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Friday Links and Open Thread
05/15/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- The ‘long-lost stars’ of television news: where are they now?
- Greta posts photo, it connects parents of hero cop and victim.
- MSNBC has lowest day since 2005, while AJAm is even lower!
- Video: Ethical issues mushroom in Stephanopoulos controversy.
- Rothstein: Flap over juror at Schultz trial; the judge chills out.
- Q&A: Kirsten Powers. Today’s conspiracy. Question of the day.
- Tonight video: Bill O’Reilly with Jimmy Fallon part one, part two.
- Factor video: The President, Charles Blow, and Bernard Goldberg.
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/07/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Politico is taken aback: FNC pundits air diverse viewpoints!
- What’s in Maria’s B’s bag? What’s Ahnold’s favorite tv show?
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly talks about his charity work. Today’s oops.
- Outnumbered video: Andy Levy joins white privilege debate.
- Farhi: As cable news audiences decline, prime time is fading.
- Wemple and Cupp have words on twitter...and it’s not a spat!
- Imus videos: Juan Williams, Chris Wallace talk free speech etc.
- Hill: Did CNN’s approach to Michael Gray case incite Baltimore?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg and O’Reilly agree...the fix is in.
- Nededog: The Feds partner with CNN to work on drones for news.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/04/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Free speech is under attack in America.
- Friday’s numbers: Megyn K-Juan Williams-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Fox News gets it dangerously wrong in Baltimore.
- Shep apologizes for erroneous report from correspondent.
- CNN anchor under twitter fire. Is CNN blaming the victim?
- Another exclusive report that MSNBC is planning changes.
- CNNC: Pot trumps news; Concha’s ‘insightful’ chat show.
- Q&A: Shep Smith talks tech, his dust-up with The Five, etc.
- Is this FNC rising star the real deal? Pay to play at MSNBC?
- O’Reilly/Miller Don’t Be a Pinhead Tour comes to Westbury.
- Cable newsers cross company lines: the guys and the gals.
- CNNC: Reliable Sources avoids reporting on CNN mistakes.
- CNN, NBC execs in ‘intense’ confab. CNN hires Robyn Kriel.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
05/02/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Baltimore, Clinton Cash, Leland Vittert.
- Reliable Sources: Baltimore, Brian Williams, ‘thug’ is racist.
- Somerby: Maddow never reported officer’s exoneration.
- Your Buzz: Hillary, Republicans, Clinton Cash, The Rev.
- Cablenewsers go back to school. Joe Concha moonlights.
- Zurawik: The media didn’t light the fires. Sunday talkers.
- CNNC: Chris Cuomo should fess up and take responsibility.
- Legends & Lies turns spotlight on Nevada. Banned in Vegas.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/01/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Why The Nightly Show edited Dana Perino.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Rutz: MSNBC and Kremlin-funded RT have much in common.
- Q&A: Leland Vittert in Baltimore; Liz Claman and her playlist.
- Wemple: CNN asked Pew to revise numbers, Pew said ‘sure!’
- Gahr: As trial approaches, Ed Schultz witnesses are cowering.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media Baltimore coverage.
- But it’s an exclusive! Who’s who? Video: CNN’s NSFW whoops.
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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/24/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly teams up with Kevin Spacey on cable project.
- The Kelly File only news program on top 10 social media list.
- TCG: Choice of Tapper puts CNN back in the game for 2016.
- Byers: How Tapper’s SotU could dominate the Sunday shows.
- Jake Tapper gets State of the Union. Comcast deal: dead.
- CNN Politics gets extreme makeover. Tapper apologizes.
- Faw: CNN gaining GOP viewers. How to get a job at CNN.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on POTUS and Christians.
- Video Q&A: Mike Rowe’s first big break. Schultz: Half true.
- Scarry: Meet Evan Gahr, the reporter bedeviling Ed Schultz.
- Erik Wemple astonished (!) Fox News airs NY Times reporter.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/18/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary, Britt McHenry, gyrocopter stunt.
- Reliable Sources: Hillary, Brian Williams, The ‘Fox Primary’.
- Comcast, Time/Warner try to save deal via meet with DoJ.
- Factor video: The Lauren Green story. Sunday talkers.
- Red Eye rumors...rejected. Swells gather for NLGJA gala.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN’s pot block airs Sunday night; more. Changes at CNBC.
- Your Buzz videos: Savannah Guthrie, Fox vs Hillary, lectures.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/17/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Shepard Smith on the OKC bombing 20 years later.
- Flood: FNC report triggers Purple Heart benefits change.
- Greta special: Marine Held in Iran. Hogue: Awkward?
- Antitrust attorneys leaning against Comcast merger deal?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Schreier jumps back to Fox Biz. CNN Game Night redux?
- CNN discovers an ‘illegal settlement’ that is 32 years old.
- Cablenewsers named to distinguished list. O’Donnell: False.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of Hillary.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/16/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Legends & Lies searches for truth in Old West folklore.
- Battaglio: Bill O’Reilly and his burgeoning media empire.
- Gahr: The Rev ducks questions about Ed Schultz lawsuit.
- Lien Forward: Another MSNBC host in trouble over taxes.
- Melchior: The Rev gets a pass from the New York taxman?
- ICN: MSNBC is ‘rearranging deck chairs’ as the ship sinks.
- Lean Forward: Harry Reid hints he wants a job...at MSNBC!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/15/15 00:00 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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/13/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Bret Baier-O’Bolling 1-2-3.
- Profiles: Steve and Peter Doocy’s roots in Bergen County.
- Video: Derangement syndrome in media coverage of Hillary?
- TCG: Roger rolls the dice; more. CNNC: Zucker takes his time.
- MSNBCNN reporters attend Hillary camp’s off-the-record dinner.
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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/08/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Kirell: It’s time to credit Jeff Zucker for resuscitating CNN.
- Audio Q&A: Chris Stirewalt. Wemple: Judith Miller vs Kurtz.
- O’Reilly, Megyn, Coop et al on most powerful NYC media list.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on failures by Rolling Stone.
- Byers: Cruz and Paul interviews exemplify Hannity influence.
- Griswold: Chris Hayes gets a ratings bump...by not showing up!
- Mike Rowe in Humboldt. Upped at CNN. Rachel Crane nominated.
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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/02/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Tucker Carlson comments on Kaus flap (v/Mediaite).
- TCG: Impartial MSNBC journalist invokes ‘the name of God’.
- Video: Tammy Bruce on the rush to condemn people of faith.
- Video: The Maria Bartiromo story. GMA video: Neil Cavuto.
- Q&A: Alisyn Camerota on her move from FNC to CNN. More.
- Another skirmish in The War on Fox. Shaffer: The paper tiger.
- Q1 cable news program rankers: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Weekend numbers. Monday’s numbers. Tuesday’s numbers.
- Q1 numbers: Fox News increases its lead; CNN, MSNBC, HLN.
- Forbes: Fox News dominance will boost subscription revenues.
- Strange Inheritance is a hit. Reliable gets a Frank Sesno bump.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/30/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-O’Bolling-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Ellen Ratner: I would crawl through glass for Roger Ailes.
- New Day w/Alisyn gives CNN best mornings in years. More.
- Bulkeley: Fox News reporting is honest, bias-free journalism.
- O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus nets highest ratings in NatGeo history.
- O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies audiobook voiced by Luke Duke.
- Bauder: NBC boss faces huge challenge...fixing MSNBC. More.
- Today’s O’Reilly flap: will the real cameraman please stand up?
- Alan’s hate mail. Eric Bolling in a twitter spat. Fun and games.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/27/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- TCG: Nostradamus wannabe still wrong about Bill O’Reilly.
- Carl Bernstein cheap-shots FNC; Childers rebuttal cheered.
- Wemple: Tucker Carlson still refuses to lambaste his brother.
- Bill’s Muslim Jesus. Bob’s back surgery. CNN’s hiring spree.
- Albeanu: CNN Digital’s ‘brave new world’ of online video.
- Lowry: O’Reilly avoiding opposing views? Ariens: Don’t be silly.
- Kelly File video: Bergdahl’s platoon mates. Cause for concern.
- Fuller: CNN cartoon insults viewers’ intelligence. Joy in Detroit.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/26/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Gregg Jarrett: I might not have survived without Roger Ailes.
- AJAm increases live newscast hours. Drew Griffin awarded.
- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly. Video: Gen Jack Keane in re Yemen.
- Zucker punch: Jeff’s New Day still losing to HLN’s Robin Meade.
- Q&A: Soledad O’Brien discusses race. CNNGo a go for AppleTV.
- Wemple: Tucker sinks to a new low...he sticks up for his brother!
- Wemple: MSNBC walks back panelist’s ‘inappropriate’ comment.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media treatment of Ted Cruz.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/25/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Bergdahl charges vindication for Bill O’Reilly.
- Zumberge: Neil Cavuto to anchor MS awareness events.
- Somerby: Lawrence O’Donnell on UVa...an ‘awful display’.
- New Day copyright claim? CNN invites you to get wasted.
- TCG: Bill O’Reilly, Bernard Goldberg, and The Trust Factor.
- Concha: Cablenews talking heads scramble to lambaste Cruz.
- Wemple: Letterman rehabs Bill. Worst week ever: Chris Hayes.
- Bill O’Reilly videos: The Late Show w/Letterman; Fox & Friends part one, part two; Outnumbered part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/24/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- NLRB rejects CNN appeal, cites net’s anti-union animus.
- HLN goes to pot. CNN goes to pot. CNN goes to Putin.
- Rothstein: Brian Stelter and Joe Concha in a twitter spat.
- Howley: The failure of Chris Hayes, MSNBC’s ‘fancy lad’.
- Gutfeld: Correct, but mostly false. Joy Reid resurfaces.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. How straight is straight? Video.
- Strange bedfellows at NLGJA wingding. Coop goes to jail.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg part deux. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/23/15 00:00 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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/21/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Concha: Reliable Sources is now Countdown w/ Brian Stelter.
- Media Buzz videos: Media scaremongering, Robert Durst, UVa.
- Reliable Sources: Secret service, media fear of Fox, and Durst.
- Rothstein scorches Stelter’s ‘delusional’ Kaus/Carlson segment.
- Collapse of ‘Hands Up Don’t Shoot’ predicted by Megyn Kelly.
- Evangelist wonders: Is Megyn Kelly possessed by the Devil?!?
- BrainStormers debuts. Zucker play: Reza Aslan and Believer.
- Weekend special on Scott Peterson. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Bernard Goldberg: a ‘true professional’. ‘Fair use’ suit update.
- Your Buzz videos: Ferguson, Bibi, who’s trusted, Hillary, druggies.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/20/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Lewis: Unscripted authenticity key to FNC ensemble shows.
- Video: Netanyahu coverage. Profile: Katherine Julia Harlow.
- Dr David Samadi launches health site. HLN gets new digs.
- Adams: Does Fox News have too much influence on the right?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Fox vs mainstream media.
- FTV: Maddow furious with Todd; Griffin wants to re-hire Olby!
- FTV: MSNBC stuck between rock and hard place with The Rev.
- The murder suspect who worked for CNN. Today’s conspiracy.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/16/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: As usual, Lawrence O’Donnell was wrong.
- Colby: No ‘staged shenanigans’ on Strange Inheritance.
- Concha: Another bright idea to save MSNBC...imitate HBO!
- Wemple: Paris Mayor says lawsuit’s a go, but where is it?
- Nolte: As CNN moves left, boring, predictable Wagner sinks.
- F&F video: Robert Durst to face justice. Greta: water’s world.
- CNN cops Jobs doc. Bourdain on wine. CNN Philippines debuts.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/14/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary; Ferguson; treason; who’s trusted?
- Reliable Sources: Hillary; AP files suit; Ferguson; Scientology.
- Olsen: Chris Wallace has the best office in the building.
- TCG: Roger’s Catch-22. Glee zings Mr Bill? TVN: In profile.
- Kelly File video: Anti-Fox media snarl over ‘most trusted’ poll.
- OtR video: Putin investigates Fox News analyst. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: Race cards, Hillary, Ben Carson, Walker, 2016.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/13/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Cramer’s recommendations...your cat could pick better?
- Lean Downward: Viewers desert Wagner for Jake Tapper.
- Special: Unholy War: The March of ISIS. Alan’s hate mail.
- This is CNN not going overboard. Another Don Lemon flap.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on coverage of email-gate.
- Lean Forward Facebook Theater. Orman, Carville resurface.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/11/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC nearly doubles MSNBCNN combined for Hillary presser.
- O’Connell: Behind the scenes at the filming of Killing Jesus.
- Bevan: Independents trust FNC more than any other network.
- Outnumbered video: Are we seeing House of Cards...or Veep?
- Blake Burman joins Fox Biz as Rich Edson goes to Fox News DC.
- Bond: Time Warner exec wants to ‘age down’ CNN’s audience.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano on Hillary vs federal statues.
- FTV: The Cramer crash. Video Q&A: Anthony Bourdain. Whoops.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/10/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox News’s big week. Weekend numbers. Q&A: Kevin Corke.
- Zucker play: More non-news shows at CNN. Because it’s there.
- Watch for CNN for watch. Robin’s law. Jim Clancy resurfaces.
- Wemple: O’Reilly colleague responds with additional info. More.
- Factor video: Fox haters. Kelly File video: US law on govt emails.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/09/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Spacey to host/produce CNN documentaries. Flashback.
- Video: Media coverage of Hillary Clinton email brouhaha.
- Who is the most trusted name in news? Hint: it’s not CNN.
- Drug arrest disrupts libel suit. Jamie Colby in Wilmington.
- Dueling journalists: Epstein vs Sirkin on O’Reilly in Florida.
- Have screen caps—will tweet. ICN: Career destruction guide.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/07/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary email frenzy, Selma, Rand Paul.
- Reliable Sources: O’Reilly, NBC chaos, Hillary email frenzy.
- Factor video: The Janice Dean story. Kimberly makes book.
- Chariton: Lack needs to fix MSNBC’s predictability problem.
- Bloom: Thomas Roberts’s first week analyzed. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: The Donald, DHS, gotcha questions, Alexrod.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/06/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Can Andy Lack save NBC News...and MSNBC?
- Lea Gabrielle: A pilot’s beauty routine. Alveda King to FNC.
- Kathleen Matthews candidacy raises issues for hubby Chris.
- Clayton don’t know much about history. Ashleigh’s hat trick.
- Video: Media coverage of Iran etc. Imus video: Juan Williams.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the decline of lefty media.
- Profile: Miles O’Brien. Jane Velez-Mitchell resurfaces (v/CNNC).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/05/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Trish Regan to FBN. CNN may embed ads in the ticker.
- Chris Cuomo’s Lenten mistake. Weir’s Wonder List.
- ‘Equal opportunity’ Ed. Obscene caller pranks MSNBC.
- Audio Q&A: Shannon Bream...‘I never want to go back’.
- Red Eye video: Hillary’s email server, the home version.
- Matthews’s wife has big plans. MSNBC Selma coverage.
- CNN reporter wins EEOC challenge over paternity leave.
- Kelly File video: Judge Nap on Hillary’s criminal liability.
- O’Reilly late night rerun beats all of MSNBCNN primetime.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/04/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Netanyahu/FNC-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly set to interview Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg.
- Strange Inheritance renewed. Newsers honored (v/CNNC).
- Q&A: Laura Ingle. Profile: Thomas Roberts. Meme bender.
- Purefoy returns. Bob Beckel resurfaces. Newsers moonlight.
- O’Reilly in Portland: Colleagues say ‘pompous, not dishonest’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/03/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Cable newsers star (unwittingly) in anti-Hillary attack ad.
- Sanneh: Praise for Greg Gutfeld’s snarky, surreal Red Eye.
- Jeff Zeleny jumps to CNN. ICN: Bill O’Reilly’s job is safe.
- O’Reilly’s ‘gritty’ Falklands reports got him hired in Boston.
- Bill’s big week. Profile: Brian Stelter, Tamron Hall (v/TVN).
- Factor video: Kurtz and Ashburn on media wars and smears.
- Lauren Thierry, Campbell Brown resurface. Weekend numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/02/15 00:00 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/27/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Judge denies request to seal records in Ed Schultz case.
- Video: Media coverage of CPAC, Holder snubs Fox News.
- Shillue, Sherrod, Norton possible choices for Red Eye gig.
- Audio: Jake Tapper, Laurie Dhue. Insider video: Bill O’Reilly.
- Is CNN Above the Law? Trademark holder seeks free lawyer.
- Varney & Co skunks CNBC. Forbes on Fox soars in February.
- Lemon’s llama. MacCallum’s Cape Cod crib. Kirsten at GWU.
- Q&A: Bill Weir and The Wonder List. The mysteries of Sydney.
- CNN tries a new tactic for Weir series: producing it themselves.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/26/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wemple: Eric Holder snubs FNC after targeting James Rosen.
- Greg Gutfeld leaving Red Eye for weekend primetime show.
- O’Reilly 8pm hits astonishing 705,000 viewers in news demo.
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shepard Smith covers the Great Llama Chase of 2015.
- Pew wonders if MSNBC is scaling back opinion programming.
- Another day, another attack, another Bill O’Reilly response.
- It’s all hands on deck at Media Matters for the war on O’Reilly.
- Varney hits peak. CNNMoney’s online war room (via CNNC).
- A new Wall Street Week is coming—but wait, there’s more!
- Closing on Coop’s crib. Brooke will climb. Carney exits CNN.
- Q&A: Jamie Colby, Maria Bartiromo. Stacey Dash makes book.
- It’s Hewitt. No, it’s Tapper. Wait, it’s both! Maybe it’s neither?
- Shattuck: At MSNBC the system is rigged...for Elizabeth Warren.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/25/15 00:00 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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/24/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3. More.
- Huge numbers for 2/23 Factor: triple MSNBCNN combined.
- February numbers: Fox News topped all cable channels.
- February numbers: CNN up; HLN up; MSNBC sinks further.
- Concha: MSNBC ‘denials’ offer little hope for Chris Hayes.
- Erica Garner et al suggest The Rev is ‘all about the money’.
- Q&A: Nancy Grace vs ‘haters’ (via CNNC); Maria Bartiromo.
- F&F video: Iwo Jima veterans reunite. Weekend numbers.
- Garber: Why is MSNBC changing course? Blame ‘unbundling’.
- Playing games: We may see more of the Coop Quiz (v/CNCC).
- Uberti: Why O’Reilly can play hardball with the Falklands flap.
- Tobin: The real target is Fox News. Wemple: In search of bodies.
- NYT: O’Reilly’s aggressive defense. Disgraced ex-CNNer piles on.
- Factor videos: Concha, Browne talk Falklands; Bernard Goldberg.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/23/15 00:00 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’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/20/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Media make much ado over calling extremism ‘Islamic’.
- José Díaz-Balart will lead Obama town hall on...immigration!
- Concha: Axing Ronan won’t help—time to replace Phil Griffin.
- Grove: MSNBC moving away from leftist programming. Or is it?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of the jihad.
- Judge Napolitano: Jon Stewart and me. Lemon: overly verbatim.
- Transcript: Tonight’s Talking Points Memo deals with Corn et al.
- Analysis: Corn trolls O’Reilly with hair-splitting to avenge BriWi.
- O’Reilly: David Corn is lying ‘and I can prove it’. Zurawik: More.
- Wemple: Editors protest ‘violent’ reference to ‘kill zone’. More.
- O’Reilly to Wemple: Corn’s article ‘is not a cheap shot. It’s a lie!’
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/19/15 00:00 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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/18/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Ed Henry 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus to be three-hour global event on NatGeo.
- Survey says...not exactly what CNN claims. Weekend numbers.
- Joanne Nosuchinsky moonlighting. MSNBC’s ‘food correspondent’.
- Video Q&A: Geraldo Rivera on Apprentice, FNC, etc. Today’s oops.
- Zucker play: CNN chief defends throwing dinner party for Obamas.
- Factor videos: The Holy War begins part one, part two, part three.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/16/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Does coverage of ISIS violence inspire supporters?
- A ‘fun and informative’ presidential Strange Inheritance.
- Abrams: Media self-infatuation. Greta: Media arrogance.
- HLN has a winning formula...and a not-so-winning one too.
- FNC’s $18-million man. The no-pup zone. Audio: Mr President.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/13/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- F&F video: Harris Faulkner on the legacy of Sammy Davis Jr.
- Does Brian Stelter lead a double life? Identity crisis at HLN.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg. 9/11 lawsuit survives challenge.
- Andrea Tantaros leaves The Five, goes full-time on Outnumbered.
- Zucker play: Coop Quiz a ‘one-time thing’? Q&A: Alisyn Camerota.
- Revamped CNNi Newsroom simulcasts on CNN; Harlow to weekends.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/12/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Throwback Thursday: Shep’s advice especially germane now.
- Zucker play: CNN exec talks BriWi, would love to hire Stewart.
- Nancy Grace unleashed? Shep talks Jon Stewart. Forget Fox!
- MSNBC not progressive enough?! Give Maddow The Daily Show?
- Jim Sciutto plays twitter games. Brian Stelter in a twitter spat.
- Imus video: Ed Henry. Factor video: Dwindling trust in the press.
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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/06/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Joyella: Hey, CNN! That ‘exclusive’ interview? It wasn’t.
- Wemple: Pilot’s changing story ‘stains CNN’s reporting’.
- CNN walks back story: it ‘no longer appears to be true’.
- Controversy swirls around Jake Tapper helo pilot scoop.
- CNN news anchors argue differing positions on vaccines.
- As ratings hit bottom, Ronan launches a retweet regimen.
- Zucker play: HLN to air movies...co-hosted by GloZell Green!
- Factor videos: Howard Kurtz with Ashburn; Bernard Goldberg.
- Analysts see CNN revenue growth. Wonder List set for Sundays.
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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/30/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: Nameless CNN exec reveals motivation behind ad.
- CNN disses Kyra Phillips. Cablenets gear up for Superbowl.
- Nightly videos: Jake Tapper, Sherrod Small part one, pt two.
- Horsey: Cable television can get snowed by breaking news.
- Factor videos: Bernard Golberg on Mohyeldin; Lea Gabrielle.
- Jamie Colby inheritance tips. Greg Gutfeld in a twitter spat.
- The Rev pays himself six figures while owing millions in taxes.
- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly on Obama, Patton, etc. Q&A: Kennedy.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/29/15 00:00 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
01/28/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- NY Times profile: Janice Dean, meteorologist and mom.
- Wemple: Bergdahl story reveals two facets of Fox News.
- Huck rips Think Progress et al for ‘outright lie’ about FNC.
- F&F video: FNC’s John Roberts and CNN’s Kyra Phillips.
- Woodman: Comcast ghost-writing letters for politicians?
- Profile: Dana Bash (v/CNNC). CNN Digital: sex and drugs.
- The Camerota conundrum. When Christine met Bradley.
- Al-Jazeera banned words: ‘terrorist’, ‘islamist’, ‘militant’.
- CNN wants back on Russian television. Q&A: Wolf Blitzer.
- Factor video: What Kilmeade and Colmes have in common.
- January 2015 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/27/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Strange Inheritance premiere sets Fox Biz records.
- Despite Dish blackout, Fox News still #1 in cable news.
- January numbers: CNN overtakes a sinking MSNBC; HLN.
- Wemple alert: School kids didn’t like a Jesse Watters bit.
- Oh, snap! CNN joins social network. Weekend numbers.
- Kirell: That Megyn/O’Reilly exchange was really dead serious.
- Concha: NYC-obsessed media render Boston an afterthought.
- CNN’s upside-down ‘embarrassment’? Don’s ‘Blizzard Mobile’.
- Krystal Ball and Obamacare. Voices of Auschwitz rescheduled.
- Q&A: Jamie Colby; more. Why Bret Baier cancelled Legatus speech.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/24/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: SotU reaction, deflation, youtubarama.
- Reliable Sources: 2016 preview, deflation, Sniper, notoriety.
- Bret Baier special on Cuba initiatives airs this weekend.
- Refusal to run anti-merger ads may spur complaint to FCC.
- Q&A: Albie Hecht on HLN’s makeover. CNN shrinks header.
- Factor video: How the internet can deceive you. Sunday talk.
- Wemple: What we really need is more coverage of DeflateGate!
- Your Buzz videos: Oscars, NY Times, cartoons, Romney, The Rev.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/23/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Jenna Lee talks to a football expert...her Dad!
- Concha: ISIS mimics a favorite cable news gimmick.
- Sellers: Here’s why Megyn Kelly really is a ‘big deal’.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly’s ‘climate change nonsense’.
- Video: So how well did those youtube ‘journalists’ do?
- Gretchen Carlson makes book. Campbell Brown resurfaces.
- Greta’s not-so-excellent Hanoi adventure. Alan’s hate mail.
- CNN partners with Reagan Foundation. The ‘money center’.
- Q&A: Jamie Colby. Lauren Sivan at work. Liz Claman in Davos.
- The Rev goes back to school, under his rules. ET’s Diaz to HLN.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/21/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Glass house resident plagiarist denigrates Murdoch and FNC.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s tax deadbeat pushes Obama tax plan.
- Fox’s Megyn Kelly is appealing to a more diverse demographic.
- Concha: CNN should apologize for its ‘no-go zone’ reportage.
- Wemple: CNN displays hypocrisy ripping Fox; Mr Bill chimes in.
- Wemple: Will CNN apologize for Coop, Cuomo ‘no-go’ reports?
- Hookers, game shows, and celebrity chefs...this is CNN?!?
- Zucker play: CNN planning Coop-hosted game show. Flashback.
- Fox, CNN split SotU ratings honors as MSNBC slipped even more.
- Cost of Freedom block still packs a punch. Weekend numbers.
- The reality show award goes to CNN. Q&A: Yasmin Vossoughian.
- Greta: From here, this looks pretty stupid. More. A swell party.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the Beyoncé flap and more.
- The War on Fox: Shep zings the White House. Je Suis Fox News?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/20/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Power lunch. Today’s frivolous lawsuit; Wemple analyzes.
- RIP Stuart Loory. Ariene de Vogue to CNN. Off to the races.
- Precursor to ‘no-go zones’ seen on CNN?! Wemple analyzes.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on the SotU, ‘radical islam’, and more.
- SotU: 70 broadcasters, hours of blather. Dana Perino makes book.
- Factor video: Jesse locked out. Julie clarifies, says let’s move on.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/14/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Concha: Millions buy Hebdo that MSNBCNN refuse to show.
- O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies is coming. Hendricks exits CNN.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Stuart Varney’s daughter Jill wins $25,000 Hotel Showcase.
- Comcast merger deal faces new campaign. Today’s oops!
- MSNBC’s SotU coverage: Maddow, Krystal Ball. Flashback.
- Lopez: Thank you, Mr Cooper (v/TVN). Weekend numbers.
- Late Show video: Anderson Cooper with David Letterman.
- Why is Jake Tapper an outlier? Melissa Harris-Perry at NCSU.
- The obligatory Ann Curry rumors already swirling (via CNCC).
- Factor video: Did broadcast nets give short shrift to Paris snub?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/13/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wemple: CNN bans cartoons, but airs Al-Qaeda propaganda.
- MSNBCNN won’t show Hebdo cover as FNC goes full-screen.
- Rogers: Fox News Sunday a ‘crucible’ for POTUS wannabes.
- Bret Baier cancels Legatus talk. Greta responds to Concha.
- Concha: Jake Tapper exhibits symptoms of ‘The Shep Effect’.
- Maria Bartiromo anchors from Frisco. Tapper tops Cavuto.
- Imus video: Geraldo Rivera on Paris snubs, Apprentice, etc.
- It’s a boy! Walsten: CNBC, back in the restaurant business.
- HLN’s not-so-extreme makeover debuts, now with new logos!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media’s Muslim sympathies.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/09/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Aly’s ascension puts the pressure on Chris Cuomo.
- It’s official: Alisyn gets New Day (v/Stelter), Bolduan demoted.
- Mike Galanos boards the HLN Morning Express. Hogue: Finally!
- Video: Dr Qanta Ahmed on the dangers of cowardly language.
- The Rev and The Prof in Essence. Craig Melvin: Mostly false.
- Newsers scramble to cover attacks. FNC and CNN split ratings.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on coverage of Paris terrorism.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/08/15 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wemple: Fear of terrorism drives CNN editorial decisions.
- The Five video: Right on cue... cries of ‘Islamophobia’.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- ICN: Stelter role at CNN a ‘massive conflict of interest’.
- Fox News shows Charlie Hebdo cartoon on air and online.
- Ehlert: I’ll take CNN. Scandlen: I want my Fox News back.
- CNBC worried its new Squawk Box set shows FoxBiz signage.
- Today’s twitter spat: Jim Clancy. Concha: I told you so.
- Q&A: CNN’s Jim Sciutto (v/ TVNewser). Weekend numbers.
- O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus on NatGeo will star Kelsey Grammer.
- Mike Rogers new CNN contributor; more. Kimberly’s new crib.
- Video: Judge Napolitano says global media should be courageous.
- Imus video: Laura Ingraham. Seitel: MSNBC should dump the Rev.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/07/15 00:00 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
01/02/15 12:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Activists protest...even at News Corp HQ.
- Throngs converge on NewsCorp HQ to ‘shut down Fox News’.
- Outnumbered video: Presidential politics already heating up.
- Q&A: Kimberly Guilfoyle, Abby Huntsman (via TV Newser).
- Bill O’Reilly web staff: The Fox hunters are shooting blanks.
- Wilstein: Is the Dish blackout taking a toll on Fox News ratings?
- When CNBC turned 25 it was a very bad year. Cablers hoaxed.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Killing Lincoln 1-2-3.
- One way Katie Couric could end up at CNN after all (via CNCC).
- Concha: Predictions for Sherrod, The Rev, at al; CNNC disagrees.
- Meet the man who cried ‘Wolf’. NBCU and CableOne reach deal.
- Hogue: Peter Doocy makes Fox & Friends debut; after-show video.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/30/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The 2014 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Chariton: MSNBC named to distinguished 2014 list.
- Fox News tops all cable news for the 13th straight year.
- CNN tops MSNBC; MSNBC tops CNN; HLN tops MSNBC.
- Somerby: Fanning tribal outrage has MSNBC floundering.
- Two cable news channels go live for discovery of debris.
- Outnumbered video: Do we need an embassy...in Iran?
- Susan Candiotti exits CNN as Jack Vale gets HLN series.
- Concha: Race-obsessed MSNBC needs a course correction.
- Special O’Reilly Factor precedes Killing Lincoln FNC debut.
- Bunch: At CNN, fear never takes a holiday. When it rains...
- Rothstein: Hey Mediaite, stop sucking up to CNN’s Brian Stelter.
- Q&A: Kimberly Guilfoyle and New Year’s; Gerri Willis and money.
- The McCormack Matter part one, part two, part three, part four.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/29/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The NYPD vs Mayor Bill de Blasio.
- Wednesday numbers: The Five-John Roberts-F&F 1-2-3.
- Ad Age Q&A: CNN’s celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain.
- Bratton: Sit-down with The Rev was ‘a bad idea’ (via TVN).
- Self-congratulatory Griffin memo touts MSNBC’s ‘progress’.
- Bill O’Reilly named to distinguished list. The Senator debuts.
- FNC avoids overkill while ‘cockamamie’ CNN turns ridiculous.
- Media critic as news anchor: a ‘big mistake’ for Brian Stelter?
- Risk & Reward video: Joe Concha on the Fox/DishNet standoff.
- Concha: DishNet ‘extortion’ claim will leave them eating crow.
- Huge traffic at Keep Fox site. An auspicious augury for Bash?
- YT,JD: The McCormack Matter part one, part two, part three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/23/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: How the media create their own narrative.
- Monday’s numbers: The Five-O’Gutfeld-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- Phillips: This show is an insult to every police officer (vTVN).
- Report: Alisyn Camerota to replace Bolduan on New Day.
- Sherrod Small doing double FNC duty on New Year’s Eve.
- Rhetoric overdrive as Comcast deal comment period ends.
- Steve Doocy talks F&F Christmas. TJ Holmes resurfaces.
- Charles Payne FBN special on Dec 24. Weekend numbers.
- Meet MSNBC’s new trangender host...who’s now engaged.
- Greta says thanks to Roger Ailes and Fox News Channel.
- Kissell: More young viewers? Easy: air less news! (v/CNCC).
- Charlton: Dana Bash first rotating SotU anchor (via CNNC).
- GANT seals partnership with CNN. Ebert film debuts Jan 9.
- McMurry: The wondrous José Díaz-Balart, Obama’s ‘conduit’.
- Videos: O’Reilly on NYPD, DeBlasio etc; F&F: Mr Bill elaborates.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two, part three, part four.
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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Charlton: Megyn Kelly tops The Wrap’s list of 2014’s best.
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Strange Inheritance gets 9pm FBN slot; Independents to 10pm.
- Outnumbered video: Why did Hollywood cave to cyber threats?
- Charlton: HLN extreme makeover aims to ‘blow up cable news’.
- Joscelyn: Was Fareed Zakaria taken in by the ‘Gitmo snitch’?
- Concha: Robin Meade hits all the right notes in Vegas gig.
- Judge denies CNN request for Steve Jobs video testimony.
- CNN schedule chaos renders 9:00 pm a shambles. Whoops!
- Wemple: Ed Schultz’s apology covered almost all the bases.
- Q&A: Stacey Dash. Video: Cavuto’s tribute to Annie Goodman.
- Charles Molineaux resurfaces. Shift’s Code Forward launches.
- Godfrey: Retired CNN director looks back on 34 years of history.
- NY Post: Send Greta to Havana. YTJD: The Carmen Kringle Matter.
- Late Night videos: Bill O’Reilly with Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Jimmy Kimmel Live videos: Megyn Kelly w/Jimmy part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/17/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Greta’s plea is noble, refreshing...and unrealstic.
- Killing Lincoln to air on FNC with a Factor special edition.
- Marianne Rafferty and her family’s battle with Valley Fever.
- Lea Gabrielle’s first year at FNC. Lou Dobbs goes high tech.
- Q&A: José Díaz-Balart. MJ Lee exits Politico for CNN Digital.
- CNN’s outdated, silly acronymn exposé. Newsroom workflow.
- Yet another year-end ‘best’ list names multiple cablenewsers.
- Video: Judge Napolitano rules on so-called executive ‘actions’.
- What has CNN and FNC working together? Mattingly exits CNN.
- Wemple: How MSNBC and Ed Schultz slimed the GOP Chairman.
- Who wins ‘most-annoying’? Ed Schultz research team at work.
- To Andrea Mitchell: Matrix Award; Sanjay Gupta: DuPont Award.
- Carol Alt saves Christmas. Lawrence O’Donnell raises millions.
- Scarry: FNC’s ‘shrewd’ video move. The Missing Mouse Matter.
- A veteran war reporter comes home to wrestle with old wounds.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/16/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- F&F video: Laura Ingraham. FNC out-foxed Fox broadcast.
- Thomas Roberts moonlights...for Donald Trump! Overpriced.
- Grove: CNN’s overnight Sydney star credits ‘luck’ (via CNCC).
- Shift: Lets ‘open the aperture’ to go ‘even more niche’. More.
- Dave Navarro reveals his favorite newsman. Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: Broaden CNN ‘news coverage’ with...game shows?!?
- FNC announces All-American New Year...but something’s missing.
- Video: The man who interrogated KSM part one, two, three, four.
- CNN Tuesday 9pm: Extraordinary People. Jana Winter resurfaces.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/13/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- MediaBuzz videos: CIA, UVa and Lena, Cosby mysteries.
- Reliable Sources: CIA, UVa, stolen goods, facing POTUS.
- Concha: CNN’s untitled opinion-fest stirring controversy.
- ICN: Everything wrong at CNN encapsulated in one photo.
- Raised hands on unanimous CNN panel raise eyebrows.
- Wemple: Atheist leader claims Fox News is afraid of him.
- MSNBC’s Alex Wagner moonlights. Sunday talkers: preview.
- New Pew: Colbert viewers choose Stewart and CNN for news.
- Your Buzz videos: Rolling Stone, color, cops, a drastic remedy.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/12/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Anderson Cooper learns about his family’s ‘dark past’.
- CNN’s Drew Griffin honored. Dominic Di-Natale remembered.
- Video: Feds get authority to seize your private communications.
- On MSNBC The Rev suggests Sony’s apology is not good enough.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Obama, the press, and more.
- Concha: It’s time for Jesse to graduate from pointless ambushes.
- Security escorts Jesse Watters out of de Blasio press conference.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Fox News’s Dominic Di-Natale found dead, apparent suicide.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Wolff: MSNBC’s decline one of many challenges for NBC News.
- Lean Forward: Spouse of MSNBC host advisor to White House.
- Bourdain triggers reality-food craze. Brooke Baldwin’s idiocy.
- Factor video: Dolores Hart. Fox News bumps the Beeb in Brazil.
- Savan: The Rev’s rampant conflicts of interest? Hey, no problem!
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly fights back Fox News’s ‘voices of darkness’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/05/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: The Rolling Stone rape scoop collapses.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker wants a young blonde to compete with Fox News.
- Candy Crowley leaving CNN; who will take over SotU?
- Mendte: Don Lemon, America’s reality news star (v/FTV).
- Megyn, FNC bury the competition. Gregg Jarrett reappears.
- Jim Angle is retiring. F&F video: Rick Reichmuth rappelling.
- Guest walks out on Al-Jazeera America in disgust over bias.
- McGurn: Why is The Rev treated differently than Bill Cosby?
- CNN skeds Bill Cosby special. Sham MSNBC site kills Axl Rose.
- Factor videos: Kurtz and Ashburn, Bernard Goldberg on media.
- Anchors recall CNN’s first day. It’s a boy! O’Reilly: Mostly false?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/04/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- November program ranker: Fox News holds the top 14 slots.
- Wemple: Do atheists benefit from ‘war on Christmas’ exposés?
- Gillian Turner new FNC contributor. Profile: Liz Claman (vTVN).
- Concha: Grand jury findings prompt rare cablenews consensus.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. F&F video: Peter Johnson Jr on justice.
- Complaints re Cramer getting ugly. Video: Cramergate heats up.
- Kelly File video: Is ‘hands up don’t shoot’ meme fact or fiction?
- Zucker: Nobody’s better in morning tv than Robin Meade. No sale.
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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/28/14 09:07 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Ferguson, Ferguson, Cosby’s enablers.
- Reliable Sources: Ferguson, Ferguson, Ferguson, Janay Rice.
- Sunday: Special edition of The Factor, plus Killing Kennedy.
- Controversy swirls around CNN reporting of Ferguson protests.
- Profile: Judge Andrew Napolitano, down on the farm.
- Is CNN tarnishing its Newsroom brand? Sunday talkers.
- Special Report video: The ‘Mighty Moms of Walter Reed’.
- Your Buzz videos: Bill Cosby, Uber, The Rev, a clothes call.
- Friday special: Elvis at 80. Q&A: Soledad O’Brien, Bill Weir.
- Connor: What (selected) cablenewers are thankful for (v/CNNC).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/26/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Riots, destruction, looting prove to be good news for CNN.
- Kiss me (goodbye), Kate. CNN named to distinguished list.
- Kaplan: Don Lemon under fire for poor journalism and bias.
- Holley: Lemon is aggressively subjective. Valinsky: Stupid Don.
- Special Report video: On stand down orders and talking points.
- Calling Facebook authorities! HuffPoers hail Harrigan attackers.
- Q&A: Mike Tobin; Bill Weir; Chris Hayes. Totally gratuitous link.
- Video: O’Reilly w/Jimmy Fallon part one, part two, part three.
- Wemple: It’s time for Bill O’Reilly to fess up re Ebola comments.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the media’s role in Ferguson.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/20/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- FNC to air Killing Kennedy + a special Factor Sunday Nov 30.
- Somerby: Rachel tells a story, gets it wrong. Brown to return.
- Cable ‘Nostalgia’ Network’s The 70s. Bill Weir’s Last Chance.
- Numb3rs: CNBC and Kensho team for ‘stat box’. Zucker play.
- ICN: Lemon’s apology was ‘bull---- and double bull----!’ More.
- F&F video: Harris and Hemmer co-host Ailes Apprentice gala.
- Alan Dershowitz: CNN is ‘more dangerous’ than The Guardian!
- Kelly File videos: Ted Cruz vs Jennice Fuentes on executive action.
- Rebound: F&F with Hasselbeck co-hosting up 33% vs previous week.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is NBC News Political Director ‘in the tank’?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- A ‘solipsistic banshee scream from a hyperbaric chamber’.
- Lewis: If only cable news could be ‘smart’ like Jon Stewart.
- Solution to Coop’s ratings slump: put Erin Burnett in at 9 pm?
- Wemple: Lemon apology was ‘insufficient...factually spotty’.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. Lemon drops another classic; ‘sorry!’
- CNN massacre reports bring call to pull press privileges. More.
- Vranjican: Swells gather for Rita Cosby Wounded Warrior gala.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media’s Ferguson coverage.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- As ‘likes’ top one million, Kelly File to hold online Q&A.
- FBN sets live pipeline vote coverage. Q&A: Mike Rowe.
- Wemple: Sharpton’s role a jumble of conflicts of interest.
- Wemple: No wonder Gruber gave Ronan the exclusive!
- Latest MediaBuzz more than doubles MSNBCNN combined.
- Profile: Jo Nosuchinsky. Today’s oops. Weekend numbers.
- Bill O’Reilly hangs up on ESPN when interview turns nasty.
- Is Ty Pennington show DOA? Veronica de la Cruz resurfaces.
- Hasselbeck F&F homecoming lost viewers vs previous week.
- Black in America special: Black and Blue. Soledad in Texas.
- Kelly File video: Judge Napolitano warns of ‘constitutional fire’.
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
11/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Bill Cosby, Ferguson, pointing.
- Media Buzz videos: Grubergate, Melissa Francis, Brit Hume.
- Fareed and Cliff. Q&A: Richard Engel. Sunday talkers.
- Factor video: Jon Stewart with Mr Bill part un, part deux.
- Steinberg: HLN, where the product placement never stops.
- Your Buzz videos: CNN calls, polls, Attkisson, CBS ties, Fox bias.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/14/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: CNBC silenced Melissa Francis Obamacare exposés.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow’s weirdly poisonous ‘faux news’.
- F&F video: Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s emotional homecoming.
- Erik Wemple appeals to FNC to investigate Gruber remarks.
- Swells gather for Ailes Apprentice Program graduation gala.
- Conan videos: Chuck Todd part one, part two (via Mediaite).
- Exodus from The Situation Room (v/CNNC). Anthem alarm!
- Full Factor video: Rob O’Neill. Bret Baier unwelcome here.
- Profile: CNN’s Meredith Artley. Today’s Zakaria update (v/ICN).
- Husain: CAIR wants time on FNC; response. Hume: Mostly false.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/13/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: ShotUBL-O’Reilly-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Ailes Apprentice program marks ten years of success.
- Bartiromo in Palm Springs. UBL special 2 sets records.
- Outnumbered video: Kirsten stunned at Gruber blackout.
- Hasselbeck returns Friday. Today’s Huckabee specularama.
- Somerby: Maddow’s propaganda treats viewers like fools.
- 70% of Fox stock value is from the cable channels. More.
- CNNi simulcasts to continue? Maeve Reston to CNN; Q&A.
- Dish/Turner dispute turns on the value of CNN. This is CNN.
- ICN: Fareed Zakaria controversy escalates as Zucker dithers.
- CNN renews Bourdain, Rowe, Ling. Rafael Romo teargassed.
- Mr Bill rescues student paper; The Conch Potato approves.
- Report: Griffin’s MSNBC job ‘precarious’. Diaz-Balart: Half-true.
- Video: Howard Kurtz rips Gruber non-coverage, zings Ronan; more.
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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/04/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-BretBaier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Maddow smears Fox with...another edited clip!
- Karen Finney finis at MSNBC; is she just the first of many?
- Charlton: Insiders spill the beans on MSNBC’s ‘evolution’.
- Imus video: Ed Henry. Colbert video: Chuck Todd (v/TVN).
- Dishnet’s Ergen: Losing CNN is no big deal. HLN makeover.
- Videos: Sharyl Attkisson on The Factor, F&F, Imus, Kilmeade.
- OtR video: Tahmooressi coverage recap. Weekend numbers.
- Election night rundown: Capitol NY; Variety. Strategy Room.
- Election Q&A: Bret Baier; Gerri Willis, Neil Cavuto, Rich Edson.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/30/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: ‘Maddow took Media Matters bullsh!t and ran.’
- MSNBC election hosts: journalists Maddow and Matthews.
- Two-hour Daily Rundown to be hosted by José Diaz-Balart.
- FTV: Brian Stelter says missing plane ‘a bigger story today’.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto, tv trailblazer. Unappreciative Weather.
- Factor video: Truth Serum. Greta begins her new podcast.
- Marsh: Did MSNBC’s Deutsch perpetrate a real estate scam?
- Arwa Damon honored; Robin Meade in Vegas. New CNN app.
- CNNi: Doubts about disclosure (v/CNNC). Profile: Ari Melber.
- CNN’s extreme website makeover appears in beta (via CNCC).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/29/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Rosen: Holder comments scarcely address AG’s conduct.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC two-night special interviews SEAL who killed UBL.
- October program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Charlton: Al-Jaz America’s ratings...lower than Current!
- Q&A: Sean Hannity, matchmaker; Sally Kohn, part deux.
- CNN’s ‘angry black woman’. Anthony Bourdain moonlights.
- Kelly File video: Megyn zings McMurry, details Ebola memo.
- OtR video: Adam Housley. Factor video: Bernard Goldberg.
- Alisyn makes the team. Erin doesn’t. David won’t (v/CNNC).
- CNN special: The Iran Hostage Crisis. HLN Logo makeover.
- Melissa Harris-Perry speaks at KU; more. Brian Stelter at ASU.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/28/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddow airs doctored tape of Issa.
- October numbers: Fox tops. Also-rans: MSNBC, CNN.
- Video: Judge Nap on non-citizens voting in midterms.
- Tyler: Cast of ‘runaway hit’ Outnumbered speaks out.
- Wemple: Palin discusses lack of Costello on-air apology.
- Wolf and Anderson headline CNN’s election coverage.
- Rothstein: Doubts about diversity at Reliable Sources.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs’s coffee; The Rev’s rations. Whoops!
- Only one cablenewser got CBS’s OK to talk to Attkisson.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on Sharyl Attkisson hacking claims.
- ICN: No apology? Carol Costello is just following orders.
- Rothstein: Kirstie Alley has a proposition for Jake Tapper.
- Q&A: Sally Kohn. Profile: CNN’s Peter Hamby (via CNCC).
- Ty’s extreme makeover: HLN edition. Weekend numbers.
- Zucker play: Broadening the definition of news (via CNNC).
- Standoff resolved, Jana Winter leaves FNC. Ailes honored.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/24/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: NY hatchet attack deemed terrorism.
- Thursday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3. More.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace’s 50th year. R.I.P. Terry Keenan.
- Friday special: American Dream on the Ballot; preview.
- Q&A: Kate O’Brian, Michael Smerconish. Huck ponders.
- Wemple: Carol Costello should make an on-air apology.
- Yesterday’s firing demand escalates. Turbulent Weather.
- Somerby: Costello’s ‘astounding journalistic misconduct’.
- How an assault became a cable news joke...until it wasn’t.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg. Kelly File video: Dr Siegel.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/23/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN Commentary: Fire ‘so-called news anchor’ Costello!
- Today’s apology: Carol Costello is sorry for a sorry display.
- Video: Look who’s back on Fox News...online. This is CNN.
- Rothstein: Who’s obsessed over whom? When it rains, it pours.
- Durden: Revenues are down because CNBC numbers are down.
- Wemple: Mr Bill ‘jumps the shark’ in his rebuttal to Jon Stewart.
- Today video: Bill O’Reilly and Matt Lauer. Imus video: Bret Baier.
- De Moraes: A look at Lisa Ling’s Life. Velez-Mitchell resurfaces.
- Indra out. Erin up. Zucker gloats. Choosy liberals choose CNN.
- Q&A: Chris Jansing (v/TV Newser); Liz Claman talks to Hadassah.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/22/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Concha: Why is Chuck Todd alienating half his audience?
- Chuck Todd rips Fox...in interview with Media Matters!
- With $100M losses yearly, Bloomberg adds Wiesenthal.
- Wemple: Why do so many Democrats watch Fox News?
- CNN goes Bing. HLN: Dead air. Bill O’Reilly: Mostly true.
- Q&A: Jake Tapper. Q&A: Megyn Kelly; video Q&A via TVN.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Ebolarama, MSNBCNN, knee-jerk pundits.
- Reliable Sources: Ebola politics and ratings, media shake-ups.
- Tucker: Five ways Phil Griffin can get MSNBC back on track.
- Sunday special: Ebola in America. Sunday talkers: preview.
- Videos: Rachel Maddow with Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Your Buzz videos: Gay marriage, Fox miniskirts, media hacks?
- Zucker punch: CNN cuts NABJ dollars; Ronald Martin responds.
- Factor video: Howard Kurtz on Ebolarama. No CNN Today today.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/17/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Vindication for Andrea Tantaros...from CNN!
- Somerby: Chris Hayes’s pandering...dishonest and vile.
- Fox News special: American Payday: The Big Squeeze.
- Greta: In defense of Fox News...and MSNBCNN as well.
- Video: Czar stirs controversy. Wemple: Levittown truth?
- Fox News Latino readership grows. Sandra Smith news.
- Charlton: After deep cuts, will CNN have the last laugh?
- Maglio: Double-digit ratings drops spurred CNN layoffs.
- Unguarded to return...as occasional primetime specials?
- A proud member of the ‘10% club’: fired CNNer speaks out.
- As CNN targets online news, the head of digital gets the axe.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. F&F video: Kilmeade scolds Gohmert.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media skepticism and Ebola.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Concha: Is Ebola media overkill approaching O.J. levels?
- Q&A: Sean Hannity (v/TVN). Grace under fire? (v/CNNC)
- Richard Grenell re-ups at FNC. Hasselbeck out for surgery.
- Adams: Lisa Ling show focuses on ‘subculture’. This is CNN.
- Zucker punched: Unguarded; Sanjay Gupta, Money; Crossfire.
- Bloodbath: Deep, wide cuts deliver Zucker punch to CNN/HLN.
- Factor video: Drs Alvarez and Adalja react to O’Reilly comments.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/14/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Dr Manny Alvarez calls on CDC chief to resign.
- Amanpour staff cut (v/Wemple) + JVM and more (CNNC).
- Green: Is CNN even more Islamophobic than Fox News?!
- Somerby: On ratings, gaps, and age. Weekend numbers.
- Rothstein: CNBC graphics makeover looks oddly familiar.
- Jackson: MSNBC’s problem is not its diversity. A bargain!
- The heart of Mrs Payne. Factor video: Protecting America.
- The most trusted name in eats. 9News now CNNPhillipines.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Ebola, Bill O’Reilly, midterm apathy.
- Reliable Sources: ISIS rules, Islamophobia, Jeremy Renner.
- Patti Ann Browne: A bad spill ‘rocked my whole body’.
- Patton tops the charts at NY Times, Wall Street Journal.
- F&F video: The Caped Crusader turns 75. F&F reunion.
- Together: Roger Ailes and...Rosie O’Donnell?! Today’s oops.
- Your Buzz videos: Ebola, briefings, more Ebola, CBS, Obama.
- ICN: Is Jeff Zucker telling tales out of school? Sunday talkers.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/08/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Reaction to the O’Reilly/Panetta Q&A.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Belloni: CNBC in talks to launch a show with Jay Leno.
- Piers: CNN tried to get Megyn Kelly for primetime (v/aw).
- Fortune video: Sheryl Sandberg interviews Megyn Kelly.
- Weprin: One year later, FNC primetime revamp a success.
- Cavuto videos: The Amazing Kreskin part one, part two.
- MSNBC skeds post-award-show extras. Q&A: Mike Rowe.
- Factor video: Leon Panetta part one, part two, part three.
- Why is Coop silent? Comcast shareholders OK merger deal.
- Sherman: Why the CNN layoffs? Lisa Desjardins finds work.
- Leach: Rowe hour a ‘feel-good, positive human documentary’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/07/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Robust debate over impact of airstrikes.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC celebrates as it turns 18. Flashback. Weekend numbers.
- CNN rocked by hundreds of TBS layoffs. Friday night blues.
- Bauder: CNN aims to dominate breaking news and reality tv.
- Scarry: How to save Crossfire. Concha: Can Piers find work?
- CNN sued for $5 million. CNN: The Cable Non-News Network?
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly; Mike Rowe; Maria Bartiromo, ratings smash.
- Goldberg: The media’s authoritarianism infects Ebola coverage.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg rips the FBI, defends Andrea Tantaros.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/03/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: When Obama zings Fox, guess who benefits?
- Another skirmish in The War on Fox: FNC returns fire.
- Video: Media Ebola coverage: chaotic or indispensable?
- Shep Q&As: HottyToddy; SBNation; audio: ESPN; JOX-FM.
- Scarry: Disclosure issues haunt Alex Wagner. More.
- Electrifying new CNN series to focus on...painters?!
- Steel: CNN at crossroads, reasserts itself (via CNNC).
- Weprin: CNN’s ‘reality’ strategy at a critical crossroads.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer. Swells gather at The Rev’s rave.
- Factor video: Are airstrikes on ISIS part of a ‘phony war’?
- Top ten Heroes countdown begins. Rowe debut: ‘intriguing’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/02/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- FBN skeds Friday 5:00 am live Hong Kong coverage.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Saperstein: CNN is carving out a niche for ‘reality news’.
- Kelly File video temporarily pulled over safety concerns.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan dishes CNN dirt. Profile: Mike Rowe.
- Charlton: POTUS, poll numbers, and cable news ratings.
- T.J. Holmes finds work. Rosa Flores goes back to school.
- Kelly File video: Inside the mosque attended by beheader.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Letterman part one, part two, part three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/30/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Debate on the threat of ISIS turns rowdy.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- José Diaz-Balart marks MSNBC move toward ‘new voices’.
- Somerby: Maddow wipes Latinos off the face of the earth.
- Q&A: Gretchen Carlson on Real Story’s first year; video.
- Q3: FNC most watched cabler. Q3 spin: CNN MSNBC HLN.
- Closing Bell rings sour sans Bartiromo. Weekend numbers.
- Surprise! Vets outraged at Bolling had hidden connections.
- Profile: Sonny Hostin (v/CNNC). Piers Morgan finds work.
- Kaufman: Stelter’s strange defense of Zakaria (via CNNC).
- This Week video: Bill O’Reilly w/ George Stephanopoulos.
- Wemple: An ‘idiotic idea’ makes cable news waves. More.
- Q&A: James Rosen on coffee rituals; Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
- MSNBC’s best night over a dismal two weeks: Lockup marathon!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on 60 Minutes Obama interview.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/27/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- ICN: Reliable on Zakaria...a tortured, cherry-picked response.
- Media Buzz videos: War criticism, Pentagon video, Lois Lerner.
- Reliable Sources videos: Journalism in wartime, ESPN, Fareed.
- Today’s apology. Today’s oops. Somerby: It’s Hayes again.
- Reliable Sources to address Fareed Zakaria controversy.
- Behind the scenes at Fox News Sunday w/ Chris Wallace.
- Your Buzz videos: WH intruder, focus on NFL, MSM vs TMZ.
- The Blaze video: Beck interviews O’Reilly. Express shrinks.
- ‘Fox anchor’ Gregg Jarrett resurfaces. More. Sunday talkers.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/26/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Videos: Eric Bolling, Greg Gutfeld explain. Greta reacts.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- How celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain could save CNN.
- Wemple: Officialdom has spoken...Sean Hannity was right.
- Extreme makeover at CNN International? Live battle mode.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Bernard Golberg on internet madness.
- Kelly File video: State Dept’s Marie Harf. Q&A: Janice Dean.
- Deirdre Bolton’s fashions for Frisco. Kate Boulduan’s new girl.
- Profile: Lisa Ling. CNN’s split personalities. Crane bumps Weir.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/25/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Is MSNBC host working with WH in search for new AG?
- FTV Live: Send an email to Bill O’Reilly...and get fired!
- Factor video: Rosen & Cameron. Zucker punches back.
- Q&A: CNN’s Rachel Smolkin. Stephen Collinson to CNN.
- Byers: From his glass house, Chuck Todd zings Roger Ailes.
- Comcast cries ‘extortion’ as rivals ramp up opposition to deal.
- Maglio: Fox News insider claims shakedown by ‘copyright troll’.
- Cuomo’s pointless evening cameos. Greta zings two of The Five.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/24/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five- Megyn 1-2-3.
- Shepard Smith Reporting video: State Dept’s Jen Psaki.
- Video: Katie Couric meets Bill O’Reilly. Today’s lawsuit.
- Fox & Friends videos: Mr Bill O’Reilly part one, part two.
- Imus videos: Bill O’Reilly and Mike Baker. Q&A: Lisa Ling.
- Jimmy Kimmel videos: Anthony Bourdain part one, part two.
- Steinberg: ‘Original series’ to supplant news on CNN prime.
- The Zakaria Plagiarismapalooza: A few more logs on the fire.
- Zucker: We have ‘complete confidence’ in Zakaria (v/CNNC).
- Wemple: Panama City preps Hannity-inspired spring break regs.
- Wemple: it’s ‘insane’ to take O’Reilly’s mercenary army seriously.
- Fox Report videos: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/23/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Ed Henry examines the question of timing.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fox News airstrike coverage tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Fox News contributor placed on terrorism watch list. More.
- Zucker play: CNN chief explains move away from live news.
- Imus in the Morning videos: FNC’s Bret Baier, Ed Henry.
- Cablers scramble to cover bombing after FNC breaks story.
- Fox & Friends videos: Judge Andrew Napolitano, Tony Blair.
- Eric Bolling and Weiner in a twitter spat. Weekend numbers.
- CBS This Morning videos: Bill O’Reilly on killing ISIS and Patton.
- Somerby: If CNN valued journalism they’d fire Coop and Nichols.
- ICN: CNN’s water torture over Zakaria flap continues; it’s horrid.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shepard Smith grills Press Secretary Josh Earnest.
- Video: Tonight is throwback Thursday on Special Report.
- Video: Rupert Murdoch on Scotland, Time-Warner (v/TVN).
- Somerby: An Olbermann-style con targeting Mr Bill O’Reilly.
- Somerby: Could these cable stars get dumber and still live?
- Byers: The wrongs of Fareed Zakaria; ICN: Clear the air!
- OtR videos: Parents of Brendan Tevlin part one, part two.
- CNN buys another documentary. So what’s one more hour?
- MoJo hits Motown. Remember SkinnerVille? Lauren finds work.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/17/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: What are these boots made for, anyway?
- Bart: MSNBC’s boring line-up needs an extreme makeover.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- FBN pre-empting Imus to cover Scotland independence vote.
- The Kelly File breaks into the top five programs on all cable.
- Factor video: James Rosen and Sharyl Attkisson on Benghazi.
- Somerby: A Cable Outrage Spectacular turns amazingly dumb.
- Linda Vester resurfaces; flashback. Deborah Feyerick re-ups.
- Fareed Zakaria is still plagiarizing...on CNN! Q&A: Jay Carney.
- Hasselbeck thriving, as is Fox & Friends. Bartiromo’s road trip.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/16/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Benghazi has spinners working overtime.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: A critical look at Benghazi, Fox, and 13 Hours.
- Somerby: How O’Donnell and Hayes treat you like fools.
- Zucker punch: Crossfire on ‘extended hiatus’...for good?
- At 100 episodes, Outnumbered sees big ratings rise. More.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on NFL’s mounting troubles.
- Lauren Ashburn’s contract not renewed. Weekend numbers.
- NLRB ruling could cost CNN millions. Nischelle Turner exits CNN.
- Out: CNNx...in: CNNgo. Coop censored. Matthews: Mostly false.
- Q&A: Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s first F&F year; Bill O’Reilly and Killing Patton; Maria Bartiromo’s info stream; Jake Tapper’s meals (via FDC).
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/13/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Supporting airstrikes, TMZ, Ray Rice.
- Reliable Sources: ISIS videos, NFL conflicts, cable pro-war?
- Audio: Julie Banderas is not a fan of Mike Tyson.
- Today’s twitter spat: Richard Grenell vs Brian Stelter.
- Somerby: A question the ‘cable giants’ have not asked.
- Video: Richard Grenell on US response to ISIS execution.
- Sakoui: Is Fox News bugging out? Teapot, meet tempest.
- O'Donnell and Tapper honored. A ‘different Jesus’? Totally!
- Your Buzz videos: Carney, optics, Juan Williams, nude celebs.
- It’s official: Luke Russert joins Meet the Press. Sunday talkers.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/12/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered video: Robust debate re jihadist murder of teen.
- Enough is enough? Five from Fox. RIP Andy Levy’s father.
- Imus video: Ex-CIA covert officer Mike Baker on defeating ISIS.
- Firm buys CNN advertising time in advance to resell in Oct/Nov.
- Wemple: CNN defends booking seemingly ubiquitous John McCain.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Ray Rice and a ‘reign of terror’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Fox dominated during speech, beat MSNBCNN combined.
- Wednesday numbers: Kelly/Obama-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
Scarry: In defense of Fox’s Brian Kilmeade.
- Anna Kooiman running Marathon to aid heroes’ families.
- Griffith: Bill O’Reilly helps children of 9/11 victims.
- David Gregory, Dana Bash moderate ‘no labels’ session.
- Concha: A curious new skirmish in the NYT War on Fox.
- Greta: NY Times ‘dimwit’ smears Fox News. Wemple.
- Wemple: Does Fox News really ‘tend not to apologize’?
- Kelly File video: All-star panel reacts to POTUS ISIS plan.
- Video: Carney/McCain battle royale. CNN hearts Politico.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/10/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap says Prez can’t go to war w/o Congress.
- America video: Full interview, Jorge Ramos and Bill O’Reilly.
- Liz Claman’s apps for traveling ‘workmoms’. More Bourdain.
- CNN hires Jay Carney; Concha: perfect fit; Wemple: we’ll see.
- Powers: Bill O’Reilly is not sexist. POTUS coverage rundown.
- Andrea Mitchell notes astonishing coincidence. Today’s oops.
- Factor video: NFL players’ ex-wives on the culture of violence.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/06/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Media war push?; Concha on Chuck Todd.
- Reliable Sources: Media panic over ISIS; Chuck Todd; it’s Rula!
- Factor video: ‘Sexist’ Bill leads to robust debate. Today’s oops.
- MSNBC signature show targets Fairfax. MSNBCer lawsuit settled.
- FNC skeds Geraldo special on Joan Rivers. Sunday talk: preview.
- Greta: Did admin plant criticism of Fox in the media? Video: More.
- Your Buzz vids: Beheadings, anchor attire, hacked celebs, thin skin.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/05/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Has Obama made his ISIS strategy clear?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Cablers cover another plane: Jon Scott trumps MSNBCNN.
- Zero Hedge: CNBC viewership nosedives to 21-year lows.
- Greta: NBC’s war on women? What about Mika Brzezinski?
- ET video: A day w/Sandra Smith. NBC’s new senior analyst.
- Wemple: Benghazi revelations and Fox News’s reporting.
- Friday special: 13 Hours at Benghazi...video preview. More.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly scoffs at State Dept charges. Today’s oops.
- Factor videos: Bernard Goldberg on Obama coverage; ‘Sexist’ Bill.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/04/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Lively debate over homeland security.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- August program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Shep Smith video: Larry King remembers Joan Rivers.
- CNBC’s summer of sinking ratings. The war on Fox!
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Laura-Kelly File-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: New Day widens lead over Morning Joe.
- Richard Lui honored; Kate Rogers jumps to CNBC.
- Reliable Sources moves to the Big Apple (via CNNComm).
- Bobbie Battista resurfaces; more. Bloomberg resurfaces.
- Occasional Cycle panelist to be regular on Meet the Press.
- The Independents still airing new shows on FBN. Flashback.
- Factor videos: Taking on ISIS, Putin; taking on Jon Stewart. More.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/29/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Time-Warner/Vice negotiations re HLN have collapsed.
- Chuck Todd’s Daily Rundown signoff didn’t make it to air.
- Video: Is ‘no strategy’ hubbub ‘much ado about nothing’?
- CNN’s DC cuts strike Lisa Desjardins. Megyn Kelly: True.
- Kelly File video: Tunnels to Towers aids two wounded vets.
- Greta: Ex-CNNer Kim Segal had a front row seat to history.
- Obama jetting to Pocantico Hills for MSNBC host’s wedding.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the perils of partisanship.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/22/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five videos: Are we at war with ISIS? Stay the course?
- Thursday’s numbers: Kelly-O’Gutfeld-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- Somerby: O’Donnell gets it right...and then horribly wrong.
- Reese’s piece: Concerns over the accountant running CNN.
- Despite past The Rev advises Obama as he hosts on MSNBC.
- Morgan: Why Al-Jazeera can’t spare the cash to pay Al Gore.
- Q&A: Ronan EP Kathy O’Hearn. Hendricks goes On the Case.
- Byers: Ferguson by the clock. Kurtz: Should we pull the plug?
- OtR video: It’s a phony gimmick. Factor video: Memo reactions.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/21/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Debate over ISIS and golfing turns rowdy.
- CNN demo streak over: Fox News tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Al-Jazeera contributor leaves Ferguson ‘in disgust’ (via FTV).
- New Day’s new high; the overnight problem; Out Front of what?
- Kimberly’s crib: a cool two mill. Marvel-ous: the Cooper comics.
- Imus video: Bret Baier. F&F video: Foley friend Matthew VanDyke.
- Factor vids: Ferguson, the truth; The Rev’s role; Bernard Goldberg.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/20/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Only we can stop the savagery of ISIS.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Concha: Top prize for irresponsibility goes to...Chris Hayes!
- Are Jake Tapper, Don Lemon, et al becoming opinionators?
- Dierdre Bolton’s elevator pitch. This door swings both ways.
- Video: Richard Grenell on ISIS etc. Melvin losing anchor slot.
- Q&A: Steve Harrigan in Ferguson. Profile: Dr Michael Baden.
- Byers: Fareed Zakaria responds. Johnson: Al-Jazeera responds.
- Factor video: Howard Kurtz on media malfeasance re Ferguson.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Kelly-Eric Bolling-The Five 1-2-3.
- Newsers to Ferguson. Healing: Don Lemon’s town hall.
- Outnumbered video: Robust debate over militarization.
- The Dirty Dozen: Fareed Zakaria’s history of plagiarism?
- Rothman: Are media in Ferguson being irresponsible?
- ICN: Inexcusable media overreach. Weekend numbers.
- Weprin: Turner CEO’s 20/20 vision sees layoffs at CNN.
- Q&A: CNN’s Don Lemon; AJAm President Kate O’Brian.
- Jake Tapper: ‘Nobody is threatening...there is no violence’.
- Steve Harrigan video: ‘This is amateur hour...this is not good.’
- Factor videos: Bill O’Reilly and Juan Williams on Ferguson etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/14/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Debate over dangers of ISIS turns rowdy.
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-MacCallum-Bream 1-2-3.
- Nededog: New Day changes coming (via CNNCommentary)?
- MSNBC contributor: No African-American hosts on Fox! Really?
- Somerby: Joan Walsh lies about O’Reilly. NBC selling TheGrio.
- Stelter: Chuck Todd announcement; will leave Daily Rundown.
- AJAm crew: police fired in our direction. Ferguson by the clock.
- Michael Oren says he asked CNN to release him. Q&A: Soledad.
- Video: Dennis Miller remembers Robin. When Coop met Lauren.
- HuffPo: ‘Furious backlash’ fuels ‘viral’ anti-Fox ‘coward’ petition.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/13/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is US action a match for the ISIS threat?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-MacCallum-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Dr Keith Ablow; Dr Drew Pinsky. Tapper’s twitter.
- NAHJ co-founder blasts group’s award to...guess who?
- Fox & Friends video: Depression...questions and answers.
- Stelter: ‘Riot’ is an incendiary word CNN has avoided. More.
- Somerby: Hannity viewers got ‘fuller picture’ than Maddow’s.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on wall-to-wall Williams. Lone Wolf.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/12/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-MacCallum-Greta 1-2-3.
- Somerby: ‘One of the strangest segments ever seen on tv.’
- Jo Ling Kent on Alibaba. Dry heaves. Weekend numbers.
- Controversy swirls around Qatar-sponsored content on CNN.
- The New Day that never dawned. Mr Bill meets Mr Baldwin.
- CNN Special: The War Comes Home. Q&A: Soledad O’Brien.
- Concha: Hillary’s allies at MSNBC are busily rewriting history.
- Fox & Friends video: Kevin McCarthy remembers Robin Williams.
- Video: Shep talks to Larry King about Williams. Today’s apologies.
- Byers: Gregory’s flight to nowhere. Guthrie: The clock is ticking.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/08/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bream-The Five 1-2-3.
- Ariens: Hannity’s tunnel vision. Zurawik: Silly and shameless.
- Gates: O’Donnell disses Hasselbeck, vetoes S.E. Cupp?!?
- Hogue: ‘Saucier, more vivacious...’ Special: Live Free or Die.
- Q&A: Thomas Roberts (v/TVN); Maria Bartiromo; CNN’s Susie Xu.
- NYC mayor ‘furious’ with The Rev. Robyn Curnow to anchor desk.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media, Hamas, and Hollywood.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/07/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Bret Baier-Bream 1-2-3.
- CNN hires Alexandra Field, drops Oren, amidst more layoffs.
- Byers: Bloomberg cancels Politics Capitol, lays off staffers.
- Q&A: Sean Hannity, back from Israel; journalist Nina Terrero.
- Morrisey joins The War on Fox. Africonfusion: Niger, Kenya.
- Factor video: Truth Serum. Maddow exec to The View (v/ICN).
- F&F video: Lea Gabrielle flies cross-country part one, part two.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/01/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Fitzgerald: July winner: Megyn Kelly; losers: Maddow, AJAm.
- F&F video: Shouting match erupts over Clinton/UBL charges.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Jesse Ventura, Rand Paul.
- Late Night video: Megyn with Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Engulf and Devour: How far will he go to acquire Time-Warner?
- Scarry: CNN’s dog that didn’t bark. Tracey: MSNBC has one too.
- OtR video: Why Greta says ‘I smell a rat!’ ICN: Read the fine print.
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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
07/26/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: The PR war, covering Gaza, Liz Warren.
- Reliable Sources: Rula Jebreal, the PR war, abusing Reagan.
- Anton Skiba set free. FNCers assemble at Yankee Stadium.
- 21stC Fox may offer board seats to Time-Warner investors.
- Wemple: O’Reilly vs the internet part deux. Sunday talkers.
- Fionnuala Sweeney parts ways with CNN. Profile: Bill Cowan.
- George Zimmerman is appealing. Special: Policing America.
- Your Buzz videos: John McCain, Jon Stewart, and media ADD.
- Video: Fareed Zakaria w/Jon Stewart pt one, pt two (via TVN).
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/25/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Israeli ambassador slogs CNN; more. Cuomo’s twitter spat.
- Gregg Jarrett accepts plea agreement. Where’s Weir? Here.
- Veronica de la Cruz resurfaces, as does Bonnie Schneider.
- Sky sales move Rupert one step closer. The dandy dozen?
- Wemple: MSNBC’s Jebreal labeling ‘unprofessional’. Update.
- Video: Shep challenges ‘a great lady’ at MSNBC. Flashback.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on WH blocking press access.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/24/14 00:00 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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Primetime viewers surge: record highs for Kelly, Hannity.
- Fox News most watched for breaking news on Thursday.
- Alisyn Camerota makes her CNN debut 10pm tonight.
- Q&A: Kimberly Guilfoyle; Maria Bartiromo at the NYSE.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on Putin, Ukraine, Gaza and more.
- CNN apologizes for ‘any offense that may have been taken’.
- MSNBC rewards commentator’s skillful work with a solo shot.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg scorches an MSNBC ‘moron’.
- Wemple: Incompetence at MSNBC; O’Reilly’s media criticism.
- Atkinson: Make it $100 per share and Murdoch seals the deal.
- CBS CEO: If Rupert purchases Time-Warner we’d look at CNN.
- Smith: Why Time-Warner will be bought by 21st Century Fox.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/17/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: CNN reporter calls group of Israelis ‘scum’.
- Video: John Huddy live from Gaza as the invasion begins.
- Israel/Gaza flare-up rewrites cable news schedules.
- What happens when political hacks do breaking news.
- Video: Charlie Gasparino goes ballistic in Putin debate.
- Family feud: Greta rips Starnes over ‘bad taste’ tweets.
- Cable newsers scramble to cover airplane shoot-down.
- Ed Schultz gets into a twitter spat, and quickly hits ‘delete’.
- Zurawik: Reporters in Gaza paid less than Chelsea Clinton.
- Lewis: How to become a cablenews pundit. Newsource cuts.
- ‘Growing pressure’ to fire Bob Beckel? Today’s conspiracy.
- Maddow has not mentioned Gaza conflict since last month!
- Imus video: Bret Baier on Gaza, US border chaos, and more.
- What CNN’s pilot tells us about Chris Cuomo and New Day.
- CNN pilot: Alisyn with two guys...is there also a curvy couch?
- Fox prepping a new offer as T-W shareholders signal interest.
- Murdoch’s Time-Warner bid shines a spotlight on CNN. More.
- Factor video: Kurtz and Ashburn on Jon Stewart, Sean Bergin.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/16/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Now you see it, now you don’t: Alex Wagner hits bottom.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly Factor, All In earn top cable news diversity scores.
- Imus video: Bernard Goldberg on Jon Stewart, Gaza, etc.
- Dumenco: If Rupert wants Time-Warner, nothing can stop him.
- Murdoch makes first move to take over Time-Warner. Caught!
- MSNBC turns 17; so why can’t they be a liberal news channel?!
- Inside MSNBC’s Miami studio. The least surprising news...ever.
- Hogue: A real ‘new day’: Alisyn and Kiran, back together on CNN?
- She’s ‘the perfect anchor in many ways’. Q&A: Gretchen Carlson.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: WH claims credit for ‘global tranquility’.
- Media Buzz triples audience for fading Reliable Sources.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Another cable name surfaces for The View: Tammy Bruce.
- Greta scoops Katie. Is the end near for Al-Jazeera America?
- CNN’s illegal immigrant documentarian taken into custody.
- CNN snags eleven Emmy nominations. Weekend numbers.
- Factor video: Beck’s border benevolence baffles belittlers.
- Nobody’s business: CNBC expands reality reruns to weeknights.
- Wemple: CNN captivated by Palin; Touré takes leave of twitter.
- Imus video: Charlie Gasparino details the Sun Valley showdown.
- Fox Report video: Political Insiders part one, part two, part three.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/11/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Favorite moments from three years of The Five.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- The perils of twitter: Megyn cleans up staff’s twitter gaffe.
- CNN gets Zucker punched? The View may hire S.E. Cupp.
- Imus video: Juan Williams weighs in on impeachment etc.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the press, scandals, etc.
- Wemple: FNC is improving peaches. Alan still gets hate mail.
- It’s a dirty job, but CNN has the guy to do it. Today’s outrage!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/10/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: A President not interested in photo-ops.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer on sports etc (v/ErikW); now pitching!
- CNN isn’t the only news channel with a celebrity chef.
- Engulf and Devour: Dish asks FCC to block Comcast deal.
- ‘All blonde anchors’ rated: mostly false. Politics on Tap.
- CNNx app launches. CNN Emmy noms: Sixties, Bourdain.
- New CNN hire to carry on Piers Morgan anti-gun campaign.
- Video: Someone on Red Eye really wants to be on The Five.
- Factor video: Has President Obama lost the mainstream media?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/09/14 00:00 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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/03/14 22:11 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Covering Arthur, from reason to stormy frothing.
- Somerby: Chris Matthews ‘one of us’? A remarkable ploy!
- Cable news truth: Mediaite 27-second claim proves false.
- Alums gather for America’s Talking reunion. Design dispute.
- Kelly File video: Bill Ayers and Dinesh D’Souza debate values.
- Wemple: O’Reilly and patriotism; Russell Brand’s Fox bashing.
- July 4 specials: Proud to Be American; Kelly File; CNN; MSNBC.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/01/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- If you have to watch the World Cup, this is how to do it.
- Q2 numbers: FNC tops rivals. More Q2: CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- Will Murdoch buy Time-Warner, CNN included? (via HuffPo)
- All In with Hayes gets a makeover. CNN tops scorecards.
- Lund: Nobody needs it... CNBC is dead. Weekend numbers.
- Starr: CNBC adds to reality reruns with a tasty reality original.
- Imus videos: Judge Napolitano; Bill O’Reilly part one, part two.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg. Kelly File: Bill Ayers pt one, two.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/26/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Rosenberg: The hidden agendas of Outnumbered.
- Zucker’s plan to save Crossfire: turn it into The Four?
- When 11pm is calling, why does Anderson fly the Coop?
- Vladimir Duthiers exits CNN. Today’s Comcast grumblings.
- Patterico: Did Mediate and Gawker lie about Gregg Jarrett?
- F&F video: The Amazing Kreskin amazes part one, part two.
- Videos: Bernard Goldberg, Howard Kurtz on bias, humor etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Andrea’s connection with Special Olympics.
- Wednesday ratings: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Controversy swirls around sex comment.
- O’Reilly zings fellow FNCers. MSNBC bars ex-producer.
- Glenn Greenwald asks a pertinent cable news question.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on The Interview and Special Heart.
- Maddow calls for a news blacklist; Megyn promptly disobeys.
- Media Buzz video: scoring Hillary Clinton’s Fox News interview.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Obama foreign policy approval craters.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly and Greta fight for jailed Marines.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN lying about their celebrity chef’s ratings?
- Video: Joe Concha analyzes Hillary’s Fox News interview.
- Zucker punch: Advertisers unhappy with CNN programming.
- Video: Erin Burnett’s ‘first big break’ (v/TVN). MSNBC2 (via).
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of Iraq etc.
- CNN/Hillary: pt one, two; Fox/Hillary: pt one, two, three, four.
- Wemple: Bret Baier was ‘thoughtful, reasonable, well researched’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Obama foreign policy approval craters.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly and Greta fight for jailed Marines.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN lying about their celebrity chef’s ratings?
- Video: Joe Concha analyzes Hillary’s Fox News interview.
- Zucker punch: Advertisers unhappy with CNN programming.
- Video: Erin Burnett’s ‘first big break’ (v/TVN). MSNBC2 (via).
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media coverage of Iraq etc.
- CNN/Hillary: pt one, two; Fox/Hillary: pt one, two, three, four.
- Wemple: Bret Baier was ‘thoughtful, reasonable, well researched’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/10/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News surges during week of 6/2. Weekend numbers.
- Is ‘unbundling’ the end of HLN? ICN: Whither the talent?
- Survey sez...most trusted: Fox News; least trusted: MSNBC.
- Wemple: FNC on a limb as Rosen cites confirming sources.
- Video: Jake Tapper visits Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Mirkinson: It’s a seismic shift! He’s in the fight of his life!!1!
- Q&A: Liz Claman, Bret Baier. Lawrence O’Donnell recovering.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media’s ulterior motives.
- EMac makes book. Veronica de la Cruz, Jim Moret resurface.
- Website tool exposes CNN experiments. CNN airs OJ special.
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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/03/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Repercussions of the Bergdahl swap.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: CNN doubling down on 2016 digital politics.
- Today video: Bret Baier and wife. Weekend numbers.
- CNN’s Amanpour chosen for ‘only’ Hillary tv town hall.
- Imus video: Ed Henry. Factor video: Bernard Goldberg.
- Adam Housley and Tamera win. Don Lemon moonlights.
- ‘Turner 2020’: an ambitious plan to future-proof CNN etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/29/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Jon Hilsenrath joins FBN. Cristina Alesci to CNN.
- Engulf and Devour: TV Newser etc sold (via FTV).
- Bret Baier and Greta snag interview with Hillary.
- Red Eye video: Tom Shillue and his ‘coffee rules’.
- Zucker play: What is going on with CNN Tonight?
- Wemple: O’Reilly writes Killing Patton. Flashback.
- May 2014 program ranker: FNC holds top 14 slots.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Steinberg: At CNN they party like it’s The Sixties.
- Wemple: How did Greta end up on that Forbes list?
- Cable news declines in May. Alan still gets hate mail.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/28/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Foreign policy debate turns rowdy.
- Zucker punched: Reliable Sources hits near-bottom.
- Monday numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-The Five 1-2-3.
- May 2014 numbers: Fox tops; HLN, CNN, MSNBC.
- It’s official: Fox News gets some more Dash.
- Shield standoff finally resolved. He’s so sorry.
- Greg pays tribute to his Mom. Red Eye video.
- DC newsers in the news. Weekend numbers.
- Charlton: On this Coop and Megyn see eye to eye.
- CNN looking into Chicagoland-style Miami series?
- Lowry: The Sixties is nostalgic but not very insightful.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on blaming Hollywood.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/14/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Rove remarks ignite controversy.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bream 1-2-3.
- Somerby: The dumbest possible pseudo-discussions.
- Jamie Colby to host FBN series Strange Inheritance.
- Video: Maria Bartiromo (via TVN). Neil Cavuto’s tech.
- Far out: Amber Lyon resurfaces. Farrow: mostly false.
- The CNN surge is over. An old dog learning new tricks.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Obamacare debate turns rowdy.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/13/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: Interviews of Coop outlast his Sterling interview!
- CNN, don’t scrap Lemon & Friends. Ed O’Keefe to CNN.
- Video: Raw remarks trigger Rove rebuttal. Reaction.
- Cutter’s return. Q&A: Alex Wagner; CNN’s Katrina Cukaj.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Bernard Goldberg. Weekend numbers.
- Lean Forward: The ‘obvious choice’ to replace David Gregory?
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/02/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Jansing named WH correspondent, loses MSNBC show.
- Q&A: Bret Baier on cable news etc; Vladimir Duthiers.
- Somerby: Walsh’s Hannity piece leaves something out.
- Somerby: You’ll never see this O’Reilly clip on MSNBC.
- Ellen Ratner blasts ‘disgusting’ Gawker charges. More.
- Cherlin: Is Jake Tapper CNN’s future...or its past?
- Meet Liz Claman. Ross: CNN turns to sensationalism.
- Zucker punched: CNN eliminates at least 50 positions.
- Video: Can we talk? De Moraes: Why Crossfire resurfaced.
- April 2014 program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Friday Benghazi special: White House Coverup Revealed?
- Special Report video: Tommy Vietor. Perino: mostly false.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/01/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Ed Henry on Carney, Benghazi, etc.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: (MS)NBC seeks dismissal of Zimmerman suit.
- Somerby: How to hold a pseudo-discussion about race.
- Salon: Shep Smith story is a case of fact-check failure.
- Pazienza: Gawker writer obsessed; Shep: it’s ‘horsesh!t!’
- Wemple: Bill & Benghazi...overheated yet on to something.
- Is Ronan Farrow ‘uncool’? Ask Laverne. The eyes have it.
- Video: Sharyl Attkisson and Bret Baier on Benghazi emails.
- Courtney Friel resurfaces. Today’s lawsuit threat. They’re back!
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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/25/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Jenna Lee’s big announcement.
- Zucker punched: Morale plummets at CNN Atlanta.
- Wemple: Hannitty must accept or reject Bundy in toto?
- Rick Sanchez: It’s the news network that cried ‘wolf’.
- Chicagoland finale sets a record: lowest rated episode.
- CNN denies Rahm Emanuel had ‘editorial control’. More.
- Chicagoland emails: Let’s portray Rahm in a positive light.
- Late Night video: Anthony Bourdain. Profile: Smerconish.
- Factor video: Bernard Golberg on Media Matters, Bundy etc.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/23/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Salon hack puts words in Hannity’s mouth.
- Shaw: Axing Out Front could be great for Burnett.
- Coop’s stalker blows his plea, triggers adjournment.
- The hottest gift of 1994. Zoraida Sambolin resurfaces.
- Lemon didn’t get a shot; Ashleigh should get a co-host.
- Riley: Is he the ‘first black primetime cable news host’?
- Politifact: Mostly, pundits are mostly false on Obamacare.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/21/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Again? This deceptive MSNBC edit misrepresents Megyn.
- Wemple: Freed from CBS Attkisson makes PR hay on cable.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly reflects on the Boston Marathon (v/TVN).
- Anna’s run; video: one year later. Profile: Morgan Spurlock.
- Zucker play: CNN offers ways the KKK can improve its image.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/16/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Outnumbered: FNC noon program premieres April 28.
- Bill O’Reilly on The View. Don Lemon w/Laura Ingraham.
- Zucker play: It’s Breaking News! Bartiromo honored.
- Kohn: What I learned as a liberal on Fox News (via NB).
- Greta: Exerting influence. Cablers on distinguished list.
- Profile: Steve Kornacki. Zurawik: ‘Full-tilt boogie mode’.
- Col North moonlights. Hannity video: Bundy tactics argued.
- Felsenthal: Waiting for The Rev to keep his word to Chicago.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- It’s short-attention-span news. Weekend numbers.
- Somerby: Harris-Perry’s olde-fashioned witch trial.
- Today’s outrage; the obligatory apology. Today’s oops!
- Imus video: Ed Henry talks Bundy, Major Garrett, etc.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on stoking resentment.
- CNN Tonight fails to impress. Greg Gutfeld in Pensacola.
- Tapper didn’t take the lead. Hershberger: Ideas for CNN.
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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/05/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Mozilla, Bob Beckel, Letterman.
- Reliable Sources videos: Letterman, Costello, O’Care.
- Somerby: For this Maddow should be pulled off the air.
- Sorry Red Eye fans, Mikey Kay now a CNN contributor.
- Video: Perino and Gutfeld at the Bush Presidential Ctr.
- FNC Saturday special: Enemies of the State; preview.
- CNN Sunday: Redford lobbies for convicted murderer.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Jimmy Fallon part one, part two.
- Wemple: Ed Schultz court case proceeds; Kelly’s quotes.
- Lazare: Chicagoland finds its audience...Emanuel zealots.
- CNN slowly returning to what didn’t work. Sunday talkers.
- ICN: Abysmal ‘news judgment’ makes CNN a laughing stock.
- Your Buzz videos: Obamacare, Chris Christie, General Motors.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/31/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Special Report 1-2-3.
- CNN signs new contributor: Politico’s Maggie Haberman.
- Wemple: MSNBC’s daytime malaise, typified in one video.
- The drums say Alisyn’s going to CNN. More. Still more.
- Ronan about to be cancelled...or not? More. Today’s oops.
- Greta: One reason why there is so much MA370 coverage.
- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly on Ukraine etc. Topping the charts.
- Deirdre Bolton: Profile, Q&A. Futures debut ‘well-paced’.
- The other search CNN is conducting. Fund: Blurry lines.
- CNN touts record digital views. What’s next, a game show?
- F&F videos: Batter’s box battle; Tucker can sleep anywhere.
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.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/26/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Shep and The Judge on college football unions.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- FNC Sundays: Bartiromo 10am; Housecall 12:30 pm.
- Troubling signs Erin Burnett may be on the way out.
- Moonlighting: CNN’s Ian Lee shows up on Al-Jazeera.
- Wemple: Bill O’Reilly ‘adores’ the term ‘race hustler’.
- New Pew: Cable news in decline, especially at MSNBC.
- Hayes: CNN and the crass commercialization of tragedy.
- Chemi: Why is CNN now the tragedy tv network? Money.
- Page: Plane-athon has turned MH370 into ‘news candy’.
- Chicagoland is a bust. Greta is sorry. What, this again?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/25/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Panel erupts over Hobby Lobby case.
- Fox to feature Megyn, Bartiromo in push for ad sales.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Busted! Two CNN employees trespassing at Ground Zero.
- Somerby: Maddow and Kornacki propagandize the tribe.
- Q&A: Don Lemon (via FTVLive). Video Q&A: Chris Hayes.
- Weekend numbers: CNN and Fox News share the honors.
- Red Eye video: Tribute to Oderus Urungus (Dave Brockie).
- Jones: Shame on sellouts Stelter and Kurtz. Delia returns.
- Piling on: The Malaysian press joins in the criticism of CNN.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg rips media, including Fox; epilogue.
- Zuckered: CNN head of ad sales sick of ‘the infighting’, quits.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/24/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Rooney: Reporters risk their reputations for tv cameos.
- Sunday Morning Futures with Bartiromo debuts 3/30.
- Somerby: Wemple’s defense of CNN makes no sense.
- Wemple: Fact-checking Mr Bill; he sounds ‘desperate’.
- Weinman: A missing plane has saved CNN...for now.
- Kirell: Ronan Farrow ‘exploitative’ tweet catches heat.
- Smith: Three CNN anchors in ‘death match’ for Piers slot.
- Concha: Cable cannibals cruise down hypocrisy highway.
- Imposter CNN tweets claim MA370 found. Back in the day.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/22/14 21:39 Filed in: links
- Is Don Lemon becoming the new face of CNN?
- Media Buzz videos: Plane, Michael Schmidt, Greg Gutfeld.
- Reliable Sources videos: The plane, more plane, Liz Wahl.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly on faith, sin, death, and more (via NB).
- CNN, AC 370, and the real value of news. Sunday talkers.
- Your Buzz videos: The plane-athon, Scott Brown, Bill Maher.
- Pot, meet kettle: RT questions journalistic standards of CNN!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shaw: Plane-orama boosts CNN, FNC as MSNBC dips.
- CNN scraps regular programing for breaking non-news.
- Concha: What will cable do if the plane is never found?
- Video: Maria Molina throws up, passes out...and flies.
- White House conscripts mice to fight their War on Fox.
- O’Reilly movie project expands to four-hour miniseries.
- Imus video: Greg Gutfeld on media, Fox, Not Cool, etc.
- CNN’s Dana Bash named to list of ‘powerful’ DC women.
- Report: Anonymous CNN staffers question plane coverage.
- Disney shareholder: why are ABC anchors jumping to CNN?
- Kurtz: Media embroiled in perpetual plane hysteria. Ouch.
- Greta: Note to hand-wringing armchair critics...get over it!
- Zorn: Surprise! CNN’s media critic demands more speculation!
- Backlash to the backlash? Wemple: It’s explanatory journalism.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/18/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Tempers flare as The Five debate Crimea.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- FoxBiz sets Diedre Bolton premiere. CNN con Carney?
- Video: Say again? Grace under fire. Weekend numbers.
- Calderone: CNN strangely reluctant to go on the record.
- Guess why CNN has stories from last week still unaired?
- Fox News tops all cable for week. CNN weekend scores.
- Imus video: Bill Hemmer on Crimea, Flight 370, and more.
- Video: Anderson Cooper w/ Seth Meyers part one, part two.
- Byers: Scarborough appearances sidestep MSNBC policy?
- Should CNN revive ICYMI? Gretchen hosts Time for Lyme.
- Carter: Plane-orama buoys CNN. Shafer: Keep it coming!
- Somerby: O’Reilly and Golberg were ‘right on all counts’.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg slams plane-orama ‘infotainment’.
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.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/14/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Palin ‘going Rogue’...for real. Geraldo’s ‘new show’.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on media’s Malaysia mistakes.
- CNN plans theatrical release of illegal immigrant doc.
- Bloggers foment controversy over one nlgja attendee.
- Sorkin writing drama pilot. Update boosts Chicagoland.
- Q&A: CNN’s Michelle Kosinski, Weather’s Sam Champion.
- Special Report video: Panel ponders separation of powers.
- O’Reilly to appear with Nassau Pops. Brown in, Brown out.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/13/14 22:53 Filed in: links
- CNN sets 9pm try-outs: four possibles start 3/28.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Fox News tops rivals for Harlem explosion coverage.
- Wemple: Ed Schultz confused as time marches on.
- Mirkinson: Malaysia mania is Poop Ship redux. More.
- GOP Presidential poll includes two cable news hosts.
- CNN’s celebrity chef headed for Russia, Punjab, etc.
- O’Reilly and Chris Matthews inducted. Holt honored.
- Kogan: Chicagoland has questions, but few answers.
- Bury: Despite a silly title Chicagoland got my attention.
- Cable news swells named special guests at nlgja benefit.
- After the Buzz video: Palin slams the media. AJAm’s app.
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.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/06/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Ex-RT anchor Liz Wahl ducks job offer questions.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-MacCallum-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cavuto: It might sound crazy to say I’m grateful for MS...
- Red Eye video: Debate over Ed Snowden heats up fast.
- Rothman: Ronan segment ‘nothing short of embarrassing’.
- Kirrell: An analysis of Ukraine coverage on US cable news.
- Imus video: Ex-CIA op Mike Baker on the crisis in Ukraine.
- Get Ruddy to rumble: Newsmax plans cable news channel.
- Kate Bolduan headed for a demotion? Q&A: Robin Meade.
- Profile: S.E. Cupp. Elkin: The hazards of secondhand news.
- Factor video: Debate over ‘cheering for Putin’ turns rowdy.
- Enquirer: Is it true what they’re saying about Ronan Farrow?
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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
03/01/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Bigelow: Reliable Sources edits out criticism of its host.
- Media Buzz videos: Piers, the age issue, Ronan Farrow.
- Reliable Sources: Bridgegate, Justice Thomas, Fox News.
- Piers: CNN was just holding me back! Growing pains.
- Geraldo’s Scandalous premieres Saturday...or does it?
- Somerby: The three faces of Nunziato. Today’s apology.
- Your Buzz videos: Trial by media, Zimmerman, FCC bias?
- Thank you for being a friend. Sunday talk: turn the table.
- Factor video: ‘Harmful entertainment’ debate gets personal.
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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/25/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Ronan debut: MSNBC’s smallest audience of the day!
- The Reid Report down 63%; Varney topped Bartiromo.
- February numbers: FNC ratings grow, CNN collapses.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Janice Dean: I have MS...my life with multiple sclerosis.
- Miles O’Brien resurfaces. Soledad teams with Cover Girl.
- Zucker play: CNN skeds Sundance reality show in prime.
- Wemple: Bill persistent with Panetta, CNN with Nugent.
- Somerby: Rachel Maddoworama part deux...tv or not tv?
- Faux Bieber protest hoaxes cablers. Weekend numbers.
- Red Eye video: Why did CNN cancel Piers Morgan Live?
- D’Addario: CNN, post-Piers. Ed Henry in Springfield, MA.
- Zucker punches: Secret Kaplan meeting; purging dissent?
- Rothstein: 20 people to replace Piers. Swift: Eight people.
- Morabito: CNN scrambling to fill Piers-less 9:00 pm block.
- Kurtz: Piers Morgan’s failure caused by self-inflicted wounds.
- La Roche: Bartiromo debut broke news. Lopez: A slow start.
- Crugnale: Farrow wonked it up. Starr: Low-key and generic.
- Franich: Baby’s First Talk Show debuts...all airbrush, no body.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on US disinterest in foreign news.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/19/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Kelly 1-2-3.
- Meet Bill. Guess who’s coming to New Hampshire?
- Zucker play: HLN to sked game shows, viral videos!
- HLN’s Hecht wants a ‘Daily Show-esque’ program.
- CNN burned again by iReport. Ed Schultz: half-true.
- Ajam docs. Soledad from space. Weekend numbers.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on late-night tv politics.
- Greta: What I meant by that. Scott Brown exits FNC? Nope!
- Video: O’Reilly with Jimmy Kimmel pt one, pt two, pt three.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Uh oh: Gregg Jarrett blasts Don Lemon over Dunn rant.
- Media Buzz videos: Hillary papers, Sochi, O’Care delays.
- Reliable Sources: Hillary, Christie, Comcast, Michael Sam.
- FBN’s Maria Bartiromo lining up some ‘big interviews’.
- Frivolous lawsuit over FNC suicide airing is dismissed.
- Claim: CNN ‘likely’ to suspend Piers Morgan? Or not?
- Juliet Huddy explains: ‘I scared him’. Sunday talkers.
- F&F video: Joanne Nosuchinsky on the Barbie brouhaha.
- Hogue: Fox & Friends goes where New Day fears to tread.
- Your Buzz videos: Media ADD, Bill O’Reilly, and Jay Leno.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on ginned-up controversies.
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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
02/08/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- MediaBuzz videos: Obama vs Fox, misogyny, Leno.
- Reliable Sources: Rand Paul, Christie, Dylan Farrow.
- Joe Concha: MSNBC should hire...Ann Coulter?!
- The 2013 Gutty Awards. Sunday talkers: turn the table.
- Sunday specials: Greta in Iraq; Every Day in Cambodia.
- Video: Roy Eaton, the Jackie Robinson of the Mad Men era.
- Bauder: Loose lips give ammunition to MSNBC foes (v/ICN).
- Your Buzz videos: Christie, Lewinsky, Hillary, balcony brawl.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/07/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Wemple: The news value of O’Reilly’s Obama Q&A.
- Rosen’s leaker pleads; DoJ wiretapper unpunished.
- Berman & Pereira show’s twittery name: @ThisHour.
- Michelle Kosinski to CNN. AC360 Later Zuckered.
- Fox & Friends video: John Harbaugh in Afghanistan.
- Hollywood to film Tapper’s Outpost. FBN departures.
- Video: Media shift narrative on CBO Obamacare report.
- Russian media claim CNN insulted World War II veterans.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on Sochi security. Q&A: Joy Reid.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/06/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Which Five co-host has keys to Hannity’s house?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bream 1-2-3.
- James Carville joins Fox News. Pelosi ducking O’Reilly.
- Hannity makes good on losing bet, will pay off in person.
- Somerby: Maddow’s disgrace. Rothstein: Why I like Piers.
- Q&A: Joy Reid. CNN wins first round in caption court case.
- Laurie Dhue resurfaces: How God and faith saved my life.
- Factor videos: O’Reilly responds to Jon Stewart, Chris Hayes.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/05/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Is Obamacare a disincentive to work?
- Profile: Greg Gutfeld on Red Eye, The Daily Show, etc
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Zucker punch: CNN Latino closing up shop.
- Video: Out...The Ronan Show. In...Ronan Farrow Daily.
- Opening Bell 2/24 alters FBN sked; Bartiromo on tonight.
- Jones: Can Zucker save New Day? Gretch: Mostly false.
- Q&A: Richard Grenell. CNN beats Fox...in poundage.
- MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart has something on his mind.
- Woolf rips Ronan Farrow. Brianna Keilar to cover Hillary.
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.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/03/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Catherine Herridge on a new Benghazi twist.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Ignorant MoJo team doesn’t know basic facts.
- Zucker punch: Showbiz Tonight cancelled; A.J. stays.
- Video: What did the O’Reilly/Obama Q&A accomplish?
- Tomasky: O&O clash a ‘super snore’. Hillary zings Fox.
- Video: O’Reilly on his Obama Q&A, previews Round Two.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly’s ten minutes with President Obama.
- Hot & Not: Reid, Costello, King, O’Reilly, Kurtz, Carlson, etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/31/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Bill O’Reilly, please interrupt Barack Obama, says...HuffPo!
- Who got nominated to CNBC influential business leaders list?
- ICN: Bad day at 30 Rock. Video: Ronan Farrow with Fallon.
- Factor video: Laura Ingraham; Hannity video: Reince Priebus.
- Wemple: Does nasty MSNBC tweet exemplify their prejudices?
- Video: Football for a cause...wounded warriors and NFL greats.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/29/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: SotU (FNC)-O’Reilly-Megyn 1-2-3.
- FNC most-watched SotU on cablenews, total and demo.
- January program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Your World video: Crew binges as Diedre Imus lectures.
- CNN, Al-Jazeera newsers bitten by bad Wikipedia ‘facts’.
- CNN, twitter team with Dataminr. CNN SuperBowl setup.
- Please forgive Ana Marie Cox for slumming on Fox News.
- Video: Could college athletes form unions and get paid?
- Miller: Five reasons we can’t wait for The Ronan Show.
- Obama talks to Tapper two days ahead of O’Reilly Q&A.
- Somerby: Why it’s time for a morally sick Maddow to go.
- SotU tech glitz mostly restrained. Q&A: Gabriel Sherman.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/27/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Your World video: Gone too soon.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly File-The Five 1-2-3.
- Uh oh...Fox News host hammers Fox News contributor.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly talks politics, media, and (MS)NBC.
- ICN: New MSNBC dayside sked is redundant monotony.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC sets Ronan, Reid daytime hours.
- Zucker is ‘incredibly comfortable’ with Bieberapalooza.
- Video: Steve Doocy is Kansan of the Year. Today’s oops.
- Hotless Not Hot: Weather, Bieber, tape, Andrea Mitchell.
- Kaplan: CNN’s ratings collapse. Rich: Fox News is dead!
- Mushnick: A media bridge too far. Lowry: Toothless Buzz?
- Imus video: Martha MacCallum on Christie, Grammies, etc.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/25/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Scandal selectivity, Beck, Bieber.
- Reliable Sources: Bieberapalooza, misogyny and more.
- Piers erupts over shooting. Checkout channels go dim.
- Profile: The New Republic hearts Brian Stelter (v/TVN).
- Factor video: Debate on Huck comment turns personal.
- Your Buzz videos: Christie, Benghazi, Michelle, the NSA.
- Shaw: MSNBC will do breaking news...if it’s Bieber news.
- Zurawik: Documentary surge. Sunday talk: turn the table.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/24/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Bridgegate vs Benghazi...bias or bogus?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Baier 1-2-3.
- Greta: Media’s dirty secrets about Bieber coverage.
- CNBC VP Susan Krakower being shown the door.
- Audio: Huck says left trying to ‘knock me out early’.
- Wemple: Here’s a question O’Reilly could ask Obama.
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly (via TVN). Imus video: Neil Cavuto.
- Ronan Farrow moving to a deluxe apartment in the sky.
- Stickings: This is CNNN...the Cable Not News Network.
- CNN ordered to turn over footage. Today’s twitter flap.
- Economist: Don’t blame cable news for dividing America.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/23/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Red Eye video: 12 Years a Slave stirs controversy.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN twitter account hacked. Will Ripley to CNNi.
- Superbowl Pre-Game: O’Reilly interviews Obama live.
- Zucker play: CNN primetime special...on Justin Bieber!
- Bill Schulz hints he didn’t leave Red Eye voluntarily.
- Wemple: Wagner guest reciprocates with Vogue profile.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on taking responsibility.
- Greta moonlights. Ratigan resurfaces. CNN’s web herring.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/22/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Documents reveal insurance bankruptcy risk.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker punched: Dismal ratings after one year at CNN.
- CNN’s primetime plummets; Zucker’s worst week ever.
- Newsers’ talent agency bought out. Sally then and now.
- Liz Claman files first Dispatch from Davos. CNBC at 25.
- Maria Bartiromo starts Feb 1, new shows set for March.
- Factor video: Mr Bill O’Reilly responds to Tom Brokaw.
- Q&A: Soledad. Video: Alarm bells in a crowded studio.
- ICN: Audacious Weather blitz a farce. Weekend numbers.
- ICN: Ailes bio skimps on Fox’s impact to retell known history.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/15/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bob Gates reveals WH mixed messages.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Guthrie: MSNBC’s Griffin claims ‘we took responsibility’.
- New Day plummets to a new low. Joe Johns promoted.
- Was blog a Fox News organ? Flashback: The Cable Game.
- Justin: The new CNN is sugar, spice, and a little less nice.
- Wolff: Sherman’s Ailes book is dour, grudging, and biased.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media papal hypocrisy.
- Wemple: The Mike Allen-Fox News-Politico synchronicity.
- Clocking Christie, Politifact style. Five Fox facts, Pew style.
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?!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
01/11/14 22:10 Filed in: links
- Media Buzz videos: Bridgegate, tech stagnation, Rodman.
- Reliable Sources: Ailes, Ailes, more Ailes. FNC responds.
- Friedman: MSNBC deluged in a ‘perfect storm’ of debacles.
- Sherman shocker shatters sham: The snake who never was!
- Full video: Coop w/ David Letterman. ICN: Stormy weather.
- Zucker play: CNN teams with Robert Redford. Tapper: true.
- CNN calling kettle black. Inside Man, now with more Morgan.
- Profile: Tamron Hall. Sunday talkers: tip sheet, turn the table.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on media frenzy over bridgegate.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/08/14 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Wemple: MSNBC stonewalls as Maddow hunkers down.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on whether Gates book is a betrayal.
- Q&A: Roger Ailes talks Zucker, Megyn, Maddow, and more.
- Video: Lou Dobbs talks about CNN, MSNBC, and Upheaval.
- Prisons pump up MSNBC numbers. Kirchick: A sorry apology.
- Burnett to return; Chris Lawrence exits. CNN doc nominated.
- Q&A: Cycle hosts. Noon rotation. Ailes tell-all hype escalates.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on vitriolic political discourse.
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.
New Year's Eve Links and Open Thread
12/31/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Video: Guy Lombardo’s 1957 New Year’s Eve Party.
- The Five video: The 2013 highlights reel.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Laura-The Five-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- Ella Fitzgerald: What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
- Video: Dubai sets off the world’s largest fireworks display.
- Zucker punched: Reliable Sources plummets to new low.
- Bill O’Reilly at the Kennedy Center. Weekend numbers.
- Lean Forward: Prof Harris-Perry offers apology...on twitter.
- Factor video: Howard Kurtz on Dyson, ducks, and more.
- Fox New Year’s Eve; this is CNN; a very MSNBC New Year’s.
- The Silent Queen Matter: part one, two, three, four, part five.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/20/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Guilfoyle and Beckel set their sites on Coop.
- Lean Forward: Wagner to 4pm. The revolving door.
- Video: Red Eye wades into the Duck Dynasty debate.
- FNC New Year’s Eve expands from 90 min to 3.5 hours.
- Ross: 2013 was not a very good year for MSNBC.
- The Bob Newhart Show: His Busiest Season.
- Wilstein: Why Katie Couric is not going to CNN.
- Factor video: War on Christmas debate turns rowdy.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, two, three, four, part five.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/19/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Only one cablenewser makes Variety influentials list.
- The Five video: Debating the Duck Dynasty dispute.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Maddow and O’Donnell create a scandal.
- Video: Media repercussions of the Duck Dynasty flap.
- Union: MSNBCers afraid to address NBC ‘hypocrisy’.
- New Day sinking. Crystal Lewis: The Christmas Song.
- Social media survey: fictional anchor bests real people.
- Video: Federal judge slaps down Obama’s ‘secret law’.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on The View. ICN: 2013 best/worst.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: pt one, pt two, pt three, part four.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/18/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Somerby: Maddow is playing her viewers for fools.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Saving Grace: Zucker renews Nancy, cancels others.
- Broadening the definition: Zucker wants Leno at CNN?
- F&F video: Obscure blogger guy gets another shout-out.
- Media Buzz has twice the viewers of Reliable Sources.
- Cablers dominate list of promising tv newsers [pdf].
- Wendy Williams video: Rachel Maddow (v/dorseyshaw).
- A turbulent cable news year. Reese’s piece: Fox fogies.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg unsure of the war on Christmas.
- Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Christmas Tree Lot.
- YTJD The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two, part three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/17/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Progressive blogger has praise for...Megyn Kelly!
- Every knock is a boost: Fox News dominated in 2013.
- Video: Maria Molina reveals her tat! Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on NSA spying, the budget, etc.
- CNN moves further from news. CNBC bumper blunder.
- Factor video: Howard Kurtz on Ed Schultz’s union dollars.
- The Nick Shurn Matter: part one, part two. Murdoch to HoF.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/12/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: MSNBC’s ‘unhealthy obsession’ with FNC.
- Lea Gabrielle to FNC. Union turmoil engulfs MSNBC.
- Big money flows to Big Ed: Look for the union label.
- Video: O’Reilly exposes MSNBC part one, part two.
- WaPo profile: Megyn Kelly, ‘a good, decent person’.
- Red Eye video: Does Santa have to be a white man?
- Schwarz: Life was hell for Fox reporter Jana Winter.
- The Duke Red Matter pt one, pt two, pt three, part four.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/11/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Your World video: Cheap shots over snap shots.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-The Five 1-2-3.
- Lean Ageist? Cameraman sues NBC for discrimination.
- Is Weather on the move (via ICN)? Maddow moonlights.
- Video: O’Reilly rips dishonest Sharpton/MSNBC editing.
- How Juan Williams ended up as Mandela’s letter writer.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on handshake hype and more.
- Zucker punched: Don Lemon struggling; Upwave is down.
- YTJD: The Duke Red Matter part one, part two, part three.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Shake hands with the devil?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Reliable Sources ratings down; Media Buzz up.
- Mirror Q&A: David Shuster. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Megyn with Jay Leno part one, part two.
- Video: Judge Napolitano hails Jana Winter ruling.
- Shield standoff: Top NY court rules in Fox’s favor.
- Is Melissa Harris-Perry stonewallling Politico?
- ICN: Is it live, or is it...an embarrassing CNN oops?
- YTJD: The Duke Red Matter part one, part two.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on bias left and right.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Obamacare and public/private standards.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Byers: Is Martin Bashir’s ‘vacation’ really a ‘suspension’?
- Zucker play: Bold new CNN concept...a roundtable show!
- Video: Media coverage of healthcare.gov tech troubles.
- Chris Cuomo interviews brother Andrew! Greta: no prob.
- Imus video: O’Reilly on O’care, Iran etc part one, part two.
- Will major booking for Megyn make Maddow miffed at NBC?
- Q&A: Sandra Smith (v/TVN), Lou Dobbs. Burnett’s baby boy.
- CNN’s ‘worst year ever’ brings a call for...hotter women?!
- Media Buzz videos: Media miscreants, Kirsten’s conversion.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/27/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Neil’s bizarre interview with Richard Simmons.
- November program ranker: Fox holds top 14 slots.
- Video: Are MSNBC standards rooted in hypocrisy?
- Krakauer: The Bashir difference...an act of contrition.
- Bad business: CNBC viewership at two-decade low.
- Q&A: Brian Kilmeade; O’Reilly, video pt one, pt two.
- De Moraes: How do you solve a problem like Bashir?
- Grove: Is Bashir next? It’s a very MSNBC Thanksgiving!
- Kelly File video: Is MSNBC dispensing selective justice?
- ICN: Cherry-picked arguments to keep Bashir are lame.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/26/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Baldwin: Fundamentalist gay advocates killed my show!
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC fires Alec Baldwin? Variety: ‘mutual agreement’.
- Concha: At MSNBC just don’t attack Dems and you’re fine.
- Video: Brian Kilmeade makes an offer to Heather Nauert.
- November numbers: Fox tops rivals; CNN; MSNBC; HLN.
- Nuke deal coverage: Fox added viewers, MSNBC lost them.
- Wolff: Bartiromo’s time has passed. Weekend numbers.
- Zaino: Why has NOW been silent? The softer side of drones.
- Bauder: Controversy continues to swirl over Bashir diatribe.
- Factor video: Bernard Golberg on Bashir, Palin, and Cuomo.
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.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/12/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Shield standoff: NY court leaning against Winter?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Megyn 1-2-3.
- FNC prime hits peak, tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Zucker play: CNN web extreme makeover delayed.
- No MSNBCers on Latino list. Weekend numbers.
- Bret Baier’s Special Heart. Roger Ailes awarded.
- CNN hires Stelter for Reliable Sources...and more?
- Unguarded and Up Late crater as Hannity surges.
- Crossfire may have no viewers, but hey, it’s trending!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg cautions against rigidity.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/08/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Does patriotism have a role in sports?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Billy Graham 1-2-3.
- Shield standoff to top NY court; more. Q&A: Liz Claman.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly on CBS This Morning, Fox & Friends.
- Video: Rachel Maddow w/Jimmy Fallon. Coop gets chatty.
- ICN: Will CNN changes weaken breaking news coverage?
- Q&A: CNN’s Amy Entelis on why more docs are on the way.
- Kelly File video: Is the President in damage control mode?
- The Rev is exempt from NBC News activism policies (v/ICN).
- Gasparino, Claman grouse about Twitter CEO: video (v/ICN).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/05/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Did POTUS weave a tangled web?
- Zucker play: Revived Crossfire plummets to new lows.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Judge Nap video: Loophole opens Obamacare to fraud.
- Election night plans. Weekend numbers. Today’s oops.
- Video: MSNBC promo features Obama, cheering crowds.
- Zucker play: CNN re-ups Kathy Griffin for New Year’s Eve.
- Jake Tapper’s Christie exclusive. CNN’s China syndrome.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Obamacare coverage.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/30/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Congress grills the HHS Secretary.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Matthews and O’Donnell play the hate card.
- October program ranker: Fox News holds top 14 slots.
- Imus video: Mike Baker. The new msnbc.com debuts.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg sounds off on Jay Carney.
- Wemple: On Fox Greta cleans up CBS’s mess (via Mediaite).
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/28/13 23:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Benghazi and the instruments of bias.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Krauthammer-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Video: Shepard Smith gets feisty with Dana Perino.
- Vdeo: Feds seize reporter Audrey Hudson’s notes.
- Video: Media yawn over Obama NSA knowledge?
- Wolff: The elaborate PR plan for Ronan’s roll-out.
- Blackfish triggers protests. CNN re-ups Spurlock.
- Hogue: How is Tucker Carlson like Shelly Hack?
- Carr: Why Gawker’s hit-piece on Shep Smith fell flat.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly responds to critics of Killing Jesus.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/25/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Zucker play: Is CNN’s latest project just a joke?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Howard Kurtz on Obama’s ‘pivot’ to immigration.
- Q&A: Alec Baldwin; no donations allowed. Today’s oops.
- Factor videos: Is anyone accountable? Part one, part two.
- Friday special: Charles Krauthammer, A Life That Matters.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/18/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Gutfeld zings Chris Matthews et al.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Megyn 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Jennifer Griffin wears her scars with pride.
- Fox News talk back on Sirius/XM + FBN. Today’s oops.
- Greta: Chris Matthews may be up for sale…but I’m not!
- Impartial MSNBC journalist to emcee Trump pageant.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Letterman part one, part two.
- Video Q&A: Chris Matthews. MSNBC to show some Joy?
- Factor video: Dennis Miller on Bill Ayers, Joe Biden, etc.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/16/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Shutdownarama: Cablenewsers burn the midnight oil.
- Siegel: Fox News was ripped off in media war over stent.
- Video: How real was the threat of a financial default?
- Lean Forward: Obama White House alum gets a show!
- Ed and Jay, together again. Romans gets the business.
- Shep’s Mezzanine. Q&A: Stuart Varney, Piers Morgan.
- Today’s feud (via FTV). Yesterday’s hyperbole (via TVN).
- Factor video: O’Reilly debates Kurtz on media and religion.
- Three awards to defunct CNN radio. The sound of silence.
- ICN: Don’t scapegoat Kate Bolduan for New Day’s problems.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/15/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Kelly-Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Rachel and Lawrence deliver the bait.
- How Hume handles haters. Weekend numbers.
- Fox & Friends video: Kilmeade skirts catastrophe.
- Investigating Megyn’s ratings: the results are in!
- Lean Forward: MSNBC launches website ‘preview’.
- Is Bolduan about to be booted? Video: Piers on CBS.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on ‘tailoring’ coverage.
- Bret Baier: I am not Hannity! (v/FDC) Q&A: Sally Kohn.
- Paskin: Up Late is great tv to fall asleep to. Lights out!
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?
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/07/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: A bumpy rollout for Obamacare?
- Byers: Why Megyn Kelly scares the left.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep shows his viewers the Fox News Deck.
- Steinberg: FNC changes aimed at digital distractions.
- Video: Shep Smith’s tour of the Fox News Deck.
- Hogue: Advice for Gretchen Carlson. Today’s boycott.
- Imus video: Kirsten Powers on O’Reilly, shutdown, etc.
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly on her politics etc; Melissa Francis.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly, who’s remaking Fox evenings.
- Bauder: Megyn Kelly brings a new style to primetime.
- Gay: Why now, and why Megyn Kelly? Today’s oopses.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
10/05/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Political Insiders videos: The shutdown and the ceiling.
- Special Sunday edition of Justice with Judge Jeanine.
- MediaBuzz videos: Shutdown showdown, baseball.
- Reliable Sources videos: Shutdown, future journos.
- Profile: Megyn Kelly and the Kelly File difference.
- TRS: A first look at that other cable news channel.
- Sunday talkers: turn the table. Video: Paul Baier update.
- Hogue: Show me the Huddy…at least for the time being.
- CNN blackout on Fargo cable. CNBC hits 20-year low.
- Special Report video: George Will joins the All-Star panel.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/04/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Friday Facebook free-for all.
- Zurawik: Obamacare coverage fails, with MSNBC worst.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Byers: CNN still testing sub-hosts for Reliable Sources.
- Fox haters at Brown U turn the tables on Jesse Watters.
- Bulletin! It’s Breaking News on CNBC! (via Dorsey Shaw)
- Video: Has the shutdown affected Obamacare coverage?
- George Will debuts tonight on two-hour Special Report.
- Factor video: Megyn previews The Kelly File. Slideshow.
- NPR audio: Chris Matthews’s new book and new timeslot.
- MediaBuzz videos: Obamacare, Seymour Hersh, Ted Cruz.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/03/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Q3 cablenews program ranker: Fox holds top 13 slots.
- New FNC schedule: O’Reilly loses his 4:00 am repeat.
- ICN: As FNC broadens its horizons, MSNBC narrows.
- Ailes memo re Shep revealed. CNN Latino takes root.
- Imus video: Ed Henry on Dana Bash, shutdowns, etc.
- Zurawik: Dr Ben Carson’s innuendo and reckless talk?
- New MSNBC host already attacking…his colleagues! More.
- Colbert video: Chris Matthews ‘jokes’ about Killing O’Reilly.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five: Is a shutdown breakthrough in the cards?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Mia Farrow’s son next MSNBC host?
- Zurawik: Obamacare coverage chaotic, confused.
- Q&A: Greta, who lobbied for 7pm; Richard Grenell.
- Wemple: MSNBC tries self-parody. CNN’s Emmys.
- Salon: Why are viewers addicted to FNC? Racism!
- The Real Story premiere tops MSNBCNN combined.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on The View part one, part two.
- ICN: Oh noes! Hiring Will means Fox is now the MSM!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/01/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: October’s dueling apocalypses.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- More bad news for New Day: doesn’t crack top 50.
- Q3 numbers: Fox tops. Q3 spin: MSNBC, CNN, HLN.
- Fox News hires George Will. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
- Joan Walsh Q&A: Chris Matthews; Somerby: Two hacks!
- Q&A: Gerri Willis explains Obamacare part one, part two.
- Al-Jazeera America cracks down on hard-boiled jargon.
- Is CNN about to dump Piers Morgan? Coop in Kentucky.
- Video: Bill and Alisyn’s unorthodox premiere-day opening.
- Whoops: CNN’s celebrity chef gets his food facts wrong!
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on 60 Minutes and O’Reilly.
- Wemple: Gretchen’s crazy, outrageous question to Trump!?
- Ashleigh Banfield and Aaron Sorkin make a love connection.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/30/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Cablenewsers stay up to cover the shutdown.
- Why filmmaker cancelled his CNN Hillary doc.
- Video: The Real Story with Gretchen debuts.
- Patti Ann Browne relocated to dayside hours.
- CNN renews chef, adds Moriba, revamps NYC.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on America’s Newsroom.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on Today part one, part two.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly with Imus part one, part two.
- Video: O’Reilly on Fox & Friends part one, part two.
- Video: Mr Bill O’Reilly on 60 Minutes. Bonus video.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/27/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Madonna’s bizarre new video.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly at Faulkner U: Mitt didn’t want to win (v/ HP).
- MSNBC host makes a love connection with WH chef?
- Geraldo will miss the boat; Wm Morris lawsuit update.
- Imus video: Bret Baier on his son, Iran, Ted Cruz, etc.
- CNN says Crossfire co-host conflict not really a conflict.
- CNN host claims no liberals ever appear on Fox News!
- Livefyre’s Five-O-Meter tracks hottest topics on The Five.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/26/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Videos: The war on Fox...Neil Cavuto, The Five.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-TheFive-Baier 1-2-3.
- Controversy continues over CNN translation spat.
- Video: Elisabeth’s run. Geraldo: Not one penny!
- Wemple: Where did Bill Clinton get his numbers?
- Larry King resurfaces for a resurfaced Olbermann.
- CNN’s Diversity Council…disbanded! Or is it?
- Hogue: Alisyn Camerota ‘more than paid her dues’.
- Imus video: Juan Williams on Cruz, sports, and more.
- Another Crossfire co-host caught in a controversy.
- Video: Kurtz eyes Sharpton, challenges Bill O’Reilly.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/24/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Islamist terror is a global cancer.
- Video: Bret Baier updates Paul Baier’s recovery.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-TheFive-Roberts 1-2-3.
- William Morris sues Geraldo. Weekend numbers.
- Controversy over claimed Cutter conflict continues.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg zings Robert Reich.
- Red Eye video: Rich Little and Dino. Engel honored.
- New Day sinks to new low as Hasselbeck lifts Friends.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
09/21/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- MediaBuzz videos: Media mistakes, Greta’s gripe.
- Reliable Sources videos: Julie Chen, honest ESPN.
- Awkward video: Chris Wallace vs Tucker Carlson.
- New msnbc.com: ‘what progressives waiting for’.
- Concha: Primetime MSNBC vs Fox News part deux.
- O’Reilly Factor video: Ed Henry on Obamacare.
- Sunday talk: tip sheet, turn the table, HuffPo recap.
- Zucker Play: Will HLN boss emulate Oprah’s Network?
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/20/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Pat Sajak, Ainsley Earhardt, and more!
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Video: Greta shows off new On the Record studio.
- Video: Media malfeasance in Navy Yard coverage?
- Q&A: Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Paul Baier update; more.
- Hogue: New Day’s stupid integrated BP commercial.
- New O’Reilly book a bestseller before it’s released?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg rebuts Howard Kurtz.
- CNN’s New Day is up…or is it struggling like Crossfire?
- Zayid: The best show on cable news is…a celebrity chef?!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/19/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Another DC showdown sparks debate.
- Wednesday numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Alicia Acuna and Ailes Apprentice Hispanic heritage.
- New Day flounders. Handicapping MSNBC vs FNC.
- Bret Baier’s son has third open-heart surgery. Update.
- Factor video: O’Reilly vs Kurtz on shooting coverage.
- Zurawik: Confusion, partisan posturing debase Crossfire.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Twists and turns on road to Damascus.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Greta: A website tip for cable news watchers.
- Controversy swirls around Maddow ethical conflict.
- Showdown: MediaBuzz vs Reliable a split decision.
- Twitter spat: truther vs birther. Weekend numbers.
- Imus video: Mike Baker surveys the Syria situation.
- Q&A: Liz Claman; Cutter and Cupp; Dr Sanjay Gupta.
- Poniewozik: Crossfire redux a catfight with stuffed cats.
- Martin: Premiere stumbles. Syria speech schedules.
- Lowry: Crossfire is more about showbiz than politics.
- Byers: Crossfire debut was uncomfortable and awkward.
- Pew: With Crossfire 2.0, opinion further displaces news.
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on the Obama interviews.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/09/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Mix-and-mismatch messaging.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- A kinder, gentler Crossfire? More. The O’Zarks Factor.
- Video: Will a flurry of media affect the Syria strikes?
- Pompeo: As Kurtz debuts, Reliable still seeking a host.
- Wemple: Debut starts with a roar. Deggans compares.
- Shister: MediaBuzz projects ‘authority, energy, and pace’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/05/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Kurtz and Ashburn preview Media Buzz.
- Lean Forward: Up Late w/Alec Baldwin Oct debut.
- Impartial CNN journalist strikes again. Flashback.
- Profile: Carol Alt previews Saturday’s A Healthy You.
- Fun with numb3rs. Syria not MSNBC’s strong suit.
- CNN Syria special. Crossfire preview. Today’s oops.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: Nancy Grace creates #toiletbaby hashtag.
- Video: Feisty females feud with Factor host over Syria.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/04/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Whose red line is it anyway?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shepard Smith grills Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
- Kurtz: What to expect on premiere of Media Buzz.
- Shield standoff: Jana Winter wins two-month delay.
- Fox/SiriusXM seal expanded deal. Weekend numbers.
- NBC News covers GOPers just for appearances’ sake?
- Factor video: Krauthammer has concerns about Syria.
- CNN’s The Flag ties post-9/11 flag-waving to ‘intolerance’?
- Matthews shift lifts Chris Hayes. CNN’s Hamby goes digital.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/29/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Dana Perino in The Congo.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Kurtz: Was the DC march an MSNBC production?
- This is not CNN. Fox hater smears boomerang.
- It’s Awwwnnnn! Olby vs Piers. Today’s outrage.
- Fox & Friends video: Anna Kooiman in ‘hog heaven’.
- Sanjay in the A.M. New FNC contributor. Flashback.
- Factor video: Dennis Miller on Miley, Manning, and more.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/28/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Barone: Do cable news ratings tell a larger story?
- August program ranker: Fox News holds top 13 slots.
- Dana Perino’s Mercy Ship voyage to the Congo (v/FDC).
- Q&A: Soledad. Kinder, gentler Olby? ‘Dream’ coverage.
- CNBC craters. Maddow hits bottom. CNN: Zuckered.
- Video: Tot Titus faces his fears in rematch with Kilmeade.
- ICN: Brian Lewis lawyer engaging in…a negotiating ploy!
- Thought experiment: What if Rev Al was Rick Santorum?
- Factor videos: Debating a Syrian adventure…pt one, pt two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/27/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Bob Beckel gets feisty in debate on race.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- August numbers: CNN gains, MSNBC sinks, Fox still tops.
- Pavlovian: Fox haters salivate over rash negotiating ploy.
- Ghitis: Things to keep in mind when watching Al-Jazeera.
- Red Eye video: Matt Damon is enamored with Ed Snowden.
- Finney’s hang-up. Brian makes book. Weekend numbers.
- ‘News’: MSNBC entertainment awards; HLN cooking shows.
- Videos: O’Reilly and Williams on corrupt civil rights leaders.
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.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/24/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Al-Jazeera, race, and more.
- Varney: Fox’s diversity of thought tops repetitious MSNBC.
- News Watch video: How the media cover the NSA scandals.
- Sunday talkers: tip sheet, HuffPo recap. Gupta’s ganja.
- Sat: Kelly Wright’s Beyond the Dream; DC march coverage.
- Audio: Bill O’Reilly on the demise of journalism etc (via TRS).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/22/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: When thrill kills meet media memes.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: New UN Ambassador skips emergency session.
- New set, new couch, new co-host: Hasselbeck on 9/16.
- Somerby: Alex Wagner’s fact-challenged racial rant.
- Q&A: Chris Wallace, Don Lemon. Today’s oops!
- Laurie Dhue resurfaces. Richard Lui on MLK’s legacy.
- Al-Jazeera reviews a mixed bag. Show me the Huddy!
- Harper: AJAm Soviet-style anti-Americanism (v/Mediaite).
- Zurawik: We need more Al Jazeera and less Erin Burnett.
- F&F video: Regis Philbin is back...part one, part two.
- Cassidy: Brian Lewis is like Kissinger. MSNBC road trip.
- Kissell: CNN makes gains while MSNBC slump deepens.
- Factor video: O’Reilly debates Kirsten Powers over guns.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/16/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: When activism becomes mass murder.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-John Roberts 1-2-3.
- Video: O’Reilly calls out The Rev, reveals $25K donation.
- VIdeo: Powers and Miller ponder if RNC move will backfire.
- No bluff: The RNC pulls the trigger, freezes out CNN et al.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC Republican lauded for ripping GOP.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC blankets airwaves with DC twitterati.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/14/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Dana is fired up over a fired clown.
- Video: Bob Beckel lets slip some verboten verbiage.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Hack Maddow tells a tabloidized Tsarnaev tale.
- Zucker play: CNN preps for an online extreme makeover.
- Profile: Olbermann unplugged, unleashed, and unhinged.
- Today’s oops (via ICN). Video: On the set of Persecuted.
- Factor video: O’Reilly hammers, and nails, Nicholas Kristof.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/13/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Sometimes Hollywood gets it right?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-The Five 1-2-3.
- Somerby: ‘Grandpa’ O’Donnell is ‘a piece of work’.
- Bias Bash video: Is Baldwin the right fit for MSNBC?
- Weekend numbers. Viewers just don’t buy George.
- Imus video: Huckabee. Hogue: Hannity and Kelly?!
- Lean Forward: Hayes documentary excludes dissent.
- Factor videos: Bernard Goldberg and Juan Williams.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
08/03/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Reliable Sources videos: Rush, Hillary, and more.
- News Watch video: The media and ‘phony scandals’.
- Sunday talk: tip sheet, turn the table, HuffPo recap.
- Miller: I’m blown away by MSNBC’s great diversity.
- Today’s petition: another bright idea (via Mediaite).
- Factor video: Benghazi, embassies etc pt one, pt two.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Facebook Friday free-for-all.
- Zurawik: Is a Qatar news channel good for America?
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Relly-Bret Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Are the media soft-pedaling Benghazi bombshells?
- Zucker play: HLN premieres To Catch a Predator clone.
- Profiles: Little Luke (v/ ICN); hiker Jenna Lee (v/ TVN).
- Ben Stein: Our Nixon ‘extremely unbalanced, negative’.
- Factor video: Are the Chicago police murdering children?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/01/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Rick Folbaum says farewell to Fox. Q&A: Greta.
- Somerby: Chris Matthews still treating viewers as fools.
- Wemple: Fact-checking Fox News/Ted Nugent charges.
- CT newspaper makes non-apology apology to O’Reilly.
- Short fuse: Writer snippy on Fox even snippier on twitter.
- Imus video: Mensa panel...Beckel, Lloyd-Webber, McGuirk.
- CNN’s ‘first rate’ Our Nixon. Preview: Al-Jazeera studios.
- Video: Did the media go along with ‘phony scandals’ line?
- Steinberg: No news is bad news as MSNBC ratings nosedive.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/30/13 11:31 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Juan Williams calls out Sharpton et al.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Is new CNBC reality star a scam artist and a fraud?
- Lean Elsewhere: MSNBC contributor kvetches to CNN.
- Weekend numbers. July: FNC, CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- Somerby: MSNBC relentlessly spewed false ‘facts’.
- Profile: Lauren Green…‘she is one of the originals’.
- Imus video: Mike Baker on Manning’s trial. Non-Profit?
- Factor videos: Response to The Rev; Bernard Goldberg.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/29/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Hillary not happy with Huma simile?
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-Laura-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Lean Forward: Impartial MSNBC anchor strikes again!
- Zucker play: CNN to produce a Hillary Clinton movie.
- Zucker play: GOP-basher fired by ABC, hired by CNN!
- CNN muddle-East mess. CNBC flips for reality shows.
- Aslan/Green: shifty answers, manufactured outrage.
- Aslan/Green: Awkward, Islamophobic, embarrassing.
- Spirited Debate video: Lauren Green with Reza Aslan.
- Hot & Not: Hasselbeck, The Five, Shuster, HLN, etc.
- Concha: Cable news wars make for strange bedfellows.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/25/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: New Day sinks to its lowest ratings yet.
- Somerby: Sunny Hostin doesn’t correct her mistakes.
- Rothstein: CNN’s John King stays away from the Wiener.
- Richard Grenell gets into a twitter spat with Mr Xtopher.
- Fox & Friends video: Gretchen Carlson is filming a movie.
- Imposter fools newsers: video. Rob Lowe’s O’Reilly link.
- Gibson: The seeds of Bathtub Boy’s next firing; audio.
- Olby: Politics won’t be off-limits, plus more worst persons.
- Bias Bash: Judy Miller on a national journalists’ shield law.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/24/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: High status vs high standards.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Trayvon coverage ‘Soviet-style story-telling’.
- Cunningham: Look what they’ve done to my Fox song.
- Profile: Brooke Baldwin (v/TVN). Joie Chen resurfaces.
- Zucker play: The ‘poop ship’ was just the beginning.
- Wemple: Hall and Jansing lead MSNBC royal gushing.
- Imus video: Bret Baier wonders if Weiner can still win.
- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly discusses race and the President.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/23/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Zimmerman’s gift to Barack Obama.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zucker play: CNN transitioning to ‘digital first’ future.
- Greta: Stelter has a conflict of interest. Stelter: I do?
- Bill Hemmer: Chic Sag Harbor anchor and gourmet.
- Chapman: Shallow CNN can’t top HBO’s Newsroom.
- Royal musing: Imogen Lloyd Webber, Peter Johnson.
- Dean v Maddow bogged down. Weekend numbers.
- Factor videos: Straight talk on race part one, two, three.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/18/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Beckel and Bolling find agreement.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Piers Morgan wants to forget the evidence.
- Ronald Martin resurfaces, slams CNN race coverage.
- CNN a NAMIC winner. Soledad O’Brien resurfaces.
- Fall Fox News changes already stirring speculation.
- O’Donnell’s bad timing. MSNBC analyst’s suicide.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly catches Media Matters writer in a lie.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/17/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Pundits are inventing a new fake fact!
- Lean Forward: Cycle signs ‘Republican’ Huntsman.
- Videos: O’Reilly on This Morning, Fox & Friends.
- HLN oddly silent about Nancy Grace racial slurs.
- Zurawik: Coop stands out in Zimmerman coverage.
- Video: Surprise! Hannity discussion turns rowdy.
- Imus video: Juan Williams reacts to Hannity wrangle.
- It’s yesterday once more: Olbermann returns to ESPN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/16/13 00:07 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Kudlow ratings nosedive spurs cancellation talk.
- Prosecutor rejected black juror who watched FNC.
- Zucker play: Will and Kate Plus One airs Thursday.
- Grace: Zimmerman back to ‘Churros’ at ‘Taco Bell’!
- Somerby: Nancy Grace and cable news witch trials.
- Q&A: Kirsten Powers and FNC. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg covers the Trayvon coverage.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/11/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Greg Gutfeld zings Inside Cable News.
- Cooper: What caused MSNBC’s ratings crash (v/FDC)?
- Somerby: ‘Disgraceful’ Lisa Bloom ‘flirting with evil’.
- Lean Forward: Another impartial MSNBC journalist.
- Today’s twitter spat: Greg Gutfeld vs Inside Cable News.
- Video: Kilmeade assaults toddler: part two, three, four.
- Hogue: Something hit the fan on Fox & Friends; video.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bret Baier-The Five 1-2-3.
- Video: Mediabistro’s five questions for The Five (v/TVN).
- Factor video: Kirsten and Kate on the Texas abortion bill.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/10/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- This is CNN: ‘Zimmerman is a white Hispanic…’
- Somerby: Lazy, irresponsible Morgan gets facts wrong.
- Wemple: F&F will stay ‘the dumbest news show’ on tv.
- Gretchen Carlson excited to ‘advance’ her career: video.
- Thielman: Zucker moves bearing fruit for CNN (v/ICN)?
- Bennett: CNN isn’t even good at being bad (via Politico).
- Bedingfield: CNN turns tabloid with Trayvon trial (v/FTV).
- Imus video: ‘Blonde on Blonde’ talks Spitzer, Zimmerman.
- Richelle resurfaces. Today’s oops. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Krauthammer on the Obamacare bait-and-switch.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/09/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Confirmed: Hasselbeck replaces Carlson on F&F!
- Howard Kurtz makes his debut on Fox News: video.
- O’Donnell unglued, rips MSNBC colleagues and Salon.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC reporter tells Greenwald ‘F---You!’
- Somerby: Does Lisa Bloom really believe what she says?
- Fox News rips HuffPo, Politico, etc for false story (via TRS).
- CNBC ratings collapse continues: Cramer, Kudlow crater.
- Friday’s numbers: The Five-O’Reilly-Shannon Bream 1-2-3.
- Imus video: Bob Beckel talks Zimmerman, Ailes, and more.
- CNN buys exclusive rights to Mandela’s funeral…or not?
- Rosen: Criticizing CNN is a waste of time. Today’s petition.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Egypt, Obama, and the media.
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Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/02/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Did prosecutors shoot themselves in the foot?
- Breaking: Megyn Kelly moving to Fox News primetime!
- Greta: Ignore rumors; I’m not going anywhere (via TVN).
- Q2: FNC has 9 of the top 10; CNN, HLN, MSNBC. More.
- Somerby: FNC airs wider set of viewpoints than MSNBC.
- Lean Backward: MSNBC gets worst ratings since 2007.
- CNBC crash: their worst ratings slump since 1994.
- F&F videos: Glenn Greenwald, Peter Johnson analysis.
- Another MSNBC disclosure dispute. Weekend numbers.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC moving Sharpton hour to Chicago?
- Factor video: Bernard Goldberg on Trayvon trial coverage.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/21/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Wallace-The Five 1-2-3.
- Matthews raves about Newsroom without disclosure.
- Video: Fox panel slams Hannity panelist (v/Mediaite).
- Greta to Holder: explain the Rosen warrant in public.
- Zucker stunned: caught off-guard by Kurtz move.
- Brokaw zings Matthews. Profile: Morgan Spurlock.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Tony Soprano’s impact.
- Who has a crush on Kimberly G? Galanos advancing?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/20/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wemple: Holder’s Rosen stance ‘weaselly garbage’.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Wallace-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep and the Judge rail at FBI ‘misstatement’.
- Kurtz: ‘I’ll have the freedom to criticize anyone’.
- Rothstein: Kurtz has zinged Fox News in the past.
- Wemple: Kurtz move to Fox means ‘everybody wins’.
- Stelter: Seeds of Kurtz departure sown months ago.
- Zurawik: Kurtz is ‘down the middle’, has credibility.
- Howard Kurtz to Fox, will host revamped News Watch.
- Lean Forward: Today’s MSNBC deceptive edit.
- Q&A: Melissa Francis on a ‘tiger mom’. Erin expecting.
- Parker: Two career arcs at CNN. Yesterday’s oops.
- CNN newbie Spurlock zings MSNBC’s paucity of news.
- Video: Varney with Les Gold, on Imus about Les Gold.
- Factor video: Kirsten Powers vs O’Reilly on drones etc.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/19/13 00:00 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Bream 1-2-3.
- Newsroom consultants list: what’s missing? (v/TVN)
- Cyber-stalking author drags FNC exec into his tale.
- Video: The Judge vs Stuart Varney on NSA etc.
- Playboy uses outdated stats to make spurious point.
- Playboy Q&A: Sean Hannity (via BuzzFeed).
- Q&A: Bob Beckel, Maria Molina, Bill O’Reilly.
- Late Show video: Bill O’Reilly with Letterman.
- Tobin Smith’s apologia. New Day’s shaky start.
- She’s ‘polished, smart, and she’s hot’…who is she?
- Simon: New Day built to tv news consultants formula.
- Video: Rand Paul on NSA etc. Dan Abrams resurfaces.