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Friday Links and Open Thread
05/15/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- The ‘long-lost stars’ of television news: where are they now?
- Greta posts photo, it connects parents of hero cop and victim.
- MSNBC has lowest day since 2005, while AJAm is even lower!
- Video: Ethical issues mushroom in Stephanopoulos controversy.
- Rothstein: Flap over juror at Schultz trial; the judge chills out.
- Q&A: Kirsten Powers. Today’s conspiracy. Question of the day.
- Tonight video: Bill O’Reilly with Jimmy Fallon part one, part two.
- Factor video: The President, Charles Blow, and Bernard Goldberg.
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/14/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- Kirell: The Greg Gutfeld Show dry to debut Sunday May 31.
- Gahr: Attorney trips up Ed Schultz. Imus video: Jenna Lee.
- Profile: Brooke Baldwin (v/CNNC). CNN’s Letterman special.
- Harris Faulkner at the Paley Center African-American Tribute.
- Fox News hires Kristin Fisher from ABC. Coop promotes CNN.
- Audio Q&A: Kirsten Powers. The View video: Mika Brzezinski.
- McCarthy: Quinnipiac identifies the most trusted name in news.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/13/15 00:00
- Tuesday numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3. FNC growth.
- CNN schedules more reality shows. Stelter wants a new beat?
- FTV: Al-Jaz America fails the Amtrak test. Fox News...on CNN!
- F&F video: Amtrak passenger Jeremy Wladis tells survival story.
- Grenell: Kirsten Powers’s Silencing spurs ‘unhinged’ reactions.
- With strong Pew results, FNC online getting extreme makeover.
- Westhoven: Chris Hayes takes police training. Q&A: Jim Morelli.
- Rothstein: Trial Judge smacks down Ed Schultz. Seshadri to CNN.
- Wemple: Does the President watch Fox News ‘on a regular basis’?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/12/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Greta: O’Donnell pulled one of the oldest tricks in cable news.
- Video: Lea Gabrielle tests fighter pilot helmet with X-ray vision.
- CNN’s very bad week: falls behind MSNBC in primetime; more.
- Today’s ‘death of cable news’ polemic. The Silencing excerpts.
- HLN fiddling with their afternoon schedule. Geraldo’s new crib.
- Video: Tom Brokaw clarifies his BriWi stance. Weekend numbers.
- Examiner reporter becomes an issue in Ed Schultz trial. Day one.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/11/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Laura-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- FBN changes: Bartiromo to mornings, Cavuto to noon, more.
- In wake of Fox News blackout DishNet loses 134K subs; more.
- Video: Three GOP hopefuls brave the Sunday morning shows.
- Kurtz: Salon waging war against Fox News...but there’s a catch.
- Q&A: Kirsten Powers discusses The Silencing, more. Q&A: Mika B.
- AJAm exec to ‘bring the team together’. Ainsley: keeping the faith.
- Today’s ‘death of cable news’ harangue. Thomas Roberts honored.
- Wallace zings The White House. There’s no getting rid of Ali Velshi.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/08/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- TCG: Why Megyn Kelly is America’s first amendment canary.
- Wemple: Cable news failed free speech, but Megyn Kelly didn’t.
- Ostrow: Dana Perino pitches optimism. CNN to push The Point.
- Screening questions for Ed Schultz jury. Profile: Andrea Mitchell.
- Chris Wallace flies. Piers Morgan resurfaces. Another CNN game.
- Profile: Maria B (via TVN). Dr Drew: More sex! Chris Cuomo: False.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/07/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Politico is taken aback: FNC pundits air diverse viewpoints!
- What’s in Maria’s B’s bag? What’s Ahnold’s favorite tv show?
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly talks about his charity work. Today’s oops.
- Outnumbered video: Andy Levy joins white privilege debate.
- Farhi: As cable news audiences decline, prime time is fading.
- Wemple and Cupp have words on twitter...and it’s not a spat!
- Imus videos: Juan Williams, Chris Wallace talk free speech etc.
- Hill: Did CNN’s approach to Michael Gray case incite Baltimore?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg and O’Reilly agree...the fix is in.
- Nededog: The Feds partner with CNN to work on drones for news.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/06/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Profile: Harris Faulkner, multi-talented rising star (via TVN).
- Gahr: Wrangle over Jonathan Alter testimony in Schultz case.
- Wemple: Greta to make clarification; Cupp guilty of advocacy?
- Chris Cuomo tweets spur outrage. Viewers ditch pot for news.
- Al-Jazeera America is in turmoil. Christine Romans and SMART.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/05/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Reliable Sources, without Brian Stelter, ties MediaBuzz.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner on race, career, and more (v/TVN).
- Morrissey: Matthews, mousetraps, and muddled analysis.
- CNN blurs out Mohammad cartoon. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Mika Brzezinski. Dr Drew to get extreme makeover.
- Mike Rowe revisits Baltimore. FNC touts its tune-in length.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/04/15 00:00
- The Five video: Free speech is under attack in America.
- Friday’s numbers: Megyn K-Juan Williams-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Fox News gets it dangerously wrong in Baltimore.
- Shep apologizes for erroneous report from correspondent.
- CNN anchor under twitter fire. Is CNN blaming the victim?
- Another exclusive report that MSNBC is planning changes.
- CNNC: Pot trumps news; Concha’s ‘insightful’ chat show.
- Q&A: Shep Smith talks tech, his dust-up with The Five, etc.
- Is this FNC rising star the real deal? Pay to play at MSNBC?
- O’Reilly/Miller Don’t Be a Pinhead Tour comes to Westbury.
- Cable newsers cross company lines: the guys and the gals.
- CNNC: Reliable Sources avoids reporting on CNN mistakes.
- CNN, NBC execs in ‘intense’ confab. CNN hires Robyn Kriel.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/02/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Baltimore, Clinton Cash, Leland Vittert.
- Reliable Sources: Baltimore, Brian Williams, ‘thug’ is racist.
- Somerby: Maddow never reported officer’s exoneration.
- Your Buzz: Hillary, Republicans, Clinton Cash, The Rev.
- Cablenewsers go back to school. Joe Concha moonlights.
- Zurawik: The media didn’t light the fires. Sunday talkers.
- CNNC: Chris Cuomo should fess up and take responsibility.
- Legends & Lies turns spotlight on Nevada. Banned in Vegas.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/01/15 00:00
- The Five video: Why The Nightly Show edited Dana Perino.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Rutz: MSNBC and Kremlin-funded RT have much in common.
- Q&A: Leland Vittert in Baltimore; Liz Claman and her playlist.
- Wemple: CNN asked Pew to revise numbers, Pew said ‘sure!’
- Gahr: As trial approaches, Ed Schultz witnesses are cowering.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media Baltimore coverage.
- But it’s an exclusive! Who’s who? Video: CNN’s NSFW whoops.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/30/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Joyella: Bob Beckel in treatment for prescription drug addiction.
- Video: MSNBC host protects mayor from Fox News questions.
- TCG: MSNBC uses truther Touré as a breaking news reporter?!
- Fox ad chief: We already beat CNN, now on to USA and ESPN.
- Janice Dean, Shannon Bream at MS Women on the Move event.
- Joyella: FNC dominates online. Wemple: CNN wants a recount.
- Amanpour to UNESCO. Lara Baldesarra, Erin McPike exit CNN.
- F&F video: Judge Napolitano on new report Gray injured himself.
- CNNC: Cuomo explains himself, smears blogger who broke story.
- Cuomo responds: ‘It’s out of context BS’, then deletes response.
- CNN anchor says of police: ‘Be careful; you know how they are’.
- Wemple: Brooke Baldwin apology shows how its done. Take two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/29/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- What does the Fox say? The Daily Beast doesn’t have a clue.
- Q&A: Outnumbered ladies on ratings, breaking news, and more.
- Wemple: MSNBC...profits over people. Weprin: Alternatives.
- New Pew: Cable news viewership, by channel; revenues, profits.
- Fox News Sunday’s 19th anniversary. Imus video: Mike Baker.
- Kurtz: Ignore the finger-pointing; media did not fan riot flames.
- Stuever: Is CNN as bad as everyone thinks it is? Yes...and no.
- CNN riot coverage exaggerates seriousness of events (via CNNC).
- Video: Unruly Baltimore crowd gets rowdy during Geraldo report.
- Charges of unbalanced reporting disrupt Zakaria event (v/CNNC).
- Hogue: Kiran Chetry resurfaces, makes appeal on behalf of Nepal.
- Wemple: Lawsuit vs Al-Jazeera America claims anti-Semitism. More.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/28/15 00:00
- April numbers: FNC grows, CNN holds on, MSNBC sinks.
- Monday’s numbers: Shep-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered’s most provocative, unexpected moments.
- Weprin: Imus moves show to Texas, parts ways with FBN.
- NBC logo from 65 years ago reappears on Way Too Early.
- Kaplan: Dr Sanjay Gupta surgery saved life of Nepal girl.
- Video Q&A: Andy Levy. CNN’s Gnomist. Weekend numbers.
- Joyella: With few words, Shep Smith tells a powerful story.
- Nguyen: CNN isn’t helping. CNNC: Don Lemon ‘welcomed’.
- Wemple: Shep plus The Five made for compelling television.
- Concha: Shep plus The Five made an uncomfortable combo.
- Zurawik: Cable beefs-up Baltimore coverage on a long night.
- McQuivey: Comcast lucky that regulators nixed merger deal.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/27/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- FTV: CNN’s riot coverage is awful...and likely to get worse.
- Wolff: What NBC News execs could learn from Roger Ailes.
- Comcast ridicules $20B discrimination suit, seeks dismissal.
- Joyella: 24-hr cable news? Stop kidding yourself... Fox faces.
- CNNC: Nepal coverage epitomizes the Zuckerification of news.
- FTV: Don Imus leaving FBN? Peter Hamby jumps to Snapchat.
- Atkinson: Rumblings of mutiny at Al-Jaz America (v/FTV Live).
- Devaney: Swells par-tay at CNN’s post-dinner Sunday brunch.
- TCG: Reliable Sources blackout? No coverage of ‘Clinton cash’.
- Q&A: Fareed Zakaria and Blindsided...postponed to next week.
- Wolf hearts Harf...and Jane. Coop in Phoenix. Lynn is Mrs Smith.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/25/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Clinton Cash, Bruce Jenner, Hillary silence.
- Reliable Sources: Brian Williams, Bruce Jenner, Brian Williams.
- Zurawik: CNN ignored news to air empty-headed narcissism.
- Videos: No dinner for Tucker Carlson; The Jamie Colby story.
- Celebrity chef to air backwards episode. Lemon: Me, Meee!
- SPJ honors cablers. Bartiromo goes to Milken. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Britt, Hillary, Gyro, burrito, Mika, Hillary, Marco.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/24/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly teams up with Kevin Spacey on cable project.
- The Kelly File only news program on top 10 social media list.
- TCG: Choice of Tapper puts CNN back in the game for 2016.
- Byers: How Tapper’s SotU could dominate the Sunday shows.
- Jake Tapper gets State of the Union. Comcast deal: dead.
- CNN Politics gets extreme makeover. Tapper apologizes.
- Faw: CNN gaining GOP viewers. How to get a job at CNN.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on POTUS and Christians.
- Video Q&A: Mike Rowe’s first big break. Schultz: Half true.
- Scarry: Meet Evan Gahr, the reporter bedeviling Ed Schultz.
- Erik Wemple astonished (!) Fox News airs NY Times reporter.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/23/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Report: Comcast will drop Time/Warner merger deal.
- Video: Bret Baier previews Friday’s Tangled Web special.
- Q&A: The many faces...and varied careers...of Andy Levy.
- Daily Show video: Dana Perino w/Jon Stewart. Glamour Q&A.
- Mike Rowe in Arcata; Anthony Bourdain in Barnegat Light.
- Pomerantz: Maybe Comcast doesn’t need Time/Warner anyhow.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/22/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: MSNBC stonewalls questions on deadbeat hosts.
- Rothman: Doesn’t anyone at MSNBC pay their taxes?
- Lean Forward: ‘Girlish, fun, upbeat, exuberant’...guess who?
- Only one cable newser named to NY Women’s Impact List.
- Lisa Ling in Ogden UT. CNN AppleWatch app is unusable.
- HLN to air Kim Kardashian documentary on mental illness.
- The View video: Dana Perino. Pot block redux not so high.
- Nolte: Viewers abandoning CNN’s shrill, divisive coverage.
- Zurawik: CNN (even Lemon) delivered strong Gray coverage.
- ICN: Zucker sticks with Lemon, but he’s not making Lemonade.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/21/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Maddow: ‘The host at Fox News who is called Bret Baier’.
- Ten nuggets from Dana Perino’s book. Weekend numbers.
- Rothstein: Despite Weiner stunt Reliable ratings plummet.
- Concha: Reliable Sources shouldn’t have booked Weiner.
- Survival expert turns down CNN’s offer to make fun of him.
- Thomas Roberts honored. Profile: Don Lemon (via CNNC).
- CNN’s ‘pot block’ gets high ratings as Legends & Lies grows.
- Joe S on Comcast deal: I’m no expert, I don’t know the issues.
- Zurawik: How cable news shaped perceptions of citizen’s death.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/20/15 00:00
- The Five video: Dana Perino previews her new book.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC gets exclusives from Clinton Cash; more; sets special.
- Q&A: Roger Ailes on Hillary, Cruz, Brian Williams, and more.
- TCG: Just how reliable are the sources on Reliable Sources?
- CNN pre-2016 hiring spree (via ICN). Cable news Peabodies.
- Imus video: FNC’s Juan Williams. Candy Crowley resurfaces.
- MSNBC insiders, alums assess its challenges. Cue the leg thrill.
- Coop talks career in Greensboro. Coy Wire does HLN weekends.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/18/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary, Britt McHenry, gyrocopter stunt.
- Reliable Sources: Hillary, Brian Williams, The ‘Fox Primary’.
- Comcast, Time/Warner try to save deal via meet with DoJ.
- Factor video: The Lauren Green story. Sunday talkers.
- Red Eye rumors...rejected. Swells gather for NLGJA gala.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN’s pot block airs Sunday night; more. Changes at CNBC.
- Your Buzz videos: Savannah Guthrie, Fox vs Hillary, lectures.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/17/15 00:00
- Video: Shepard Smith on the OKC bombing 20 years later.
- Flood: FNC report triggers Purple Heart benefits change.
- Greta special: Marine Held in Iran. Hogue: Awkward?
- Antitrust attorneys leaning against Comcast merger deal?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Schreier jumps back to Fox Biz. CNN Game Night redux?
- CNN discovers an ‘illegal settlement’ that is 32 years old.
- Cablenewsers named to distinguished list. O’Donnell: False.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of Hillary.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/16/15 00:00
- Legends & Lies searches for truth in Old West folklore.
- Battaglio: Bill O’Reilly and his burgeoning media empire.
- Gahr: The Rev ducks questions about Ed Schultz lawsuit.
- Lien Forward: Another MSNBC host in trouble over taxes.
- Melchior: The Rev gets a pass from the New York taxman?
- ICN: MSNBC is ‘rearranging deck chairs’ as the ship sinks.
- Lean Forward: Harry Reid hints he wants a job...at MSNBC!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/15/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Forget NatGeo, Killing Patton may be headed to theaters.
- Kissell: Legends & Lies gives FNC a Sunday night bump.
- Hogue: Elizabeth Prann is back...but still ‘unlisted’.
- Kelly File video: DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.
- Fox & Friends video: Road Trip...Anna goes to Clown College.
- Concha: Is there nothing Joe S & Mika B can’t get away with?
- Concha: MSNBC makes smart move in promoting Ari Melber.
- Another Dem opinionizer becomes an MSNBC ‘correspondent’.
- TCG: The lowdown on The Rundown. CNN goes to pot...again.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/14/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Politico list: Baier, Ed Henry, Kirsten Powers ‘on the right’!
- Lean Downward: MSNBC distant 4th for Clinton launch.
- CNN revisits the Gulf oil disaster. Video Q&A: Mika B.
- Dierdre Bolton: Elevator pitches. Brian Williams to CNN?
- New HLN game show set to air daily. Weekend numbers.
- Is Sean Hannity the unofficial first stop for GOP hopefuls?
- Joyella: Cable news ‘nothing burgers’. Q&A: Stacey Dash.
- Richard Quest moonlighting. Being out front helps Out Front.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/13/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Profiles: Steve and Peter Doocy’s roots in Bergen County.
- Video: Derangement syndrome in media coverage of Hillary?
- TCG: Roger rolls the dice; more. CNNC: Zucker takes his time.
- MSNBCNN reporters attend Hillary camp’s off-the-record dinner.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/11/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary’s launch, Rand’s style, shots fired.
- Reliable Sources: Hillary vs media, more Hillary, and Hill’s Bill.
- Legends & Lies dispels myths, hyperbole about the Old West.
- Your Buzz videos: Stephanopoulos, Noah, Warren, Menendez.
- Q1 2015 ratings via the theory of relativity: MSNBC, CNN, FNC.
- Mr Independent. The world leader in...emojis? Sunday talkers.
- Pope Francis, the Church, and Carol Costello. Hillary and The Rev.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/10/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News may move to the World Trade Center (v/TVN).
- Lean Forward: Scott family asks The Rev to stay away.
- Fox & Friends, Bret Baier beat NBC/CBS in major markets!
- Inside FNC’s Legends & Lies. Chris Wallace, Mr Sunday.
- Greta: My questions for Hillary Clinton, and a disclosure.
- Brooke Baldwin bounce leads to prime time opportunity?
- Imus video: Bret Baier. DC Journal video: Tucker Carlson.
- Gay: Ten reasons why Brian Williams should go to...MSNBC?!
- Q&A: Mika Brzezinski; Mike Rowe; Josh Lipton at CNBC’s SF digs.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/09/15 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- He calls Megyn Kelly ‘very fair’, watches every night.
- CNN doesn’t care about black people? Quest’s quiz.
- Swells gather to toast cablenewsers Megyn, Bill, et al.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Rothstein: Schultz will go to trial. Jake Tapper to CBS?!?
- Does Jeff Zucker deserve a salute for a third-place show?
- Kelly File video: Sen Rand Paul. Imus video: Bill Hemmer.
- Q&A: Mike Rowe. Lisa Ling at U of M Flint. The chef’s tour.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/08/15 00:00
- Kirell: It’s time to credit Jeff Zucker for resuscitating CNN.
- Audio Q&A: Chris Stirewalt. Wemple: Judith Miller vs Kurtz.
- O’Reilly, Megyn, Coop et al on most powerful NYC media list.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on failures by Rolling Stone.
- Byers: Cruz and Paul interviews exemplify Hannity influence.
- Griswold: Chris Hayes gets a ratings bump...by not showing up!
- Mike Rowe in Humboldt. Upped at CNN. Rachel Crane nominated.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/07/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- If CNN hires Brian Williams, will they institute a gag rule?
- Chariton: HBO/Vice alliance grows, but what about CNN?
- Eggerton: Cable news imposters hit with $16 million fine.
- Imus video: Bernard Goldberg on journalistic malpractice.
- Burrough: (MS)NBC a series of debacles. Weekend numbers.
- Comcast lobbies for merger (v/TVN). Karen Finney resurfaces.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/06/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Killing Jesus-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- New Day gets a new look. Will DishNet dump Weather?
- Video: Is Rolling Stone UVa retraction too little, too late?
- MSNBC facing huge overhaul, with exec Griffin vulnerable.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. Video: Anna gets dunked on opening day.
- Timely: CNN puff piece about Iran. Jim Boulden out at CNN.
- Greta: Good for Chris Wallace! The Circuit does Formula One.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/03/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: RFRA, Weinstein’s war, Gutfeld on Noah.
- Reliable Sources: Rolling Stone, anti-Christian bias, NY Times.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Summer may be short at HLN. Chris Cuomo to primetime?
- Wemple: Deja vu from Joe S. Judith Miller: Myths and fallacies.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on misreporting. Today’s Tucker tirade.
- Judge Jeanine and Robert Durst. She’s the true hero of The Jinx.
- Concha to Wallace: Apologize. Video: Howard Kurtz. Sunday talk.
- FNS tops Meet the Press in DC. CNN reporter attacked by a ghost?
- Your Buzz videos: Cruz, Bergdahl, Juan Williams, Ferguson, attacks.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/02/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Tucker Carlson comments on Kaus flap (v/Mediaite).
- TCG: Impartial MSNBC journalist invokes ‘the name of God’.
- Video: Tammy Bruce on the rush to condemn people of faith.
- Video: The Maria Bartiromo story. GMA video: Neil Cavuto.
- Q&A: Alisyn Camerota on her move from FNC to CNN. More.
- Another skirmish in The War on Fox. Shaffer: The paper tiger.
- Q1 cable news program rankers: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Weekend numbers. Monday’s numbers. Tuesday’s numbers.
- Q1 numbers: Fox News increases its lead; CNN, MSNBC, HLN.
- Forbes: Fox News dominance will boost subscription revenues.
- Strange Inheritance is a hit. Reliable gets a Frank Sesno bump.
T.A.D. Links and Open Thread
03/31/15 00:00
While we were on assignment, J$P readers stayed up to date with links from the Cable News Wire...like these:
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/30/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-O’Bolling-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Ellen Ratner: I would crawl through glass for Roger Ailes.
- New Day w/Alisyn gives CNN best mornings in years. More.
- Bulkeley: Fox News reporting is honest, bias-free journalism.
- O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus nets highest ratings in NatGeo history.
- O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies audiobook voiced by Luke Duke.
- Bauder: NBC boss faces huge challenge...fixing MSNBC. More.
- Today’s O’Reilly flap: will the real cameraman please stand up?
- Alan’s hate mail. Eric Bolling in a twitter spat. Fun and games.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/28/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Cruz coverage, Bergdahl, Ferguson fallout.
- Reliable Sources: Plane crashes, live coverage, mental illness.
- Lisa Ling in Murfreesboro. Q&A: Frances Rivera, Willa Frej.
- Suebsang: Sean Hannity’s war on Spring Break. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Race cards, Cruz, Loretta Lynch, Hillary, lefties.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/27/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- TCG: Nostradamus wannabe still wrong about Bill O’Reilly.
- Carl Bernstein cheap-shots FNC; Childers rebuttal cheered.
- Wemple: Tucker Carlson still refuses to lambaste his brother.
- Bill’s Muslim Jesus. Bob’s back surgery. CNN’s hiring spree.
- Albeanu: CNN Digital’s ‘brave new world’ of online video.
- Lowry: O’Reilly avoiding opposing views? Ariens: Don’t be silly.
- Kelly File video: Bergdahl’s platoon mates. Cause for concern.
- Fuller: CNN cartoon insults viewers’ intelligence. Joy in Detroit.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/26/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Gregg Jarrett: I might not have survived without Roger Ailes.
- AJAm increases live newscast hours. Drew Griffin awarded.
- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly. Video: Gen Jack Keane in re Yemen.
- Zucker punch: Jeff’s New Day still losing to HLN’s Robin Meade.
- Q&A: Soledad O’Brien discusses race. CNNGo a go for AppleTV.
- Wemple: Tucker sinks to a new low...he sticks up for his brother!
- Wemple: MSNBC walks back panelist’s ‘inappropriate’ comment.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media treatment of Ted Cruz.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/25/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Bergdahl charges vindication for Bill O’Reilly.
- Zumberge: Neil Cavuto to anchor MS awareness events.
- Somerby: Lawrence O’Donnell on UVa...an ‘awful display’.
- New Day copyright claim? CNN invites you to get wasted.
- TCG: Bill O’Reilly, Bernard Goldberg, and The Trust Factor.
- Concha: Cablenews talking heads scramble to lambaste Cruz.
- Wemple: Letterman rehabs Bill. Worst week ever: Chris Hayes.
- Bill O’Reilly videos: The Late Show w/Letterman; Fox & Friends part one, part two; Outnumbered part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/24/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- NLRB rejects CNN appeal, cites net’s anti-union animus.
- HLN goes to pot. CNN goes to pot. CNN goes to Putin.
- Rothstein: Brian Stelter and Joe Concha in a twitter spat.
- Howley: The failure of Chris Hayes, MSNBC’s ‘fancy lad’.
- Gutfeld: Correct, but mostly false. Joy Reid resurfaces.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. How straight is straight? Video.
- Strange bedfellows at NLGJA wingding. Coop goes to jail.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg part deux. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/23/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-MacCallum-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Nolte: FNC’s Outnumbered tops The View in multiple cities.
- Hogue: Dana’s new gig. Q&A: Sara Sidner; Mika Brzezinski.
- Smackdown: Mrs Larry King slams ‘nasty jerk’ Piers Morgan.
- Wemple: Another look at Fox, hard news, and diverse views.
- FTV: Is Stelter the new Olby? ICN: That’s an overreach. More.
- Campbell: Killing Jesus soiree will be Kludt-less (via CNNC).
- Killing Jesus meets A.D.: The Bible Continues. Today’s oops.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/21/15 00:00
- Concha: Reliable Sources is now Countdown w/ Brian Stelter.
- Media Buzz videos: Media scaremongering, Robert Durst, UVa.
- Reliable Sources: Secret service, media fear of Fox, and Durst.
- Rothstein scorches Stelter’s ‘delusional’ Kaus/Carlson segment.
- Collapse of ‘Hands Up Don’t Shoot’ predicted by Megyn Kelly.
- Evangelist wonders: Is Megyn Kelly possessed by the Devil?!?
- BrainStormers debuts. Zucker play: Reza Aslan and Believer.
- Weekend special on Scott Peterson. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Bernard Goldberg: a ‘true professional’. ‘Fair use’ suit update.
- Your Buzz videos: Ferguson, Bibi, who’s trusted, Hillary, druggies.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/20/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Lewis: Unscripted authenticity key to FNC ensemble shows.
- Video: Netanyahu coverage. Profile: Katherine Julia Harlow.
- Dr David Samadi launches health site. HLN gets new digs.
- Adams: Does Fox News have too much influence on the right?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Fox vs mainstream media.
- FTV: Maddow furious with Todd; Griffin wants to re-hire Olby!
- FTV: MSNBC stuck between rock and hard place with The Rev.
- The murder suspect who worked for CNN. Today’s conspiracy.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/19/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Steinberg: Harris Faulkner’s growing presence at FNC.
- Roberts ‘newscast’ inches up but still far behind FNCNN.
- Megyn Kelly auction nets $20,000. Larry King resurfaces.
- Wemple: Hannity to do a sequel a la Where the Boys Are.
- Byers: MSNBC shake-up to target Schultz, Hayes, The Rev.
- Imus video: Carl Cameron talks 2016. Sara Murray to CNN.
- GOPers to Hannity, Greta: I will follow you. Bibi briefings.
- Where are they now: The Boys of Baghdad. Quest for Cuba.
- Wemple: Tucker Carlson is in favor of ‘journalistic censorship’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/18/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Nia-Malika Henderson to CNN. The Rev’s producer bails.
- Somerby: Hayes muddies the Ferguson waters...on purpose.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum. Gasparino twitter eruptions.
- Kaus quits Daily Caller over Tucker’s gag rule. Why it’s weird.
- Liz Claman at Harvard. CNN Philippines debut. CNN hoaxed?
- Roller: One America tops Fusion, Bloomberg, AJAm combined.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/17/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: O’Donnell’s ‘hideous’, ‘awful’ Ferguson coverage.
- Roberts: If nuclear war comes, it will be Wolf Blitzer’s fault!
- Reliable Sources sinks to 2015 low. Weekend numbers. More.
- Megyn is up for auction. F&F video: Batter up! Cramer craters.
- Rita Cosby resurfaces. Cupp craves credit. Maddow cratering.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano. Imus video: Juan Williams.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/16/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: As usual, Lawrence O’Donnell was wrong.
- Colby: No ‘staged shenanigans’ on Strange Inheritance.
- Concha: Another bright idea to save MSNBC...imitate HBO!
- Wemple: Paris Mayor says lawsuit’s a go, but where is it?
- Nolte: As CNN moves left, boring, predictable Wagner sinks.
- F&F video: Robert Durst to face justice. Greta: water’s world.
- CNN cops Jobs doc. Bourdain on wine. CNN Philippines debuts.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/14/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary; Ferguson; treason; who’s trusted?
- Reliable Sources: Hillary; AP files suit; Ferguson; Scientology.
- Olsen: Chris Wallace has the best office in the building.
- TCG: Roger’s Catch-22. Glee zings Mr Bill? TVN: In profile.
- Kelly File video: Anti-Fox media snarl over ‘most trusted’ poll.
- OtR video: Putin investigates Fox News analyst. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Race cards, Hillary, Ben Carson, Walker, 2016.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/13/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Cramer’s recommendations...your cat could pick better?
- Lean Downward: Viewers desert Wagner for Jake Tapper.
- Special: Unholy War: The March of ISIS. Alan’s hate mail.
- This is CNN not going overboard. Another Don Lemon flap.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on coverage of email-gate.
- Lean Forward Facebook Theater. Orman, Carville resurface.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/12/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Bin Laden shooter Rob O’Neill newest Fox News contributor.
- Pathetic: MSNBC has to turn to CNN to get footage of Kerry.
- Concha: The real reason Fox is the most trusted name in news.
- Maria Bartiromo on courage. Relax: Don Lemon is in Ferguson.
- Burn notice: The Rev’s records. Imus video: Bernard Goldberg.
- Why is CNBC boycotting SALT? Christine Romans makes book.
- Kelly File video: Hillary Clinton vs Form OF-109. Evan’s thumb.
- Q&A: Reza Aslan. Being Moody. Lombatti shreds CNN’s Shroud.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/11/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC nearly doubles MSNBCNN combined for Hillary presser.
- O’Connell: Behind the scenes at the filming of Killing Jesus.
- Bevan: Independents trust FNC more than any other network.
- Outnumbered video: Are we seeing House of Cards...or Veep?
- Blake Burman joins Fox Biz as Rich Edson goes to Fox News DC.
- Bond: Time Warner exec wants to ‘age down’ CNN’s audience.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano on Hillary vs federal statues.
- FTV: The Cramer crash. Video Q&A: Anthony Bourdain. Whoops.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/10/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox News’s big week. Weekend numbers. Q&A: Kevin Corke.
- Zucker play: More non-news shows at CNN. Because it’s there.
- Watch for CNN for watch. Robin’s law. Jim Clancy resurfaces.
- Wemple: O’Reilly colleague responds with additional info. More.
- Factor video: Fox haters. Kelly File video: US law on govt emails.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/09/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Spacey to host/produce CNN documentaries. Flashback.
- Video: Media coverage of Hillary Clinton email brouhaha.
- Who is the most trusted name in news? Hint: it’s not CNN.
- Drug arrest disrupts libel suit. Jamie Colby in Wilmington.
- Dueling journalists: Epstein vs Sirkin on O’Reilly in Florida.
- Have screen caps—will tweet. ICN: Career destruction guide.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/07/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary email frenzy, Selma, Rand Paul.
- Reliable Sources: O’Reilly, NBC chaos, Hillary email frenzy.
- Factor video: The Janice Dean story. Kimberly makes book.
- Chariton: Lack needs to fix MSNBC’s predictability problem.
- Bloom: Thomas Roberts’s first week analyzed. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: The Donald, DHS, gotcha questions, Alexrod.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/06/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Can Andy Lack save NBC News...and MSNBC?
- Lea Gabrielle: A pilot’s beauty routine. Alveda King to FNC.
- Kathleen Matthews candidacy raises issues for hubby Chris.
- Clayton don’t know much about history. Ashleigh’s hat trick.
- Video: Media coverage of Iran etc. Imus video: Juan Williams.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the decline of lefty media.
- Profile: Miles O’Brien. Jane Velez-Mitchell resurfaces (v/CNNC).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/05/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Trish Regan to FBN. CNN may embed ads in the ticker.
- Chris Cuomo’s Lenten mistake. Weir’s Wonder List.
- ‘Equal opportunity’ Ed. Obscene caller pranks MSNBC.
- Audio Q&A: Shannon Bream...‘I never want to go back’.
- Red Eye video: Hillary’s email server, the home version.
- Matthews’s wife has big plans. MSNBC Selma coverage.
- CNN reporter wins EEOC challenge over paternity leave.
- Kelly File video: Judge Nap on Hillary’s criminal liability.
- O’Reilly late night rerun beats all of MSNBCNN primetime.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/04/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Netanyahu/FNC-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly set to interview Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg.
- Strange Inheritance renewed. Newsers honored (v/CNNC).
- Q&A: Laura Ingle. Profile: Thomas Roberts. Meme bender.
- Purefoy returns. Bob Beckel resurfaces. Newsers moonlight.
- O’Reilly in Portland: Colleagues say ‘pompous, not dishonest’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/03/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Cable newsers star (unwittingly) in anti-Hillary attack ad.
- Sanneh: Praise for Greg Gutfeld’s snarky, surreal Red Eye.
- Jeff Zeleny jumps to CNN. ICN: Bill O’Reilly’s job is safe.
- O’Reilly’s ‘gritty’ Falklands reports got him hired in Boston.
- Bill’s big week. Profile: Brian Stelter, Tamron Hall (v/TVN).
- Factor video: Kurtz and Ashburn on media wars and smears.
- Lauren Thierry, Campbell Brown resurface. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/02/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN’s reality programming tops Sunday night reruns.
- Media Life credibility poll: CNN 36%, FNC 32%, MSNBC 0%.
- Meet Jamie Colby: child genius, lawyer, media heir apparent.
- $1.8 million for Greta’s crib (via FTV). Q&A: Thomas Roberts.
- Concha: Sharpton suer needs a better strategy. Today’s oops.
- Martin Bashir resurfaces. Ronan’s pedigree. Mika’s power tour.
- New questions over O’Reilly incident from 1977. Q&A: Bill Weir.
- F&F video: Jennifer Griffin on breast cancer and Annie Goodman.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/28/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: CPAC vs press, White House vs press.
- Reliable Sources videos: Bill O’Reilly, more Bill O’Reilly.
- Bill Schulz speaks about Gutfeld and Red Eye. Sunday talk.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld reflects on his eight years at Red Eye.
- Scarborough: Expect ‘some changes in primetime’ at MSNBC.
- The Rev: I’m ‘solid’ in my time slot. Q&A: Sharpton plaintiff.
- Above the Law may have a valid case. Bill Weir on the road.
- Lowry: New CNN series ‘closer to entertainment than news’.
- Your Buzz videos: O’Reilly, Scott Walker, spokeswomen, Yahoo.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/27/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Judge denies request to seal records in Ed Schultz case.
- Video: Media coverage of CPAC, Holder snubs Fox News.
- Shillue, Sherrod, Norton possible choices for Red Eye gig.
- Audio: Jake Tapper, Laurie Dhue. Insider video: Bill O’Reilly.
- Is CNN Above the Law? Trademark holder seeks free lawyer.
- Varney & Co skunks CNBC. Forbes on Fox soars in February.
- Lemon’s llama. MacCallum’s Cape Cod crib. Kirsten at GWU.
- Q&A: Bill Weir and The Wonder List. The mysteries of Sydney.
- CNN tries a new tactic for Weir series: producing it themselves.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/26/15 00:00
- Wemple: Eric Holder snubs FNC after targeting James Rosen.
- Greg Gutfeld leaving Red Eye for weekend primetime show.
- O’Reilly 8pm hits astonishing 705,000 viewers in news demo.
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shepard Smith covers the Great Llama Chase of 2015.
- Pew wonders if MSNBC is scaling back opinion programming.
- Another day, another attack, another Bill O’Reilly response.
- It’s all hands on deck at Media Matters for the war on O’Reilly.
- Varney hits peak. CNNMoney’s online war room (via CNNC).
- A new Wall Street Week is coming—but wait, there’s more!
- Closing on Coop’s crib. Brooke will climb. Carney exits CNN.
- Q&A: Jamie Colby, Maria Bartiromo. Stacey Dash makes book.
- It’s Hewitt. No, it’s Tapper. Wait, it’s both! Maybe it’s neither?
- Shattuck: At MSNBC the system is rigged...for Elizabeth Warren.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/25/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-MacCallum-Baier 1-2-3.
- February program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- A simpler MSNBC. Ground-breaking show set for Sundays.
- NY Times: O’Reilly/Fox News symbiosis. Sherman: Backfire.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. Farhi: No-spin zone crisis control.
- Q&A: Maria Bartiromo on building a career; Mika Brzezinski.
- Rachael Ray video: Elisabeth Hasselbeck. A matter of time.
- Jamie Colby’s comics story (v/TVN). Insider video: Megyn Kelly.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/24/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3. More.
- Huge numbers for 2/23 Factor: triple MSNBCNN combined.
- February numbers: Fox News topped all cable channels.
- February numbers: CNN up; HLN up; MSNBC sinks further.
- Concha: MSNBC ‘denials’ offer little hope for Chris Hayes.
- Erica Garner et al suggest The Rev is ‘all about the money’.
- Q&A: Nancy Grace vs ‘haters’ (via CNNC); Maria Bartiromo.
- F&F video: Iwo Jima veterans reunite. Weekend numbers.
- Garber: Why is MSNBC changing course? Blame ‘unbundling’.
- Playing games: We may see more of the Coop Quiz (v/CNCC).
- Uberti: Why O’Reilly can play hardball with the Falklands flap.
- Tobin: The real target is Fox News. Wemple: In search of bodies.
- NYT: O’Reilly’s aggressive defense. Disgraced ex-CNNer piles on.
- Factor videos: Concha, Browne talk Falklands; Bernard Goldberg.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/23/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Rumorama: The Rev to weekends, Maddow 8pm (v/Surber).
- MSNBC, Sharpton rocked by $20 billion discrimination suit.
- Don Lemon is a fan of this Fox show. Pereira chides Lemon.
- Dish the big loser in showdown with FNC. Ham makes book.
- Thomas Roberts: from anchor to host...and back. Q&A: Mika B.
- MSNBC’s extreme makeover hits Morning Joe. Profile: Bill Weir.
- Byers: Why the charges leveled at Bill O’Reilly aren’t sticking.
- Wallenstein: What Brian Williams could learn from Bill O’Reilly.
- Wemple: Both sides in O’Reilly flap cite the same report; more.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/21/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Bill O’Reilly, James Rosen, Giuliani’s gaffe?
- Reliable Sources videos: O’Reilly part one, part two, part three.
- Concha: Hidden motives behind Corn/Engberg O’Reilly attacks.
- Flashback: 1982 New York Times story on rioting in Buenos Aires.
- Stelter: ‘Rampant uncertainty’ widespread at MSNBC.
- F&F video: Anna’s engagement story. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Weekend special: The Democrats...Coronation or Confrontation?
- Engberg challenges O’Reilly; FNC replies. Who’s a far-left zealot?
- Factor video: O’Reilly, Goldberg, Rivera respond to Mother Jones.
- Fowler: MSNBC’s blunder. Today’s petition drive. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Walker, Chapel Hill, new media, Piers, contempt.
- Morning Joe at noon, for $75 a head. Spurlock ‘relatively accurate’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/20/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Media make much ado over calling extremism ‘Islamic’.
- José Díaz-Balart will lead Obama town hall on...immigration!
- Concha: Axing Ronan won’t help—time to replace Phil Griffin.
- Grove: MSNBC moving away from leftist programming. Or is it?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of the jihad.
- Judge Napolitano: Jon Stewart and me. Lemon: overly verbatim.
- Transcript: Tonight’s Talking Points Memo deals with Corn et al.
- Analysis: Corn trolls O’Reilly with hair-splitting to avenge BriWi.
- O’Reilly: David Corn is lying ‘and I can prove it’. Zurawik: More.
- Wemple: Editors protest ‘violent’ reference to ‘kill zone’. More.
- O’Reilly to Wemple: Corn’s article ‘is not a cheap shot. It’s a lie!’
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/19/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Ariens: Joy Reid, Ronan Farrow out; Thomas Roberts in.
- Kirell: Cancellation rumors swirl around MSNBC’s Joy Reid.
- Questions over O’Reilly combat exploits; O’Reilly responds.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Erin’s sub: Jim, Jake, Brooke, Brianna...? Zucker punched.
- Q&A: Elisabeth Hasselbeck; Liz Claman and Sandra Smith.
- Wemple: James Rosen’s ‘asinine’ question to Pentagon spox.
- MSNBC’s Mika deal is just the beginning. Q&A: Tom Colicchio.
- Kelly File video: Rep Luis Gutierrez. CNN gives Ukraine to Russia.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/18/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Ed Henry 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus to be three-hour global event on NatGeo.
- Survey says...not exactly what CNN claims. Weekend numbers.
- Joanne Nosuchinsky moonlighting. MSNBC’s ‘food correspondent’.
- Video Q&A: Geraldo Rivera on Apprentice, FNC, etc. Today’s oops.
- Zucker play: CNN chief defends throwing dinner party for Obamas.
- Factor videos: The Holy War begins part one, part two, part three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/17/15 00:00
- The Five video: ISIS, communication, and the war on Fox.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Kelly File video: Gen Jack Keane on ISIS and Libya.
- Zucker punch: ‘We be thrilled to have Fox’s numbers.’
- Abell: CNN quiz show ‘hardly the worst thing’ on cable news.
- Joyella: Erin Burnett expecting again. Q&A: Mika Brzezinski.
- Video: Rocsi Diaz w/ Meredith Viera. CNN Malcolm X special.
- Nolte: Reruns of Forensic Files crush a ‘literally dying’ MSNBC.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/16/15 00:00
- Video: Does coverage of ISIS violence inspire supporters?
- A ‘fun and informative’ presidential Strange Inheritance.
- Abrams: Media self-infatuation. Greta: Media arrogance.
- HLN has a winning formula...and a not-so-winning one too.
- FNC’s $18-million man. The no-pup zone. Audio: Mr President.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/14/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Terror, Jon Stewart, bloodsport, Bob Simon.
- Reliable Sources: The week, NBC News, Jon Stewart, David Carr.
- A Healthy You no longer has a time slot? Sunday talkers.
- Weekend specials: Jon Stewart (CNN), Tara Grinstead (FNC).
- Kelly File video: Kurtz and Stirewalt on GOP, Jon Stewart, etc.
- Your Buzz videos: Brian Williams, ISIS, more BriWi, and Hillary.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/13/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- F&F video: Harris Faulkner on the legacy of Sammy Davis Jr.
- Does Brian Stelter lead a double life? Identity crisis at HLN.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg. 9/11 lawsuit survives challenge.
- Andrea Tantaros leaves The Five, goes full-time on Outnumbered.
- Zucker play: Coop Quiz a ‘one-time thing’? Q&A: Alisyn Camerota.
- Revamped CNNi Newsroom simulcasts on CNN; Harlow to weekends.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/12/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Throwback Thursday: Shep’s advice especially germane now.
- Zucker play: CNN exec talks BriWi, would love to hire Stewart.
- Nancy Grace unleashed? Shep talks Jon Stewart. Forget Fox!
- MSNBC not progressive enough?! Give Maddow The Daily Show?
- Jim Sciutto plays twitter games. Brian Stelter in a twitter spat.
- Imus video: Ed Henry. Factor video: Dwindling trust in the press.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/11/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: FNC rhetoric rises as Paris Council approves lawsuit.
- The Smoking Gun: So, when does The Rev’s suspension begin?
- Greta: NBC should try a debate format, anchored by Maddow.
- Chariton: TV newsers scramble to cover Brian Williams scandal.
- NBC refuses to appear on MSNBC. Will FNC be bugging out?
- Feldman: Brian Williams should accept that Megyn Kelly invite.
- Kelly File video: Brit Hume reacts to Brian Williams suspension.
- Ed Schultz tried to get a job at Fox News. Jim Murphy promoted.
- Wemple: Maddow segment exposes crisis PR. Social Life debut set.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/10/15 00:00
- The Five video: Debate over ‘random folks’ killed in Paris.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- MSNBC takes further heat for ‘racist’ Chris Kyle accusation.
- Sunday FNC’s Media Buzz doubled CNN’s Reliable Sources.
- NBC Nightly News with...Willie Geist?! Weekend numbers.
- Video: This is CNN; details; set design. Coop has standards.
- Byers: Maybe BriWi should do an interview with Bill O’Reilly.
- Jimmy Kimmel Live videos: Bill O’Reilly part one, part two.
- Statistics; pushback. Today’s apology. CNN promotes Antonio.
- Separate but unequal. Mullen: CNN Digital plunders Politico.
- Q&A: Soledad O’Brien. Cenk Uygur resurfaces...on Facebook.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/09/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: ‘Huge conflicts of interest’ in MoJo discussions.
- Video: BriWi developments, the 9/11 report secret pages.
- Flattering Post profile of The Rev sparks online pushback.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC host asks AG to ‘quack like a duck’.
- Videos: F&F issues beast mode challenge, New Day accepts.
- Greenfield: Maybe BriWi should do a Q&A with Megyn Kelly.
- F&F video: Lea Gabrielle goes for a high jump. HLN’s oops.
- Much ado about: Geraldo, Brian Stelter, a chyron, and a jersey.
- Wemple: Paris mayor plans to proceed with ‘ridiculous’ lawsuit.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/07/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: BriWi in Iraq, reporting Katrina, vaccines.
- Reliable Sources: Iraq pilots, a trust problem, reporting Katrina.
- Obama family dines at home of CNN DC Deputy Bureau Chief.
- Gregg Jarrett: thanks for support. Kelly File video: Travis Tritten.
- Did Tucker spill the beans? Yup! Soledad at UMass. Sunday talk.
- Kinsley: Another look at the Fareed Zakaria plagiarism charges.
- Profiles: Kennedy, Janet Mock (v/TVN). TV newsers: red all over.
- Your Buzz videos: Palin, Romney, Trump, Brady, blizzards, Huck et al.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/06/15 00:00
- Thursday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Joyella: Hey, CNN! That ‘exclusive’ interview? It wasn’t.
- Wemple: Pilot’s changing story ‘stains CNN’s reporting’.
- CNN walks back story: it ‘no longer appears to be true’.
- Controversy swirls around Jake Tapper helo pilot scoop.
- CNN news anchors argue differing positions on vaccines.
- As ratings hit bottom, Ronan launches a retweet regimen.
- Zucker play: HLN to air movies...co-hosted by GloZell Green!
- Factor videos: Howard Kurtz with Ashburn; Bernard Goldberg.
- Analysts see CNN revenue growth. Wonder List set for Sundays.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/05/15 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn 1-2-3.
- FNC website sees huge surge in traffic. Wemple: more.
- Morning Joe tinkers with closing block: ‘Mika’ segment.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC soft-pedals Brian Williams story.
- Q&A: Janice Dean; audio: Shepard Smith. Megyn listed.
- O’Connell: Is it too soon for a CNN victory lap? (via CNNC)
- MSNBC sets 10-year ratings record. Ronan Farrow craters.
- Video: Jordan Chariton, Eric Deggans on turmoil at MSNBC.
- Lindsay Lohan lawsuit a likely loser. Soledad at Bucknell U.
- Zurawik: News channels take different paths with ISIS video.
- Fareed Zakaria producer exits. F&F video: The rules of war.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/04/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shepard Smith in Jordan for a possibly ‘pivotal’ moment.
- MSNBC shake-up imminent: ‘Everything is on the table’.
- FBN political coverage a no-Bush zone. Gretchen in Florida.
- Good Morning America blurs screen shot to hide CNN logo!
- ICN: Don Lemon stunts are turning him into a self-caricature.
- Concha: Posting ISIS video online shows lack of consistency.
- Wemple: Posting ISIS video online is the best way to cover it.
- Wemple: Fox airs flames photo, pulls off tactful balancing act.
- Video: Dierdre Imus/Lis Wiehl vaccine debate goes off the rails.
- Gore/Al Jazeera escrow dispute will go to trial (via Liberaland).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/03/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Shep Smith’s ‘gripping’ ISIS chronicle; video.
- Concha: Ratings disaster Morning Joe has lost its mojo.
- Outnumbered video: Debate over vaccines turns rowdy.
- FNC statement on frivolous lawsuit. Weekend numbers.
- Controversy swirls around O’Reilly Al-Jazeera comments.
- OtR video: The cable news host who is a serial tax cheat.
- Grove: In defense of much-mocked Don Lemon (v/CNNC).
- Wemple: Jesse Watters zings students who criticized him.
- CNN’s full-page ad a break with their past. Joe: Mostly true.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/02/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Every Al Sharpton business broke tax rules.
- Wemple: Again?! CNN drives in a ‘treacherous’ snowstorm.
- Gregg Jarrett returns to the anchor chair on Fox News.
- Today’s frivolous lawsuit: Lindsay Lohan vs FNC/Hannity.
- Video: Assessing Savannah Guthrie’s Super Bowl interview.
- Huck: Lighten up already about that Megyn Kelly interview.
- Jamie Colby Q&A: OC Register, Chronicle, Coin World, Trib.
- Q&A: Brooke Baldwin. Video: Another side of Gretchen Carlson.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/31/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Romney, pundits pound Palin, Super Bowl.
- Reliable Sources videos: The I-word, ‘Fox primary’, Super Bowl.
- ‘Fox primary’ flashback: Fox News neutral among GOP field.
- Diversification is protection...but poses dangers for cable news.
- What do CNN and ESPN gain by partnering with SnapChat?
- Roger Goodell under fire for ‘belittling’ Rachel Nichols. More.
- Levinthal: MSNBCNN refuse comment on deadbeat show hosts.
- Cuomo admits unobjectivity as he adopts White House verbiage.
- Strange Inheritance gets Saturday 8pm FNC trial. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Deflation, the Patriots, Sarah Palin, Cosby, SNL.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/30/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: Nameless CNN exec reveals motivation behind ad.
- CNN disses Kyra Phillips. Cablenets gear up for Superbowl.
- Nightly videos: Jake Tapper, Sherrod Small part one, pt two.
- Horsey: Cable television can get snowed by breaking news.
- Factor videos: Bernard Golberg on Mohyeldin; Lea Gabrielle.
- Jamie Colby inheritance tips. Greg Gutfeld in a twitter spat.
- The Rev pays himself six figures while owing millions in taxes.
- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly on Obama, Patton, etc. Q&A: Kennedy.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/29/15 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: CNN shouldn’t crow over second place finish.
- CNN zings Morning Joe with Ailes-style full-page ad.
- Synergy: MSNBC all in on hype for NBC’s Super Bowl.
- Zara: As DishNet blackout ends, Fox News ratings roar.
- F&F video: How Sharia Law in Texas is like Judge Judy.
- Wemple: Palin zings O’Reilly; O’Reiilly zings Palin back.
- Kurtz: Al-Jazeera nets suffer a huge blow to credibility.
- Late Show video: Rachel Maddow with David Letterman.
- MSNBC: The place for corruption? Alisyn moonlighting.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. Match wits with the MSNBC stars!
- Samantha Schacher: demoted. James Carville: not renewed.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/28/15 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- NY Times profile: Janice Dean, meteorologist and mom.
- Wemple: Bergdahl story reveals two facets of Fox News.
- Huck rips Think Progress et al for ‘outright lie’ about FNC.
- F&F video: FNC’s John Roberts and CNN’s Kyra Phillips.
- Woodman: Comcast ghost-writing letters for politicians?
- Profile: Dana Bash (v/CNNC). CNN Digital: sex and drugs.
- The Camerota conundrum. When Christine met Bradley.
- Al-Jazeera banned words: ‘terrorist’, ‘islamist’, ‘militant’.
- CNN wants back on Russian television. Q&A: Wolf Blitzer.
- Factor video: What Kilmeade and Colmes have in common.
- January 2015 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/27/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Strange Inheritance premiere sets Fox Biz records.
- Despite Dish blackout, Fox News still #1 in cable news.
- January numbers: CNN overtakes a sinking MSNBC; HLN.
- Wemple alert: School kids didn’t like a Jesse Watters bit.
- Oh, snap! CNN joins social network. Weekend numbers.
- Kirell: That Megyn/O’Reilly exchange was really dead serious.
- Concha: NYC-obsessed media render Boston an afterthought.
- CNN’s upside-down ‘embarrassment’? Don’s ‘Blizzard Mobile’.
- Krystal Ball and Obamacare. Voices of Auschwitz rescheduled.
- Q&A: Jamie Colby; more. Why Bret Baier cancelled Legatus speech.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/26/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Q&A: FBN’s Kennedy ‘refuses to step into a familiar box’.
- Greta: ‘Deflate-gate’ is an important story. Kate returns.
- Ex employee of local station shoots self at News Corp bldg.
- Jamie Colby Q&As: TV Newser, Lloyd Grove, BizPac Review.
- Wemple: First coverage notes on snowmaggedon. More.
- Cablenewsers gear up for snowpocalypse. CNN at Sundance.
- Concha: Weather Channel exhibits the worst possible timing.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/24/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: SotU reaction, deflation, youtubarama.
- Reliable Sources: 2016 preview, deflation, Sniper, notoriety.
- Bret Baier special on Cuba initiatives airs this weekend.
- Refusal to run anti-merger ads may spur complaint to FCC.
- Q&A: Albie Hecht on HLN’s makeover. CNN shrinks header.
- Factor video: How the internet can deceive you. Sunday talk.
- Wemple: What we really need is more coverage of DeflateGate!
- Your Buzz videos: Oscars, NY Times, cartoons, Romney, The Rev.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/23/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Jenna Lee talks to a football expert...her Dad!
- Concha: ISIS mimics a favorite cable news gimmick.
- Sellers: Here’s why Megyn Kelly really is a ‘big deal’.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly’s ‘climate change nonsense’.
- Video: So how well did those youtube ‘journalists’ do?
- Gretchen Carlson makes book. Campbell Brown resurfaces.
- Greta’s not-so-excellent Hanoi adventure. Alan’s hate mail.
- CNN partners with Reagan Foundation. The ‘money center’.
- Q&A: Jamie Colby. Lauren Sivan at work. Liz Claman in Davos.
- The Rev goes back to school, under his rules. ET’s Diaz to HLN.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/22/15 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: CNBC threatens Davos guests who go on Fox Biz.
- Fox News and French honor. Werber: The right to offend.
- Lean Forward: Despite small ratings, big plans for Ronan.
- Tuesday’s numbers: SotU/FNC-O’Reilly-SotU/CNN 1-2-3.
- Rothstein: Goldie Taylor resurfaces. Q&A: Ari Melber.
- Maddow doctors Chris Wallace quote...from 30 years ago!
- Inside Man season premiere: meet our future robot overlords.
- GLAAD honors cablenewsers. Map-maker’s wishful thinking?
- The latest apology. Wemple: There’s no shame in fessing up.
- New CNN set a ‘weak, low-budget’ rehash. Ryan Young to CNN.
- Turner consolidating cable upfronts. New New Day debut weak.
- Kelly File video: Focus group talking ‘radical Islam’ turns rowdy.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/21/15 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Glass house resident plagiarist denigrates Murdoch and FNC.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s tax deadbeat pushes Obama tax plan.
- Fox’s Megyn Kelly is appealing to a more diverse demographic.
- Concha: CNN should apologize for its ‘no-go zone’ reportage.
- Wemple: CNN displays hypocrisy ripping Fox; Mr Bill chimes in.
- Wemple: Will CNN apologize for Coop, Cuomo ‘no-go’ reports?
- Hookers, game shows, and celebrity chefs...this is CNN?!?
- Zucker play: CNN planning Coop-hosted game show. Flashback.
- Fox, CNN split SotU ratings honors as MSNBC slipped even more.
- Cost of Freedom block still packs a punch. Weekend numbers.
- The reality show award goes to CNN. Q&A: Yasmin Vossoughian.
- Greta: From here, this looks pretty stupid. More. A swell party.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the Beyoncé flap and more.
- The War on Fox: Shep zings the White House. Je Suis Fox News?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/20/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Power lunch. Today’s frivolous lawsuit; Wemple analyzes.
- RIP Stuart Loory. Ariene de Vogue to CNN. Off to the races.
- Precursor to ‘no-go zones’ seen on CNN?! Wemple analyzes.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on the SotU, ‘radical islam’, and more.
- SotU: 70 broadcasters, hours of blather. Dana Perino makes book.
- Factor video: Jesse locked out. Julie clarifies, says let’s move on.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/19/15 00:00
- Nobody’s business: CNBC airs reruns as Fox Biz stays live.
- Fox Business SotU coverage; MSNBCNN to use Bing Pulse.
- Video: Joe Concha scrutinizes Michael Moore and snipers.
- The value of tv news: maybe CNN should just run sitcoms?
- Book paints The Rev as ‘a villain of Dickensian proportions’.
- Wemple: Kurtz zings HuffPo et al in reporting on ‘no-go’ flap.
- Carnette: Did Dish Network ‘win’ the standoff with Fox News?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/17/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Cartoon caution, Romney, all-white Oscar?
- Reliable Sources videos: Cartoon caution, no-go apologies.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shannon Bream-The Five 1-2-3.
- Jim Acosta gets into a twitter spat. Audio Q&A: Jake Tapper.
- Wemple: A timeline of no-go zones and the apologies therefor.
- Q&A: Alex Wagner (via TVN); Dana Perino. Last week’s oops.
- Sue Herera loses her Lunch. Erin go international. Sunday talk.
- Your Buzz: Hebdo, cowards, hypocrites, cartoons, Romney, lazy.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/16/15 00:00
- RNC: Primary debates set on FBNFNCNBCNN...not MSNBC.
- Jim Clancy leaves CNN in wake of contentious twitter spat.
- Concha: Why FNC is big winner over DishNet. More (v/ICN).
- Deal gives FNC a 50% fee increase. Gregg Jarrett resurfaces.
- Wemple: Highly unlikely FNC will book Emerson again. More.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- After dismal week, AJAm schedule gets an extreme makeover.
- In hot news period MSNBC loses viewers, AJAm ratings ‘dismal’.
- CNN SotU coverage: Wolf, Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper et al.
- FNC SotU coverage: Bret Baier, Juan Williams, Steve Hayes et al.
- News drones not imminent. Donny Deutsch resurfaces. Whoops!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/15/15 00:00
- It’s over: Dish agrees to terms to bring back Fox News, FBN.
- Chariton: FBN axes Independents; Kennedy gets new show.
- Q&A: CNN newstech guru Michael Koetter. Alan’s hate mail.
- Outnumbered video: New Kirsten Powers book The Silencing.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Zucker consulted Muslim CNNers re cartoon ban.
- Byers: Amanpour challenged Jeff Zucker over cartoon ban.
- CNBC renews The Profit, adds new reality shows (v/FNCLR).
- CNN assigns Obama appointee to anchor this Sunday’s SotU.
- Q&A: Matt Dornic; Lucy Spiegel exits. Harris-Perry moonlights.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. The War on Fox comes to a rec center.
- Zara: As DishNet blackout persists, competitors tread carefully.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/14/15 00:00
- Concha: Millions buy Hebdo that MSNBCNN refuse to show.
- O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies is coming. Hendricks exits CNN.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Stuart Varney’s daughter Jill wins $25,000 Hotel Showcase.
- Comcast merger deal faces new campaign. Today’s oops!
- MSNBC’s SotU coverage: Maddow, Krystal Ball. Flashback.
- Lopez: Thank you, Mr Cooper (v/TVN). Weekend numbers.
- Late Show video: Anderson Cooper with David Letterman.
- Why is Jake Tapper an outlier? Melissa Harris-Perry at NCSU.
- The obligatory Ann Curry rumors already swirling (via CNCC).
- Factor video: Did broadcast nets give short shrift to Paris snub?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/13/15 00:00
- Wemple: CNN bans cartoons, but airs Al-Qaeda propaganda.
- MSNBCNN won’t show Hebdo cover as FNC goes full-screen.
- Rogers: Fox News Sunday a ‘crucible’ for POTUS wannabes.
- Bret Baier cancels Legatus talk. Greta responds to Concha.
- Concha: Jake Tapper exhibits symptoms of ‘The Shep Effect’.
- Maria Bartiromo anchors from Frisco. Tapper tops Cavuto.
- Imus video: Geraldo Rivera on Paris snubs, Apprentice, etc.
- It’s a boy! Walsten: CNBC, back in the restaurant business.
- HLN’s not-so-extreme makeover debuts, now with new logos!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media’s Muslim sympathies.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/12/15 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-O’Reilly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: CNN is neutral...except when they’re not.
- Zucker play: CNN to experiment with news drones.
- CNN homepage shock: Where Was Obama?
- Fo&F video: Dana Perino on Obama’s Paris brush-off.
- Concha: Paris coverage taints Al Jazeera’s credibility.
- Al-Jazeera America guts daily schedule, cuts staff.
- Dish standoff escalates as Fox News deploys the C-word.
- Eric Holder snubs Chris Wallace. Twitter pounces on FNC.
- Greta sticks up for Cuomo. Brian bumped. Bitcoin boom.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/10/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Targeting the press; a cartoonist’s stand.
- Zucker Punch: Callous timing of Bolduan news stings (v/CNNC).
- Is Dish blackout affecting Fox News ratings? Molly and Megyn.
- Winners and losers in New Day shuffle, and will it save the show?
- MSNBC to sponsor Hope. Coop corrects Cuomo. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Economy, Scalise, the polls, journo protection.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/09/15 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Aly’s ascension puts the pressure on Chris Cuomo.
- It’s official: Alisyn gets New Day (v/Stelter), Bolduan demoted.
- Mike Galanos boards the HLN Morning Express. Hogue: Finally!
- Video: Dr Qanta Ahmed on the dangers of cowardly language.
- The Rev and The Prof in Essence. Craig Melvin: Mostly false.
- Newsers scramble to cover attacks. FNC and CNN split ratings.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on coverage of Paris terrorism.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/08/15 00:00
- Wemple: Fear of terrorism drives CNN editorial decisions.
- The Five video: Right on cue... cries of ‘Islamophobia’.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- ICN: Stelter role at CNN a ‘massive conflict of interest’.
- Fox News shows Charlie Hebdo cartoon on air and online.
- Ehlert: I’ll take CNN. Scandlen: I want my Fox News back.
- CNBC worried its new Squawk Box set shows FoxBiz signage.
- Today’s twitter spat: Jim Clancy. Concha: I told you so.
- Q&A: CNN’s Jim Sciutto (v/ TVNewser). Weekend numbers.
- O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus on NatGeo will star Kelsey Grammer.
- Mike Rogers new CNN contributor; more. Kimberly’s new crib.
- Video: Judge Napolitano says global media should be courageous.
- Imus video: Laura Ingraham. Seitel: MSNBC should dump the Rev.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/07/15 00:00
- Dish loses 90,000 subs over FNC blackout (v/Weprin).
- Wemple: CNN hides cartoons; Fox too. More. CNN spox.
- CNN memo: We aren’t showing Charlie Hebdo cartoons.
- Outnumbered video: How do we best protect America?
- Ariens: Roger Ailes memo thanks, rallies FNC troops.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Ed Henry-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Cable newsers scramble to cover Paris terror attack.
- Gahr: The Rev claims the NY Post gives him money!
- Joy-ann Reid moonlighting. New Year’s Day numbers.
- Chariton: MoJo EP defends ‘chumminess’ with guests.
- Factor videos: Anarchy in the NYPD part one, part two.
- Ex-CNNers react to ‘doomsday video’. When Bill met John.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/06/15 00:00
- Concha: News execs need to control their talent on twitter.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. The wonders of One America News.
- Hussain: Chris Cuomo, man of integrity. CNNC: Flashback.
- CNBC looking for a bump from ‘Grindr’ app; will nix Nielsen.
- MSNBCNN stoke Selma controversy. Jennifer Agiesta to CNN.
- If CNN can just perfect an Ebert hologram... Under the big top.
- Out: coffee; In: burgers. So ‘President of Red Eye’ isn’t enough?
- Factor video: The progressives vs the police. AJAm goes to pot.
- Greta: Do husbands get these questions too? And another thing...
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/05/15 00:00
- New Years Eve numbers: The5-NYE/CNN-Ed Henry 1-2-3.
- Does Greta’s husband confer a conflict of interest on her?
- CNNC: Stelter anchors again as more lines are blurred.
- Rorke: A novel idea for The Rev. Jenna Lee returns.
- Dianna Heitz to CNN. Q&A: Jim Scuitto. Yesterday’s oops!
- FTV Live: That Alisyn announcement is coming...honest!
- Byers: Ted Turner’s Doomsday video...for when it all ends.
- Congrats to Adam and Tamera. Q&A: CNBC’s Harry Smith.
- F&F video: Geraldo w/The Donald. Imus video: Mayor Bo?!
- Geraldo’s debut on NBC’s Apprentice. Flashback: Bygones.
- Hill: CNN’s extreme makeover is a bit disorganized. More. Oops.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/03/15 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Huckabee, Obama, Rep Scalise, punditry.
- Companies pay The Rev to not call them racist (v/Liberaland).
- Huckabee leaves Fox News show; CNNC: apt timing by FNC.
- Grimm resignation opens a door for The Rev? Sunday talkers.
- CNN layoffs hit Reza Sayah. Greta: Why management counts.
- CNN makeover (v/CNNC). Robin Meade promo gets zero stars.
- Jake Tapper backs special needs girl. It’s science! The fur flies.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/02/15 12:00
- The Five video: Activists protest...even at News Corp HQ.
- Throngs converge on NewsCorp HQ to ‘shut down Fox News’.
- Outnumbered video: Presidential politics already heating up.
- Q&A: Kimberly Guilfoyle, Abby Huntsman (via TV Newser).
- Bill O’Reilly web staff: The Fox hunters are shooting blanks.
- Wilstein: Is the Dish blackout taking a toll on Fox News ratings?
- When CNBC turned 25 it was a very bad year. Cablers hoaxed.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Killing Lincoln 1-2-3.
- One way Katie Couric could end up at CNN after all (via CNCC).
- Concha: Predictions for Sherrod, The Rev, at al; CNNC disagrees.
- Meet the man who cried ‘Wolf’. NBCU and CableOne reach deal.
- Hogue: Peter Doocy makes Fox & Friends debut; after-show video.
New Year's Eve Links and Open Thread
12/31/14 00:00
- JMan’s cable news predictions from 2014, and for 2015.
- Outnumbered video: Running for Prez...a family affair?
- Q&A: Anna Kooiman talks charity and Fox News. More.
- Nobody’s business: CNBC plummets to record lows.
- Nancy Wilson: What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
- When hashtags attack: CNN’s #AskACop, FNC’s #OverIt.
- Monday’s numbers; weekend numbers. Alan’s hate mail.
- Fox New Year’s Eve; this is CNN; a very MSNBC New Year’s.
- Juan Williams to deliver UA lecture. Q&A: Roland S Martin.
- Flashback: F&F kicks off 2014 with a few bumps in the road.
- Dish standoff update. Your Hit Parade: New Year’s Eve 1955.
- The McCormack Matter pt one, pt two, pt three, pt four, part five.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/30/14 00:00
- The 2014 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Chariton: MSNBC named to distinguished 2014 list.
- Fox News tops all cable news for the 13th straight year.
- CNN tops MSNBC; MSNBC tops CNN; HLN tops MSNBC.
- Somerby: Fanning tribal outrage has MSNBC floundering.
- Two cable news channels go live for discovery of debris.
- Outnumbered video: Do we need an embassy...in Iran?
- Susan Candiotti exits CNN as Jack Vale gets HLN series.
- Concha: Race-obsessed MSNBC needs a course correction.
- Special O’Reilly Factor precedes Killing Lincoln FNC debut.
- Bunch: At CNN, fear never takes a holiday. When it rains...
- Rothstein: Hey Mediaite, stop sucking up to CNN’s Brian Stelter.
- Q&A: Kimberly Guilfoyle and New Year’s; Gerri Willis and money.
- The McCormack Matter part one, part two, part three, part four.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/29/14 00:00
- The Five video: The NYPD vs Mayor Bill de Blasio.
- Wednesday numbers: The Five-John Roberts-F&F 1-2-3.
- Ad Age Q&A: CNN’s celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain.
- Bratton: Sit-down with The Rev was ‘a bad idea’ (via TVN).
- Self-congratulatory Griffin memo touts MSNBC’s ‘progress’.
- Bill O’Reilly named to distinguished list. The Senator debuts.
- FNC avoids overkill while ‘cockamamie’ CNN turns ridiculous.
- Media critic as news anchor: a ‘big mistake’ for Brian Stelter?
- Risk & Reward video: Joe Concha on the Fox/DishNet standoff.
- Concha: DishNet ‘extortion’ claim will leave them eating crow.
- Huge traffic at Keep Fox site. An auspicious augury for Bash?
- YT,JD: The McCormack Matter part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/27/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: NYPD blame, Sony flip-flop, media mishaps.
- Occupy group targets Fox News...because ‘black lives matter’.
- Your Buzz videos: Cosby, Al Sharpton, Sony movie, Cosby again.
- Zara: Dish dangles credits to fend off cancellations. Sunday talk.
- Littleton: DishNet cries ‘extortion’. Hogue: Holiday hosts flounder.
- Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The McCormack Matter pt one, part two.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/26/14 00:00
- The Five video: Threats to police have NYPD on alert.
- Zucker play: Coop and Kath...what, together again?!?
- De Moraes: Fox News/DishNet war of words heats up.
- CNN executive asks Jewish girl: ‘Are you brain dead?’
- ICN: 2014 in review...the good, the bad, and the awful.
- The Robert de Cormier Singers: Mary’s Little Boy Child.
- Profile: Anna Kooiman and what she learned in Charlotte.
- Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Day After Christmas.
- F&F video: Home for Christmas with the Reichmuth family.
- Chariton: Greta’s twitter ‘tirade’? Dennis Miller’s crib sale.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The McCormack Matter part one.
Christmas Eve Links and Open Thread
12/24/14 00:00
- The Honeymooners: ’Twas the Night Before Christmas.
- Reynolds: Fox News tops rivals for 13th straight year!
- Farhi: Oh, those wacky cable news celebrity pundits.
- Mediaite readers pick the best and the worst of media.
- Concha: Al Sharpton, most powerful person in America?
- Have a very MSNBC Christmas! Stan Freberg: Yulenet.
- Cable newsers named to distinguished list (via FTV Live).
- FTV: CNN ‘caught flatfooted’ by Camerota New Day scoop?
- Fox & Friends video: 2014 highlight reel. Q&A: Brian Kilmeade.
- Criticism of The Rev intensifies in the wake of murdered officers.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, pt two, pt three, pt four, part five.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/23/14 00:00
- The Five video: How the media create their own narrative.
- Monday’s numbers: The Five-O’Gutfeld-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- Phillips: This show is an insult to every police officer (vTVN).
- Report: Alisyn Camerota to replace Bolduan on New Day.
- Sherrod Small doing double FNC duty on New Year’s Eve.
- Rhetoric overdrive as Comcast deal comment period ends.
- Steve Doocy talks F&F Christmas. TJ Holmes resurfaces.
- Charles Payne FBN special on Dec 24. Weekend numbers.
- Meet MSNBC’s new trangender host...who’s now engaged.
- Greta says thanks to Roger Ailes and Fox News Channel.
- Kissell: More young viewers? Easy: air less news! (v/CNCC).
- Charlton: Dana Bash first rotating SotU anchor (via CNNC).
- GANT seals partnership with CNN. Ebert film debuts Jan 9.
- McMurry: The wondrous José Díaz-Balart, Obama’s ‘conduit’.
- Videos: O’Reilly on NYPD, DeBlasio etc; F&F: Mr Bill elaborates.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two, part three, part four.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/22/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-Bill O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Cablenewers pick best/worst of MSNBC, CNN, Fox News.
- Zucker play: I am doing great! Cuomo disses his award.
- Chris Matthews: Working with Ailes was ‘the best tv ever’.
- F&F video: When social media become ‘anti-social media’.
- David Gregory didn’t get along with MSNBC’s Phil Griffin.
- Candy Crowley signs off CNN. Jill Daugherty resurfaces.
- Joyella: Fox fans make 32,000 calls re Dish...in one day!
- Dish vs Fox: Who will blink? A 2015 prescription for CNNi.
- YT,JD: The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two, part three.
- Fox & Friends video: Christmas with the Clayton Morris family.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/20/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Sony caves, stolen goods, Cosby vs CNN.
- Reliable Sources: NK threats, The Interview, hacks, more hacks.
- Reynolds: Fox exec charges Dish is lying to its subscribers.
- Joyella: Thousands of Dish subscribers ask to cancel service.
- Steinberg: Dish dumps Fox News, Fox Biz in carriage spat.
- Vdeo: Peter Johnson Jr on free speech and the NYPD killings.
- Christmas flashback video: Julie Banderas and the ‘leg lamp’.
- FNC’s Christmas bash: Which person doesn’t belong and why?
- Today’s contract standoff: CableOne vs (MS)NBC/Universal.
- Charlton: Cable news reactions to White House presser vary.
- Oltsik: CNN fanning the cyberware hyperbole flames. Whoops!
- Your Buzz videos: Torture, Sony execs, Rolling Stone, Snowden.
- Martha MacCallum hosts gala. Soledad: What my mom left behind.
- Special Report video: The Bret Baier blooper reel. Sunday talkers.
- Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter part one, part two.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/19/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Salon uses edited video to smear Bill O’Reilly.
- Zucker play: HLN considering a show based on...Facebook!
- Wemple: ‘Fox News’ rips questions asked at WH presser.
- New hire Patricia Stark makes debut on Fox & Friends First.
- Concha: Scarborough’s snark at Megyn ‘way out of bounds’.
- Weird Joe Scarborough putdown of Megyn Kelly. Flashback.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. Cablers named to distinguished list.
- Dillon: Shift set design aims to ‘connect with younger viewers’.
- Goldberg: CNN is a disgrace. Today’s oops (hat-tip: Marty Davis).
- After 234 days, Clayton Morris makes Outnumbered debut: video.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg names the top ten stories of 2014.
- Lean Forward: The Rev will have ‘a say’ in how Sony makes movies!
- The Rev angers activists: DC march was like an MSNBC production.
- Fox News Radio adds correspondents. Martha MacCallum honored.
- Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter part one.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/18/14 00:00
- Charlton: Megyn Kelly tops The Wrap’s list of 2014’s best.
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Strange Inheritance gets 9pm FBN slot; Independents to 10pm.
- Outnumbered video: Why did Hollywood cave to cyber threats?
- Charlton: HLN extreme makeover aims to ‘blow up cable news’.
- Joscelyn: Was Fareed Zakaria taken in by the ‘Gitmo snitch’?
- Concha: Robin Meade hits all the right notes in Vegas gig.
- Judge denies CNN request for Steve Jobs video testimony.
- CNN schedule chaos renders 9:00 pm a shambles. Whoops!
- Wemple: Ed Schultz’s apology covered almost all the bases.
- Q&A: Stacey Dash. Video: Cavuto’s tribute to Annie Goodman.
- Charles Molineaux resurfaces. Shift’s Code Forward launches.
- Godfrey: Retired CNN director looks back on 34 years of history.
- NY Post: Send Greta to Havana. YTJD: The Carmen Kringle Matter.
- Late Night videos: Bill O’Reilly with Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Jimmy Kimmel Live videos: Megyn Kelly w/Jimmy part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/17/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Greta’s plea is noble, refreshing...and unrealstic.
- Killing Lincoln to air on FNC with a Factor special edition.
- Marianne Rafferty and her family’s battle with Valley Fever.
- Lea Gabrielle’s first year at FNC. Lou Dobbs goes high tech.
- Q&A: José Díaz-Balart. MJ Lee exits Politico for CNN Digital.
- CNN’s outdated, silly acronymn exposé. Newsroom workflow.
- Yet another year-end ‘best’ list names multiple cablenewsers.
- Video: Judge Napolitano rules on so-called executive ‘actions’.
- What has CNN and FNC working together? Mattingly exits CNN.
- Wemple: How MSNBC and Ed Schultz slimed the GOP Chairman.
- Who wins ‘most-annoying’? Ed Schultz research team at work.
- To Andrea Mitchell: Matrix Award; Sanjay Gupta: DuPont Award.
- Carol Alt saves Christmas. Lawrence O’Donnell raises millions.
- Scarry: FNC’s ‘shrewd’ video move. The Missing Mouse Matter.
- A veteran war reporter comes home to wrestle with old wounds.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/16/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- F&F video: Laura Ingraham. FNC out-foxed Fox broadcast.
- Thomas Roberts moonlights...for Donald Trump! Overpriced.
- Grove: CNN’s overnight Sydney star credits ‘luck’ (via CNCC).
- Shift: Lets ‘open the aperture’ to go ‘even more niche’. More.
- Dave Navarro reveals his favorite newsman. Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: Broaden CNN ‘news coverage’ with...game shows?!?
- FNC announces All-American New Year...but something’s missing.
- Video: The man who interrogated KSM part one, two, three, four.
- CNN Tuesday 9pm: Extraordinary People. Jana Winter resurfaces.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/15/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Mediate’s list ‘top nine cablenews rising stars’ isn’t horrible.
- Julie Banderas’s confrontation with neighbors. HLN bulletin.
- Zucker punched: Reliable Sources loses viewers in key demo.
- ‘Keep Fox News’ campaign launches, Dish Network responds.
- Zucker play: CNN twitter-zings MSNBC. The color of cable news.
- Lean Forward: Books, sports, celebs...MSNBC tests ‘Shift’ shows.
- F&F videos: Family Christmas with The Kooimans and The Carlsons.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/13/14 00:00
- MediaBuzz videos: CIA, UVa and Lena, Cosby mysteries.
- Reliable Sources: CIA, UVa, stolen goods, facing POTUS.
- Concha: CNN’s untitled opinion-fest stirring controversy.
- ICN: Everything wrong at CNN encapsulated in one photo.
- Raised hands on unanimous CNN panel raise eyebrows.
- Wemple: Atheist leader claims Fox News is afraid of him.
- MSNBC’s Alex Wagner moonlights. Sunday talkers: preview.
- New Pew: Colbert viewers choose Stewart and CNN for news.
- Your Buzz videos: Rolling Stone, color, cops, a drastic remedy.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/12/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Anderson Cooper learns about his family’s ‘dark past’.
- CNN’s Drew Griffin honored. Dominic Di-Natale remembered.
- Video: Feds get authority to seize your private communications.
- On MSNBC The Rev suggests Sony’s apology is not good enough.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Obama, the press, and more.
- Concha: It’s time for Jesse to graduate from pointless ambushes.
- Security escorts Jesse Watters out of de Blasio press conference.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/11/14 00:00
- Fox News’s Dominic Di-Natale found dead, apparent suicide.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Wolff: MSNBC’s decline one of many challenges for NBC News.
- Lean Forward: Spouse of MSNBC host advisor to White House.
- Bourdain triggers reality-food craze. Brooke Baldwin’s idiocy.
- Factor video: Dolores Hart. Fox News bumps the Beeb in Brazil.
- Savan: The Rev’s rampant conflicts of interest? Hey, no problem!
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly fights back Fox News’s ‘voices of darkness’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/10/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Heroes gala loses to FNC reruns. Video: Independents day.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace on timelines; Sarah Palin; Erin Burnett.
- Kelly File video: Brit Hume on UVA Prez. More Naked Justice.
- McMurry: Brian Stelter + Reliable Sources = the best show ever.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr on implications of the ‘torture report’.
- Piers zings Coop: ’A pretty big diva.’ Corgan zings Coop: ‘Jerk!’
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/09/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Childers: Why Janice Dean’s forecast for life with MS is sunny.
- CNN hires impartial media reporter...from Talking Points Memo!
- Video: Outnumbered debates release of CIA ‘torture report’.
- Charlton: Don Lemon claims to offer ‘therapy for the country’.
- Phillilp: Controversy swirls around CNN’s dinosaur documentary.
- Yeatman: Weather Channel goes off the rails? Weekend numbers.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano defends release of ‘torture report’.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/08/14 00:42
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Audio: Sherrod Small reveals his Dec 31 special assignment.
- Fox News hires former NBC WH correspondent Kevin Corke.
- Outnumbered video: Rolling Stone’s journalistic blunders.
- Charlton: Jake Tapper front-runner in SotU chase (v/CNNC).
- Clash: Laurie Dhue’s journey to sobriety. Ainsley’s happy day.
- Atkinson: CNBC threatening to ban guests who appear on FBN.
- Video: MSNBC host says looting and arson ‘not necessarily violent’!
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/06/14 00:00
- MediaBuzz videos: Eric Garner, Rolling Stone, Allred v Cosby.
- Reliable Sources: Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, The Rev, Garner.
- Concha: Maddow needs to be honest about ‘news anchor’ role.
- Jake Tapper in a twitter spat. Rachel Maddow, ‘news anchor’?!?
- Video: Charles Payne demolishes Cramer. Sunday talk: preview.
- Five possibles for Candy Crowley’s crown. Sunday: CNN Heroes.
- Your Buzz videos: Wilson’s home, shootings, Ferguson, Fox women.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/05/14 00:00
- The Five video: The Rolling Stone rape scoop collapses.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker wants a young blonde to compete with Fox News.
- Candy Crowley leaving CNN; who will take over SotU?
- Mendte: Don Lemon, America’s reality news star (v/FTV).
- Megyn, FNC bury the competition. Gregg Jarrett reappears.
- Jim Angle is retiring. F&F video: Rick Reichmuth rappelling.
- Guest walks out on Al-Jazeera America in disgust over bias.
- McGurn: Why is The Rev treated differently than Bill Cosby?
- CNN skeds Bill Cosby special. Sham MSNBC site kills Axl Rose.
- Factor videos: Kurtz and Ashburn, Bernard Goldberg on media.
- Anchors recall CNN’s first day. It’s a boy! O’Reilly: Mostly false?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/04/14 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- November program ranker: Fox News holds the top 14 slots.
- Wemple: Do atheists benefit from ‘war on Christmas’ exposés?
- Gillian Turner new FNC contributor. Profile: Liz Claman (vTVN).
- Concha: Grand jury findings prompt rare cablenews consensus.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. F&F video: Peter Johnson Jr on justice.
- Complaints re Cramer getting ugly. Video: Cramergate heats up.
- Kelly File video: Is ‘hands up don’t shoot’ meme fact or fiction?
- Zucker: Nobody’s better in morning tv than Robin Meade. No sale.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/03/14 00:00
- The Five videos: Greta on grand jury; Gutfeld on media.
- November ratings: Megyn #1; CNN gains; MSNBC tanks.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shep video: Wendell Goler retires. Ronan Farrow craters.
- Q&A: CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh. Profile: Fox’s Neil Cavuto.
- Weprin: Extreme makeover in the works for CNN online.
- Concha: CNN can fill a big void by hiring Charles Barkley.
- CNN challenged for airport eyeballs. Weekend numbers.
- Greta ‘obliterates’ The Rev, won’t watch MSNBC (via ICN).
- Unions, Glenn Beck part of ‘Stop Mega Comcast’ coalition.
- Balko: The great imposter? CNN to air Ebert documentary.
- Videos: Judge Napolitano with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/02/14 00:00
- Bret Baier tops broadcast evening news in multiple markets!
- Anderson Cooper to return tonight after emergency surgery.
- World leaders follow Amanpour, Zakaria most. CNBC hacked.
- Video: Tom Shillue is Outnumbered in immigration discussion.
- Ferguson coverage: Nobody liked it; Where are the grown-ups?
- Video: Shep has a Wii problem (v/ICN). CNN ‘spokeswoman’?!?
- Thursday numbers. Friday’s numbers: Tantaros-O’Reilly-Bream 1-2-3.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/01/14 00:00
- The Five video: The Prez just can’t quit The Rev.
- Wednesday numbers: The Five-Bream-O’Williams 1-2-3.
- Shock poll: people attack Fox News without watching it!
- Video: Have mainstream media been fair with Ferguson?
- Lean Forward: MoJo joins the ‘sustainability’ bandwagon.
- Imus video: Juan Williams. FTV: Has Larry King ‘lost it’?
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly website post has a ‘peculiar byline’.
- The only winning move is not to play. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/28/14 09:07
- Media Buzz videos: Ferguson, Ferguson, Cosby’s enablers.
- Reliable Sources: Ferguson, Ferguson, Ferguson, Janay Rice.
- Sunday: Special edition of The Factor, plus Killing Kennedy.
- Controversy swirls around CNN reporting of Ferguson protests.
- Profile: Judge Andrew Napolitano, down on the farm.
- Is CNN tarnishing its Newsroom brand? Sunday talkers.
- Special Report video: The ‘Mighty Moms of Walter Reed’.
- Your Buzz videos: Bill Cosby, Uber, The Rev, a clothes call.
- Friday special: Elvis at 80. Q&A: Soledad O’Brien, Bill Weir.
- Connor: What (selected) cablenewers are thankful for (v/CNNC).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/26/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Riots, destruction, looting prove to be good news for CNN.
- Kiss me (goodbye), Kate. CNN named to distinguished list.
- Kaplan: Don Lemon under fire for poor journalism and bias.
- Holley: Lemon is aggressively subjective. Valinsky: Stupid Don.
- Special Report video: On stand down orders and talking points.
- Calling Facebook authorities! HuffPoers hail Harrigan attackers.
- Q&A: Mike Tobin; Bill Weir; Chris Hayes. Totally gratuitous link.
- Video: O’Reilly w/Jimmy Fallon part one, part two, part three.
- Wemple: It’s time for Bill O’Reilly to fess up re Ebola comments.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the media’s role in Ferguson.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/25/14 00:00
- The Five video: It wasn’t the police who killed Ferguson.
- Monday’s numbers: Megyn Kelly-Cooper-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Steve Harrigan: ‘It was worse than the camera showed’.
- Video: Steve Harrigan takes cover as gunfire breaks out.
- Concha: Ferguson must-see tv...for all the wrong reasons.
- Video: Howard Kurtz says a false narrative trumped facts.
- Zurawik: Is there a shred of journalistic integrity at MSNBC?
- Orman out. Finney to Media Matters. Maddow: Mostly true.
- Mike Rowe reams anti-GOP commenter. Weekend numbers.
- Hemingway: Benghazi report ‘debunks’ Fox ‘lies’? Not so fast...
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/24/14 00:00
- Video: Catherine Herridge on Benghazi report disputes.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: CNN’s pre-decision coverage is ‘breathtaking’.
- Cablers get ducks in a row for a night of Ferguson coverage.
- Weir rewrite: Last Chance becomes Wonder List (v/Weprin).
- CNN, Sarah Palin named to distinguished list (via TVNewser).
- Ed Henry asks about The Rev. Rossie: Enough with the yelling!
- ANHQ video: Rev Johnnie Moore on Christians fleeing genocide.
- Wemple: Ego-driven anchors play games with your right to know.
- Videos: Melissa Francis, Hollywood to Harvard part one, part two.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders pt one, pt two, pt three, pt four.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/22/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Immigration etc, Uber, Cosby, Attkisson.
- Reliable Sources: Darren Wilson, Benghazi, Uber, Bill Cosby.
- Attkisson: DoJ document dump shows attempt to ‘fix Fox’.
- Cable news goes to pot as copycats ape reality channels.
- Gloria Borger honored. More Weir. Sunday talk: preview.
- Ostrow: Are cable news nets inciting violence in Ferguson?
- Williams: Are liberal news outlets begging for riots in Ferguson?
- Your Buzz videos: Gruber, CNBC, Krauthammer, Beck, Jenna Bush.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/21/14 00:00
- Thursday numbers: Obama/FNC-O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Nobody’s business: CNBC viewership falls to a 20-year low.
- F&F video: Geraldo vs Tucker immigration debate turns rowdy.
- White House exec quits, signs up with...MSNBC! Today’s oops.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on broadcast nets skipping Obama speech.
- Dish/Turner flap may escalate further...or not! It’s Live! (on tape).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/20/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- FNC to air Killing Kennedy + a special Factor Sunday Nov 30.
- Somerby: Rachel tells a story, gets it wrong. Brown to return.
- Cable ‘Nostalgia’ Network’s The 70s. Bill Weir’s Last Chance.
- Numb3rs: CNBC and Kensho team for ‘stat box’. Zucker play.
- ICN: Lemon’s apology was ‘bull---- and double bull----!’ More.
- F&F video: Harris and Hemmer co-host Ailes Apprentice gala.
- Alan Dershowitz: CNN is ‘more dangerous’ than The Guardian!
- Kelly File videos: Ted Cruz vs Jennice Fuentes on executive action.
- Rebound: F&F with Hasselbeck co-hosting up 33% vs previous week.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/19/14 00:00
- The Five video: Is NBC News Political Director ‘in the tank’?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- A ‘solipsistic banshee scream from a hyperbaric chamber’.
- Lewis: If only cable news could be ‘smart’ like Jon Stewart.
- Solution to Coop’s ratings slump: put Erin Burnett in at 9 pm?
- Wemple: Lemon apology was ‘insufficient...factually spotty’.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. Lemon drops another classic; ‘sorry!’
- CNN massacre reports bring call to pull press privileges. More.
- Vranjican: Swells gather for Rita Cosby Wounded Warrior gala.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media’s Ferguson coverage.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/18/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- As ‘likes’ top one million, Kelly File to hold online Q&A.
- FBN sets live pipeline vote coverage. Q&A: Mike Rowe.
- Wemple: Sharpton’s role a jumble of conflicts of interest.
- Wemple: No wonder Gruber gave Ronan the exclusive!
- Latest MediaBuzz more than doubles MSNBCNN combined.
- Profile: Jo Nosuchinsky. Today’s oops. Weekend numbers.
- Bill O’Reilly hangs up on ESPN when interview turns nasty.
- Is Ty Pennington show DOA? Veronica de la Cruz resurfaces.
- Hasselbeck F&F homecoming lost viewers vs previous week.
- Black in America special: Black and Blue. Soledad in Texas.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano warns of ‘constitutional fire’.
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/17/14 00:05
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Fox News dominance calls for analysis, not dismissal.
- Zucker punched: CNN’s Dirty Jobs loses 60% of its audience.
- Rothstein: Wolf is desperate to save sinking SitRoom (v/CNNC).
- Wemple: CNBC’s risible response to Melissa Francis. ‘Sickening’.
- Video: Melissa Francis ‘ashamed to say’ CNBC did silence her.
- Swells pitch in to help hype Heroes. Chris Wallace: Half true.
- Promos for MSNBC signature series promise fights and ‘vent sex’.
- The Conch Potato: Cenk Uygur’s desperate attack on Glenn Beck.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/15/14 00:00
- Reliable Sources videos: Bill Cosby, Ferguson, pointing.
- Media Buzz videos: Grubergate, Melissa Francis, Brit Hume.
- Fareed and Cliff. Q&A: Richard Engel. Sunday talkers.
- Factor video: Jon Stewart with Mr Bill part un, part deux.
- Steinberg: HLN, where the product placement never stops.
- Your Buzz videos: CNN calls, polls, Attkisson, CBS ties, Fox bias.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/14/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: CNBC silenced Melissa Francis Obamacare exposés.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow’s weirdly poisonous ‘faux news’.
- F&F video: Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s emotional homecoming.
- Erik Wemple appeals to FNC to investigate Gruber remarks.
- Swells gather for Ailes Apprentice Program graduation gala.
- Conan videos: Chuck Todd part one, part two (via Mediaite).
- Exodus from The Situation Room (v/CNNC). Anthem alarm!
- Full Factor video: Rob O’Neill. Bret Baier unwelcome here.
- Profile: CNN’s Meredith Artley. Today’s Zakaria update (v/ICN).
- Husain: CAIR wants time on FNC; response. Hume: Mostly false.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/13/14 00:00
- Wednesday’s numbers: ShotUBL-O’Reilly-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Ailes Apprentice program marks ten years of success.
- Bartiromo in Palm Springs. UBL special 2 sets records.
- Outnumbered video: Kirsten stunned at Gruber blackout.
- Hasselbeck returns Friday. Today’s Huckabee specularama.
- Somerby: Maddow’s propaganda treats viewers like fools.
- 70% of Fox stock value is from the cable channels. More.
- CNNi simulcasts to continue? Maeve Reston to CNN; Q&A.
- Dish/Turner dispute turns on the value of CNN. This is CNN.
- ICN: Fareed Zakaria controversy escalates as Zucker dithers.
- CNN renews Bourdain, Rowe, Ling. Rafael Romo teargassed.
- Mr Bill rescues student paper; The Conch Potato approves.
- Report: Griffin’s MSNBC job ‘precarious’. Diaz-Balart: Half-true.
- Video: Howard Kurtz rips Gruber non-coverage, zings Ronan; more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/12/14 00:00
- The Five video: Peter Doocy discusses UBL special.
- Fox News UBL special tops MSNBCNNHLN combined.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-ShotUBL-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Kurtz: FNC taking ‘serious look’ at Huckabee status.
- Somerby: Maddow ‘one of the most dishonest’ ever.
- Back to the Future: MSNBC to meld cable and online.
- He’s got a Kate Upton crush. F&F video: Peter Doocy.
- Easley: MSNBC’s decline began when Olbermann left.
- Rothstein: CNNer embroiled in conflict of interest flap.
- Zucker play: Road trip! Non-news, brought to you by VW.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis, Charles Payne. CNN execs upped.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/11/14 00:00
- Zucker punched: Anderson Cooper 360 hits all-time low.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shep video: Peter Doocy talks about the man who shot UBL.
- FNC tops all cable nets. Elisabeth Hasselbeck resurfaces.
- Grace under fire. Bernardini promoted. Weekend numbers.
- Koffler: Now I respect Brit Hume even more. Today’s oops.
- Weprin: The inside story on Fox’s UBL-shooter special. More.
- UBL-shooter Q&A is a big get for Peter Doocy. Five questions.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano’s questions for the next AG.
- Bourdain moonlights. Kimberly’s crib. Scarborough hearts WaPo.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/10/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Peter Doocy on ‘Gatewood’, and who shot UBL. More.
- Ailes Apprenticeship Program grad describes its impact.
- Reporting on Fareed is punished, Fareed isn’t! (v/CNNC)
- Byers: High anxiety and low morale at CNN’s DC bureau.
- New Day ratings declined with Alisyn! Russkies dump CNN.
- Painted into a corner, MSNBC loses the election. Flashback.
- Remix video: Obama, Dr Dre, and...Megyn Kelly! (via DShaw)
- Full F&F video: Condoleeza Rice. Greg Palkot recalls The Wall.
- The Fox Report videos: The Political Insiders part one, part two.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/08/14 00:00
- MediaBuzz: Midterms, Ed Henry, Attkisson pt one, pt two.
- Reliable Sources: Les Moonves, Dan Rather, Brent Bozell.
- Concha: MSNBC’s problems summed up in one question.
- DirecTV’s secret AJAm lawsuit. Today’s heinous outrage!
- Sommer: Markets nervous over Comcast/Time Warner deal.
- Swells gather for CNBC fete. Today’s oops. Sunday talkers.
- Today’s opus on the evils of cable news. Q&A: Zucker (v/ICN).
- Alisyn’s New Day stint not moving the needle. Money matters.
- Party time at Coop’s crib. This is CNN: Strippers and gay rodeos.
- Your Buzz videos: The economy, Hillary, Chris Christie, cover-up.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/07/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Gasparino/Insana twitter spat spills over to tv: FBN video.
- Which MSNBC host is advising WH how to deal with the GOP?
- Keith Ablow: I stand by what I said. FNC drops Dr Ben Carson.
- Video: Are GOP complaints re midterms coverage ill-founded?
- Imus video: Chris Wallace on the midterms, Iran, and more.
- OtR videos: Sgt Tahmooressi’s story. Scarborough: Half-true.
- More ‘news’ from the ‘news leader’. Scarborough’s chagrin.
- CNN Heroes hype kicks off tonight. Zurawik Q&A: Mike Rowe.
- Website spills UBL shooter’s name; Megyn, Peter Doocy respond.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on crazy election night punditry.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/06/14 00:00
- Today Jesse Watters really got under Bob Beckel’s skin.
- On Big Wednesday a dozen Fox News programs set records.
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Sharyl Attkisson scorches ‘proven unreliable’ Media Matters.
- Bauder: Dr Keith Ablow’s political ‘diagnoses’ (via Stelter).
- Steinberg: Biznets pin hopes on revised ratings procedures.
- MSNBC goes to pot. Phil Griffin touts a year of msnbc.com.
- Fox & Friends video: Condoleeza Rice. Facebook favors FNC.
- Greta special tonight: Marine Freed: Sgt Tahmooressi’s Story.
- Turner/DishNet war of words escalates. Erin given token role?
- Collins: Do we really need cable news? Richard Quest honored.
- Video: A depressing night for MSNBC. Fancy digs, few holograms.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/05/14 00:00
- Cable beats broadcast: FNC election night coverage tops all.
- Tuesday numbers: Returns/FNC-TheFive-Returns/CNN 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: CNN coverage ‘debased’ while MSNBC struggled.
- Concha: The good, bad, and funny on cable election night.
- Kurtz: A night of punditry. Byers: Hubbub over exit polls.
- During a horrible, terrible week, CNBC abandons news.
- Wemple: Sally Kohn, cream of the lefty crop. Stormy Weather.
- Bourdain moonlights. Worth a thousand words. Spin cycle.
- Imus videos: Bernard Goldberg, Ed Henry, Juan Williams.
- O’Connell: A rough month for MSNBC, languishing in third.
- Sterne: Bloomberg tries to attract eyeballs. The war on Fox!
- Piers Morgan changes the channel. Q&A: CNN’s Andrew Morse.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/04/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-BretBaier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Maddow smears Fox with...another edited clip!
- Karen Finney finis at MSNBC; is she just the first of many?
- Charlton: Insiders spill the beans on MSNBC’s ‘evolution’.
- Imus video: Ed Henry. Colbert video: Chuck Todd (v/TVN).
- Dishnet’s Ergen: Losing CNN is no big deal. HLN makeover.
- Videos: Sharyl Attkisson on The Factor, F&F, Imus, Kilmeade.
- OtR video: Tahmooressi coverage recap. Weekend numbers.
- Election night rundown: Capitol NY; Variety. Strategy Room.
- Election Q&A: Bret Baier; Gerri Willis, Neil Cavuto, Rich Edson.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/03/14 00:10
- Friday’s numbers: Bret Baier-The Five-O’Gutfeld 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Maddow rebuttal to Varney ‘grossly deceptive’.
- Cosmo Q&A: Megyn Kelly’s secrets of success. CNN crows.
- Q&A: Sandra Smith, Eric Shawn, Carl Cameron, Neil Cavuto.
- CNN’s Barbara Starr honored. Imus video: Laura Ingraham.
- Coy to MSNBC: Stop ‘cooking the books’. Q&A: Jo Ling Kent.
- Michelle Nunn gets John Roberts blackballed from key debate.
- Happening Now video: How fair is media’s midterms coverage?
- Dozier: Controversy swirls around SEAL team’s books, interviews.
- Fox Report videos: Political insiders pt one, pt two, pt three, pt four.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/01/14 00:35
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary, pundit predictions, Chris Christie.
- Reliable Sources: Global warming, Fox on Ebola, political ads.
- Sgt Tahmooressi’s only interview is with Greta van Susteren.
- F&F videos: Greta and Bill Richardson on marine’s release.
- MSNBC: We beat CNN!...but there’s a catch. Dashing Dash.
- Facebook fans favor Fox first. Andrea Tantaros in Newberry.
- When religious news breaks, cablers turn to priestly pundits.
- FNC will air UBL-killer interview despite Pentagon objections.
- Um, did Anthony Bourdain go somewhere...like, maybe, Iran?
- Your Buzz videos: Woodward, the Palins, Ferguson, midterms.
- Q&A: John Roberts in NOLA, Carl Cameron in KY. Sunday talk.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/31/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Video: Stuart Varney exposes Maddow’s dishonesty.
- Somerby: Maddow rips Fox over nonexistent report!?
- Pentagon objects to Fox UBL special; Greta responds.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace (via FDC); FBN’s Jo Ling Kent.
- Joe Concha zings Alex Wagner, nails LZ Granderson.
- Audio: Howard Stern news tracks down Anna Kooiman.
- Audio: Jake Tapper w/Laura. Today’s oops; bonus oops.
- Video: Leaks, prosecutions, and the WH media strategy.
- Ailes advice given to Megyn Kelly. Flashback: Terry Keenan.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/30/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: ‘Maddow took Media Matters bullsh!t and ran.’
- MSNBC election hosts: journalists Maddow and Matthews.
- Two-hour Daily Rundown to be hosted by José Diaz-Balart.
- FTV: Brian Stelter says missing plane ‘a bigger story today’.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, tv trailblazer. Unappreciative Weather.
- Factor video: Truth Serum. Greta begins her new podcast.
- Marsh: Did MSNBC’s Deutsch perpetrate a real estate scam?
- Arwa Damon honored; Robin Meade in Vegas. New CNN app.
- CNNi: Doubts about disclosure (v/CNNC). Profile: Ari Melber.
- CNN’s extreme website makeover appears in beta (via CNCC).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/29/14 00:00
- Rosen: Holder comments scarcely address AG’s conduct.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC two-night special interviews SEAL who killed UBL.
- October program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Charlton: Al-Jaz America’s ratings...lower than Current!
- Q&A: Sean Hannity, matchmaker; Sally Kohn, part deux.
- CNN’s ‘angry black woman’. Anthony Bourdain moonlights.
- Kelly File video: Megyn zings McMurry, details Ebola memo.
- OtR video: Adam Housley. Factor video: Bernard Goldberg.
- Alisyn makes the team. Erin doesn’t. David won’t (v/CNNC).
- CNN special: The Iran Hostage Crisis. HLN Logo makeover.
- Melissa Harris-Perry speaks at KU; more. Brian Stelter at ASU.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/28/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow airs doctored tape of Issa.
- October numbers: Fox tops. Also-rans: MSNBC, CNN.
- Video: Judge Nap on non-citizens voting in midterms.
- Tyler: Cast of ‘runaway hit’ Outnumbered speaks out.
- Wemple: Palin discusses lack of Costello on-air apology.
- Wolf and Anderson headline CNN’s election coverage.
- Rothstein: Doubts about diversity at Reliable Sources.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs’s coffee; The Rev’s rations. Whoops!
- Only one cablenewser got CBS’s OK to talk to Attkisson.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on Sharyl Attkisson hacking claims.
- ICN: No apology? Carol Costello is just following orders.
- Rothstein: Kirstie Alley has a proposition for Jake Tapper.
- Q&A: Sally Kohn. Profile: CNN’s Peter Hamby (via CNCC).
- Ty’s extreme makeover: HLN edition. Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: Broadening the definition of news (via CNNC).
- Standoff resolved, Jana Winter leaves FNC. Ailes honored.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/27/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shep, Bill, Martha, Megyn, Bret: FNC election team. FBN.
- Q&A: Shepard Smith on Ebola, politics, and ‘the monster’.
- Weprin: Behind-the-scenes on the Fox News Deck with Shep.
- Concha: An on-air apology is Carol Costello’s only option.
- Profile: Lea Gabrielle, from Navy pilot to Fox journo (v/TVN).
- Are the suits at CNBC looking to broom some of their talent?
- CNN partners with Radius on college sex crimes documentary.
- Q&A: Stuart Varney. Cavuto remembers Terry Keenan (v/TVN).
- Greta: Media are flying at 1,000 feet. Meyer: Roots ‘outstanding’.
- Fox Report videos: Political insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/25/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Midterms, Woodward part one, part two.
- Reliable Sources: Ebola fears; more Ebola fears, Jay Carney.
- Hogue: Alisyn’s New Day run ends in two weeks...or does it?
- Irvine: Repercussions of Dish/Turner deadlock. Sunday talk.
- Your Buzz videos: Arrogance, partisans, Crossfire, Jedediah.
- Leetaru: Don’t blame CNN et al for Ebola panic. Megyn: False.
- Wemple: Hannity segments get results. Harris-Perry at Harvard.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/24/14 00:00
- The Five video: NY hatchet attack deemed terrorism.
- Thursday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3. More.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace’s 50th year. R.I.P. Terry Keenan.
- Friday special: American Dream on the Ballot; preview.
- Q&A: Kate O’Brian, Michael Smerconish. Huck ponders.
- Wemple: Carol Costello should make an on-air apology.
- Yesterday’s firing demand escalates. Turbulent Weather.
- Somerby: Costello’s ‘astounding journalistic misconduct’.
- How an assault became a cable news joke...until it wasn’t.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg. Kelly File video: Dr Siegel.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/23/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN Commentary: Fire ‘so-called news anchor’ Costello!
- Today’s apology: Carol Costello is sorry for a sorry display.
- Video: Look who’s back on Fox News...online. This is CNN.
- Rothstein: Who’s obsessed over whom? When it rains, it pours.
- Durden: Revenues are down because CNBC numbers are down.
- Wemple: Mr Bill ‘jumps the shark’ in his rebuttal to Jon Stewart.
- Today video: Bill O’Reilly and Matt Lauer. Imus video: Bret Baier.
- De Moraes: A look at Lisa Ling’s Life. Velez-Mitchell resurfaces.
- Indra out. Erin up. Zucker gloats. Choosy liberals choose CNN.
- Q&A: Chris Jansing (v/TV Newser); Liz Claman talks to Hadassah.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/22/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Concha: Why is Chuck Todd alienating half his audience?
- Chuck Todd rips Fox...in interview with Media Matters!
- With $100M losses yearly, Bloomberg adds Wiesenthal.
- Wemple: Why do so many Democrats watch Fox News?
- CNN goes Bing. HLN: Dead air. Bill O’Reilly: Mostly true.
- Q&A: Jake Tapper. Q&A: Megyn Kelly; video Q&A via TVN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/21/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Scarry: Ed Schultz attempts to turn a lemon into lemonade.
- Dish Network drops Turner channels. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Elizabeth MacDonald. Somerby: MSNBC and the Times.
- ‘Reshaping’...then and now. Kate Bolduan introduces Cecelia.
- Wemple: CNN, the mostly-Ebola network, questions messaging?
- New Pew: Media polarization via Wemple. George Will part deux.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/20/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Diversity spat...did CNN call the NABJ head a liar?
- Happening Now video: The Roof of Africa part one, part two.
- Greta: That’s cold. Somerby: Where are our gatekeepers?
- ICN: CNN/Stelter cutbacks spin disingenuous and silly. More.
- CNN adds Hannah Bae; plus Chris Moody and Alexandra Jaffe.
- Sound bite. PunditFact: George Will...rated false. Or not? More.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/18/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Ebolarama, MSNBCNN, knee-jerk pundits.
- Reliable Sources: Ebola politics and ratings, media shake-ups.
- Tucker: Five ways Phil Griffin can get MSNBC back on track.
- Sunday special: Ebola in America. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Videos: Rachel Maddow with Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Your Buzz videos: Gay marriage, Fox miniskirts, media hacks?
- Zucker punch: CNN cuts NABJ dollars; Ronald Martin responds.
- Factor video: Howard Kurtz on Ebolarama. No CNN Today today.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/17/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Vindication for Andrea Tantaros...from CNN!
- Somerby: Chris Hayes’s pandering...dishonest and vile.
- Fox News special: American Payday: The Big Squeeze.
- Greta: In defense of Fox News...and MSNBCNN as well.
- Video: Czar stirs controversy. Wemple: Levittown truth?
- Fox News Latino readership grows. Sandra Smith news.
- Charlton: After deep cuts, will CNN have the last laugh?
- Maglio: Double-digit ratings drops spurred CNN layoffs.
- Unguarded to return...as occasional primetime specials?
- A proud member of the ‘10% club’: fired CNNer speaks out.
- As CNN targets online news, the head of digital gets the axe.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. F&F video: Kilmeade scolds Gohmert.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media skepticism and Ebola.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/16/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Could this be the reason for MSNBC’s ratings ennui?
- Wemple: Greg Gutfeld should be the Fox Ablow Ombudsman.
- Concha: Stewart staff exemplifies ‘white privilege’ hypocrisy.
- Daily Show extended video: Mr Bill O’Reilly with Jon Stewart.
- Wallenstein: Does CNNGo represent the future of television?
- Borowitz: CNN defends its new slogan. TJ Holmes resurfaces.
- Owens: Don’t judge CNN solely by ratings. Who is best-known?
- CNN betting on a ‘hunger for politics’. Don Lemon’s other crib.
- Geraldo: Thanks but no thanks. Flashback: Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
- Q&A: Liz McDonald; Liz Clayman; Clayman on Ebola market impact.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/15/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: Is Ebola media overkill approaching O.J. levels?
- Q&A: Sean Hannity (v/TVN). Grace under fire? (v/CNNC)
- Richard Grenell re-ups at FNC. Hasselbeck out for surgery.
- Adams: Lisa Ling show focuses on ‘subculture’. This is CNN.
- Zucker punched: Unguarded; Sanjay Gupta, Money; Crossfire.
- Bloodbath: Deep, wide cuts deliver Zucker punch to CNN/HLN.
- Factor video: Drs Alvarez and Adalja react to O’Reilly comments.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/14/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Dr Manny Alvarez calls on CDC chief to resign.
- Amanpour staff cut (v/Wemple) + JVM and more (CNNC).
- Green: Is CNN even more Islamophobic than Fox News?!
- Somerby: On ratings, gaps, and age. Weekend numbers.
- Rothstein: CNBC graphics makeover looks oddly familiar.
- Jackson: MSNBC’s problem is not its diversity. A bargain!
- The heart of Mrs Payne. Factor video: Protecting America.
- The most trusted name in eats. 9News now CNNPhillipines.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/13/14 00:00
- The Five video: Finger-pointing over Ebola proliferates.
- Friday’s numbers: Bret Baier-O’Reilly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Grove: The making of a Fox News hit...Outnumbered.
- Concha: Ronan may be first casualty in MSNBC shake-up.
- Wemple: MSNBC slides into irrelevance. Q&A: Robyn Curnow.
- Lean Downward: As ratings crater MSNBC loses ground to CNN.
- Political Ticker silenced. Housecall video: Ebola fear vs facts.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/11/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Ebola, Bill O’Reilly, midterm apathy.
- Reliable Sources: ISIS rules, Islamophobia, Jeremy Renner.
- Patti Ann Browne: A bad spill ‘rocked my whole body’.
- Patton tops the charts at NY Times, Wall Street Journal.
- F&F video: The Caped Crusader turns 75. F&F reunion.
- Together: Roger Ailes and...Rosie O’Donnell?! Today’s oops.
- Your Buzz videos: Ebola, briefings, more Ebola, CBS, Obama.
- ICN: Is Jeff Zucker telling tales out of school? Sunday talkers.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/10/14 01:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: First Media Buzz hangout with Joe Concha et al.
- Rothstein: Black journalists deliver Zucker punch to CNN.
- Eloy: Turner’s cutbacks a Zucker punch to Atlanta. More.
- Revamped FNC Insider has new pages for people and shows.
- New Pew: Even as audiences shrink, cable news profits soar.
- Wemple: Survey says Fox News scores well among Millennials.
- Rothstein: Is ‘the place for politics’ about to change its focus?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/09/14 00:00
- The Five video: Trying to keep Secret Service scandal secret?
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Ed Schultz recording his MSNBC program from his home studio.
- New layoffs hit CNN/HLN. F&F video: X-Files star returns to sci-fi.
- Late Show videos: Anderson Cooper part one, part two, part three.
- Factor video: Eric Shawn, Molly Line on witch doctors and cartoons.
- Before CNN reality, there was CNBC. Zucker punch: CNN zings Piers.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/08/14 00:00
- The Five video: Reaction to the O’Reilly/Panetta Q&A.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Belloni: CNBC in talks to launch a show with Jay Leno.
- Piers: CNN tried to get Megyn Kelly for primetime (v/aw).
- Fortune video: Sheryl Sandberg interviews Megyn Kelly.
- Weprin: One year later, FNC primetime revamp a success.
- Cavuto videos: The Amazing Kreskin part one, part two.
- MSNBC skeds post-award-show extras. Q&A: Mike Rowe.
- Factor video: Leon Panetta part one, part two, part three.
- Why is Coop silent? Comcast shareholders OK merger deal.
- Sherman: Why the CNN layoffs? Lisa Desjardins finds work.
- Leach: Rowe hour a ‘feel-good, positive human documentary’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/07/14 00:00
- The Five video: Robust debate over impact of airstrikes.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC celebrates as it turns 18. Flashback. Weekend numbers.
- CNN rocked by hundreds of TBS layoffs. Friday night blues.
- Bauder: CNN aims to dominate breaking news and reality tv.
- Scarry: How to save Crossfire. Concha: Can Piers find work?
- CNN sued for $5 million. CNN: The Cable Non-News Network?
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly; Mike Rowe; Maria Bartiromo, ratings smash.
- Goldberg: The media’s authoritarianism infects Ebola coverage.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg rips the FBI, defends Andrea Tantaros.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/06/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn 1-2-3.
- On CNN’s version of Roots, the stars are the news.
- Piers Morgan resurfaces. Larry King re-resurfaces.
- Tapper and Blitzer moonlighting. Megyn and Sheryl.
- Fox & Friends video: Ron Fournier. Maria’s big news.
- Jeff Zucker cutting costs, rebooting CNN. More. Layoffs.
- Wolff: Jeff Bewkes has to clean up CNN, as Murdoch waits.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/04/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Secret Service, Ebola fears, sex police?
- Reliable Sources: Ebola fears, Secret Service, the sex police?
- Why is Chris Cuomo moonlighting? MSNBC tinkering with 3A.
- Bourdain in the Bronx. Ex-CNNer settles suit. Sunday talkers.
- Wemple: The news anchor’s dodge...‘just asking’. Today’s oops.
- Your Buzz videos: The ‘latte salute’, Jon Stewart, Chelsea’s baby.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/03/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: When Obama zings Fox, guess who benefits?
- Another skirmish in The War on Fox: FNC returns fire.
- Video: Media Ebola coverage: chaotic or indispensable?
- Shep Q&As: HottyToddy; SBNation; audio: ESPN; JOX-FM.
- Scarry: Disclosure issues haunt Alex Wagner. More.
- Electrifying new CNN series to focus on...painters?!
- Steel: CNN at crossroads, reasserts itself (via CNNC).
- Weprin: CNN’s ‘reality’ strategy at a critical crossroads.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer. Swells gather at The Rev’s rave.
- Factor video: Are airstrikes on ISIS part of a ‘phony war’?
- Top ten Heroes countdown begins. Rowe debut: ‘intriguing’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/02/14 00:00
- FBN skeds Friday 5:00 am live Hong Kong coverage.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Saperstein: CNN is carving out a niche for ‘reality news’.
- Kelly File video temporarily pulled over safety concerns.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan dishes CNN dirt. Profile: Mike Rowe.
- Charlton: POTUS, poll numbers, and cable news ratings.
- T.J. Holmes finds work. Rosa Flores goes back to school.
- Kelly File video: Inside the mosque attended by beheader.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Letterman part one, part two, part three.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/01/14 00:00
- The Five video: Dr Marc Siegel explains Ebola facts.
- Kurtz: Gender issues and media drove SS resignation.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC’s resident 9/11 truther finds additional work.
- Turbulent Weather. Wemple: Sexism from...Mika B?!?
- Q3 2014 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Q&A: José Diaz-Balart; Anthony Bourdain. Today’s oops.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum. Parts Unknown slippage.
- MSNBC daytime doldrums. MSNBCers in their own bubble?
- Kelly File video: Canon Andrew White warns of ISIS in Iraq.
- Wemple: In Q3 2014 Fox News dominated 25-54 demographic.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/30/14 00:00
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/29/14 00:09
- 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
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/26/14 00:00
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/25/14 00:00
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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’.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/30/14 00:00
- Behind the scenes photos: Greta with veterans in Alaksa.
- CNN’s debuts its graphics makeover. Arwa Damon returns.
- Media Buzz videos: ‘No strategy’, Burger King, credibility.
- Reliable Sources: Hannity’s Imam, ISIS threat, Joan Rivers.
- Obama family at MSNBC hosts’s wedding. Today’s outrage!
- Cashin’ In video: Debate on hostage ransoms turns rowdy.
- Request: denied. Chris Matthews: False. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Redskins, press arrests, Ferguson overkill?
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/29/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Time-Warner/Vice negotiations re HLN have collapsed.
- Chuck Todd’s Daily Rundown signoff didn’t make it to air.
- Video: Is ‘no strategy’ hubbub ‘much ado about nothing’?
- CNN’s DC cuts strike Lisa Desjardins. Megyn Kelly: True.
- Kelly File video: Tunnels to Towers aids two wounded vets.
- Greta: Ex-CNNer Kim Segal had a front row seat to history.
- Obama jetting to Pocantico Hills for MSNBC host’s wedding.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the perils of partisanship.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/28/14 00:00
- Reese’s piece: Time-Warner and CNN are running scared.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- HealthBeautyLife video: Melissa Francis on her tv career.
- Zucker punch: Cuts at Turner may grow to 1,500. But why?
- Hudson: Don Lemon bemoans media spectacle he’s part of.
- Somerby: In Nerdland our elites are high-paid tribal clowns.
- Wemple: Video message service verifies time of CNN audio.
- Wemple: Attorney wants redress from CNN for ‘hoax’ claim.
- Hannity video: Train-wreck interview with Anjem Choudary.
- Video: The truthy database. Frost and Mody go ‘worldwide’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/27/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Red Eye mocks Joe Scarborough over BK boycott.
- Exclusive interviews clarify 13 Hours in Benghazi, Sept 5.
- Video: Rachel Maddow with Letterman part one, part two.
- Concha: CNN should have verified the audio before airing it.
- Unreliable sources? Wemple: CNN audio scoop may be fake.
- F&F video: Lea Gabrielle trains with Newark PD SWAT team.
- Concha: There is no upside to NBC’s employment of The Rev.
- Daryn Kagan’s advice to CNNers about to get Zucker punched.
- WeatherNation opposes Comcast/TW deal. Don Lemon: False.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/26/14 00:00
- Did MSNBC report on Ferguson from inside a gated lot?!
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: The story behind CNN’s Ferguson audio scoop.
- Scarry: Media parrot a pointless fact. Weekend numbers.
- Time-Warner cuts will hit CNN (v/CNNCommentary). More.
- Richard Quest at NLGJA convention. Q&A: Maria Bartiromo.
- Kurtz: Al Sharpton’s role at MSNBC is ‘wrong on many levels’.
- Factor video: Kurtz rips MSNBC...‘this is a travesty; it just reeks’.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/25/14 00:00
- The Five video: What happens if you dismiss the devil?
- Kissell: Busy news week propels Fox News, sinks MSNBC.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-O’Williams 1-2-3.
- S.E. Cupp named to distinguished list (via FishbowlDC).
- Outnumbered video: Richard Grenell skewers DC press.
- Robin to New York, but what of Chris, Kate...and Alisyn?
- Concha: Pundits of all stripes agree...and may be right.
- Cable coverage of Brown’s funeral and The Rev’s eulogy.
- Did Jesse Jackson refer to Juan Williams as ‘white’?!?
- CNN locks in its annual must-miss tv. Juan Williams: True.
- Zucker punch: CNN, HLN face imminent buyouts/layoffs.
- Zucker punch: CNN must ‘do what we do with less’ (via TVN).
Weekend Links and Open Thead
08/23/14 00:00
- Concha: Cable news lasses are rockin’ the glasses.
- Media Buzz videos: Fanning flames, Foley, insane pundits.
- Reliable Sources: Media arrests, Dan Rather, a potent photo.
- Robin Meade moves to CNN, HLN may be sold off? More.
- HLN, once a newsy alternative, is now a mockery of itself.
- Beck Reliable spots taped during undisclosed negotiations.
- Might Beck have ended up back where he started...on HLN?
- Fareed the (alleged) plagiarist: part deux. Sunday talkers.
- Video: Juan Williams on Al Sharpton monetizing civil rights.
- ICN: MSNBC’s oft-repeated excuse for Sharpton is...bullsh!t.
- Your Buzz videos: Victims of color; The Rev; Michelle’s weight.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/22/14 00:00
- The Five videos: Are we at war with ISIS? Stay the course?
- Thursday’s numbers: Kelly-O’Gutfeld-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- Somerby: O’Donnell gets it right...and then horribly wrong.
- Reese’s piece: Concerns over the accountant running CNN.
- Despite past The Rev advises Obama as he hosts on MSNBC.
- Morgan: Why Al-Jazeera can’t spare the cash to pay Al Gore.
- Q&A: Ronan EP Kathy O’Hearn. Hendricks goes On the Case.
- Byers: Ferguson by the clock. Kurtz: Should we pull the plug?
- OtR video: It’s a phony gimmick. Factor video: Memo reactions.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/21/14 00:00
- The Five video: Debate over ISIS and golfing turns rowdy.
- CNN demo streak over: Fox News tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Al-Jazeera contributor leaves Ferguson ‘in disgust’ (via FTV).
- New Day’s new high; the overnight problem; Out Front of what?
- Kimberly’s crib: a cool two mill. Marvel-ous: the Cooper comics.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. F&F video: Foley friend Matthew VanDyke.
- Factor vids: Ferguson, the truth; The Rev’s role; Bernard Goldberg.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/20/14 00:00
- The Five video: Only we can stop the savagery of ISIS.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Top prize for irresponsibility goes to...Chris Hayes!
- Are Jake Tapper, Don Lemon, et al becoming opinionators?
- Dierdre Bolton’s elevator pitch. This door swings both ways.
- Video: Richard Grenell on ISIS etc. Melvin losing anchor slot.
- Q&A: Steve Harrigan in Ferguson. Profile: Dr Michael Baden.
- Byers: Fareed Zakaria responds. Johnson: Al-Jazeera responds.
- Factor video: Howard Kurtz on media malfeasance re Ferguson.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/19/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Kelly-Eric Bolling-The Five 1-2-3.
- Newsers to Ferguson. Healing: Don Lemon’s town hall.
- Outnumbered video: Robust debate over militarization.
- The Dirty Dozen: Fareed Zakaria’s history of plagiarism?
- Rothman: Are media in Ferguson being irresponsible?
- ICN: Inexcusable media overreach. Weekend numbers.
- Weprin: Turner CEO’s 20/20 vision sees layoffs at CNN.
- Q&A: CNN’s Don Lemon; AJAm President Kate O’Brian.
- Jake Tapper: ‘Nobody is threatening...there is no violence’.
- Steve Harrigan video: ‘This is amateur hour...this is not good.’
- Factor videos: Bill O’Reilly and Juan Williams on Ferguson etc.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/18/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: TheFive-TheFive-SpecReport 1-2-3.
- Video: Police confront Don Lemon. Q&A: Don Lemon.
- Zurawik: Al-Jazeera influences US Ferguson coverage.
- Video: Have social media affected Ferguson coverage?
- Pat Buchanan resurfaces (via TVN); Q&A: Lauren Sivan.
- MSNBCNN scramble to cover late-night Ferguson clashes.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on Obama, Ferguson, and The Five.
- Salon objects to unauthorized wondering. Props to Poppy.
- Hey CNN, who’s in charge anyway? Emmy hearts Parts Unknown.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/16/14 08:39
- Media Buzz videos: Ferguson, Robin Williams, Hillary’s hug.
- Reliable Sources: Ferguson, The Rev, Chuck Todd, Dr Ablow.
- Profile: Dierdre Bolton discusses making a career shift.
- The War on Fox: Coverage of executed Christians mocked.
- Video: Shepard Smith on ESPN. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr on the import of the robbery video.
- Your Buzz videos: Challenging Frank Luntz, Fox and the GOP.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/15/14 00:00
- Thursday numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-MacCallum 1-2-3.
- Video: Ferguson coverage getting ahead of the facts?
- CNN tests new show...with a familiar format. Update.
- Uh oh: Al Gore and Joel Hyatt sue Al Jazeera for fraud.
- New Day, new scuttlebutt. Jamjoom jettisons CNN.
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on Iraq, Ferguson, etc.
- ICN: Secret survey stirs questions re CNBC’s On the Money.
- Steinberg: Two execs to take greater leadership role at FBN.
- Specials: FNC Christians Under Attack; CNN Flight from Terror.
- Concha: NBC’s David Gregory debacle. No Ann Curry moment.
- Chuck Todd’s extreme makeover. Comcast: Sorry, dinner’s off!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/14/14 00:00
- The Five video: Debate over dangers of ISIS turns rowdy.
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-MacCallum-Bream 1-2-3.
- Nededog: New Day changes coming (via CNNCommentary)?
- MSNBC contributor: No African-American hosts on Fox! Really?
- Somerby: Joan Walsh lies about O’Reilly. NBC selling TheGrio.
- Stelter: Chuck Todd announcement; will leave Daily Rundown.
- AJAm crew: police fired in our direction. Ferguson by the clock.
- Michael Oren says he asked CNN to release him. Q&A: Soledad.
- Video: Dennis Miller remembers Robin. When Coop met Lauren.
- HuffPo: ‘Furious backlash’ fuels ‘viral’ anti-Fox ‘coward’ petition.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/13/14 00:00
- The Five video: Is US action a match for the ISIS threat?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-MacCallum-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Dr Keith Ablow; Dr Drew Pinsky. Tapper’s twitter.
- NAHJ co-founder blasts group’s award to...guess who?
- Fox & Friends video: Depression...questions and answers.
- Stelter: ‘Riot’ is an incendiary word CNN has avoided. More.
- Somerby: Hannity viewers got ‘fuller picture’ than Maddow’s.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on wall-to-wall Williams. Lone Wolf.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/12/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-MacCallum-Greta 1-2-3.
- Somerby: ‘One of the strangest segments ever seen on tv.’
- Jo Ling Kent on Alibaba. Dry heaves. Weekend numbers.
- Controversy swirls around Qatar-sponsored content on CNN.
- The New Day that never dawned. Mr Bill meets Mr Baldwin.
- CNN Special: The War Comes Home. Q&A: Soledad O’Brien.
- Concha: Hillary’s allies at MSNBC are busily rewriting history.
- Fox & Friends video: Kevin McCarthy remembers Robin Williams.
- Video: Shep talks to Larry King about Williams. Today’s apologies.
- Byers: Gregory’s flight to nowhere. Guthrie: The clock is ticking.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/11/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five/8p-Bret Baier-Bream 1-2-3.
- Greta: NBC throws David Gregory under the bus...it’s brutal!
- Bauder: A year after its launch AJAm struggles for viewers.
- Campbell Brown targeted. Imus video: Mike Baker on Iraq.
- Allen: Chuck Todd likely Meet the Press host. Flashback.
- Claudia Milne to Bloomberg; FNC’s Cherie Grzech promoted.
- CNN’s lower-third makeover: ‘I like them’; ‘hideously huge’.
- HLN taking its time with the rebranding. Kosinski’s coupling.
- Zucker play: If one celebrity chef is good, two are even better!
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/09/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Airstrikes, Chris Wallace, Frank Luntz.
- Reliable Sources videos: Gaza bias, Glenn Beck, Rupert.
- Zucker play: Catering to the cume? The Rev backs down.
- MSNBC still doing damage control over Cinco de Mayo flap.
- Your Buzz videos: MSNBC vs Fox, Syria, internet addiction.
- Atkinson: AJAm pats itself on the back. Sunday talk: preview.
- Video: Rick Reichmuth hospitalized after race mishap. Flashback.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/08/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bream-The Five 1-2-3.
- Ariens: Hannity’s tunnel vision. Zurawik: Silly and shameless.
- Gates: O’Donnell disses Hasselbeck, vetoes S.E. Cupp?!?
- Hogue: ‘Saucier, more vivacious...’ Special: Live Free or Die.
- Q&A: Thomas Roberts (v/TVN); Maria Bartiromo; CNN’s Susie Xu.
- NYC mayor ‘furious’ with The Rev. Robyn Curnow to anchor desk.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media, Hamas, and Hollywood.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/07/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Bream 1-2-3.
- CNN hires Alexandra Field, drops Oren, amidst more layoffs.
- Byers: Bloomberg cancels Politics Capitol, lays off staffers.
- Q&A: Sean Hannity, back from Israel; journalist Nina Terrero.
- Morrisey joins The War on Fox. Africonfusion: Niger, Kenya.
- Factor video: Truth Serum. Maddow exec to The View (v/ICN).
- F&F video: Lea Gabrielle flies cross-country part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/06/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Bret Baier-Bream 1-2-3.
- Steve Centanni is retiring; video: Greta’s thoughts.
- CNN standing by Damon. Kiran Chetry unresurfaces.
- Q&A: Maria Bartiromo. Greta: This is life in Washington.
- Video: UNRWA defender tries to corner Shannon Bream.
- Thomson: Is Rupert Murdoch really walking away? More.
- Parts Unknown: ‘Visually and compositionally adventurous’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/05/14 00:00
- The Five video: Debate over Ebola hysteria turns rowdy.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bream-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wilstein: Fox didn’t cover report...that it covered last week!
- Gold: Red-hot Megyn Kelly is not a female Bill O’Reilly.
- ICN: Why is CNN stuffing its anchors into a cube? More.
- Lauren Green is engaged (via TVN). Weekend numbers.
- Murdoch expected to make Time-Warner push...only it’s all off!
- Another CNN appearance for Jebreal. Whose show is it anyway?
- State Dept investigation led to apology from CNN’s Arwa Damon.
- Video: Judge Nap rips ‘un-American’ IRS plan to monitor speech.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/04/14 00:00
- Report: Fox Business is canceling The Independents.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Gaza casualties debate turns personal.
- Zurawik: Gaza coverage lifts Aj-Jazeera America (via DShaw).
- Q&A: Charles Payne. Kiran Chetry resurfaces. CNN’s leg chair.
- Dateline: Israel...Jake Tapper, Sean Hannity, Anderson Cooper.
- Where will Zucker put David? CNN is #1...but there’s a catch.
- McMurry: Rula Jebreal ‘corners’ Fox (by using made-up ‘facts’).
- Stasi: Clueless cable news shows are agenda-driven propaganda.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/02/14 00:00
- Zucker punch? David Gregory spied meeting with CNN.
- Sunday Housecall videos: Ebola in the USA part one, part two.
- Media Buzz videos: Impeachapalooza, Israel, Stephen A Smith.
- Reliable Sources videos: Glenn Beck, Israel, social media.
- Ex-Time Warner honcho pooh-poohs Murdoch overtures.
- Today’s apology. Twitter spat: Piers vs Larry. Sunday talkers.
- Clayton Morris comments on his exclusion from Outnumbered.
- Your Buzz videos: Gaza casualties, fairness at Fox, Bob Beckel.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/01/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fitzgerald: July winner: Megyn Kelly; losers: Maddow, AJAm.
- F&F video: Shouting match erupts over Clinton/UBL charges.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Jesse Ventura, Rand Paul.
- Late Night video: Megyn with Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Engulf and Devour: How far will he go to acquire Time-Warner?
- Scarry: CNN’s dog that didn’t bark. Tracey: MSNBC has one too.
- OtR video: Why Greta says ‘I smell a rat!’ ICN: Read the fine print.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/31/14 00:00
- Concha: Maybe Bill Weir should think before tweeting.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN changes its policy to fit John Walsh.
- Morning Express enlists stars of NASCAR and the NBA.
- Kevin Magee (Fox Biz/Fox News Radio) stepping down.
- Liz Claman: triathlete helping to build homes for heroes.
- Surprise! Five Fox News programs make dirty dozen list.
- Cumulus seals deal for CNN content. Soni Methu to CNN.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer on Gaza etc. Maddow is all wet.
- Wemple: Fox News graphic accurate but could be clearer.
- Marshall: Carol Costello...‘smug, biased, ethically jumbled’.
- Video: Survivor of horrific Boko Harum attack tells her story.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/30/14 00:00
- Concha: How MSNBC could pull itself out of last place.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Byers: Ronan Farrow’s life so far. Q&A: Gretchen Carlson.
- Silver: MSNBC mentions impeachment every 22 minutes!
- July cable news program ranker: Fox holds top 14 slots.
- Imus video: Judge Napolitano on his hair, career, Putin, etc.
- Judge denies CNN request for Bergdahl doc. Today’s oops.
- Video: Kurtz & Ashburn talk pot. Campbell Brown resurfaces.
- Wemple: FNC contract gave Palin a carve-out for web venture.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/29/14 00:00
- The Five video: Greg zings Sarah over impeachment talk.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- July numbers: Fox tops; CNN slips; HLN, MSNBC plunge.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow, news for ‘the sick and stupid’.
- Bret Baier, SE Cupp named to distinguished list (via TVN).
- Q&A: Dierdre Bolton. Rachel Smoklin to join CNN digital.
- MSNBC outsourcing world news. Mika B’s Georgetown crib.
- Factor video: The ‘great marijuana ruse’. Weekend numbers.
- Weprin: CNN’s lynchpin...Erin Burnett. Imus video: Jenna Lee.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/28/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Walsh gets his man: Wanted child molester shot by police.
- Fareed Zakaria, Sarah Palin: moonlighting strangers. More.
- Screened questions at Zucker confab. Laura eyeing politics?
- Wolff: The worst option for CNN? If nobody buys Time-Warner.
- F&F videos: Fox Fan Day festivities; ‘Remember, lean forward!’
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/26/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: The PR war, covering Gaza, Liz Warren.
- Reliable Sources: Rula Jebreal, the PR war, abusing Reagan.
- Anton Skiba set free. FNCers assemble at Yankee Stadium.
- 21stC Fox may offer board seats to Time-Warner investors.
- Wemple: O’Reilly vs the internet part deux. Sunday talkers.
- Fionnuala Sweeney parts ways with CNN. Profile: Bill Cowan.
- George Zimmerman is appealing. Special: Policing America.
- Your Buzz videos: John McCain, Jon Stewart, and media ADD.
- Video: Fareed Zakaria w/Jon Stewart pt one, pt two (via TVN).
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/25/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Israeli ambassador slogs CNN; more. Cuomo’s twitter spat.
- Gregg Jarrett accepts plea agreement. Where’s Weir? Here.
- Veronica de la Cruz resurfaces, as does Bonnie Schneider.
- Sky sales move Rupert one step closer. The dandy dozen?
- Wemple: MSNBC’s Jebreal labeling ‘unprofessional’. Update.
- Video: Shep challenges ‘a great lady’ at MSNBC. Flashback.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on WH blocking press access.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/24/14 00:00
- The Five video: Are we disengaging from a chaotic world?
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Jebreal: Informed of cancellation via email from MSNBC.
- Cablers best bets for Meet the Press. The worst choice?
- CNN journo Anton Skiba abducted by Ukraine separatists.
- Wemple: Should O’Reilly blame social media for apathy?
- CNN turns against man’s best friend. Today’s conspiracy!
- Hogue: Alisyn on New Day...Chris Cuomo meets his match.
- Rosen: The Bret Baier I know; video. Q&A: Chris Cuomo, more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/23/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Videos: Bloomberg in Israel...Wolf Blitzer, Neil Cavuto.
- That was quick: guess what Alisyn’s next assignment is?
- Somerby: (MS)NBC loves children of the rich and famous.
- Profile: Jo Ling Kent (via TVNewser). Scaramucci to FBN.
- Breaking news: FNC tops, CNN gains, MSNBC stagnant.
- Wemple: The Jebreal matter...can MSNBC take criticism?
- Zinged MSNBCer un-hired? Update. Spitzer resurfaces.
- Writers Guild on Murdoch offer: Be afraid, be very afraid.
- Gretchen Carlson: They have no idea what my politics are.
- Kelly File video: Jonathan Turley breaks down the ACA rulings.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/22/14 00:00
- The Five video: ISIS persecution and murder of Christians.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Greta to CJR: It’s Journalism 101...why didn’t you call me?
- Bordelon: Kerry aide didn’t tell the truth about Fox News?
- Book: Clintons pressured MSNBC to discipline David Shuster.
- Q&A: Bret Baier; Chris Cuomo, more. Weekend numbers.
- Lean Forward: Contributor zings MSNBC, MSNBC zings back.
- Out# OT video: Leadership, comedy, short skirts, and more.
- Time-Warner amends its by-laws in move to check Murdoch.
- Alisyn and Don, together (sort of) again. Today’s conspiracies.
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/21/14 00:00
- The Five video: Debate over world events turns ultra-rowdy.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five/5pm-The Five/8pm-Baier 1-2-3.
- Patten: As FNCNN ratings spike, MSNBC viewership flatlines.
- Impartial MSNBC anchor to receive an award from La Raza.
- MSNBC contributor zings...MSNBC! More. Today’s outrage.
- Fox will take its time forging a ‘compelling offer’ for T-W.
- F&F video: Janice Dean hit with an ice-cream malfunction.
- Q&A: Rosa Flores. Rita Cosby resurfaces. Today’s conspiracy.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/19/14 00:00
- Media Buzz: Shoot-down, José Vargas, Murdoch’s bid.
- Reliable Sources: Ayman Mohyeldin, Murdoch’s bid.
- F&F vIdeo: ISIS commands Christians...convert or die.
- Zucker punch: CNN ‘crossed a new low in cable news’.
- First reactions to Alisyn Camerota’s CNN debut. More.
- Cablers’ cribs: Mika B, Sam Champion (via TVN); Coop.
- Let’s rehash the ‘Chinamen’ kerfuffle. Sunday talkers.
- Murdoch lining up one of the largest takeover loans ever.
- Video: Gaza firefight breaks out across from FNC location.
- Your Buzz videos: Immigrant children, judging Israel, Glenn Beck.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/18/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Primetime viewers surge: record highs for Kelly, Hannity.
- Fox News most watched for breaking news on Thursday.
- Alisyn Camerota makes her CNN debut 10pm tonight.
- Q&A: Kimberly Guilfoyle; Maria Bartiromo at the NYSE.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on Putin, Ukraine, Gaza and more.
- CNN apologizes for ‘any offense that may have been taken’.
- MSNBC rewards commentator’s skillful work with a solo shot.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg scorches an MSNBC ‘moron’.
- Wemple: Incompetence at MSNBC; O’Reilly’s media criticism.
- Atkinson: Make it $100 per share and Murdoch seals the deal.
- CBS CEO: If Rupert purchases Time-Warner we’d look at CNN.
- Smith: Why Time-Warner will be bought by 21st Century Fox.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/17/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: CNN reporter calls group of Israelis ‘scum’.
- Video: John Huddy live from Gaza as the invasion begins.
- Israel/Gaza flare-up rewrites cable news schedules.
- What happens when political hacks do breaking news.
- Video: Charlie Gasparino goes ballistic in Putin debate.
- Family feud: Greta rips Starnes over ‘bad taste’ tweets.
- Cable newsers scramble to cover airplane shoot-down.
- Ed Schultz gets into a twitter spat, and quickly hits ‘delete’.
- Zurawik: Reporters in Gaza paid less than Chelsea Clinton.
- Lewis: How to become a cablenews pundit. Newsource cuts.
- ‘Growing pressure’ to fire Bob Beckel? Today’s conspiracy.
- Maddow has not mentioned Gaza conflict since last month!
- Imus video: Bret Baier on Gaza, US border chaos, and more.
- What CNN’s pilot tells us about Chris Cuomo and New Day.
- CNN pilot: Alisyn with two guys...is there also a curvy couch?
- Fox prepping a new offer as T-W shareholders signal interest.
- Murdoch’s Time-Warner bid shines a spotlight on CNN. More.
- Factor video: Kurtz and Ashburn on Jon Stewart, Sean Bergin.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/16/14 00:00
- Now you see it, now you don’t: Alex Wagner hits bottom.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly Factor, All In earn top cable news diversity scores.
- Imus video: Bernard Goldberg on Jon Stewart, Gaza, etc.
- Dumenco: If Rupert wants Time-Warner, nothing can stop him.
- Murdoch makes first move to take over Time-Warner. Caught!
- MSNBC turns 17; so why can’t they be a liberal news channel?!
- Inside MSNBC’s Miami studio. The least surprising news...ever.
- Hogue: A real ‘new day’: Alisyn and Kiran, back together on CNN?
- She’s ‘the perfect anchor in many ways’. Q&A: Gretchen Carlson.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/15/14 00:00
- The Five video: WH claims credit for ‘global tranquility’.
- Media Buzz triples audience for fading Reliable Sources.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Another cable name surfaces for The View: Tammy Bruce.
- Greta scoops Katie. Is the end near for Al-Jazeera America?
- CNN’s illegal immigrant documentarian taken into custody.
- CNN snags eleven Emmy nominations. Weekend numbers.
- Factor video: Beck’s border benevolence baffles belittlers.
- Nobody’s business: CNBC expands reality reruns to weeknights.
- Wemple: CNN captivated by Palin; Touré takes leave of twitter.
- Imus video: Charlie Gasparino details the Sun Valley showdown.
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/14/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Kelly-The Five-Special Report 1-2-3.
- Today’s firing demand prompts an on-air response.
- The Hunt opens strong. MSNBC exec kicked upstairs.
- CNN snags Alisyn Camerota. Let the specularama begin.
- Charlie Gasparino ejected from Sun Valley soirée. More.
- Sorry, wrong Avenger. Why HLN is not a ‘news network’.
- Q&A: José Díaz-Balart on his MSNBC debut. Today’s oops.
- Gloomy weather gets gloomier. Heathers. United they stand.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/12/14 00:00
- Media Buzz: Border bias, anti-Israel slant, sexism gets a pass?
- Reliable Sources: Josh Earnest, ladies’ day, anti-Hillary book.
- Flying high. Luke Russert’s very bad day. Sunday talkers.
- CNN developing series with ‘religious scholar’ Reza Aslan.
- Politifact sides with Megyn Kelly. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Your Buzz videos: Border chaos, Matt Lauer, musical mayhem.
- F&F videos: Running the BattleFrog part one, pt two, pt three.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/11/14 00:00
- Video: Favorite moments from three years of The Five.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- The perils of twitter: Megyn cleans up staff’s twitter gaffe.
- CNN gets Zucker punched? The View may hire S.E. Cupp.
- Imus video: Juan Williams weighs in on impeachment etc.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the press, scandals, etc.
- Wemple: FNC is improving peaches. Alan still gets hate mail.
- It’s a dirty job, but CNN has the guy to do it. Today’s outrage!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/10/14 00:00
- The Five video: A President not interested in photo-ops.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer on sports etc (v/ErikW); now pitching!
- CNN isn’t the only news channel with a celebrity chef.
- Engulf and Devour: Dish asks FCC to block Comcast deal.
- ‘All blonde anchors’ rated: mostly false. Politics on Tap.
- CNNx app launches. CNN Emmy noms: Sixties, Bourdain.
- New CNN hire to carry on Piers Morgan anti-gun campaign.
- Video: Someone on Red Eye really wants to be on The Five.
- Factor video: Has President Obama lost the mainstream media?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/09/14 00:00
- Red Eye video: Should Sirius have fired Anthony Cumia?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Will a Rosie/Elisabeth cross-channel feud erupt?
- Factor video: Border debate turns rowdy. Weekend numbers.
- AJAm President predicts ratings will rise. Shafer: You think so?
- Comcast deal mantra: do it for the children! Yesterday’s oops.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/08/14 00:00
- Profile: Stacey Dash. Tapper segments target DC dysfunction.
- Weprin: John Walsh talked with FNC before signing with CNN.
- Lean Forward: José Díaz-Balart to premiere Monday 10:00 am.
- Friday’s numbers: Shannon Bream-Bill O’Reilly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Did CNN’s calamitous warnings scare people needlessly?
- Fox & Friends video: What is the Office of Refugee Resettlement?
- Zuckered: Did Sanjay Gupta fall for an overhyped marketing ploy?
- Kelly File video: Will one tough judge break open the IRS scandal?
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/07/14 19:48
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bream 1-2-3.
- Concha: A good Jay Carney show option for MSNBC.
- Q&A: Elisabeth Hasselbeck; Sarah Palin eyes The View.
- Outnumbered adds after-show (v/Weprin); debut video.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC to air immigration ‘documentary’.
- Joan Rivers slams CNN: ‘Every question was accusatory’.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/05/14 00:00
- MediaBuzz videos: Prez vs press, Perino, Facebook, Lauer.
- Reliable Sources: ABC, worst Prez, Facebook, crack reporter.
- Rothstein: Shocker! Jay Carney in talks with...MSNBC!
- Q&A: Chris Wallace (v/TVN), Charles Payne. The ticker.
- Fredricka Whitfield was too hard-hitting for Joan Rivers.
- Hogue: Nothing beats a great pair of legs? Sunday talkers.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/03/14 22:11
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Covering Arthur, from reason to stormy frothing.
- Somerby: Chris Matthews ‘one of us’? A remarkable ploy!
- Cable news truth: Mediaite 27-second claim proves false.
- Alums gather for America’s Talking reunion. Design dispute.
- Kelly File video: Bill Ayers and Dinesh D’Souza debate values.
- Wemple: O’Reilly and patriotism; Russell Brand’s Fox bashing.
- July 4 specials: Proud to Be American; Kelly File; CNN; MSNBC.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/02/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- CNNMoney recruits Bloomberg execs. Today’s oops.
- The Q2 2014 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Why is it MSNBC is hyping soccer? Oh...that’s why. More.
- Kelly File videos: Ayers part three, reax from law enforcement.
- Wemple: MacCallum calls out ‘apologist’...did she have a point?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/01/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- If you have to watch the World Cup, this is how to do it.
- Q2 numbers: FNC tops rivals. More Q2: CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- Will Murdoch buy Time-Warner, CNN included? (via HuffPo)
- All In with Hayes gets a makeover. CNN tops scorecards.
- Lund: Nobody needs it... CNBC is dead. Weekend numbers.
- Starr: CNBC adds to reality reruns with a tasty reality original.
- Imus videos: Judge Napolitano; Bill O’Reilly part one, part two.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg. Kelly File: Bill Ayers pt one, two.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/30/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Greta 1-2-3.
- Megyn spurs FNC to 50-quarter ratings streak. More.
- Outnumbered video: Beckel rips Hobby Lobby ruling.
- Case dismissed: Judge tosses Zimmerman lawsuit.
- A dream schedule for CNN? Chris Cuomo in Brazil.
- Controversy swirls around CNN tweet. The Hunt begins.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on the VA scandal, Iraq, and more.
- Q&A: Dierdre Bolton. Profile: Charles Payne dispenses hope.
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, pt two, pt three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/28/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: IRS coverage, Diane Sawyer, World Cup.
- Reliable Sources videos: Diane Sawyer, Cheney, Matt Lauer.
- New Day vs Morning Express: no contest. Sunday talkers.
- Bond: Megyn Kelly/Bill Ayers interview expedited by D’Souza.
- Your Buzz videos: Megyn vs Cheney, soccer, IRS, interruptions.
- Toobin: an ill-suited sub? Richard Quest’s disclosure. Flashback.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/27/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: HLN to air more reality show reruns.
- Breaking: Mika Brzezinski not going to The View!1!
- Key CNN Atlanta studio being taken over by HLN?
- Friday special: Iraq and the Rise of a Terrorist State.
- Video: Why did Mexican copter fire at US border patrol?
- Video: WSJ’s Matt Bradley on why he decided to cover Iraq.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/26/14 00:00
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Rosenberg: The hidden agendas of Outnumbered.
- Zucker’s plan to save Crossfire: turn it into The Four?
- When 11pm is calling, why does Anderson fly the Coop?
- Vladimir Duthiers exits CNN. Today’s Comcast grumblings.
- Patterico: Did Mediate and Gawker lie about Gregg Jarrett?
- F&F video: The Amazing Kreskin amazes part one, part two.
- Videos: Bernard Goldberg, Howard Kurtz on bias, humor etc.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/25/14 00:00
- The Five video: The incredible shrinking economy.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Rich Edson, from SNL to FBN; John D Sutter.
- Somerby: The heinous ‘journalism’ of Chris Hayes.
- CNN names social director. Campbell Brown resurfaces.
- Zucker play: CNN ‘documentary’ not so fair and balanced?
- Video: The all-star panel on implications of the IRS scandal.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/24/14 00:00
- The Five video: The media snooze as IRS stonewalls?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- CNBC collapse: Ratings at 17-year low as Cramer craters.
- ABC joins 24-hour news game...sans cable (via Dorsey).
- Reality show reruns boost CNN am. Weekend numbers.
- Recovery: Lawrence O’Donnell returns. Q&A: Ari Melber.
- Bret Baier: I don’t look at Maddow’s show as a ‘news product’.
- Kelly File video: State Dept’s Marie Harf. Jarrett arrest video.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/23/14 00:00
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC helps stage White House event.
- Video: A Glenn Greenwald bombshell is ‘imminent’.
- Al-Jazeera journalists sentenced to jail. Flashback.
- Wemple: Benghazi is ‘essential’ in Hillary interviews.
- Video: Jonathan Karl treason question raises eyebrows.
- Droning news? Hammer time no longer. Vice eyes HLN.
- Coop cops costly Connecticut crib. Q&A: Charles Payne.
- F&F video: Dr Nina Radcliff on disease risks at the border.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/21/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary Q&As, Bret+Greta, Redskins.
- Reliable Sources: Islamophobia, soccer, LeVar Burton.
- Unguarded unscheduled: Begins a one-month hiatus.
- Golub: Cable news women named to distinguished list.
- Video: Obstacle course honors medal of honor recipients.
- Lean Forward: Chuck Todd crack stirs controversy.
- Charles Payne: He’d give you the shirt off his back.
- Your Buzz videos: Hillary, Chelsea, and Jon Stewart.
- CNNMoney on the move...again! Cupp’s boy. Sunday talk.
- Kurtz: Megyn Kelly’s Cheney interview was ‘accountability’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/20/14 00:00
- The Five video: On Hillary’s defense of a child rapist.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: On CNN, copious coached applause for Hillary.
- Video: Maria Molina rescued by USAF. Today’s apology.
- Kate Bolduan and Mika B snag POTUS Q&As. Flashback.
- Good news for Smerconish is bad news for CNN viewers.
- CNNi skeds The World Right Now. Grace gets results (via).
- O’Donnell returns Monday; Q&A: ‘What a stupid way to die’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/19/14 00:00
- The Five video: Andrea’s connection with Special Olympics.
- Wednesday ratings: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Controversy swirls around sex comment.
- O’Reilly zings fellow FNCers. MSNBC bars ex-producer.
- Glenn Greenwald asks a pertinent cable news question.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on The Interview and Special Heart.
- Maddow calls for a news blacklist; Megyn promptly disobeys.
- Media Buzz video: scoring Hillary Clinton’s Fox News interview.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/18/14 00:00
- The Five video: Obama foreign policy approval craters.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly and Greta fight for jailed Marines.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN lying about their celebrity chef’s ratings?
- Video: Joe Concha analyzes Hillary’s Fox News interview.
- Zucker punch: Advertisers unhappy with CNN programming.
- Video: Erin Burnett’s ‘first big break’ (v/TVN). MSNBC2 (via).
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of Iraq etc.
- CNN/Hillary: pt one, two; Fox/Hillary: pt one, two, three, four.
- Wemple: Bret Baier was ‘thoughtful, reasonable, well researched’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/17/14 00:00
- The Five video: To Gitmo...or not to Gitmo?
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on legal issues re Benghazi.
- Cable news found Khattala years ago. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Greg Palkot on his interview with Benghazi suspect.
- Hillarama: CNN Town Hall, then Baier/Greta: pre-analysis.
- Concha: OJ coverage set the table for cable news of today.
- Kelly File video: Controversy swirls around missing IRS emails.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/16/14 00:00
- Video: The Five squabble over the best course in Iraq.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace on 50 years in news...and his Dad.
- Politan exits HLN (via); Juliana Goldman exits Bloomb.
- Cablenews third-degree: Dana Bash and Joe Kernan.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on Iraq. Luke remembers Dad.
- Charges of bias erupt at CNN’s shareholders meeting.
- F&F video: The War on Fox? Just ‘a misunderstanding’?!
- Coop in Baghdad. Peripatetic anchors play musical studios.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/14/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Cantor loss, Hillary, Iraq II, Laura.
- Reliable Sources: Cantor loss, Hillary, Iraq II, Bush 41.
- The War on Fox: VA hospital blocks Fox News Channel.
- McCain makes the rounds, in a fair and balanced fashion.
- Miles O’Brien resurfaces. Q&A: Willie Geist. Sunday talk.
- Your Buzz videos: Workout video, Bergdahl, Fox vs MSNBC.
- Wemple: CNN news standards are ‘temporarily suspended’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/13/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Profile: Steve and Peter Doocy...like father, like son.
- Outnumbered video: Ed Henry on Obama’s Iraq plans.
- Today’s oops. CNN’s X Factor. Another CNN crash.
- Jansing & Co signs off. ’30 Rock’ out, ‘Comcast Bldg’ in?
- Salon: Why Ronan’s show is a bust. Today’s OJ special.
- Kelly File videos: Crisis at the border part one, part two.
- Zakaria: We’re not a public charity here! CNNi awarded.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/12/14 00:00
- The Five: Discussion turns hot over the chaos in Iraq.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- ‘Don’t bet against Bartiromo’: video. Greta zings CNN.
- Can HLN draw millennials fast enough to stave off Vice?
- Byers: Cable news is in trouble...especially MSNBC. More.
- Zurawik: CNN ethics compromised by airing of Bush profile.
- Moore: Can CNN specials substitute for news? Under fire.
- CNN defends OJ special on election night. ICN: They blew it.
- F&F video: Using children as political pawns? Q&A: Bret Baier.
- How Megyn Kelly balances a nightly show and raising a family.
- More crystal-ball gazing into the future of HLN. Today’s oops.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/11/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: FNC 8pm-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: The night CNN/HLN still lead the field.
- Wemple: No promises/agreements for Brat interview?
- TVN: Bloomberg, Bartiromo, the Bell. Q&A: Bret Baier.
- Video: Ed Henry on Cantor’s loss, Bergdahl’s swap, etc.
- Ariens: First look at CNN GHW Bush documentary 41 on 41.
- Video: Sean Hannity interviews Dave Brat part one, part two.
- Cablers scramble to cover electoral shocker. Trotter twaddle.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/10/14 00:00
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News surges during week of 6/2. Weekend numbers.
- Is ‘unbundling’ the end of HLN? ICN: Whither the talent?
- Survey sez...most trusted: Fox News; least trusted: MSNBC.
- Wemple: FNC on a limb as Rosen cites confirming sources.
- Video: Jake Tapper visits Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Mirkinson: It’s a seismic shift! He’s in the fight of his life!!1!
- Q&A: Liz Claman, Bret Baier. Lawrence O’Donnell recovering.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media’s ulterior motives.
- EMac makes book. Veronica de la Cruz, Jim Moret resurface.
- Website tool exposes CNN experiments. CNN airs OJ special.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/09/14 00:00
- The Five video: Your get out of jail free card...yoga?!
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly tops cable news (25-54) for the week.
- Carl Quintanilla moonlights. Rita Cosby resurfaces.
- Video: Are the media taking sides in Bergdahl flap?
- Today’s bright ideas to ‘save CNN’. Today’s oops.
- AJAm is keeping secrets. F&F video: Is he still here?
- James Rosen in a twitter spat (v/TVN). Breakfast with Jeff.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/07/14 00:00
- Media Buzz videos: Bergdahl; Bret Baier pt one, pt two.
- Reliable Sources videos: Bergdahl, Rolling Stone, Netflix.
- Factor videos: POWs vs war criminals; James Rosen.
- Your Buzz videos: Brian Williams, Scarborough, MSNBC.
- Q&A: Bret Baier. Give Mel Robbins a show? Sunday talk.
- F&F video: Daughtry nixes encore, walks off. Update: apology.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/06/14 00:00
- Thursday’s numbers: Kelly File-O’Reilly-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN names David Chalian Political Director. More.
- Bill O’Reilly videos: Today on NBC, Fox & Friends.
- TJ Holmes to take Finney’s timeslot? Maddow: False.
- O’Reilly zings Carol Costello; Chris Hayes zings O’Reilly.
- Today’s firing demand. D-Day video: Operation Overlord.
- Kelly File video: Bergdahl platoon mates part one, part two.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/05/14 00:00
- Video: James Rosen scoop part one, part two.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Finney finis: Disrupt with Karen Finney cancelled.
- Report: The axe is poised over CNN Newsource?
- Reese’s piece: The decline and fall of CNN (v/ICN).
- Kovacs: Fox News star explores ‘gay’ Christianity.
- Three open-heart surgeries and seven angioplasties.
- The ‘schmaltz factor’ was high at CNN’s Sixties shindig.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/04/14 00:00
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on Bergdahl swap legalities.
- Video: Jim Cramer’s ‘first big break’ (v/FishbowlDC).
- Beatty: CNN’s iReport needs some adult supervision.
- Bauder: The Sixties a bright spot in weak CNN lineup.
- Price: Survey says...FNC most biased, but most honest.
- Q&A: Bret Baier; audio Q&A: Bret Baier. Today’s denial.
- Video: Ralph Peters says desertion is not a minor offense.