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.

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.

Monday Links and Open Thread

Friday Links and Open Thread

  • Thursday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
  • Concha: Fox reports, social media decide, and the stock plummets.
  • Rupert tells shareholders: There was never any risk of a ‘TrumpTV’.
  • Happening Now video: What can the media
  • Cable news nets consider formulas to continue Trump ratings bonanza.
  • Maglio: Live with Kelly and Kelly boosted ratings to near-Strahan levels.
  • Impartial CNN anchor: Trump win ‘a heartbreak‘ for children of voters.
  • FNC’s most-watched 11am hour ever.  Tucker show set to debut Nov 14.
  • FNC #1 on social media.  Election CNN’s ‘biggest day‘.  CNN makes book.
  • Video flashback: The Megyn revealed she’d been ill.
  • Megyn: I do not think Trump got debate Qs; it’s likely I had stomach virus.
  • Tales out of school: Megyn Kelly memoir details interactions with Trump.
  • Kelly File video: One host, two shows, two networks, of live tv.

Wednesday Links and Open Thread

  • Tuesday’s numbers: FNC, CNN share honors for election coverage.
  • Concha: Trump defeats Hillary, mainstream media elites hardest hit.
  • Video: Live, with Kelly Ripa, Naomi Watts, et al.
  • F&F videos: Election reactions from and
  • Election night behind the scenes at MSNBC, Fox Business, with Shep,
  • Murdoch: We set the gold standard.    20/20 books Gretchen Carlson.
  • Tucker: CNN like a ‘sad trombone‘ compared to Fox/MSNBC coverage.
  • Wemple: Election day is cable news coverage at its nadir.  Today’s oops.
  • Swift: Megyn and Bret upstaged by ‘Chandy’.  Twitter zings Wolf Blitzer.
  • Somerby: How blindingly stupid are clowns like O’Donnell and Maddow?
  • Zurawik: The most engaging election coverage…the one with Megyn Kelly.

‘These Guys Have Discredited Themselves So Much’

J$P Video! Tucker Carlson sounds off about Hillary’s maid, CNN collusion with the DNC, Brian Stelter, and more:




From Fox & Friends 7 November 2016

Weekend Links and Open Thread

  • Media Buzz videos: Pundits leak Trish Regan
  • Reliable Sources: Media misinformation; Baier blunder; CNN controversies.
  • Hogue: Tucker Carlson’s last day.  Video: F&F runs Tucker’s
  • Kelly File video: and Noah Rothman on escalating media bias.
  • Videos: Juan Williams, Varney over Brazile; reacts.
  • Today’s boycott demand.  Purple: Why I hate CNN.   Sunday talkers: preview.
  • Election coverage overview.  Schedules: Fox News; FBN.  Info: CNN; MSNBC.
  • Arwa Damon under fire. CNN branding is tops. MSNBC’s Split Second Decision.
  • Your Buzz videos: and
  • Q&A: Megyn Kelly on books.  Megyn: Hillary ‘too chicken‘ to come on my show.

Thursday Links and Open Thread

  • Wednesday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
  • On the Record will continue after election with Tucker Carlson as host.
  • Kelly File videos: Clinton Foundation breaking news
  • Forbes Woman video Q&A: Dana Perino.  Q&A: Carl Cameron (via TVN).
  • TKNN: HLN’s election night coverage is unconventional to say the least.
  • Radar posts purported details of Ailes harassment of Megyn Kelly; more.
  • Wemple: Zucker says CNN knows how leaks happened…but won’t tell us.
  • Kurtz to CNN: How will you ensure there won’t be more ethical breaches?
  • F&F video: rips CNN for its leak scandal, biased coverage.
  • Goodwin: CNN, Zucker prove nickname ‘Clinton News Network’ is accurate.
  • Trump needles Katy Tur, journalists (including Wemple) come to her defense.

Friday Links and Open Thread

‘It’s Not News Reporting, It’s Lying!’

J$P Video! Tucker Carlson speaks out about media bias, double standards…and synchronized swimming!? With a special introduction by Frank:




From Fox & Friends 19 October 2016

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

Tuesday Links and Open Thread

Monday Links and Open Thread

  • Friday’s numbers: Hannity (Tucker) – Coop – Megyn Kelly – 1-2-3.
  • FTV Live: Fox News hires Taya Kyle, widow of Chris, as contributor.
  • Somerby: Maddow was so moved she just ‘couldn’t talk’…or was she?
  • Coop ‘in the running‘ for Live with Kelly.  The questions Fareed forgot.
  • CNN sets second Libertarian Town Hall.  MSNBC producer calls it quits.
  • Jeffrey Lord: Here comes the big, and inevitable, transition at Fox News.
  • Q&A: Robin Meade, Michaela Pereira on Ailes allegations.  Who aired Pat?
  • Media Buzz video: analyzes Hillary on Fox, CBS burying a story.

Monday Links and Open Thread