• Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
• Fox News hires Michelle Fields.  CNN hires Ryan Nobles.
• Al-Jazeera’s new mobile-only news channel (via DShaw).
• Somerby: Burnett’s blunders and CNN’s awful transcripts.
• Somerby: Coop’s outrage spectacular was not journalism.
• What do Murdoch tweets tell us?  Video: Goal surpassed.
• Palin donneybrook report semi-disputed.   CNN snippets.
• Bolton’s Risk & Reward beats CNBC.  Profile: Luke Russert.
• Imus video: Jennifer Griffin on ISIS etc.  Brooke top banana.
• Video: Lauren Ashburn reveals abuse.  Wemple knocks Kurtz.

Tags: ratings 2014, cooper, baier, palin