ratings 2011
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/03/12 00:02 Filed in: links
- Current confusion: Is Olby on tonight, or not on tonight? Not!
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Faulkner-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Videos: Megyn Kelly questions Perry, Romney, Gingrich.
- Murdoch says it’s ‘much more fun than Beck’. Analysis.
- ICN: Cable news resolutions for 2012. R.I.P. Jim Huber.
- Blue on blue: MSNBC slammed for coddling rape trivializers.
- Video: Alan Colmes apologized to Santorum. Q&A: Shep.
- Caucus coverage roundup: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, FBN.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on MSNBC’s journalist-free caucus coverage.
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Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/30/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- ICN: E.D. Hill helps CNN move away from impartial anchoring.
- Video: Bill Hemmer previews New Year’s Eve. Hemmer Q&A.
- Video: The Five’s favorite moments from a wild year.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-Greta 1-2-3.
- Olby’s not-very-substantive reply to NY Times exposé.
- A look inside Maria Molina’s handbag. Sunday talkers.
- Revealed: The GOP Prez candidate Fox News is pushing to win.
- MSNBC finally discloses Capital connection. Alison Stewart resurfaces.
- Shep, Bill, Greta, Neil, and more join Huck’s year-in-review roundup.
- FNC Specials: An All-American New Year; Red Eye New Year’s Edition; America’s Election HQ: Iowa Caucuses Preview.
- CNN Specials: New Year’s Eve Live; Countdown to Iowa.
- MSNBC: It’s a LockUp New Year’s!
- The Cui Bono Matter, part five: listen
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/29/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- No Olby on Current caucus coverage: trouble in paradise?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Bream-Gallagher-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Gutfeld-TheFive-Bream 1-2-3.
- CNN am shows have hosts, times, debut date...and odd names.
- Video: The Five talk about guest-hosting, and wanting to (Beckel).
- The Cui Bono Matter, part four: listen
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/28/11 00:40 Filed in: links
- Cable caucus coverage; MSNBC’s impartial anchor: Maddow!
- Monday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Bream-TheFive 1-2-3.
- TCG: Ridiculous MoJo romcom. Weekend numbers. Oops.
- The Gutfeld Factor: His sharp performance will be noticed.
- 2011 cable channel ranker: FNC-MSNBC-CNN 4-28-29. 2011 cablenews program rankers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. CNN’s 2011: woeful.
- Jokesters taking precedence over Sunday talkers?
- Q&A: Cenk Uygur. Maddow: I’m to the left of Chairman Mao.
- The Cui Bono Matter, part three: listen
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/27/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Colby-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Tonight’s O’Reilly Factor guest host confirmed...Greg Gutfeld!
- Carpe Diem: Sexy Ainsley doesn’t need to lecture her audience.
- The Cui Bono Matter, part two: listen
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/23/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Video: Andy Levy on the Ron Paul newsletters. Flashback.
- Thursday’s numbers: Baier-O’Reilly-JonScott-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Alan even gets holiday hate mail. Today’s oops.
- Piers Morgan’s ‘bumbling’ testimony has little impact in USA.
- CNN ‘Holiday memo’. Q&A: Sara Sidner. MoJo custom bugs.
- Awkward: MSNBC uses Al Sharpton as anti-Semitism pundit.
- FNC specials: West Point Holiday; A Fox & Friends Christmas; The Five Christmas Special.
- CNN specials: On the Frontlines; A Piers Morgan Christmas.
- MSNBC specials: A Very MSNBC Christmas.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part five: listen
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/22/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Video: What happened at The Five Christmas party.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Big Ed vs Drunk Ed? Profile: Don Lemon (via ICN).
- CNN to Piers Morgan: We want an explanation.
- Alvarez: What’s with CNN’s strange Ron Paul obsession?
- Drinkgate blowback: Big Ed responds, Bolling’s rejoinder.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part four: listen
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/20/11 00:16 Filed in: links
- Video: Why wouldn’t Ed Schultz buy Eric Bolling a drink?
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Limited commercials on the FNC New Year’s Eve bash.
- Greta: And they complain about me? Weekend numbers.
- MSNBC’s pilgrimage to the White House. Q&A: Kristen Welker.
- Celebrity Parents: Janice Dean. What I read: Stuart Varney.
- Politico’s romcom MSNBC suck-up. It’s hard to argue with this.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on MSNBC’s KKK attack on Romney.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part two: listen
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/19/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five ask who is America’s fourth best President?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Crowley-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- MSNBC’s in-house Rev reinvents himself for television.
- CNN to use digital acquisitions to gain on Fox News.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly talks Kim Jong Il and Bill Clinton on Today.
- Cablers cover Kim quietus. Trish Regan to Bloomberg.
- Hot & Not: Amanpour, Chris Wallace, BBC, MSNBC, Todd, etc.
- The Nick Shurn Matter, part one: listen
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/16/11 00:18 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five catch the NYT in a strange omission.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Playboy interviews Chris Wallace.
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld reveals his secret guilty pleasure.
- Cablenews execs make TV Week ‘most powerful’ list.
- Christian Bale and CNN crew mistreated in China.
- Video: Bob Beckel bets Imus $10,000. Joe in bed with Joy.
- Politico: Journalists, critics, progressives give Fox debate rave reviews. WaPo: Full of substance, expertly moderated, and fair. EW: A lively rabble-rouser.
- The Red Mystery Matter: listen
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/15/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- 2011 numbers spin begins: CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- Video: FNC debate team pre-analyzes tonight’s showdown.
- (MS)NBC publishes ‘guidelines’ for blogging and tweeting.
- Amanpour ABC deal pretty much keeps her off US CNN.
- Great news: CNN has rehired Kathy Griffin. Flashback.
- Piers to testify. Q&A: Velez-Mitchell. Reid leaves CNNi.
- Riveting in-depth review of Up with Hayes commercial breaks.
- Cavuto preps questions for tonight’s debate, answers 21 questions.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/14/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five take on word games at the NY Times.
- National Press Foundation honors Chris Wallace.
- MSNBC makes Matthews apologize for Thomas Roberts.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bret Baier’s debate preview. Today’s oops.
- Q&A: CNNi’s Tony Maddox (via ICN).
- Video: Chuck Todd flips the bird on Morning Joe.
- VIdeo: Imus gang on Trump’s debate and Chelsea Clinton.
- Christiane Amanpour stays at ABC yet will return to CNN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/13/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- What led MSNBC to praise Glenn Beck?
- Video: Gerri Willis on GMA. Guy Johnson to Bloomberg.
- MSNBC: More political than Fox News. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Velshi, Margaret Brennan (via ICN), Hayes. CNN tinkers.
- Neil Cavuto previews Thursday’s debate. FNC in Sioux City.
- MoJo radio: expanded, revamped, retooled...and quite dead.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on CNN’s David Frum attacking Fox News.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/12/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Video: Neil Cavuto’s battle royale with OWS port saboteur.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Mediaite responds to ‘insecure’ Greta’s smackdown.
- Ailes book rumors spur response. Housley is thankful.
- Tommy Christopher gushes over ‘diverse’ Up with Hayes.
- Video: Geraldo discusses his new radio show with Don Imus.
- Hot & Not: Trump, Todd, TJ, Muppets, etc. Christie zings MoJo.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
12/10/11 00:14 Filed in: links
- It’s official: Geraldo gets WABC radio talk show.
- Reliable Sources video: campaigning via television.
- Stanley: Too many Iowans watch Fox News.
- News Watch video: Trump’s debate debacle.
- Greta: Is Mediaite on CNN’s payroll? Al’s unpaid bills.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Jay Leno. Cain: cable contributor?
- Megyn Kelly, star of a new generation of female anchors.
- CNN promises an all-star line-up for annual Heroes fest.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/09/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- MSNBC job opening: conservatives need not apply.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Geraldo Rivera to WABC radio? Flashback.
- Talking Biz News misrepresents FBN ratings.
- Alisyn Camerota: I fainted at the White House!
- Scarborough: Chris Wallace loathes Mitt Romney?!
- Profile: Martha MacCallum and her holiday look.
- Contentious Baier Q&A altered Mitt’s media strategy.
- Video: Donald Trump with Imus part one, part two.
- Bret Baier profile: A Boy Scout with a very sharp knife.
- Dr Isadore Rosenfeld retires. A tree grows in Jerusalem.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/08/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Christopher serves up eight paragraphs about Olbermann’s lighting.
- Surprise: Fox hater posts lies about Bill O’Reilly.
- Q&A: How the youngest anchor in cablenews stays happy and healthy.
- CNN morning mayhem: Soledad demands solo. Feud of the week?
- Video: Do Gingrich and Obama share a common ideological ancestor?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/07/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- The Five video: Greg defends Alec Baldwin, Beckel zings Mika.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bret Baier’s son has fifth angioplasty, doing well: hospital pix.
- Video: Carl Carmeron talks w/Imus about the Trump debate.
- Guy Johnson leaves CNBC. MSNBC in Jerusalem. TJ to BET.
- Dr Gupta novel a TNT pilot. CNN’s Jaconi goes cross-platform.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/06/11 00:21 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- TJ Holmes leaving CNN. Q&A: Erin Burnett.
- Huck forum numbers. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Ed Henry talks to Don Imus. Mitt Romney to FNS.
- CNBC Europe/Asia merge. Thomas Roberts with Cyndi Lauper.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/05/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- What do you get when you’ve been grilled by Bret Baier?
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-MonicaCrowley 1-2-3.
- Video: The Donald blasts Chuck Todd on MSNBC.
- Sherman: That crafty Ailes is up to something again.
- Hot & Not: Olbermann, Imus, Mr Herman Cain, Greta etc.
- Ron Christie: Chris Matthews’s ignorance of facts is shocking.
- Behind the scenes at Huck’s forum. Catherine Crier resurfaces.
- CNN’s Eason Jordan resurfaces...to produce the Trump debate!
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/02/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Melissa Francis leaving CNBC to join FBN. JKUSA: new producer.
- Lean forward: MSNBC uses news ticker for agit-prop instead of news.
- FNC responds to Daily Beast NYPD article: A completely fabricated story refuted in other publications; we’re surprised Tina allows this garbage on her website.
- After taking a shot at FBN, Imus admits his info was ‘erroneous’. More.
- Chris Matthews in Springfield. Rachel Maddow at Ball State (via TVN).
- Meghan on MSNBC: Bachmann is, you know, ‘more smarter’ than Palin.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/01/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Greg Palkot thanks the man who saved his life.
- Q&A: Chuck Todd, Cenk, Erin Burnett. Chris Hayes: it’s a girl!
- Knaub: NewsCorp ‘never a terrorist target’. Flashback. More.
- Greta’s husband suddenly an issue again. Flashback. More.
- Six candidates to participate in Huck’s Presidential forum.
- Big Ed attacks Coop over GQ article! Three Eppies for CNN.
- Meghan attacks Bachmann, then interviews her on MSNBC. But why?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/30/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Video: The Five on Happy (and Unhappy) Meals.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- November program ranker: FNC holds the top 13 slots.
- O’Reilly bumps Rizzoli ratings, tops BriWi’s Rock Center!
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-ChrisWallace 1-2-3.
- ICN: Who’s leaking Imus numbers, and why?
- November: HLN slumps, Imus demo down as totals rise, CNBC daytime growth, Piers down, The Five up.
- November spin: CNN, MSNBC. CNNi drops two shows.
- Video: HLN lets Ann Coulter say what MSNBC bleeped.
- Another Olby twitter boycott? Here’s what set him off this time.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/29/11 00:48 Filed in: links
- TV Guide: pinheads? Miller: Soledad’s special ‘was awful’.
- Thursday’s numbers. Friday’s numbers. Weekend numbers.
- MoJo bleeps Coulter for ‘d-bag’, lets ‘human pestilence’ pass.
- Today’s lawsuit. Q&A: Mark Marvel. Whither Wither? Jerusalem.
- Video: The Five on Black Friday, OSW, Barney Frank, and more.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/28/11 00:29 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Geraldo loses Saturday show. FNC hires Anna Kooiman.
- News Blues ‘scoop’ looking even more dubious now.
- McCain: She’s gone to the dark side. Wacko MoJo promo in toto.
- Tonight: Bill O’Reilly is a person of interest on Rizzoli & Isles.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/23/11 00:40 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Bream 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly on pepper spray, context. Turks add staff.
- Cash crunch causes CNBC cutbacks. Thursday Eurocoverage.
- CNN radio anchor killed in crash. CNN’s Going Green.
- Video: Ed Rollins on the GOP debate and Fallon’s drummer.
- How Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes changed the world.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the media’s responsibility to correct liars.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/18/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Fair and balanced: Fox News hires two Democratic contributors.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Kelly’s Court examines the Natalie Wood mystery.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro on being heckled in Zuccotti Park.
- Video: Cavuto chastises Imus over Thursday’s bizarre rant. More.
- Newsbusters interviews Joe Scarborough. Behar could stay at CNN.
- Fox News signs newest contributor: Ed Rollins. Movieguide on FNC.
- Epic clash: Matthews vs Elder. Not epic: Acosta vs the flight attendant.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/17/11 00:16 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Jenna Lee gets ready for her close-up.
- Video: Matthews w/Colbert. Lewis: MoJo and me.
- Ad Age: FNC may see an election-year windfall.
- Rob Marciano’s a new father. Today’s Piers PR stunt.
- Kessler: The Five shows why Fox News is a success.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Imus on Penn State and more.
- Video: Dana Perino demonstrates how she gives The Look.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/16/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Joy Behar’s HLN show to end by December.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- What topic makes the Morning Joe crew fall silent?
- Mika revisits her pay scale, again. Q&A: Chris Hayes.
- Bloomberg special: Berlusconi retrospective.
- Hangout with Bret Baier. Matthews book reviewed.
- Video: The Daily Caller snipes at Politico and MSNBC.
- Impartial journalist trolling twitter for Fox News gossip.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/15/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Video: OWS mob tries to shout down Adam Shapiro.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC’s Now ratings show no gain over last week.
- After CBS debate, FNC still tops. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Larry King with Imus talks music and the mob.
- Jennifer Griffin honors the 1%. Ed Schultz: What I read.
- Cenk fibs about his ratings, but it was only to ten people.
- ICN: Politico is not courting MSNBC. TCG: Yes they are.
- Fox hater frustration: Killing Lincoln not banned at Ford’s Theatre.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/14/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- ICN: Now w/Alex Wagner shafts news for talk, is unlikely to survive.
- Friday’s numbers: JuanWilliams-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Mediaite tries to instigate an O’Reilly/Greta spat. TheFive tops demo.
- Goldberg: The dumbest question ever. Jenna Lee: What I read.
- Politicozy with MSNBC; more. Impartial journalist hired (via ICN).
- Pew: Fox News #1 in twitter engagement too (via The Cable Game).
- Kurtz: CBS ready to sign Joe and Mika but NBC put the kaibosh on it.
- Hot & Not: Murray, Penn State, CNN layoffs, etc. Lemon book review.
- MSNBC: The place for reruns. Hertzberg gushes over
five-vs-zeroUp.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/11/11 00:13 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Major cuts at CNN hit scores of employees nationwide.
- Big Ed deposed in lawsuit. MSNBC sued over Murray doc.
- Monday: MSNBC kills an hour of news for HuffPo’s Alex Wagner.
- Cancelled Greta Q&A with Mrs Herman Cain to tape this weekend.
- CNN.com goal: to dominate the web. Q&A: Gasparino, Soledad.
- CNBC’s twicker debate among the least-watched.
- Video: The Five on debate gaffes by Perry, Cain. Spitzer resurfaces.
- MSNBC accused of checkbook journalism, gives LaToya the brush-off.
- Specials: Bret Baier’s Fight for Iowa; Robin Meade’s Salute to Troops.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/10/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Debate-Laura-Baier 1-2-3.
- Flashback: What anchor called Palin ‘Princess Sarah’? Answer.
- Bias Bash video: Judith Miller on Paterno, Cain, and more.
- Current sets premiere of Young Turks. Dana Bash’s mommy time.
- Q&A: Soledad. O’Brien in Bama. Bartiromo bettered Burnett?
- Jackson estate demands MSNBC scrap its Murray documentary.
- Occupy Wall Street bought ad time on O’Reilly? Err, not exactly.
- Ratings-challenged Piers leaving reality show. Kiran teases return.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/09/11 00:30 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-CainPresserFNC-TheFive 1-2-3.
- Controversy swirls over MSNBC Murray documentary.
- Mitt Romney’s unique media strategy: avoid Fox News!?
- O’Reilly nipping at BriWi’s heels. CNBC preps for debate.
- Q&A: Ashley Webster. No saving Grace. Sherling to CNN.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/08/11 00:23 Filed in: links
- The Five gets its highest ratings ever.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Chris Cotter leaving FBN for ESPN.
- MSNBC impartial journalism at 11:00 am: five-vs-zero.
- Is MSNBC blacklisting its own contributor? CNN/DC expansion.
- CNN’s Next List w/Gupta to premiere. Romans and Velshi party.
- Cablenewsers hook up with Google+. Weekend numbers.
- Debates proliferate as ratings rise. Bonus Baier. Mitt stiffs Bret.
- MSNBC skeds momentous special: Michael Jackson and the Doctor.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/07/11 00:16 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- MSNBC and FNC pass on Allred presser.
- Julie Banderas returning to Red Eye. Flash back.
- EW: The Five is a happy, nutty, delightful family.
- Q&A: CNN’s Mark Whitaker, Ken Jautz. Oops.
- FBN’s Power and Money to debut tonight.
- Ultimate Fox hater plan: dismantle from within?
- Carr: With Anderson Cooper, more may be less.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/04/11 00:42 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- They call me Mr Herman Cain. Profile: Dana Perino.
- Video: MSNBC’s O’Donnell calls for assault on the NRA.
- Cablers gear up for Greece; Asman special. Hardball hijinks.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/03/11 00:16 Filed in: links
- Mrs Herman Cain cancels interview with Greta.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- FNC exec smacks down Chris Matthews.
- Q&A: Erin Burnett, Gerri Willis, Soledad O’Brien, Scot Safon.
- VIdeo: Chris Wallace w/Imus. Candy Crowley honored.
- High to helm CNN earlybird hours. Ali Velshi’s new roles.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/02/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- October: FBN natings slump, Imus numbers ‘miserable’.
- Newest MSNBC contributor: Meghan McCain.
- Zurawik: Piers and Burnett are sinking CNN primetime.
- Swells party with Matthews. CNN launches Espanol website.
- Who’s landed Mrs Cain’s first national interview? Video: Gerri’s jig.
Tuesday Links and Open thread
11/01/11 00:36 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- October: Fox News Channel holds top 13 cablenews slots.
- Red Eye tops Piers, Hardball, etc. Gutfeld imposter helped?
- October spin: MSNBC, CNN, HLN. Weekend numbers.
- Robin Meade on CNN. Nicole Lapin resurfaces.
- Color of Change raises the ante against MSNBC’s Buchanan.
- Video: Andy Levy fact-checks Ann Coulter. Natali’s natal news.
- Q&A: Chris Matthews, Chris Matthews.
- MSNBC adds new, fake, window. Belcher brouhaha.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media treatment of OWS protesters.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/31/11 00:56 Filed in: links
- Arrington: CNN called me racist! Soledad: Not so. (via TVN).
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- O’Reilly keep writing. Fox’s Junior Reporters program.
- FNC DC bureau goes dark. Bret Baier’s reading list.
- Q&A: Sean Hannity, Chris Matthews, Sandra Smith, Tamron Hall.
- CNNi skeds biz show. CNBC docs: jobs, the lowdown on Pepsi.
- Hot & Not: Amanpour, Chernoff, CNN AM, Trump, CNBC etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/28/11 00:13 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
- Lawsuit against signature MSNBC show will proceed.
- Chernoff exits CNN. Madoff scammed Larry for $700K.
- Video: Judge Napolitano w/Stewart part one, part two.
- Ailes Apprentice Program graduates its seventh class.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/27/11 00:35 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Judith Miller on media coverage of OWS.
- Congressman demands an apology from Greta.
- Q&A: Dennis Miller. O’Reilly’s trademark. MoJo in Westport.
- Video: Martha MacCallum talks to Don Imus about working at FNC.
- Shepard Smith engages the news. Burnett numbers hit bottom.
- Zurawik: Best coverage of Wall Street protests is from...Olbermann!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/26/11 00:08 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Dennis Miller, The Rev, Chris Matthews.
- Amanpour back to CNN? Imus cancels O’Reilly over plug.
- Video Q&A: Chris Jansing part deux, part tres.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/25/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Today’s deja vu firing demand. Awkward!
- Trump reignites feud with Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Thomas Roberts ejected. CNBC contest hacked.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly on the Today show. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Soledad. CNN wants your questions for Alec Baldwin!
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media bias and David Gregory.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/24/11 00:23 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-ChrisWallace 1-2-3.
- Video: Charlie Gasparino confronts Media Matters.
- Larry King returning to radio, and tv? (via CB)
- Profile: Lori Rothman. Zoraida Sambolin to CNN.
- Q&A: Chris Jansing, Liz Claman. Claman’s dining diary.
- VIdeo: Flawed EPA ratings inflate electric car mileage?
- Hot & Not: FBN, changes at MSNBC, Qadaffi killed, etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/21/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-ChrisWallace 1-2-3.
- Qaddafi killed: FNC beat MSNBC and CNN combined.
- Q&A: Judge Napolitano. Zakaria snags A-Jad. Sanford to FNC.
- Video: On the Record 15-yr highlight reel. CNN skeds Black IV.
- Surprise: Up w/Chris Hayes gets rave review from...HuffPo!
- Fox haters welcome book-burning, calling it funny, awesome.
- ICN: MSNBC continues to erode live news for talking head politics.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/20/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC loses another hour of news to leftist opinionizing.
- Two more GOP debates added to FNC schedule.
- Hall: Freedom Watch slump means Fox will fire Judge Nap?!
- Claim: US troops ordered to burn O’Reilly books.
- Video: The Rev w/Stewart. Q&A: D-Rat. Juan Williams on CNN.
- Video: Dennis Miller ridicules Bill Burton. Today’s firing demand.
- FNC’s 15th: Greta airs live from Phoenix. Adam’s squib, Andy’s rib.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/19/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Coop 1-2-3.
- CNN debate snags 5.5M viewers, short of FNC’s 6.1M debate.
- MSNBC shake-up: Big Ed to 8pm, O’Donnell to 10. Analysis.
- Q&A: Judge Andrew Napolitano, Juan Williams, Robin Meade.
- Bias Bash video: Media coverage of CNN debate, occupiers, etc.
- Honored: Mark Haines, Maddow. Profile: Chris Hayes (via ICN).
- Sargent: GOP debate loser was...Coop?! Anderson’s Mini-Me.
- Zurawik: CNN debate OK, except for Burnett. CNN, São Paolo.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/18/11 00:59 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Olbermann got $10 million to lose viewers. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Coop (v/TVN), Liz Claman. FBN memo: more biz, less politics.
- VIdeo: Peter Johnson Jr on the real meaning of ‘occupy’.
- CNN skeds November debate on national security/foreign policy.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on anti-semitism among Wall St occupiers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/17/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Jon Scott’s 15 years at Fox News.
- Murdock: The Roger Ailes you haven’t heard about.
- Surprise! MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan working with occupiers.
- Q&A: Lauren Green (via ICN). Geraldo takes a powder.
- Debates: a hot ticket on cablenews. CNN preps huge set.
- Hot & Not: Squawk, Granholm, Hank Williams Jr, King, etc.
- Melvin’s matrimony. Profile: Melissa Harris-Perry.
- Examiner: FNC, the future of tv news. CNN’s reality reruns.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/14/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- MSNBC genius: occupiers need a ‘Kent State moment’.
- WaPo: How FNC changed the face of journalism.
- John King on CNN standards. Shades of Elsa Klensch.
- Huntsman boycotts CNN debate. Q&A: Larry King.
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly with Letterman, on CBS Early Show.
- CNNers party with Whitaker. Profile: D-Rat.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/13/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Obama gets snippy with FNC’s Ed Henry. More.
- Videos: Don Imus with Chris Wallace, Juan Williams.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Larry King resurfaces for ‘rare’ interview.
- Thomasch: Seeking ratings gold MSNBC latches onto occupiers.
- CNN’s new ‘conservative’ hire: I am not comfortable on the right.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/12/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- OutFront with Erin Burnett: an instant flop?
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Current TV hires Jennifer Granholm: Q&A.
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly. Faneuil Hall pix. Q&A: D-Rat (via ICN).
- Hank Williams Jr to post unaired video re Fox & Friends flap?
- Zurawik: Rose and his phony kitchen table ruined debate.
- Geraldo exposed: he’s a CIA operative! Celebrity vs credibility.
- Video: O’Reilly vs Tavis Smiley & Cornell West part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/11/11 00:42 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap sez Iran terror plot not an act of war.
- Tamron Hall: I’m not a partisan; I go to gay pride parades.
- Q&A: Stuart Varney, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Liz Claman.
- Cablenewsers: talk isn’t cheap. Weekend numbers.
- Juan Williams in Cleveland. Bloomberg preps for first debate.
- Fox 15th celebration: Bill O’Reilly live from Faneuil Hall, Boston.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/10/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Fox News Studio 12H gets extreme makeover.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Occupiers use doctored video to claim Geraldo chased off.
- Occupier wants to break Geraldo’s hands: the crowd cheers!
- Q&A: Bill O’Reilly, Chris Wallace, Lori Rothman. More Squawk.
- Hank Williams Jr: payback. Debates shape the race.
- Victory lap for Fox and Hannity. Greta: Loyalty matters.
- Piers Morgan isn’t sleeping well? CNN goes European?
- Hot & Not: Erin Burnett, Wall Street, Fox News, HLN, Steve Jobs.
Friday Links and Open thread
10/07/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Fox 15th videos: Rupert and Roger; FNC through the years.
- Christopher: Lawrence O’Donnell unfair, offensive, despicable.
- Q&A: Bret Baier, Bret Baier, Big Ed, Big Ed. CNN’s Next List.
- Critics scorch international superstar Erin Burnett.
- Bill Hemmer hosts behind-the-scenes look at FNC: preview.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/06/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Video: Greg Gutfeld and The Five on Steve Jobs’s mother.
- Beckel staged ‘heart attack’ unnerves Dana Perino.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Blue on blue: Ratigan vs Schultz. Q&A: Big Ed.
- Roger Ailes: the early years (via The Cable Game).
- Soledad in Greensboro. MoJo in the Fish House.
- The Rev has a new catchphrase. Profile: Craig Melvin.
- Erin Burnett is not getting a sex change. Cablers cover Jobs.
- Variety: Dim-witted Burnett is wildly out of her depth.
- Zurawik: Smug, superficial Erin Burnett doesn’t get America.
- FNC 15th celebration: Hannity airs live from Atlanta.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/05/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-AmandaKnox(CNN)-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Palin opts out of 2012 race; does she re-up with Fox, or go rogue?
- Greta debunks another purported Fox News ‘controversy’.
- H’wood Reporter Q&A: Maddow. Caruso-Cabrera goes international.
- Lean Forward: Impartial MSNBC journalist anchors from protests!
- Ten cablers from MSNBCNN make Root 100; not on list: Juan Williams, Harris Faulkner, Lauren Green, Wendell Goler, Kelly Wright, anyone on FNC.
- CNN signs Maria Cardona, David Frum. Coop targets bullying.
- Video: Andy Levy fact-checks the Hank Williams Jr controversy.
- Roger Ailes and Shep Smith look back at 15 years of Fox News.
- Neil Cavuto talks FNC, MS, and more. Bloomberg’s economic debate.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/04/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. Knox.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly on GBTV. Weekend numbers.
- Audio: Brian Kilmeade on Hank Williams Jr.
- Scarborough: Turn off your television and read HuffPo!
- The rumor that refuses to die: Scarborough to CBS?
- Jansing at Otterbein. Q&A: Brennan (via ICN), Don Lemon.
- Erin Burnett premiere focuses on Wall St protesters. Q&A.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg relates his Andy Rooney experience.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/03/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Greta addresses latest purported FNC ‘controversy’.
- Temporary no longer: The Five officially on FNC schedule.
- Neil Cavuto at the River Walk. Profile: Erin Burnett.
- Hagey: CNN has a ‘woman problem’; can Erin Burnett fix it?
- VIdeos: George Lopez with Trump on Cain, Wall St protests etc.
- Gretchen distances herself from Hank Williams Jr.
- Wolff: What Ailes can teach us. Profile: Sean Hannity.
- Roger and Megyn reflect on 15 years of FNC. Ailes honored.
- Levine: How the Fox News Channel captured cable.
- The Rev has his big Monday topic all picked out.
- Hot & Not: CNN, MSNBC, Craig Crawford, Bob Beckel.
- FNC 15th celebration: Cavuto airs from Trump Intl in Chicago.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/30/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly talks to Megyn about taxes, Jon Stewart, etc.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld talks to Don Imus. Huck reconsidering?!?
- Al-Awlaki news breaks: FNC 4:37 am, CNN 4:41, MSNBC 5:30.
- The salt armistice. ICN: The curious case of Craig Crawford.
- Video: Sarah Palin talks 2012, Juan Williams, Herman Cain, etc.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/29/11 00:16 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- CNN skeds another debate. Coop celebrates two years of Joy.
- Detente or donnybrook? Huck to interview Mitt Romney.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus on the GOP debate, Chris Christie etc.
- Kurtz: Quotes and tidbits from Ailes, O’Reilly, Megyn etc.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Jon Stewart part one, part two.
- Did MSNBC’s Al Sharpton hiring hand CNN a ratings boost?
- Profile: Tamron Hall (v/ICN). Q&A: Bill O’Reilly. Kelly & Kendall.
- Have the media forgotten Shuster’s grudge against Fox News?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/28/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on The View part one, part two.
- Ed Schultz interrupts Dem fundraising to narrate Chile doc.
- Journalist Shuster’s Fox attacks succeed: he got attention.
- Q3: FNC #1 in every hour, beating CNN+MSNBC combined.
- Battle for distant second place sets off analysis frenzy.
- Erin Burnett: profile, Q&A, Q&A. Juan Williams in Sioux City.
- Video: 15 years of Shepard Smith. O’Reilly on NPR.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on public trust of the media.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/27/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Carpe Diem: Will The Five be around longer than expected?
- September numbers: FNC holds top 16 programs; The Five grows. September spin: MSNBC, CNN. Q3 spin: CNN, HLN, MSNBC.
- Bill O’Reilly videos: Imus in the Morning part one, part two; Fox & Friends; Good Morning America part one, part two.
- Lean Forward: MSNBC’s Ed Schultz fundraises for Democrats.
- John King: changing of the guard. Weekend numbers.
- Is MSNBC sinking into third place? Maybe, or maybe not.
- CNN debate may exclude Huntsman. Q&A: Erin Burnett.
- FNC 15th celebration: Shepard Smith is live in Las Vegas.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/26/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- CNN’s 2011 top 10 heroes. Megyn brings Yardley to debate.
- Bauder: Erin Burnett hour promises essays, ‘fresh angles’.
- Hot & Not: Uygur, Jansing, Hansen, Holt, Holmes, HLN, etc.
- Kurtz: Roger Ailes ‘repositions’ Fox News, and ‘rankles the right’.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/23/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Fox News/Google debate most watched of all.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Impartial MSNBC anchor: Republicans think ‘slavery is cool’?!?
- New Pew: FNC top news source; CNN fades; MSNBC miniscule.
- Lean Forward: More Pulitzer-worthy journalism from MSNBC.
- JumpTime determines msnbc.com story placement.
- Video: Sidewinder builds morale with music part one, part two.
- FBN/FNC 5:00 am special coverage. Alexis Glick resurfaces (via ICN).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/22/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ailes & Company celebrate 15 years of Fox News. More.
- Megyn ready for debate, and ready to interrupt if necessary.
- FBN goes live 7-10pm tonight with Dobbs and Asman.
- Soledad’s newest exposé: female boxing.
- Cablenewsers focus on cop-killer’s execution.
- Shepard Smith is still holding a hot hand. Q&A: Bret Baier.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/21/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bret Baier behind the scenes of Thursday’s debate.
- Fox News/Google debate gains an additional 15 minutes.
- MSNBC prime still a Solyndra-free zone. Maddow on Today.
- Coop to host anti-bullying town hall. Kitty Pilgrim resurfaces.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/20/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Goetzl: O’Reilly couldn’t fill a Boston bus shelter. Today: tickets to O’Reilly 15th anniversary show sell out in under 36 hours.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Stuart Varney, Adam Shapiro. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Neil Cavuto talks to Don Imus part one, part two.
- Slideshow: Fox & Friends celebrate FNC 15th in Orlando.
- Surprise! Ignorant serial liar gets Current TV show!
- Is Joe Scarborough’s Politico piece plagiarism?
- CNN signs Ari Fleischer. Candy Crowley in Marquette.
- Video: Greta vs Tucker. Fallout: part one, part two.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on Attack Watch and Jeff Immelt.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/19/11 00:28 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Poll: Best news channel? FNC-CNN-MSNBC 1-2-3. Analysis.
- Point: Greta. Counterpoint: Tucker. Response: Greta. More.
- Newsweek profile: Bill O’Reilly. Olbermann ratings at all-time low.
- Video: Fox & Friends 15-year highlight reel. Q&A: Steve Doocy.
- MSNBC goes all out to promote ‘marriage equality’ presentation.
- FNC 15th celebration kicks off with Fox & Friends live in Orlando.
- Hot & Not: WSJ, CNBC, American Morning, Chris Hayes, Alex Witt.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/16/11 00:57 Filed in: links
- Zurawik: Critics of CNN debate want to enforce a liberal othodoxy.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3.
- Greta: What some bloggers don’t understand about journalism.
- Biznet boom backslides (via ICN). McGinnis ducking Fox News.
- Bashir: Romney not a Christian; media mum. Flashback: Ainsley Earhardt.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/15/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Unfinished Joe Scarborough website is live.
- Another ex-CNNer finds work at Current TV.
- Video: Glenn Beck with Don Imus part one, part two.
- CNN eyes Ashleigh and Soledad for AM shifts.
- Hemmer loves his cornhole. Spot the goof! StG deux!
- Malcolm: CNN debate ratings not exactly stellar.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/14/11 01:06 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn grills Keith Ablow over Chaz Bono.
- FNC travels cross country to celebrate 15th year.
- ICN: Print journalism snobbery. Q&A: Big Ed. Hayes gets Up.
- Shep Smith pulling up stakes. CNBC: That’s entertainment!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
09/13/11 01:12 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Debate-PostDebate-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- VIdeo: Kilmeade takes on Venus and Shaq. Weekend numbers.
- Poniewozik: CNN could learn something from Fox.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr on CNN’s ‘insidious’ debate intro.
- Biggest loser in Monday debate: CNN?! Q&A: Malveaux.
- Video: Just what is that taped to Glenn Beck’s back?
- Politics and media make strange bedfellows. Today’s outrage!
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/12/11 00:40 Filed in: links
- Video: Gutfeld to Krugman: Go to hell you bitter bearded buffoon!
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-ChrisWallace-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Will MSNBC buy Politico? Rick Sanchez resurfaces.
- Ed Henry: No one is telling me what to say. Beck...back on Fox?!
- From The Mole to an hour with Snooki. CNN’s tea party debate.
- MSNBC’s newest contributor has a rather [warning!] colorful past.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/09/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shep-Obama/FNC 1-2-3.
- MSNBC airs 9/11 commentary by 9/11 truther.
- FBN’s Bulls & Bears becomes After the Bell.
- Janice Dean: How 9/11 changed my life. CNN misses their flight.
- Raw archival video: Rick Leventhal as North Tower collapses.
- Profiles: Sam Feist, Soledad. Today’s outrage! FBN live from Wall St.
- Salon rips Scarborough ditty: a millionaire’s ‘vanity project’.
- The Cable Game: Fred Ryan is the Politico/Reagan Library connection.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the fairness of MSNBC’s debate coverage.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/08/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Post-speech O’Reilly, Dobbs do FNC/FBN live simulcast segment.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-PostDebate 1-2-3.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus on the debate and 9/11.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-HarrisFaulkner 1-2-3.
- CNBC’s brain drain? Profile: Big Ed (via ICN). Meserve to GWU.
- Scarborough fair? Joe emulates Simon and Garfunkle.
- Video: Ron Paul enters the no-spin zone...sort of. Juliet’s jibe.
- Goldberg: MSNBC is dumb (via TCG). Matthews joins the 21st century.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/07/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Blogger outraged that FNC hired someone she disagrees with.
- Andrea Mitchell’s cancer announcement. MSNBC preps for debate.
- Profile: Shannon Bream. Q&A: Wolf Blitzer. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Ed Henry talks with Don Imus about 9/11. Terminate the ticker!
- Finally! Your chance to slaughter Bill O’Reilly, Sarah Palin, and Brit Hume!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/31/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3.
- EW: The Five is alive! Molly Henneberg expecting.
- TCG: Why is Politico’s Martin on a jihad against Fox News?
- NY: How did Al Sharpton get a show? Alan still gets hate mail.
- The 13 top cable news programs are on FNC. Q&A: Maddow.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/30/11 00:55 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3.
- Greg Gutfeld, and The Five, have a big summer.
- August: Fox News rises. August spin: CNN, MSNBC.
- Video: Coop reports on nonexistent Presidential visit.
- CNN drops Meserve (v/ICN); buys Zite; teases OutFront: analysis.
- Video: Charlie Gasparino on GMA. Weekend numbers.
- Unproven Gawker ‘scoop’ targets O’Reilly and wife. FNC response.
- Zurawik: ABC rewards ‘crazed, venom-dripping’ Grace.
- EW: PoliticsNation premiere full of awkward bombast. NYT: Another MSNBC lockstep liberal lecture.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on hurricane hype and media vs religion.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/29/11 00:08 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Williams-Chris Wallace-Harris Faulker 1-2-3. Two of the top three programs: anchored by Fox News African-American journalists.
- Video: Jeff Flock takes a direct hit from Hurricane Irene.
- Nancy Grace trips the light fantastic. Maddow in Cummington.
- Salon: The worst hurricane Irene coverage was from...guess who?!
- Profile: The Rev Al. Q&A: The Root, Eric Deggans. NPR: Sharpton hire part of a larger trend. Washington: He’s cable catnip.
- Shep Smith remembers 9/11. Bauder: Irene attracts media big guns.
- Lemon’s iPhones. FBN live at 5:00 am; F&F Monday extra hour.
- Hot & Not: Sharpton, Childers, Irene, Herridge, Gawker, Contessa etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/26/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shep-Baier 1-2-3.
- Whew! Pivotal MSNBC show saved. Herridge/FNC lawsuit tossed.
- Gawker threatens undefined exposé against unnamed FNCer.
- Q&A: Steve Harrigan, Jomanah Karadsheh, Al Sharpton, Contessa Brewer, Coop. Profile: Soledad, Huck. Video: Contessa’s sign-off (via ICN).
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/25/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Andy Levy vs Alec Baldwin part one, part two.
- Did impartial anchor Jansing get talking point from Think Progress?
- Contessa Brewer loses anchor spot. ICN: MSNBC blew it!
- Miller: No, Al, you’re not just like Huck. MSNBC an hour late.
- Video: Karl Rove to Sarah Palin, ‘Get a thicker skin!’
- Q&A: Steve Harrigan, Matthew Chance (via ICN).
- Doyle: Cable news channels obsessed with anti-Obama blood lust!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/24/11 00:24 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Larry Kudlow’s CNBC show in jeopardy?
- Freed journos speak: Tadek Markowski (video), Matthew Chance.
- What cablenews host made 100 most powerful women list?
- Video: Penguins vs Kilmeade’s new shoes (h/t Carpe Diem).
- Q&A: Janice Dean. Video: Phantom hands pin Ben’s Stein’s mic.
- Controversy swirls over Sharpton hire. The Rev compares self to Huck. Did this op-ed seal the deal? Watkins: Al Sharpton opens doors for black journalists?!?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/23/11 01:11 Filed in: links
- ICN: MSNBC redefines the meaning of ‘breaking news’.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- ICN: Making Sharpton MSNBC host worse than CNN hiring Spitzer!
- Cablers pivot to earthquake. Video: Special Rpt may air outdoors.
- It’s official: MSNBC hires Sharpton (!) to host show.
- Q&A: Megyn Kelly, Neil Cavuto. Kiran Chetry resurfaces.
- Videos: Steve Harrigan avoids gunfire in Tripoli, CNNer grazed.
- Coop gains while competitors off. Weekend numbers. Today’s oops.
- Desperate cablers turn to old PR standby: a feud! CNN eyes Zite.
- Pareene: MSNBC weekend worse than Fox! Another FNC outrage!
- Video: Bernard Goldberg critiques the Ingraham/Rangel shootout.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/22/11 00:18 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: MonicaCrowley-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Heather Childers officially named to weekend anchor slot.
- Video: Leventhal and Miller on reporting from Libya.
- Q&A: John Roberts, Varney, Gupta. Rachel Maddow unplugged.
- Zurawik: Remarkable tv. CNN’s simulcast. MSNBC takes flak.
- Hot & Not: Christine O’Donnell, Libya, markets, Ed Schultz.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/19/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Bob Beckel’s adventures in apologizing.
- Q&A: Martin Bashir, Piers Morgan. It’s time for truth.
- Kovach: Liar exposed! Lying liar Megyn Kelly caught lying...on air!
- Lockup shut down. MSNBC 9/11 lineup. Rick Sanchez finds work?
- Video: Laura Ingraham’s contentious Rangel wrangle. Cheney revealed.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/18/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Deggans: CNN making headlines but not for journalism.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Olbermann airs slanderous character assassination.
- Video: Bias Bash on coverage of candidates’ pastors etc.
- Varney gets 8pm hour next week; FBN simulcast on FNC Fri 5am.
- Video: Beckel w/Imus talks The Five and more pt one, pt two.
- ICN: Has Bill O’Reilly become yesterday’s news?
- Video: Andy Levy’s devastating ‘apology’ to Chris Brown.
- Controversy swirls around tweet from tv’s Andy Levy.
- ICN: Rules for cablenews tweeters. Bad call bites Cramer again.
- Zurawik: Insufferable Piers and pitiful Christine engage in mutual exploitation. O’Donnell: I was running late. Morgan: What, me rude?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/17/11 00:27 Filed in: links
- Video: Christine O’Donnell walks out on Piers Morgan.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- Video: Red Eye takes a jab at Morning Joe.
- Video: Bias Bash on media uproar over GOP words.
- Q&A: Megyn, Wolf. Profile: Lemon. Rothman on market drops.
- ICN: The decline of media journalism. To release a predator.
- Video: Big Ed admits to editing trickery. Today’s firing demand.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/16/11 00:59 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. FNC #2 in all cable.
- Schultz and MSNBC use special Ed-it to falsify Perry speech.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Imus on Elvis and Iowa, part one, part two.
- The Rise of Freedom e-book to feature exclusive WTC footage.
- Video: Bias Bash on theological campaigns, jobs in Texas, etc.
- The truth about Fox News. Lemon provokes second incident?
- Rick Sanchez resurfaces. Video: Ali Velshi with Jon Stewart.
- O’Donnell goes on leave. Biznet ad wars. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on uncomfortable questions for Bachmann.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/15/11 00:21 Filed in: links
- Coop’s new timeslot runs into obstacle: Bill O’Reilly.
- Friday’s numbers: Baier-Juan Williams-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on Iowa, terrorism. Becky’s baby boy.
- Stelter: Biznets gain as markets roil. Meet Simon Hobbs.
- Video: The Amazing Kreskin made a Presidential prediction.
- Hot & Not: Markets, straw polls, etc. Obama talks with Wolf.
- CNN skeds 9/11 docs. Soledad special stirs controversy.
- Zurawik: Maybe Olbermann and Bohrman deserve each other.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/12/11 00:40 Filed in: links
- Video: Neil Cavuto on a revolution that started 15 years ago.
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Debate snags over five million viewers. FNC a double winner.
- Coop’s first week at 8pm: fewer viewers than In the Arena!
- Video: Bias Bash critiques GOP debate coverage.
- Claim: CNN ‘insiders’ say Piers about to be fired?!
- Video: Geraldo caught in a time warp?
- Zurawik: Wallace, Baier set a high bar for debate moderators.
- Cilliza: Moderators were debate winners. Globe: Fox wins. More.
- Q&A: Dr Sanjay Gupta. Profile: Chris Hayes.
- FBN: Cavuto live special tonight 8pm; Lou Dobbs live 8pm Sunday.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/11/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- Olbermann’s Countdown sinks to new ratings low.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- GOP debate tonight followed by Hannity at 11:00 pm.
- VIdeo: Bill O’Reilly meets Rizzoli & Isles.
- FBN out of the red as Dobbs tops Kudlow. Huddy on The Five!
- CNN to rerun HBO reality show: analysis. Straw poll coverage.
- Sharpton decision coming next week? Today’s firing demand.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/10/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Market woes bring big numbers to biz nets.
- Cavuto: Saturday coverage. F&F: extra hour. CNBC: tonight.
- Despite controversies, CNN stands by John Defterios.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino on market madness; Tony Maddox.
- Did MSNBC contributor give political advice to the White House?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/09/11 00:55 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. The Five hits highs.
- Cavuto Saturday coverage snags record ratings. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bias Bash on coverage suggesting a ‘disengaged Presidency’.
- Surprise! ‘Next gen’ of cable news stars: mostly from MSNBC!
- Bauder: Rivals take advantage of CNBC slips. 16 years of Megyn.
- So-called ‘WNBC newser’ hyping Sharpton actually sells real estate.
- Zurawik: Schultz Wisconsin coverage is one-sided but skillful.
- Q&A: Ken Jautz, Bohrman. Video: CNN reporter attacked in riots.
- FBN scraps Imus all week, goes live daily to 11:00 pm. CNBC tonight.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media finger pointing. FNC wins gym war.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/08/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Williams-Chris Wallace-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Megyn shows pix of baby Yardley. Megyn’s new ‘do.
- Bohrman: Current was, is, and will stay a progressive network.
- Zurawik: Can Bohrman turn a sideshow tent act into journalism?
- Ex-CNNer David Borhman joins Olbermann, Gore at Current.
- CNN edits out SEAL widow’s reference to Christ?
- Video: Bias Bash on Afghanistan deaths and The Devil’s Double.
- Biznets go live! FBN: entire primetime schedule. CNBC: 8pm plus.
- Video: The Donald on the downgrade. More F&F for Juliet Huddy?
- Is ex-CNNer Bohrman headed to Current? Coop’s in Somalia.
- Hot & Not: CNBC, Sharpton, CNBC, Maddow, CNBC. Today’s oops.
Friday Links and Open Thread
08/05/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. The Five rises.
- Fox Nation headline flap elicits response from FNC exec.
- Q&A: Tamron Hall (via ICN); Liz Claman, unlikely triathlete.
- E-Mac’s Bottom Line on Media Matters: part one, two, three.
- MSNBC and Big Ed to rally Wisconsin Dem voters. Flashback.
- Greta to John Kerry: Stop trying to intimidate the press!
- USA Today profile: Megyn Kelly. CNN’s Bohrman: out.
- Video: Bias Bash on Somalia, Piers Morgan, and more.
- Controversy swirls around rumored Al Sharpton hire.
- Piers pressure. Jautz defends. How did Media Matters miss this?
- FBN dumps Friday Imus for Webster-Smith-McDowell market coverage.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
08/04/11 00:47 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Surprise! ‘Huge’ FNC controversy turns out to be...a joke.
- Behind the scenes at Your World. Video: Inside Bloomberg.
- July program ranker: Bill-Hannity-Bret-Greta-Shep 1-5.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus. Pressure on Piers.
- Q&A: Ed Henry, Rick Sanchez, Soledad. CNN probes coal.
- ICN: It’s not too late for MSNBC to rethink a bad move.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
08/03/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Maddow hypes Sharpton: He’s wicked smart! He’s stupendous!
- CNBC drops World Business amid cash-for-coverage charges.
- Video: Bias Bash on overlooked Middle East developments.
- Don Lemon, riding publicity wave, to sub for Joy Behar.
- Why is MSNBC stalling its Sharpton decision? Q&A: E-Mac.
- Video: Alan Colmes w/Imus pt one, pt two. Weekend numbers.
- Zurawik: Olbermann a fawning pet poodle in Gore interview.
- Latest Buchanan zinger brings new calls to fire Pat. Update.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
08/02/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- Video: Bias Bash on the new tea partiers are terrorists meme.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC anchor panel shocker: unanimous electoral prediction.
- Don Lemon doesn’t watch CNN much. FNC dominates July.
- Griffin: If you’re not on MSNBC you’re stupid (or at least not smart).
- Greta: How to do away with countdown clocks. Q&A: Liz Claman.
- Mark Halperin suspension is over. July spin: MSNBC, HLN, CNN.
- FNC programs get makeovers. Janice Dean’s summer regalia.
- Videos: Ed Henry w/Don Imus, Lou Dobbs w/Jimmy Fallon.
- Q&A: Chris Hayes, new MSNBC star. Maddow contract extended.
- ICN: MSNBC favors prisons, predators over news. iReport at five.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg analyzes media coverage of debt debate.
Monday Links and Open Thread
08/01/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- MSNBC adds Chris Hayes to weekends. Mrs Hayes.
- Triathlete Liz Claman races to build homes for heroes.
- CNBC skeds Michigan GOP debate. Studio switch.
- Video: Bias Bash on media reaction to the debt deal.
- Debt Q&A: Ashley Webster, Adam Shapiro, Shibani Joshi.
- Video: Neil Cavuto w/Don Imus. Q&A: NBC’s Schiller (v/ICN).
- Revealed: CNN’s grilling of Piers Morgan. Spot the goofs!
- CNBC drops the ball? Hot & Not: Debt, Melvin, Sharpton etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/29/11 01:16 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- News Watch ‘behind the breaks’ online videos removed.
- Bill O’Reilly: murder suspect. Mike Schneider resurfaces.
- Video: The Insider profiles Harris Faulkner. Lou’s 100th.
- Sharpton: conflict of interest charges. Piers’ pesky past.
- Video: Let’s get physical! Current: Olbermann in, CEO out.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/28/11 00:00 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on Ed Henry, Media Matters, and more.
- Zurawik: White House looking to pick a fight. Greta: Give it a rest.
- Hiring Sharpton: payback for lobbying, or maybe affirmative action?
- Today’s cablenews lawsuit. Rick Sanchez resurfaces.
- MSNBC contributor: Corporate America literally rapes people.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/27/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ed Henry suddenly the target of Jay Carney attacks.
- Breaking: Joe Scarborough now a ‘veteran journalist’! (via ICN)
- Video: Bias Bash on the debt ceiling. In praise of Greg.
- Goode news at CNBC. Craig Melvin to (MS)NBC.
- Q&A: Juan Williams. Video: Williams w/Imus part one, part two.
- Today’s slander suit, MSNBC response. Today’s firing demand.
- Does a BBC audio clip implicate Piers in hacking...or not?
- FNC: no countdown clock for you! The future of CNN speaks.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/26/11 00:20 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Speeches(FNC)-Hannity-O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- FNC tops for Obama address. Weekend numbers.
- Uh oh! Will ‘smoking gun’ tape put Piers in a pickle?
- Megyn Kelly returns to America Live: August 8 (via ICN).
- Video: Juan Williams is no longer Muzzled.
- Q&A: CNN’s Mark Whitaker (via TVN). Erin’s CNN debut.
- That didn’t last long: Gawker lawsuit to be dismissed?
- Zurawik: Instead of context and analysis, CNN gives us Piers Morgan.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/25/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Harris-Laura-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Ed Henry solid in Fox News debut.
- Athena Jones to CNN. Another pointless list.
- Bias Bash video: Norway terror and debt ceilings.
- Stasi: Sharpton made to order for tv, Uygur not.
- Hot & Not: Uygur, News Corp, etc. Gasparino replies.
- Hampp: Will CNN’s new primetime attract viewers?
- Q&A: Phil Griffin, Larry King. Gawker’s selective curiosity.
- Juliet Huddy: Always a Fox, but is she still a Friend?
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/22/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- First guest on tonight’s O’Reilly Factor: Bill O’Reilly!
- Impartial MSNBC anchor: Bachmann would extinguish gays.
- ICN: MSNBC’s ‘insider’ problem. Tamron’s stalker.
- Greta: I’ve never seen anything at FNC like Uygur describes.
- Was Uygur his own worst enemy? Video: Cenk with Olby.
- Juan Williams’s story. New Piers problems? Q&A: Tony Maddox.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/21/11 05:02 Filed in: links
- Show me the Huddy: J$P hears Juliet will co-host Sat/Sun F&F.
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- MSNBC signs newest contributor: former Obama press aide.
- Greta: Politico revelation raises troublesome issues.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus on hacking, Bachmann pt one, pt two.
- TheDC: The ’N’ in MSNBC doesn’t stand for ‘news’.
- New line of attack: People on Fox News have ‘strange faces’!
- Uygur sez the White House got him fired. WH denies. ICN: What is MSNBC up to? Uygur speaks, and raises more questions. MSNBC: Uygur claims ‘baseless’.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/20/11 00:07 Filed in: links
- MSNBC dumps Cenk Uygur. Flashback.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Household coverage: CNN 87%, FNC 86%, MSNBC 83%.
- Q&A: Charlie Gasparino and the Cowboys [pdf].
- Video: Bias Bash critiques Murdoch testimony coverage.
- Exposed! News Corp’s secret political agenda.
- Singer Urungus claims he’s been banned from Red Eye.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/19/11 01:05 Filed in: links
- Geraldo: It was painful seeing Rupert Murdoch assaulted.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- The latest from CNN’s premier journalist. Weekend numbers.
- FNC aired more of the hearing, MSNBC least. FNC tops poll.
- Video: Bias Bash on media treatment of GOP tactics.
- Assault interrupts testimony. Piers breaks his silence.
- Sharpton speculation continues to swirl. CNBC’s baby boom.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/18/11 00:35 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Luntz-Baier 1-2-3. Jenna’s back.
- Dershowitz denounces Cramer. Cablers sked testimony.
- Audio: White House aide apologizes to Bret Baier.
- CNN streams simulcast. Chris Wallace a ‘school marm’?
- Famous woman-beater responds to Factor ’hate’ segment.
- Hot & Not: Kiran, Bashir, Sorkin, Gutfeld, The Five, etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/15/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Shuster: ready for his close-up. NYT’s Sorkin new CNBC anchor.
- CNN covers massive grassroots protest. Feist’s 2012 strategy.
- Zurawik: Emails about FNC show White House willingness to lie.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on WH emails, bias, and politicians’ lies.
- Q&A: Phil Griffin (v/ICN). FNC covers hack, but CNN mum on Morgan.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/14/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3. Five rebounds.
- Documents expose WH anti-FNC policy; more. Soledad’s foundation.
- FBI investigation of News Corp immediately leaks to press.
- Video: Chris Wallace talks Bachmann, debt ceiling with Don Imus.
- Wedeman caught in the crossfire. Q&A: Olbermann in the NY Post!
- CNN escorts Kiran Chetry out the door. But who’s next? Analysis.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/13/11 00:35 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Reuters retracts story promoted by Fox haters. ‘Whopper’.
- VIdeo: Bias Bash on media non-coverage of Syria.
- Water breaks at CNBC. Piers vs Piers.
- Video Q&A: Shep in AZ. Another very Casey weekend.
- CNN cheap shots Fox, but what about Piers Morgan?
- Video: Laura Ingraham with Don Imus part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/12/11 01:15 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. The Five: 1.2M.
- CNBC sticks up for...Rupert Murdoch?!? Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bias Bash on trouble in Afghanistan, etc.
- VIdeo Q&A: Margaret Brennan of Bloomberg. D-Rat: What I read.
- Axelrod praises Juan Williams book. Alan still gets hate mail.
- The Five reax... Mobius: fun; Fox Files: scattered; Hayride: has potential.
Monday Links and Open Thread
07/11/11 01:02 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on Pakistan, Iraq, leaks, etc.
- Profile: Greg Gutfeld previews The Five. Q&A: Jenna Lee.
- Roger Ailes pulls a fast one on Juan Williams.
- Obama pollster to double as CNN contributor.
- Hot & Not: CNN, Quintanilla, Casey Anthony, etc.
- Greta: How to cover a criminal trial, and how to watch one.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/08/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Grace 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Piers, Jessica Yellin, John Zarella. Profile: Charlie Gasparino.
- Berr: CNN needs a partner. Emmy-winner Larry King’s Potter show.
- O’Reilly gets bold and fresh with Carville. HLN’s very Casey weekend.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
07/07/11 00:17 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Dr Drew-Grace 1-2-3.
- Nancy Grace fires back at her critics.
- Bias Bash video: Cameras in court, Bachmann, etc.
- Six theories on why CNN sacked Spitzer.
- Greta: Should TVNewser sell ads to media it covers? More.
- Video: Martha MacCallum w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Hagey: All the reasons FNC is wrong and Brock is right.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Grace-HLNSpecRpt 1-2-3.
- MSNBC nixes Matthews cameo in Sorkin pilot.
- Zurawik: Spitzer sign-off evokes shades of Richard Nixon.
- Found: person who will miss ‘intelligent, prescient’ Spitzer.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
07/06/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: HLNSpecRpt-HLNNews-Grace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Revised CNN lineup impressive. ICN: A losing gamble?
- CNN dumps Spitzer, adds Burnett, moves Coop to 8:00 pm.
- Reese’s piece: HLN surge is the triumph of sleaze.
- VIdeo: A horrified Shep reacts to the tragedy of Caylee Anthony.
- Video: Bias Bash on media malpractice covering legal cases.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr rips ‘vigilante host’ Nancy Grace.
- Grace snags 2.8M, HLN peaks at 5.2M viewers. CNBC’s scoop.
- Q&A: Velez-Mitchell, Nancy Grace, Ken Jautz. Weekend numbers.
- What took Twitter so long to deal with the Fox account hack?
- Friedman: Another portrait to hang on MSNBC’s Wall of Shame.
- Jamie Colby to go on jury duty...with Jackie Mason!
- Video: Bernard Goldberg excoriates the media’s Anthony frenzy.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
07/05/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Say what? MSNBC issues a ‘DNC press release’?!?
- Friday’s numbers: HLNSpecRpt-Grace-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Nancy Grace’s phony indignation a ratings ploy.
- Flint: HLN about to undergo withdrawal symptoms.
- Hemmer and MacCallum fill Beck 5:00 pm slot today.
- In second week, Countdown 2.0 sinks below 100k.
- Goldberg: Double standards at MSNBC?
- Rosen: CNN to forgo ‘nonpartisan’ coverage? (via TVN)
- Video: Bob Beckel talks w/Don Imus about The Five.
- Video: Juan Williams on Media Matters ‘ruining lives’.
- F-bombs fly in cable trial coverage. Jenna and groom.
- The Secret Service joins the twitter hunt. CNN in NOLA.
Friday Links and Open Thread
07/01/11 00:26 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Ingraham-Beck-Grace 1-2-3.
- Juan Williams: Despicable Media Matters has targeted me.
- Q&A: Liz Claman on a few of her favorite places [pdf].
- Joe & Mika boast that their guest list is 10-1 Democrats.
- Folkenflik: CNN’s Whitaker seeks winning formula.
- Stasi: MSNBC’s high-school ‘suspensions’ rarely last long.
- Pareene: This would be a great time for MSNBC to fire Halperin!
- Zurawik: Beck finale empty and pathetic. CNN preps coal special.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/30/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: HLNSpecRpt-Ingraham-Grace 1-2-3.
- Report: The Five is Beck’s summer replacement. Analysis.
- Beck ratings collapse? Plummet? What the numbers show.
- Video: Juan Williams on Brock’s politics of destruction.
- Halperin apologizes for gaffe egged on by Joe; suspended!
- VIdeo: Bias Bash on Obama’s presser, national security.
- Zurawik: Beck’s leaving ends our long national nightmare.
- What’s next for Beck, Fox? More Erin Burnett scuttlebutt.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/29/11 00:23 Filed in: links
- Q&A: Greg Gutfeld on Red Eye’s best ratings ever.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Laura-HLNSpecRpt-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on freeing captured terrorists.
- Coop and Zucker expound on cable news.
- Video: Wiehl and Imus discuss Beck and Bachmann.
- Q2 program rankers. Olby trumpets O’Donnell slippage.
- When Larry meets Harry. New CNN intern arrives.
- News Corp apps top iPad charts. O’Reilly vs autobots.
Tuesday Links and OpenThread
06/28/11 00:30 Filed in: links
- Report: CNN is about to pull Spitzer and In the Arena.
- Q2 numbers: FNC holds top 12. Q2 spin: HLN, CNN, MSNBC.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-HLNSR 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Impartial MSNBC journalist goes off on rabid anti-Palin tear.
- Reese’s piece: June numbers show triumph of tabloid. FBN up.
- Glenn Beck and family attacked in Bryant Park.
- Funding the war on Fox, complete with link to file IRS complaint!
- Video: Bias Bash on Greece, the US economy, and Bob Gates.
- Brock’s Beck-bashing blowout. Bolling’s blunder. Yellin to WH.
- Zurawik: Hannity is cable’s Baghdad Bob. MSNBC drops the f-bomb.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/27/11 00:59 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Williams-Chris Wallace-Glenn Beck 1-2-3.
- Q&A: CNN’s Tony Maddox (via ICN). CNN ready in Yemen.
- Bachmann avoids accepting Wallace apology. Joe dings Chris.
- Kurtz challenges Media Matters. CNBC skeds Jack Welch profile.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/24/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Grace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik on Olbermann week one: smooth, rude, divisive.
- Barnicle, Bulger’s best bud. Q&A: Jenna Lee. Mika flashback.
- Poniewozik: Olby’s score-settling. Is Alisyn ready to move on up?
- Party w/MSNBC. CNN in (the other) Georgia. Dana Bash abortion flap.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/23/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- Olbermann pulls the plug on his 63-minute gambit.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Obama/FNC-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Joe & Mika in Hartford. Sailing to Orlando. (MS)NBC’s focus: vets.
- Video: Bias Bash on the Obama speech and Bernanke’s presser.
- Audio: Chris Wallace responds to purported Stewart ‘gotcha’.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus on Afghanistan and Jon Stewart.
- Latino outreach at MSNBC? Beck’s book on best-seller list.
- Zurawik rips post-speech with Larry/Olby: ideology, name calling.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/22/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Goetzi: Is Huntsman trouble for cable news? Bloomberg vs CNBC.
- Video: Bias Bash questions Media Matters’s tax-exempt status.
- Zurawik: Hey Olbermann, how about some ratings transparency?
- Videos: Janice Dean on Today, Mika on ABC. Ed Henry’s other role.
- A dozen cablers named to distinguished list. Cablers cover Casey.
- Least wanted: pre-Olby Current cable’s lowest Nielsen-rated channel.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/21/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Current claims Countdown pulled 179K demo viewers.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bias Bash videos: Africa/Afghanistan and NBC’s pledge edit.
- Bloomberg/Comcast channel spat marches on.
- Julie Banderas back in the anchor chair? Weekend numbers.
- Video: Juan Williams with Don Imus on Jon Stewart, Libya, etc.
- That was fast: Media Matters launches instant war against Ed Henry.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on NBC’s pledge, CBS’s Norah O’Donnell.
- ICN: Why 63 minutes means Olby’s declared war on MSNBC; more.
- Countdown reax: Zurawik: ruined by Markos; EW: fawning; LA TImes: effective; Perpetual Post: glad he’s back; The Cable Game: yawn; WaPost: sleepy; Salon: welcome back; Daily Beast: marred by nastiness; The Wrap: boring, pompous.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/20/11 23:02 Filed in: links
- Van Jones calling for prior restraint of Fox News speech.
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Nancy-Bret 1-2-3.
- ICN: No Countdown coverage for us. O’Reilly/Fiasco preview.
- Ed Henry leaves CNN to be Fox News Chief WH correspondent!
- Hall: Why do top talents keep leaving MSNBCNBC?
- Audio: Bret Baier reacts to the Jon Stewart interview.
- Zurawik: Stewart flounders under Chris Wallace questioning.
- MSNBC, the Place for Progressives. Velshi’s early call.
- Q&A: Bret Baier (via TVN), Baier, Nicole Petalides, Petalides.
- Stelter: Olbermann boasts he’ll take MSNBC’s viewers.
- Hot & Not: O’Donnell, Olbermann, Weinergate, etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/17/11 00:19 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Christopher: Olby hypes Countdown with sleazy rumor-mongering.
- VIdeo: Bolling on The Insider. Profile: Thomas Roberts, Grace.
- Lupe Fiasco will face off with O’Reilly. Friday Luntz special.
- Robin’s CMA debut. Cablers with clothes. Kurtz contradiction.
- Jenna Lee’s diet diary. Beck and Olbermann start over.
- Olby ‘contributors’ not exactly diverse; video: w/Jimmy Fallon.
- Video: Kirsten Powers on Weiner as predator; more.
- ICN: Why (MS)NBC’s loss of Norah O’Donnell is a very big deal.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/16/11 00:55 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- America’s Most Wanted may be moving...to FNC!
- Norah O’Donnell quits (MS)NBC for CBS News; analysis.
- Tragedy strikes Contessa Brewer (via ICN).
- CNN Sunday special: digital roots of the Arab Spring.
- Weiner’s next job: with CNN, CurrenTV, or somewhere else?
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus. Audio: prepping for Stewart.
- Q&A: Mika, Chris Matthews. Video: Olbermann w/Colbert.
- Funt: Too much debate gimmickry. CNN sued...over captions!
- Discovery CEO slams Liz Claman, then goes on her show!
- A month off air and off twitter...wherefore art thou, Juliet?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/15/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- They picked him to host Friday’s Glenn Beck!?!
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Mal James: What happens at ‘the handover’.
- Video: Bias Bash on Weinermania, ethanol, Libya, and more.
- Q&A: Sandra Smith, Money Honey. O’Donnell’s new studio.
- Christopher: Can Olbermann win a war with MSNBC?
- David Carr on Olbermann: bombast, narcisissm, and revenge.
- Zurawik: Is Olbermann misrepresenting one of his ‘contributors’?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/14/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Coop 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Red Eye hits the 1,000 mark; flashback. CNBC’s makeover.
- Cablers parrot White House misinformation.
- Video: Bias Bash critiques the CNN GOP debate.
- Q&A: Robin Meade (via ICN). Profile: Erin Burnett.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the Palin email frenzy.
- Green: CNN’s crazy, video-game debate. Zurawik: CNN’s presentation sets a high bar. John King: winner, loser, silly; Q&A.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/13/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bauder: Coop’s ‘honesty’ stratagem paying off.
- Bias Bash video: ramifications of Palin email crowdsourcing.
- Tension at CNN: Jautz vs Whitaker, who’s in charge?
- Video: Trump unfazed by Matthews ‘backward’ crack.
- Zurawik: He’s reckless, rude, and paranoid...guess who?
- Joe to NY Post: You’re lying! Rehab for Kurtz and Toobin?
- Controversy swirls over CNN debate exclusion. Twitterama.
- Casey Anthony soap opera resuscitates ratings at HLN.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/10/11 00:14 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Palin: front page news? Compare: CNN, FNC, MSNBC.
- Video: Bias Bash on searching for Palin email dirt.
- MSNBC anchor headlines LGBT event. Kirsten vs Maddow.
- Fralic: Why Anderson Cooper should stay put.
- CNN preps for GOP debate. Sunday Stossel special.
- MSNBC teams with Mother Jones to scour Palin emails.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/09/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- ICN: Is Rebecca Diamond out at FBN?
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash Weiner-free day covers Palin, Yemen, etc.
- Video: Larry King on tweeting, retirement, etc pt one, pt two.
- TheDC on Chris Matthews: misogyny and more.
- VIdeos: Chris Wallace w/Imus, Maddow w/Letterman.
- Updated video: Kirsten Powers changes her mind.
- Molly Line is spoken for. CNN backs John King.
- ICN: CNBC has frittered away its hi-def advantage.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/08/11 00:21 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bercovici: What Beck and Olbermann have in common (via ICN).
- Video: Bias Bash on Weinergate and more important issues.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. CNN.com’s pilates tactics. Joe: Back to school.
- Maddow tipped off to Weiner scandal? F&F keeps you abreast.
- Another revelatory Larry King Q&A. Video: Zakaria w/Jon Stewart.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
06/07/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- New O’Reilly Bold-Fresh tour replaces Beck with Dennis Miller.
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Olby unloads on split from MSNBC, is bringing Shuster to Current.
- Another Beck pre-emption Friday. O’Donnell hosts skinhead special.
- Q&A: Liz Claman. Kyra’s back. Comcast/Bloomberg channel spat.
- Huck dings MSNBC’s Matthews, Scarborough et al.
- Cablers tweet about Weiner. Video: Kirsten Powers defends him.
- What will CNN do with Erin Burnett? Coop emcees fashion awards.
Monday Links and Open Thread
06/06/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Zurawik: Weiner show made for a great afternoon of cable news.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Ali Velshi gets 5:00 am CNN slot. Chuck Todd goes solo.
- Lori Rothman on the fiscal crisis. Q&A: Stuart Varney.
- Roger Ailes responds to media hit-pieces; more.
- Will we see a new Ed? Demi Moore hosts CNN doc.
- Fox flaunts faux Fey photo for Sarah Palin...Sorry! June 6 1944.
Friday Links and Open Thread
06/03/11 00:18 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Grace 1-2-3.
- Liz Claman’s guide to L.A. Coop: I’m not the new Oprah.
- Shep Smith responds to NY Times and Bill Keller.
- Hardball in Philly. Guthrie sign-off simulcast on NBC.
- Friday: Baier extra hour at 5:00 pm, special at 10:00 pm.
- CNN debate line-up set: Huntsman a no-show.
- The secret Fox conspiracy to sabotage Sarah Palin!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
06/02/11 00:06 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Schoen: The truth about Ailes, Democrats, and Fox News.
- Big Ed’s ‘indefinite’ suspension ends Monday.
- Video: Bias Bash wonders, is Weiner winning?
- Beck’s last daily broadcast on FNC: June 30.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Vinnie’s open-mic oops. O’Donnell dumps CAA. Q&A: Mika.
- Jenna Lee’s wedding tips; more. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Palin meets with FNC officials. Another debate: August 11.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
06/01/11 00:08 Filed in: links
- Memorial Day numbers: O’Reilly-Bream-Gallagher (FoxRprt) 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash asks if war reporters are too invested in war.
- May program rankers. Fox & Friends #1 for 115th consecutive month. HLN sinking. May spin: CNN, MSNBC.
- Video: Trump talks about the Palin pizza powwow and more.
- Q&A: Jeff Flock on FBN’s new Merc studio. CNN’s dark Tuesday.
- Fox News debuts iPad app. Loopholes in Palin’s FNC contract?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/31/11 00:39 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Gullible Fox haters duped by ticker hack hoax.
- Steele: I won’t be MSNBC’s punching bag.
- Video: Horsing around with Brian Kilmeade.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan. Brian Wilson finds work.
- Jenna: What not to say to a woman over 30. CNN DC dark.
- Pareene: 11 options to replace Big Ed. FBN takes the floor.
- TDC: Hit-piece on Ailes reeks of rage, paranoia, and resentment.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/27/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Coop goes up close and personal...with Coop.
- MSNBC a swamp of sexism? Can Big Ed change?
- Q&A: Gerri Willis. Profile: Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Palin still working for FNC, for now.
- Video: Laura Ingraham reacts to Schultz attack/apology.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/26/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Debater is interrupted, but when given the floor walks out!
- Video: Bias Bash on DSK, Paul Ryan, and more.
- Imus videos: O’Reilly part one, part two; Chris Wallace.
- Video: Ed’s sorry. One-week suspension more like three days. Zurawik: Why let Schultz set his own punishment? VIdeo: Dr Ablow offers counseling.
- Prof Shep Smith. Burnett in, King out...or not? CNN/Nokia deal.
- Lean Forward: Coming soon to a snooty art house near you.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/25/11 00:58 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- Beck plans online channel: GBTV.
- Big Ed calls Laura Ingraham a ‘right-wing slut’. She responds. MSNBC suspends Ed Schultz: one week without pay.
- Video: Bias Bash on NY-26, Libya, and more.
- R.I.P.: Mark Haines of CNBC; more. Today’s Ailes hit-piece.
- Thousands read fake CNN site daily. Shep Smith at Overby Ctr.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/24/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Bias Bash video: Pressuring Israel?
- FNC fires back at Ed Rendell. Flashback.
- Nancy Grace: swift exit. Weekend numbers.
- Scott Matthews quits CNN for CNBC. Q&A: TJ Holmes.
- Video: Howard Kurtz with Don Imus. Today’s oops.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on why FNC is most trusted.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/23/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Blowback: Ailes backs Palin, slams anonymous GOPer.
- Bias Bash video: Netanyahu, ABC spikes interview, etc.
- Jon Scott: My son, the West Point graduate.
- VIdeo: Trump sez he still hasn’t ruled out Prez run!?!
- Janice Dean returns. Gasparino’s day. CNBC goes Hollywood.
- Hot & Not: Feist, Licht, Spitzer, etc. Steele signs w/MSNBC.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/20/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Michael Steele to MSNBC?
- FNC Friday special: The Secrets of 9/11.
- Orbitz tells MMfA to buzz off, rips their ‘smear campaign’.
- Video: Cavuto vs the food police. Who is most trusted?
- CNN getting a little desperate for roundtable commentators?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/19/11 00:49 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Q&A w/slideshow: Rick Reichmuth and the MS flooding.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus.
- Chris Licht leaves MoJo for CBS.
- Video: Bias Bash on covering Obama’s Mideast speech.
- Video: Olby w/Letterman. Gore: Rupert stifling CurrenTV?
- Joe & Mika call Trump. Juan Williams in Wheeling.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/18/11 00:36 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Video: Bias Bash on Newt, the IMF scandal, and more.
- Two MU journalism students win the College Challenge.
- Profile: Lou Dobbs. FNC webside: more video, targeting.
- Spitzer spikes Schwarzenegger story. Q&A: Joe Kernan.
- O’Donnell to Trump: I wish I knew how to quit you.
- Video: Stewart/O’Reilly pt three, pt four; full unedited interview.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/17/11 00:24 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Don’t trust CNN for politics.
- CNN story on political sex scandals omits someone.
- CNN goes on the job hunt...say what? Weekend numbers.
- Is there room for three biz networks? CNBC on FNC.
- Bias Bash videos: IMF scandal, monitoring the net and more.
- CNN’s Feist-y move. MMfA commands boycott of all FNC.
- Video: Jon Stewart vs Bill O’Reilly part one, part two.
Monday Links and Open Thead
05/16/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Baier 1-2-3.
- Where was Juliet? She sez: laid up. Back to School, with Shep.
- Zurawik: Trump, Huck bought and sold for walking around money.
- New book recounts Olbermann’s stormy ESPN exit.
- VIdeo: Juan Williams with Don Imus part one, part two.
- Greta jabs at Abrams; Dan returns fire; Greta apologizes.
- Kurtz: Why Huck said no. Adam and Tamera tie the knot.
- Is Don Lemon’s book revelation a career risk?
- Hot & Not: Huck, Olby, Schultz, S-bombs, etc.
- Olby/Schultz flap fallout: KO gets HuffPo to delete tweet about him!
- Un-Common debate: Stewart accepts O’Reilly challenge tonight.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/11/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Markos, banned from MSNBC, to be Countdown contributor.
- Video: Bias Bash critiques 60 Minutes Obama interview.
- Elites gather for Mika soiree. Last names can help.
- Audio: Around the world w/Bill Hemmer. Q&A: D-Rat (v/TVN).
- Adam’s big day: May 14. Big Ed sued. Meade hosts concert.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/10/11 00:38 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-JudgeNap 1-2-3.
- Do CNN gains worry the competition? Weekend numbers.
- Olby reveals the one and only purpose of government.
- Bias Bash video: Top ten UBL themes and memes.
- Today’s firing demand. Q&A: Liz Claman. Coop pranked.
- Video: O’Reilly challenges NY Daily News over Trump slam.
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/09/11 00:17 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Diane Macedo takes over newsreader slot on Imus.
- Q&A: Willis, Thomas Roberts (v/ICN), Maddow (v/Mediaite).
- Who wants to work for Olby? The obligatory denial.
- CNNMoney gets an extreme makeover.
- Licht move stirs MoJo speculation. Todd loses Savannah.
- Video: Trump bloviates on UBL, racism charges.
- Profiles: Jennifer Griffin, Mrs Bill Hemmer (via TVN).
- Hot & Not: UBL, The Donald, the debate, CNN being petty.
Friday Links and Open Thread
05/06/11 01:45 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Debate-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Luntz focus group unimpressed with Trump.
- Video: Debbie Wasserman Schultz praises Fox News!
- Video: Bias Bash on the secrecy of the UBL operation.
- Erin Burnett signs off CNBC. Carlos Diaz to Morning Express.
- Video: Imus team salutes the departing Charles McCord.
- Profile: Eliot Spitzer. CNN preps Giffords special.
- No surprise: FNC officially ends Gingrich, Santorum contracts.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
05/05/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- VIdeo: Behind-the-scenes of tonight’s debate.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: How Luntz prepares for a focus group.
- Latest Beyonce video to debut on...CNN!
- Fox tells Huck: You’ve got one month. Or did they?
- Associated Press boycotting FNC’s ‘loser’ debate.
- When Mika met Rob. Video: Bolling’s sign.
- Is Color of Change programming MSNBC?
- Goodman: Cable news excels at repetition.
- Video: Judge Nap on the rule of mobs vs the rule of law.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
05/04/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Fox News Channel quarterly profits set new record.
- Videos: Release the UBL photo? Rove: No. Judge Nap: Yes.
- Cablers prepare Ground Zero coverage.
- Fox hater spinoff premieres: same writers, same cast.
- Videos: Bias Bash on UBL discrepancies and changing WH narrative.
- More MoJo gossip. Kyra’s challenge. Video: Maddow w/Jon Stewart.
- Video: Judge Nap and Glenn Beck on UBL and his photo.
- Rainey: Undue media (i.e. Geraldo) cheering of UBL death (v/ICN).
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
05/03/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Shep-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Huck move prompts speculation. Weekend numbers.
- CBS wants Joe and Mika for its morning show? More.
- Should the media be skeptical about UBL’s death?
- Martel: Breaking UBL news was Geraldo Rivera’s finest hour.
- Video: Judge Nap on UBL, the US, and the rule of law. More.
- Q&A: Shannon Bream. Mika: ‘My greatest enemy was myself.’
Monday Links and Open Thread
05/02/11 00:46 Filed in: links
- Video: Beck’s response to unseemly celebrations of UBL’s death.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Fox & Friends-American Morning 1-2-3.
- FBN trying to make its mark in the marketplace.
- Zucker: No ‘secret meeting’ to turn MSNBC left.
Mitt Romney to FNC: Count me out!
- Newsers flock to broadcast from Ground Zero.
- UBL numbers: CNN-FNC-MSNBC 1-2-3.
- Behind-the-scenes Sunday night at CNN.
- Video: Bias Bash on the ‘news of the decade’.
- Geraldo: I quit CNBC because of Bin Laden.
- Olbermann smears Fox, covers up his own gaffe.
- VIdeo: WH crowd surrounds Geraldo; what didn’t air.
- CNN brags they ‘pleased’ WH by not reporting UBL news.
- FNC breaks UBL story on cable: video. Gaffes galore.
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/30/11 00:28 Filed in: links
- Greta goes to MSNBC, preps trip to North Korea.
- Video: Trump reacts to all those WHCD zingers.
- Video: Reliable Sources on Trump and the media.
- Wedding bells: CNN edges FNC, crushes MSNBC.
- Video: News Watch on the birth certificate; more.
- Swells gather at DC soirees. Gasparino’s ‘prom date’.
- Finally! Unequivocal proof that Fox News sucks!
- Huck denies Prez rumors. Beck’s bungalow bought.
- Larry King’s first special focuses on Alzheimer’s.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/29/11 00:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- Bret bumps Beck: two-hour Special Report tonight.
- It’s official: Burnett to CNN. More. Q&A: Liz Claman on Buffett.
- CNN, MSNBC, CNBC reject advertising for Atlas Shrugged movie?
- MacNicol: Lawrence O’Donnell is the Donald Trump of cable news.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/28/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Cablers cover storms: John Roberts to anchor Saturday.
- Gingrich not expected at FNC’s May 5 Prez debate.
- HLN dumps Showbiz for Vinnie Politan court show.
- Your Essential Viewers’ Guide for the monarchial nuptials.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus. Laurie Dhue resurfaces.
- Video: Bias Bash on the birth certificate flap.
- VIdeo: John King’s turn to grill Trump part one, part two.
- Erin Burnett planning a jump to CNN? Party with Kiran.
- Video: O’Donnell blasts NBC, demands they reveal Trump plans.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/27/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Angle-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Who’s hyping birther flap? MSNBC: 92%, CNN: 100%, FNC: 8%.
- Profile: Harris Faulkner [jpg]. Q&A: Liz Claman, Spitzer.
- Bias Bash video: The National Security shake-up.
- Kurtz: FNC wants Huck to drive it or park it. Huck reacts?
- Video: Birther control: Coop vs Trump part three, part four.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/26/11 00:36 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- April: FNC tops; MSNBC, CNN up; HLN down. Program ranker.
- Zurawik: Olbermann’s march to marginalization begins.
- Video: Frank Luntz tells Don Imus: Trump’s bluffing.
- Video: Bias Bash on Barbour bowing out and Gitmo.
- April spin: MSNBC tops CNN; CNN tops MSNBC.
- Will FNC’s Presidential debate air as scheduled?
- Video: Coop grills The Donald, nicks Hannity.
- Fareed Zakaria: It’s a post-American world. Q&A: Mika (via ICN).
- Historic announcement expected today: the Big News!
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/25/11 09:09 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Chris Wallace-Beck-Juan Williams 1-2-3.
- It’s official: Harris Faulkner gets weekend Fox Report.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld with Don Imus part one, part two.
- MSNBC debuts Lean Forward 2.0. Profile: Maddow.
- Video: Trump tells F&F DeNiro ‘is not the brightest bulb’.
- Q&A: Hannity. Bedbug suit booted. New FNC contributor.
- Zurawik: GOP Prez field is weak because of...Fox News!
Weekend Links and Open Thread
04/22/11 00:49 Filed in: links
- Video: News Watch on the media’s Trump infatuation.
- Sunday talkers: preview, tip sheet, HuffPo recap.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Soledad. Larry works the room. Elam exits.
- Beck/Huck ‘feud’ over-analyzed. Today’s developments.
- Video: Geraldo gets emotional in Libya discussion.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/21/11 01:10 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Charles Krauthammer’s phone call from Trump.
- Trump flusters Kiran Chetry and Ali Velshi: video.
- Red Eye video: Breitbart accuses MSNBC of collusion.
- New feud? Huck vs Beck. Joe makes Time.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus. Excitement over incitement.
- Bias Bash videos: Media coverage of Libya, the birth certificate.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/20/11 00:53 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Piers plunges.
- Video: Breitbart and Bashir bicker on MSNBC.
- Video flashback: Shep interviews journalist killed in Libya.
- CNN sues Haiti Live Networks for calling themselves ‘HLN’.
- Exposed! The CNN-UFO-CIA-Obama conspiracy!
- Q&A: Andrea Mitchell, Lori Rothman (via TVN); Eric Bolling.
- Profile: Juan Williams. Matthews at Daemen. Kiran caught.
- Video: Sanjay Gupta with Conan. CNN releases android app.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/19/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Olbermann: I don’t watch MSNBC.
- New algorithm makes Fox most search-visible cablenews site.
- MSNBC treatment of Trump raises questions.
- Video: What cablenewser reported this in 1991? The answer.
- Profile: Chris Wallace. Bret Baier’s top (and bottom) DC ten [pdf].
- MSNBC’s new studio. Contessa’s compost. Robin’s song.
- Larry King preps first CNN special, plans trip to Korea.
- Video: CNN staffer tries a little too hard to look busy.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/18/11 00:07 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: S.E. Cupp delivers ‘special comment’ re Olbermann.
- Videos: Shep dissects the debt, erupts over government ‘lies’.
- Video: Trump swipes at Perino, Romney, Rove.
- CNBC cost cuts hit Media 3. NBC trims wedding plans?
- Beck failures to attribute stir controversy. Analysis.
- Hot & Not: Imus, Roberts, Soledad, John King etc.
- Yet another version of the Glenn Beck/Fox News split.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/15/11 00:02 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Hannity-Laura (for BO’R)-Greta 1-2-3.
- Turnabout: Brian Sullivan leaves FBN for CNBC.
- Do Judge Nap’s numbers mean he won’t replace Beck?
- Martin Bashir lets slip that Contessa Brewer is pregnant.
- Video: Red Eye rips Olby’s gutter attack on S.E. Cupp.
- Greta: Don’t worry about Cenk Uygur, he won’t be around long.
- Video: Geraldo enraged over pat down of 6-yr-old.
- Imus losing sidekick Charles McCord; McShane replaces. More.
- Video: Brian Kilmeade in the dunk tank. Q&A: Lou Dobbs.
- Beck stage show takes on emotions of a revival meeting.
- Jennifer Griffin’s This Burning Land. Lori Rothman: tax tips.
- Cooper’s syndie talk show to air from Lincoln Center room at CNN.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/14/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Natal news: Yardley Evans, seven pounds, 12 ounces.
- Bias Bash video: Media coverage of Obama budget plan.
- Juliet Huddy resurfaces, on Saturday’s Fox & Friends.
- Audio: When Wiehl met O’Reilly.
- CNN hires ‘special correspondent’ from Real Housewives.
- Video: Chris Wallace talks Trump, deficit w/Don Imus.
- MSNBCNBC, half-owned by GE, to promote ‘green week’.
- Maddow at Rutgers. Bolduan to Congress. Q&A: Hannity.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/13/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Schneider to FNC: Give Red Eye an earlier time slot.
- NY Observer Beck specularama foresees hubris, humiliation.
- Imus in the Morning sinks from #1 on FBN to #10. Analysis.
- Bias Bash video: How do the media differentiate big stories?
- CNN to replace John King w/Soledad? (via ICN) O’Brien’s pilot.
- Prez hopeful to announce candidacy on Greta’s show tonight?
- Show me the Huddy! Nancy Grace being sued for $15 million.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on the budget cut shell game.
- Video: Mike Emmanuel’s bad hair day?
- Scandal: New York police actually protecting people in New York!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/12/11 00:32 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bias Bash on media laziness re budget, CIA.
- FNC debate rules separate contenders from pretenders.
- Video: Deadliest Catch brings spicy language to F&F.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs. Tony Harris resurfaces, on Al-Jazeera.
- Howard Kurtz: Toxic Beck and polarized media.
- Video: Greta interviews...you guessed it...Donald Trump.
- Fox haters deluge O’Reilly poll on Glenn Beck, post bot script to rig results. Update: Poll and manipulated results pulled.
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/11/11 01:06 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Today’s Beck replacement specularama.
- Olby taking credit for ratings surge at CNN?!?
- Weekend in Vegas report gets Greta’s goat.
- As debates proliferate, FNC sets criteria for first showdown.
- Video: Bias Bash analyzes ‘thuggish’ NYT article.
- CNN skeds special on Waco. FNC wedding plans.
- VIdeo: No birther talk on Trump’s F&F segment.
- Hot & Not: Beck, Trump, The Judge, Roberts, CNN etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/08/11 00:41 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Baier bumps Beck for breaking budget battle (h/t cubachi).
- Greta: Media silliness re Beck, Palin. Show me the Huddy!
- Insider mini-video: Charles Gasparino.
- As news fades, so does CNN. Soledad in Greenwich.
- O’Donnell wants his bosses to tell Trump: you’re fired!
- Audio: Alan Colmes grills Donald Trump on birtherism.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
04/07/11 00:07 Filed in: links
- NPR’s Folkenflik profiles Bret Baier (via ICN).
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Do PIers Morgan’s thousands of tweets help his ratings?
- Video: CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux clashes with The Donald.
- Video: Huck w/Jon Stewart part one, part two, part three.
- Bias Bash video: the media foreign/domestic divide.
- VIdeo: Don Imus asks Major Garrett about budget, and Beck.
- CNN/LA building locked down over threats; suspect in custody.
- NY Times: Gripes, grumbling foreshadowed Beck/FNC split.
- B&C: A Beck show unlikely to excite interest of syndicators.
- Video: Judge Nap on the virtues of a government shutdown.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
04/06/11 00:40 Filed in: links
- Video: Beck speaks.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Glenn Beck to ‘transition off’ daily FNC program. More: NY Times, Mediaite. Kurtz: Split a ‘near-total divorce’. MacNicol: Why now? Ailes reacts.
- Video: Howard Kurtz with Don Imus.
- Insider mini-video: Behind the scenes at Red Eye.
- Soledad at WU. Profile: Nick Charles (via ICN).
- HLN: A good beat, and you can dance to it.
- Bias Bash video: Eric Holder’s about-face.
- MSNBC.com honcho at Murrow Symposium. Today’s oops.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
04/05/11 00:39 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Why is Thomas Roberts doing a bit on 30 Rock?
- Q&A: CNN’s Jim Walton (via TVN).
- Juan Williams to receive Freedom of Speech award.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg w/O’Reilly on Trump’s run.
- Couric replacement specularama: John Roberts, Coop, Shep?
Monday Links and Open Thread
04/04/11 01:28 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Chris Wallace-Hannity 1-2-3.
- New technologies changing the future of news.
- Preview: Dr Drew Pinsky HLN premiere tonight.
- Newman: O’Donnell Rand Paul attack a series of ‘lies’?
- CNN ratings predictions run counter to history; more.
- And the Cielo Latino 2011 award goes to...Coop!
- Bias Bash video: Obama re-election announcement.
- Q&A: Bob Pisani (via ICN). CNN hires Peter Bale.
- Hot & Not: Libya, Morning Express, FBN.
Friday Links and Open Thread
04/01/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Chris Wallace-Hannity 1-2-3.
- F&F video: Jennifer Griffin and Greg Myre part one, part two. Audio: Griffin and Myre with Geraldo (in Libya).
- Life under Comcast: tech glitches bedevil MSNBC, CNBC.
- Another conflict of interest rap against CNBC.
- Q&A: D-Rat at OSU. Video: Fareed Zakaria w/Leno.
- HLN changes extend Morning Express to six hours!
- Advice for CNN. CNN and Google trade accusations.
- Video: Donald Trump on The Factor part three, part four.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/31/11 00:07 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Chris Wallace 1-2-3.
- Bias Bash video: Libya, CIA, and the Obama doctrine.
- Coop snags exclusive with freed journalists.
- Michael Scheuer snaps at Christine Romans: video.
- Geraldo in Libya; more pix. CNN’s Pleitgen under fire.
- Feds finally fulfill Fox-filed FOIA. CNN snags Peabody.
- Video: Donald Trump on The Factor part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/30/11 00:14 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- CNN deploys massive resources for huge overseas story.
- Guess who’s headed to Libya? More.
- Video: Susan Lucci smacks Brian Kilmeade.
- FNC promotes Jay Wallace. MSNBC re-ups w/Starbucks.
- Kurtz: Character assassination via sound bites?
- Keith Olbermann resurfaces. Olby’s ‘baller whip’.
- Desperately seeking
MeganMegyn Kelly. - Video: Jennifer Griffin, Greg Myre. Q&A: D-Rat part tres.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/29/11 00:19 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Obama (FNC)-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Q1 program ranker: FNC holds top 12 slots.
- Q1 numbers: FNC #1 for 9 years, Beck down; MSNBC, CNN.
- Video: Bias Bash on media reaction to Libya speech.
- Profile: Stossel. Q&A: D-Rat pt deux. Robin Meade, chanteuse.
- MSNBC.com sharing content from National Journal.
- Rick Sanchez: Did cable news cause the war in Libya?
- Video: Major Garrett on whether Qaddafi should go.
- ICN: The top five stupid cable news gimmicks.
- Weekend numbers. March spin: CNN.
- Kurtz queries Sammon on latest Fox ‘controversy’. Shuster claim (fwiw): FNC reporters and Bret Baier turning on Sammon.
- Video: Judge Nap delivers ‘the plain truth’ on Libya.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/28/11 00:10 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Angle 1-2-3.
- Video: Trump on F&F continues birther crusade.
- (MS)NBC plans 20+ hours coverage of royal wedding.
- Video: Bill Hemmer on Libya and basketball.
- Uh oh. Did David Brock say too much?
- Profile: Jennifer Griffin. Video Q&A: D-Rat.
- Global events bust budgets of news orgs.
- Hot & Not: CNN vs FNC, Beck, FBN, Roberts, etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/25/11 00:38 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Swells gather for NLGJA fete.
- Video: Cavuto w/Imus on Beck, Libya etc, part one, part two.
- O’Donnell attacks on Mormonism stir controversy.
- Unedited video: Bret Baier w/Jon Stewart pt one, two, three.
- Zurawik: What is Michael Steele’s cable future?
- Video: Judge Nap on avoiding the constitution in wartime.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/24/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- An early peek at FBN’s numbers.
- Q&A: John McCann on FBN’s Nielsen move.
- Aaron Brown resurfaces, slams Bill, Beck, Coop.
- Zurawik: Sarah Palin, Bill Maher, and Greta.
- Cablers gather for Roberts-hosted NLGJA soiree.
- Olbermann web ‘worst persons’ smears Billy Graham.
- Shumate: Cable news short shrifts Liz Taylor passing.
- Video: Sean Hannity talks to Larry King part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/23/11 00:09 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Greta: Scared kittens need training to defend their beliefs?
- Video: Judge Nap on why they won’t call Libya a ‘war’.
- CNN comes to FNC: On Hannity tonight, Larry King!
- Q&A: CNN’s Kyung Lah in Japan.
- FBN signs on for full Neilsen ratings services.
- Today’s NY Times specularama: The Beck Channel?
- Juliet Huddy: I’ll be back very soon.
- Impartial journalist David Shuster resurfaces.
- David Bauder: CNN seeks to leverage its advantages.
- Yes, Alan Colmes still gets hate mail.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/22/11 00:04 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Steve Harrigan accuses Nic Robertson of not telling the truth, blasts CNNer as a dull, b-s reporter who has ‘a screw loose’.
- Jennifer Griffin rips CNN’s ‘petulant, indefensible’ comments.
- Video: John Roberts w/Imus, on joining the Fox News team.
- Video: Juan and MK Ham react to Heldman attack.
- Jennifer Griffin audio: CNN should stop personal attacks.
- Video: Jennifer Griffin explains ‘human shields’ story. Daily Mail confirms. Did FNC cross the line? Was CNN outburst payback for Harrigan comments? Did Nic Robertson change his tune?
- Greta remembers Susan Bunda.
- Today’s Glenn Beck advertisers specularama.
- Weekend numbers. Weekly ranker: FNC tops CNN, MSNBC.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on wars of intervention.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/21/11 00:25 Filed in: links
- CNN’s Nic Robertson compares Jennifer Griffin to Qaddafi!
- Friday’s numbers: Juan Wms (for O’Reilly)-Beck-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: News Watch panel on coverage of Japan.
- Will MSNBC ever give up on predators and prisons?
- Glenn Beck to hire FNC bigwig for his own company? FNC insider: Cheatwood’s contract was not going to be renewed anyhow; more.
- Jennifer Griffin: CNN, Reuters crews used as human shields.
- VIdeo: Trump tells F&F how he ‘screwed’ Qaddafi.
- Supreme Court sides w/FBN, Bloomberg on Fed disclosure.
- Profile: Adam Housley. Q&A: Bill Wolff.
- Barry Kaufman: Don’t cry for me, CNN.
- Hot & Not: Japan, Libya, going left, CNN, evacuations etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/18/11 00:19 Filed in: links
- Enter the CNN time machine.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- CNN to send crew of 400 overseas for royal wedding...or not?
- Cable newsers not evacuating Japan. Or are they?
- Kelly Wright in Gainesville. Q&A: Spitzer, Adam Shapiro [pdf].
- Why your cable system probably won’t carry Al-Jazeera.
- Video: Bias Bash asks if the press is giving Obama a pass.
- Now CNN botches a report on radiation dangers.
- Tragedy gives a boost to Coop 360. Today’s oops.
- Video: The Judge on diplomatic immunity and Sharia Law.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/17/11 00:37 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3.
- How The Factor got his name.
- Video: Evan Bayh debuts as FNC contributor.
- Profile: Adam Shapiro. Q&A: Sanjay Gupta, Soledad.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus.
- Video: Shep apologizes for Greg Palkot?!
- MSNBC botches report on nuclear dangers.
- Video: Reps Weiner and Bachmann slug it out.
- FNC top cable source for political news; MSNBC, CNN drop.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/16/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Baier 1-2-3.
- The ‘redemption’ of Rick Sanchez? Bahrain ejects Jamjoom.
- Video: Juan Williams w/Imus on media coverage of Japan.
- Cable coverage of Japan lacks planning, perspective (via ICN).
- Video: Bias Bash on media double standards.
- Newsers move quickly in fluid environment.
- Q&A: Soledad in Japan. Should reporters rig reunions?
- Firedog Lake: Hey, let’s suggest Joe Scarborough is a murderer!
- Guardian: FNC’s well-educated audience makes it dangerous!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/15/11 00:54 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Profile: Nicole Lapin. Trish Regan quits CNBC.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro, Soledad, Big Ed Schultz.
- Twins span cable news divide. Today’s oops.
- Chad Meyers, CNN’s all-purpose expert.
- Video: Chris Matthews w/Leno pt one, pt two.
- Judge Napolitano gets Beck-type numbers.
- CNN to launch ’tv everywhere’ mobile service.
- Larry King taping CNN special in Las Vegas.
- Lou Dobbs’s new show makes a surprise move.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/14/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Blitzer-Shep 1-2-3. Analysis.
- Fox News signs former Senator as a contributor; more.
- Video: Shepard Smith first report from Japan.
- Sarah asked Roger for advice and didn’t take it. Mika chimes in.
- MSNBC centerpiece series renewed. Larry’s got a new tv gig.
- Lou Dobbs profiles: AP, Daily Mail, Daily News, Post-Gazette.
- New Pew: 2011 report on cable news part one, part two.
- Hot & Not: Japan, Keilar, Sheen, Morning Joe etc.
- FBN: 5:00 am McDowell/McShane market report on Monday.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/11/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Julie Banderas back in anchor chair (via ICN)...or not?
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Overnite.
- Hecklers disrupt MSNBC, thinking it’s FNC.
- Where do netizens turn for breaking news?
- Cablers cover quake, MSNBC not so much.
- Video: CNN previews Unwelcome: Muslims Next Door.
- CNN Español revamps for growing market.
- TJ Holmes ends A.M. run. Swells gather at RTDNF.
- Video: Keith Ellison on The O’Reilly Factor.
- Big Ed gets the Spike treatment in Hampton Roads.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/10/11 00:03 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Larry King tweaks Coop...with a gay joke!
- Greta on Couric, contracts, and bad journalism.
- Bloomberg covers Silicon Valley, with a twist.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Blitzer, Leventhal et al honored at RTDNF dinner.
- Cablers hustle to cover surprise Wisconsin vote.
- Was CNBC Fast Money story on welfare misleading?
- Ronald S Martin at SSU. Q&A: HLN’s Scot Safon.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/09/11 00:12 Filed in: links
- Greta responds to ‘pathetic’ Keller and other Fox haters.
- Reese’s piece: CNN should’ve hired Clinton, not Spitzer.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Shep 1-2-3.
- MSNBC airs fake news story it already debunked?
- Kurtz: Can the NY Times be fair to Fox News? More.
- Martin Savidge returns to CNN.
- Q&A: Tucker part tres, John Roberts, CNN’s Tony Maddox.
- Conflict of interest at Morning Joe?
- Put away the torches: Big Ed gets his very own promo.
- Westlake profile: FBN’s Lori Rothman [pdf].
- Video: Bias Bash on the NPR hidden camera video.
- Video: Juan Williams reacts to NPR video pt one, pt two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/08/11 00:19 Filed in: links
- MK Ham’s Factor appearance triggers obscene repsonse.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Greta defends her questioning of Newt.
- Q&A: Tucker Carlson part deux.
- Megyn Kelly only tv newser on 2011 people to watch list.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on NY Times attacking FNC.
- Scarborough denies Page Six ’shopping show’ story.
- CNN’s Keilar to WH beat. Kiran in Larchmont (via ICN).
- FNC to be aggressive in seeking increased carriage fees.
- Video: Judith Miller on the treatment of Bradley Manning.
Monday Links and Open Thread
03/07/11 00:38 Filed in: links
- Juliet Huddy news...or not?
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Kelly’s Court rules on Fred Grandy flap.
- Like Roberts, TJ Holmes irked by Kiran typing?
- Video: Leland Vittert caught in the crossfire.
- HLN emulates MSNBC, reruns crime shows.
- Pix: Bret Baier in Afghanistan.
- CNN’s Freedom Project. King to host Peabodies.
- MacNicol: NY Times Beck blast not believable?
- Q&A: Don Lemon (via TVN), Tucker Carlson, Lawrence O, Norah O. Profile: Andrea Mitchell (via ICN).
- Hot & Not: Dobbs, Sheen, Maddow, Schultz, King.
Friday Links and Open Thread
03/04/11 00:21 Filed in: links
- Video: The Judge previews his showdown w/Rumsfeld.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Loeb: Rumsfeld’s toughest interview was O’Reilly’s.
- Q&A: Lou Dobbs; Greg Gutfeld part one, part two.
- O’Reilly at Chaminade. Vanity Fair profile: Piers Morgan.
- CNN pre-empts Spitzer for Rodney King special.
- Keaton Fox: Why Anderson Cooper is wrong.
- Video: Freedom fighters on spending and regulations.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
03/03/11 01:07 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Obama helps O’Reilly raise $750,000.
- Will CNN have to suspend Spitzer?
- FBN to put Lou Dobbs at 7:00 pm, ANS at 9, FtM at 10.
- Michael Ware resurfaces (via ATCNN).
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus.
- CNN’s Wedeman has close call in Libya.
- Peaceful WI protester goes after Fox News van.
- Profile: John Stossel’s battle with stuttering.
- Video: The Judge talks money and more with Ron Paul.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
03/02/11 00:30 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Audio: David Shuster unleashed, calls Mike Tobin a liar, says FNC more dangerous than terrorism, blames FNC ‘lies’ for popularity of Sheen coverage!
- Video rematch: Megyn Kelly and Anthony Weiner.
- Whoops! Fox haters try to ‘Breitbart’ O’Reilly.
- FNC suspends Santorum, Newt. Kurtz: how and why.
- Video: Frank Luntz with Don Imus.
- CNN cooking up new program ideas?
- Joe & Mika shop show (unsuccessfully) to CBS?
- MSNBC denies Lanny Davis right to respond.
- The hidden meanings behind CNN’s logo.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
03/01/11 00:08 Filed in: links
- February program ranker: FNC holds top 11 slots.
- Zurawik: Fox News dominates...again.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- February numbers summary; spin: MSNBC, CNN.
- CNBC numbers continue to plummet.
- In the Arena premiere: E.D. Hill waits 50 minutes.
- Page Six: Soledad O’Brien to replace John King?
- Weekend numbers.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on coverage of Fox haters.
- Politifact strikes again: this time they fact-check Mr Bill.
- Behind the scenes: how Piers snagged Sheen (via TVN).
- Fretts: Piers/Sheen suckup interview a blown opportunity.
- Zurawik: Piers promotion of Sheen Q&A empty-headed tv-think.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/28/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Shep 1-2-3.
- Dan Abrams exits MSNBC, signs with ABC.
- Zurawik: Fox haters turn to ugly, bully-boy, thug tactics.
- Profile: Rachel Maddow, Rupert Murdoch. Q&A: Piers.
- Hot & Not: Juliet Huddy, Roger Ailes, Rachel Maddow, and J$.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/25/11 00:48 Filed in: links
- Greta: Snakes were out to get Parker; does anyone believe CNN’s memo? TCG: CNN’s real problem is still there. Zurawik: Park & Spit was always DOA.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Park & Spit is over. Revamp features E.D. Hill, elevates Spitzer.
- Joe courageously speaks out against...Glenn Beck.
- Video: Red Eye rips Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Q&A: John Roberts on his move to FNC.
- Park & Spit to split? Luis Carlos Velez to CNN.
- ICN’s most thoughtful, perspicacious post ever.
- MSNBC gives positive PR to partner company.
- Juan Williams in Jacksonville discusses NPR and FNC.
- Video: Wolf Blitzer with Craig Ferguson.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/24/11 00:27 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- John Stossel and The King’s Speech; more.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- FNC inaugurates ‘junior reporter’ program.
- CNN releases Android app.
- NY Times revives Roger Ailes/Judith Regan wrangle.
- Freedom Watch gets a (temporary?) slot on FNC.
- Wehner: Beck will self-destruct (via Bernard Goldberg).
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Video: Alisyn Camerota and infertility on Today.
- Q&A: Greg Palkot. Profiles: Jenna Lee [pdf], Gasparino.
- Maddow hosts show from Kansas brewery.
- Video: Piers Morgan! Larry King! Clash of the Titans!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/23/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Video: Imus & Colmes discuss Fox haters pt one, pt two.
- Video: Judge Napolitano vs Charles Rangel.
- Will Phil Griffin be the next to go at MSNBC? Analysis.
- How to fix Park & Spit: dump Park, keep Spit?
- Videos: Coop w/Stewart; Maddow w/Leno pt one, pt two.
- Last comic standing? Larry King preps stand-up tour.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/22/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Fox News top-valued non-sports channel.
- Olbermann plans website, claims: ‘I’m in charge’.
- Zurawik: Good, bad, and ugly of Wisconsin coverage.
- Audio: John Gibson opens up about his skin cancer.
- Bias Bash video: Comparing Wisconsin to Egypt.
- Michael Ware has left CNN. MSNBC snags Gracie.
- Video: Major Garrett w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Kirsten Powers fan sends her a tweet.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on George Soros vs Fox News.
- CNN’s Wedeman first Western journo in Libya.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/21/11 00:29 Filed in: links
- Surprise! ‘Juliete’ Huddy suddenly gets a bio page.
- Piers’s secret, ‘must-watch’ guest is...Larry King! ICN scoffs.
- Soros, Fox News, and Nazis: today’s question (via TCG).
- Shep ‘bear alerts’ continue to stir controversy.
- Video: Bias Bash on Al-Jazeera fomenting revolution.
- Profile: Lori Rothman. Q&A: Kiran Chetry.
- The ‘brains’ behind MSNBC’s brand.
- Piers: a cold dish of toad-in-the-hole? (via ICN)
- Greta tapped for Civility Institute board.
- Stuever: Matthews Clinton hour a superficial mash-note.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/18/11 00:36 Filed in: links
- Zurawik: MSNBC Wisconsin coverage biased and clueless.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Fox hater screams over Jeff Flock live shot.
- Soledad previews Ernest Withers documentary.
- BBC to push ‘impartial’ World News Channel.
- MSNBC daytime adds Bashir. ICN: Nonsensical excuse.
- O’Donnell cartoon segment stirs controversy, threats.
- FNC and Cablevision seal multi-year deal.
- ICN: Risk vs reward in journalism judgment calls.
- Glick: Journalism, Lara Logan, and identity politics.
- Piers purchases pub. Larry disses CNN’s Morganmania.
- Big Ed in Madison. Q&A: Jennifer Griffin on Lara Logan.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/17/11 00:19 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Bream-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Reports on new poll omit: FNC is most trusted.
- FBN’s Dennis Kneale toots his own horn.
- Big Ed to air live from union protests. Flashback.
- Video: Hemmer defuses video ‘controversy’.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus part one, part two.
- DId CNN try to protect Lara Logan’s attackers?
- Piers numbers continue to sink.
- Q&A: Big Ed; Major Garrett; Bret Baier on son’s heart disease.
- CNN revives fashion coverage (via CNNO).
- Video: Glenn Beck vs Google part one, part two.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/16/11 00:35 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Greg Palkot on surviving Cairo; Velez-Mitchell pt tres.
- Video: Greg Gutfeld w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- FTV Live: Phil Keating’s star not on the rise?
- Who should compete in an all-media edition of Survivor?
- Tkacik: Vacuous, insipid hack O’Donnell a primetime wacko.
- Schneider: Larry channels Olby, rips O’Reilly with falsehoods.
- Pundit used CNBC to promote $4 million Ponzi scheme.
- Pitts: Cooper’s Egypt reportage getting a bum rap.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/15/11 00:31 Filed in: links
- Zurawik: Hot-dog poseur O’Donnell’s desperate ploy.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Q&A: Major Garrett on Olby’s exit, Velez-Mitchell pt deux.
- New Pew: Egypt coverage analyzed.
- Video: Ashley Webster w/Imus part one, part two.
- Morning Joe’s music mavens, CNN’s iReport awards.
- O’Donnell adopts Olbermann’s shtick, rips O’Reilly.
- Chris Jansing joins Jack Jacobs in VietNam.
- Video: Greta’s unedited interview with Donald Trump.
Monday Links and Open Thread
02/14/11 00:29 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- Greg Palkot hears from doctor who treated him in Egypt.
- FBN’s Ashley Webster survives Cairo scare (via TCG).
- Cablenewsers to gather for NLGJA benefit.
- Video: S.E. Cupp w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Coop in Naples. Q&A: Juan Williams, Velez-Mitchell.
- Licht to Bloomberg? CNBC skeds currency show.
- With ‘wild card’ Olby on board, Current widens its web.
Friday Links and Open Thread
02/11/11 00:55 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Leland Vittert in Tahrir Square.
- Even CNN doesn’t watch Park & Spit?
- Q&A: Piers wants to interview Palin.
- Video: Shep Smith w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- A night with Piers Morgan and The Donald.
- While FNC dominates, Egypt an opportunity for CNN.
- Video: Freedom Fighters on Egypt, wifi, and more.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
02/10/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Zurawik: Cablenewsers jump the gun.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- Reese’s piece: Egypt and the Olbermann effect.
- Cenk at six hemorrhaging Schultz’s audience.
- CNN signs contributors: Belcher, Loesch, Cain.
- New weather intern arrives: Theodore Patrick.
- Greta fisks Politico article on Palin/Santorum.
- Egypt triggers breaking news mode on cable.
- Audio: Cavuto to O’Reilly--move on already!
- PolitiFact dings Maddow over false Fox attack.
- Egyptian crisis continues as newsers depart.
- Coop tells Letterman about being pummeled.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
02/09/11 00:11 Filed in: links
- What’s behind those Don Imus rumors?
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- MSNBC plans to target ‘two-screen viewers’.
- Video: Red Eye analyzes Olbermann’s new gig.
- Video: Glenn Beck/Bill Kristol feud heats up.
- Why Olbermann went to Current TV. Olby alone won’t save CTV. Can KO stay relevant? Keith’s new neighbors. Let the sniping begin. Eating out.
- Q&A: Cenk Uygur boasts that FNC will fear him.
- Laurie Dhue resurfaces: Today show video. Juan Williams at WKU.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
02/08/11 00:45 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Olby gets nightly primetime hour, twitter explodes. Current’s eclectic lineup. Will KO help or hurt Current’s bottom line? Video: Pinkerton’s take.
- Olbermann to join cablenews powerhouse. Why it makes sense for both parties? Non-compete clause may not apply.
- John King complains about FNC’s contributors.
- Coop leaves Egypt, heads for Letterman’s couch.
- Nic Robertson’s wife Margaret on the Egypt experience.
- Lawrence O’Donnell struggles to retain viewers.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/28/11 00:13 Filed in: links
- Beck bumped! Shep covers Egypt at 5:00 pm.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Hannity 1-2-3. Piers plummets!
- Salon: Al Jazeera embarrasses US cable news.
- Video: Greg Palkot in Egypt.
- MSNBC tells Big Ed: no more ‘Psycho Talk’.
- ‘Colorful’ Ed Schultz emails surface.
- Tobin: Beck vs the rabbis...they’re both wrong.
- The Wrap: Comcast can’t escape Olbermann blame.
- Friedman: Will Olby replace Park & Spit?
- New hires at CNN.com, CNN. Soledad at Emory U; Q&A.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/27/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep explains FNC employees’ snow options.
- Zurawik: Maddow’s uninformed SotU snark is not journalism.
- Deggans: CNN’s SotU highlights problems w/Piers & Spit.
- Dean: Getting ready for the baby. Claman: women in Davos.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- CNN hackles raised when Spitzer goes off-script (via CB).
- Goldstein: Piers shows real potential (as viewers dwindle).
- Video: Anthony Weiner gets snippy with Judge Nap.
- Rainey slams FNC focus group; Frank Luntz explains.
- What are Comcast’s plans for (MS)NBC News?
- Video: Bill O’Reilly takes issue with Jon Stewart.
- Soros-backed group targets Beck, Ailes. FNC responds.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/26/11 00:22 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Analysis/FNC, SotU/FNC, O’Reilly 1-2-3.
- SotU and analysis: FNC crushes CNN, MSNBC.
- Boedeker: Olbermann’s fall due to his arrogance.
- VIdeo: Imus calls Rachel Maddow a ‘gutless coward’.
- Will MSNBC get over its Palin sickness?
- Zurawik on SotU: CNN, FNC excellent; MSNBC not.
- Q&A: Jenna Lee, Claman in Davos, O’Donnell, Cavuto, Big Ed.
- CNN retracts false story about accused Wiki leaker.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/25/11 00:44 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Rumor: MSNBC interested in hiring Alec Baldwin? Or not?
- Arend: Olby’s exit will consume humanity in a new Dark Age!
- Greta: Let’s stop the hand-wringing over Olbermann.
- Intramural feud: Roger Ailes vs the junior Murdochs?
- Video: Red Eye salutes Keith Olbermann.
- Rick Sanchez resurfaces, comments on Olbermann.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on the MSNBC goings-on.
- Who really fired Olbermann? The military-industrial complex!
- Zurawik: Ed Rendell signs w/MSNBC; Q&A. AJ Hammer re-ups.
- Q&A: Neil Cavuto on SotU coverage, Big Ed part two, Cenk.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/24/11 00:00 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Bream 1-2-3. Piers slips.
- Audio: John Gibson sez Comcast fired Olby.
- Daily Finance: Comcast unlikely to overhaul MSNBC.
- Video: Glenn Beck on Olby’s departure.
- Q&A: Coop, John Stossel, Big Ed. Bret Baier: rapper.
- SotU coverage rundown.
- Haddad: Piers Morgan is the new King.
- MSNBC to hire Ed Rendell? Dan Abrams to ABC?
- NYT: Years of tension led to Olbermann/MSNBC split. WSJ: The end of a tumultuous affair. LAT: Unanswered questions. The Week: Five theories.
- Yahoo: Where will KO end up? How about Senator Olby? Or Sirius?
- Barnhart: NBC blew it. MacNicol: Will MSNBC regret dumping KO? Boedeker: How will Keith be remembered? Zucker reacts. Twitter explodes.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/21/11 00:24 Filed in: links
- Keith Olbermann out at MSNBC! New schedule. Is Comcast cleaning house? It was a stealth move. Kurtz: It was a long time coming. Video: Olby’s farewell. Flashback: Olby says firing ‘a groundless fear’.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Piers ratings could spell trouble for CNN.
- Post-surgery update: Soledad is doing fine.
- Video: Megyn Kelly w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Is Martin Bashir’s show finally about to debut?
- J.R. Dunn: Why did MSNBC cancel me?
- As Zucker moves out, Immelt moves up.
- Videos: Matthews w/Colbert, Piers w/Letterman.
- Juan Williams talks education in Charlotte.
- Video: The Judge on how to bring freedom to China.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/20/11 00:23 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Wallace-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Finally, Countdown hits #1...online.
- Piers grills Condi: cooking, dating, and marriage! (via CB)
- Video: Gretchen Carlson’s ear gets licked. More.
- Tuesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Wallace 1-2-3.
- Michael Steele looking for cable gig.
- Poll: FNC most trusted (and distrusted) cablenewser.
- FEC complaint against Hannity dismissed.
- Q&A: Eric Bolling, from baseball to business.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/ Don Imus part one, part two.
- Five ideas to improve Piers Morgan Tonight.
- Paper drops Parker column until she’s off CNN.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/19/11 00:33 Filed in: links
- Night two: Hannity tops PMT, Piers wins demo. Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- New F&F flap: Joan, Melissa, and Sarah (via TVN). More.
- Comcastic merger a boon for Bloomberg, FBN.
- Suzanne Malveaux to anchor CNN Newsroom.
- New Pew: PEJ analysis of Tucson coverage.
- It’s come to this: CNN apologizes for saying ‘crosshairs’!
- Video: Beck & Ablow on Today Show, w/Imus part one, part two.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/18/11 00:14 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- FCC approves NBC’s Comcastic merger despite opposition,
- After losing to Hannity Piers boasts that he’ll beat him.
- Esquire profile: Roger Ailes ‘threatens US stability’ (via TVN).
- Video: Wallace & Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- The Mole...Regis...now Coop lands a part on Broadway!
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on pundit political attacks.
- Roland S Martin at W-SU. Gerri Willis on home values.
- Zurawik: Piers/Oprah and Hannity/Palin, shilling and spinning.
- Piers premiere: Globe: fawning; Guardian: chummy; EW: tenacious; TV Guide: toadying; Chickaboomer: suck-up; CBS: nothing special; Inquirer: mischievous; Deadline: unsurprising; Anglotopia: strong; AV Club: sedate; WaPo: droning; NY Post: surprisingly good; St Pete Times: obsequious; NY: sycophantic; IndieWire: fascinating; NYT: timid; H’Wood Reporter: flat; NYDN: cordial; The Wrap: softballs; Time: cheeky; Winnipeg FP: deferential.
Friday Links and Open Thread
01/14/11 00:07 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekly ranker.
- Rick Sanchez rehab tour: insecurity and sadness.
- Did Coop try to gin up opposition to BP? He sez no.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan; Mike Emanuel part one, part two.
- News Corp jumps to the defense of...NBC!
- Olby week in review: bad oysters.
- Will Mark Levin sue Chris Matthews? More.
- Video: Judge Napolitano with Dr Marc Lamont Hill.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/13/11 00:15 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Tucson/FNC-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Palin to do FNC interview Monday...with Hannity.
- Controversy swirls around Rick Sanchez fundraisers.
- Roger Ailes and Russell Simmons make a love connection?
- ICN: Piers snaps back at Greta with twitter overkill.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus on Obama speech pt one, pt two.
- Grace takes on extra hour pending Dr Drew.
- Cablenewsers named to two influentials lists.
- Robyn Meredith to Bloomberg. Dubrow to helm Dr Drew.
- Video: Fox News panel reactions to Obama speech.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/12/11 01:15 Filed in: links
- A new idea: keep Park, dump Spit!
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Greta: Posh Piers launch party not what Fox would do. Analysis.
- Cincinnati Mag: Bill Hemmer remembers Haiti [pdf].
- How FNC/NYT reported dubious shooter-supremacist tie.
- Piers plan to pick fights kicks off with O’Reilly jab.
- Coop gathers AIDS activists for special hour.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on threats to your rights.
- Larry King finds work, as ‘Morgan mania’ sweeps the planet!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/11/11 01:55 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Weekend numbers. Saturday shooting: FNC-CNN-MSNBC 1-2-3. Glenn Garvin: Why MSNBC got clobbered on Saturday.
- Reese Schonfeld: Who killed Gabrielle Giffords?
- Ad buyers skeptical of Piers Morgan buys.
- Video: News Watch Skype Gripe on media finger-pointing.
- New Pew overview of 2011 paints CNN as outlier (via TVN).
- Parker fighting for her job as dismissal looms.
- Howard Kurtz profile: Joe Scarborough (via ICN).
- MSNBC debuts iPad app featuring Rachel Maddow.
- Thank cable news for a climate of hate?
- Video: Jake Tapper talks to Don Imus, part one, part two.
- Video: Bernard Goldberg on media irresponsibility.
- Video: Judge Napolitano on freedom and an American tragedy.
- Olbermann ‘reforms’ Worst Persons, by calling it something else.
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/10/11 00:47 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Shep 1-2-3.
- Profile: Eric Bolling is on a roll.
- John Roberts makes FNC debut on Studio-B.
- Janice Dean has pictures of Courtney’s baby.
- Happy, happy! Joy, joy! Rick Sanchez resurfaces.
- Howard Kurtz on media finger-pointing.
- FNC’s Dr Coomer has successful cancer surgery.
- CNN revamps graphics, adds CNNi, names Piers guests.
- Leading candidate to replace Parker: E.D. Hill?
- Olby to drop Worst Persons shtick again? Or not?
- Things for CNN to consider re Park & Spit. More.
- Q&A: Ailes & Simmons (via ICN), Eric Bolling, Gerri Willis.
- Hot & Not: Parker, John Roberts, O’Reilly, and more.

Friday Links and Open Thread
01/07/11 00:41 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Baier-Hannity
- Dr Drew pushes Behar back to 10:00 pm.
- Video: Michio Kaku throws water on the ‘aflockalypse’.
- Q&A: Shibani Joshi at CES 2011.
- Video: Gretchen’s wild ride. More.
- Video: Oops, did Mika say that?!
- Journos unimpressed by Piers’s Oprah ‘get’.
- Piers is CNN’s capitulation to opinion news?
- Piers plans: pick fights, be polarizing, and don’t do it live.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
01/06/11 00:59 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- O’Reilly snags exclusive pre-Super Bowl interview with Obama.
- NPR/Juan Williams fallout: Weiss resigns. Video: Juan reacts.
- MSNBC hires homeless man for voice-overs.
- Hill reporter slams Olbermann’s ‘journalism’.
- Audio: Brian Kilmeade talks with Major Garrett .
- CNN explains ‘freedom project’. Piers snags Oprah.
- Reena Ninan’s good news: it’s a boy!
- Coop rolls eyes at mention of Kathy Griffin.
- Big Ed walks back ‘bastard’ crack; Joe breaks House rules.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
01/05/11 00:34 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Hannity.
- Chris Matthews snipes at Joe...or does he?
- Nancy Grace re-ups with HLN.
- Audio: Gibbs replacement convo w/surprising names.
- Cablers cover Congressional commencement.
- Why John Roberts went to FNC: loyalty.
- Q&A: Piers Morgan, Soledad O’Brien.
- Zurawik: three cheers for conflict!
- Video: The Judge interviews Glenn Beck.
- Audio: Orlando Salinas on diabetes and his reporting career.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
01/04/11 00:51 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- What cable news show made top ten tv influentials list?
- Judith Miller responds to her attackers.
- Sanchez launches website with purloined pictures?
- PR stunts worked: CNN edges FNC on New Years Eve. Friday’s numbers: Coop/Griffin-Hemmer/Kelly-Bream 1-2-3. Weekend numbers
- Coop takes over King slot pending Piers premiere..
- FBN reveals CES coverage plans.
- New FBN promo jabs at MSNBC.
- Red blogs unimpressed by new FNC hire.
- Video: Tucker Carlson on the RNC debate and executing Vick.