Sep 2014
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/30/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Debate on the threat of ISIS turns rowdy.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- José Diaz-Balart marks MSNBC move toward ‘new voices’.
- Somerby: Maddow wipes Latinos off the face of the earth.
- Q&A: Gretchen Carlson on Real Story’s first year; video.
- Q3: FNC most watched cabler. Q3 spin: CNN MSNBC HLN.
- Closing Bell rings sour sans Bartiromo. Weekend numbers.
- Surprise! Vets outraged at Bolling had hidden connections.
- Profile: Sonny Hostin (v/CNNC). Piers Morgan finds work.
- Kaufman: Stelter’s strange defense of Zakaria (via CNNC).
- This Week video: Bill O’Reilly w/ George Stephanopoulos.
- Wemple: An ‘idiotic idea’ makes cable news waves. More.
- Q&A: James Rosen on coffee rituals; Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
- MSNBC’s best night over a dismal two weeks: Lockup marathon!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on 60 Minutes Obama interview.
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Monday Links and Open Thread
09/29/14 00:09 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Newsweek adds plagiarism warning to Zakaria articles.
- CNN ‘comped’ $3600 hotel bill for Zimmerman brothers.
- MSNBC drops Goldie Taylor. Video Q&A: Jose Diaz-Balart.
- Jon Scott climbs Mount Kilimanjaro. Q&A: Dierdre Bolton.
- Emails to FNC and MSNBC pivotal in trial. Simon to CNN.
- Concha: Don’t pre-empt Meet the Press...air it on MSNBC.
- Q&A: Anthony Bourdain. Another CNN show not airing live.
- Video: Is NFL coverage ‘insane’? Imus video: Juan Williams.
- MSNBC loves Global Citizen Festival: it ‘aligns with our values’.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders pt one, pt two, pt three, pt four.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/27/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- ICN: Reliable on Zakaria...a tortured, cherry-picked response.
- Media Buzz videos: War criticism, Pentagon video, Lois Lerner.
- Reliable Sources videos: Journalism in wartime, ESPN, Fareed.
- Today’s apology. Today’s oops. Somerby: It’s Hayes again.
- Reliable Sources to address Fareed Zakaria controversy.
- Behind the scenes at Fox News Sunday w/ Chris Wallace.
- Your Buzz videos: WH intruder, focus on NFL, MSM vs TMZ.
- The Blaze video: Beck interviews O’Reilly. Express shrinks.
- ‘Fox anchor’ Gregg Jarrett resurfaces. More. Sunday talkers.
'I Really Am Getting Tired of the Pretending'
09/26/14 15:54 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! When Shep goes off on a rant about the war on ISIS, Chris Wallace is left pretty much speechless:
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/26/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Videos: Eric Bolling, Greg Gutfeld explain. Greta reacts.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- How celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain could save CNN.
- Wemple: Officialdom has spoken...Sean Hannity was right.
- Extreme makeover at CNN International? Live battle mode.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Bernard Golberg on internet madness.
- Kelly File video: State Dept’s Marie Harf. Q&A: Janice Dean.
- Deirdre Bolton’s fashions for Frisco. Kate Boulduan’s new girl.
- Profile: Lisa Ling. CNN’s split personalities. Crane bumps Weir.
'I Didn't Know They Let Women Fly Airplanes'
09/25/14 09:53 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Former fighter pilot Lea Gabrielle explains the tactics and weaponry behind the airstrikes on ISIS:
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/25/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Is MSNBC host working with WH in search for new AG?
- FTV Live: Send an email to Bill O’Reilly...and get fired!
- Factor video: Rosen & Cameron. Zucker punches back.
- Q&A: CNN’s Rachel Smolkin. Stephen Collinson to CNN.
- Byers: From his glass house, Chuck Todd zings Roger Ailes.
- Comcast cries ‘extortion’ as rivals ramp up opposition to deal.
- Maglio: Fox News insider claims shakedown by ‘copyright troll’.
- Cuomo’s pointless evening cameos. Greta zings two of The Five.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/24/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five- Megyn 1-2-3.
- Shepard Smith Reporting video: State Dept’s Jen Psaki.
- Video: Katie Couric meets Bill O’Reilly. Today’s lawsuit.
- Fox & Friends videos: Mr Bill O’Reilly part one, part two.
- Imus videos: Bill O’Reilly and Mike Baker. Q&A: Lisa Ling.
- Jimmy Kimmel videos: Anthony Bourdain part one, part two.
- Steinberg: ‘Original series’ to supplant news on CNN prime.
- The Zakaria Plagiarismapalooza: A few more logs on the fire.
- Zucker: We have ‘complete confidence’ in Zakaria (v/CNNC).
- Wemple: Panama City preps Hannity-inspired spring break regs.
- Wemple: it’s ‘insane’ to take O’Reilly’s mercenary army seriously.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/23/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Ed Henry examines the question of timing.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox News airstrike coverage tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Fox News contributor placed on terrorism watch list. More.
- Zucker play: CNN chief explains move away from live news.
- Imus in the Morning videos: FNC’s Bret Baier, Ed Henry.
- Cablers scramble to cover bombing after FNC breaks story.
- Fox & Friends videos: Judge Andrew Napolitano, Tony Blair.
- Eric Bolling and Weiner in a twitter spat. Weekend numbers.
- CBS This Morning videos: Bill O’Reilly on killing ISIS and Patton.
- Somerby: If CNN valued journalism they’d fire Coop and Nichols.
- ICN: CNN’s water torture over Zakaria flap continues; it’s horrid.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/22/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner, Anthony Bourdain (via TVN).
- Hogue: Why Heather Nauert excels in her new milieu.
- Molly Henneberg takes a dive...with American heroes.
- Tapper’s hot DC spots. HLN teasing Share. Vasel to CNN.
- Political ad buyers eyeing cable news. George Will: True.
- Imus video: Judge Napolitano on ISIS, Rand Paul, and more.
- Byers: Esquire raises the temperature in the Zakaria debate.
- Stelter ‘trying to get an interview with Zakaria’. CNN snippets.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/20/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Wars on ISIS, Debbie W-S, and the NFL.
- Reliable Sources: NFL scandals, the ISIS trailer, Palin’s brawl.
- Reliable Sources has an understated, uncluttered new studio.
- CNN awarded partial victory in GLAAD lawsuit. Sunday talkers.
- Venezuela launches criminal investigation of CNN. Today’s oops.
- Your Buzz videos: TMZ, abuse excused, Hillary, and NFL ‘hysteria’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Does Cooper have the brain cells to do his job?
- Reese’s piece: ‘Cratering News Network’; response (v/TVN).
- AJAm countersues Al Gore. Mika Brzezinski: Pants on fire!
- Video: Are drumbeats from media pushing POTUS into war?
- An Apprentice program with no boardroom or Trump: video.
- Bye-bye, Boulduan. Alibaba ballyhoo. Q&A: Gary Schreier.
- Hologram lawsuit thrown out of court. Today’s oops (via ICN).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shepard Smith grills Press Secretary Josh Earnest.
- Video: Tonight is throwback Thursday on Special Report.
- Video: Rupert Murdoch on Scotland, Time-Warner (v/TVN).
- Somerby: An Olbermann-style con targeting Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- Somerby: Could these cable stars get dumber and still live?
- Byers: The wrongs of Fareed Zakaria; ICN: Clear the air!
- OtR videos: Parents of Brendan Tevlin part one, part two.
- CNN buys another documentary. So what’s one more hour?
- MoJo hits Motown. Remember SkinnerVille? Lauren finds work.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/17/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What are these boots made for, anyway?
- Bart: MSNBC’s boring line-up needs an extreme makeover.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- FBN pre-empting Imus to cover Scotland independence vote.
- The Kelly File breaks into the top five programs on all cable.
- Factor video: James Rosen and Sharyl Attkisson on Benghazi.
- Somerby: A Cable Outrage Spectacular turns amazingly dumb.
- Linda Vester resurfaces; flashback. Deborah Feyerick re-ups.
- Fareed Zakaria is still plagiarizing...on CNN! Q&A: Jay Carney.
- Hasselbeck thriving, as is Fox & Friends. Bartiromo’s road trip.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/16/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Benghazi has spinners working overtime.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: A critical look at Benghazi, Fox, and 13 Hours.
- Somerby: How O’Donnell and Hayes treat you like fools.
- Zucker punch: Crossfire on ‘extended hiatus’...for good?
- At 100 episodes, Outnumbered sees big ratings rise. More.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on NFL’s mounting troubles.
- Lauren Ashburn’s contract not renewed. Weekend numbers.
- NLRB ruling could cost CNN millions. Nischelle Turner exits CNN.
- Out: CNNx...in: CNNgo. Coop censored. Matthews: Mostly false.
- Q&A: Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s first F&F year; Bill O’Reilly and Killing Patton; Maria Bartiromo’s info stream; Jake Tapper’s meals (via FDC).
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/13/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Supporting airstrikes, TMZ, Ray Rice.
- Reliable Sources: ISIS videos, NFL conflicts, cable pro-war?
- Audio: Julie Banderas is not a fan of Mike Tyson.
- Today’s twitter spat: Richard Grenell vs Brian Stelter.
- Somerby: A question the ‘cable giants’ have not asked.
- Video: Richard Grenell on US response to ISIS execution.
- Sakoui: Is Fox News bugging out? Teapot, meet tempest.
- O'Donnell and Tapper honored. A ‘different Jesus’? Totally!
- Your Buzz videos: Carney, optics, Juan Williams, nude celebs.
- It’s official: Luke Russert joins Meet the Press. Sunday talkers.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/12/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Robust debate re jihadist murder of teen.
- Enough is enough? Five from Fox. RIP Andy Levy’s father.
- Imus video: Ex-CIA covert officer Mike Baker on defeating ISIS.
- Firm buys CNN advertising time in advance to resell in Oct/Nov.
- Wemple: CNN defends booking seemingly ubiquitous John McCain.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Ray Rice and a ‘reign of terror’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Fox dominated during speech, beat MSNBCNN combined.
- Wednesday numbers: Kelly/Obama-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
Scarry: In defense of Fox’s Brian Kilmeade.- Anna Kooiman running Marathon to aid heroes’ families.
- Griffith: Bill O’Reilly helps children of 9/11 victims.
- David Gregory, Dana Bash moderate ‘no labels’ session.
- Concha: A curious new skirmish in the NYT War on Fox.
- Greta: NY Times ‘dimwit’ smears Fox News. Wemple.
- Wemple: Does Fox News really ‘tend not to apologize’?
- Kelly File video: All-star panel reacts to POTUS ISIS plan.
- Video: Carney/McCain battle royale. CNN hearts Politico.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/10/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap says Prez can’t go to war w/o Congress.
- America video: Full interview, Jorge Ramos and Bill O’Reilly.
- Liz Claman’s apps for traveling ‘workmoms’. More Bourdain.
- CNN hires Jay Carney; Concha: perfect fit; Wemple: we’ll see.
- Powers: Bill O’Reilly is not sexist. POTUS coverage rundown.
- Andrea Mitchell notes astonishing coincidence. Today’s oops.
- Factor video: NFL players’ ex-wives on the culture of violence.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/09/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: NFL responsibility in Ray Rice matter.
- Gold: TV Eyes wins first round in Fox News lawsuit.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cashin’ In tops Saturday daytime. Weekend numbers.
- Zucker punched: Media Buzz tops Reliable’s Todd exclusive.
- Greta: I was pressured. Profile: Melissa Harris-Perry. More.
- Kelly File video: Terror pipeline exclusive part one, part two.
- Brian Stelter: Fox News ‘tends not to apologize’?!? Flashback!
- CNN wants Arwa Damon lawsuit dismissed. Kilmeade comments.
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/08/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-13 Hours/Benghazi 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Kilmeade quip a ‘new low’ for F&F? (Um, no.) More.
- Megyn Kelly to co-host B&C Hall of Fame with Costas (v/TVN).
- Bloomberg previews With All Due Respect. Case adjourned.
- CNN’s future may be brightest on the internet. CNN snippets.
- Video: Are media to blame for unsuitable Presidential ‘optics’?
- Official launch of FNC/FBN everywhere streaming. Twitter spat!
- ANHQ video: Greta van Susteren on the case of Sgt Tahmooressi.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/06/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Media war push?; Concha on Chuck Todd.
- Reliable Sources: Media panic over ISIS; Chuck Todd; it’s Rula!
- Factor video: ‘Sexist’ Bill leads to robust debate. Today’s oops.
- MSNBC signature show targets Fairfax. MSNBCer lawsuit settled.
- FNC skeds Geraldo special on Joan Rivers. Sunday talk: preview.
- Greta: Did admin plant criticism of Fox in the media? Video: More.
- Your Buzz vids: Beheadings, anchor attire, hacked celebs, thin skin.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/05/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Has Obama made his ISIS strategy clear?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Cablers cover another plane: Jon Scott trumps MSNBCNN.
- Zero Hedge: CNBC viewership nosedives to 21-year lows.
- Greta: NBC’s war on women? What about Mika Brzezinski?
- ET video: A day w/Sandra Smith. NBC’s new senior analyst.
- Wemple: Benghazi revelations and Fox News’s reporting.
- Friday special: 13 Hours at Benghazi...video preview. More.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly scoffs at State Dept charges. Today’s oops.
- Factor videos: Bernard Goldberg on Obama coverage; ‘Sexist’ Bill.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/04/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Lively debate over homeland security.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- August program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Shep Smith video: Larry King remembers Joan Rivers.
- CNBC’s summer of sinking ratings. The war on Fox!
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Laura-Kelly File-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: New Day widens lead over Morning Joe.
- Richard Lui honored; Kate Rogers jumps to CNBC.
- Reliable Sources moves to the Big Apple (via CNNComm).
- Bobbie Battista resurfaces; more. Bloomberg resurfaces.
- Occasional Cycle panelist to be regular on Meet the Press.
- The Independents still airing new shows on FBN. Flashback.
- Factor videos: Taking on ISIS, Putin; taking on Jon Stewart. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/03/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Robust debate over dealing with ISIS.
- August numbers: Fox News tops CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- ‘So this happened’ uses faked photo, silently corrects.
- Video: It’s a boy! Charles Payne has business tips.
- Adios, Piers. Hello, Alisyn. Quo vadis, Crossfire?
- Shaw: MSNBC cultural critic Twitter silent since gaffe.
- Twitter: We love you Alisyn, but... Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: This Is Life with Lisa Ling comes to CNN.
- Wemple: Kurtz/Colbert ‘feud’ a form of media symbiosis.
- Twitter spats: Heather Childers; Jake Tapper. Exclusive!
- MSNBC producer Gifford movies to Bloomberg politics unit.
- How a Fox News lawsuit could impact the future of tv news.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five/5pm-Greta-The Five/11pm 1-2-3.
- Q&A Chris Wallace: Fox News Sunday is ‘the best job of my career’.
