’s A-block.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Maddow-Sean Hannity-Situation Room 1-2-3.
- Petition demands MSNBC stop hiring all those white conservatives.
- Rothstein: Mika tells manly man Joe the White House is full of sissies.
- Fox News retires its ‘fair and balanced’ slogan. Q&A: Rachel Maddow.
- ‘It’s a sh!t show!’: ‘Panicked’ meetings at NBC over Alex Jones segment.
- Advertisers, afraid to offend, are shaping the content of news programs.
- Ex-CNNer mulls Congressional run. Van Jones heading to Miami Beach.
- The 13 most-watched Fox News programs since Tucker replaced Mr Bill.
- Tucker videos: with Aresh Aramesh; on collusion.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Maddow-Tucker Carlson-O’Donnell 1-2-3.
- Concha: NBC needs to pull Megyn’s interview with Alex Jones.
- Steinberg: The unprecedented cable news wars in the Trump era.
- Former FNC employee: Workplace harassment suit is ‘meritless’.
- Sunday showdown: Reliable beats MediaBuzz. Weekend numbers.
- Tucker Carlson video: Joe Concha sees a at CNN.
- Back to the 90s. CNN’s new ‘travel vertical‘. Tapper at Dartmouth.
- HuffPo: The problem with Greta is that she’s too fair and balanced.
- The Five video: Debate over terrorism and its enablers
- Hall: Stop the madness… before advertising boycotts destroy us all.
- You can leave Fox News, but the boycotts will follow you everywhere.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- MediaBuzz videos: Comey big
- Reliable Sources: WH in crisis; Trump under oath; Trump’s secrets.
- ‘Staging’ charge debunked? New footage reopens controversy.
- Somerby: Why should we focus on the ‘critical’ 25-54 demo?
- Somerby: Just how dumb can cable news’ Rhodes Scholar be?
- Q&A: Ed Henry. Profile: W Kamau Bell. CNN stuck in Siberia.
- Hannity Comey special scores big. Sean sticks up for Reza Aslan.
- Torregrosa: The swift and surprising rise of ‘tough, edgy’ Katy Tur.
- FoxNews.com to get extreme makeover. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Tucker video: Equality advocate promotes for Muslims.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: At This Hour-Inside Politics-Maddow 1-2-3.
- Concha: White House rips ‘lazy’ MSNBC report on Trump/Qatar.
- CNN drops Reza Aslan series after host’s vulgar anti-Trump tweets.
- Outnumbered video: Comey’s leaking shows
- O’Reilly: ‘Hannity fought back. I should have.’ Jake Tapper in Toronto.
- Matthews: MSNBCers are well informed; Mika: Is Trump mentally ill?”
- CNN schedules Champions for Change. DC’s ‘Badass women’ assemble.
- Tucker videos: on Comeyrama; serves up a scoop.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Out# video: Panel critiques to Comey.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Rachel Maddow-O’Donnell-Tucker 1-2-3.
- CNN host’s tweets—vulgar, calling for rape—mysteriously disappear.
- CNN corrects false Comey story. Maddow mum on ‘mystery absence‘.
- Zurawik: Media overkill on Comey worthwhile for ‘energy and passion’.
- How Eric Bolling became FNC’s new star. Comeypalooza viewer’s guide.
- Tucker videos: and attorney talk Comey.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Specialists video: over tactics to fight terrorism.
- Friday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-The Five-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Eric Bolling re-ups, stays at 5pm, locks in NYE gig. Meet the Mrs.
- Reza Aslan says he’s sorry for using profanity…but there’s a catch.
- Fox & Friends relocates to expansive new high-tech Studio F:
- Q&A: Steve Hilton is focusing on ‘real people and their real needs‘.
- Martha MacCallum honored. Gretchen Carlson named a ‘disruptor‘.
- Video: Panel segment from debut. Tucker in Ashland.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Tucker Carlson-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox shock: Jenna Lee leaving FNC…’It’s time for a change’;
- The San Francisco tech CEO who’s getting his own show on FNC.
- America’s Talking: How MSNBC created Fox News. CNN changes.
- Zurawik: The changes at FNC are all about the ‘death of patriarchy‘.
- The king of cable news is still on FNC, only now it’s not Bill O’Reilly.
- Bill O’Reilly resurfaces…at The Hill. NatGeo is killing ‘Patton’ movie.
- Larry King rips CNN…for firing Kathy Griffin! An inconvenient typo.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Maddow-The Five-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Juan Williams honored as Journalist of the Year. Sean zings Joe.
- Tucker Carlson video: Who is to blame for
- As Hannity predicted, haters hysterically hype his ‘abrupt’ vacation.
- Friedman: End near for ‘erudite, clear-thinking’ O’Donnell.
- Flood: Fox News is cleaning up its act. FNC files response to Roginsky.
- Chicheko: Greta helps to transform the life of a deformed Liberian boy.
- All is forgiven: Cramer’s sorry for bad Polish joke. CNN launches tech site.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Maddow-Sean Hannity-Tucker Carlson 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: Actual CNN headline. Help wanted: An EP for Megyn.
- Fox seeks sanctions against Tantaros for falsehoods in ‘hoax’ lawsuit.
- Tara Palmeri joins CNN as ‘political analyst’. Chanel Carmona upped.
- Battaglio: Three reasons Fox News ratings dominance has taken a hit.
- Hannity backs off Seth Rich case. Jarrett: What is Mueller investigating?
- Tucker videos: on Russia; on Manchester coverage.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
- MediaBuzz videos: on probe;
- Reliable Sources videos: Flow of leaks; Trump Saudi speech; Ailes legacy.
- Q&A: Eboni K Williams on her new show and the turmoil at Fox.
- Bauder: Fox News stands ‘at a crossroads‘. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Tucker video: Alan Dershowitz has a question…
- Maddow has warm words for ‘friend’ Roger Ailes…but not on MSNBC.
- Bill O’Reilly: It doesn’t seem FNC has a plan to deal with losing people.
- Audio Q&A: Stephen Collinson. Jim Clancy resurfaces. Coop is sorry.
- On again, off-again talks with O’Donnell on again. Joy Reid’s spiffy togs.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Rachel Maddow-Coop-Erin Burnett 1-2-3.
- A day at CNN: 92% is Trump coverage; 6% of guests were pro-Trump.
- Outnumbered video: Fiery discussion over
- Kimberly Guilfoyle confirms she is in talks for WH press secretary role.
- Sunday Showdown: Reliable Sources edges MediaBuzz by 316K to 312K.
- Bill O’Reilly to have regular Friday spot on Beck radio show. Flashback.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis. Tucker’s crib up for sale. Today’s lawsuit update.
- Coop snags Sally Yates. MSNBC and O’Donnell are in talks...or are they?
- Athey: Impartial MSNBC news anchor pushes news she knew to be false.
- Gretchen Carlson doesn’t trust HR. Yesterday’s outrage, today’s
- Somerby: Maddow’s dramatic exposé of McCabe was ‘slippery and dumb‘.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Freaky Friday numbers: Rachel Maddow-O’Donnell-Hayes 1-2-3.
- Concha: Kellyanne has a right to respond to attacks on Morning Joe.
- Videos: F&F welcomes anchor Dana Perino’s
- Upcoming installment of OBJECTified to feature Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Somerby: Riding the Comey wave, Maddow does yet another about-face.
- Megyn: ‘I’m honored to be joining this historic, incredibly talented team.’
- Special Report video: All-Star Panel chews over who
- Q&A: Brooke Baldwin; Brooke at UNC. Is Jason Chaffetz headed to FNC?
- Scandal sweeps up Bo. Trump roils ‘conservative media’. Mr Bill’s revenge?
- Tucker’s alive and well. MSNBC may drop O’Donnell. More. Video