Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/14/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
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Monday Links and Open Thread
05/11/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/05/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/25/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/21/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/15/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/10/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/03/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/23/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/02/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/25/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/23/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/19/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/17/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/10/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/05/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/03/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/29/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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
01/07/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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...
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/07/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/01/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Does Cooper have the brain cells to do his job?
- Reese’s piece: ‘Cratering News Network’; response (v/TVN).
- AJAm countersues Al Gore. Mika Brzezinski: Pants on fire!
- Video: Are drumbeats from media pushing POTUS into war?
- An Apprentice program with no boardroom or Trump: video.
- Bye-bye, Boulduan. Alibaba ballyhoo. Q&A: Gary Schreier.
- Hologram lawsuit thrown out of court. Today’s oops (via ICN).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shepard Smith grills Press Secretary Josh Earnest.
- Video: Tonight is throwback Thursday on Special Report.
- Video: Rupert Murdoch on Scotland, Time-Warner (v/TVN).
- Somerby: An Olbermann-style con targeting Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- Somerby: Could these cable stars get dumber and still live?
- Byers: The wrongs of Fareed Zakaria; ICN: Clear the air!
- OtR videos: Parents of Brendan Tevlin part one, part two.
- CNN buys another documentary. So what’s one more hour?
- MoJo hits Motown. Remember SkinnerVille? Lauren finds work.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/05/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Has Obama made his ISIS strategy clear?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Cablers cover another plane: Jon Scott trumps MSNBCNN.
- Zero Hedge: CNBC viewership nosedives to 21-year lows.
- Greta: NBC’s war on women? What about Mika Brzezinski?
- ET video: A day w/Sandra Smith. NBC’s new senior analyst.
- Wemple: Benghazi revelations and Fox News’s reporting.
- Friday special: 13 Hours at Benghazi...video preview. More.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly scoffs at State Dept charges. Today’s oops.
- Factor videos: Bernard Goldberg on Obama coverage; ‘Sexist’ Bill.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/04/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Lively debate over homeland security.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- August program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Shep Smith video: Larry King remembers Joan Rivers.
- CNBC’s summer of sinking ratings. The war on Fox!
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Laura-Kelly File-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: New Day widens lead over Morning Joe.
- Richard Lui honored; Kate Rogers jumps to CNBC.
- Reliable Sources moves to the Big Apple (via CNNComm).
- Bobbie Battista resurfaces; more. Bloomberg resurfaces.
- Occasional Cycle panelist to be regular on Meet the Press.
- The Independents still airing new shows on FBN. Flashback.
- Factor videos: Taking on ISIS, Putin; taking on Jon Stewart. More.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/30/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/24/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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
07/09/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/27/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/20/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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’.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/07/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/04/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/30/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNN premiere down from previous Sixties outings.
- Zucker punch: CNN gloats after strong Sixties debut.
- Greta: ‘It’s in my DNA as a former defense lawyer’.
- Tenenbaum: America’s best cable news channel?
- Outnumbered video: Why didn’t Obama fire Shinseki?
- Where’s Weir? Clearly, he’s not hosting CNN Tonight.
- FNC College Challenge winner. TVN: Levy, Barbieri, Joe.
- Wemple: Can Bret+Greta trump Congress? Concha: Why Fox?
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/17/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Abramson, Rove vs Hill, Sterling.
- Reliable Sources videos: Abramson, Auletta, Sterling.
- Behind the CNN plagiarism scandal. Mika’s night out.
- Zucker play: Next on CNN...the inside scoop on UFOs!
- Your Buzz videos: Lara Logan, May 5, Gilbert Gottfried.
- Fox & Friends videos: The Spartan Race part one, part two, part three, part four, bonus one, bonus two, about the race.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/10/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Monica, Lara Logan, and Hillary.
- Reliable Sources videos: Monica, Benghazi, and climate.
- Lorenzo: CNN’s gain is Don Lemon’s loss. Mika’s dinner.
- Wilstein: What will happen to CNN in a post-MA370 era?
- Saturday special: The NSA’s Secret War. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Sterling, skewed news, and Fox women.
- Wemple: An FNC story, from the news to the Hanniterator.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/30/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Carney ensnared in Benghazi web.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-Bream 1-2-3.
- Politico: Gawker report ‘full of holes’; Shep: ‘100% false’.
- ICN: Ailes, Shep, and a multi-million-dollar elephant.
- Wemple: Scarborough zings CNN. Q&A: Deirdre Bolton.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on Sterling’s legal issues.
- CNN Tonight on hiatus...or is it? Spurlock cuts a deal.
- Video: Tall Fall. It’s the war on Fox! Yesterday’s oops.
- Moving day: Gorani to London, John Huddy to Jerusalem.
- April numbers: Fox holds top 14 slots; CNN trumps MSNBC.
- Colmes: Some liberals wary of me because of my employers.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/29/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Morning Joe hit by MSNBC ratings slump. Today’s oops.
- Outnumbered video: Does cheerleading qualify as a sport?
- Somerby: Everyone gets to kill the pig! Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on Ukraine, Bundy, the Clippers, etc.
- Profiles: Harris Faulkner, Sandra Smith. Q&A: Maria Bartiromo.
- Green: CNN is its own disaster. Ariens: TV Newser turns ten.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly Talking Points memo; Greta zings The Rev.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/24/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- From the ‘nothing succeeds like failure’ department...
- More honors: Megyn, Maria, Maddow make ‘impact list’.
- Q&A: Maria Bartiromo, one of ’50 women who run NY’.
- Video: Megyn Kelly named to Time 100 influentials list.
- The Mole, part deux. Wemple: What now, Mr Hannity?
- Coop’s crib is up for bids. Keith Olbermann resurfaces.
- Video: Juan Williams questions Media Matters’ tax status.
- Roller: Scarborough takes a page from Trump’s playbook.
- Hannity video: Judge Napolitano on eminent domain abuse.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/12/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz: Sebelius, Attkisson part one, part two.
- Reliable Sources: Colbert, Cavett, China, MSNBC.
- They pick on Heather, but Ronan never: part deux.
- Q&A: Morgan Spurlock. Profile: Anthony Bourdain.
- Rosario: Drug trafficker contradicts Sharpton story.
- Your Buzz videos: Mika, Jeb, Dave. Sunday talkers.
- Ratigan and Bashir resurface. Zain Verjee exits CNN.
- Clayton’s family secrets: video. Remembering Boston.
- Bret Baier teams with UAE ambassador to save children.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/10/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The Brandeis brouhaha.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-TheFive-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Will Rachel Maddow devote a segment to this too?
- Zucker punch: Interview shows ‘no longer viable’.
- New CNN primetime to feature docs, rotating hosts.
- Fox Biz going commercial free for last hour of trading.
- Special: Terror Strikes Boston, Boston Strikes Back.
- O’Reilly videos: w/Matt Lauer; on F&F pt one, pt two.
- Lean Forward: The Smoking Gun calls Sharpton a liar.
- Joe gets to speak. A rough start to Comcast hearings.
- Bishara: Fact-based fiction...the mystery of CNN 2014.
- Lizzie O’Leary resurfaces. Ed Henry in a twitter spat.
- Kelly File: Brandeis debate turns rowdy part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/09/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- CNN digital plans include a news show for twitter.
- Lean Forward: (MS)NBC accused of ‘union-busting’.
- Somerby: Maddow misrepresents O’Reilly and Kelly.
- Somerby: ‘Propaganda for gullible liberals’. More.
- MSNBC stonewalls questions on Scarborough speech.
- Lean Forward: The Cycle plummets to an all-time low.
- Punjab, Vegas first stops for celebrity chef’s saison deux.
- CNBC stocks up on reality shows. Echo chamber at work.
- Making the Case didn’t. Crossfire watch: soon. Get lost!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/08/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Weather Channel agrees to demands, returns to DirecTV.
- Continetti: Comcast deal creates a political powerhouse.
- Survivor Diaries revisits Boston bombing. Brand news.
- The Rev: I’m no snitch. Paula Zahn feet first. Joe ’16.
- Today’s outrage! Flashback. Wemple. Video flashback.
- FBN sponsors golfer Jason Dufner. Somerby: Which Chris?
- Video profile: John Siegenthaler. Q&A: Morgan Spurlock.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the Mozilla megillah.
- Greta: I still support CNN’s coverage. Weekend numbers.
- Chavez: The Ft Hood shooting, Megyn Kelly, and ethnicity.
- Wemple: On CNN Crossfire still M.I.A. Amanpour honored.
- Smerconish struggles for viewers, is unlikely to get 9:00 pm.
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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Tempers flare as The Five debate Crimea.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- FoxBiz sets Diedre Bolton premiere. CNN con Carney?
- Video: Say again? Grace under fire. Weekend numbers.
- Calderone: CNN strangely reluctant to go on the record.
- Guess why CNN has stories from last week still unaired?
- Fox News tops all cable for week. CNN weekend scores.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer on Crimea, Flight 370, and more.
- Video: Anderson Cooper w/ Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Byers: Scarborough appearances sidestep MSNBC policy?
- Should CNN revive ICYMI? Gretchen hosts Time for Lyme.
- Carter: Plane-orama buoys CNN. Shafer: Keep it coming!
- Somerby: O’Reilly and Golberg were ‘right on all counts’.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg slams plane-orama ‘infotainment’.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/17/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Rothman: Da Plane brings out worst in media. More.
- Video: Media miss huge impact of internet giveaway?
- Fox News apps redesigned. Rick Sanchez resurfaces.
- McMurry: Joe 2016 begins. Somerby: Insult to the tribe.
- Lauren Ashburn: Why I’ve gone back to wearing a cross.
- Taibi: CNN takes plane coverage to the next level...toys!
- Zurawik: Upstart AJAm is more than the sum of its ratings.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz vids: Da plane, Lena Dunham, Costas, panic.
- Reliable Sources: Da plane, da plane, da plane, Ukraine.
- FNC update: four hours of Harris and Pirro. CNN update.
- Late Show video: Bill O’Reilly with David Letterman.
- Joe not closing the 2016 door. Sunday talkers: tip sheet.
- Bordelon: The Cycle has become unfunny sketch comedy.
- Hogue: Aly’s bland send-off. Somerby: Explaining Maddow?
- CNN signs Mel Robbins. Salazar: Chicagoland’s stereotypes.
- Your Buzz videos: Bob Costas, avoiding Palin, and Rob Ford.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Funny is as funny does.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Does Enroll America owe FNC an apology?
- Weekend numbers: Media Buzz and Cashin’ In score.
- Craig Melvin’s merger pays a welcome dividend.
- Fox has concerns about Comcast merger. Today’s oops.
- Somerby: Sonny Hostin thinks everyone should be in jail!
- Video: Behind the scenes with Shep Smith. Profile: Huck.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, Melissa Harris-Perry. Stay classy, Mika.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the media’s IRS avoidance.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/04/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN skeds legal show w/Geragos. Smerconish debut set.
- Shep, Coop, et al report from Ukraine. Reliable rebounds.
- Johnson: Ronan Farrow, the young man only old people like.
- Mika B going through a bad spell. CNN’s Ukraine dilemma.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly with Bob Costas part one, part two.
- CNN and Allstate team up for ‘native’ ads. Weekend numbers.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/28/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bream-Baier 1-2-3.
- Real Story video: Andy Levy joins the manel debate.
- Kurtz: Colbert smeared me and I won’t stand for it!
- Somerby: Nothing in Maddow’s latest is exactly legit.
- HuffPo: Mika’s dad finally on Morning Joe! Flashback.
- Insider video: Hannity at Del Frisco’s. CNN’s fish story.
- New Hasselbeck feature debuts with Darrell Wallace Jr.
- Video: Harris Faulkner profiles Virginia Gov Doug Wilder.
- Epstein: How to fix Ronan Farrow Daily. Page Six: proof!
- Tso: Do ‘native’ models threaten integrity of journalism?
- Factor video: Bill questions Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett.
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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/14/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Despite nasty eye condition, Shannon Bream carries on.
- Comcast hires attorneys in prep for antitrust actions.
- CNBC scoops Comcast merger story...or did they?
- Piers Morgan questioned and advised of his rights.
- Linkins: Don’t be fooled, Joe will not run for President.
- Video: Harris Faulkner profiles Olympian Claressa Shields.
- Friday special: A Bush Family Album. Stirewalt: half-true.
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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/12/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: When does ‘crazy’ get a pass?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox Business gets on board the documentary bandwagon.
- Somerby: ‘Weird reporting’ says Maddow...about Maddow?!
- An elaborate Ronan PR stunt?! Robin Meade: How I work.
- As CNN Latino closes down, Fox News Latino grows.
- Video: Scarborough denies he wants to run for President.
- Makeover at MSNBC. Melber: Half-true. Zucker’s night out
- Kelly File video: Andrew McCarthy on executive wiggle room.
- Coop’s oops: F-bomb drops on taped marathon trial coverage!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why the Obamacare delays?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Sean Hannity: a big tipper. Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Shepard Smith on Christie, Olympics, etc.
- NBC Insider: Joe Scarborough 2016 is not a joke. More.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on the limits to executive action.
- Carl Bernstein to CNN. Alino Cho resurfaces. Candy: true.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/10/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What do The Hillary Papers reveal?
- With Megyn partly absent, Maddow, Matthews score.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Wallace-The Five 1-2-3.
- CNBC has a hit...reruns! ICN: Unhealthy Zucker play.
- Is Joe Scarborough harboring delusions of adequacy?
- Mika B runs into O’Reilly, Joe decrees Bill was ‘rude’.
- Sean Hannity’s crib on the market. Soledad speaks.
- Zucker punched: Another new low for New Day.
- Q&A: Al Sharpton [pdf]. Q&A: Jake Tapper (via TVN).
- Smerconish to CNN weekends. HLN makeover; more.
- Imus video: Laura Ingraham talks Olympics, O’Reilly etc.
- Hot & Not: Keilar, Kosinski, Kneale, Bartiromo, Melber, etc.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/04/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Greta 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly Factor snags 4.2 million; MSNBC strong in demos.
- Somerby: MSNBC stages worst night ever. Andrea: Half-true.
- Video: Maria Bartiromo’s first FBN appearance (v/TVNewser).
- Fox News Channel #1 in all basic cable. Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: CNN unveils its exciting new overnight line-up.
- A regular Jo: Nosuchinsky named Red Eye panelist: video.
- Simpson: Is Ronan Farrow hyping his own intellectualism?
- Fox & Friends video: Bill O’Reilly responds to attacks on Fox.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Q&A coverage. Wemple: Aces!
- Rothstein: MSNBC and Joe still stonewalling ethics questions.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Christie, snark, Michelle turns 50.
- Reliable Sources videos: Christie, docs, doc directors.
- HuffPo: ‘How Great Is Ronan Farrow?’ Geraldo teases.
- The Scarborough stonewall. Q&A: Soledad resurfaces.
- Video: Lauren Green’s command performance for the Pope.
- Zurawik: Ailes bio ruined by innuendo, lack of perspective.
- Your Buzz videos: Christie, obesity, tv tech, Hillary on Time.
- Kelly File video: Anthony Weiner. Sunday talk: turn the table.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/14/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Escalation: Geraldo fires back at ‘phony’ David Folkenflik.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly File-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Adam Housley reacts to ‘bigoted’ attacks on his marriage.
- Reliable Sources near four-year low. Weekend numbers.
- Super Bowl synergy at Fox News. New Kurtz kontroversy.
- Video: Bret Baier on Fox News’s relationship with the WH.
- Another reason O’Reilly refers to MSNBC as ‘NBC News’.
- Somerby: MSNBC hypes flawed, dishonest Maddow theory.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on editorial backlash to Lone Survivor.
- Today’s twitter spat: Geraldo vs Folkenflik. You don’t say!
- Launch date moved up for the new Accuweather Channel.
- TWC dropped by DTV (that loses signal in storms anyhow).
- Zucker play: ‘High’ standards at CNN. Q&A: Jeff Zucker.
- Rothstein: MSNBC, Joe stonewall ‘stunning’ ethics uproar.
- Kelly File video: Gitmo lawyers smuggle jihad propaganda?!
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/03/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kurtz: MSNBC’s ‘rude and crude’ attack culture (via TVN).
- Video: Arthel Neville unamused? Arthel: It was ‘all in fun.’
- It begins: NY Times endless, gushing Ronan Farrow profile.
- Bond: Despite twitter apology, Harris-Perry fallout continues.
- Shaw: Who will replace impartial MSNBC journalist at 11am?
- Impartial journalist joins Morning Joe. Brian Schactman exits.
- ICN: More dominoes to fall at MSNBC? Wednesday’s numbers.
- Factor video: Three-way debate on the NY Times and Benghazi.
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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/20/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Scarborough: Ghostwriter helped draft Bashir apology.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Kurtz: Palin cancels Lauer interview to protest Bashir.
- Bauder: MSNBC stonewalling questions about Bashir.
- Video: Ralph Peters on the Afghanistan ‘Vanity Project’.
- Golub: Why MSNBC is failing...‘lack of professionalism’.
- Somerby: O’Reilly airs more diverse views than MSNBC.
- Surprise: CNN co-host gets Presidential appointment.
- Coop re-ups with CNN. Smith: MSNBC may dump Alec.
- Arceneaux: ‘Token’ Don Lemon is a lot like Sarah Palin!
- Wolcott: Going on MSNBC like talking with superheroes.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the ‘Knockout’ game.
- Journalism: Four cablenewsers fall for fake tweeter. More.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/16/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: John Roberts interviews crack-smokin’ mayor.
- Media Buzz videos: Credibility gap, Benghazi, Mr Bill.
- Reliable Sources: Benghazi, Obamacare, Anchorman.
- Joanne Nosuchinsky: How I came to be on Fox News.
- Profile: Joe S. Sunday talk: turn the table, HP recap.
- Has Red Eye lost its mojo? Sunday special: Ted Turner.
- Your Buzz videos: plagiarism, twitter, the MSM’s RINOs.
- Lowry: What was MSNBC expecting? Will Baldwin return?
- ICN: Why MSNBC should fire Martin Bashir. Today’s oops.
- MSNBC host wants poop in Palin’s mouth, pee in her eyes!
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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/12/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Political Insiders: Shutdownarama, dreams of a third party.
- Bonus live edition of Justice w/Judge Jeanine 9pm Sunday.
- MediaBuzz videos: Shutdown, Redskins, primetime Megyn.
- Reliable Sources videos: Shutdown, NY Times, and more.
- Hogue: Sans Aly F&FW flounders…and where’s Tucker?
- Today’s oops. Sunday talk: turn the table, HuffPo recap.
- Bret Baier and Liz Claman honored. Mika’s good turn.
- Grove: On Up Late the commercials come as a relief!
- Shister: Alec Baldwin tossed rose petals and softballs.
- Piers Morgan gun views based on a fictional tv drama!
- The Real Story video: A cable news first from Gretchen.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC hypes its first ‘true digital home’.
- The War on Fox: Frustrated Ed Henry walks out on Carney.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The triumph of the non-essential.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Second edition of new O’Reilly segment changes guest!
- Site progressives are waiting for is ready to launch.
- Politico: CNN Egypt ‘clarification’ doesn’t do the job.
- Imus video: CIA alum Mike Baker part one, part two.
- CNN begins the hype for the annual Heroes reveal.
- The Fox News Deck triggers both awe and ridicule.
- Factor video: Ed Henry zings HuffPo and Jay Carney.
- CNN’s countdown mania. Zurawik: Ben Carson review.
- Karangu: There are better options for MoJo. Flashback.
- Lean Forward: Will Joe and MIka take over Weekend Today?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/18/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Media coverage of mass shootings.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Controversy over claimed Crossfire co-host conflict.
- Assad interview airs tonight on 2-hour Special Report.
- Did Fox contributor snare Bashar al-Assad interview?
- Fox & Friends video: Adam and Tamera Housley.
- ICN: What’s behind Starbucks dropping Morning Joe?
- CNN drops The Next List. Hecht to HLN. Today’s oops.
- Courtney Friel resurfaces. Bourdain’s numbers strong.
- Lowry: FNC changes are cosmetic; Ailes doubling-down.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/17/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five: Navy Yard shooter’s glowing evaluations.
- Fox tops shooting coverage; Friends gets bump.
- Monday’s numbers: The Five-Baier-Cavuto 1-2-3.
- New FNC prime: Greta 7pm-Bill-Megyn-Sean 10pm.
- FNC prime thru the years. Hasselbeck’s new view.
- Gotham Q&A: Liz Claman. Weekend numbers.
- CNN teams with Tom Hanks. Starbucks drops Joe.
- Raw Story makes up headline claim out of thin air!
- Carlos Watson resurfaces. Bret Baier boosts Bing.
- Zucker play: Bourdain, Crossfire bleed viewers; more.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/26/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: TheFive-ScottBrown-Baier 1-2-3.
- Howard Kurtz MediaBuzz debuts Sept 8 11am.
- Even POTUS Q&A can’t lift stagnant New Day.
- Today’s oops. Spell check. Swells gather.
- Hayes hour is hardly a huge hit. Dream on.
- Miller: Mr Olbermann is ready for his close-up.
- Q&A: Mika B (via TVN). Video Q&A: Ali Velshi.
- Video: The Donald slams ‘hack’ AG over lawsuit.
- Hot & Not: Big Ed, Al-Jazeera, Kristol, Nichols, etc.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/03/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Storm chasing…foolhardy or heroic?
- Friday’s numbers: Shep/tornados-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Why does MSNBC promote reckless, hateful Sharpton?
- Q&A: Sean Hannity. (MS)NBC teams with Scotusblog.
- Mrs Cuomo gives hubby free PR. Mr Amanpour resigns.
- Zucker play: CNN skeds Scott’s Crimes of the Century.
- Bench Blitzer? Disputed report spurs non-denial denial.
- Nolte: Red Eye beats insufferable blowhard Scarborough.
- Somerby: Could MSNBC primetime be more irrelevant?
- ICN: What MSNBC really needs is another Olbermann?
- NY Times discovers MSNBC not a news channel. Analysis.
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
05/25/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Pareene: The biggest problem with MSNBC…is Joe?
- NYT paints Al-Jazeera US as oh so American. More.
- FNS videos: Targeting Fox News part one, part two.
- Reliable Sources videos: Targeting Fox and more.
- News Watch video: White House press intimidation.
- McCullagh: Law makes it easy to seize Rosen emails.
- Ed Henry: Fair and balanced in DC can get lonely.
- Video: Memorial Day weekend Movietone flashback.
- Video: Panel lightning round. Sunday talkers: preview.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Circling the wagons at the NY Times.
- Another MSNBC demo crash: Last place across the board.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- America Live video: Families blame WH for Seal tragedy.
- Zucker play: 3-year plan for CNN includes Kurtz’s Sources.
- CNN to air reality show reruns. New Day dawning at CNN.
- (MS)NBC News Prez from ITV. Q&A: Trish Regan (v/TVN).
- Video: Harris-Perry on FX. Today’s Mika Q&A: AM mayhem.
- Fox mole’s 15 minutes. Video: Hangout with Rick Leventhal.
- Factor videos: The import of Benghazi and the media reaction.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/07/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: A scandal too simple for the media?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Stelter: Megyn Kelly re-ups at FNC, could move to prime.
- Inside the Kurtz crucifixion. Zucker play: CNN VP ousted.
- Imus video: Shepard Smith on Syria, Benghazi, and more.
- Mika B is still Obsessed: ‘it’s like alcoholism’.
- Huck to quit talk radio? Coop swatted. Weekend numbers.
- Nededog: Zucker hopes New Day will be just that for CNN.
- CNN hires from GMA, FNC; MSNBC hires from Mother Jones.
- Geraldo: Cut my mic? Not one time, ever. ICN: Oh, yeah? More.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Dan Rather and polarization.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/04/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Calderone: Continued concern over Kurtz Download role.
- Reliable Sources video: Kurtz crucified, part one, part two.
- Justice video: Why the excuses for missing Boston red flags?
- Zucker play: Coop’s Five imitation hemorrhages viewers.
- News Watch video: Is media treatment of Obama evolving?
- MSNBC prime plummets to fourth place. Mika B is Obsessed.
- Video: Media Benghazi bungle. Sunday talk: preview, HP recap.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The FIve video: What if May Day rioters were tea partiers?
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Daily Beast fires Howard Kurtz; CNN about to do the same?
- Audio: Adam Housley on his exclusive Benghazi interview.
- Hannity guest revises and extends. Liz Claman: Milken recap.
- April cablenews program ranker: Fox holds top thirteen slots.
- CNN’s second helping. Cuomo snags Foxy Knoxy. Q&A: Touré.
- Lean Forward: Politico’s blue-dress interview with Joe and Mika.
- Imus videos: Bob Beckel on visas; Mensa meeting pt one, pt two.
- Fox hater hypocrisy: For the n-word before they were against it.
- Special Report videos: Benghazi bungle part three; panel analysis.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/26/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bolling and Beckel blast Jon Stewart.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Stewart and MSNBC go berserk over Bush library launch.
- Another impartial MSNBC journalist. Joe on the Jersey shore.
- Red Eye video: Andy Levy ombudses Boston conspiracy theories.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly responds to ‘incredibly dumb’ Alex Wagner attack.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/24/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Your tax dollars at work…funding terrorism?!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- MSNBC suggests Bill O’Reilly paints Obama as ‘secret Muslim’!
- Mika has an eating disorder. Soledad now a distinguished fellow.
- Even muppets can’t halt CNBC nosedive. F&F vIdeo: Kiss and tell.
- Audio: Chris Wallace says it’s ‘dangerous’ to use the term ‘Islam’.
- Poniewozik: Two cheers for CNN. Zucker buys Nixon documentary.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly grills CAIR rep. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Zucker play: Filthy language on CNN? Their celebrity chef responds.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/22/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Two hecklers try to smack Mike Tobin on live tv.
- The Five video: Terror apologists are avoiding the truth.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Coop-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3-4.
- Zurawik: Morning Joe is a smart, savvy way to start your tv day.
- Video: Hits, runs, and errors in media coverage of bombings.
- Fox #1 during bomber capture. Video: Behind the breaking news.
- Imus video: Juan Williams part one, part two. Ali Velshi resurfaces.
- Andy Levy ombudses Fox haters. Carr: CNN fumbles breaking news.
- Hot & Not: Bombs, Bashir, PR blowback, etc. CNBC ups web videos.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Imitation sincerest form of flattery: CNBC copycats Fox Business.
- America Live video: Legal implications of covert McConnell bug.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC hires Democratic Party exec as producer!
- Jana Winter: Judge’s order to disclose source could end my career.
- TNR: We want Hayes to improve because we really scorn O’Reilly.
- Video: Meet the Kilmeade clan. Swells gather for Joe’s birthday.
- Q&A: Harris Faulkner, Sandra Smith. Cablers on power list (v/TVN).
- Kurtz: MHP steps in it. ICN: MSNBC’s news credibility is in tatters.
- Hoaxes, criminals, and anti-Semites: Touré’s journalistic resumé.
- Farhi: Zucker’s first moves haven’t stemmed CNN’s ratings slide.
- HuffPo: CNN is ‘taking a stand on gun control’ with two-day special.
- Better late than never: the NY Times addresses the shield standoff.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/08/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Temporary reprieve for Jana Winter in shield standoff.
- Guest disinvited by MSNBCNN for refusing to bash GOP dad?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Bauder hypes Scarborough, reveals he almost quit MSNBC.
- Sinclair: Why media better start caring about shield standoff.
- Video: Media not doing their jobs on jobs? Runway ramblers.
- Real-life Kelly’s Court: this broadcast triggers frivolous lawsuit.
- Griffin failure could open CNN doors. The Green Room reopens.
- Hot & Not:, Crossfire, The Point, Finney, Velshi, Ari. Q&A: Kyra.
- Why so little coverage of first amendment/press freedom battle?
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/04/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: First female footballer fails.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Roger Ailes embroiled in a battle of biographers? Or not?
- Video: FBN zings CNBC reality shows. Carville to MSNBC?
- Video: Chris Wallace Romney interview stirs controversy.
- Video: Labor of love. Zucker’s Plan B: Tamron Hall?
- Other shoe drops: Big Ed, Morning Joe in on it too? Update.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on Kerry, Dennis Rodman, and more.
- Don’t call us, we’ll call you: Olbermann wants a job at ESPN.
- Zurawik: Could coverage of the sequester possibly be any worse?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/27/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Kurtz and Ashburn rip Ellison, give kudos to Hannity.
- February program ranker: Fox News holds top thirteen slots.
- Burnett move to mornings ‘dead in the water’? Q&A: Soledad.
- Say goodnight, Gracie: Mika Brzezinski named ‘outstanding host’.
- Again, newsers fooled by hoax video. Alan Colmes moving on up.
- FNC revives storied broadcast tradition. Q&A: Juan Williams pt three.
- Hannity video: Keith Ellison gets personal. Video Q&A: Leland Vittert.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/15/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Agriculture, diversity, and hating Pilgrims.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- NCAA honors Kilmeade. Video: Tesla vs the NY Times.
- NBCer turns Democrat PR flack…now joins Zucker’s CNN!
- Profile: Harris Faulkner, journalist, humanitarian, and mom.
- Fox News raises Cain. Zurawik: a desperation move?
- Video: Stars of O’Reilly’s Killing Lincoln part one, part two.
- CNN ‘poop ship’ overkill draws scrutiny; video: Joe piles on.
- Factor video: Bill O’Reilly cross-examines Marc Lamont Hill.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/08/12 00:25 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Should the President issue a pardon?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bret-The5 1-2-3-4.
- Obama bump? MSNBC tops FNC in Wednesday 25-54.
- Election night numbers at biz nets: a split decision.
- Trippi makes it clear. Beauty secrets of the Fox News women.
- ICN: CNN was for excess punditry before it was against it.
- Imus video: Sally Kohn vs Bernard McGuirk on the election.
- Joe welches (sort of) on a bet. Inside the MSNBC bubble.
- Chris Matthews takes it back. Pollowitz: Get rid of this hack.
- Who is ‘bereft of decency, devoid of soul, a disgusting twit’?
- Video: Bill O’Reilly explains what happened on election day.
- Election night short on suspense. Profile: Lawrence O’Donnell.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/05/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The people must protect the future.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Pinkerton and Colmes debate media partisanship.
- Wolff: Who would want to buy Current TV?
- Profile: Shannon Bream’s therapy through fly-fishing.
- VIdeo: Juan Williams with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Q&A: Bret Baier previews election. Five co-host in Playboy.
- No joke: MoJo to air from SNL studio; Joe & Mika pontificate.
- Neil Cavuto on his battle against MS and election-year parenting.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/26/12 00:20 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Obama ad talks about ‘your first time’.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Charles Payne’s emotional account of his wife’s surgery.
- Cablenewsers (save one) announce storm coverage plans.
- Video: Moving Megyn Kelly interview with murdered SEAL’s dad.
- The Fox & Friends First flock of co-hosts is now just four.
- Bill O’Reilly sees Lincoln. Hyatt’s had enough, is selling Current.
- Lean Forward: Obama to talk with Smerconish and Morning Joe.
- ABC News baffled that Fox News allows differing points of view.
- Sherman unmasks FNC’s master of scariness…um, Peter F Johnson.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/22/12 01:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The 107 counties that could decide the election.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Special Report Invest 1-2-3.
- Video: Pinkerton and Colmes assess Bob Schieffer’s debate role.
- Debate coverage: FNC, CNN. Video: O’Reilly et al on helium.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs. Profiles: Soledad (via TVN); Melissa Francis.
- Video: Lori Rothman with Imus on her career and tonight’s debate.
- Greta: If the President can go from Letterman to Jay Leno...
- The Five video: Why the oddly-timed leak about talks with Iran?
- Hiltbrand: Fox News mightier…and mellower? Advice for Heather.
- Wrong, in many ways. Morning Joe misogyny: almost as bad as Fox!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/18/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Hollywood starlets team up to attack Romney.
- Wed The Five #1 on all cable (incl USA, TNT, etc) at 5:00 pm!
- Cable beats broadcast: Wednesday O’Reilly tops NBC comedies.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Videos: Simon R flounders in Libya debate part one, part two.
- And they said it wouldn’t last. Eminent journalist jumps to FNC.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs, Cavuto. Access Hollywood: Andrea Mitchell.
- CNN strikes again: Soledad spins spurious survey out of thin air.
- Candy Crowley on The View. Video: Crowley’s contradiction.
- Goodman: Debate’s biggest loser…Candy Crowley’s reputation.
- HuffPo ‘addiction expert’ pretends to read Scarborough’s mind.
- Video: Bob Beckel attacks honesty of FNC colleague Frank Luntz.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/11/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is the Prez race basically unchanged?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Videos: Megyn’s Adventures in Air Travel pt one, pt two.
- MSNBCer named to utterly non-demeaning Esquire list.
- Video: Sarah Palin on how to debate Joe Biden.
- Dateline: Danville…the (media) circus is in town.
- Q&A: Cavuto, Dobbs. HLN adds reruns to schedule.
- Rothman: MSNBC ‘straight news’ hours...aren’t.
- Somerby: MSNBC buffoons are ‘acting like Fox!’
- Way too much Joe and Mika? Profile: Willie Geist.
- Debate: Fox News, FBN, CNN, CNBC. Video: Maddow on Ellen.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/08/12 00:04 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Cracks in the media’s Benghazi blackout?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3. Another Olby oops.
- Profile: Ed Henry on social media; Tucker Carlson, provocateur.
- Lean Forward: Was Joe against Jim Lehrer before he was for him?
- Video: Lehrer and Imus talk debates and more part one, part two.
- Hot & Not: Debate, FNC, Matthews. CNN’s doc: they didn’t build it.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell featured in Obama ad. More.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/02/12 00:18 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Media enablers bury Benghazi.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Surprise! Shuster report of firing turns out to be false.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC promos suddenly inoperative?
- Scarborough defense uses altered clip. Q&A: O’Reilly.
- Debate coverage: Fox News, CNN, FBN, MSNBC.
- Liz Claman spotlights Cleveland. Weekend numbers.
- Videos: O’Reilly and Ingraham on F&F part one, part two.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly on Today, and on Imus in the Morning.
- Fox Hater cartoons quietly vanish, new online editor: Wolffe.
- VIdeo: Bernard Goldberg on whether or not polls are rigged.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/29/12 00:40 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: car chases, ripping Ryan, and more.
- VIdeo: Barack Obama continues to duck Chris Wallace.
- News Watch videos: Obama at the UN, a passion for polling.
- Video: Clayton Morris wins funniest reporter competition.
- RCP strawwomen? Sunday talkers: preview, HuffPo recap.
- Charles Gasparino vs John Thain: the battle escalates.
- Alan still gets hate mail. Wedding bells for Thomas Roberts.
- Ignoring eyewitnesses, Scarborough doubles down on chant video.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/24/12 00:01 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Was public deliberately misled on Libya attack?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Today’s oops.
- Weekly demo: Maddow over Hannity, FNC tops primetime.
- Kelly’s Court video: State Dept trying to pressure journalists?
- Video: CNN pilfers victim’s diary...exploitation or journalism?
- Kurtz, Greenwald et al defend CNN plundering Stevens journal.
- HLN launching Politan weekday hour. The ‘problem’ with Joe?
- VIdeo: ABC’s Jake Tapper talks with Don Imus. Geist to Today.
- Sigh: ‘Unbiased’ CNN remains ‘unloved’. ‘Happy Birthday to Carl...’
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/22/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Hidden cameras, CNN, and more.
- News Watch video: Some leaked videos spur headlines.
- CNN oddly secretive about Amb Stevens journal. More.
- Sunday talkers: preview, guests, HuffPo recap. Q&A: Maddow.
- Sunday: Putting America to Work; Education Nation. Joe turns five.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/20/12 00:09 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Celebrities wage write-on Obama campaign.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Don’t blame QE3: News Corp to raise carriage fees for FNC.
- Drool cup alert: part one of the Christopher/Maddow interview.
- When Fox Business reports...CNBC plays catch-up.
- Production begins on Sanjay Gupta drama. CNN’s heroes.
- Israeli cable cuts the cord and drops ‘world news leader’ CNN.
- Video: Joe S with Leno part one, part two. Kelsey stiffs Piers.
- Lean Forward: Morning Joe gives daily spot to...Huffington Post!
- Q&A: The ‘probing’ Neil Cavuto; Melissa Francis. Today’s oops.
- Video: Classy Hannity likens Dem guest to ‘brain-dead zombie’.
- Richard Lui on ‘the new Jews’: Asians. Q&A: Alex Wagner, Touré.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/17/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five videos: Abandoning free speech, 1 More Thing’.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Lean Forward: Tamron Hall says Al Sharpton smells great!
- Video: The Judge doesn’t like the govt chilling free speech.
- FBN: The Judge likes the new graphics. Hamby’s excuse.
- Splitsville: News Corp separates movie and television depts.
- Video: Are the media playing cover-up for Mideast muddle?
- Photo flap: ‘dominant’ Joe next to ancillary ‘sex object’ Mika.
- Bret Baier in Newton. Shannon Bream: Liberty belle. Awkward.
- Rematch Tuesday, then on stage. Q&A: Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Hot & Not: FBN, Gretchen, Phil Griffin, Thomas Roberts, etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/13/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The fruits of the ‘Arab Spring’.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4M+)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Wemple: ‘Please kill Fox & Friends’. Video: An F&F flashback.
- Update: The MSNBC apology tour. Uh-oh, apology imminent?
- Video: Were Romney reporters collaborating, or colluding?
- Whoda thunk it? Tom Hanks collaborating with... Bill O’Reilly!
- Another try at selective cherry-picking of FNC gets busted.
- Video: How Roger Ailes coordinated moon landing coverage.
- Joe backpedals on Prez project. CNN’s Sidner to Jerusalem.
- FBN plans 16x9 graphics revamp: no sidebar, enhanced ticker.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC spent half a day ignoring embassy attacks.
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
09/11/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- Video: Rare clip of Fox & Friends learning of 9/11 attacks while off the air in a commercial break.
- The Five video: Lessons from the Chicago teachers’ strike.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox News tops for week of DNC. Weekend numbers.
- Mayo: Today’s Fox News 9/11 coverage ‘the best of all’.
- Report: New Scarborough book prep for a Presidential bid!
- Profile: Shannon Bream. Q&A: Judge Napolitano, S.E. Cupp.
- Janice Dean: 11 years ago. Video: Resurgence and resiliance.
- Video: Impartial MSNBC journalist tells viewers to remember that Republicans are trying to suppress your vote. Flashback.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/29/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Big Why: Fox cancels Palin interviews...and here’s why.
- Tuesday’s numbers: RNC(FNC)-Hannity-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- Cable beats broadcast: FNC coverage tops all other outlets.
- Demand It: FBN Tampa coverage doubled CNBC viewership.
- Zurawik: Top marks to CNN and FNC for hurricane coverage.
- Video: Steve Harrigan half-submerged in flood waters; pic.
- Harris-Perry house a victim of hurricane. Video: pre-Isaac tour.
- Fox News and Twitter work together for convention coverage.
- Video: Chris Wallace respects but disagrees with Juan.
- Williams remark stirs controversy. Joe talking out of school?
- Reese’s piece: CNN ratings ‘dismal’. August program ranker.
- Fox Hater lie exposed by Brit Hume. Speaking of Fox haters...
- New ad flap over 2016 movie. CNN camerawoman assaulted.
- MSNBC skips minorities’ speeches: racial discrimination...or not?
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/27/12 00:11 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Hollywood’s obsession with anti-heroes.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- In Cycle Q&A, Touré non-denial denies his trutherism.
- As ratings plummet, CNN chief Jim Walton to resign.
- Video: Ed Henry talks 2012 politics with Don Imus.
- Q&A: FBN’s Lou Dobbs, Jeff Flock. Mika in Sweden.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Survey sez: MSNBC viewers are different than FNC viewers!
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!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/18/12 00:10 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why all the grousing over outsourcing?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Imogen Lloyd Webber no longer with MSNBC.
- Hannity snags first interview with Trayvon Martin killer.
- VIdeo: McShane and Bove clash over LIBOR scandal.
- Coop 360 on stage. Q&A: Tamron Hall. Today’s oops!
- Matthews: Somebody’s perfect! Hoaxter dupes MSNBC.
- Profile: Mika’s escape from New York. Harris-Perry’s place.
- Video: Is Media Matters linked to an Obama Super PAC?
- Lawrence O’Donnell gets in a twitter spat with Noel Sheppard.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/09/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Laura-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- Will The Cycle be unbroken? Plummets to all-time low.
- Video: Shep with Erin Andrews on her move to Fox Sports.
- Q&A: Cavuto, Chuck Todd. Judgment for Maddow: legal fees.
- Little-viewed cable channel receives unwanted recognition.
- Kurtz crumbles. CNN teams w/facebook. Sambolin’s pricey crib.
- Hot & Not: HBO, Joe and Mika, Coop, Re-Cycle, etc.
- Video: The Five’s seven assemble part one, part two, part three.
- Anatomy of a blunder, and why it was smart to trust Megyn Kelly.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/05/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Mayor Bloomberg’s hot-dog hypocrisy.
- Again!? Tuesday’s The Five #1 in all cable news w/25-54.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-OutOfWork-The Five 1-2-3.
- HBO scuttles Ailes flick, cites CNN as reason! Analysis.
- Dobbs/Kudlow rivalry revived? Why is Maddow so strange?
- HBO targets FNC’s Roger Ailes...with the help of Joe and Mika!
- Video: Megyn Kelly talks to wounded warriors part one, part two.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/18/12 00:29 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The legacy of criminal/victim Rodney King.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- MSNBC viewers outraged over the thought of MSNBCupp.
- Video: The droning about drones results in a correction.
- Adam Housley’s night in the ER. MSNBC’s Meghan: pot-head.
- CNN rebranding its noon report as Newsroom: International.
- MSNBC 3pm will have rotating co-hosts, just like...what again?
- Video: Harvey Weinstein talks politics and feel-good movies.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis; Joe and Mika; Don Lemon; Alex Wagner.
- Alisyn Camerota reveals: ‘I’m Bi’ Politifact rates Matthews’s latest.
- ICN: Touré choice no surprise from today’s news-phobic MSNBC.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/14/12 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bob Beckel loses it over tubs.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- FNC revives Fox Files with in-depth probe of Fort Hood case.
- Chris Wallace Arrested!! Umm...no he wasn’t. Roasted Candy.
- Xtopher: Conservatism wins every argument on...Morning Joe?!?
- Video: Bob Beckel talks with Imus and takes a shot at Malkin.
- Massing: Dumb & Dumber—How low can CNN sink? (v/Mediaite)
- Poor: Wagner’s Now doesn’t break the mold, it replicates it.
- ICN: CNN explanations of King reassignment are unconvincing.
- Video: FNC contributors clash—Juan Williams vs Michelle Malkin.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/05/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Legal panel assesses lawsuit against Weather Channel.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino. Joe’s blog withering on the vine?
- MSNBC digital reorganizes (via ICN). Weekend numbers.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly on Good Morning America and on F&F.
- The Five: more popular than Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert?
- Guess who’s going to the big WWE Pay per View spectacular?
- Viideo: Angie Harmon on Rizzoli & Isles and Stand Up to Cancer.
- Zurawik: Schultz performed a public service. Total recall coverage.
- Factor video: Will network morning shows affect the 2012 election?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/24/12 00:15 Filed in: links
- The Five video: How can we control annoying kids in theaters?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Shafer: The party’s over for cable news...they’ve peaked!
- MSNBC wants to buy Microsoft’s share of msnbc.com. Analysis.
- Tammy Bruce joke taken seriously by desperate Media Matters.
- It’s official: Hannity signs multi-year contract with Fox News.
- Profs defend surveys; FNC responds. Salon lambasts little Luke.
- Video: Kilmeade + guardsman vs ‘Knockouts’ part one, part two.
- BBC host: Piers Morgan taught me how to hack a phone.
- Video: O’Reilly w/Letterman part one, part two. Joe on The View.
- Video: Chris Matthews gets snippy when asked about his leg thrill.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/09/12 00:12 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-The Five 1-2-3-4.
- Q&A: Eric Shawn. Video: More GOP propaganda from Fox!
- Burnett ratings: a downward slide. Video: FBNers ring the bell.
- Seaman: FNC too soft on Obama? Clayton and Natali: It’s a girl!
- Margaret Hoover to CNN. Campaign embeds face challenges.
- Videos: Mika w/Letterman, Erin Burnett w/Daly, Piers w/Conan.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC uses children in anti-Romney attack video.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/16/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Mainstream media mockery of Mitt?
- A non-mole explains why he never wanted to be one.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Paying at the Pump-Baier 1-2-3.
- Hey Muto, you may be many things, but you’re not a mole.
- Auto website slams Eric Bolling...but there’s a catch.
- Melissa Francis: last minute tax tips . FBN breaks even.
- Media prepare for a self-hyped ‘trial of the decade’.
- Today’s apology. Rachel Maddow’s book reviewed.
- Hot & Not: Mika, MSNBC, moles, mockery, and mistakes.
- The mole was worried about being ‘blackballed’? Yeah, right.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/11/12 00:35 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Harvard’s Obama 101. ICN’s Moles for Morons.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Cablenewsers named to ‘most powerful’ list. Big Ed to grill Joe.
- The double-secret Fox mole: that didn’t last long. FNC spox speaks.
- T.J. Holmes leaves BET, plans return to CNN? Santorum to CNN?
- Q&A: Mika, Sandra Smith (v/ICN). Video: Maddow w/Leno pt one, two.
- Silver: Up with Hayes, the bst cable news show since...Maddow.
- Treacher: First report from double-secret mole is underwhelming. More.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/09/12 01:19 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is the problem with fracking that it works?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Cable beats broadcast: Fox & Friends tops CBS mornings.
- Mika Brzezinski: another conflict of interest at MSNBC?
- MSNBC exhaustive investigation stuns the world this week.
- Status symbol: your own home studio. Harlow to CNN/NYC.
- CNN anchor quotes the f-word. Greta: Why shouldn’t she?
- Hot & Not: (MS)NBC, Olbermann, CNN, Heather, Taxmasters.
- Maddow exposé looks shady, but swells attend fete anyhow.
- Zurawik: even if Olbermann wins lawsuit vs Gore, he still loses.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/06/12 00:18 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Can Americans understand a law professor?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- (MS)NBC probe blames a ‘seasoned’ producer. Update: Fired!
- Video: Megyn Kelly on the line between news and entertainment.
- Video: Obama gives a shout-out to Mika Brzezinski. Flashback.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly with Jon Stewart, Piers with Carson Daly.
- Current’s countersuit quotes Keith: ‘Assassinate him, please’.
- Hinckley: Olby’s best bet...radio or the ‘net. Maddow tops list.
- Olby lawsuit disses Cenk. Courtney: It’s a girl. Q&A: Don Lemon.
- From the Dept of Headline Incongruity. MSNBC online ad strategy.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/15/12 00:03 Filed in: links
- O’Reilly again tops BriWi on NBC. Soledad’s road trip flops.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Politico snarks at Fox but gets facts wrong. CNN, King of Twitter (via ICN).
- Adventures in cryptic backtracking: A rat is a rat...except when it’s not?
- Mika mauls Megyn; Todd adds his two cents. ICN: Cablenews mob wars.
- Kiran Chetry resurfaces...on Glenn Beck TV! Some fans not pleased.
- Q&A: Chris Matthews, Meghan McCain. Silenced Soledad speaks again.
- Videos: O’Reilly rips Media Matters, MSNBC; Bernard Goldberg analyzes.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/10/12 00:03 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Hannity, Limbaugh, Palin pt one, pt two.
- Joe and Mika talk food. Today’s deja vu oops.
- News Watch video: Does Fluke flap reveal a double standard?
- FNC gives Mancow Muller a shot at hosting. Flashback.
- Sunday talk: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap. 72 Hours Under FIre.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/02/12 00:21 Filed in: links
- ICN: MSNBC breaking news coverage an embarrassing travesty.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- What momentous story has MSNBC covered every hour today?
- Video: Neil Cavuto spars with Don Imus, part one, part two.
- Profile: Bret Baier on covering the upcoming conventions.
- Q&A: Thomas Roberts, Joe Scarborough. Willie Geist in Augusta.
- Rotating anchors not new to F&F. What’s happening on Monday?
- Fox & Friends video: Alan Dershowitz blasts Media Matters.
- ICN: MSNBC’s conflict of interest destroys daytime/primetime firewell.
- Lean forward: The Rev to host MSNBC coverage of his own march!
- ICN: Breitbart and Weiner? Just what was CNN up to? CNN denies.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/29/12 00:37 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What does Obama think about America?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Election(FNC)-The Five 1-2-3.
- Shuster steps in it again: O’Keefe suing Current TV.
- Video: Regis reunites with F&F anchors pt one, pt two.
- The insight of Morning Joe Scarborough.
- VIdeo: Juan Williams talks turd-floaters with Don Imus.
- February program rankers: FNC holds top twelve slots.
- Sequel: Fox News skeds third Huckabee Presidential Forum.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/17/12 00:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Joe & Mika back Pat, buck MSNBC brass: ‘We strongly disagree’.
- The Death Network skeds wall-to-wall Whitney weeping. More.
- Q&A: Don Lemon, Sarah Palin. Profile: Big Ed Schultz.
- Guthrie: Pat Buchanan’s ‘crazy politics’ led to his firing. Zurawik: Good riddance! Stelter: Pat didn’t change, MSNBC did. Kurtz: Next stop, Fox News?
- Bartiromo: bored or burned-out? Today’s suspension demand.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/16/11 00:18 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five catch the NYT in a strange omission.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Playboy interviews Chris Wallace.
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld reveals his secret guilty pleasure.
- Cablenews execs make TV Week ‘most powerful’ list.
- Christian Bale and CNN crew mistreated in China.
- Video: Bob Beckel bets Imus $10,000. Joe in bed with Joy.
- Politico: Journalists, critics, progressives give Fox debate rave reviews. WaPo: Full of substance, expertly moderated, and fair. EW: A lively rabble-rouser.
- The Red Mystery Matter: listen
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/14/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five take on word games at the NY Times.
- National Press Foundation honors Chris Wallace.
- MSNBC makes Matthews apologize for Thomas Roberts.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bret Baier’s debate preview. Today’s oops.
- Q&A: CNNi’s Tony Maddox (via ICN).
- Video: Chuck Todd flips the bird on Morning Joe.
- VIdeo: Imus gang on Trump’s debate and Chelsea Clinton.
- Christiane Amanpour stays at ABC yet will return to CNN.
'He Knows It Isn't True'
12/11/11 08:51 Filed in: videos
J$P Video! Chris Wallace analyzes Saturday’s GOP debate, and has a few words for Joe Scarborough:
From Fox & Friends, December 11 2011
From Fox & Friends, December 11 2011
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/09/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- MSNBC job opening: conservatives need not apply.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Geraldo Rivera to WABC radio? Flashback.
- Talking Biz News misrepresents FBN ratings.
- Alisyn Camerota: I fainted at the White House!
- Scarborough: Chris Wallace loathes Mitt Romney?!
- Profile: Martha MacCallum and her holiday look.
- Contentious Baier Q&A altered Mitt’s media strategy.
- Video: Donald Trump with Imus part one, part two.
- Bret Baier profile: A Boy Scout with a very sharp knife.
- Dr Isadore Rosenfeld retires. A tree grows in Jerusalem.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/07/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Greg defends Alec Baldwin, Beckel zings Mika.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bret Baier’s son has fifth angioplasty, doing well: hospital pix.
- Video: Carl Carmeron talks w/Imus about the Trump debate.
- Guy Johnson leaves CNBC. MSNBC in Jerusalem. TJ to BET.
- Dr Gupta novel a TNT pilot. CNN’s Jaconi goes cross-platform.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/18/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Fair and balanced: Fox News hires two Democratic contributors.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Kelly’s Court examines the Natalie Wood mystery.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro on being heckled in Zuccotti Park.
- Video: Cavuto chastises Imus over Thursday’s bizarre rant. More.
- Newsbusters interviews Joe Scarborough. Behar could stay at CNN.
- Fox News signs newest contributor: Ed Rollins. Movieguide on FNC.
- Epic clash: Matthews vs Elder. Not epic: Acosta vs the flight attendant.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/16/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Joy Behar’s HLN show to end by December.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- What topic makes the Morning Joe crew fall silent?
- Mika revisits her pay scale, again. Q&A: Chris Hayes.
- Bloomberg special: Berlusconi retrospective.
- Hangout with Bret Baier. Matthews book reviewed.
- Video: The Daily Caller snipes at Politico and MSNBC.
- Impartial journalist trolling twitter for Fox News gossip.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/14/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- ICN: Now w/Alex Wagner shafts news for talk, is unlikely to survive.
- Friday’s numbers: JuanWilliams-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Mediaite tries to instigate an O’Reilly/Greta spat. TheFive tops demo.
- Goldberg: The dumbest question ever. Jenna Lee: What I read.
- Politicozy with MSNBC; more. Impartial journalist hired (via ICN).
- Pew: Fox News #1 in twitter engagement too (via The Cable Game).
- Kurtz: CBS ready to sign Joe and Mika but NBC put the kaibosh on it.
- Hot & Not: Murray, Penn State, CNN layoffs, etc. Lemon book review.
- MSNBC: The place for reruns. Hertzberg gushes over
five-vs-zeroUp.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/04/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. Knox.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly on GBTV. Weekend numbers.
- Audio: Brian Kilmeade on Hank Williams Jr.
- Scarborough: Turn off your television and read HuffPo!
- The rumor that refuses to die: Scarborough to CBS?
- Jansing at Otterbein. Q&A: Brennan (via ICN), Don Lemon.
- Erin Burnett premiere focuses on Wall St protesters. Q&A.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg relates his Andy Rooney experience.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/20/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Goetzl: O’Reilly couldn’t fill a Boston bus shelter. Today: tickets to O’Reilly 15th anniversary show sell out in under 36 hours.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Stuart Varney, Adam Shapiro. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Neil Cavuto talks to Don Imus part one, part two.
- Slideshow: Fox & Friends celebrate FNC 15th in Orlando.
- Surprise! Ignorant serial liar gets Current TV show!
- Is Joe Scarborough’s Politico piece plagiarism?
- CNN signs Ari Fleischer. Candy Crowley in Marquette.
- Video: Greta vs Tucker. Fallout: part one, part two.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Attack Watch and Jeff Immelt.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/15/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Unfinished Joe Scarborough website is live.
- Another ex-CNNer finds work at Current TV.
- Video: Glenn Beck with Don Imus part one, part two.
- CNN eyes Ashleigh and Soledad for AM shifts.
- Hemmer loves his cornhole. Spot the goof! StG deux!
- Malcolm: CNN debate ratings not exactly stellar.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/09/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shep-Obama/FNC 1-2-3.
- MSNBC airs 9/11 commentary by 9/11 truther.
- FBN’s Bulls & Bears becomes After the Bell.
- Janice Dean: How 9/11 changed my life. CNN misses their flight.
- Raw archival video: Rick Leventhal as North Tower collapses.
- Profiles: Sam Feist, Soledad. Today’s outrage! FBN live from Wall St.
- Salon rips Scarborough ditty: a millionaire’s ‘vanity project’.
- The Cable Game: Fred Ryan is the Politico/Reagan Library connection.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the fairness of MSNBC’s debate coverage.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/08/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Post-speech O’Reilly, Dobbs do FNC/FBN live simulcast segment.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-PostDebate 1-2-3.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus on the debate and 9/11.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-HarrisFaulkner 1-2-3.
- CNBC’s brain drain? Profile: Big Ed (via ICN). Meserve to GWU.
- Scarborough fair? Joe emulates Simon and Garfunkle.
- Video: Ron Paul enters the no-spin zone...sort of. Juliet’s jibe.
- Goldberg: MSNBC is dumb (via TCG). Matthews joins the 21st century.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/17/11 00:27 Filed in: links
- Video: Christine O’Donnell walks out on Piers Morgan.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- Video: Red Eye takes a jab at Morning Joe.
- Video: Bias Bash on media uproar over GOP words.
- Q&A: Megyn, Wolf. Profile: Lemon. Rothman on market drops.
- ICN: The decline of media journalism. To release a predator.
- Video: Big Ed admits to editing trickery. Today’s firing demand.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/27/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ed Henry suddenly the target of Jay Carney attacks.
- Breaking: Joe Scarborough now a ‘veteran journalist’! (via ICN)
- Video: Bias Bash on the debt ceiling. In praise of Greg.
- Goode news at CNBC. Craig Melvin to (MS)NBC.
- Q&A: Juan Williams. Video: Williams w/Imus part one, part two.
- Today’s slander suit, MSNBC response. Today’s firing demand.
- Does a BBC audio clip implicate Piers in hacking...or not?
- FNC: no countdown clock for you! The future of CNN speaks.
'It's Such a Weasel Thing to Do!'
07/01/11 12:30 Filed in: videos
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/01/11 00:26 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Ingraham-Beck-Grace 1-2-3.
- Juan Williams: Despicable Media Matters has targeted me.
- Q&A: Liz Claman on a few of her favorite places [pdf].
- Joe & Mika boast that their guest list is 10-1 Democrats.
- Folkenflik: CNN’s Whitaker seeks winning formula.
- Stasi: MSNBC’s high-school ‘suspensions’ rarely last long.
- Pareene: This would be a great time for MSNBC to fire Halperin!
- Zurawik: Beck finale empty and pathetic. CNN preps coal special.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/30/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: HLNSpecRpt-Ingraham-Grace 1-2-3.
- Report: The Five is Beck’s summer replacement. Analysis.
- Beck ratings collapse? Plummet? What the numbers show.
- Video: Juan Williams on Brock’s politics of destruction.
- Halperin apologizes for gaffe egged on by Joe; suspended!
- VIdeo: Bias Bash on Obama’s presser, national security.
- Zurawik: Beck’s leaving ends our long national nightmare.
- What’s next for Beck, Fox? More Erin Burnett scuttlebutt.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/27/11 00:59 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Williams-Chris Wallace-Glenn Beck 1-2-3.
- Q&A: CNN’s Tony Maddox (via ICN). CNN ready in Yemen.
- Bachmann avoids accepting Wallace apology. Joe dings Chris.
- Kurtz challenges Media Matters. CNBC skeds Jack Welch profile.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/24/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Grace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik on Olbermann week one: smooth, rude, divisive.
- Barnicle, Bulger’s best bud. Q&A: Jenna Lee. Mika flashback.
- Poniewozik: Olby’s score-settling. Is Alisyn ready to move on up?
- Party w/MSNBC. CNN in (the other) Georgia. Dana Bash abortion flap.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/23/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- Olbermann pulls the plug on his 63-minute gambit.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Obama/FNC-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Joe & Mika in Hartford. Sailing to Orlando. (MS)NBC’s focus: vets.
- Video: Bias Bash on the Obama speech and Bernanke’s presser.
- Audio: Chris Wallace responds to purported Stewart ‘gotcha’.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus on Afghanistan and Jon Stewart.
- Latino outreach at MSNBC? Beck’s book on best-seller list.
- Zurawik rips post-speech with Larry/Olby: ideology, name calling.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/22/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Goetzi: Is Huntsman trouble for cable news? Bloomberg vs CNBC.
- Video: Bias Bash questions Media Matters’s tax-exempt status.
- Zurawik: Hey Olbermann, how about some ratings transparency?
- Videos: Janice Dean on Today, Mika on ABC. Ed Henry’s other role.
- A dozen cablers named to distinguished list. Cablers cover Casey.
- Least wanted: pre-Olby Current cable’s lowest Nielsen-rated channel.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/16/11 00:55 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- America’s Most Wanted may be moving...to FNC!
- Norah O’Donnell quits (MS)NBC for CBS News; analysis.
- Tragedy strikes Contessa Brewer (via ICN).
- CNN Sunday special: digital roots of the Arab Spring.
- Weiner’s next job: with CNN, CurrenTV, or somewhere else?
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus. Audio: prepping for Stewart.
- Q&A: Mika, Chris Matthews. Video: Olbermann w/Colbert.
- Funt: Too much debate gimmickry. CNN sued...over captions!
- Discovery CEO slams Liz Claman, then goes on her show!
- A month off air and off twitter...wherefore art thou, Juliet?
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/13/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bauder: Coop’s ‘honesty’ stratagem paying off.
- Bias Bash video: ramifications of Palin email crowdsourcing.
- Tension at CNN: Jautz vs Whitaker, who’s in charge?
- Video: Trump unfazed by Matthews ‘backward’ crack.
- Zurawik: He’s reckless, rude, and paranoid...guess who?
- Joe to NY Post: You’re lying! Rehab for Kurtz and Toobin?
- Controversy swirls over CNN debate exclusion. Twitterama.
- Casey Anthony soap opera resuscitates ratings at HLN.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
06/11/11 00:18 Filed in: links
- Video: Reliable Sources talks Weiner w/Kirsten Powers.
- Joe & Mika angling for CNN slot? Olbermann’s eloquence.
- Video: News Watch on Weiner’s confession and ‘treatment’.
- Video: CNN debate preview. Greta: journo or talker?
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Tracton: How a one-hour CNN interview shrunk to five minutes.
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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/07/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- New O’Reilly Bold-Fresh tour replaces Beck with Dennis Miller.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Olby unloads on split from MSNBC, is bringing Shuster to Current.
- Another Beck pre-emption Friday. O’Donnell hosts skinhead special.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Kyra’s back. Comcast/Bloomberg channel spat.
- Huck dings MSNBC’s Matthews, Scarborough et al.
- Cablers tweet about Weiner. Video: Kirsten Powers defends him.
- What will CNN do with Erin Burnett? Coop emcees fashion awards.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/02/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Schoen: The truth about Ailes, Democrats, and Fox News.
- Big Ed’s ‘indefinite’ suspension ends Monday.
- Video: Bias Bash wonders, is Weiner winning?
- Beck’s last daily broadcast on FNC: June 30.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Vinnie’s open-mic oops. O’Donnell dumps CAA. Q&A: Mika.
- Jenna Lee’s wedding tips; more. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Palin meets with FNC officials. Another debate: August 11.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/28/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Video: News Watch on Obama/Israel coverage; more.
- Video: Reliable Sources on the end of Oprah’s run.
- Greta rips Rolling Stone ‘slime’, dings NY Times FNC coverage.
- The Ed Schultz ‘apology’ you didn’t see. Jansing honored.
- Mika book review. Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet.
- TV Week: ‘Horrid’ Media Matters campaign has crossed the line.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/19/11 00:49 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Q&A w/slideshow: Rick Reichmuth and the MS flooding.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus.
- Chris Licht leaves MoJo for CBS.
- Video: Bias Bash on covering Obama’s Mideast speech.
- Video: Olby w/Letterman. Gore: Rupert stifling CurrenTV?
- Joe & Mika call Trump. Juan Williams in Wheeling.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/11/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Markos, banned from MSNBC, to be Countdown contributor.
- Video: Bias Bash critiques 60 Minutes Obama interview.
- Elites gather for Mika soiree. Last names can help.
- Audio: Around the world w/Bill Hemmer. Q&A: D-Rat (v/TVN).
- Adam’s big day: May 14. Big Ed sued. Meade hosts concert.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/07/11 01:09 Filed in: links
- Video: Reliable Sources on coverage of the UBL raid.
- Mika threatened to quit because Joe got 14x more money.
- Video: News Watch on UBL coverage part one, part two.
- MSNBCNN air UBL videos; FNC sticks to stills.
- Bill O’Reilly: from JAG to Rizzoli and Isles.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet. Alan still gets hate mail.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/05/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- VIdeo: Behind-the-scenes of tonight’s debate.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: How Luntz prepares for a focus group.
- Latest Beyonce video to debut on...CNN!
- Fox tells Huck: You’ve got one month. Or did they?
- Associated Press boycotting FNC’s ‘loser’ debate.
- When Mika met Rob. Video: Bolling’s sign.
- Is Color of Change programming MSNBC?
- Goodman: Cable news excels at repetition.
- Video: Judge Nap on the rule of mobs vs the rule of law.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/03/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shep-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Huck move prompts speculation. Weekend numbers.
- CBS wants Joe and Mika for its morning show? More.
- Should the media be skeptical about UBL’s death?
- Martel: Breaking UBL news was Geraldo Rivera’s finest hour.
- Video: Judge Nap on UBL, the US, and the rule of law. More.
- Q&A: Shannon Bream. Mika: ‘My greatest enemy was myself.’
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/26/11 00:36 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- April: FNC tops; MSNBC, CNN up; HLN down. Program ranker.
- Zurawik: Olbermann’s march to marginalization begins.
- Video: Frank Luntz tells Don Imus: Trump’s bluffing.
- Video: Bias Bash on Barbour bowing out and Gitmo.
- April spin: MSNBC tops CNN; CNN tops MSNBC.
- Will FNC’s Presidential debate air as scheduled?
- Video: Coop grills The Donald, nicks Hannity.
- Fareed Zakaria: It’s a post-American world. Q&A: Mika (via ICN).
- Historic announcement expected today: the Big News!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/21/11 01:10 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Charles Krauthammer’s phone call from Trump.
- Trump flusters Kiran Chetry and Ali Velshi: video.
- Red Eye video: Breitbart accuses MSNBC of collusion.
- New feud? Huck vs Beck. Joe makes Time.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus. Excitement over incitement.
- Bias Bash videos: Media coverage of Libya, the birth certificate.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/16/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Baier 1-2-3.
- The ‘redemption’ of Rick Sanchez? Bahrain ejects Jamjoom.
- Video: Juan Williams w/Imus on media coverage of Japan.
- Cable coverage of Japan lacks planning, perspective (via ICN).
- Video: Bias Bash on media double standards.
- Newsers move quickly in fluid environment.
- Q&A: Soledad in Japan. Should reporters rig reunions?
- Firedog Lake: Hey, let’s suggest Joe Scarborough is a murderer!
- Guardian: FNC’s well-educated audience makes it dangerous!
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/14/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/09/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Greta responds to ‘pathetic’ Keller and other Fox haters.
- Reese’s piece: CNN should’ve hired Clinton, not Spitzer.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- MSNBC airs fake news story it already debunked?
- Kurtz: Can the NY Times be fair to Fox News? More.
- Martin Savidge returns to CNN.
- Q&A: Tucker part tres, John Roberts, CNN’s Tony Maddox.
- Conflict of interest at Morning Joe?
- Put away the torches: Big Ed gets his very own promo.
- Westlake profile: FBN’s Lori Rothman [pdf].
- Video: Bias Bash on the NPR hidden camera video.
- Video: Juan Williams reacts to NPR video pt one, pt two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/08/11 00:19 Filed in: links
- MK Ham’s Factor appearance triggers obscene repsonse.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Greta defends her questioning of Newt.
- Q&A: Tucker Carlson part deux.
- Megyn Kelly only tv newser on 2011 people to watch list.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on NY Times attacking FNC.
- Scarborough denies Page Six ’shopping show’ story.
- CNN’s Keilar to WH beat. Kiran in Larchmont (via ICN).
- FNC to be aggressive in seeking increased carriage fees.
- Video: Judith Miller on the treatment of Bradley Manning.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/02/11 00:30 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Audio: David Shuster unleashed, calls Mike Tobin a liar, says FNC more dangerous than terrorism, blames FNC ‘lies’ for popularity of Sheen coverage!
- Video rematch: Megyn Kelly and Anthony Weiner.
- Whoops! Fox haters try to ‘Breitbart’ O’Reilly.
- FNC suspends Santorum, Newt. Kurtz: how and why.
- Video: Frank Luntz with Don Imus.
- CNN cooking up new program ideas?
- Joe & Mika shop show (unsuccessfully) to CBS?
- MSNBC denies Lanny Davis right to respond.
- The hidden meanings behind CNN’s logo.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/25/11 00:48 Filed in: links
- Greta: Snakes were out to get Parker; does anyone believe CNN’s memo? TCG: CNN’s real problem is still there. Zurawik: Park & Spit was always DOA.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Park & Spit is over. Revamp features E.D. Hill, elevates Spitzer.
- Joe courageously speaks out against...Glenn Beck.
- Video: Red Eye rips Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Q&A: John Roberts on his move to FNC.
- Park & Spit to split? Luis Carlos Velez to CNN.
- ICN’s most thoughtful, perspicacious post ever.
- MSNBC gives positive PR to partner company.
- Juan Williams in Jacksonville discusses NPR and FNC.
- Video: Wolf Blitzer with Craig Ferguson.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/15/11 00:31 Filed in: links
- Zurawik: Hot-dog poseur O’Donnell’s desperate ploy.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Major Garrett on Olby’s exit, Velez-Mitchell pt deux.
- New Pew: Egypt coverage analyzed.
- Video: Ashley Webster w/Imus part one, part two.
- Morning Joe’s music mavens, CNN’s iReport awards.
- O’Donnell adopts Olbermann’s shtick, rips O’Reilly.
- Chris Jansing joins Jack Jacobs in VietNam.
- Video: Greta’s unedited interview with Donald Trump.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/12/11 00:56 Filed in: links
- Video: Reliable Sources on AOL/HuffPo.
- Video: Fox News Watch on AOL/HuffPo and Olbermann’s move to Current TV; plus how Obama views Fox News.
- Q&A: Joe & Mika in Chicago.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Cablenewsers scramble to cover surprise resignation.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/11/11 01:55 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Weekend numbers. Saturday shooting: FNC-CNN-MSNBC 1-2-3. Glenn Garvin: Why MSNBC got clobbered on Saturday.
- Reese Schonfeld: Who killed Gabrielle Giffords?
- Ad buyers skeptical of Piers Morgan buys.
- Video: News Watch Skype Gripe on media finger-pointing.
- New Pew overview of 2011 paints CNN as outlier (via TVN).
- Parker fighting for her job as dismissal looms.
- Howard Kurtz profile: Joe Scarborough (via ICN).
- MSNBC debuts iPad app featuring Rachel Maddow.
- Thank cable news for a climate of hate?
- Video: Jake Tapper talks to Don Imus, part one, part two.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media irresponsibility.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on freedom and an American tragedy.
- Olbermann ‘reforms’ Worst Persons, by calling it something else.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/07/11 00:41 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity
- Dr Drew pushes Behar back to 10:00 pm.
- Video: Michio Kaku throws water on the ‘aflockalypse’.
- Q&A: Shibani Joshi at CES 2011.
- Video: Gretchen’s wild ride. More.
- Video: Oops, did Mika say that?!
- Journos unimpressed by Piers’s Oprah ‘get’.
- Piers is CNN’s capitulation to opinion news?
- Piers plans: pick fights, be polarizing, and don’t do it live.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/06/11 00:59 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly snags exclusive pre-Super Bowl interview with Obama.
- NPR/Juan Williams fallout: Weiss resigns. Video: Juan reacts.
- MSNBC hires homeless man for voice-overs.
- Hill reporter slams Olbermann’s ‘journalism’.
- Audio: Brian Kilmeade talks with Major Garrett .
- CNN explains ‘freedom project’. Piers snags Oprah.
- Reena Ninan’s good news: it’s a boy!
- Coop rolls eyes at mention of Kathy Griffin.
- Big Ed walks back ‘bastard’ crack; Joe breaks House rules.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/05/11 00:34 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Hannity.
- Chris Matthews snipes at Joe...or does he?
- Nancy Grace re-ups with HLN.
- Audio: Gibbs replacement convo w/surprising names.
- Cablers cover Congressional commencement.
- Why John Roberts went to FNC: loyalty.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan, Soledad O’Brien.
- Zurawik: three cheers for conflict!
- Video: The Judge interviews Glenn Beck.
- Audio: Orlando Salinas on diabetes and his reporting career.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/30/10 00:00 Filed in: links
- Schonfeld: A Happy New Year message for CNN.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Bream-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Joe makes running-for-office noises again; the Q&A.
- It’s a Maddow-Mediaite-Martel miff.
- Audio: Shuster resurfaces, slams Fox and Beck .
- Video: Fox & Friends Weekend 2010 highlight reel.
- Piers Morgan has a thin twitter skin?
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer talks Fox, fairness, and New Year’s.
- Video: Hemmer and Kelly preview New Year’s Eve.
- Part four: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter .
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/15/10 01:05 Filed in: links
- 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
12/14/10 00:27 Filed in: links
- 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/13/10 09:40 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Neil Cavuto slams Chris Matthews.
- Morning Joe: a hotbed of sexism? (via ICN)
- Kelly and Hemmer together again on New Year’s.
- Nancy Grace helps find abducted girl.
- Piers Morgan in Brit twit snit.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr on 9/11 health bill defeat.
- Branding D-Rat. Q&A: Spitzer, Adam Shapiro.
- Hot & Not: MSNBC primetime, John Roberts, and more.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/03/10 00:34 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Rangel 1-2-3.
- Lennon flashbacks: FNC Friday, CNN Saturday.
- Media Matters mystery: why did they call Greta’s husband?
- Men’s Journal profile: Bill Hemmer [pdf].
- Needed: fewer race cards, more journalism.
- Olby week in review: crusader for truth.
- Video: Piers Morgan makes debut on CNN.
- Beck fans line up in Pittsburgh.
- So who’s a sexist now? Joe Scarborough!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/30/10 00:09 Filed in: links
- Scarborough teams with big-bucks anti-partisan group.
- November: FNC in a league of its own. Bret Baier beats Beck, Hannity. Park & Spit craters. MSNBC again tops CNN.
- Friday’s numbers. Thursday’s numbers.
- Impartial MSNBC anchor labels guest ‘radical right-winger’.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Don Imus.
- Alan’s hate mail keeps pouring in.
- Thomas Roberts talks suicide and more.
- Rampant conspiracy theory suddenly loses steam.
- Olby attacks Palin daughter over old story, recently rehashed.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/22/10 00:05 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Juan-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik looking forward (sort of) to Hannity/Palin chat.
- Prez poll: Beck, O’Reilly strong but trail Obama.
- Whoopi Goldberg to do The Factor. Whoopi w/Huck pt one, two.
- VIdeo: Howard Kurtz with Imus part one, part two.
- Huffington Post pulls article critical of Olbermann.
- Bronstein: CNN becoming an irrelevant circus act?
- Hot & Not: Scarborough, Nazis, Kurtz, Megyn, and more.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/20/10 00:11 Filed in: links
- Man bites dog? HuffPo criticizes Olbermann. Whoops, that didn’t last long: HuffPo pulls the post!
- Coop to interview Chilean miners.
- Video: Reliable Sources on the platforms of Palin.
- Murdoch and Apple prep iPad newspaper.
- Video: Fox News Watch on Koppel vs cable.
- Big audiences for Bret Baier.
- Did Scarborough get a raw deal?
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/19/10 00:15 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep interviews El-Al security expert.
- Olbermann’s revenge? Scarborough suspended by MSNBC! Christopher: Will this make Olby’s WPitW?
- Yowza! Megyn Kelly profiled in GQ.
- Juan Williams hosting tonight’s Factor.
- Tyndall: MSNBC vs FNC...guess whom he likes better?
- David Axelrod to discuss daughter on FNC: preview.
- Olby week in review: false equivalency.
- In depth analysis: a day of watching CNN.
- Friedman: Four steps to saving CNN (and Newsweek).
- Coop at Drew University, Varney in Nevada.
- Big Ed loses at his own numbers game.
- Video: Lou Dobbs makes FBN debut.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/17/10 00:35 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep grills TSA’s John Pistole.
- Surprise: Obama admin wants more politics coverage on MSNBC.
- Jewish group slams Jewish groups slamming Beck.
- Worst Persons ‘suspension’ almost as short as Olbermann’s!
- Video: dramatic car chase ends in crash.
- Kurtz Q&A: Roger Ailes. Analysis (via ICN).
- The savior of tv news is...Rachel Maddow!?
- IBD: Television’s latchkey journalism.
- Fineman: Scarborough mulling a run for Veep? Or not?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/11/10 00:28 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Scarborough discusses Olby on The View.
- Kurtz Q&A: FBN’s Lou Dobbs (via ICN).
- Video: Imus with Chris Wallace part one, part two.
- Beck Soros series rankles ADL.
- Peyser: MSNBC’s intellectual bankruptcy.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on Follow the Money.
- New FBN sked: The Judge 8:00 pm, Eric Bolling 9:00.
- So who’s the real news channel?
- Review: Soledad’s Next Big Story.
- Nov 11 2010: Veterans Day.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/08/10 00:08 Filed in: links
- Olbermann issues ‘apology’ while blasting MSNBC: analysis.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3. Irony: Countdown without Olbermann up 13% from 10/29 Countdown with Olbermann.
- Grace under fire no longer.
- CNN’s Abbie Boudreau has left the building.
- Report: MSNBC apologized to Keith?!? More. KO flashback: office election pool ‘conflict of interest’.
- Zurawik: Olby ‘suspension’ a joke. Should KO resign? The progressive wing of the MSNBC party. A genius ratings ploy? Will he say it? KO: most powerful man at MSNBC?
- Scarborough distanced himself from MSNBC’s election night.
- Mike Emanuel: Beck, Olby, political donations. Q&A: Richelle Carey.
- Hot & Not: Olbermann, Maddow, FNC, the matrix etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/29/10 00:43 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- Olby Week in Review: he doesn’t know any better.
- Fox & Friends Weekend start time moved up to 6:00 am.
- Dennis Kneale to make FBN debut on Monday.
- Video: Chris Jansing vs the Spider (via ICN).
- Imus video: Glenn Beck on his book and Stewart’s rally.
- Mediaite: purpose of Olby/Crist interview was to defeat Rubio.
- Q&A: Candy, Joe. Profile: Todd; party for Lean Forward (via ICN).
- FNC weekday stars working overtime this Sunday. MSNBC plans.
- Video: O’Reilly with Rachel Ray: part one, part two.
- Videos: Jennifer Griffin returns to Jerusalem; Q&A.
- Today’s rumor: O’Reilly to do another turn on The View.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/25/10 00:34 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Juan-Beck-Baier 1-2-3.
- Mediaite: Phil Griffin asked for examples, he got ‘em.
- CNN: Heroes update; into the matrix; missing Brooke.
- Inevitable: Jesse Watters ambushes NPR CEO. Preview.
- Major Garrett talks Juan Williams. TCG: Et tu?
- Gingrich disses Joe Scarborough.
- CNBC Remington documentary raises eyebrows.
- Surprise: Olbermann attack turned out to be false.
- NPR CEO apologizes...but not to Juan Williams. NPR affiliates voice discontent over firing. Blame Uranus!
- Hot & Not: Juan Williams, Phil Griffin, ad wars, Abrams, Maddow.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/22/10 12:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill (4+ mill)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Peter Johnson: media ‘watchdogs’ create new McCarthyism?
- Olby week in review: who’s the un-American bastard?
- Alan Colmes has an open-mic moment; more.
- Video: Red Eye riffs on Rachel Maddow’s apology.
- Juan Williams on GMA, Imus, America’s Newsroom, Ingraham. Q&A: WaPo.
- Joe: Obama should weigh in on Juan/NPR dispute.
- WaPo: NPR didn’t learn from Sherrod affair. Zurawik: Juan Williams and the culture wars. Estrich: NPR will pay the price. Rainey: Shirley Sherrod, meet Juan Williams. Holland: good riddance to a stupid bigot. Iftikhar: NPR was right. Battle: fire Schiller. Hutchinson: Juan Williams is a fraud.
- Videos: Beckel and Perino on NPR’s bad move; Chris Wallace.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis, Willie Geist. Profile: Donny Deutsch.
- Soledad: Survival of the fittest (via ATCNN); injury report.
- Greta: Why didn’t CNN say something?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/21/10 13:06 Filed in: links
- Video: Juan Williams on The O’Reilly Factor.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- FNC gives Juan $2M contract, expanded role; hosts Friday Factor.
- Videos: Megyn vs CAIR’s Hooper; Kelly’s Court: can Juan sue?
- Juan Williams: I was fired for telling the truth.
- Greta: NPR was really stupid. Kristol: unfair, unbalanced, afraid. Beck: it’s a message to Fox. Huck to boycott NPR. Chris Wallace w/Imus: NPR was out to get him. Colmes backs Williams. Bernard Goldberg: killing liberalism.
- Echoes of Shirley Sherrod. Did NPR act on 45-second clip? Zurawik: a shame. Morning Joe discussion. NPR should rehire Williams? Kurtz: fired not for what he said, but where he said it? Yglesias: glad he’s gone.
- Breaking: NPR fires Juan Williams over O’Reilly appearance: update. NPR internal memo. NPR CEO: Juan should talk to his psychiatrist. Next target: Mara Liasson.
- Clayton Morris and Natali del Conte tie the knot.
- Cenk’s Countdown ratings sink, MSNBC gives him a promotion!
- Maddow apologizes for Stockman slur, blames editing error.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/18/10 00:33 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court video: the Nicky Haley mess.
- Q&A: Liz Claman on her Three Days in the Valley.
- Glenn Beck mocks CNN and ‘hooker guy’ Spitzer.
- Video: Mika gets WH email, reads it on air. Flashback.
- Video: Kilmeade’s contrition, on tv and radio.
- Tonight: Bill O’Reilly makes his Red Eye debut.
- Hot & Not: The View, Maddow AWOL, Kneale, more.
- Prince Walid not funding NY mosque (you read it here first).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/13/10 00:09 Filed in: links
- Glenn Beck Video: the hatred must stop.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Chile (CNN/11pm)-O’Reilly (8pm)-Chile (FNC/11pm) 1-2-3. Zurawik: MSNBC viewership numbers ‘pathetic’.
- Kelly’s Court Video: can Karl Rove sue?
- People mag profiles Jennifer Griffin [pdf].
- Newsmakers don’t want to appear on Park & Spit?
- Soledad’s next Black special: Almighty Debt.
- Glenn Beck update on his medical issues.
- Tamron Hall and domestic violence (via HuffPo).
- NBC drama gives Joe & Mika consultant credit.
- Blitzer’s DE Senate debate important night for CNN.
- Cablers up late with Chile coverage. More. Tyndall: ‘wretched overkill’.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/11/10 00:55 Filed in: links
- Fox News Latino debuts Tuesday.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court Video: Brett Favre’s forward pass.
- Coop to feature Kanzi, the celebrity ape.
- Joe Scarborough: an influential who matters?
- MSNBC welcomes Richard Lui by misspelling his name! (via ICN)
- High concept: ‘Lean Forward’ uses pseudo-candid shots.
- Park & Spit: let the tweaking commence!
- Cable news and the political divide.
- Coop praised, Piers profiled.
- Hot & Not: O’Donnell, Park & Spit, Jansing, msnbc.com.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/04/10 00:07 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Hitchens wants CNN to re-hire Rick Sanchez!
- Fox live streaming CT Senate debate w/Bret Baier.
- CNBC follows FBN’s lead.
- Park & Spit pre-taped segment already online.
- CNN’s Cal Perry has left the building.
- Charlie Gasparino makes top biz commentators list.
- NY Daily News slams Spitzer: a ‘disgrace’ (via C-boomer). CNN’s Kurtz profiles Park & Spit. Q&A: Spitzer (Mediaite), Park & Spit (TVN), Park & Spit (HuffPo).
- Cable news bloodsport: Olby claims CNN tried to hire him; MSNBC’s twitter rule; Olby/Joe tensions; the Campbell Brown experiment; more.
- O’Reilly/Nolan/Comcast flap rehashed; Olby quoted.
- Hot & Not: Sanchez, Coop, O’Donnell, Allred, EEOC, Shultz.
- Profiles: Gerri Willis, Robin Meade. Q&A: Sanchez pt one, two, three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/28/10 00:12 Filed in: links
- Beck launches preemptive strike against Ed Schultz rally.
- Q3: FNC dominates, has top 11 programs. Program ranker. CNN AM, Coop: worst ever. MSNBC tops CNN. HLN’s Express beats MSNBC’s Joe.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. O’Donnell tops Maddow, Olbermann. Weekend numbers.
- Beckel, Geller erupt in raucous mosque debate.
- Obama revives war, says Fox News ‘destructive’ to USA. White House praises MSNBC. Zurawik: Obama comments show contempt for the press.
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer, Liz Claman.
- Greta explains her booking policies.
- CNN founder: Klein timing is ‘beyond strange’.
- Again? Scarborough needling Olbermann?
- Video: O’Reilly goes on The Daily Show.
- Alan is still getting hate mail.
- Larry O’Donnell won’t be drinking Greta’s wine. 1st review.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/27/10 00:03 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- MSNBC hires Shep’s producer.
- Q&A: Ken Jautz (via ICN), Lawrence O’Donnell, Klein.
- The Fox primary: contracts complicate coverage. Greta reax.
- Poll: FNCers influential, MSNBCers largely unknown.
- MSNBC Digital revolutionizes...ad placement.
- Hot & Not: Klein, Capus, Scarborough, etc.
- WND claims credit for FNC’s A-jad interview?!?
- Mike Jerrick reviews Fox & Friends Weekend history.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/25/10 00:52 Filed in: links
- Steve Burke to be named NBCU CEO.
- News Watch on Woodward book, Colbert.
- Don Lemon’s on-air revelation.
- Greta: HuffPo is ‘delusional’, NYT’s Stelter is biased.
- Profiles: Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Joe and Mika at DePauw: more.
- Q&A: Major Garrett, Dick Morris, Joe.
- Sunday talkers: preview. HuffPo recap.
- Olby week in review.
- Studio audience member profiles Glenn Beck.
- CNN dumps Klein: an unusual move; odd timing; Ailes praises Jon; Jamie McIntyre doesn’t (via Chickaboomer).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/22/10 00:37 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Shep interviews O’Reilly on his book, Jon Stewart, etc.
- Stossel special slated for Saturday.
- Even Rick Sanchez watches Fox News.
- Shape Magazine profile: Jennifer Griffin.
- Q&A: Liz MacDonald, Gerri Willis, Aaron Brown, Joe.
- Anti-O’Reilly gadfly loses suit, stays fired.
- Cablers cavort in Wall Street sequel.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/21/10 00:50 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3; townhall. Weekend numbers.
- Wolf to moderate Delaware Senate debate on CNN.
- Again? Scarborough needles Schultz, Olbermann.
- Fox Business shuffling its daytime lineup: details.
- Michael Ware: CNN spiked video of Iraq war crime.
- Q&A: Fareed Zakaria. Profile: Betty Liu (via ICN).
- Nylon magazine Fox & Friends profile [pdf].
- Lynne Russell, Jodi Applegate & Lauren Sivan resurface.
- Will media obsession Christine O’Donnell go on The Factor?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/09/10 00:17 Filed in: links
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
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Tuesday Links and Open Thread
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Monday Links and Open Thread
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Weekend Links and Open Thread
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Friday Links and Open Thread
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
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