Apr 2014
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/30/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Carney ensnared in Benghazi web.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-Bream 1-2-3.
- Politico: Gawker report ‘full of holes’; Shep: ‘100% false’.
- ICN: Ailes, Shep, and a multi-million-dollar elephant.
- Wemple: Scarborough zings CNN. Q&A: Deirdre Bolton.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on Sterling’s legal issues.
- CNN Tonight on hiatus...or is it? Spurlock cuts a deal.
- Video: Tall Fall. It’s the war on Fox! Yesterday’s oops.
- Moving day: Gorani to London, John Huddy to Jerusalem.
- April numbers: Fox holds top 14 slots; CNN trumps MSNBC.
- Colmes: Some liberals wary of me because of my employers.
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Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/29/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Morning Joe hit by MSNBC ratings slump. Today’s oops.
- Outnumbered video: Does cheerleading qualify as a sport?
- Somerby: Everyone gets to kill the pig! Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on Ukraine, Bundy, the Clippers, etc.
- Profiles: Harris Faulkner, Sandra Smith. Q&A: Maria Bartiromo.
- Green: CNN is its own disaster. Ariens: TV Newser turns ten.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly Talking Points memo; Greta zings The Rev.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/28/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Who will wear the pants on Outnumbered?
- Rosenberg: Outnumbered’s well-calibrated juicy debut.
- Wemple: Howard Kurtz proves the naysayers wrong.
- Rothman: Stelter’s claim about Fox News is ‘absurd’.
- Joe Klein: The only 6:00 pm newscast is on Fox News.
- Video: Tucker is Outnumbered in the debut broadcast.
- Outnumbered is ‘news first and foremost’...plus sparks.
- F&F vIdeo: Anna’s excuses. Alisyn Camerota resurfaces.
- CNN changes spur fan site closing. Cablers cover canonization.
'Do the Chinese Believe Him?'
04/27/14 20:59 Filed in: videos
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/26/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Bundy, David Gregory, and Colbert.
- Reliable Sources: Bundy, David Gregory, and tornadoes.
- Video: Wrigley Field. Guests of Greta. Sunday talkers.
- Greta: The drama of tv news...and what’s really going on.
- Your Buzz videos: East coast bias, ‘royal’ baby, race cards.
- Chicagoland plays by Rahm’s rules. Tall tales about tuition?
- Elder: The media whip up a firestorm, and Hannity falls for it!
- Lorenzo: Hannity should have stayed away from Cliven Bundy.
- Bias Bash video: Why the sudden media obsession with Bundy?
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/25/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Jenna Lee’s big announcement.
- Zucker punched: Morale plummets at CNN Atlanta.
- Wemple: Hannitty must accept or reject Bundy in toto?
- Rick Sanchez: It’s the news network that cried ‘wolf’.
- Chicagoland finale sets a record: lowest rated episode.
- CNN denies Rahm Emanuel had ‘editorial control’. More.
- Chicagoland emails: Let’s portray Rahm in a positive light.
- Late Night video: Anthony Bourdain. Profile: Smerconish.
- Factor video: Bernard Golberg on Media Matters, Bundy etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/24/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- From the ‘nothing succeeds like failure’ department...
- More honors: Megyn, Maria, Maddow make ‘impact list’.
- Q&A: Maria Bartiromo, one of ’50 women who run NY’.
- Video: Megyn Kelly named to Time 100 influentials list.
- The Mole, part deux. Wemple: What now, Mr Hannity?
- Coop’s crib is up for bids. Keith Olbermann resurfaces.
- Video: Juan Williams questions Media Matters’ tax status.
- Roller: Scarborough takes a page from Trump’s playbook.
- Hannity video: Judge Napolitano on eminent domain abuse.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/23/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Salon hack puts words in Hannity’s mouth.
- Shaw: Axing Out Front could be great for Burnett.
- Coop’s stalker blows his plea, triggers adjournment.
- The hottest gift of 1994. Zoraida Sambolin resurfaces.
- Lemon didn’t get a shot; Ashleigh should get a co-host.
- Riley: Is he the ‘first black primetime cable news host’?
- Politifact: Mostly, pundits are mostly false on Obamacare.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/22/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: CNN releases its hostage. Reliable edges Buzz.
- Audio: Brit Hume on David Gregory (v/Gibson). Flashback.
- New Comcast opponent surfaces. It’s MSNBC’s ‘big fail’.
- Bennett: AJAm’s stumbling blocks may be insurmountable.
- Video: After Anna’s run. Bad weather. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/21/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Again? This deceptive MSNBC edit misrepresents Megyn.
- Wemple: Freed from CBS Attkisson makes PR hay on cable.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly reflects on the Boston Marathon (v/TVN).
- Anna’s run; video: one year later. Profile: Morgan Spurlock.
- Zucker play: CNN offers ways the KKK can improve its image.
April 20 2014
04/20/14 00:00 Filed in: addenda

From our place to yours, we offer you best wishes for a blessed, joyous Passover season, and for a meaningful and happy Easter!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz: Race card, Snowden, Attkisson, bad tweets.
- Reliable Sources: Greenwald; Attkisson part one, part two.
- Your Buzz videos: Attkisson, Pelosi, Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
- Sunday talk. Popes & Presidents. Profile: James Peterson.
- Zurawik: Fox & Friends not very friendly to Rep Cummings.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/18/14 22:29 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Rosenberg: Outnumbered is a stroke of genius...evil genius.
- Rothstein: Bill Weir’s weird joke. Daring, edgy must-miss tv.
- Friday special: Where is Jennifer Kesse? Dyson: Mostly false.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/17/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Don Lemon: model citizen. MSNBC’s primetime plummet.
- Greta: WH Fox obsession is getting delusional. Q&A: Greta.
- Megyn loves Ellen & Jimmy, but who is it she doesn’t watch?
- Zara: Outnumbered targets female viewers. Wallace re-ups.
- Videos: Bundy analysis from Judge Napolitano and Bob Massi.
- Kogan: As its end nears, unanswered questions dog Chicagoland.
- CNN flight instructor fired by uFly. Get your own CNN news desk.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/16/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered: FNC noon program premieres April 28.
- Bill O’Reilly on The View. Don Lemon w/Laura Ingraham.
- Zucker play: It’s Breaking News! Bartiromo honored.
- Kohn: What I learned as a liberal on Fox News (via NB).
- Greta: Exerting influence. Cablers on distinguished list.
- Profile: Steve Kornacki. Zurawik: ‘Full-tilt boogie mode’.
- Col North moonlights. Hannity video: Bundy tactics argued.
- Felsenthal: Waiting for The Rev to keep his word to Chicago.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- It’s short-attention-span news. Weekend numbers.
- Somerby: Harris-Perry’s olde-fashioned witch trial.
- Today’s outrage; the obligatory apology. Today’s oops!
- Imus video: Ed Henry talks Bundy, Major Garrett, etc.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on stoking resentment.
- CNN Tonight fails to impress. Greg Gutfeld in Pensacola.
- Tapper didn’t take the lead. Hershberger: Ideas for CNN.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/14/14 00:27 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The Bundy brouhaha cools off.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Laura-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN Sunday doc block clocks rivals.
- Wagner et al in for O’Donnell post car accident.
- Concha: Where Sharyl Attkisson could find work.
- Bret Baier ball raises over $10 million for children.
- Gregg Jarrett deportment raises viewer concerns.
- The Rev cozies up to the mayor. Melissa moonlights.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on Boston, Bundy, etc.
- Don Lemon on The View. Liz Claman’s seven tax tips.
- Zucker punch: CNN’s huge HuffPo, Mediaite etc ad buys.
- Pitts: OK CNN, enough is enough. Cairns: What Pitts said.
'We Are One Spark Away...'
04/13/14 20:39 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders on Putin, Bundy Ranch, and more:
From The Fox Report, April 13 2014
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/12/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz: Sebelius, Attkisson part one, part two.
- Reliable Sources: Colbert, Cavett, China, MSNBC.
- They pick on Heather, but Ronan never: part deux.
- Q&A: Morgan Spurlock. Profile: Anthony Bourdain.
- Rosario: Drug trafficker contradicts Sharpton story.
- Your Buzz videos: Mika, Jeb, Dave. Sunday talkers.
- Ratigan and Bashir resurface. Zain Verjee exits CNN.
- Clayton’s family secrets: video. Remembering Boston.
- Bret Baier teams with UAE ambassador to save children.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: An apology to Heather Childers and Fox News.
- They pounce when it’s Heather but with Ronan...never?
- Somerby: Matthews caught in typical scam. Isikoff exits.
- Hayden: Restructuring, cancellations, layoffs at AJAm.
- Eidelson: MSNBC stars reticent about union showdown.
- Q&A: ‘Inside man’ Morgan Spurlock; Jesse Watters.
- Verne Gay: Will Mike Rowe be CNN’s Bill O’Reilly?
- CNN: questions abound about branding, hosts, and more.
- ICN: CNN sked more ‘testing the waters’. Expectant Kate.
- CNNx: It’s ‘future-proof!’ Chicagoland a wet kiss for Rahm?
- On the Record video: Meet a foot soldier in The War on Fox.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/10/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The Brandeis brouhaha.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-TheFive-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Will Rachel Maddow devote a segment to this too?
- Zucker punch: Interview shows ‘no longer viable’.
- New CNN primetime to feature docs, rotating hosts.
- Fox Biz going commercial free for last hour of trading.
- Special: Terror Strikes Boston, Boston Strikes Back.
- O’Reilly videos: w/Matt Lauer; on F&F pt one, pt two.
- Lean Forward: The Smoking Gun calls Sharpton a liar.
- Joe gets to speak. A rough start to Comcast hearings.
- Bishara: Fact-based fiction...the mystery of CNN 2014.
- Lizzie O’Leary resurfaces. Ed Henry in a twitter spat.
- Kelly File: Brandeis debate turns rowdy part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/09/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- CNN digital plans include a news show for twitter.
- Lean Forward: (MS)NBC accused of ‘union-busting’.
- Somerby: Maddow misrepresents O’Reilly and Kelly.
- Somerby: ‘Propaganda for gullible liberals’. More.
- MSNBC stonewalls questions on Scarborough speech.
- Lean Forward: The Cycle plummets to an all-time low.
- Punjab, Vegas first stops for celebrity chef’s saison deux.
- CNBC stocks up on reality shows. Echo chamber at work.
- Making the Case didn’t. Crossfire watch: soon. Get lost!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/08/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Weather Channel agrees to demands, returns to DirecTV.
- Continetti: Comcast deal creates a political powerhouse.
- Survivor Diaries revisits Boston bombing. Brand news.
- The Rev: I’m no snitch. Paula Zahn feet first. Joe ’16.
- Today’s outrage! Flashback. Wemple. Video flashback.
- FBN sponsors golfer Jason Dufner. Somerby: Which Chris?
- Video profile: John Siegenthaler. Q&A: Morgan Spurlock.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the Mozilla megillah.
- Greta: I still support CNN’s coverage. Weekend numbers.
- Chavez: The Ft Hood shooting, Megyn Kelly, and ethnicity.
- Wemple: On CNN Crossfire still M.I.A. Amanpour honored.
- Smerconish struggles for viewers, is unlikely to get 9:00 pm.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/07/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The Mozilla megillah.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Somerby: How honest should Rachel Maddow be?
- What MSNBC host was a secret FBI informant (v/Alan)?
- Bloomberg’s Rachel Crane jumps to CNN. Crashin’ In.
- Fox News anchor target of misogynist smear, gets apology.
- Carr: As Comcast merger approaches, questions proliferate.
'It Is a Corrupt System Out to Screw Us'
04/06/14 20:54 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders on a ‘new’ GOP, SCOTUS, and enemies of the state:
From The Fox Report, April 6 2014
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/05/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Mozilla, Bob Beckel, Letterman.
- Reliable Sources videos: Letterman, Costello, O’Care.
- Somerby: For this Maddow should be pulled off the air.
- Sorry Red Eye fans, Mikey Kay now a CNN contributor.
- Video: Perino and Gutfeld at the Bush Presidential Ctr.
- FNC Saturday special: Enemies of the State; preview.
- CNN Sunday: Redford lobbies for convicted murderer.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Jimmy Fallon part one, part two.
- Wemple: Ed Schultz court case proceeds; Kelly’s quotes.
- Lazare: Chicagoland finds its audience...Emanuel zealots.
- CNN slowly returning to what didn’t work. Sunday talkers.
- ICN: Abysmal ‘news judgment’ makes CNN a laughing stock.
- Your Buzz videos: Obamacare, Chris Christie, General Motors.
'She Didn't Know Who the Hell I Was'
04/04/14 09:40 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Kilmeade, Kelly, and Mr O’Reilly hold a panel on how tv news works:
From Fox & Friends, April 4 2014
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/04/14 09:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Goldberg: Don Lemon is an embarrassment. More.
- Somerby: Fact-challenged Maddow jumps the snark.
- Video: Larry King talks CNN, Piers etc. Berg honored.
- Google+ Hangout: Bret Baier. Who is Elena Moussa?
- WH Correspondents surveyed. Media vie for Latinos.
- DirecTV adds FNC and FBN to ‘Everywhere’ streaming.
- Greta: You’ll look at the screen and poof! I’ll be gone.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/03/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: More details emerge in Ft Hood shooting.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Shep/8pm-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Politico notes Megyn Kelly’s stand. Q&A: Deirdre Bolton.
- Red Eye fans debate JoNo: great addition or blank page?
- It seems DirecTV has had enough of The Weather Channel.
- Tyndall: What CNN forfeited for ratings. Ft Hood coverage.
- Tiring of plane-athon, Wemple pines for return of Crossfire.
- Kogan: Chicagoland’s tiresome Rahm hype. CNN’s Newstron.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/02/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- The Q1 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Hannity segments raising hackles in Panama City.
- The Centsables: it’s for the children. CNN awarded.
- Hemmer re-ups. Imus video: Bret Baier on Obamacare.
- Kelly File video: Honor Diaries repercussions mushroom.
- Bret Baier turns to tech for viewer feedback. What if...?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/01/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Q1: MSNBC down, CNN craters, Fox tops again.
- Somerby: CNN’s ‘breaking news’...a dead jellyfish!
- Blodget: Why Jeff Zucker is just what CNN needed.
- Bartiromo shows up on CNBC, plugs her FBN show!
- Bartiromo wins Urbino award as debut drubs rivals.
- Video: ‘That was our mistake’. Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: CNN plans to create a ‘Disaster Deck’!
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Pollard, Marvin Gaye etc.
- Chapman: CNN just a ghoulish exploitation channel.
- Is Crossfire on hiatus? Audio Q&A: Stern grills Coop.
- CNN ‘internal review’ probes attempted WTC trespass.
- Video: Controversy swirls around ‘honor violence’ doc.