Mar 2014
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/31/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Special Report 1-2-3.
- CNN signs new contributor: Politico’s Maggie Haberman.
- Wemple: MSNBC’s daytime malaise, typified in one video.
- The drums say Alisyn’s going to CNN. More. Still more.
- Ronan about to be cancelled...or not? More. Today’s oops.
- Greta: One reason why there is so much MA370 coverage.
- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly on Ukraine etc. Topping the charts.
- Deirdre Bolton: Profile, Q&A. Futures debut ‘well-paced’.
- The other search CNN is conducting. Fund: Blurry lines.
- CNN touts record digital views. What’s next, a game show?
- F&F videos: Batter’s box battle; Tucker can sleep anywhere.
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'He's in Severe Political Distress'
03/30/14 20:55 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders on Putin, Christie, Jeb, and more:
From The Fox Report, March 30 2014
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/29/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Christie, Plane-athon, Laura Ingraham.
- Reliable Sources: Plane, more plane, still more, Bloomberg.
- Zucker play: Plane coverage interrupted...for plane coverage!
- Covert: She can ‘sting like a bee’. Fox News debut: video.
- Grove: Why the ‘money honey’ quit CNBC. Sunday talkers.
- OSU students: We never heard of this guy! (via TVN).
- Your Buzz videos: Jay Carney, Plane-athon, Michelle.
- On Media: Can MSNBC be saved? Schultz: Mostly false.
- Q&A: Cavuto, Jake Tapper. Adios Piers, Kudlow Report.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/28/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Human rights and Saudi Arabia.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Tom Shillue in what used to be Gutfeld’s Factor slot.
- Bartiromo Q&A: CNBC no longer in tune with the times.
- Bartiromo Q&A: Three secrets to success, Joey Ramone.
- Piers Morgan’s new CNN show: like Joe’s radio show?
- Fox News data strategy: ‘the antithesis’ of Turner’s.
- Friday special: Surrendering America; video preview.
- Greta: An example of why the White House hates Fox.
- Bauder: CNN tried to rent a plane, settled for simulator.
- Larry King: CNN plane conjecture ‘abysmal’ (via Shaw).
- Revealed: Secret memo detailing CNN ratings strategy.
- Sanjay Gupta at UB. Soledad at MTSU. Profile: Joy Reid.
- Factor video: Laura Ingraham on children and internet perils.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/27/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Geraldo wins Morris suit. Mike Emanuel moonlights.
- Zucker punch: Layoffs at CNN. Q&A: Dan Springer.
- Willow Bay resurfaces. Kyra confused? Huck hints.
- Amara Walker to CNNi. Meg Tirell jumps to CNBC.
- Imus video: Laura Ingraham on Putin etc. Hayes Jr.
- Puzzler: Who spends the most on cable news? More.
- The seven stages of breaking news on CNN. Not cool.
- De Moraes: Critics carp but CNN happy to get eyeballs.
- Kogan: Chicagoland continues its adulation of Emanuel.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/26/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Shep and The Judge on college football unions.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC Sundays: Bartiromo 10am; Housecall 12:30 pm.
- Troubling signs Erin Burnett may be on the way out.
- Moonlighting: CNN’s Ian Lee shows up on Al-Jazeera.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly ‘adores’ the term ‘race hustler’.
- New Pew: Cable news in decline, especially at MSNBC.
- Hayes: CNN and the crass commercialization of tragedy.
- Chemi: Why is CNN now the tragedy tv network? Money.
- Page: Plane-athon has turned MH370 into ‘news candy’.
- Chicagoland is a bust. Greta is sorry. What, this again?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/25/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Panel erupts over Hobby Lobby case.
- Fox to feature Megyn, Bartiromo in push for ad sales.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Busted! Two CNN employees trespassing at Ground Zero.
- Somerby: Maddow and Kornacki propagandize the tribe.
- Q&A: Don Lemon (via FTVLive). Video Q&A: Chris Hayes.
- Weekend numbers: CNN and Fox News share the honors.
- Red Eye video: Tribute to Oderus Urungus (Dave Brockie).
- Jones: Shame on sellouts Stelter and Kurtz. Delia returns.
- Piling on: The Malaysian press joins in the criticism of CNN.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg rips media, including Fox; epilogue.
- Zuckered: CNN head of ad sales sick of ‘the infighting’, quits.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/24/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Rooney: Reporters risk their reputations for tv cameos.
- Sunday Morning Futures with Bartiromo debuts 3/30.
- Somerby: Wemple’s defense of CNN makes no sense.
- Wemple: Fact-checking Mr Bill; he sounds ‘desperate’.
- Weinman: A missing plane has saved CNN...for now.
- Kirell: Ronan Farrow ‘exploitative’ tweet catches heat.
- Smith: Three CNN anchors in ‘death match’ for Piers slot.
- Concha: Cable cannibals cruise down hypocrisy highway.
- Imposter CNN tweets claim MA370 found. Back in the day.
'They Don't Care About the Country'
03/23/14 21:05 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders on controlling the internet, Hillary 2016, and more:
From The Fox Report, March 23 2014
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/22/14 21:39 Filed in: links
- Is Don Lemon becoming the new face of CNN?
- Media Buzz videos: Plane, Michael Schmidt, Greg Gutfeld.
- Reliable Sources videos: The plane, more plane, Liz Wahl.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly on faith, sin, death, and more (via NB).
- CNN, AC 370, and the real value of news. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: The plane-athon, Scott Brown, Bill Maher.
- Pot, meet kettle: RT questions journalistic standards of CNN!
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/21/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- World of Payne. How to save New Day: make it longer!
- Cable news swells assemble for NLGJA benefit gala.
- Video: Media facing criticism. Video Q&A: Bret Baier.
- Shulman: Meet the Comcast ‘whores’. Q&A: Chris Hayes.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on US ceding internet authority.
- Somerby: This was the week the (cable news) music died.
- MSNBC’s Todd shoots at CNN; CNN lands zinger on Chuck.
- Kurtz: Why plane-athon defenders are missing the point.
- Sick! HLN brings on ‘psychic’ to talk to dead passengers?!
- Robinson: Lacking in facts, obsessed media make stuff up.
- Carter: CNN ratings hinge on developments in plane story.
- CNN signs Miles O’Brien as aviation expert...for two weeks.
- Adams: There are a few problems with that black hole theory.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/20/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Plane-athon fatigue setting in? FNC tops extended prime.
- A milestone for Tapper’s Lead. Miles O’Brien resurfaces.
- Kogan: Chicagoland III another Rahm Emanuel puff piece?
- Cablers burn the midnight oil covering flight 370. Piling on.
- A black hole? Bermuda Triangle? Don Lemon gets answers!
- De Moraes: Cable news plane-athon divides media mavens.
- Davidson: Endless coverage of missing plane is a good thing!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shaw: Plane-orama boosts CNN, FNC as MSNBC dips.
- CNN scraps regular programing for breaking non-news.
- Concha: What will cable do if the plane is never found?
- Video: Maria Molina throws up, passes out...and flies.
- White House conscripts mice to fight their War on Fox.
- O’Reilly movie project expands to four-hour miniseries.
- Imus video: Greg Gutfeld on media, Fox, Not Cool, etc.
- CNN’s Dana Bash named to list of ‘powerful’ DC women.
- Report: Anonymous CNN staffers question plane coverage.
- Disney shareholder: why are ABC anchors jumping to CNN?
- Kurtz: Media embroiled in perpetual plane hysteria. Ouch.
- Greta: Note to hand-wringing armchair critics...get over it!
- Zorn: Surprise! CNN’s media critic demands more speculation!
- Backlash to the backlash? Wemple: It’s explanatory journalism.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Tempers flare as The Five debate Crimea.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- FoxBiz sets Diedre Bolton premiere. CNN con Carney?
- Video: Say again? Grace under fire. Weekend numbers.
- Calderone: CNN strangely reluctant to go on the record.
- Guess why CNN has stories from last week still unaired?
- Fox News tops all cable for week. CNN weekend scores.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer on Crimea, Flight 370, and more.
- Video: Anderson Cooper w/ Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Byers: Scarborough appearances sidestep MSNBC policy?
- Should CNN revive ICYMI? Gretchen hosts Time for Lyme.
- Carter: Plane-orama buoys CNN. Shafer: Keep it coming!
- Somerby: O’Reilly and Golberg were ‘right on all counts’.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg slams plane-orama ‘infotainment’.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/17/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Rothman: Da Plane brings out worst in media. More.
- Video: Media miss huge impact of internet giveaway?
- Fox News apps redesigned. Rick Sanchez resurfaces.
- McMurry: Joe 2016 begins. Somerby: Insult to the tribe.
- Lauren Ashburn: Why I’ve gone back to wearing a cross.
- Taibi: CNN takes plane coverage to the next level...toys!
- Zurawik: Upstart AJAm is more than the sum of its ratings.
'Our Party Has Decided to Surrender the Country'
03/16/14 20:55 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders on Putin, Ukraine, and—yes—da Plane:
From The Fox Report, March 16 2014
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz vids: Da plane, Lena Dunham, Costas, panic.
- Reliable Sources: Da plane, da plane, da plane, Ukraine.
- FNC update: four hours of Harris and Pirro. CNN update.
- Late Show video: Bill O’Reilly with David Letterman.
- Joe not closing the 2016 door. Sunday talkers: tip sheet.
- Bordelon: The Cycle has become unfunny sketch comedy.
- Hogue: Aly’s bland send-off. Somerby: Explaining Maddow?
- CNN signs Mel Robbins. Salazar: Chicagoland’s stereotypes.
- Your Buzz videos: Bob Costas, avoiding Palin, and Rob Ford.
'I Tried to Talk Her Out of It'
03/14/14 14:11 Filed in: videos
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/14/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Palin ‘going Rogue’...for real. Geraldo’s ‘new show’.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on media’s Malaysia mistakes.
- CNN plans theatrical release of illegal immigrant doc.
- Bloggers foment controversy over one nlgja attendee.
- Sorkin writing drama pilot. Update boosts Chicagoland.
- Q&A: CNN’s Michelle Kosinski, Weather’s Sam Champion.
- Special Report video: Panel ponders separation of powers.
- O’Reilly to appear with Nassau Pops. Brown in, Brown out.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/13/14 22:53 Filed in: links
- CNN sets 9pm try-outs: four possibles start 3/28.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News tops rivals for Harlem explosion coverage.
- Wemple: Ed Schultz confused as time marches on.
- Mirkinson: Malaysia mania is Poop Ship redux. More.
- GOP Presidential poll includes two cable news hosts.
- CNN’s celebrity chef headed for Russia, Punjab, etc.
- O’Reilly and Chris Matthews inducted. Holt honored.
- Kogan: Chicagoland has questions, but few answers.
- Bury: Despite a silly title Chicagoland got my attention.
- Cable news swells named special guests at nlgja benefit.
- After the Buzz video: Palin slams the media. AJAm’s app.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/12/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Seer Schultz slips up. Bernie Shaw resurfaces.
- Wolff and Roberts at SxSW. The Judge spills the beans.
- Will cable news reports help save a boy’s life? Update.
- Wallenstein: He’s awesome on twitter...and awful on tv.
- Video: Ronan Farrow w/ Colbert. Cablers cover explosion.
- Video: Judge Nap w/ Jon Stewart pt one, pt two, pt three.
- Video: Rachel Maddow with Seth Meyers part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Funny is as funny does.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Does Enroll America owe FNC an apology?
- Weekend numbers: Media Buzz and Cashin’ In score.
- Craig Melvin’s merger pays a welcome dividend.
- Fox has concerns about Comcast merger. Today’s oops.
- Somerby: Sonny Hostin thinks everyone should be in jail!
- Video: Behind the scenes with Shep Smith. Profile: Huck.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Melissa Harris-Perry. Stay classy, Mika.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the media’s IRS avoidance.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/10/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: CPAC and media mockery.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Laura-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Simon: Ronan does not speak for my generation.
- Alisyn Camerota is leaving Fox News. Coincidence?
- John Kerry zings CNN (via Greta). Grace under fire.
- Cable news journalism ala Robert Redford (via FTV).
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Ukraine, missing flight, etc.
- Redford/Sarandon CNN series debut: solid. Today’s oops.
- Video Q&A: Clayton Morris. Michaela MIA? Sarah sought?
- Hot & Not: CPAC, Kudlow, Newsmax, courtroom capers, etc
'A Balloon Looking for a Pin'
03/09/14 20:55 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders tackle CPAC, Rand Paul, Hillary, and more:
From The Fox Report, March 9 2014
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/08/14 21:18 Filed in: links
- Did Brooke’s tweet reveal a new Zucker punch victim?
- Media Buzz videos: Ukraine, Bob Costas part one, pt two.
- Reliable Sources: Newsmax, minority reports, Cosmos 2.0.
- What’s missing from Morning Express? A political anchor.
- Shield standoff resurrected: Supreme Court appeal filed.
- Your Buzz videos: Ukraine punditry, Kerry Kennedy, and shills.
- Alan still gets hate mail. Sunday talk: preview, turn the table.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/07/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Steinberg: CNN’s future...Lawyers, Lemon, and real life?
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Piers Morgan Live ends in three weeks; Tapper, Weir sub.
- Shep in Ukraine: shoe-leather reporting plus social media.
- Zucker punched: Chicagoland flops...even in Chicago!
- Somerby: Maddow’s dissembling ‘almost pathological’.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. Google hangout with Bret Baier.
- Crimea hotel threatens to throw CNN out. Q&A: Coop.
- CNBC axes Kudlow Report. Piers slot goes to...Bill Weir?
- Larry King sez of his RT show: I don’t work for RT (v/TVN).
- Keene: Chicagoland debut plays like ode to Rahm Emanuel.
- Moore: Chicagoland a disturbing but hopeful saga of the city.
- Melissa Harris-Perry shows her new baby and her natural hair.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/06/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Ex-RT anchor Liz Wahl ducks job offer questions.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-MacCallum-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cavuto: It might sound crazy to say I’m grateful for MS...
- Red Eye video: Debate over Ed Snowden heats up fast.
- Rothman: Ronan segment ‘nothing short of embarrassing’.
- Kirrell: An analysis of Ukraine coverage on US cable news.
- Imus video: Ex-CIA op Mike Baker on the crisis in Ukraine.
- Get Ruddy to rumble: Newsmax plans cable news channel.
- Kate Bolduan headed for a demotion? Q&A: Robin Meade.
- Profile: S.E. Cupp. Elkin: The hazards of secondhand news.
- Factor video: Debate over ‘cheering for Putin’ turns rowdy.
- Enquirer: Is it true what they’re saying about Ronan Farrow?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/05/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Shepard Smith reports from Ukraine.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN’s 10pm hour will mainly be canned documentaries.
- Concha: What cable news really needs...more bubbles!
- Al-Jazeera America only pulls in 5,000 demo viewers.
- CNN unloads Zite app. Q&A: Jeff Zucker, Arwa Damon.
- Video: Hasselbeck feature debuts with Darrell Wallace Jr.
- Weather Channel morning show to feature Sam Champion.
- Special Report video: All-star panel on the crisis in Ukraine.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/04/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN skeds legal show w/Geragos. Smerconish debut set.
- Shep, Coop, et al report from Ukraine. Reliable rebounds.
- Johnson: Ronan Farrow, the young man only old people like.
- Mika B going through a bad spell. CNN’s Ukraine dilemma.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly with Bob Costas part one, part two.
- CNN and Allstate team up for ‘native’ ads. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/03/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Russia tightens its grip on Crimea.
- Lean Backward: Week one Farrow and Reid lose ground.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CJR: Fox News progressives...feisty and prominent (v/NB).
- Q&A: ‘True gentleman’ Bret Baier on career, politics, etc.
- Jake Tapper ‘adopts’ a US soldier via ‘Homefront Hugs’.
- Piers sticking with CNN. Coop’s off to Ukraine. Priorities.
- Hogue: Fox & Friends...weakened. Hannity’s ‘secret life’.
- Fox & Friends videos: Janice Dean steps up; hitting the ice.
- ICN: Ronan tries to be everything...and succeeds at nothing.
- Hot & Not: Bartiromo, Ukraine, Piers, Hannity, New Day, etc.
'He Sees Another Neville Chamberlain'
03/02/14 20:33 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! The Political Insiders on Harry Reid, Ukraine, the IRS, and more:
From The Fox Report, March 1 2014
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/01/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Bigelow: Reliable Sources edits out criticism of its host.
- Media Buzz videos: Piers, the age issue, Ronan Farrow.
- Reliable Sources: Bridgegate, Justice Thomas, Fox News.
- Piers: CNN was just holding me back! Growing pains.
- Geraldo’s Scandalous premieres Saturday...or does it?
- Somerby: The three faces of Nunziato. Today’s apology.
- Your Buzz videos: Trial by media, Zimmerman, FCC bias?
- Thank you for being a friend. Sunday talk: turn the table.
- Factor video: ‘Harmful entertainment’ debate gets personal.