Trump says CIA director's Moscow visit was 'semi-routine'

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How did the left and right cover Trump says CIA director's Moscow visit was 'semi-routine'?

Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 71% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 16. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Trump says CIA director's Moscow visit was 'semi-routine' left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Trump says CIA director's Moscow visit was 'semi-routine' biased?

Trump says CIA director's Moscow visit was 'semi-routine' is one event reported by 16 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Trump says CIA director's Moscow visit was 'semi-routine'?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Trump says CIA director's Moscow visit was 'semi-routine'?

16 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Who visited Moscow for talks with Russian intelligence officials?

CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow for talks with Russian intelligence officials. US President Donald Trump commented on the visit, describing it as 'semi-routine' and stating that Washington desires an end to the war in Ukraine.

What did Donald Trump say about the CIA director's visit?

Donald Trump described CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow as 'semi-routine'. He also stated that Washington would like to see the war in Ukraine end and suggested that 'something may come out of' the meeting.

Did the Kremlin confirm a meeting between the CIA director and President Putin?

Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed that intelligence contacts took place between Russian intelligence officials and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. However, Peskov denied that Ratcliffe met with President Vladimir Putin.