The Axios correspondent accuses the media of the health of Biden at the White House correspondent dinner

Journalist Alex Thompson called on the press for her failure to correctly report the health of former President Joe Biden at the White House correspondent dinner on Saturday.

Before Thompson, a correspondent for Axios, White House Representative Association The Balkman Award for Comprehensive Excellence in Covering the White House. Documented his reports closely performing the catastrophic debate against the President Donald TrumpThe events that led to this, and Biden’s decision ultimately out of the race. In the admission letter, Thompson admitted that the press had won the coverage of the story of Biden’s retreat.

“Being screaming the truth also means telling the truth about ourselves. We, including me, missed a lot of this story,” said Thompson, speaking to the journalists’ room of major news means.

He added: “The retreat of President Biden and the Testry by the people around him is a reminder that the whole White House, regardless of the party, is able to deceive.”

The head opens the dinner highlights the absence of Trump and the “very difficult” year of the press

After Biden’s withdrawal from the race, many journalists admitted they had It has not been sufficiently examined in the health of the president. Fears installed yet Biden discussion performanceWhen viewers noticed his roaming answers and full voice.

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Tomson said that the failure of the media to investigate and report more about the Biden case contributed to increasing confidence in the public press.

“Some people trust us because of him,” he said. “We bear some responsibility for believing in the media in such places. I say this because recognition of mistakes builds confidence, and defends them increases their erosion.”

He concluded with blatant acceptance: “We should have done better.”

Gallup poll from October 2024 It reflects the erosion of confidence in American institutions, including the press. Only 31 % of Americans had a “great amount” or “fair amount” of confidence in the media to accurately report the news.

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Thomson’s comments come amid broader talks about media accountability. Earlier this year, The CEO of NPR Catherine Maher witnessed Before Congress, the poor -recognized organization covered the Hunter Baiden laptop during the 2020 elections.

“I want to say that NPR acknowledges that we are wrong to fail to cover Hunter Biden’s laptop story Maher later told the legislators that the lack of coverage was “wrong.”

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