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    Tribune to highlight final presidential debate coverage

    Tribune StaffBy Tribune StaffOctober 21, 2020Updated:October 22, 2020No Comments3 Mins Read
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    The front side of the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, October 16, 2020.
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    NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee Tribune Editorial Director Sandra Long Weaver will be one of the credentialed journalists covering the final presidential debate at Belmont University on Thursday, Oct. 22. The debate will take place from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and will be shown on numerous networks.

    Weaver is a founding member of the National Association of Black Journalists and a member of the Nashville chapter of

    Tennessee Tribune Editorial Director Sandra Long Weaver. Photo by PJ Fischer

    NABJ. She has over 40 years of experience working for newspapers and she currently serves as the advisor for The Meter, the 70-year-old student publication at Tennessee State University.

    Coverage will be on the Tribune website at tntribune.com following the debate. More than 33 million of 285 million registered voters have already cast their votes. 

    Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump held competing Town Halls on Oct. 15 instead of the second debate because the president was recovering from the coronavirus. Trump withdrew from participating in a virtual debate.

    The Commission on Presidential Debates has issued very strict guidelines to keep the candidates and journalists safe at the final debate. The number of journalists has been reduced substantially from the number who covered the debate between former President Obama and Sen. John McCain on the campus in 2008. And everyone will be required to wear surgical masks.

    NBC anchor and White House correspondent Kristen Welker will moderate the final debate. The topics are Fighting

    NBC anchor and White House correspondent Kristen Welker will moderate the final presidential debate.

    COVID-19, American Families, Race in America, Climate Change, National Security and Leadership.  

    The format is the same as the first debate that was held Sept. 29 where 73 million people tuned in to watch. Each segment will last about 15 minutes and candidates will have two minutes to respond after the moderator opens each segment with a question. The CPD has now said the mike will be muted of the candidate not speaking during each two-minute segment so interruptions will be minimized. 

    Welker will then use the rest of the time in the segment to facilitate further discussion on the topic. During the first debate, President Trump continually interrupted former Vice President Joe Biden. Moderator Chris Wallace was criticized for his lack of control of the debate and Trump for his behavior.

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