johnny dollar's place archive: jan-feb 2008

Latest cable news links [7:37 pm]:

The trunk show.

Geraldo on CNN.

FNC at MSC.

On tonight's Factor: Limbaugh.

Bad taste on Countdown?

Cable news Fox hunt.

Thursday's numbers (check 8:00 pm!).

Heavy "moderation": no comments for 20 21 22 hours [7:00 pm]!

From ABC/Detroit to CNN in Pakistan.

Video: Dancing with the King.

Contessa's fuzzy math.

Blackberry guru.

Rachel resurfaces.

Sunday talkers.

Lewine memorial.

O'Reilly anchoring election night? Um, no. BigHead chortles. Firing demand du jour.

FNC Sunday: weekday daytime programs and hosts with special "election hq" coverage. William F Buckley special Saturday night (link via TVN).

War of words.

Video: Aussie confuses Anderson.

Video: News zen.

MSNBC's man show.

James Rosen's watergate book reviewed.

Fox's facebook fiasco?

Obscure comic backlash.

What exactly is the problem with this?

Hotline quotes.

How to submit news video.

Lou Radio starts Monday. Lou vs Lloyd.

Julie Banderas in for Megyn this morning, MacCallum in at 5:00 pm.

Carried over from last night: foxnews.com videos revamped, easier linking, now HD capable, and embeddable:

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Latest cable news links [7:57 pm]:

Foxnews.com revamps videos: new design, HD capable, with embedding [example]:



O'Reilly not backing down.

Another firing demand? [yawn]

Wednesday's numbers.

CNN's iReport.

Shep on campus.

Zucker: drop dead!

Obama/Osama.

Bleeds? Leads!

Muzzled!

Obscure comic milks his 15 minutes [language].

Janice's jury duty.

Is Tim Russert "annoying"?

CNN.com's blunder.

MSNBC webcast "unwatchable"?

Another debate?

Video: Colbert with Tony Snow.

Keith moons McCain.

Preview: tonight's "worst person ". Olby's script (just add name-calling).

CNN's Crowes controversy.

Cable news is bad for you?

Quest for the demo.

CNN HQ murder conviction.


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Latest cable news links [6:57 pm]:

Murdoch's 16% solution.

Estrich: Politics isn't fair.

Video: Greta w/Bob Bennett uncut.

MSNBC's big night.

Alan feels the love.

CNN's "chills".

CNN denies pro-Obama slant. Cafferty.

New Factor segment (Mondays): Juan Williams & Kinky Friedman.

Defining hate speech down. FNC "outrage" du jour?

Ratings: fluke or trend? Cable's best.

Debate reax: Russert lost control? Hotline. Influenced by fake news? Brats? Misogynists? Unfair? Bizarre? Silly? Inside the spin room. The Limbaugh connection?

CNN's heavy-handed mods?

Video: Tucker vs Clinton campaign.


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Latest cable news links [7:32 pm]:


Pix: Greta with friends.

Election HQ opens big.

F&F surges. Debates boost CNN. A banner month. Olbermann falls behind CNN?

NY fawns over Olbermann.

Geraldo on GMA.

Video: Obama isn't American?

Salon lambastes CNN.

Q&A: Jeanne Moos.

Jossip on Litvak.

Weekend ratings.

Geraldo's "Black Genius Camp".

Video: Olbermann knocks Jon Stewart. Newsbusters reax.

LA Times on MSNBC. Phil Griffin, the "awesome hippie"? Newsbusters reax.

News as noise.

Olbermann on E!?

Kasich eyes governor's mansion.

Video: Lis Wiehl selling her book.

Video: Geraldo vs O'Reilly rematch.

Lunsford on O'Reilly.


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Latest cable news links [6:46 pm]:

Pix: Election HQ debut. TVN. Your reaction?

Litvak leaving CNN's "Morning".

Obscure comic's reward for Fox-bashing.

Claman Q&A (via TVN).

Video: Nader vs Glick.

New Politico blog.

Lunsford with O'Reilly.

CNN's victory lap.

CNN push-polling Obama? Politico, KXMC, Sister Toldjah, Kos, AmericaBlog, Carpetbagger, HuffPo.

FNC's dress code?

Liberal bias proved?

Websites: cable vs print. CNN's reviewed.

Unconvincing Scarborough skeleton regurgitated.

The invites are out.

Alan still gets hate mail [language].

CNN's anti-Pakistan bias?

Fox's StealthRay.

Election dominates cable news.

Ballot Bowl blues.

Can't we all shut up?


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Latest cable news links (updated Sun 7:58 pm):

ELV across America.

Backstage at CNN's debate.

Kurtz: Chris Matthews's gut.

SNL mocks CNN.

Video: O'Reilly/Leno.

CNN debate controversy.

Tucumcari greets the ELV.

Courtney makes good.

Obscure comic tries Fox-bashing.

CNN as Muzak?

O'Reilly flops on Leno?

Long-awaited Star Jones O'Reilly verdict.

F&F Weekend developments.

Psychoanalyzing Keith.

Fox News Babe Showdown!

Sunday talkers.

Olbermann's lie?

Lou talks back.

Pix: Griffin in Afghanistan.

MSNBC's debate.

Shuster: no regrets.

Conventions could create news.


Question: Fox's new show: temporary? What cable news program is next to be cancelled?

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Friday cable news links (updated through the day):

New 5:00 pm weekday election hour on FNC. TVN: it's temporary. Is it?

Jennifer in Jordan.

Flogging O'Reilly Day 3: Jesse Jackson on Countdown.

Shocking, horrifying!! [unedited video]

Lunch with Lou.

Courtney Friel revealed.

Oliver North co-hosts H&C tonight.

Pix: ELV Day eleven.

Alan still gets hate mail.

Geraldo sours on Obama?

Interning at Fox.

Molly's math.

MSNBC: The Place for Prisons.

Worse than Fox? Horrors!

CNN not looking any better?

O'Reilly apology.

News or Nancy?

CNN's double standard?


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Your Thursday cable news links (updated through the day):

MSNBC dumps superdelegate.

Bill Kristol's tightrope.

Tony Snow's miracle.

MSNBC: no shame?

News, or opinion?

Inspiring Pix: Spanky, More Spanky.

Election Link runs out of gas!

MSNBC's Wesley Clark just now on Fox!?

Jennifer Griffin from Kandahar.

Tony Snow returns to broadcasting: permanent guest host on The Radio Factor, announced by Tony and Mr Bill today. Tony's first day will be tomorrow.

Pix: CNN's debate prep.

O'Reilly lynching flap: HuffPo, Portfolio, NY Magazine, Moderate Voice, LA Times, Bennett on H&C.

Frank Luntz: GOP prospects dim.

Democrats outraged...by MSNBC.

Cable news hyperventilating.

It's slime time!

Hillary Clinton bumped.

One-stop news video shopping.


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Your Wednesday cable news links (updated through the day):

Greta on the McCain allegations.

SuperBowl champ to guest-co-host Fox & Friends.

Meet Spanky.

Fox on top.

She's baaack.

Why is TVNewser silent? FishbowlNY isn't. TVNewser weighs in.

Who is FNC's "most obnoxious"?

Chris Matthews humiliates an Obama surrogate? Wizbang weighs in.

Alan's hate mail [warning: language].

The most counterprodutive spin of last night?

CNN to its reporters: be nice to Castro?

Behind the You Decide '08 web design.

Osama-Obama Lives! And why? Rookie incompetence!

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Your Tuesday links and cable news open thread. The standard rules apply.

UPDATES:

Fox election coverage started on schedule at 8:55, but apparently Bill O'Reilly didn't get the memo. He did a 60-minute show, so the last five minutes didn't air.

Cable Quotables

"I Will Survive"

Pix: Jennifer Griffin in Iraq.

Should MSNBC blacklist Roger Stone?

Is the Washington Post "pimping MSNBC"?

Juan Williams is puzzled by a Michelle Obama comment.

Tonight's election coverage schedule:
Fox: 8:00 pm O'Reilly - 8:55 pm Brit Hume hosts You Decide '08 - 11:00 pm Hannity & Colmes 2 hours (Greta has the night off)
CNN: 8:00 pm Election Center - 10:00 pm Cooper 360 - 12:00 am Larry King
MSNBC: 9:00 pm Matthews & Olbermann 3 hours

Was Neal Gabler the "star panelist" of Fox News Watch?

A surfeit of political pundits?

Courtney Friel, the "Bikini Bonehead"?

Human Tetris!

Has Keith Olbermann turned against Hillary Clinton?

This is your Monday place to discuss developments and offer your comments on Fox and other cable news stations. The standard rules apply; this is not a stream of consciousness smorgasboard so don't try to turn it into a political forum. Cable news, please.

This is still an experiment. We'll see how it goes, and whether there is sufficient interest to continue. If we spot anything during the day that might spur discussion we'll post updates below.

UPDATES:

Oops. O'Reilly tonight knocked NBC for giving air time to Clinton heckler Robert Holeman, something "no responsible news organization" would do. Following The Factor, Hannity & Colmes began. One of their guests: Robert Holeman.

TVNewser reports that MSNBC illustrated a story on Obama with a picture of...Osama!

"SusQHB" was part of last night's Frank Luntz focus group and blogs about the experience.

Huckabee camp says CNN has cancelled their Feb 28 GOP debate. Update.

Is MSNBC downplaying the Obama "plagiarism" kerfuffle?

The latest promos for FNC primetime shows have a striking new design; what do you think?

Pollster who headed up FNC's election night Decision Desk has died.

Jennifer Griffin emails Greta from Iraq.

Elinor Lipman on the Shuster flap.

Gretchen Carlson fills in for Martha MacCallum on The Live Desk today.

Ten minutes of hate?

Here is your place to discuss developments and offer your comments on Fox and other cable news stations. The standard rules apply; this is not a stream of consciousness smorgasboard so don't try to turn it into a political forum. Cable news, please.

Consider this an experiment. We'll see how it goes, and whether there is sufficient interest in making this a regular feature. That said, have at it.

UPDATES:

Bill Hemmer will anchor a one-hour YouDecide '08 special Sunday night at 10:00 pm Eastern. Reportedly Frank Luntz's focus groups will play a role.

A guest writer for the WCF Courier shoots a few arrows at Fox, and Fox Business in particular. Rather than citing any programming examples she instead uses this quote from Cavuto:

"None of this economist 'on the one hand and on the other hand' stuff," he says. That is, Fox Business News will not welcome discussion, debate, or controversy, and apparently will foster a simplistic view of a very complex reality. Ummm, what a surprise?

What Cavuto actually said:

The channel's managing editor, Neil Cavuto, says it is important to create clear and concise business messages to cater to a broader audience. "If you can't explain the stock or an investment principle in under a sentence to me, chances are you're not serving the audience," he said. "None of this economist 'on the one hand and on the other hand' stuff."

Jennifer Griffin emails from the flight deck of a C-130.