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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/15/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Doug Schoen and Pat Caddell on politics vs principles.
- Hannity Q&A: TVNewser, H’wood Reporter. Coop moonlights.
- Cablers fume over DoJ AP raid. Video: Constitutional issues.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg calls for honest journalism.
- Roger Ailes awarded Bradley Prize for outstanding achievement.
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Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/14/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is it all Rush Limbaugh’s fault?
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- F&F video: Wounded vets compete in Warrior Games.
- Profile: Sean Hannity nears his 1000th episode; Q&A.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Bid for a chance to meet Chris Jansing. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Zoraida Sambolin to undergo double mastectomy.
- F&F video: O’Reilly and Laura argue over DoJ vs the AP.
- GMA video: O’Reilly and Stephanopoulos part one, part two.
- Special Report video: Significance of the Gosnell verdict.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner in Army Times [pdf]; Chris Cuomo (v/ICN).
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/06/13 00:38 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bill Ayers compared to Boston bombers.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Gosnell Special-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: Lazy Stelter reporting enabled Fox hater smear.
- Kirell: Ailes didn’t cut Rivera’s mic. Geraldo: Didn’t happen.
- TJ Holmes resurfaces. Zucker play: tweak, tweak!
- Video: Media double standards? Those gullible French!
- Fox & Friends video: Turbo team workout on the FNC plaza.
- Grenell: Ten things we learned from the Howard Kurtz grilling.
- Greta: Enough is enough…time to stop slapping Howard Kurtz.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/03/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Lean Backwards: Now w/Alex nosedives to an all-time low.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Shep Smith 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC caught deceptively editing video again.
- Shuster: Schultz demoted because he’s not part of MSNBC clique.
- Wemple: CNN should have Jake Tapper interview Howard Kurtz.
- CNN puts Kurtz under review. Analysis. Update: Staying at CNN.
- Multiple cablenewsers named to yet another distinguished list.
- Video: Three Hofstra students win FNC 2013 College Challenge.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Mugged: Carol Costello ‘Apple-picking’ victim.
- Video: Whistleblower’s lawyer demands apology from John Kerry.
- Special: See No Evil. Some unbridled Anna Kooiman speculation.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/29/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: US could have intervened in Benghazi, but didn’t.
- The Five video: Are the media making excuses for terror?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Why is Holder warning about anti-Muslim reprisals?
- Q&A: Maria Molina on working at FNC. Beck and forth.
- Bolder-Fresher counterprograms the Dinner (via Blaze).
- Stay classy, CNN. Wolf swatted. Spurlock show stalled.
- Clearly the biggest news of the evening. Current redux?
- MoJo ‘broadcasted’ from Asbury. Fill-in friend flusters Foodie.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/24/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Your tax dollars at work…funding terrorism?!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- MSNBC suggests Bill O’Reilly paints Obama as ‘secret Muslim’!
- Mika has an eating disorder. Soledad now a distinguished fellow.
- Even muppets can’t halt CNBC nosedive. F&F vIdeo: Kiss and tell.
- Audio: Chris Wallace says it’s ‘dangerous’ to use the term ‘Islam’.
- Poniewozik: Two cheers for CNN. Zucker buys Nixon documentary.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly grills CAIR rep. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Zucker play: Filthy language on CNN? Their celebrity chef responds.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/22/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Two hecklers try to smack Mike Tobin on live tv.
- The Five video: Terror apologists are avoiding the truth.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Coop-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3-4.
- Zurawik: Morning Joe is a smart, savvy way to start your tv day.
- Video: Hits, runs, and errors in media coverage of bombings.
- Fox #1 during bomber capture. Video: Behind the breaking news.
- Imus video: Juan Williams part one, part two. Ali Velshi resurfaces.
- Andy Levy ombudses Fox haters. Carr: CNN fumbles breaking news.
- Hot & Not: Bombs, Bashir, PR blowback, etc. CNBC ups web videos.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/18/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Kilmeade & Friends video: Andy Levy on Chris Brown and more.
- Stelter: Coop met with NBC to discuss a transition to Today.
- Imus video: Mike Baker ‘not surprised’ by the Boston bombing.
- ICN: Bashir’s baggage at Thatcher service, The Five’s gun control.
- Video: Casey Stegall reports on TX fertilizer plant explosion.
- Stone faces, terse words…it’s today’s Gretchen specularama.
- Byers: Minute by minute in the media’s Marathon meltdown. More.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/16/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep (5pm) 1-2-3.
- Fox News #1 for breaking Marathon coverage. Weekend numbers.
- Kurtz: Most Boston coverage is serious, careful, but…Al Sharpton?!?
- Imus vIdeo: Security expert wonders why no claim of responsibility.
- Megyn: curvy on the couch. Zucker speaks: pt one, pt two (via ICN).
- Bizarre: Ad masquerading as news story involves MSNBC’s Chuck Todd.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/15/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Cable newsers cover Boston marathon explosions.
- Profiles: Ed Henry on the WH beat; Sandra Smith, working mom.
- Cablers scramble to play Gosnell catch-up. More. Video.
- Kurtz: Who is the real Bill O’Reilly? Imus video: Juan Wiilliams.
- Zucker scarfs up Katie producer. Tucker angling in Central Park.
- Zurawik to Ben Carson: If you want rational debate, stay off Fox!
- Lean Forward: Another unbiased ‘straight news’ MSNBC journalist.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Imitation sincerest form of flattery: CNBC copycats Fox Business.
- America Live video: Legal implications of covert McConnell bug.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC hires Democratic Party exec as producer!
- Jana Winter: Judge’s order to disclose source could end my career.
- TNR: We want Hayes to improve because we really scorn O’Reilly.
- Video: Meet the Kilmeade clan. Swells gather for Joe’s birthday.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner, Sandra Smith. Cablers on power list (v/TVN).
- Kurtz: MHP steps in it. ICN: MSNBC’s news credibility is in tatters.
- Hoaxes, criminals, and anti-Semites: Touré’s journalistic resumé.
- Farhi: Zucker’s first moves haven’t stemmed CNN’s ratings slide.
- HuffPo: CNN is ‘taking a stand on gun control’ with two-day special.
- Better late than never: the NY Times addresses the shield standoff.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/09/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: MSNBC ‘Borg’ promo prompts outrage.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: George Not-Stephanopoulos live audience show.
- Rothman: Fox News shamed the media into doing their job.
- Q&A: Tracy Byrnes. Today’s free advice to CNN: more opinion!
- Award winners: FNC, CNN. The Push: First 60 Minutes, now CNN.
- Melissa Harris-Parry responds to Lean Forward ‘Borg’ blowback.
- Factor video: Sally Kohn ducks the question. Weekend numbers.
- Sassy, flashy, and classy: video. Press: Please Mr Zucker, hire me!
- Tapper: Where’s the outrage? Roginsky: The silence is defeaning.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/08/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Temporary reprieve for Jana Winter in shield standoff.
- Guest disinvited by MSNBCNN for refusing to bash GOP dad?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Bauder hypes Scarborough, reveals he almost quit MSNBC.
- Sinclair: Why media better start caring about shield standoff.
- Video: Media not doing their jobs on jobs? Runway ramblers.
- Real-life Kelly’s Court: this broadcast triggers frivolous lawsuit.
- Griffin failure could open CNN doors. The Green Room reopens.
- Hot & Not:, Crossfire, The Point, Finney, Velshi, Ari. Q&A: Kyra.
- Why so little coverage of first amendment/press freedom battle?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/03/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Only in America…tenure for terrorists.
- Collapse: Chris Hayes loses 54% of Monday demo audience!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Hayes vs O’Reilly…who really practices diversity?
- Imus video: Kirsten Powers. Ari Melber joins The Cycle.
- Velshi vamooses. ICN: Ominous portents for Burnett’s Out Front.
- Q&A: Maria Molina. Profile: Ed Henry. Bream achieves a first.
- F&F video: Lou Holtz erupts over Brian’s pay to play proposal.
- Factor video: Talking Points debate turns rowdy part one, part two.
- Variety’s daytime impact honorees: Bill Hemmer, Janelle Rodriguez.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/27/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Are celebrities reluctant to speak out for life?
- ICN: Tucker’s role opens conflict of interest can o’ worms.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Fox daytime is conservative…except when it’s not.
- Video: Hypocrisy and the race card from Salon’s Walsh?
- Tucker: new co-host of F&F Weekend. Profile: Rick Leventhal.
- The rumor mill: Coop; CNN mornings; today’s silliest rumor.
- Concha: The worst cable news idea evah. An idea for Hayes.
- Videos: Media marriage double standards; hang with Bob Beckel.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/26/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- More Zucker brilliance: a Coop-Kathy Griffin talk show?!?
- The Five video: Does Hollywood hate middle America?
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Want to see propaganda? Check out Rachel Maddow.
- Q&A: Liz Claman; tax tips from Sandra Smith. Profile: Gerri Willis.
- Zucker tried to snag O’Reilly book rights. John King disses CNN.
- Concha: Fading MSNBC being overtaken by CNN. ICN analysis.
- Fox & Friends video: Chaos over a belly button part one, part two.
- Hurst: Not crazy…complex. Weekend numbers. Hayes goes All-In.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Leno and Lauer vs online snipers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/25/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Amazing response to The Amazing Race.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Movie deal already inked for upcoming O’Reilly book.
- Jeff Zucker’s boss on how to ‘fix’ CNN. The Lead didn’t.
- Fox & Friends video: Bob Beckel reacts to the apology.
- Fox News gets results: The Amazing Race apologizes.
- Profiles: Bret Baier; Eric Bolling; MSNBC’s Phil Griffin.
- Hot & Not: Jake Tapper, Steve Kornacki, Roland S Martin, etc.
'It's the Government Picking Who Wins and Who Loses'
03/22/13 10:04 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Rick Sanchez warns that the feds want to ‘zombiefy’ Latinos:
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/21/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The impact of Twitter. Profile: Kornacki.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Video: Bob Beckel denounces ‘anti-American’ Amazing Race.
- Video: Look who’s getting a try-out on F&F Weekend. More.
- Why was Maddow Q&A so evasive? Critics play diversity card.
- Imus video: Mensa meeting. CNN to hire Elisabeth Hasselbeck?
- CNN reporter outraged at being accused of saying what she said.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/20/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Amazing insensitivity on The Amazing Race?
- Cable beats broadcast: The Factor tops NBC primetime!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- O’Donnell next on chopping block? Kiran, Ratigan resurface.
- Q&A: Cheryl Casone; Roger Ailes on Palin and more (via TVN).
- Fox & Friends video: Ailes biographer Chafets part one, part two.
- Unemployable Olbermann still baring his claws at ex-colleagues.
- Melber preparing to lean forward? Big Ed meltdown over Politico.
- Video: Krauthammer on tv news in decline. Shield standoff drags on.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/18/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Cyprus-style seizures unlikely in USA.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kirell: Fox haters in action. New hires at CNN, MSNBC.
- North: The 10-year anniversary of a mortifying blooper.
- Pew: Fox has much more factual reporting than MSNBC.
- New Pew: Cable news is evolving, but has it peaked?
- Sympathy for devils: CNN hearts rapists, petition ensues.
- The look of The Lead. Imus videos: Jake Tapper, Gerri Willis.
- Hot & Not: Schultz, Hayes, CPAC, HLN etc. Tucker’s dignity?
- Fox & Friends video: It’s Ainsley’s Sumo wrestling debut.
- Q&A: Jake Tapper promotes The Lead (that’s the first story).
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/16/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: The new Pope, an old war.
- Cablenewsers named to talk radio’s ‘heavy hundred’ list.
- News Watch video: The press pick sides in budget battle.
- Q&A: Jake Tapper on The Lead; Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap. Biz block delay.
- Hogue: Fox & Friends First turns one, continues to evolve.
- Fox & Friends video: The name is Earhardt…Ainsley Earhardt.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/05/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on gun legislation vs federal law.
- Is CNBC running scared? FBN jeers CNBC pseudo-biz block.
- F&FF at one. Weekend numbers. Profile: Big talker Big Ed.
- Latest Kurtz insight: Wouldn’t it be great if ESPN hired Olby!?
- Site trumpeted Burnett move as ‘dead’, now saying the opposite.
- Video: The Political Insiders on spending cuts etc. Today’s outrage.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/04/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: First female footballer fails.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Roger Ailes embroiled in a battle of biographers? Or not?
- Video: FBN zings CNBC reality shows. Carville to MSNBC?
- Video: Chris Wallace Romney interview stirs controversy.
- Video: Labor of love. Zucker’s Plan B: Tamron Hall?
- Other shoe drops: Big Ed, Morning Joe in on it too? Update.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on Kerry, Dennis Rodman, and more.
- Don’t call us, we’ll call you: Olbermann wants a job at ESPN.
- Zurawik: Could coverage of the sequester possibly be any worse?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/28/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Duncan slips with teachers’ pink slips.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Dana Perino on the campaign against Bob Woodward.
- Study: Hannity generous to opposing views. ABC newser to CNN.
- Somerby: It doesn’t get any worse than Piers. Q&A: Rich Edson.
- Greta: My husband is undergoing radiation treatment for cancer.
- Video: Gretchen Carlson, Linda Evans honored part one, part two.
- Papal coverage: Fox News, CNN. Reese’s piece: Fox News fogies.
- Imus video: Megapanel debates randy teachers, NASCAR, and more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/27/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Kurtz and Ashburn rip Ellison, give kudos to Hannity.
- February program ranker: Fox News holds top thirteen slots.
- Burnett move to mornings ‘dead in the water’? Q&A: Soledad.
- Say goodnight, Gracie: Mika Brzezinski named ‘outstanding host’.
- Again, newsers fooled by hoax video. Alan Colmes moving on up.
- FNC revives storied broadcast tradition. Q&A: Juan Williams pt three.
- Hannity video: Keith Ellison gets personal. Video Q&A: Leland Vittert.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/25/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Oscars mix politics and entertainment.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: How bad is MSNBC? So bad…it’s worse than Fox!
- Imus video: Greg Gutfeld on the Oscars and more. CNN blackout.
- Damage control? Q&A: Soledad; Juan Williams part one, part two.
- Profile: Steve Doocy. Hot & Not: Soledad, Starting Point, CNBC etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/23/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Prez vs Press, MSNBC, and more.
- Lean Forward: Controversy swirls around another edited video.
- Video: Chris Wallace announces a first for Fox News Sunday .
- Fox News Watch video: Presidential problems with the press.
- Zucker’s CNN to re-hire Joy Behar? Video: Carlson capitulates.
- Reeves: Does CNBC think it can blackmail business leaders?
- Lean Forward: The Rev’s resumé…high salaries, unpaid taxes.
- ICN: Dump Soledad...now! Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
- Video: Remembering Iwo Jima. Today’s bright ideas to save CNN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/19/13 00:12 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Wrestling with the Tea Party.
- Friday’s numbers: Hannity-Juan Williams-Baier 1-2-3.
- Greta: the press caved. Tucker Carlson caves.
- RIght at home: the newest (MS)NBC contributor.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly reacts to huge viewership for Killing Lincoln.
- A Zucker play: hiring Steve Capus?!? Q&A: Ed Henry (via TVN).
- A tale of two audiences: Schultz vs O’Reilly. The end of cable?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on David Gregory’s lack of curiosity.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/15/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Agriculture, diversity, and hating Pilgrims.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- NCAA honors Kilmeade. Video: Tesla vs the NY Times.
- NBCer turns Democrat PR flack…now joins Zucker’s CNN!
- Profile: Harris Faulkner, journalist, humanitarian, and mom.
- Fox News raises Cain. Zurawik: a desperation move?
- Video: Stars of O’Reilly’s Killing Lincoln part one, part two.
- CNN ‘poop ship’ overkill draws scrutiny; video: Joe piles on.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly cross-examines Marc Lamont Hill.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/09/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- News Watch video: The drones, the media, and the hypocrisy.
- Reliable Sources videos: Fox (natch!), Menendez, and more.
- The world’s news leader: does global warming cause asteroids?
- Cablers cover snowarama; Geraldo airs live from Central Park.
- Hogue: Tucker settling in? Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
- Video: Kirsten and Carlson examine media hypocrisy over rhetoric.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/04/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Political Insiders on immigration, gun control, and more.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Baier 1-2-3. OtR turns 11.
- Beyonce over Benghazi: Zucker’s imprint is changing CNN.
- Fox & Friends video: Kilmeade’s quest to befriend Alec Baldwin.
- Hot & Not: Cuomo, Carville, Capus, MSNBC’s editing bay, etc.
- It may all be a publicity stunt, but FNC is taking Geraldo seriously.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/01/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Who’s to blame for the chicken wings shortage?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Video: Media coverage of terror in Turkey, and economic news.
- Zurawik: Given all the damage Capus did, he deserved to go.
- Steve Capus out. More. Who will take over? Jon Klein praises FNC.
- F&F videos: Gabrielle Douglas; the Tuohys; Geraldo for Senate?!?
- Imus video: Jake Tapper on joining CNN, and the Hagel hearings.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner, Jedediah Bila. Fox shield standoff continues.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg criticizes ‘repeat offender’ MSNBC.
- Soledad’s future unclear. Flashback: Her first moments of greatness.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/28/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Shooting from the lip?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Tucker Carlson on CNN, MSNBC, Olby, and more.
- Greta: What I will do in my 12 minutes with Hillary Clinton.
- Lean Forward: Obama fundraisers target (MS)NBC.
- Today’s Palin specularama: hired by Zucker? Or maybe not?
- Colin Powell enters the no-spin zone. NBC snubs CNBC?
- Video: 60 MInutes Q&A like ‘state-run media’? Foul weather.
- Imus videos: Bill Hemmer; Juan Williams part one, part two.
- Tougher than 60 Minutes? Zoraida ringed. Curry clamp-down.
- Videos: Obama attacks Fox, Trump and Peter Johnson respond.
- Hot & Not: Coop, Curry, Cashin’ In, contracts, CNBC, and more.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/24/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Race and Bloomberg’s soda pop ban.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Old patterns die hard: CNN ratings crash repeats itself.
- Rachel Nichols joins CNN. Josh Lipton moves to CNBC.
- Eric Bolling to host Cashin’ In. Q&A: Rich Edson, SNL to FBN.
- Videos: Judge Nap on Hillary, major media coverage debated.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Mickey Kaus: Is it time for a new Fox? Greta vs The Daily Caller.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/21/13 00:30 Filed in: links
- Al-Jazeera: Too factional for US viewers? Tucker specularama.
- Inauguration morning: CNBC and Bloomberg in reruns; FBN live.
- Piers Morgan’s recipe for ratings: name-calling and 9/11 truthers.
- Today’s exposé: Anderson Cooper, CIA agent! Fox hater ‘humor’.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/12/13 00:25 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Guns, cable spats, and more.
- News Watch video: Media taking sides on gun control?
- Video: Kevin McCarthy debuts as Fox News contributor.
- Take the Fox News college challenge (via TV Newser).
- Factor video: Hawaii strikes back! Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/03/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Al Gore shirks paying his ‘fair share’.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-McElway-Folbaum 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: CNN NewYears Eve-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- That was quick: Dave Briggs resurfaces. Another O’Reilly movie.
- Another bright idea to save CNN…on Bizarro Planet maybe.
- CNBC: Nothing to see here. Today’s oops. Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Sally Kohn vs Bernard McGuirk part one, part two.
- ICN: Does Al-Jazeera buying CurrentTV spell trouble for CNN?
- HLN makeover: new ‘lifestyle’ series. Q&A: Christiane Amanpour.
- Has a quiet campaign against a CNN contributor proved successful?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on public disinterest in economics.
New Year's Eve Links and Open Thread
12/31/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- The Five video: New Year’s resolutions don’t really exist?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-McElway-The Five 1-2-3.
- ICN: Cablenews resolutions. Q&A: Maria Molina, Bill Hemmer.
- F&F videos: Dave Briggs signs off; farewells from after the show.
- Is Sean Hannity the big cablenews loser of 2012? Maybe not…
- The Five video: The fiscal cliff blame game. FBN’s cliff coverage.
- The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, two, three, four, part five.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/29/12 00:50 Filed in: links
- Video: Fox & Friends Weekend highlight reel for 2012.
- Reliable Sources videos: Pressing the cliff, 2012 report card.
- Sunday fiscal cliff notes: FNC and The Five, CNBC, MSNBC.
- Fox News Watch video: Grading the media’s 2012 coverage.
- Piers provokes pesky petitioners; more. TJ slumming; more?
- Video: Who wants to go cliff-diving? Sunday talk: HuffPo recap.
- The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one, pt two, pt three, part four.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/26/12 01:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Do media trash privacy for advocacy?
- Gullible Fox haters fall for an obvious hoax.
- DC police ‘investigating’ Gregory gun stunt? Greta: So silly!
- Shocker: Impartial cable ‘journalists’ take sides on gun control.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura Ingraham-The Five-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- The Five video: Secret Santa surprises. Kiran’s Christmas wish?
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Lorcoe Diamonds Matter part one.
Christmas Eve Links and Open Thread
12/24/12 01:15 Filed in: links
- Backstage chaos didn’t foil F&F Christmas special.
- CNN mulls Soledad in primetime: a recipe for failure?
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly (via ICN); Bill Hemmer on Newtown.
- Hot & Not: Gun control, Sherman, Tapper, etc.
- Nothing says Christmas like MSNBC! Fox News; CNN.
- Stan Freberg: Christmas Dragnet.
- Have Gun, Will Travel: The Hanging Cross.
- The Bob Newhart Show: His Busiest Season.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Red Mystery Matter
'Damn, I'm Going to Miss It'
12/22/12 10:25 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! A surprise announcement from Dave Briggs:
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From Fox & Friends, December 22 2012
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From Fox & Friends, December 22 2012
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/22/12 01:15 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Tragedies, 2012 gaffes, and more.
- ’Tis the season: FNC contributor promotes MSNBC series.
- News Watch video: Media missing the Benghazi boat?
- Dave Briggs leaving Fox & Friends…for NBC Sports Network?
- Newlywed Erin Burnett’s dress code for staff. Greta: why not?
- Video: Mother of freed marine credits Fox News and O’Reilly.
- The Great Gildersleeve: Why the Chimes Rang.
- The Donna Reed Show: A Very Merry Christmas.
- Grand Central Station: Miracle for Christmas.
- Newhart video: No Room at the Inn. Sunday talkers: preview.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/15/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources video: The media and the massacre.
- Video: Huckabee responds to critics as Geraldo takes his side.
- Changing of the guard? Gretchen on Studio-B while Aly’s on F&F.
- Greta Home and Academy opens in Haiti; a great day.
- Sunday coverage: Baier anchors memorial at 6:00 pm.
- Today’s boycott. Hugged by Don Lemon. Crowley honored.
- Zurawik: What, you expected responsible journalism from MSNBC?
- Saturday special coverage. Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/08/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Bob Costas, Roger Ailes, and more.
- Greta: Not partisan or showbiz, he is the best interviewer on tv.
- Fox & Friends video: The first-ever freshman Heisman winner.
- News Watch video: Media memes mingle at the fiscal cliff.
- More ideas to ‘save CNN’. Sunday talkers: preview, HP recap.
- Video: Andy Levy ombudses Psy, curricula, wiring, and more.
- Sunday: Fly Me to the Moon, preview; Who Is Black in America?
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/07/12 09:55 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Killer gets ten years…of church attendance!
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Four FNCers named as influential and stylish DC women.
- Video: Three NY Times journos discuss the future of CNN.
- Politico parrots MMfA distortion, outs Watters contribution.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly with Jay Leno part one, part two.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Adam Carolla. Profile: CNBC’s Jane Wells (via ICN).
- Video: Honor flight takes WWII veterans back to Pearl Harbor.
'I Feel Like I Found a Fossil'
12/04/12 11:12 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! A bizarre incident with a cellphone kicks off Fox & Friends:
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Monday Links and Open Thread
12/03/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Bob Beckel’s Christmas light show.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN names hero(ine). Alisyn Camerota posts intriguing photo.
- Video: Pinkerton vs Colmes on Costas gun control comments.
- Damage control: Shuster does stealth rewrite of original post.
- Oops: David Shuster, boy reporter, lies about Fox News again.
- Fox: Splittsville! CNN to produce Spanish-language programs.
- Greenwald: Will MSNBC continue to be Obama cheerleaders?
- Broadening the definition: a late-night CNN clone of The View?!?
- Zucker’s all that and a bag o’ chips. Hot & Not: Zucker, weather, etc.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/26/12 00:22 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The financial cliffhanger approaches.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Will the UN assume censorship power over the internet?
- Concha: MSNBC was one of the week’s biggest winners…sort of.
- Video: Angie Harmon (Rizzoli & Isles) remembers Larry Hagman.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/23/12 10:16 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources: Perplexed pundits, Petraeus preoccupation.
- Video: Dana Perino weighs in on the Yoga Pants controversy.
- News Watch video: Mid-East coverage. Sunday talkers.
- Pete Snyder leaves Fox News…after all of three months.
- From Victoria’s Secret model to…CNN! (And then to FNC.)
- Video: Why the final-week surge in pro-Obama news stories?
- An ICN Thanksgiving present: the Bob Beckel hall of shame.
- The Five video: Five reasons to be thankful for Obama’s re-election.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/13/12 00:40 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Fordham, Coulter, tolerance, and Greg’s book.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- MSNBC streak ends, loses to FNC prime & total day, all demos.
- Video: Is the FBI running amok? Weekend numbers.
- Adam’s a new Dad! Julie’s a new Mom! Sara Ganim to CNN.
- Video: Mike Huckabee with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on implications of the Petraeus scandal.
- Somerby: Maddow, master of biased BS and fabricated ‘facts’.
- VIdeos: Greg Gutfeld and Melissa Francis on their new books.
- Videos: Bernard Goldberg and Catherine Herridge on Petraeus.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/12/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Food police should go after carbs, not meat.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: The Judge asks why the FBI was reading private emails.
- Video: Pinkerton vs Colmes on media coverage of Petraeus etc.
- Q&A: Janice Dean. Kurtz: Megyn Kelly; analysis. Marciano: out.
- Video: Vince Flynn with Imus on Petraeus etc part one, part two.
- Blue on blue: MSNBC is propagandizing for a phony ‘fiscal cliff’.
- Videos: Dana Perino and Peter Johnson on the Petraeus puzzle.
- Hot & Not: Karl Rove, Chris Matthews, The Donald, etc.
- NYT’s Carr: News trumps partisanship at Fox…for one night!
- NYT’s Stelter: MSNBC gaining, may dump Ed for Ezra. Analysis.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/03/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- Video: Negative campaign could impact second Obama term.
- Reliable Sources videos: MSNBC, campaign coverage, more.
- Behind the scenes at Fox News and FBN: Election night prep.
- WaPo: FNC breaks news but they’re scurrilous. Greta: Pathetic.
- News Watch video: The media storm over the monster storm.
- October program ranker: Fox News holds nine of top ten slots.
- Arthel Neville argues with Bill O’Reilly, then sticks up for him.
- Profile: Bret Baier, less than met the eye. Q&A: Neil Cavuto.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg says MSNBC is not a news channel.
- The Five video: Should Romney have skipped campaign fluff?
- Saturday: Weekday crew anchors Fox & Friends; Live Cost of Freedom; special Huckabee, Geraldo; MSNBC schedule; CNN schedule.
- Sunday: FNC special schedule; CNN schedule; MSNBC schedule. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Election night coverage: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, FBN, CNBC.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/02/12 00:59 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4M)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Justo y Equilibrado: Sanchez anchors returns on Fox News Latino.
- WaPo’s Wemple attempts a pseudo-apology to Janice Dean.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly, from the courtroom to the anchor desk.
- ICN: MSNBC election night plans reveal a curious discrepancy.
- Video: Ed Henry previews the election w/Imus part one, part two.
- Q&A and profile: Shannon Bream. Larry unimpressed with Piers.
- Video: Geraldo Rivera calls Eric Bolling a liar over Benghazi.
- New Pew: Positive about the negative…MSNBC worse than Fox.
- Greta: Why are the press suddenly being fed info by the CIA?
- ICN: Changes at NBC leave Tamron Hall on a fast track to nowhere.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/27/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- FNC storm watch: Geraldo at 8pm; expanded Fox & Friends First.
- Reliable Sources videos: O on MTV, trivial pursuits, and more.
- Video: Judge Pirro with the family of murdered SEAL Ty Woods.
- Bill Hemmer (of CNN?!?): Live from Mount Adams.
- News Watch video: What took the media so long with Benghazi?
- Costello quotes curse…verbatim. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
- Lean Forward: Impartial MSNBC journalist tells viewers how to vote!
- Specials: SR Investigates: Benghazi—New Revelations; The World According to Lance Armstrong; The Journey of Ann Romney.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/26/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Obama ad talks about ‘your first time’.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Charles Payne’s emotional account of his wife’s surgery.
- Cablenewsers (save one) announce storm coverage plans.
- Video: Moving Megyn Kelly interview with murdered SEAL’s dad.
- The Fox & Friends First flock of co-hosts is now just four.
- Bill O’Reilly sees Lincoln. Hyatt’s had enough, is selling Current.
- Lean Forward: Obama to talk with Smerconish and Morning Joe.
- ABC News baffled that Fox News allows differing points of view.
- Sherman unmasks FNC’s master of scariness…um, Peter F Johnson.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/23/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Barack Obama’s four-year plan.
- Monday’s numbers: Debate/FNC-Greta-Debate/CNN 1-2-3.
- Video: What journalists do progressives trust the most?
- FNC tops all other cable nets, debate has highest ratings ever.
- Video: Luntz focus group part one, part two. Q&A: Cavuto.
- O’Reilly videos: This Morning; Fox&Friends; Imus pt one, pt two.
- Matthews: I could have been a star of the Democratic party!
- Video: Jenna Lee is ‘one tough mudder’. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/22/12 01:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The 107 counties that could decide the election.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Special Report Invest 1-2-3.
- Video: Pinkerton and Colmes assess Bob Schieffer’s debate role.
- Debate coverage: FNC, CNN. Video: O’Reilly et al on helium.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs. Profiles: Soledad (via TVN); Melissa Francis.
- Video: Lori Rothman with Imus on her career and tonight’s debate.
- Greta: If the President can go from Letterman to Jay Leno...
- The Five video: Why the oddly-timed leak about talks with Iran?
- Hiltbrand: Fox News mightier…and mellower? Advice for Heather.
- Wrong, in many ways. Morning Joe misogyny: almost as bad as Fox!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/16/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Feds spent $325,000 on a robot squirrel.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- FNC veepbate #3 program on all cable. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Stuart Varney, Chris Matthews, Crowley.
- CNBC can’t keep its story straight? Inclement weather.
- Word games turn catty? Cablenewsers upstage Stewart.
- MSNBC makeover not so extreme. Yesterday’s oops.
- Debate coverage: FNC, CNN. Profile: Crowley feels the heat.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the key unanswered Benghazi question.
'Perhaps They Think the Public's Too Stupid to Care'
10/14/12 13:26 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Mike Baker tries to untangle the muddled Benghazi story:
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Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/02/12 00:18 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Media enablers bury Benghazi.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Surprise! Shuster report of firing turns out to be false.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC promos suddenly inoperative?
- Scarborough defense uses altered clip. Q&A: O’Reilly.
- Debate coverage: Fox News, CNN, FBN, MSNBC.
- Liz Claman spotlights Cleveland. Weekend numbers.
- Videos: O’Reilly and Ingraham on F&F part one, part two.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly on Today, and on Imus in the Morning.
- Fox Hater cartoons quietly vanish, new online editor: Wolffe.
- VIdeo: Bernard Goldberg on whether or not polls are rigged.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/29/12 00:40 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: car chases, ripping Ryan, and more.
- VIdeo: Barack Obama continues to duck Chris Wallace.
- News Watch videos: Obama at the UN, a passion for polling.
- Video: Clayton Morris wins funniest reporter competition.
- RCP strawwomen? Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap.
- Charles Gasparino vs John Thain: the battle escalates.
- Alan still gets hate mail. Wedding bells for Thomas Roberts.
- Ignoring eyewitnesses, Scarborough doubles down on chant video.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/28/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why are celebs silent on free speech violation?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- NY Times jumps on FNC car chase. FNC: ‘Severe human error’.
- Ex-Merrill-Lyncher reacts poorly to latest Gasparino scoops.
- Who are the missing women? NBCNews.com trashes Fox News!
- FNC’s Clayton Morris wins prestigious city-wide competition.
- ICN: O’Donnell should apologize where false story occurred: on air.
- Did MSNBC distort Romney clip with false captions? Apparently, yes!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/27/12 00:40 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What the frack are they talking about?
- O’Donnell’s smear: He don’t do no stinkin’ retractions!
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- New Pew: The changing news landscape’s effect on tv.
- Q&A: Bret Baier on politics, journalism, family, and more.
- Candy Crowley at DePauw. Q&A: Alan Colmes. Ainsley’s shower.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/19/12 00:06 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Are the media abdicating their responsibilities?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. MS demo strong.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC aired Obama clip before they didn’t!
- Red Eye video: Andy Levy ombudses the Romney video.
- Roeper: The real punk in the Fox & Friends prank. Ainsley update.
- Video: Did Olbermann send this email to F&F? Melissa in Houston.
- Q&A: Soledad, Tamron Hall, MSNBC ‘crack talent’. Profile: The Rev.
- Paging Maddow: Another MSNBC contributor raising money for Dems.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/18/12 00:23 Filed in: links
- The Five video: A top ten list for Obama’s Letterman gig.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Videos: Tucker on DoJ/Media Matters, Judge Nap on legality.
- Shocker! DoJ and Media Matters join forces against Fox News.
- Melissa Francis previews special Money. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly announces his debate with Jon Stewart.
- Fun with Perverts: Rib-tickling hoax is under investigation at FNC.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/17/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five videos: Abandoning free speech, 1 More Thing’.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Lean Forward: Tamron Hall says Al Sharpton smells great!
- Video: The Judge doesn’t like the govt chilling free speech.
- FBN: The Judge likes the new graphics. Hamby’s excuse.
- Splitsville: News Corp separates movie and television depts.
- Video: Are the media playing cover-up for Mideast muddle?
- Photo flap: ‘dominant’ Joe next to ancillary ‘sex object’ Mika.
- Bret Baier in Newton. Shannon Bream: Liberty belle. Awkward.
- Rematch Tuesday, then on stage. Q&A: Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Hot & Not: FBN, Gretchen, Phil Griffin, Thomas Roberts, etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/14/12 00:02 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Fighting fire with fire?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: The Tamara/Michelle flap gets referenced on Red Eye.
- Q&A: Cavuto, Liz McDonald. VIdeo: Chris Wallace vs Gretchen.
- Poling: Media fell short commemorating 9/11. Dana hearts Jasper.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/13/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The fruits of the ‘Arab Spring’.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4M+)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Wemple: ‘Please kill Fox & Friends’. Video: An F&F flashback.
- Update: The MSNBC apology tour. Uh-oh, apology imminent?
- Video: Were Romney reporters collaborating, or colluding?
- Whoda thunk it? Tom Hanks collaborating with... Bill O’Reilly!
- Another try at selective cherry-picking of FNC gets busted.
- Video: How Roger Ailes coordinated moon landing coverage.
- Joe backpedals on Prez project. CNN’s Sidner to Jerusalem.
- FBN plans 16x9 graphics revamp: no sidebar, enhanced ticker.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC spent half a day ignoring embassy attacks.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/12/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- The Five video: They don’t need a movie to hate America.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Somerby: Why Mika and MSNBC are gender throwbacks.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s Phil Griffin caught lying about Fox!?
- People mag profile: Megyn Kelly part one, part two [pdfs].
- Video: Larry King resurfaces...on Fox! Claman’s three days.
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer re twitter; Phil Griffin. F&F clarification.
- Speculation: Gretchen could be replaced...by Kiran Chetry?
- ICN to MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts: You’re deluding yourself.
- Olby holed up reliving ancient feuds. Revealed: Faux News!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/11/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- Video: Rare clip of Fox & Friends learning of 9/11 attacks while off the air in a commercial break.
- The Five video: Lessons from the Chicago teachers’ strike.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox News tops for week of DNC. Weekend numbers.
- Mayo: Today’s Fox News 9/11 coverage ‘the best of all’.
- Report: New Scarborough book prep for a Presidential bid!
- Profile: Shannon Bream. Q&A: Judge Napolitano, S.E. Cupp.
- Janice Dean: 11 years ago. Video: Resurgence and resiliance.
- Video: Impartial MSNBC journalist tells viewers to remember that Republicans are trying to suppress your vote. Flashback.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/10/12 00:06 Filed in: links
- CNBC anchor sued over non-payment of commissions.
- The Five video: Pictures that are worth a thousand words.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Hogue: CNN could use some of FNC’s AM sex appeal.
- Is Gretchen kvetchin’? Coop reboot takes personal turn.
- Wolf unveils new CNN/DC digs. Q&A: Andrea, li’l Luke.
- Pemmaraju gets painted. Costello gets attention (via ICN).
- Hot & Not: DNC, MSNBC, Roger Ailes, CNN, Greenwald, etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/06/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Report: Roger Ailes negotiating contract renewal with FNC?
- The Five video: Debbie Wasserman Schultz and The Big Lie.
- Wednesday’s numbers: DNC MSNBC-CNN-FNC 1-2-3.
- Video: Behind the scenes inside the Fox News DNC trailer.
- DNC II: MSNBC 3.3M tops cablenewsers, FNC grows 14%.
- Olby: ‘She’s going to hell!’. Lean Forward: ‘straight news’?!?
- Neil Cavuto: CNBC has peaked, FBN rising. Q&A: Lou Dobbs.
- Tuesday’s numbers: DNC(MS)-DNC(CNN)-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Video: Anna Kooiman’s outdoor adventures. Profile: Ed Henry.
- Atlas Shrugged Part II: an all-star cast. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Scoop: CNBC interviews distinguished economist. Q&A: Piers.
- Video: Tom Brokaw talks media and 2012 politics with Hannity.
- Lean Forward: Black Romney backer ejected from MSNBC pavilion.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/05/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Lean Forward: MSNBC blacked out discussion of ‘Jerusalem’!
- Video: Tired of the runaround, Cavuto ambushes Patrick.
- The Five video: Bill Clinton and ‘the era of big government’.
- Monday’s numbers: Crowley-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Clint Eastwood on FNC: the week’s #2 program on all television.
- Video: Kilmeade boasts ‘I am better at screwing than you!’
- MSNBC 4M top cabler DNC Tues, falls short of FNC 7M at RNC.
- The report CNN wouldn’t air; response. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Kirsten Powers and Don Imus rate Michelle O speech.
- Charlotte is hosting the
MSNBC, er, the Democratic convention. - Video: Juan Williams says he hasn’t been welcomed at the DNC.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/04/12 00:06 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Journalists whine about covering conventions.
- Friday’s numbers: Hannity-Crowley-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- FNC: We’ll leave the catering and bartending to others.
- Lean Forward: Impartial journalist not so impartial after all.
- CNN to lose airport ‘monopoly’. CNN’s new DC digs.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace on FNC’s convention coverage. Taxi!
- Video: Kilmeade finally achieves his lifelong dream...sort of.
- Video: Juan Williams previews the convention with Don Imus.
- Carnell: Making fun of MSNBC host is sexist?! Hardball in Charlotte.
'I'm Not a Greed-Head'
08/30/12 12:52 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Bill O’Reilly reviews the Republican convention so far:
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Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/28/12 00:27 Filed in: links
- Cablenewsers sked all-night live coverage of hurricane.
- MSNBC video trickery makes NY anchors appear to be in Tampa.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Profile: Dana Perino. E.D. Hill resurfaces. Q&A: Megyn Kelly.
- John Roberts and Kyra Phillips: together again.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC hosts featured in Democratic campaign ad.
- August: FNC holds top ten, MSNBC Olympics bump, CNN sinks.
- Bright ideas to save CNN. Jamjoom to CNN. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Kilmeade goes behind the scenes at Hannity. Uh-oh.
- After years in exile, Peggy Noonan now a Fox News contributor.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on a growing realization of NY Times bias.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/27/12 00:10 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Does the extremist label fit Mitt?
- Friday’s numbers: Hannity-Crowley-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- VIdeos: Tours of FNC's Tampa hub via Kilmeade and MacCallum.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace, Shannon Bream, Neil Cavuto, The Rev.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly. Heather Nauert goes back to WNYW.
- Isaac sends cablnewsers away from Tampa to New Orleans.
- Greta: Why did CNN push their number one host off the air?
- Chozik: CNN has a new ratings ploy...airing reruns of HBO shows!
- Collins: Is CNN desperate for its own ‘game change’? (via ATCNN)
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/23/12 00:55 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The ‘war on women’ vs the economy.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Cavuto: FBN convention coverage that will ‘drive O’Reilly crazy’.
- Shock FNC exposé: frumpy men, hyper-feminine women! (v/TVN)
- CNN’s newest reality show star: Morgan Spurlock. Flashback.
- Frum: Bright ideas to save cable news. CNN’s convention app.
- Video: Bryan and Bryan vs Brian. Video: Maddow with Letterman.
- Friedersdorf: Media trip over skinny-dip. Kaus: The MSNBC effect.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/15/12 00:21 Filed in: links
- Steve Harrigan exclusive video: Eyewitness to massacre.
- Soledad insists: ‘I don’t think I show bias in my tv show’.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly breaks down over graphic Syria footage.
- FNC’s Brit Hume praised...on MSNBC! Ainsley’s big news.
- Somerby: Tuesday was a night of cable news stupidification.
- Video: S-bomb deployed on FNC. New CNN Newsroom graphics.
- Rothman: CNN is getting a bum rap—they’re really non-partisan.
- Zurawik: Lame Zakaria defenses enable debasement of journalism.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/26/12 01:06 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is government the mother of invention?
- Kelly’s Court video: Why no cameras at Aurora hearing?
- Audio: Chris Wallace tells Brian Kilmeade ‘You’re a dope!’
- Profile: John Stossel. Piers’s big July. Today’s firing demand.
- MSNBC stuns observers with surprise schedule change.
- Video: Tamara Holder and Michelle Malkin scream about guns.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/14/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Blitzing Romney and Condi rumors.
- Fox & Friends First’s final four? Fox News in St. Pete.
- News Watch video: Media report Romney’s NAACP speech.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Kitty Pilgrim resurfaces.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/07/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Classic flashback: The late Ernest Borgnine on Fox & Friends.
- Reliable Sources videos: Coop, Rupe, and Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- News Watch video: Media treatment of the Supreme Court.
- Videos: Anna Kooiman and Cheryl Casone in the NY Triathlon.
- Video: Gutfeld zings The Cycle for stealing his ‘banned word’ bit.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Thompson Square fan flips off Fox & Friends: video.
- James Rosen re-ups. Geraldo in Jerusalem. FNC in Occoquan.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/28/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Hannity-JuanWilliams-Baier 1-2-3.
- Publius: CNBC ratings crash as FBN surges? Video Q&A: Shep.
- Video: Cavuto interviews Murdoch part one, part two, part three.
- Somerby: Dishonest Maddow could learn from Soledad O’Brien.
- Health care cable news confusion. FNC speaks. More. And more.
- Breaking The Cycle: ratings disaster, topped by 5:00 am F&F First.
- News Corp’s split decision. Gasparino another Pulitzer wannabe?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/21/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Cable beats broadcast: Bill O’Reilly tops Justin Bieber!
- The Five: Wednesday’s most-watched 5pm hour on all cable.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- MSNBC’s 3pm show:
The FiveThe Cycle, featuring a truther. - Video: Impartial MSNBC journalist rules for WH on ExecPriv.
- Video: Ed Henry with Imus on the Fast and Furious flap.
- CNBC and Jim Cramer under fire for facebook fiasco. More.
- Videos: Bret Baier and Bill O’Reilly zing (MS)NBC.
- Peters: Fox & Friends reaps ratings as controversy swirls.
- Preview: Dr Marc Siegel interviews Ann Romney about MS.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/15/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is a welfare vice ban the best stimulus?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: MSNBC splices bus explosions into Romney bus tour!
- Zurawik: Was Malkin/Williams clash cable madness or great tv?
- Q&A: Triathlete Jenna Lee, LA Kings fan Liz Claman.
- Livestation to bring European news channels to US computers.
- Video: Chris Wallace explains his run-in with the law.
- Preview of Friday special: Fox Files—The Enemy Within.
- Youtube plans give ray of hope to CNN and Current.
- Video: MSNBC’s Meghan talks politics...with Imus on FBN.
- How is it CNN has awful ratings but pulls in record profits?
- Venomous ambusher Jesse Watters’s latest victim speaks out.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/11/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Howard Dean likens Romney to Ahmadinejad.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Rothman: With D-Rat gone, MSNBC completes its hard left turn.
- Profile: Dana Perino—pundit, entrepreneur, and mentor.
- Video: Gretchen Carlson on The View part one, part two.
- Current hires another cast-off: Joy Behar. Video: Hayes on Today.
- Hot & Not: Newscore, D-Rat, CNN, North, etc. Geraldo goes national.
- Ratigan: I left MSNBC to crusade in new ways. Yeah, that’s the ticket!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/05/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Legal panel assesses lawsuit against Weather Channel.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino. Joe’s blog withering on the vine?
- MSNBC digital reorganizes (via ICN). Weekend numbers.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly on Good Morning America and on F&F.
- The Five: more popular than Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert?
- Guess who’s going to the big WWE Pay per View spectacular?
- Viideo: Angie Harmon on Rizzoli & Isles and Stand Up to Cancer.
- Zurawik: Schultz performed a public service. Total recall coverage.
- Factor video: Will network morning shows affect the 2012 election?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/31/12 00:30 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bloomberg’s genius soda pop scheme.
- ICN: Why CNN is really stuck this time.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Turner CEO whistles past the primetime graveyard (via TVN).
- Funny, no one complained about MSNBC’s anti-Romney video.
- Somerby: The ‘world’s dumbest person’ is on MSNBC.
- Fox & Friends First surges as its competitors collapse.
- Lou Dobbs is closing the gap with CNBC’s Kudlow.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Grade school bullying incident still haunts Juliet Huddy.
- Oliver North appears on tonight’s Auction Kings. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/30/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Does a college degree cost more than its worth?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream (for Baier) 1-2-3.
- May 2012: MSNBC down double digits, FNC still on top.
- CNN cries Mayday! Worst primetime monthly ratings in 20+ years!
- The key to curing CNN’s ratings slump: fire the meteorologists!
- FBN extends live line-up, adds Melissa Francis, moves Cavuto.
- Did Fox & Friends cross the line? (Link updated with response from FNC VP Bill Shine.) Zurawik: Rotten to the core.
- Fareed Zakaria at Mackinac Island. Weekend numbers.
- Berman to CNN; analysis. Kelly Evans to Worldwide Exchange.
- Video: Callous comments from Up with Hayes debated on Hannity.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/26/12 00:06 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Bain battles and more.
- Video: US soldier’s personal 3-D account of VietNam war.
- News Watch video: Were the media fair with Cory Booker?
- Video: More F&F Fleet Week festivities part one, part two.
- Piers to anchor Jubilee coverage. Media Matters deceit?
- Today’s deep thought. Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/25/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why is abstinence an alternative lifestyle?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Where is CNN’s eye on the media? Today’s oops.
- Videos: Fleet Week in New York City. Newt to (MS)NBC?
- Daytime Emmys reduced to airing on HLN...or vice-versa.
- Frank Luntz Friday special. Jon Stewart: Roger Ailes is correct.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/24/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: How can we control annoying kids in theaters?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Shafer: The party’s over for cable news...they’ve peaked!
- MSNBC wants to buy Microsoft’s share of msnbc.com. Analysis.
- Tammy Bruce joke taken seriously by desperate Media Matters.
- It’s official: Hannity signs multi-year contract with Fox News.
- Profs defend surveys; FNC responds. Salon lambasts little Luke.
- Video: Kilmeade + guardsman vs ‘Knockouts’ part one, part two.
- BBC host: Piers Morgan taught me how to hack a phone.
- Video: O’Reilly w/Letterman part one, part two. Joe on The View.
- Video: Chris Matthews gets snippy when asked about his leg thrill.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/21/12 00:30 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Were the media fooled by the Occupiers?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier/Greta (tie) 1-2-3.
- Video: The Donald on Arsenio, Bain Capital, and more.
- Q&A: Molly Henneberg with new daughter Jacquelyn; Sandra Smith and Cheryl Casone on the Facebook IPO. Audio Q&A: Roger Ailes.
- Progressive praises Zakaria’s GPS. Contessa Brewer resurfaces.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/19/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Bain, Wright, The View, and more.
- Fox News Watch video: The media and President Obama.
- Profile: CNN’s Errol Barnett. Amy Robach to ABC News.
- Videos: Rick Reichmuth, Anna Kooiman, Dave and Clayton take the tough mudder challenge for the Wounded Warrior Project.
- Fox to bring O’Reilly, Claman, et al to annual cable confab.
- Behind the scenes: When the Koch counsel visited MSNBC.
- Coop won on Jeopardy! Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/18/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Will Smith speaks out on taxes.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Rachel Ray part one, part two.
- Videos: Kilmeade and Doocy take the tough mudder challenge.
- CNN to probe junk science claims it previously promoted.
- Larry King Now debuts this summer. Q&A: Big Ed Schultz.
- CNBC revamping Maria Bartiromo’s WSJ Report? Todd triumphs.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/17/12 00:27 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Cable beats broadcast: Fox & Friends tops CBS in 5 markets.
- Video: James Rosen’s unique interview of Bret Baier.
- Somerby: The Trayvon news MSNBC refuses to report.
- Biznets sked special coverage for Facebook IPO brouhaha.
- Two minutes of Red Eye leads O’Donnell to this. Flashback.
- Chris Wallace won on Jeopardy! Natal day wishes for Tucker.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/15/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: President Obama grilled on The View.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNBC says ‘we’re smart!’ He lost on Jeopardy! Flashback.
- Videos: Chris & Lorraine Wallace on F&F and with Don Imus.
- Janice’s inspiring race. Jansing’s week. Q&A: Sandra Smith.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Newsweek’s Obama-as-saint cover.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/12/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Gay marriage, Mitt, and more.
- News Watch video: The media on Obama’s ‘evolution’.
- Friday pinheads & patriots: guess which one MSNBC is.
- Videos: Surprises for Clayton Morris and Uma Pemmaraju.
- Honors to Mike Emmanuel (via TVN), John Stossel.
- Audio Q&A: Candy Crowley. CNN special: Vets Wanted.
- Greta ‘honored’? Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/10/12 00:17 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Words of advice for 2012 grads.
- FBN: Willis live 8pm on JPMorgan. Bream to anchor FNS.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN’s Fareed Zakaria consultant on new Bill Maher show.
- VIdeo: Brian Kilmeade vs the obstacle course. Two much?
- CNN’s two big problems: Piers and Coop. Amanpour honored.
- Video: O’Reilly and Virginia AG discuss the Norfolk mob attack.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/09/12 00:12 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Q&A: Eric Shawn. Video: More GOP propaganda from Fox!
- Burnett ratings: a downward slide. Video: FBNers ring the bell.
- Seaman: FNC too soft on Obama? Clayton and Natali: It’s a girl!
- Margaret Hoover to CNN. Campaign embeds face challenges.
- Videos: Mika w/Letterman, Erin Burnett w/Daly, Piers w/Conan.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC uses children in anti-Romney attack video.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/28/12 00:02 Filed in: links
- Panic at CNBC: Biggest stars become biggest losers.
- Reliable Sources videos: Obama, Fallon, and more.
- Video: Alisyn Camerota at the Correspondents’ Dinner.
- News Watch video: Has Trayvon coverage been fair?
- Video Q&A: Wolf Blitzer. Rita Cosby resurfaces.
- Greta: Does Politico support ridiculing retarded children?
- White House Correspondents’ Dinner: FNC, MSNBC, CNN.
- News makes way for non-news? Sunday talk: tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/27/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Take me out to the bawl game.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan signs off...to join CBS News?
- Greta explains hate speech to Kimmel and Meghan McCain.
- Fox & Friends giving CBS broadcast a run for its money.
- VIdeo: Cavuto spars with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Six cablenewsers named to ‘out’ list. Q&A: Suze Orman (via ICN).
- VIdeos: FNC College Challenge winners; Laura & Bill rip MSNBC.
- VIdeo: Buchanan on leaving MSNBC. Cavuto’s producer to CNBC.
- ICN: O’Reilly 2007 comments impeach his Mitchell critique. However...
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/26/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- The Five video: An uproar over farm chores.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- There were two identically deceptive NBC Zimmerman edits?!?
- Martha and Bill on a cruise for charity. Maria Bartiromo honored.
- Video: O’Reilly and Imus talk Beck, politics, etc part one, part two.
- VIdeos: Bill O’Reilly on F&F and CBS This Morning; The Rev with Fallon.
- MSNBC Trayvon coverage: Inflammatory, false, irresponsible, disgraceful!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/24/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Bill O’Reilly re-ups with FNC; new deal runs through 2016.
- Cablenewsers’ modest primary coverage. Weekend numbers.
- Profile: Peter Barnes. Duthiers to Nigeria. Molly’s maternity.
- Video: Martha MacCallum fights malaria. Q&A: Meade part deux.
- Doocy offers clarity. The women of CNBC. Swells gather for Time.
- VIdeo: Kilmeade drops the ball. Robert Reich vs Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- Did MSNBC fund-raising for Dems violate Senate rules? Flashback.
- VIdeo: Bernard Goldberg says Chris Matthews is obsessed with race.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/23/12 00:55 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Professors praise US Occupy movement...in Iran.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- No correction aired for deceptive 911 edit. Gaines exits (MS)NBC.
- Hot & Not: O’Reilly, Hannity, Beckel. Q&A: Sanjay Gupta, Robin Meade.
- MSNBC’s Touré a racial profiler? Lawrence O’Donnell has charisma?
- Doocy’s conversational paraphrase becomes a ‘quote’. Update: surrender?
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/20/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- MSNBC Journo-lister bewails ‘breaking news’ alerts (via ICN).
- Fox Business shakes up daytime sked; changes start Monday.
- Cable beats broadcast: Fox & Friends doubles CBS in key markets.
- Olbermann seen wandering aimlessly through Central Park.
- Profile: Melissa Harris-Perry. Shep and Eli return to Ole Miss.
- The $50 million defamation lawsuit that Maddow wants dismissed.
- Sherman: Is CNN’s news strategy obsolete? Speed kills (credibility).
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/09/12 01:19 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is the problem with fracking that it works?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Cable beats broadcast: Fox & Friends tops CBS mornings.
- Mika Brzezinski: another conflict of interest at MSNBC?
- MSNBC exhaustive investigation stuns the world this week.
- Status symbol: your own home studio. Harlow to CNN/NYC.
- CNN anchor quotes the f-word. Greta: Why shouldn’t she?
- Hot & Not: (MS)NBC, Olbermann, CNN, Heather, Taxmasters.
- Maddow exposé looks shady, but swells attend fete anyhow.
- Zurawik: even if Olbermann wins lawsuit vs Gore, he still loses.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/05/12 00:23 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Should the government monitor facebook pages?
- Emails: Olbermann temper tantrum smashed glass on set.
- Least surprising news of the day: Olbermann sues Current.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap rules on Eric Holder vs the 5th Circuit Court.
- Low ratings may get Current kicked off Time Warner...or not?
- ICN: MSNBC goes partisan, ensnares journalists. It began with Olbermann and Matthews. The first, unsuccessful attempt to turn dayside partisan.
- MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts airs HuffPost satire as real news!
- Video: Kilmeade and Doocy make a splash with Dara Torres.
- Profile: Neil Cavuto (pdf: scroll down). Q&A: Melissa Francis.
- Goodale: Media experts say Olbermann’s problems are self-made.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/29/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- ICN reviews Soledad’s Starting Point: ‘we shall see’.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Fox & Friends First more than doubles CNN+MSNBC combined.
- Margaret Carlson to ‘semi-respectable’ Sharpton: Stop it!
- Lean forward: Inexplicable omission in MSNBC report...or not?
- Judge: Lawsuit against CNN over captions will proceed.
- Brian Kilmeade emcees charity event for wounded warriors.
- Andrea Mitchell leans forward: ‘voter suppression’ scandal. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/28/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Controversy over Madonna and Molly.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- 2012 1Q program ranker: Fox News holds top 11 slots.
- MSNBC’s indefensible ellipses. Matthews at Holy Cross.
- MSNBC ‘news anchor’ gets Lean Forward spot. Analysis.
- Controversial interview: epic grilling or snarling mob?
- Behind the scenes of a Fox & Friends appearance.
- What kind of journalist writes a headline like this?
- MSNBCer defends GOP-Trayvon connection. Q&A: Hayes.
- MSNBC’s plagiarist keynotes Philly Bar Association event.
- ICN: CNN’s sunrise slump is not just a problem, it’s a crisis.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/24/12 00:50 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Trayvon Martin and more.
- Video: Fr Jonathan Morris evaluates The Hunger Games.
- MSNBC ‘news anchor’ has history of HuffPo op/eds.
- News Watch video: The media and Trayvon Martin.
- Petallides makes F&F debut. LA primary coverage.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. CNN: Rewrite!
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/23/12 00:03 Filed in: links
- Impartial MSNBC ‘news anchor’ praises Obamacare...in HuffPo!
- The Five video: Is Media Matters out to stifle free speech?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Ad Age: How Fox News pitched Obama’s ad buyers.
- Dallas Observer columnist makes snark over Doocy’s daughter.
- With The Rev taking fire, allies and doubters close ranks (via ICN).
- Lean forward: Up w/Hayes skeds Sunday salute to atheism.
- TVNewser dismantles CNN’s Howard Kurtz. ICN piles on.
- A new pointless gimmick just in time for a
slowFriday. - Video: Geraldo with Imus on Trayvon’s hoodie, doing radio, etc.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/21/12 00:08 Filed in: links
- Guess who apologized to Bill O’Reilly?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep-TheFIve 1-2-3-4.
- Bad weather ahead? Trump gets CNBC gig. FBN NFL special.
- Look who’s coming to breakfast. CNN’s Chapin goes to NPR.
- Video: The Judge rules on the Trayvon Martin shooting.
- At 5am Fox & Friends First tops most of CNN evening! Q&A: Piers.
- Matthews and MSNBC primetimers to ‘anchor’ 2012 political events.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/19/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: When are death threats not death threats?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Liar: Obama claims Fox News called him a Muslim 24/7!
- News Corp’s most valuable business: Fox News!
- CNBC to report live from Abu Dhabi UAE forum.
- New Pew State of the Media 2012: cable news.
- Q&A:
Avery JessupMelissa Francis. Melissa on F&F. - Profiles: Chris Jansing, Harris-Perry. Contessa resurfaces.
- Embarrassed CNN removes ‘idiotic’ financial video.
- Hot & Not: CNN, The Rev, Big Ed, Greta, MSNBC etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/17/12 00:03 Filed in: links
- Video: Reliable Sources uses discredited hack to attack FNC.
- News Watch video: Is the war on women just a media meme?
- Al Sharpton Show: Fire Hannity, shut down Fox News.
- Megyn Kelly: classic style. Melissa Francis on the curvy couch.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HP recap. Who is Heather Nauert?
- Is MSNBC now selling its ‘straight news’ with a progressive tilt?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/14/12 00:53 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- The Five video: When politics and Facebook intersect.
- ICN: Will controversy force MSNBC to address The Sharpton Tapes?
- Lou Dobbs Q&A: Boca Raton magazine, Inside Jersey. Q&A: Megyn.
- Greta clarifies her suspicions about the F&F item. ICN: Analysis.
- Fox & Friends 1st tops at 5:00 am, even beats Erin Burnett at 7:00 pm!
- Friedman: Ken Jautz is not just a suit, he’s a journalist. New Imus flap?
- MSNBC election analysis: Santorum uncomfortable ‘being in a three-way’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/08/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Should Obama PAC return Bill Maher’s $1M?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly crosses swords with the ladies of The View.
- Olby’s campaign against Kirsten Powers: here, here, here. Flashback.
- Soledad and CNN step in it with world’s most fallacious charge of racism.
- Video: Ed Henry w/Imus on Obama’s snippy reply to gas prices question.
- Carpe Diem: On desks, legs, and the evolution of Fox & Friends First.
- Chris Wallace accepts journalism award. New ad flap, this time MSNBC.
- Now Olby ‘apologizes’ to Cupp and Malkin? Reaction. Reaction. More.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/06/12 00:22 Filed in: links
- Q&A: Bob Beckel and how he became a Fox News star.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly video: Leslie Marshall, Lars Larson debate Fluke flap.
- Super Tuesday coverage: FNC, CNN, MSNBC; Q&A: Chris Wallace.
- First holograms, now this. Chat w/Alex Wagner. Geraldo was right.
- Video: Somebody takes a nosedive in the F&F Relay Challenge.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis; Neil Cavuto: Boston Herald, Alaska Dispatch.
- Carpe Diem: Fox &Friends First arouses sleepy viewers...or does it?
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media treatment of the Rush/Fluke flap.
'This Is Fox & Friends First'
03/05/12 09:08 Filed in: videos
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Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/03/12 00:18 Filed in: links
- Video: Anna and Ainsley preview Fox & Friends First.
- Video: Reliable Sources targets Fox News and Rush Limbaugh.
- Hot & Not: Fox & Friends, Breitbart, MSNBC, Andrea Tantaros.
- News Watch video: Did media fan the Koran-burning flames?
- Mediaite speaks, Greta replies. Ailes plugs Maddow (via TVN).
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. De La Cruz charity fete.
- Specials: Washington caucuses; HuckForum 3; Super Tuesday Preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/02/12 00:21 Filed in: links
- ICN: MSNBC breaking news coverage an embarrassing travesty.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- What momentous story has MSNBC covered every hour today?
- Video: Neil Cavuto spars with Don Imus, part one, part two.
- Profile: Bret Baier on covering the upcoming conventions.
- Q&A: Thomas Roberts, Joe Scarborough. Willie Geist in Augusta.
- Rotating anchors not new to F&F. What’s happening on Monday?
- Fox & Friends video: Alan Dershowitz blasts Media Matters.
- ICN: MSNBC’s conflict of interest destroys daytime/primetime firewell.
- Lean forward: The Rev to host MSNBC coverage of his own march!
- ICN: Breitbart and Weiner? Just what was CNN up to? CNN denies.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/01/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- CNN was considering a new show pairing Breitbart and Weiner.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Politico: How MSNBC covered the passing of a newsmaker.
- ICN: Did MSNBC’s Buchanan ouster set them on a slippery slope?
- Fox & Friends gains extra hour; Huddy, Banderas among co-hosts.
- Breitbart reactions: Jonah Goldberg, Tucker Carlson, Greg Gutfeld, Sean Hannity, Jim Pinkerton & Alan Colmes.
- Cablers cover Breitbart passing...well, one of them does.
- April Vanity Fair features Rachel Maddow and The Rev.
- Revealed: Why Ron Paul won’t be part of the Huck Forum.
- FBN’s Imus tops CNN! Harry Reid and pals to boost Brock book.
- CNBC’s Wikileaks Secrets and Lies. Another Martin Bashir profile.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/29/12 00:37 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What does Obama think about America?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Election(FNC)-The Five 1-2-3.
- Shuster steps in it again: O’Keefe suing Current TV.
- Video: Regis reunites with F&F anchors pt one, pt two.
- The insight of Morning Joe Scarborough.
- VIdeo: Juan Williams talks turd-floaters with Don Imus.
- February program rankers: FNC holds top twelve slots.
- Sequel: Fox News skeds third Huckabee Presidential Forum.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/21/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Mediaite’s Big Idea: Fox News should hire Pat Buchanan.
- Zurawik: Murdoch tweets mean Fox News pushing Santorum.
- Again?! Fox & Friends beats revamped CBS This Morning.
- Video: Bob Beckel talks w/Imus about Obama, Trump, and more.
- D-Rat in Lexington. An idea for Ron Paul. Today’s firing demand.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/20/12 00:11 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why do the media attack NY’s first responders?
- Q&A: Steve Doocy, Pat Buchanan. Profile: Martin Bashir.
- Why Fox News has been the top news channel for a decade.
- Hot & Not: Dana Loesch, Pat Buchanan, Larry King, Nancy Grace.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/16/12 00:09 Filed in: links
- MSNBC fires Pat! Buchanan: I’ve been blacklisted. Analysis.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Suppose CNN holds a debate and nobody shows up?
- Schaeffer: Why Judge Nap’s Freedom Watch will be missed.
- Olbermann vs Breitbart: Fishbowl DC calls it for Breitbart. Mediaite’s Christopher defends Olby, as Breitbart posse redoubles their Olbermann slams.
- Cal Thomas to Maddow: Let’s do lunch. Q&A: Harris-Perry.
- VIdeos: Bill O’Reilly on Today and Fox & Friends. CNN temp sets.
- Propagating propaganda: from Media Matters to MSNBC airwaves.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/15/12 23:15 Filed in: links
- CNN and Larry King go their separate ways.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-MonicaCrowley 1-2-3.
- Cablers cover Syria, MSNBC not so much. Rodriguez upped.
- Jersey Man cover story: Neil Cavuto. Q&A: Nic Robertson.
- Profile: Cenk Uygur, Don Lemon. No coordination. It’s a girl!
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/13/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Media Matters setting the MSM agenda?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN tops for Whitney; FNC wins caucus; F&F beats CBS.
- iReporter replies to fracking flap as CNN issues statement.
- Video: Geraldo talks radio, contraception, more w/Imus.
- Politico: CNN’s stealth suspension of Dana Loesch.
- Video: Tucker Carlson on his Media Matters exposé.
- Exposé: Inside the Media Matters war on Fox News.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis, Melissa Francis. Profile: Harris-Perry.
- Hot & Not: Roland Martin, FBN primetime, iReport, etc.
- CNN denies firing their Israeli journalists, but there’s a catch.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/11/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Roland Martin’s tweets and more.
- Profile: Bill Hemmer, Harris-Perry. Kooiman on the couch.
- Geraldo expands to two hours; CNN skeds Whitney special.
- CNN false info on Whitney Houston parroted on MSNBC.
- News Watch video: Have the media shortchanged Santorum?
- CNN, burned by questionable iReport, does not return calls.
- KU commends Crowley. Well, that explains it: it’s the Illuminati!
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Sat: City Under Siege.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/04/12 01:02 Filed in: links
- Video: Brian Kilmeade takes the field for the Beach Bowl.
- Reliable Sources videos: The media’s Trump blunder and more.
- ‘The Place for Politics’ skips Newt presser for Lock-Up rerun.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly, Harris Faulkner, Greta, Chris Wallace.
- News Watch video: Media pounce on Romney ‘poor’ comments.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Swells fete Bonnie.
- NV primary coverage: FNC, CNN, MSNBC. John King’s oops!
- Lean forward: Martin Bashir echoes the deep thoughts of Bill Maher.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/30/12 00:18 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bob Beckel’s heated debate over Col West.
- Q&A: Shep Smith on FNC’s milestone and his own weight loss.
- Report: WSJ ‘darling’ Kelly Evans jumping to CNBC?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Kilmeade faces a Cuba missing crisis (h/t @MartyDavis).
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld, Liz Claman, FNC’s Jeremy Steinberg.
- The incredible disappearing Shep Smith. Fox News rings the bell.
- An appropriate choice: subbing for Olbermann...Eliot Spitzer!
- Current wants to move next door to CNN and Fox News.
- Gore: There’ll be none of that ‘balance’ stuff on Current.
- Hot & Not: Suze Orman, Big Ed, CNN, MSNBC inciting violence, etc.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/24/12 00:10 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five ponder the role of audiences at debates.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Cablers lunch with PotUS. SotU coverage schedules.
- Willis vs Orman: Suze refuses to talk to Gerri about debit card.
- Cigar Afficionado profile: Sean Hannity [pdf]. Q&A: Liz Claman.
- Newsers prep for prolonged primary tug-o’-war. Weekend numbers.
- Fox & Friends video: Newt says NBC was wrong to silence audience.
- Reeves: Why is CNBC ignoring the ties between money and politics?
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the viability of Newt’s anti-media strategy.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/21/12 00:03 Filed in: links
- Profile: Bret Baier, ‘the face of Fox News’. ICN: Network narcissism.
- Reliable Sources video: Newt Gingrich goes nuclear on the media.
- SC primary: FNC calls it first at 6:59:44; CNN 34 minutes behind.
- Video: Gingrich talking to Cavuto as Fox calls race. CNN oops.
- Video: Newt Gingrich gripes about Fox & Friends questions.
- Geraldo adds second radio show. The Five sets record. Q&A: Cavuto.
- MSNBC online video revamp, could add commercial breaks.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the ethics of ABC’s Gingrich ex-wife story.
- Primary coverage: FNC, CNN, FBN. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.
- Specials: Your Money Is Primary; Saga of the Tuskegee Airmen; Tragedy at Sea.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/20/12 00:55 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Are the media treating both sides fairly?
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s controversial commentary on CNN’s John King.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-Cooper-O’Reilly-Baier 1-2-3-4.
- Fox & Friends tops CBS This Morning in four major markets.
- CNN debate snags 5M viewers, less than FNC’s Monday faceoff.
- Alan’s hate mail. Stossel’s reading list. Writer Ratigan reviewed.
- Whoops! Romenesko mystery source: exposed...by her own words!
- Zurawik: CNN and Brian Ross have nothing to apologize for.
- Video: Chris Wallace would’ve done the same thing as John King.
- After Newt blasts CNN, John King defends his controversial question.
- Rachel Maddow in Chicago, Melissa Harris-Perry at Emory University.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/18/12 00:45 Filed in: links
- CMPA: Fox News most balanced in covering GOP race.
- Monday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- SOPA disclaimers vary w/venue. Q&A: Harris-Perry (via ICN).
- Video: Beckel w/Imus talks The Five and more pt one, pt two.
- Five cablenewsers make GQ power list. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Gretchen Carlson explains Fox News to Jerry Springer.
- Friedman to CNBC: Don’t get cocky! Juan Williams hit-piece.
- Freedom Watch video: Is SOPA a big government power grab?
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/16/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why are Newsweek editors so dumb?
- Newest FNC contributor debuts: it’s more GOP propaganda from Fox!
- Report: Bloomberg insider laments losses, ‘editorial tailspin’.
- Media Matters and Olbermann push CNN to fire Dana Loesch.
- Piers Morgan: an eventful year one. Gerri Willis: Sneaky fees.
- Q&A: Bret Baier previews tonight’s debate: The Sun News, New York Daily News, The State, Raleigh News and Observer.
- Fox News and Twitter team up for debate dodging display.
- ICN: The elephant in MSNBC’s room is Al Sharpton. Aly flix nixed.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC host leads march on Governor’s private home.
- Hot & Not: Frontline, Early Start, Color of Change. Q&A: Suze Orman.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/12/12 00:12 Filed in: links
- VIdeo: The Five on DWS and the tea party blame game.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- New CNN AM loses viewers vs 2011. Is Soledad getting a sidekick?
- Video: On F&F Newt Gingrich runs out the clock with Eric Bolling.
- Killing Lincoln: The Movie. Bloomberg’s O’Leary jumps to CNN.
- Q&A: Anna Kooiman, Melissa Francis, Neil Cavuto, Melissa Harris-Perry, Sandra Smith; Yvette Miley (via ICN).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/10/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Geraldo: Berkeley prof assigns students to dig up Fox News dirt.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- John Roberts and FNC team with Google for election coverage.
- Gretchen Carlson: The toughest interview I’ve ever done.
- VIdeo: Neil Cavuto trades barbs with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Pat Buchanan: What suspension? I’ve been sick. ICN analysis.
- Video: Melissa Harris-Perry with Colbert. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Carl Cameron, Cavuto, Trish Regan, Sandra Smith, Velshi.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Michelle Obama vs Robert Gibbs.
- CNN edits Ron Paul interview, removes criticisms of the media.
- Finally a newsroom on CNN Newsroom. Another O’Donnell scoop.
- Details of Olbermann/Current deal murky. Today’s deep thought.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/09/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- MSNBC job opening: conservatives need not apply.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Geraldo Rivera to WABC radio? Flashback.
- Talking Biz News misrepresents FBN ratings.
- Alisyn Camerota: I fainted at the White House!
- Scarborough: Chris Wallace loathes Mitt Romney?!
- Profile: Martha MacCallum and her holiday look.
- Contentious Baier Q&A altered Mitt’s media strategy.
- Video: Donald Trump with Imus part one, part two.
- Bret Baier profile: A Boy Scout with a very sharp knife.
- Dr Isadore Rosenfeld retires. A tree grows in Jerusalem.
'The Bounce Is a Little Disconcerting'
12/02/11 11:36 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! FNC Chief Meteorologist Rick Reichmuth rappels down the side of a 22-story building:
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More video: Rick makes another run down the side of the Landmark Building.
From Fox & Friends, December 2 2011
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More video: Rick makes another run down the side of the Landmark Building.
From Fox & Friends, December 2 2011
Tuesday Links and Open thread
11/01/11 00:36 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- October: Fox News Channel holds top 13 cablenews slots.
- Red Eye tops Piers, Hardball, etc. Gutfeld imposter helped?
- October spin: MSNBC, CNN, HLN. Weekend numbers.
- Robin Meade on CNN. Nicole Lapin resurfaces.
- Color of Change raises the ante against MSNBC’s Buchanan.
- Video: Andy Levy fact-checks Ann Coulter. Natali’s natal news.
- Q&A: Chris Matthews, Chris Matthews.
- MSNBC adds new, fake, window. Belcher brouhaha.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media treatment of OWS protesters.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/18/11 00:59 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Olbermann got $10 million to lose viewers. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Coop (v/TVN), Liz Claman. FBN memo: more biz, less politics.
- VIdeo: Peter Johnson Jr on the real meaning of ‘occupy’.
- CNN skeds November debate on national security/foreign policy.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on anti-semitism among Wall St occupiers.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/12/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- OutFront with Erin Burnett: an instant flop?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Current TV hires Jennifer Granholm: Q&A.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly. Faneuil Hall pix. Q&A: D-Rat (via ICN).
- Hank Williams Jr to post unaired video re Fox & Friends flap?
- Zurawik: Rose and his phony kitchen table ruined debate.
- Geraldo exposed: he’s a CIA operative! Celebrity vs credibility.
- Video: O’Reilly vs Tavis Smiley & Cornell West part one, part two.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/10/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Fox News Studio 12H gets extreme makeover.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Occupiers use doctored video to claim Geraldo chased off.
- Occupier wants to break Geraldo’s hands: the crowd cheers!
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly, Chris Wallace, Lori Rothman. More Squawk.
- Hank Williams Jr: payback. Debates shape the race.
- Victory lap for Fox and Hannity. Greta: Loyalty matters.
- Piers Morgan isn’t sleeping well? CNN goes European?
- Hot & Not: Erin Burnett, Wall Street, Fox News, HLN, Steve Jobs.
Friday Links and Open thread
10/07/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Fox 15th videos: Rupert and Roger; FNC through the years.
- Christopher: Lawrence O’Donnell unfair, offensive, despicable.
- Q&A: Bret Baier, Bret Baier, Big Ed, Big Ed. CNN’s Next List.
- Critics scorch international superstar Erin Burnett.
- Bill Hemmer hosts behind-the-scenes look at FNC: preview.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/04/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. Knox.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly on GBTV. Weekend numbers.
- Audio: Brian Kilmeade on Hank Williams Jr.
- Scarborough: Turn off your television and read HuffPo!
- The rumor that refuses to die: Scarborough to CBS?
- Jansing at Otterbein. Q&A: Brennan (via ICN), Don Lemon.
- Erin Burnett premiere focuses on Wall St protesters. Q&A.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg relates his Andy Rooney experience.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/03/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Greta addresses latest purported FNC ‘controversy’.
- Temporary no longer: The Five officially on FNC schedule.
- Neil Cavuto at the River Walk. Profile: Erin Burnett.
- Hagey: CNN has a ‘woman problem’; can Erin Burnett fix it?
- VIdeos: George Lopez with Trump on Cain, Wall St protests etc.
- Gretchen distances herself from Hank Williams Jr.
- Wolff: What Ailes can teach us. Profile: Sean Hannity.
- Roger and Megyn reflect on 15 years of FNC. Ailes honored.
- Levine: How the Fox News Channel captured cable.
- The Rev has his big Monday topic all picked out.
- Hot & Not: CNN, MSNBC, Craig Crawford, Bob Beckel.
- FNC 15th celebration: Cavuto airs from Trump Intl in Chicago.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/01/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- VIdeo: Reliable Sources on media infatuation with Christie.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly, Bret Baier. Juliet apologizes.
- Video: News Watch on media infatuation with Chris Christie.
- No trace of the Ace of Cakes. The Fox formula.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Yetta nother CNN debate. Today’s Erin Burnett profile.
- Specials: Hemmer: The American Terrorist; Johns: Anthrax Letters.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/27/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Carpe Diem: Will The Five be around longer than expected?
- September numbers: FNC holds top 16 programs; The Five grows. September spin: MSNBC, CNN. Q3 spin: CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- Bill O’Reilly videos: Imus in the Morning part one, part two; Fox & Friends; Good Morning America part one, part two.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s Ed Schultz fundraises for Democrats.
- John King: changing of the guard. Weekend numbers.
- Is MSNBC sinking into third place? Maybe, or maybe not.
- CNN debate may exclude Huntsman. Q&A: Erin Burnett.
- FNC 15th celebration: Shepard Smith is live in Las Vegas.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/23/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Fox News/Google debate most watched of all.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Impartial MSNBC anchor: Republicans think ‘slavery is cool’?!?
- New Pew: FNC top news source; CNN fades; MSNBC miniscule.
- Lean Forward: More Pulitzer-worthy journalism from MSNBC.
- JumpTime determines msnbc.com story placement.
- Video: Sidewinder builds morale with music part one, part two.
- FBN/FNC 5:00 am special coverage. Alexis Glick resurfaces (via ICN).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/20/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Goetzl: O’Reilly couldn’t fill a Boston bus shelter. Today: tickets to O’Reilly 15th anniversary show sell out in under 36 hours.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Stuart Varney, Adam Shapiro. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Neil Cavuto talks to Don Imus part one, part two.
- Slideshow: Fox & Friends celebrate FNC 15th in Orlando.
- Surprise! Ignorant serial liar gets Current TV show!
- Is Joe Scarborough’s Politico piece plagiarism?
- CNN signs Ari Fleischer. Candy Crowley in Marquette.
- Video: Greta vs Tucker. Fallout: part one, part two.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Attack Watch and Jeff Immelt.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/19/11 00:28 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Poll: Best news channel? FNC-CNN-MSNBC 1-2-3. Analysis.
- Point: Greta. Counterpoint: Tucker. Response: Greta. More.
- Newsweek profile: Bill O’Reilly. Olbermann ratings at all-time low.
- Video: Fox & Friends 15-year highlight reel. Q&A: Steve Doocy.
- MSNBC goes all out to promote ‘marriage equality’ presentation.
- FNC 15th celebration kicks off with Fox & Friends live in Orlando.
- Hot & Not: WSJ, CNBC, American Morning, Chris Hayes, Alex Witt.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/13/11 01:12 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Debate-PostDebate-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- VIdeo: Kilmeade takes on Venus and Shaq. Weekend numbers.
- Poniewozik: CNN could learn something from Fox.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr on CNN’s ‘insidious’ debate intro.
- Biggest loser in Monday debate: CNN?! Q&A: Malveaux.
- Video: Just what is that taped to Glenn Beck’s back?
- Politics and media make strange bedfellows. Today’s outrage!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/10/11 00:40 Filed in: links
- VIdeo: Peter Johnson Jr on honoring the legacy of 9/11 victims.
- VIdeo: Fox News Watch on media coverage of Obama’s speech.
Video: September 11 2001 as it happened.- CNN reporters attacked by Cairo mob.
- Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell now leaning.
- Don Lemon wants to be a baby daddy. Coop’s crib.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet. The gaffe that won’t die.
- 9/11 reflections: Jennifer Griffin, Rick Folbaum, Wolf Blitzer, Shepard Smith, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Soledad O’Brien, The FIve.
- Saturday: Cavuto live at Ground Zero. Sunday: Weekday anchors on FNC. MSNBC simulcast with NBC. Coop, Crowley helm CNN global simulcast.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/27/11 00:46 Filed in: links
- Fox & Friends weekend stirs speculation yet again.
- Kurtz: Hurricane coverage hype and scaremongering.
- MSNBC, biznets bug out early; CNBC skips PotUS for informercial.
- Q&A: John Roberts, John Roberts.
- HuffPo’s oops. Sunday talkers: tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Irene: FNC 46 hours continuous live coverage; Shep anchors 13+ hrs. FBN simulcasts WNYW Sun 6am-8pm, then Casone. More skeds: CNN/MSNBC, CNBC.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/24/11 00:24 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Larry Kudlow’s CNBC show in jeopardy?
- Freed journos speak: Tadek Markowski (video), Matthew Chance.
- What cablenews host made 100 most powerful women list?
- Video: Penguins vs Kilmeade’s new shoes (h/t Carpe Diem).
- Q&A: Janice Dean. Video: Phantom hands pin Ben’s Stein’s mic.
- Controversy swirls over Sharpton hire. The Rev compares self to Huck. Did this op-ed seal the deal? Watkins: Al Sharpton opens doors for black journalists?!?
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/15/11 00:21 Filed in: links
- Coop’s new timeslot runs into obstacle: Bill O’Reilly.
- Friday’s numbers: Baier-Juan Williams-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on Iowa, terrorism. Becky’s baby boy.
- Stelter: Biznets gain as markets roil. Meet Simon Hobbs.
- Video: The Amazing Kreskin made a Presidential prediction.
- Hot & Not: Markets, straw polls, etc. Obama talks with Wolf.
- CNN skeds 9/11 docs. Soledad special stirs controversy.
- Zurawik: Maybe Olbermann and Bohrman deserve each other.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/12/11 00:40 Filed in: links
- Video: Neil Cavuto on a revolution that started 15 years ago.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Debate snags over five million viewers. FNC a double winner.
- Coop’s first week at 8pm: fewer viewers than In the Arena!
- Video: Bias Bash critiques GOP debate coverage.
- Claim: CNN ‘insiders’ say Piers about to be fired?!
- Video: Geraldo caught in a time warp?
- Zurawik: Wallace, Baier set a high bar for debate moderators.
- Cilliza: Moderators were debate winners. Globe: Fox wins. More.
- Q&A: Dr Sanjay Gupta. Profile: Chris Hayes.
- FBN: Cavuto live special tonight 8pm; Lou Dobbs live 8pm Sunday.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/10/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Market woes bring big numbers to biz nets.
- Cavuto: Saturday coverage. F&F: extra hour. CNBC: tonight.
- Despite controversies, CNN stands by John Defterios.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino on market madness; Tony Maddox.
- Did MSNBC contributor give political advice to the White House?
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/08/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Williams-Chris Wallace-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn shows pix of baby Yardley. Megyn’s new ‘do.
- Bohrman: Current was, is, and will stay a progressive network.
- Zurawik: Can Bohrman turn a sideshow tent act into journalism?
- Ex-CNNer David Borhman joins Olbermann, Gore at Current.
- CNN edits out SEAL widow’s reference to Christ?
- Video: Bias Bash on Afghanistan deaths and The Devil’s Double.
- Biznets go live! FBN: entire primetime schedule. CNBC: 8pm plus.
- Video: The Donald on the downgrade. More F&F for Juliet Huddy?
- Is ex-CNNer Bohrman headed to Current? Coop’s in Somalia.
- Hot & Not: CNBC, Sharpton, CNBC, Maddow, CNBC. Today’s oops.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/06/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Video: Fox News Watch on the media vs the debt ceiling.
- Video: Reliable Sources uses Maddow’s market montage.
- Coy: The Five gets it right. FNC honor killing special.
- Q&A: Ed Henry. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Video: Rachel Maddow apologizes for false attack on Limbaugh.
- Trader: CNBC sits it out. ICN: CNBC drops the ball. Special coverage: FNC: Cavuto, Fox & Friends; CNBC: Maria Bartiromo; FBN & FNC: Gerri Willis: Q&A/preview.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/25/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Harris-Laura-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Ed Henry solid in Fox News debut.
- Athena Jones to CNN. Another pointless list.
- Bias Bash video: Norway terror and debt ceilings.
- Stasi: Sharpton made to order for tv, Uygur not.
- Hot & Not: Uygur, News Corp, etc. Gasparino replies.
- Hampp: Will CNN’s new primetime attract viewers?
- Q&A: Phil Griffin, Larry King. Gawker’s selective curiosity.
- Juliet Huddy: Always a Fox, but is she still a Friend?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/06/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: HLNSpecRpt-HLNNews-Grace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Revised CNN lineup impressive. ICN: A losing gamble?
- CNN dumps Spitzer, adds Burnett, moves Coop to 8:00 pm.
- Reese’s piece: HLN surge is the triumph of sleaze.
- VIdeo: A horrified Shep reacts to the tragedy of Caylee Anthony.
- Video: Bias Bash on media malpractice covering legal cases.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr rips ‘vigilante host’ Nancy Grace.
- Grace snags 2.8M, HLN peaks at 5.2M viewers. CNBC’s scoop.
- Q&A: Velez-Mitchell, Nancy Grace, Ken Jautz. Weekend numbers.
- What took Twitter so long to deal with the Fox account hack?
- Friedman: Another portrait to hang on MSNBC’s Wall of Shame.
- Jamie Colby to go on jury duty...with Jackie Mason!
- Video: Bernard Goldberg excoriates the media’s Anthony frenzy.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/24/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Grace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik on Olbermann week one: smooth, rude, divisive.
- Barnicle, Bulger’s best bud. Q&A: Jenna Lee. Mika flashback.
- Poniewozik: Olby’s score-settling. Is Alisyn ready to move on up?
- Party w/MSNBC. CNN in (the other) Georgia. Dana Bash abortion flap.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/09/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- ICN: Is Rebecca Diamond out at FBN?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash Weiner-free day covers Palin, Yemen, etc.
- Video: Larry King on tweeting, retirement, etc pt one, pt two.
- TheDC on Chris Matthews: misogyny and more.
- VIdeos: Chris Wallace w/Imus, Maddow w/Letterman.
- Updated video: Kirsten Powers changes her mind.
- Molly Line is spoken for. CNN backs John King.
- ICN: CNBC has frittered away its hi-def advantage.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/08/11 00:21 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bercovici: What Beck and Olbermann have in common (via ICN).
- Video: Bias Bash on Weinergate and more important issues.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. CNN.com’s pilates tactics. Joe: Back to school.
- Maddow tipped off to Weiner scandal? F&F keeps you abreast.
- Another revelatory Larry King Q&A. Video: Zakaria w/Jon Stewart.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/01/11 00:08 Filed in: links
- Memorial Day numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-Gallagher (FoxRprt) 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash asks if war reporters are too invested in war.
- May program rankers. Fox & Friends #1 for 115th consecutive month. HLN sinking. May spin: CNN, MSNBC.
- Video: Trump talks about the Palin pizza powwow and more.
- Q&A: Jeff Flock on FBN’s new Merc studio. CNN’s dark Tuesday.
- Fox News debuts iPad app. Loopholes in Palin’s FNC contract?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/31/11 00:39 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Gullible Fox haters duped by ticker hack hoax.
- Steele: I won’t be MSNBC’s punching bag.
- Video: Horsing around with Brian Kilmeade.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan. Brian Wilson finds work.
- Jenna: What not to say to a woman over 30. CNN DC dark.
- Pareene: 11 options to replace Big Ed. FBN takes the floor.
- TDC: Hit-piece on Ailes reeks of rage, paranoia, and resentment.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/23/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Blowback: Ailes backs Palin, slams anonymous GOPer.
- Bias Bash video: Netanyahu, ABC spikes interview, etc.
- Jon Scott: My son, the West Point graduate.
- VIdeo: Trump sez he still hasn’t ruled out Prez run!?!
- Janice Dean returns. Gasparino’s day. CNBC goes Hollywood.
- Hot & Not: Feist, Licht, Spitzer, etc. Steele signs w/MSNBC.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/21/11 00:06 Filed in: links
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/09/11 00:17 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Diane Macedo takes over newsreader slot on Imus.
- Q&A: Willis, Thomas Roberts (v/ICN), Maddow (v/Mediaite).
- Who wants to work for Olby? The obligatory denial.
- CNNMoney gets an extreme makeover.
- Licht move stirs MoJo speculation. Todd loses Savannah.
- Video: Trump bloviates on UBL, racism charges.
- Profiles: Jennifer Griffin, Mrs Bill Hemmer (via TVN).
- Hot & Not: UBL, The Donald, the debate, CNN being petty.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/06/11 01:45 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Luntz focus group unimpressed with Trump.
- Video: Debbie Wasserman Schultz praises Fox News!
- Video: Bias Bash on the secrecy of the UBL operation.
- Erin Burnett signs off CNBC. Carlos Diaz to Morning Express.
- Video: Imus team salutes the departing Charles McCord.
- Profile: Eliot Spitzer. CNN preps Giffords special.
- No surprise: FNC officially ends Gingrich, Santorum contracts.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/30/11 00:28 Filed in: links
- Greta goes to MSNBC, preps trip to North Korea.
- Video: Trump reacts to all those WHCD zingers.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Trump and the media.
- Wedding bells: CNN edges FNC, crushes MSNBC.
- Video: News Watch on the birth certificate; more.
- Swells gather at DC soirees. Gasparino’s ‘prom date’.
- Finally! Unequivocal proof that Fox News sucks!
- Huck denies Prez rumors. Beck’s bungalow bought.
- Larry King’s first special focuses on Alzheimer’s.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/25/11 09:09 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Chris Wallace-Beck-Juan Williams 1-2-3.
- It’s official: Harris Faulkner gets weekend Fox Report.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld with Don Imus part one, part two.
- MSNBC debuts Lean Forward 2.0. Profile: Maddow.
- Video: Trump tells F&F DeNiro ‘is not the brightest bulb’.
- Q&A: Hannity. Bedbug suit booted. New FNC contributor.
- Zurawik: GOP Prez field is weak because of...Fox News!
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/15/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Hannity-Laura (for BO’R)-Greta 1-2-3.
- Turnabout: Brian Sullivan leaves FBN for CNBC.
- Do Judge Nap’s numbers mean he won’t replace Beck?
- Martin Bashir lets slip that Contessa Brewer is pregnant.
- Video: Red Eye rips Olby’s gutter attack on S.E. Cupp.
- Greta: Don’t worry about Cenk Uygur, he won’t be around long.
- Video: Geraldo enraged over pat down of 6-yr-old.
- Imus losing sidekick Charles McCord; McShane replaces. More.
- Video: Brian Kilmeade in the dunk tank. Q&A: Lou Dobbs.
- Beck stage show takes on emotions of a revival meeting.
- Jennifer Griffin’s This Burning Land. Lori Rothman: tax tips.
- Cooper’s syndie talk show to air from Lincoln Center room at CNN.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/14/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Natal news: Yardley Evans, seven pounds, 12 ounces.
- Bias Bash video: Media coverage of Obama budget plan.
- Juliet Huddy resurfaces, on Saturday’s Fox & Friends.
- Audio: When Wiehl met O’Reilly.
- CNN hires ‘special correspondent’ from Real Housewives.
- Video: Chris Wallace talks Trump, deficit w/Don Imus.
- MSNBCNBC, half-owned by GE, to promote ‘green week’.
- Maddow at Rutgers. Bolduan to Congress. Q&A: Hannity.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/12/11 00:32 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bias Bash on media laziness re budget, CIA.
- FNC debate rules separate contenders from pretenders.
- Video: Deadliest Catch brings spicy language to F&F.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs. Tony Harris resurfaces, on Al-Jazeera.
- Howard Kurtz: Toxic Beck and polarized media.
- Video: Greta interviews...you guessed it...Donald Trump.
- Fox haters deluge O’Reilly poll on Glenn Beck, post bot script to rig results. Update: Poll and manipulated results pulled.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/11/11 01:06 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Today’s Beck replacement specularama.
- Olby taking credit for ratings surge at CNN?!?
- Weekend in Vegas report gets Greta’s goat.
- As debates proliferate, FNC sets criteria for first showdown.
- Video: Bias Bash analyzes ‘thuggish’ NYT article.
- CNN skeds special on Waco. FNC wedding plans.
- VIdeo: No birther talk on Trump’s F&F segment.
- Hot & Not: Beck, Trump, The Judge, Roberts, CNN etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/01/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Chris Wallace-Hannity 1-2-3.
- F&F video: Jennifer Griffin and Greg Myre part one, part two. Audio: Griffin and Myre with Geraldo (in Libya).
- Life under Comcast: tech glitches bedevil MSNBC, CNBC.
- Another conflict of interest rap against CNBC.
- Q&A: D-Rat at OSU. Video: Fareed Zakaria w/Leno.
- HLN changes extend Morning Express to six hours!
- Advice for CNN. CNN and Google trade accusations.
- Video: Donald Trump on The Factor part three, part four.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/30/11 00:14 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- CNN deploys massive resources for huge overseas story.
- Guess who’s headed to Libya? More.
- Video: Susan Lucci smacks Brian Kilmeade.
- FNC promotes Jay Wallace. MSNBC re-ups w/Starbucks.
- Kurtz: Character assassination via sound bites?
- Keith Olbermann resurfaces. Olby’s ‘baller whip’.
- Desperately seeking
MeganMegyn Kelly. - Video: Jennifer Griffin, Greg Myre. Q&A: D-Rat part tres.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/28/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Angle 1-2-3.
- Video: Trump on F&F continues birther crusade.
- (MS)NBC plans 20+ hours coverage of royal wedding.
- Video: Bill Hemmer on Libya and basketball.
- Uh oh. Did David Brock say too much?
- Profile: Jennifer Griffin. Video Q&A: D-Rat.
- Global events bust budgets of news orgs.
- Hot & Not: CNN vs FNC, Beck, FBN, Roberts, etc.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/21/11 00:25 Filed in: links
- CNN’s Nic Robertson compares Jennifer Griffin to Qaddafi!
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Wms (for O’Reilly)-Beck-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: News Watch panel on coverage of Japan.
- Will MSNBC ever give up on predators and prisons?
- Glenn Beck to hire FNC bigwig for his own company? FNC insider: Cheatwood’s contract was not going to be renewed anyhow; more.
- Jennifer Griffin: CNN, Reuters crews used as human shields.
- VIdeo: Trump tells F&F how he ‘screwed’ Qaddafi.
- Supreme Court sides w/FBN, Bloomberg on Fed disclosure.
- Profile: Adam Housley. Q&A: Bill Wolff.
- Barry Kaufman: Don’t cry for me, CNN.
- Hot & Not: Japan, Libya, going left, CNN, evacuations etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/19/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- Sunday Fox & Friends line-up triggers speculation.
- Video: Reliable Sources on shallow Libya coverage.
- Alex Witt sued over failure to repay debt.
- Zurawik: Blitzer and Sesak bring the intensity.
- Video: Harrigan live as missiles hit Tripoli pt one, pt two.
- Video: Steve Harrigan live in Libya interrupted by gunfire.
- Daily Tech: MSNBC reporter lied, sensationalized nuke story.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs. Reliable Sources makeover.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
'He Seemed So Grateful'
01/22/11 06:43 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! A bizarre interview with Richard Dreyfuss:
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From Fox & Friends, January 22 2011
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From Fox & Friends, January 22 2011
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/20/11 00:23 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Wallace-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Finally, Countdown hits #1...online.
- Piers grills Condi: cooking, dating, and marriage! (via CB)
- Video: Gretchen Carlson’s ear gets licked. More.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Michael Steele looking for cable gig.
- Poll: FNC most trusted (and distrusted) cablenewser.
- FEC complaint against Hannity dismissed.
- Q&A: Eric Bolling, from baseball to business.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/ Don Imus part one, part two.
- Five ideas to improve Piers Morgan Tonight.
- Paper drops Parker column until she’s off CNN.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/19/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Night two: Hannity tops PMT, Piers wins demo. Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- New F&F flap: Joan, Melissa, and Sarah (via TVN). More.
- Comcastic merger a boon for Bloomberg, FBN.
- Suzanne Malveaux to anchor CNN Newsroom.
- New Pew: PEJ analysis of Tucson coverage.
- It’s come to this: CNN apologizes for saying ‘crosshairs’!
- Video: Beck & Ablow on Today Show, w/Imus part one, part two.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/07/11 00:41 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity
- Dr Drew pushes Behar back to 10:00 pm.
- Video: Michio Kaku throws water on the ‘aflockalypse’.
- Q&A: Shibani Joshi at CES 2011.
- Video: Gretchen’s wild ride. More.
- Video: Oops, did Mika say that?!
- Journos unimpressed by Piers’s Oprah ‘get’.
- Piers is CNN’s capitulation to opinion news?
- Piers plans: pick fights, be polarizing, and don’t do it live.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/06/11 00:59 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly snags exclusive pre-Super Bowl interview with Obama.
- NPR/Juan Williams fallout: Weiss resigns. Video: Juan reacts.
- MSNBC hires homeless man for voice-overs.
- Hill reporter slams Olbermann’s ‘journalism’.
- Audio: Brian Kilmeade talks with Major Garrett .
- CNN explains ‘freedom project’. Piers snags Oprah.
- Reena Ninan’s good news: it’s a boy!
- Coop rolls eyes at mention of Kathy Griffin.
- Big Ed walks back ‘bastard’ crack; Joe breaks House rules.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/30/10 00:00 Filed in: links
- Schonfeld: A Happy New Year message for CNN.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Bream-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Joe makes running-for-office noises again; the Q&A.
- It’s a Maddow-Mediaite-Martel miff.
- Audio: Shuster resurfaces, slams Fox and Beck .
- Video: Fox & Friends Weekend 2010 highlight reel.
- Piers Morgan has a thin twitter skin?
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer talks Fox, fairness, and New Year’s.
- Video: Hemmer and Kelly preview New Year’s Eve.
- Part four: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter .
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/28/10 00:06 Filed in: links
- 2010 program ranker. FNC dominates. Olby, Maddow, Coop all down double digits. One newser in top ten cable channels.
- Monday’s numbers: Bolling-Bream-Beck 1-2-3. Friday’s numbers: F&F Christmas-Special Report-Fox Report 1-2-3.
- Mickey Sherman (Mr Lis Wiehl) headed for the pokey.
- Greta responds to TV Newser.
- Chris Knowles (Mr Kiran Chetry) turns up on CNN.
- Video: Fox & Friends 2010 highlight reel.
- David Shuster resurfaces; Q&A.
- Piers gets support from Jack Bauer.
- Part two: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter.
'Don't Toy With Me!'
12/23/10 12:53 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Brian Kilmeade finally gets his Christmas wish: Colossus Rex!
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From Fox & Friends, December 23 2010
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From Fox & Friends, December 23 2010
'I Don't Know Where He Was; I Was There'
12/22/10 12:03 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Peter Johnson Jr on 9/11 responders, and Jon Stewart:
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From Fox & Friends, December 22 2010
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From Fox & Friends, December 22 2010
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/22/10 00:10 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Again? Olbermann tweets false information.
- Brian Wilson resurfaces.
- Olbermann mocks hair of cancer survivor.
- Maddow thinks Jewish center is a YMCA.
- Breaking: chyron blooper at F&F.
- Video: Maddow and Michael Moore.
- Part three: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
'It's Ridiculous, It's Silly'
12/20/10 16:38 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Here’s an idea: let’s pardon Billy the Kid!
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From Fox & Friends, December 20 2010
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From Fox & Friends, December 20 2010
Flashback: It's a Wonderful Life, FNC-Style
12/18/11 19:33 Filed in: videos
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/18/10 00:52 Filed in: links
- Video: Reliable Sources, liberal revolt, pundits out of touch.
- Greta: Guess who’s #1 again?
- Zurawik: So who defines ‘misinformed’?
- Video: News Watch on Obama media narrative; more.
- Video: Alisyn models the Hoodie-Footie.
- Olby week in review: conspiracy time.
- Financial Times profile: Rachel Maddow.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet., HuffPo recap.
- The Missing Mouse Matter.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/16/10 01:12 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: At the Fox News DC holiday party.
- Fox News announces more 2011 debates.
- Feature and Q&A: Connell McShane in Ireland [pdf].
- Olbermann/Moore rape comments stir outrage. Keith stonewalls, then suspends his Twitter account!
- Video: The Insider behind the scenes at Fox & Friends.
- Audio: Trump calls Ailes ‘a phenomenal guy’.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Imus part one, part two.
- MSNBC sending D-Rat up the river.
- CNN promises surprises for Larry King finale. More.
- Who is Zach Wamp and who wants to hire him? Not Fox.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/14/10 00:27 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Zurawik: FNC signs Bret Baier to new multi-year contract.
- Juan Williams signs book deal with Random House.
- Olbermann tries to wriggle out of latest Nazi comparison.
- Video: Geraldo on sleeping nude etc part one, part two.
- Video: Greta and Sarah Palin in Haiti.
- American Morning makeover: more upbeat, fast-paced.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Larry’s sign-off has people talking.
- CNN on the iPad. Amid changes, CNBC launches Pro.
- Talkative Joe vs Ice Princess Mika.
- ‘No Labels’ rally attracts a host of MSNBC hosts.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/09/10 00:47 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Wendy Walker’s 30 years in cable news.
- Q&A: ‘nonpartisan’ host Chris Matthews (via NB).
- Blue blogs erupt at O’Donnell, want him off the air.
- Olbermann’s top ten Nazi comparisons.
- Fonzie hearts Maddow, Matthews, MSNBC.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Option lingo called ’spin’ in Fox flap. But is it really? More.
- Diversity (of a sort) emerges at MSNBC.
- CNN’s Dana Bash wins Dirksen Award.
- Video: Luntz focus group on the tax deal.
- Media buyers rate Fox & Friends over GMA, CBS Morning.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/15/10 23:36 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- The Krak leaves Mediaite for CNN’s Morgan.
- Skype Gripe video: Olbermann runs MSNBC. (h/t Mediaite)
- Kurtz: Civil war at MSNBC leaves Olby without allies; more. Olbermann response: a non-denial denial.
- Video: Are my testicles black?
- Friedman: What will Comcast do with Olbermann? More.
- KO to lecture Ted Koppel about journalism.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Imus part one, part two.
- Rachel Maddow in Cambridge.
- Hot & Not: Olby, Maddow, Dobbs, Tucker, missile mirage, etc.
- Today’s deep thought.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/12/10 00:28 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3.
- Larry King prepares for his swan song.
- ADL head apologized to Glenn Beck.
- Ted Koppel has today’s lament for cable news.
- NPR hires law firm to probe Wililams firing.
- So who’s the real news channel again?
- MSNBC sends Chris Jansing to DC.
- Video: Cloris Leachman licks Brian Kilmeade...literally.
- Video: Major Garrett w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- MSNBC news rules not illegal after all. Olby week in review.
- Video: Ted Turner talks green energy and Lou Dobbs.
- CNN slayings special well-received.
- Uncut video: GW Bush in the No-Spin Zone part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/09/10 00:19 Filed in: links
- Video: Soros rep requested and got meeting with FNC exec.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. FNC’s big week.
- Fake ‘Olbermann’ emails sent by Tucker Carlson?
- Keith’s konfusing ethics. Olby ‘apology’ translated: I win. Suspension helped Fox News? MSNBC’s mixed messages. Slate: let Keith be Keith (via ICN). CJR: The Olbermann question. KO got a raw deal?
- Maddow books Stewart; O’Donnell hosts town hall.
- The problem with MSNBC: it’s not left enough!
- Beware! Comcast is going to take over MSNBC!
- Q&A: Fox & Friends gets the last laugh.
- Beck radio plays J$P video, sans attribution (clip via TRS).
- Who’s ridiculous, self-destructive, and pathetic? Answer.
- O’Reilly hacker gets 30 months in the pokey.
- Monday’s other numbers.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/29/10 00:43 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- Olby Week in Review: he doesn’t know any better.
- Fox & Friends Weekend start time moved up to 6:00 am.
- Dennis Kneale to make FBN debut on Monday.
- Video: Chris Jansing vs the Spider (via ICN).
- Imus video: Glenn Beck on his book and Stewart’s rally.
- Mediaite: purpose of Olby/Crist interview was to defeat Rubio.
- Q&A: Candy, Joe. Profile: Todd; party for Lean Forward (via ICN).
- FNC weekday stars working overtime this Sunday. MSNBC plans.
- Video: O’Reilly with Rachel Ray: part one, part two.
- Videos: Jennifer Griffin returns to Jerusalem; Q&A.
- Today’s rumor: O’Reilly to do another turn on The View.
'If He Can Demonstrate That to a Jury: Jackpot!'
10/22/10 10:14 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Judge Napolitano has a new legal theory for Juan Williams:
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From Fox & Friends, October 22 2010
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From Fox & Friends, October 22 2010
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/22/10 12:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill (4+ mill)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Peter Johnson: media ‘watchdogs’ create new McCarthyism?
- Olby week in review: who’s the un-American bastard?
- Alan Colmes has an open-mic moment; more.
- Video: Red Eye riffs on Rachel Maddow’s apology.
- Juan Williams on GMA, Imus, America’s Newsroom, Ingraham. Q&A: WaPo.
- Joe: Obama should weigh in on Juan/NPR dispute.
- WaPo: NPR didn’t learn from Sherrod affair. Zurawik: Juan Williams and the culture wars. Estrich: NPR will pay the price. Rainey: Shirley Sherrod, meet Juan Williams. Holland: good riddance to a stupid bigot. Iftikhar: NPR was right. Battle: fire Schiller. Hutchinson: Juan Williams is a fraud.
- Videos: Beckel and Perino on NPR’s bad move; Chris Wallace.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis, Willie Geist. Profile: Donny Deutsch.
- Soledad: Survival of the fittest (via ATCNN); injury report.
- Greta: Why didn’t CNN say something?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/21/10 13:06 Filed in: links
- Video: Juan Williams on The O’Reilly Factor.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- FNC gives Juan $2M contract, expanded role; hosts Friday Factor.
- Videos: Megyn vs CAIR’s Hooper; Kelly’s Court: can Juan sue?
- Juan Williams: I was fired for telling the truth.
- Greta: NPR was really stupid. Kristol: unfair, unbalanced, afraid. Beck: it’s a message to Fox. Huck to boycott NPR. Chris Wallace w/Imus: NPR was out to get him. Colmes backs Williams. Bernard Goldberg: killing liberalism.
- Echoes of Shirley Sherrod. Did NPR act on 45-second clip? Zurawik: a shame. Morning Joe discussion. NPR should rehire Williams? Kurtz: fired not for what he said, but where he said it? Yglesias: glad he’s gone.
- Breaking: NPR fires Juan Williams over O’Reilly appearance: update. NPR internal memo. NPR CEO: Juan should talk to his psychiatrist. Next target: Mara Liasson.
- Clayton Morris and Natali del Conte tie the knot.
- Cenk’s Countdown ratings sink, MSNBC gives him a promotion!
- Maddow apologizes for Stockman slur, blames editing error.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/18/10 00:33 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court video: the Nicky Haley mess.
- Q&A: Liz Claman on her Three Days in the Valley.
- Glenn Beck mocks CNN and ‘hooker guy’ Spitzer.
- Video: Mika gets WH email, reads it on air. Flashback.
- Video: Kilmeade’s contrition, on tv and radio.
- Tonight: Bill O’Reilly makes his Red Eye debut.
- Hot & Not: The View, Maddow AWOL, Kneale, more.
- Prince Walid not funding NY mosque (you read it here first).
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/15/10 00:34 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4+ mill)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: News alerts you may have missed.
- CNBC’s Dennis Kneale jumps to FBN.
- Today’s outrage: Brian Kilmeade and terrorism.
- Coop’s executive producer leaving AC360.
- Olby week in review: he’s not Superman.
- Zurawik: NBC’s news brand has been diminished by Olbermann.
- Video: Ventura claims Afghan war fought to benefit Big Lithium.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/09/10 00:15 Filed in: links
- MSNBC dayside tinkering: Jansing, Tamron, Novotny.
- Video: Karl Rove vs Joe Trippi on Fox News Sunday.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Sanchez and Dobbs.
- Video: News Watch on Rick Sanchez and Kurtz. More.
- Video: Red Eye on race and whores.
- Today’s conspiracy: Fox to fire Beck--he knows too much!
- Q&A: Steve Doocy.
- FBN giving Freedom Watch primetime nightly slot.
- ICN examines CNN’s Park & Spin. Show praised...for its set!
- National Center calls for MSNBC ‘shake-up’.
- Branding: Spirit Airlines borrows a tag-line.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, preview, HuffPo recap.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/07/10 00:03 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Glenn Beck unloads on Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Profile of the ‘worst person in the world’: Steve Doocy.
- Q&A: Greta van Susteren, Willie Geist.
- Videos: Greta vs Allred round two; ICE addresses Diaz.
- FNC: then and now.
- New feud? Breitbart vs Shepard Smith.
- Park & Spit: thin gruel. Changes coming soon?
- This Apprentice wasn’t fired (via ICN).
- Murdoch on contribution flaps. DGA withdraws complaint.
- O’Donnell apologizes for Michael Steele intro.
- Larry King: CNN was right to fire Sanchez. More. Was firing connected with Park & Spit (via ICN)?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/05/10 02:07 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Park & Spit an instant ratings disaster. Weekend numbers.
- Olby hearts Thurber, thinks Spielberg did Star Wars (via ICN).
- CNN/WaPo Howard Kurtz joins The Daily Beast. More.
- Video: SE Cupp, Kirsten Powers pan O’Donnell ad.
- Park & Spit reax: obnoxious self-important noise; a colossal thud; hard to watch; surprising; not bad; a car crash; middling; a freak show; desperate; awkward; a nothingburger.
- Injury reports: Soledad’s knee, Jon Scott’s arm.
- Fox & Friends video: Trump considering run for Prez.
- Rick Sanchez apologizes...to Jon Stewart. Flashback.
- MSNBC slogan Lean Forward, has Olby leaning backward!
- Aaron Brown resurfaces...in Seattle.
- Shep Smith doesn’t like John Calipari.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/27/10 00:03 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- MSNBC hires Shep’s producer.
- Q&A: Ken Jautz (via ICN), Lawrence O’Donnell, Klein.
- The Fox primary: contracts complicate coverage. Greta reax.
- Poll: FNCers influential, MSNBCers largely unknown.
- MSNBC Digital revolutionizes...ad placement.
- Hot & Not: Klein, Capus, Scarborough, etc.
- WND claims credit for FNC’s A-jad interview?!?
- Mike Jerrick reviews Fox & Friends Weekend history.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/23/10 00:23 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3. A Stewart bump?
- Video: Kilmeade moves with the NY Jets Flight Crew.
- Reading is fundamental: Greta cancels Bob Woodward; more.
- Must-see tv? Shep to interview Ahmadinejad.
- Ex-Bloomberger Lori Rothman debuts on FBN.
- Fox News Sunday holds Conway/Paul debate.
- Surprise: VP Biden on premiere of MSNBC show.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus.
- Latest filing in Carnahan ad flap.
- Uncut: O’Reilly/Stewart part one, two. Behind the scenes.
- John King: Celebrity Chef.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/21/10 00:50 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3; townhall. Weekend numbers.
- Wolf to moderate Delaware Senate debate on CNN.
- Again? Scarborough needles Schultz, Olbermann.
- Fox Business shuffling its daytime lineup: details.
- Michael Ware: CNN spiked video of Iraq war crime.
- Q&A: Fareed Zakaria. Profile: Betty Liu (via ICN).
- Nylon magazine Fox & Friends profile [pdf].
- Lynne Russell, Jodi Applegate & Lauren Sivan resurface.
- Will media obsession Christine O’Donnell go on The Factor?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/14/10 00:20 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Videos: thanks for the mammaries; today’s oops.
- Alan still gets hate mail.
- Jenna Lee earns her spurs.
- Million dollar ad to air tonight.
- Video: O’Reilly on Good Morning America.
- Nixon target: Brit Hume.
- CNN Heroes set for Thanksgiving.
- FBN testimony in FOIA flap.
- FNC’s Clemente: frequent flier with the famous.
- Spitzer: dressed for success?
- Old CNN error becomes today’s campaign issue.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/11/10 00:04 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources on Koran coverage.
- Beck/Palin event held, the Republic survived.
- Geller gripes about Geraldo visit.
- Piers snags Entourage cast and Leo DiCaprio.
- News Watch panel on 9/11 and Koran coverage.
- CNN scraps gay poll per GLAAD request.
- Peter Johnson Jr: Remembering is just the beginning.
- After Sanchez hype, CNN follows FNC’s lead.
- Sunday talkers: HuffPo recap.
- Video: 9/11 as it happened.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/08/10 00:20 Filed in: links
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/03/10 00:18 Filed in: links
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/31/10 00:10 Filed in: links
'What Part of Honor Are You Against?'
08/24/10 12:41 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Al Sharpton on the 8/28 rally, and Glenn Beck’s response:
From Fox & Friends, August 24 2010
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/23/10 01:05 Filed in: links
'It's a Trigger Right Into the Economy'
08/20/10 12:48 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Pundit panel of pollsters probes political predictions:
From Fox & Friends, August 20 2010
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/05/10 00:42 Filed in: links
'A Sinner and a Saint'
07/19/10 12:53 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The ‘Robin Hood’ gambler lets an F-bomb slip (hat-tip: Carpe Diem):
From Fox & Friends, July 19 2010
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/17/10 00:21 Filed in: links
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/08/10 00:06 Filed in: links
'Someone Drank Some Bad Water'
07/02/10 10:43 Filed in: videos
J$P Audio! Major Garrett talks about sitting in for Chris Wallace, and the status of Helen Thomas’s White House seat:
From Kilmeade & Friends, July 2 2010
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/29/10 00:33 Filed in: links
Q2 numbers: FNC holds top 13 slots. Olbermann demo drop: is D-Rat the answer? Coop crumbles. King collapses: CNN in a tough spot. Q2 spin: MSNBC, CNN. ...read more
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/15/10 00:06 Filed in: links
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/27/10 00:46 Filed in: links
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/12/10 00:52 Filed in: links
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/08/10 00:05 Filed in: links
'Hey Man, Don't Smear Me!'
04/07/10 16:05 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Richard Grenell and Joseph Cirincione debate nuclear policy, and things turn rowdy (h/t Carpe Diem):
From Fox & Friends, April 7 2010