• MSNBC drops $100K on the NY Times to hype Maddow book.
• Reliable Sources videos: Geraldo’s hoodie, Olbermann ousted.
• Carr: Someone will hire Olbermann because he’s...such a star!?
• Kurtz: Leaked emails trace the bitter Olbermann/Current break-up.
• Keith’s hissy fits: rejected custom-built set, limo drivers spoke to him.
• Davis: Sharpton’s dual role strains credibility of MSNBC.
• Rainey: Trayvon coverage abounds, and so do perspectives.
• News Watch video: Media treatment of the Obamacare arguments.
• Gutfeld: I scrapped Thurs Red Eye, it didn’t meet expectations. More.
• Zurawik: Replacing Olby with Spitzer shows how low Current will go.
• Hagey: Current got all the drawbacks of Olby and none of the benefits.
• Reese Schonfeld: CNN, thirty years later.  Sunday talkers: tip sheet.

Tags: maddow, olbermann, redeye, spitzer

• Current fires Olbermann! Olby responds. Current preps for battle.
• Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
• Again?! Bill O’Reilly on cable beats Brian Williams on NBC.
• Cablenews swells gather for Lemon-cohosted NLGJA fundraiser.
• Why didn’t last night’s Red Eye air? Explanation may be coming.
• Where’s Margaret Hoover? J$P asked FNC; spox confirmed: contract ended 12/2011, parties unable to come to terms on a new agreement.
• Forbes: If anyone can take on ESPN and win, it’s Roger Ailes.
• Juan Williams to receive honor for excellence in journalism.
• CNN Trayvon Martin special tonight.  Maddow Q&A, w/Stewart.
• Impartial MSNBC ‘news anchor’ rips ‘ugly, dirty’ marriage group. More.

Tags: olbermann, ratings 2012, oreilly, redeye, lemon, maddow

• 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.

Tags: icn, ratings 2012, friends

• 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.

Tags: ratings 2012, matthews, o'donnell, friends, icn, hayes

• The Five video: Salman Rushdie’s Cheney wisecrack.
• Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
• Lou Dobbs: record highs. Piers Morgan: down by 40%.
• CNN’s Soledad slump: morning ratings lowest in over a decade.
• Q1 spin: MSNBC, CNN. FNC: top 11 slots. Weekend numbers.
• Today’s apology: Geraldo.  Coop to examine kids and race.
• New Suffolk poll: Fox News, Bill O’Reilly most trusted in tv news.
• CNN snags Shorties.  Q&A: Rachel Maddow; on Letterman, Today.
• Koch demands right of reply to MSNBC’s ex-DNC flack Finney.
• Bauder: MSNBC defends Sharpton role despite conflicts of interest.
• VIdeo: Bob Beckel talks with Don Imus about Obamacare, ghosts, etc.
• Jay Rosen blasts CNN’s Candy Crowley: unoriginal and empty-headed.
• Videos: Bill O’Reilly on the Trayvon shooting; Bernard Golberg analyzes.

Tags: ratings 2012, piers, cooper, oreilly, maddow

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• The Five video: What’s in a whisper?
• ICN: MSNBC subjugates daytime news to opinion.
• Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
• Q&A: Maddow; most fawning profile ever?  CNN reruns boxing.
• CNN’s Kurtz says MSNBC should reign in The Rev.  Analysis.
• Hot & Not: Trayvon Martin, Big Ed, Zakaria, Bashir, Morris, The Rev.

Tags: ratings 2012, maddow, icn

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• 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!

Tags: friends

• 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 slow Friday.
• Video: Geraldo with Imus on Trayvon’s hoodie, doing radio, etc.

Tags: ratings 2012, friends, mediamatters, icn, hayes

• ICN: MSNBC’s news/opinion demarcation line is unconvincing.
• CNN lays off dozens, will outsource its documentaries.
• Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
• Surprise! Fox haters fall for another faked photo.
• Gerri Willis previews gas price special.  Q&A: Harris-Perry.
• Video: Juan Williams talks football and politics with Don Imus.
• Alison Rosen’s (R-rated) podcast profiles Greg Gutfeld and Red Eye.

Tags: icn, ratings 2012, redeye

• 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.

Tags: oreilly, ratings 2012, judgenap, friends, piers, matthews

• The Five video: Is Fox News really to blame?
• Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
• Q&A: Bret Baier, FBN’s Jeff Flock.  Illinois primary coverage.
• The Dick Morris Tour is cancelled. Analysis.  Weekend numbers.
• Video: Martha MacCallum joins the fight against malaria in Ghana.
• Video: MSNBC’s Ed Schultz problem. ICN analysis.  The blame game.

Tags: ratings 2012, baier, icn, schultz

• 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 Jessup Melissa 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.

Tags: ratings 2012, baier, friends, icn

• 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?

Tags: ratings 2012, megyn, friends, icn

• The Five video: Should anti-porn laws be enforced?
• FBN shaking up daytime, making Kneale co-anchor.
• Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
• What is Al-Qaeda’s most unfavorite news network?
• Lou Dobbs Q&A: Naples News, My Desert.
• Bill O’Reilly serves up justice.  Where’s Martha MacCallum?
• Target: Al Sharpton.  Today’s oops.  And this (v/ICN), this, this.
• Another CNBC ‘exclusive’ that wasn’t.  Trish Turner joins Coop.

Tags: ratings 2012, oreilly, cooper

• O’Reilly again tops BriWi on NBC.  Soledad’s road trip flops.
• Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3.
• Politico snarks at Fox but gets facts wrong.  CNN, King of Twitter (via ICN).
• Adventures in cryptic backtracking: A rat is a rat...except when it’s not?
• Mika mauls Megyn; Todd adds his two cents.  ICN: Cablenews mob wars.
• Kiran Chetry resurfaces...on Glenn Beck TV!  Some fans not pleased.
• Q&A: Chris Matthews, Meghan McCain. Silenced Soledad speaks again.
• Videos: O’Reilly rips Media Matters, MSNBC; Bernard Goldberg analyzes.

Tags: oreilly, ratings 2012, greta, megyn, icn, matthews, mojo

• 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’.

Tags: ratings 2012, icn, megyn, greta, friends

• The Five video: Does rock music encourage racism?
• Monday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
• CNN: Further Fareed, adds Malhotra.  Weekend numbers.
• Audio: Brian Kilmeade vs Rick Santorum re Fox News bias.
• No protests this year? Flashback.  The Sharpton tapes.
• Election Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Rich Edson.  Tonight’s coverage.
• Controversy still swirls around embarrassing Soledad squabble.

Tags: ratings 2012, oreilly, audio

• The Five video: Game Change is not really about Palin.
• Friday: New CNN am shows dead last, even lose to CNBC!
• Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
• Back from banishment: Roland returns.  Romans reappears.
• CNN to buy (and ruin) Mashable?  Buchanan zings MSNBC.
• Q&A: Rachel Maddow.  MSNBC contributor in therapy.
• Larry King finds work...with Carlos Slim!  Profile: Sanjay Gupta.
• Hot & Not: Stupid Tuesday, Sarah Palin, Coop, Mancow redux.

Tags: ratings 2012, maddow, king, icn, cooper

• Reliable Sources videos: Hannity, Limbaugh, Palin pt one, pt two.
• Joe and Mika talk food.  Today’s deja vu oops.
• News Watch video: Does Fluke flap reveal a double standard?
• FNC gives Mancow Muller a shot at hosting.  Flashback.
• Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.  72 Hours Under FIre.

Tags: mojo

• Video: The Five discuss the new 17-minute Obama promo.
• Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
• MSNBC Einstein Donnie Deutsch to substitute host...on CNN?!
• Q&A: Sally Kohn on working w/Hannity at Fox; Melissa Harris-Perry.
• Chris Wallace thanks ‘three giants of broadcasting’.
• Video: Eric Cantor confuses Neil Cavuto with Bret Baier.
• Kirsten Powers returns fire at Olbermann. VIdeo: Powers with Greta.

Tags: ratings 2012, olbermann, greta

• 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.

Tags: ratings 2012, oreilly, olbermann, friends

• Behind the scenes with Neil Cavuto covering Super Tuesday.
• Christopher compares coverage on the two (?!) cablenews channels.
• Tuesday’s numbers: SuperTuesday(FNC)-Shep-Baier 1-2-3.
• Fox News dominated Super Tuesday, topped NBC broadcast coverage!
• Martha MacCallum emcees Malaria No More charity wingding.
• Profile: Tamron Hall.  Dennis Kucinich: From Congress to MSNBC?
• Sarah Palin cheats on Fox News. Flashback 1. Flashback 2. Flashback 3.

Tags: ratings 2012, palin

• 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.

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• Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3.
• Video: Judge Napolitano rules on Holder’s assassination squad.
• Fox News Latino releases its first poll of Hispanic Americans.
• Video: Kirsten Powers w/Megyn analyzes the Limbaugh/Fluke flap.
• Cablenewsers Andrea Mitchell and Sara Sidner join Roseanne Barr and Lady Gaga on The Daily Beast 150 Fearless Women list.
• Q&A: Bret Baier prepares for Super Tuesday.
• Video: Sally Kohn with Imus part one, part two.  Q&A: Big Ed.
• Current sets AM sked: liberal talk shows, including liar Bill Press.

Tags: ratings 2012, megyn, judgenap, baier, schultz

• 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.

Tags: friends, icn, greta, maddow

• 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.

Tags: ratings 2012, icn, baier, friends, mojo

• 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.

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