Apr 2013
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/30/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Benghazi perpetrators known but not arrested.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- America Live video: Judge Nap on Tsarnaev’s trial strategy.
- Zucker play: Another Five imitation. Weekend numbers.
- April numbers: Fox tops again; CNN moves into second.
- It’s a New Day in the neighborhood. Zucker punched?
- Imus video: Ex-CIA operative Mike Baker on Syria problems.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino. What’s so bad about sleeveless?
- HuffPo video: Geraldo Rivera rips ‘right wing radio’. Chris re-ups.
- Profile: Tamron Hall. Shriver resurfaces. Thomas Roberts goes SyFy.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the continuing media love affair.
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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.
'The Ultimate Corruption'
04/28/13 19:07 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders discuss Eric Holder, Benghazi, Syria, and much more:
From America’s News HQ, April 28 2013
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/27/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources: Boston vitriol, forgotten victims, and dinner.
- Justice video: Judge Jeanine unloads on bombers’ ‘jihad Mom’.
- News Watch videos: Media hesitant to use t-word; Boston vs Texas.
- Sunday: Up Close with 43. Was Matthews sexist to NJ candidate?
- Zurawik: Bill O’Reilly’s ‘gas-bag bluster’ is a sign he’s lost his edge.
- Why are MSNBC’s numbers in a slump? Greta fact-checks Politico.
- Factor rematch: Barney Frank vs Bill O’Reilly. Stossel in Sheboygan.
- Saturday’s dinner coverage. Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/26/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bolling and Beckel blast Jon Stewart.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Stewart and MSNBC go berserk over Bush library launch.
- Another impartial MSNBC journalist. Joe on the Jersey shore.
- Red Eye video: Andy Levy ombudses Boston conspiracy theories.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly responds to ‘incredibly dumb’ Alex Wagner attack.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/25/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly on her Boston scoop. Big Ed’s coming back.
- HuffPoll: Fox News Boston bombing coverage most believable.
- Imus video: Mensa meeting on news and more part one, part two.
- Factor video: Were bombers part of a conspiracy? Breaking news!
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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/23/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bob Beckel refuses to back down.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: Crossfire 2.0 with Stephanie Cutter and Newt?
- Video: Judge Nap on the bomber’s widow. Unlikely scenario.
- FNC tops all cable, first time since 2005. Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer on covering the Boston bombings.
- John King: Boston blunders ‘embarrassing’; ‘it was tough’.
- What about Bob? Cub reporter makes good. Lean Backward!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on who’s at fault for media missteps.
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.
'That Was All an Act'
04/21/13 18:58 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders on bombings, immigration, and more:
From America’s News HQ, April 21 2013
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/20/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Boston bombings, caution, and twitter.
- Justice video: Bomber trial debate deepens part one, part two.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC scraps sked, reruns McVeigh, Waco docs.
- Video: Catherine Herridge on Boston bomber’s terrorist ties.
- Haters in despair: Fox News tops rivals during huge news week.
- Fox News live all night, plus special Saturday live programming.
- Marathon men. Zurawik: Worst moment was from…surprise…Fox!
- Cablers cover killer’s capture. Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/19/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3. More.
- News ratings surge as manhunt continues. Zucker crows.
- Media scramble. Reese’s piece: Bring back Bernie Shaw.
- Video: Jennifer Griffin says ‘something doesn’t add up’.
- Factor video: Bob Beckel gets ornery with Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- Stelter hit on Fox provokes outrage on twitter. More. Flashback.
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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/17/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Inside the murder trial of alleged baby-killer.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: CNN goes out on a limb then NBC saws it off. More.
- CNN’s Amanpour: Many of us hope the bomber isn’t a Muslim.
- Lean Forward: Another impartial MSNBC straight news journalist.
- ICN: Breaking news breaks MSNBC’s business model. More.
- Imus video: Stuart Varney slams politicizing of Boston bombing.
- Latin Trends: Carolina Sanchez, graduate Ailes Apprentice [pdf].
- Today’s firing demand has a flaw: he isn’t one of their employees!
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.
'We Have Systematic, Endemic Corruption'
04/14/13 19:21 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders discuss bugging, corruption, and more:
From America’s News HQ, April 14 2013
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/13/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: guns a-blazing, Rubio, and more.
- News Watch video: MsM reticent to cover shield standoff.
- Sunday specials: Your Secret’s Out; The Dream Is Now.
- Profile: CNN’s celebrity chef. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/12/13 00:25 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Dana Perino attacked over her rap spoof.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Powers and Hemingway on the Gosnell media blackout.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on NKorea. Q&A: CNN’s celebrity chef.
- Lawrence O’Donnell’s secret wish: to meet with Glenn Beck!
- Video: Are media giving short shrift to mass murder trial? More.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/11/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Dana Perino rap-responds to Jay-Z’s Cuba rap.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN to try The Lead (that’s the first story) at 10pm.
- Zucker: Celebrity chef show true measure of what I want at CNN.
- Report: Fox News and Nat Geo wanted Burnett’s Bible.
- Video: Progress KY admits to local Dem they taped McConnell.
- Videos: O’Reilly at HR party; Touré defends MSNBC whiteness.
- Q&A: Kirsten Powers, Rich Edson. Greta will pass. Swells party.
- Video: Rick Sanchez disagrees with Melissa Harris-Perry and Jay-Z.
- Wemple: Fox, don’t promote MSNBC; the ‘rivalry’ isn’t close. More.
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?
'He Presides Over a Regime of Corruption'
04/07/13 19:35 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders talk jobs, North Korea, Hillary, and more:
From America’s News HQ, April 7 2013
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/06/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Hillary mania, Roger Ebert, and more.
- Zucker play: Crossfire 2.0 set for June; analysis. Velshi signs off.
- Video: Twitter trash talk. MSNBC isn’t a news channel, it’s a blog?
- Week one: All in sinks, The Point craters. Sunday talk: preview, recap.
- Audio: O’Reilly and Geraldo argue drugs, Bible thumping, and ‘illegals’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/05/13 08:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Friday Facebook free-for-all.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC prompts 5-year-old to back gay marriage!
- Video: Constitutional repercussions from the shield standoff.
- Q&A: Cheryl Casone tax tips. Zucker play: revive Crossfire?!?
- Videos: Powers and Miller on shield standoff and WH vs Drudge.
- Chris Wallace questions Martin Baron on Wash Post rescue plan.
- Shield standoff imperils press. Video: Maddow with Letterman.
- Ashburn: O’Reilly dismissive and condescending with Ingraham?
'The Woman Is a Class-A Rat Bag'
04/04/13 19:48 Filed in: videos
Smears, Lies, and Videotape
04/04/13 13:35 Filed in: slanders
Pooch prevaricator Priscilla pummels O’Reilly…but there’s a catch. ...read more
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/04/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Pistol-packin’ Maya?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cable newsers reflect on their years in Iraq. Ali to Al-J.
- Judge Nap on shield standoff: a misguided witch-hunt.
- Somerby: Pitiful fop Lawrence just can’t quit Bill O’Reilly.
- Q1 program ranker: Fox holds top 13 slots. Q&A: Ari Melber.
- Who sets the agenda for cable news? Ask CNN and MSNBC!
- Video: Ed Henry and Don Imus discuss the fairness of Fox News.
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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Momentum shift in the gun control debate?
- Monday’s numbers: Scott Brown-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Q1 winner: Fox News again. Q1 spinners: MSNBC, CNN, HLN.
- MSNBC gives weekend show to Democratic Party PR flack.
- Big Ed: What’s the rush? My weekend show is coming…sometime.
- Imus video: Bob Beckel talks about The Five. Q&A: Shibani Joshi.
- Video: The Point looks ‘hashed together’; ‘pimps up, hoes down’.
- Christopher gushes over All In; familiar set with muted colors.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC preps new Sex Slaves. Weekend numbers.
- First Amendment Center sides with Fox reporter in shield standoff.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/01/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Pulpit politics prompts palaver.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Public perturbed about politics from the pulpit?
- Imitation is the sincerest form of tv: another Five clone?!?
- That was quick: Brown on Fox gets high-profile subbing gig.
- FBN signs Jo Ling Kent. The Judge is headed back to court.
- Q&A: Shepard Smith. Profiles: Lou Dobbs, Nicole Petallides.
- Hot & Not: Tucker, Kate, Coop, Kathy, Erin, and John.
- Fox News Sunday video: The day the President almost died.