She is not a journalist at all. She is an actress and a lesbian:

Rachel Maddow was born on April 1, 1973 in Castro Valley, California, USA as Rachel Anne Maddow. She is an actress, known for The Ides of March (2011), House of Cards (2013) and 30 Rock (2006). She is married to Susan Mikula.

She is engaged as an actress in a role of a MSNBC anchor, to promote fake stories like “Russiagate”. She is a LIE personified.