Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/19/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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’.
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Monday Links and Open Thread
12/01/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/06/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/12/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/02/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/08/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: International outrage over kidnappings.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Laura-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- What accounts for Red Eye’s April ratings slump?
- Larry King resurfaces so Piers Morgan starts a twitter spat.
- Hannity reports spur new Panama City Beach regulations.
- Cable Association head: Comcast deal threatens consumers.
- Poniewozik: CNN, sometimes polls are pointless. Today’s oops.
- Imus video: Megapanel on Lewinsky, public prayer, and MA370.
- Greta: Does this email fit within ‘deliberative process’ privilege?
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/04/14 09:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Goldberg: Don Lemon is an embarrassment. More.
- Somerby: Fact-challenged Maddow jumps the snark.
- Video: Larry King talks CNN, Piers etc. Berg honored.
- Google+ Hangout: Bret Baier. Who is Elena Moussa?
- WH Correspondents surveyed. Media vie for Latinos.
- DirecTV adds FNC and FBN to ‘Everywhere’ streaming.
- Greta: You’ll look at the screen and poof! I’ll be gone.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/28/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Human rights and Saudi Arabia.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Tom Shillue in what used to be Gutfeld’s Factor slot.
- Bartiromo Q&A: CNBC no longer in tune with the times.
- Bartiromo Q&A: Three secrets to success, Joey Ramone.
- Piers Morgan’s new CNN show: like Joe’s radio show?
- Fox News data strategy: ‘the antithesis’ of Turner’s.
- Friday special: Surrendering America; video preview.
- Greta: An example of why the White House hates Fox.
- Bauder: CNN tried to rent a plane, settled for simulator.
- Larry King: CNN plane conjecture ‘abysmal’ (via Shaw).
- Revealed: Secret memo detailing CNN ratings strategy.
- Sanjay Gupta at UB. Soledad at MTSU. Profile: Joy Reid.
- Factor video: Laura Ingraham on children and internet perils.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/07/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Steinberg: CNN’s future...Lawyers, Lemon, and real life?
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Piers Morgan Live ends in three weeks; Tapper, Weir sub.
- Shep in Ukraine: shoe-leather reporting plus social media.
- Zucker punched: Chicagoland flops...even in Chicago!
- Somerby: Maddow’s dissembling ‘almost pathological’.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. Google hangout with Bret Baier.
- Crimea hotel threatens to throw CNN out. Q&A: Coop.
- CNBC axes Kudlow Report. Piers slot goes to...Bill Weir?
- Larry King sez of his RT show: I don’t work for RT (v/TVN).
- Keene: Chicagoland debut plays like ode to Rahm Emanuel.
- Moore: Chicagoland a disturbing but hopeful saga of the city.
- Melissa Harris-Perry shows her new baby and her natural hair.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/26/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Uh-oh: Ronan ratings even lower than on day one.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN...going to pot, or going to seed?
- If reporters don’t sign, can’t cover Ronan event! More.
- February program ranker: Fox News holds top 13 slots.
- Profile: Joy-Ann Reid. Mika Brzezinski in Washington.
- Q&A: Maria Bartiromo, Hannity, Hasselbeck, Joy Reid.
- Wemple: Could it be Maddow really is calling the shots?
- Could the next Zucker punch knock out Erin’s OutFront?
- Kelner: America was bound to tire of Morgan’s big mouth.
- Grove: Guess who’s willing to take Piers’s spot? Larry King!
- Video: Dem candidate wants government control of Fox News.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/13/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Somerby: Dishonest Maddow trumps pitiful Matthews.
- Live from the Fox News Deck, 10pm weather with Shep.
- Denial? What denial? Scarborough won’t rule out 2016 run.
- Zucker punch: Is CNN about to be bought out by CBS?
- Lori Rothman moving to Imus, will deliver biz updates.
- Imus video: Bret Baier talks Hillary, Rand, Christie etc.
- The doctor is in. Googling Soledad. What’s in a name?
- Kelly File video: Jonathan Turley on executive expansion.
- Comcast deal will face tough regulatory scrutiny. Or will it?
- Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable; oppo reax. King’s zings.
- Videos: Joe & Mika on The View; The Rev w/Wendy Williams.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/21/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Nothing good comes from coercion.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Don Imus to MSNBC’s Phil Griffin: “Come on, man!”
- ICN: Did Joe Scarborough get himself in hot water?
- New Day video: Joe Concha on the Bashir/Palin flap.
- Martel: MSNBC women stonewall; ICN disagrees.
- Factor video: Why hasn’t MSNBC disciplined Bashir?
- Where in the world is Bill Schulz? Chuck moonlights.
- CNN’s ‘fresh faces’ speak out. Q&A: Larry King at 80.
- Zucker Punched: After a year CNN ratings still sliding.
- Atkinson: Sunday morning eyed for Bartiromo? (via ICN)
- Geraldo moves to dismiss. Impartial journalist honored.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/15/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- MSNBC suspends Alec Baldwin...for two weeks?!?
- The Five video: Race-baiters get their comeuppance?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Larry King turns 80. JFK doc snags demo win?
- Not Bizarro Planet video: Joe Scarborough visits F&F!
- Juliet Huddy zings MSNBC host as controversy snowballs.
- Factor video: Megyn Kelly on the future of Obamacare.
- Hemmer and Molina address Ailes Apprentice graduates.
- Gary Ginsberg new CNN #2. Coop defends storm coverage.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/13/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Mr Cohen’s race-baiting column.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Behind the scenes in CNN’s New York newsroom.
- Imus video: Juan Williams. Lara Baldesarra to CNN.
- Lean Forward: There’s an app for that. Today’s oops.
- Kelly File video: James Carville. Larry is still the King.
- Flint: Reliable Sources is already losing (big) to MediaBuzz.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/26/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Videos: The war on Fox...Neil Cavuto, The Five.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-TheFive-Baier 1-2-3.
- Controversy continues over CNN translation spat.
- Video: Elisabeth’s run. Geraldo: Not one penny!
- Wemple: Where did Bill Clinton get his numbers?
- Larry King resurfaces for a resurfaced Olbermann.
- CNN’s Diversity Council…disbanded! Or is it?
- Hogue: Alisyn Camerota ‘more than paid her dues’.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Cruz, sports, and more.
- Another Crossfire co-host caught in a controversy.
- Video: Kurtz eyes Sharpton, challenges Bill O’Reilly.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/27/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Larry King interviews Greta van Susteren.
- Fox News #1 for coverage of SCOTUS/marriage news.
- Wednesday’s numbers: The Five-Laura-Baier 1-2-3.
- (MS)NBC signs ex-LAPD Chief Bill Bratton as analyst.
- Video: CNN previews Crossfire; ICN raises questions.
- Dana Perino joins Mercy Ships on mission to the Congo.
- Video: Clayton and Anna get dunked part one, part two.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/07/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Marlow: Politico smears Ailes, tries to cover its tracks.
- Worst show name, ever? Bouncing baby boy Ball.
- Video: Powers and Miller doubt Holder explanations.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC to go full Arias on Zimmerman.
- Video: AP/Rosen media’s turning point? CNN honored.
- Alter-ed reality: 10 of 13 Alter claims about Ailes false.
- Imus video: Larry King remembers Morton Downey Jr.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/29/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Greta: Why meet with AG Holder for a photo op?
- Zucker play: CNN head slams rivals, defends ‘poop ship’.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Lean Backwards: MSNBC sinks, Maddow hits lows.
- May numbers: FNC tops; HLN up; CNN tops MSNBC.
- Mourning Joe does damage control. Weekend numbers.
- Which news net does partisan race-baiting in its promos?
- Cutter and Madden join CNN. Larry King diversifies.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on Holder’s potential perjury.
- Kelly Evans anchor debut is nothing to Squawk about.
- O’Reilly film gets Lowe; Ali Velshi resurfaces (via TVN).
- Videos: Juan Williams and Bernard Goldberg on Rosen etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/09/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Ailes, the White House, and more.
- Profile: Larry King (via TVN). Q&A: Soledad (via ICN).
- News Watch videos: Sequester blues, busting the filibuster.
- Latest Olby filing slams Current TV. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Sunday specials: Myths, Lies, and Complete Stupidity; Escape Fire.
- Concha: MSNBC and CNN ego trips are driving their viewers to Fox.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/11/13 00:12 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Quentin Tarantino and movie violence.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Have media been fair in coverage of gun violence?
- FNC signs new nerd contributor. Today’s Fox hater meme.
- Larry disses Piers. CNBC targets clock-watchers. Tech wars.
- Factor video: Glenn Beck on his attempt to buy Current from Gore.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/07/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Fiscal cliff buyers’ remorse?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn Kelly shot on national tv. Profile: Bret Baier (v/TVN).
- VIdeo: Are the media giving a pass to Dems on spending issues?
- Spitzer splits. Grace and CNN settle. John King’s whereabouts.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly, Hitchcock blond who suffers no fools, gladly.
- Imus video: Jake Tapper talks cliffs. Q&A: Peter Barnes, Phil Griffin.
- Hot & Not: Current TV, CNBC, O’Reilly, CNN, etc. Larry moonlights.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/02/12 00:59 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4M)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Justo y Equilibrado: Sanchez anchors returns on Fox News Latino.
- WaPo’s Wemple attempts a pseudo-apology to Janice Dean.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly, from the courtroom to the anchor desk.
- ICN: MSNBC election night plans reveal a curious discrepancy.
- Video: Ed Henry previews the election w/Imus part one, part two.
- Q&A and profile: Shannon Bream. Larry unimpressed with Piers.
- Video: Geraldo Rivera calls Eric Bolling a liar over Benghazi.
- New Pew: Positive about the negative…MSNBC worse than Fox.
- Greta: Why are the press suddenly being fed info by the CIA?
- ICN: Changes at NBC leave Tamron Hall on a fast track to nowhere.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/12/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- The Five video: They don’t need a movie to hate America.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Somerby: Why Mika and MSNBC are gender throwbacks.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s Phil Griffin caught lying about Fox!?
- People mag profile: Megyn Kelly part one, part two [pdfs].
- Video: Larry King resurfaces...on Fox! Claman’s three days.
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer re twitter; Phil Griffin. F&F clarification.
- Speculation: Gretchen could be replaced...by Kiran Chetry?
- ICN to MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts: You’re deluding yourself.
- Olby holed up reliving ancient feuds. Revealed: Faux News!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/24/12 00:31 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Are movies culpable for real-life violence?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC tops Colorado coverage; viewers flee MSNBC.
- Up is down. Weekend numbers. Dobbs over CNBC.
- Soledad’s ruminations. More King’s things. Today’s oops.
- ICN to Joe: Apologize and move on; Joe does the latter.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Brian Ross’s blunder and more.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/23/12 00:07 Filed in: links
- The Five video: In hot water over hot coals.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- CNBC lays off staff, sets slate of primetime reality shows.
- Controversy swirls over Scarborough autism crack.
- Rothman: Hayes skews facts to demean Ailes and Fox.
- Video: Larry King with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Howard Kurtz Q&A: Chris Wallace. Profile: Jeanine Pirro.
- CNN coverage of Kazakhstan, brought to you by...Kazakhstan!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/17/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is ‘fair share’ really ‘must share’?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Surprise! Impartial MSNBC journalist not so impartial after all.
- Debunked: Russell Simmons smear of Sean Hannity.
- Video: Laura Ingraham with Don Imus. Weekend numbers.
- Why MSNBC and Microsoft split up. Larry King resurfaces.
- Byers: Is CNN shedding its ‘straight news’ straightjacket? Analysis.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/18/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Will Smith speaks out on taxes.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Rachel Ray part one, part two.
- Videos: Kilmeade and Doocy take the tough mudder challenge.
- CNN to probe junk science claims it previously promoted.
- Larry King Now debuts this summer. Q&A: Big Ed Schultz.
- CNBC revamping Maria Bartiromo’s WSJ Report? Todd triumphs.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/19/12 00:55 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Silver spoons and class warfare.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Bream jumps for Special Olympics. Salinas jumps to WDBJ.
- Jordan Sparks, CNN, and Jennifer Griffin’s children. More.
- Shocking Salon exposé: Sean Hannity is conservative!
- Liz Claman talks 1000 episodes, gives financial advice.
- HLN moves further from ‘headline news’. Q&A: Maddow.
- Contract violations by the ‘mole’ expose him to civil liability.
- Video: A salute to Dick Clark from Larry King...on Fox News!
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/12/12 00:34 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Game Change is not really about Palin.
- Friday: New CNN am shows dead last, even lose to CNBC!
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Back from banishment: Roland returns. Romans reappears.
- CNN to buy (and ruin) Mashable? Buchanan zings MSNBC.
- Q&A: Rachel Maddow. MSNBC contributor in therapy.
- Larry King finds work...with Carlos Slim! Profile: Sanjay Gupta.
- Hot & Not: Stupid Tuesday, Sarah Palin, Coop, Mancow redux.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/25/12 00:29 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Tapper, Palin, and more.
- Ailes supports Kennedy. Bill Hemmer: back to school.
- Fox News Watch video: CNN’s latest GOP debate.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Douglas Kennedy charged; no change in his job status.
- VIdeo: A surprise appearance in the Beverly Hills Watters’ World.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/15/12 23:15 Filed in: links
- CNN and Larry King go their separate ways.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-MonicaCrowley 1-2-3.
- Cablers cover Syria, MSNBC not so much. Rodriguez upped.
- Jersey Man cover story: Neil Cavuto. Q&A: Nic Robertson.
- Profile: Cenk Uygur, Don Lemon. No coordination. It’s a girl!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/15/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Video: OWS mob tries to shout down Adam Shapiro.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC’s Now ratings show no gain over last week.
- After CBS debate, FNC still tops. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Larry King with Imus talks music and the mob.
- Jennifer Griffin honors the 1%. Ed Schultz: What I read.
- Cenk fibs about his ratings, but it was only to ten people.
- ICN: Politico is not courting MSNBC. TCG: Yes they are.
- Fox hater frustration: Killing Lincoln not banned at Ford’s Theatre.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/28/11 00:13 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Lawsuit against signature MSNBC show will proceed.
- Chernoff exits CNN. Madoff scammed Larry for $700K.
- Video: Judge Napolitano w/Stewart part one, part two.
- Ailes Apprentice Program graduates its seventh class.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/24/11 00:23 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-ChrisWallace 1-2-3.
- Video: Charlie Gasparino confronts Media Matters.
- Larry King returning to radio, and tv? (via CB)
- Profile: Lori Rothman. Zoraida Sambolin to CNN.
- Q&A: Chris Jansing, Liz Claman. Claman’s dining diary.
- VIdeo: Flawed EPA ratings inflate electric car mileage?
- Hot & Not: FBN, changes at MSNBC, Qadaffi killed, etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/14/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- MSNBC genius: occupiers need a ‘Kent State moment’.
- WaPo: How FNC changed the face of journalism.
- John King on CNN standards. Shades of Elsa Klensch.
- Huntsman boycotts CNN debate. Q&A: Larry King.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly with Letterman, on CBS Early Show.
- CNNers party with Whitaker. Profile: D-Rat.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/13/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Obama gets snippy with FNC’s Ed Henry. More.
- Videos: Don Imus with Chris Wallace, Juan Williams.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Larry King resurfaces for ‘rare’ interview.
- Thomasch: Seeking ratings gold MSNBC latches onto occupiers.
- CNN’s new ‘conservative’ hire: I am not comfortable on the right.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/25/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Harris-Laura-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Ed Henry solid in Fox News debut.
- Athena Jones to CNN. Another pointless list.
- Bias Bash video: Norway terror and debt ceilings.
- Stasi: Sharpton made to order for tv, Uygur not.
- Hot & Not: Uygur, News Corp, etc. Gasparino replies.
- Hampp: Will CNN’s new primetime attract viewers?
- Q&A: Phil Griffin, Larry King. Gawker’s selective curiosity.
- Juliet Huddy: Always a Fox, but is she still a Friend?
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/08/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Grace 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Piers, Jessica Yellin, John Zarella. Profile: Charlie Gasparino.
- Berr: CNN needs a partner. Emmy-winner Larry King’s Potter show.
- O’Reilly gets bold and fresh with Carville. HLN’s very Casey weekend.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/29/11 00:23 Filed in: links
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld on Red Eye’s best ratings ever.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-HLNSpecRpt-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on freeing captured terrorists.
- Coop and Zucker expound on cable news.
- Video: Wiehl and Imus discuss Beck and Bachmann.
- Q2 program rankers. Olby trumpets O’Donnell slippage.
- When Larry meets Harry. New CNN intern arrives.
- News Corp apps top iPad charts. O’Reilly vs autobots.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/09/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- ICN: Is Rebecca Diamond out at FBN?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash Weiner-free day covers Palin, Yemen, etc.
- Video: Larry King on tweeting, retirement, etc pt one, pt two.
- TheDC on Chris Matthews: misogyny and more.
- VIdeos: Chris Wallace w/Imus, Maddow w/Letterman.
- Updated video: Kirsten Powers changes her mind.
- Molly Line is spoken for. CNN backs John King.
- ICN: CNBC has frittered away its hi-def advantage.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/08/11 00:21 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bercovici: What Beck and Olbermann have in common (via ICN).
- Video: Bias Bash on Weinergate and more important issues.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. CNN.com’s pilates tactics. Joe: Back to school.
- Maddow tipped off to Weiner scandal? F&F keeps you abreast.
- Another revelatory Larry King Q&A. Video: Zakaria w/Jon Stewart.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/21/11 00:06 Filed in: links
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/30/11 00:28 Filed in: links
- Greta goes to MSNBC, preps trip to North Korea.
- Video: Trump reacts to all those WHCD zingers.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Trump and the media.
- Wedding bells: CNN edges FNC, crushes MSNBC.
- Video: News Watch on the birth certificate; more.
- Swells gather at DC soirees. Gasparino’s ‘prom date’.
- Finally! Unequivocal proof that Fox News sucks!
- Huck denies Prez rumors. Beck’s bungalow bought.
- Larry King’s first special focuses on Alzheimer’s.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/22/11 00:49 Filed in: links
- Video: News Watch on the media’s Trump infatuation.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Soledad. Larry works the room. Elam exits.
- Beck/Huck ‘feud’ over-analyzed. Today’s developments.
- Video: Geraldo gets emotional in Libya discussion.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/19/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Olbermann: I don’t watch MSNBC.
- New algorithm makes Fox most search-visible cablenews site.
- MSNBC treatment of Trump raises questions.
- Video: What cablenewser reported this in 1991? The answer.
- Profile: Chris Wallace. Bret Baier’s top (and bottom) DC ten [pdf].
- MSNBC’s new studio. Contessa’s compost. Robin’s song.
- Larry King preps first CNN special, plans trip to Korea.
- Video: CNN staffer tries a little too hard to look busy.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/02/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Video: Reliable Sources on Trump, Bachmann coverage.
- Greta: Just what is it with Howard Dean?
- Video: Due to factual error, Fox News Watch stops, then starts over segment on media coverage of GE; more.
- Q&A: Larry King.
- Video: Donald Trump on The Factor part five; Beck’s take.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/24/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- An early peek at FBN’s numbers.
- Q&A: John McCann on FBN’s Nielsen move.
- Aaron Brown resurfaces, slams Bill, Beck, Coop.
- Zurawik: Sarah Palin, Bill Maher, and Greta.
- Cablers gather for Roberts-hosted NLGJA soiree.
- Olbermann web ‘worst persons’ smears Billy Graham.
- Shumate: Cable news short shrifts Liz Taylor passing.
- Video: Sean Hannity talks to Larry King part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
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- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Greta: Scared kittens need training to defend their beliefs?
- Video: Judge Nap on why they won’t call Libya a ‘war’.
- CNN comes to FNC: On Hannity tonight, Larry King!
- Q&A: CNN’s Kyung Lah in Japan.
- FBN signs on for full Neilsen ratings services.
- Today’s NY Times specularama: The Beck Channel?
- Juliet Huddy: I’ll be back very soon.
- Impartial journalist David Shuster resurfaces.
- David Bauder: CNN seeks to leverage its advantages.
- Yes, Alan Colmes still gets hate mail.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
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- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Profile: Nicole Lapin. Trish Regan quits CNBC.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro, Soledad, Big Ed Schultz.
- Twins span cable news divide. Today’s oops.
- Chad Meyers, CNN’s all-purpose expert.
- Video: Chris Matthews w/Leno pt one, pt two.
- Judge Napolitano gets Beck-type numbers.
- CNN to launch ’tv everywhere’ mobile service.
- Larry King taping CNN special in Las Vegas.
- Lou Dobbs’s new show makes a surprise move.
Monday Links and Open Thread
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- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Blitzer-Shep 1-2-3. Analysis.
- Fox News signs former Senator as a contributor; more.
- Video: Shepard Smith first report from Japan.
- Sarah asked Roger for advice and didn’t take it. Mika chimes in.
- MSNBC centerpiece series renewed. Larry’s got a new tv gig.
- Lou Dobbs profiles: AP, Daily Mail, Daily News, Post-Gazette.
- New Pew: 2011 report on cable news part one, part two.
- Hot & Not: Japan, Keilar, Sheen, Morning Joe etc.
- FBN: 5:00 am McDowell/McShane market report on Monday.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
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- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Larry King tweaks Coop...with a gay joke!
- Greta on Couric, contracts, and bad journalism.
- Bloomberg covers Silicon Valley, with a twist.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Blitzer, Leventhal et al honored at RTDNF dinner.
- Cablers hustle to cover surprise Wisconsin vote.
- Was CNBC Fast Money story on welfare misleading?
- Ronald S Martin at SSU. Q&A: HLN’s Scot Safon.
Monday Links and Open Thread
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- Juliet Huddy news...or not?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Kelly’s Court rules on Fred Grandy flap.
- Like Roberts, TJ Holmes irked by Kiran typing?
- Video: Leland Vittert caught in the crossfire.
- HLN emulates MSNBC, reruns crime shows.
- Pix: Bret Baier in Afghanistan.
- CNN’s Freedom Project. King to host Peabodies.
- MacNicol: NY Times Beck blast not believable?
- Q&A: Don Lemon (via TVN), Tucker Carlson, Lawrence O, Norah O. Profile: Andrea Mitchell (via ICN).
- Hot & Not: Dobbs, Sheen, Maddow, Schultz, King.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
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- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- John Stossel and The King’s Speech; more.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- FNC inaugurates ‘junior reporter’ program.
- CNN releases Android app.
- NY Times revives Roger Ailes/Judith Regan wrangle.
- Freedom Watch gets a (temporary?) slot on FNC.
- Wehner: Beck will self-destruct (via Bernard Goldberg).
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Video: Alisyn Camerota and infertility on Today.
- Q&A: Greg Palkot. Profiles: Jenna Lee [pdf], Gasparino.
- Maddow hosts show from Kansas brewery.
- Video: Piers Morgan! Larry King! Clash of the Titans!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
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- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Imus & Colmes discuss Fox haters pt one, pt two.
- Video: Judge Napolitano vs Charles Rangel.
- Will Phil Griffin be the next to go at MSNBC? Analysis.
- How to fix Park & Spit: dump Park, keep Spit?
- Videos: Coop w/Stewart; Maddow w/Leno pt one, pt two.
- Last comic standing? Larry King preps stand-up tour.
Monday Links and Open Thread
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- Surprise! ‘Juliete’ Huddy suddenly gets a bio page.
- Piers’s secret, ‘must-watch’ guest is...Larry King! ICN scoffs.
- Soros, Fox News, and Nazis: today’s question (via TCG).
- Shep ‘bear alerts’ continue to stir controversy.
- Video: Bias Bash on Al-Jazeera fomenting revolution.
- Profile: Lori Rothman. Q&A: Kiran Chetry.
- The ‘brains’ behind MSNBC’s brand.
- Piers: a cold dish of toad-in-the-hole? (via ICN)
- Greta tapped for Civility Institute board.
- Stuever: Matthews Clinton hour a superficial mash-note.
Friday Links and Open Thread
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- Zurawik: MSNBC Wisconsin coverage biased and clueless.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Fox hater screams over Jeff Flock live shot.
- Soledad previews Ernest Withers documentary.
- BBC to push ‘impartial’ World News Channel.
- MSNBC daytime adds Bashir. ICN: Nonsensical excuse.
- O’Donnell cartoon segment stirs controversy, threats.
- FNC and Cablevision seal multi-year deal.
- ICN: Risk vs reward in journalism judgment calls.
- Glick: Journalism, Lara Logan, and identity politics.
- Piers purchases pub. Larry disses CNN’s Morganmania.
- Big Ed in Madison. Q&A: Jennifer Griffin on Lara Logan.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
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- A new idea: keep Park, dump Spit!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Greta: Posh Piers launch party not what Fox would do. Analysis.
- Cincinnati Mag: Bill Hemmer remembers Haiti [pdf].
- How FNC/NYT reported dubious shooter-supremacist tie.
- Piers plan to pick fights kicks off with O’Reilly jab.
- Coop gathers AIDS activists for special hour.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on threats to your rights.
- Larry King finds work, as ‘Morgan mania’ sweeps the planet!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
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- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Mediaite reads Big Journalism but not J$P?
- Video: Kelly’s Court on honor killings.
- FNC adds weekend program w/Jeanine Pirro.
- CNN/Tea Party debate stirs controversy.
- Howard Kurtz profile: Big Ed Schultz.
- Weekend numbers.
- Video: Larry King w/Leno part one, two, three.
- As Coop craters, CNN plans to get in your face.
- Part two: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
Friday Links and Open Thread
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- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Larry-Bret 1-2-3.
- Christopher: Olby faces his ‘Shoeless Joe’ moment?
- Sady Doyle: Olbermann quit Twitter because of me.
- FNC’s Nancy Harmeyer promoted to West Coast.
- DGA/FNC complaint tossed out by unanimous vote.
- Another debate set: CNN/Tea Party Express.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro on Madoff matters.
- WPO study of ‘misinformed’ viewers fingers FNC, MSNBC.
- When in doubt...blame Beck!
- Larry King signs off: Buckman, de Moraes, Cromwell, Poniewozik, Bauder. After-party. Filling the gap.
- The Carmen Kringle Matter.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
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- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: At the Fox News DC holiday party.
- Fox News announces more 2011 debates.
- Feature and Q&A: Connell McShane in Ireland [pdf].
- Olbermann/Moore rape comments stir outrage. Keith stonewalls, then suspends his Twitter account!
- Video: The Insider behind the scenes at Fox & Friends.
- Audio: Trump calls Ailes ‘a phenomenal guy’.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Imus part one, part two.
- MSNBC sending D-Rat up the river.
- CNN promises surprises for Larry King finale. More.
- Who is Zach Wamp and who wants to hire him? Not Fox.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
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- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- CNN boasts of its reach as viewership sinks to record lows.
- Already? GOP Prez primary debates set on CNN, FNC.
- Cablers dominate biz news most powerful list.
- Video: The Judge on wheat farming, health care, and freedom.
- Who has the long knives out for Bill Sammon? Flashback.
- As King’s career winds down, Piers Morgan flexes his ego.
- Video: Sean Hannity vs Rep Anthony Weiner.
- Feminists mad at Morning Joe don’t understand television?
- Q&A: Bloomberg’s Manus Cranny, CNBC’s Geoff Cutmore.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
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- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Zurawik: FNC signs Bret Baier to new multi-year contract.
- Juan Williams signs book deal with Random House.
- Olbermann tries to wriggle out of latest Nazi comparison.
- Video: Geraldo on sleeping nude etc part one, part two.
- Video: Greta and Sarah Palin in Haiti.
- American Morning makeover: more upbeat, fast-paced.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Larry’s sign-off has people talking.
- CNN on the iPad. Amid changes, CNBC launches Pro.
- Talkative Joe vs Ice Princess Mika.
- ‘No Labels’ rally attracts a host of MSNBC hosts.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
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- Video: Reliable Sources on tax deal coverage.
- Without Larry, who will personify CNN? More.
- Video: Fox News Watch on tax deal coverage.
- Zurawik: Bret Baier revisits Florida 2000.
- Video: Red Eye rips Olby’s Nazi comparison.
- Non-eye-contact Q&A: Chris Matthews.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Monday Links and Open Thread
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- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Larry lines up Snipes, Pacino, Jolie, Dion.
- Video: Glenn Beck pans media (FNC included).
- CNN viewer participation doesn’t facilitate corrections.
- Not & Not: Dr Drew, Park & Spit, Thomas Roberts, Robin Meade.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
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- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Wikileaks to break new info on Freedom Watch?
- CNN hire looks to restructure programming.
- Preview: Bret Baier World Aids Day with Bono.
- November numbers: FNC, CNN, HLN, MSNBC. CNBC’s slide.
- Audio: Bill Hemmer previews John Lennon special.
- Parker incensed at Spitzer, threatens to bolt.
- Video: Follow the Money looks at the Volt.
- Larry King at Wendy Walker’s book party.
- Video: Judge Nap vs O’Reilly on entrapment.
- MSNBC’s Abrams goes on CNN and defends Fox.
Monday Links and Open Thread
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- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- FNC laughs off Simpsons barbs.
- Beck on the big screen.
- Coop makes a deal with Fox.
- Joe Johns and Brooke Baldwin, together at last.
- 101 minutes with Larry King.
- Dr Drew gets a show on HLN.
- Google ogling makes Megyn number one.
- Hot & Not: Roberts, Piers, Junk, etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
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- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3.
- Larry King prepares for his swan song.
- ADL head apologized to Glenn Beck.
- Ted Koppel has today’s lament for cable news.
- NPR hires law firm to probe Wililams firing.
- So who’s the real news channel again?
- MSNBC sends Chris Jansing to DC.
- Video: Cloris Leachman licks Brian Kilmeade...literally.
- Video: Major Garrett w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- MSNBC news rules not illegal after all. Olby week in review.
- Video: Ted Turner talks green energy and Lou Dobbs.
- CNN slayings special well-received.
- Uncut video: GW Bush in the No-Spin Zone part one, part two.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
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- Mag turns Gretchen Carlson profile into hate-Fox fest.
- Olby tweets: a sign ‘suspension’ to end soon? Yes: KO back Tuesday.
- Olby suspended on refusal to apologize on air: a game of chicken. Is the whole thing an elaborate publicity stunt?
- Q&A: Jonathan Wald. A tribute to the King.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Stewart rally, midterm coverage.
- Video: Fox News Watch on 2010 election coverage.
- Zurawik: Maddow’s petulant pout of false self-importance.
- Mediaite: KO supporters argue irrelevancies. Flashback: Olby on Juan Williams (h/t jtLOL); more. KO suspension ignites debate. MSNBC at a crossroads. Guardian: back him, don’t sack him. Malkin: No freaking way! Top ten Olbermann replacements.
- The Wrap: no donations found for FNC on-air journalists.
- Maddow defends Olby: he broke the rules, but it’s Fox’s fault.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Bill Maher.
- Election night at Fox News.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, preview, HuffPo recap.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
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- CNN’s ridiculed election matrix off to a shaky start.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Karl Rove and Howard Dean debate Fox News.
- Beck boycott backwash: a bust?
- Video: Chris Jansing, a Snuggie, and a missing child (via ICN).
- Emails flood after cartoon of O’Reilly calling Obama ‘Hitler’.
- Videos: Shep on The View, O’Reilly on Imus, Maddow on Today.
- Shepard Smith signs new contract with Fox.
- Larry King confuses old video with his live guest.
- Q&A: Lori Rothman on moving to FBN and HD.
- Cable sub fees: FNC #5, CNN #7, MSNBC not in top 25.
- Video: Alicia Menendez (D) on why she likes going on FNC.
- New wrinkles in Carnahan ad flap push resolution into 2011.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
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- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Glenn Beck unloads on Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Profile of the ‘worst person in the world’: Steve Doocy.
- Q&A: Greta van Susteren, Willie Geist.
- Videos: Greta vs Allred round two; ICE addresses Diaz.
- FNC: then and now.
- New feud? Breitbart vs Shepard Smith.
- Park & Spit: thin gruel. Changes coming soon?
- This Apprentice wasn’t fired (via ICN).
- Murdoch on contribution flaps. DGA withdraws complaint.
- O’Donnell apologizes for Michael Steele intro.
- Larry King: CNN was right to fire Sanchez. More. Was firing connected with Park & Spit (via ICN)?
Friday Links and Open Thread
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- State Dept panic when MSNBC channel shows FNC.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3. Site stats.
- Bob Woodward intervenes, Greta Q&A back on.
- Geraldo: Colbert ‘brilliant’. Wallace: not a shining moment.
- A-jad cancels on Shep, talks to Eric Shawn: video.
- Zucker leaves NBC. Biznets cover. Gasparino: it’s all-out war? ICN: Just the tip of the iceberg. Don’t cry for Jeff.
- CNN fires Jon Klein; Jautz takes over. Analysis: Zurawik, Friedman, Greta. ICN: Why now? Klein: I got shot! (via ICN). CNN seeks new editor.
- Larry King wants to appear on SNL.
- CNN announces Jiabao interview, ten Heroes finalists.
Monday Links and Open Thread
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- More Democrats watch FNC than CNN or MSNBC.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Timeline to Terror-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Spitzer replacement volunteers.
- Groovin’ with Shep [pdf].
- Richard Lui’s MSNBC debut, part of new lineup.
- Larry is still the king. Of sports?
- Pew: News consumers transitioning; MSNBCNN down.
- Morning anchor’s undergarments.
- Q&A: Rick Sanchez, Jamil Smith.
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