THE MEDIA

Live fact-checking by ABC’s moderators marked a departure from the first debate, when CNN’s hosts stayed out of the fray.

The debate in the midst of a tight presidential race could be a breakout moment for Linsey Davis, who co-moderates with David Muir.

James Grimaldi, a Pulitzer-winning journalist, is starting a new chapter at the National Catholic Reporter, after a dozen years at the Wall Street Journal.

“From Russia With Lev,” a Rachel Maddow documentary for MSNBC, ends with a tearful meeting between Lev Parnas and special guest star Hunter Biden.

Even some of Tenet’s right-wing stars wondered why it existed. Now, a new federal indictment claims it was a Russian propaganda operation.

The 19th focuses on gender in its coverage of politics and policy. It’s gearing up for a historic presidential election.

Mehdi Hasan, former MSNBC host, launched Zeteo on Substack after his TV show was canceled. In just four months it has 31,000 paid subscribers.

Sarah Palin will get a new trial in her defamation suit against the New York Times and former opinion editor James Bennet, an appeals court ruled.

Fox News host Jesse Watters said his comment that generals would “have their way with” Kamala Harris if she is elected president was misconstrued.

Ben Rothenberg was considered one of the nation’s best tennis writers. Then he got sued by Alexander Zverev, one of the world’s top tennis players.

The Minnesota Star Tribune has rebranded and the Onion is back in print. But experts say these developments are exceptions in the ailing U.S. media landscape.

Karamehmedovic, who has produced ABC’s nightly newscast, will replace Kimberly Godwin, who stepped down in May.

Journalist and author Malcolm Harris says he found the bag left on a ledge in Capitol Hill. It turned out to be more trouble than it was worth.

The network faced internal and external criticism for airing Trump’s speech on Aug. 8, including from host Lawrence O’Donnell.

Gideon Cody allegedly tampered with an investigation into a raid of the Marion County Record and its publisher’s home, worrying press freedom advocates.

The Trump campaign said the documents that reporters received from a mysterious source came from an Iranian hack. The FBI is now investigating.

Tim Pool’s purchase of an improvised skate park has riled skateboarders in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle.

Tim Walz is seen as a supporter of freedom of the press, despite some complaints about transparency issues in his administration.