Axios reporter hits media for whiffing on coverage of Biden’s decline at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Journalist Alex Thompson called out the press for failing to properly document on former President Joe Biden s declining wellness at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday Thompson a reporter for Axios accepted the White House Correspondents Association s Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage His reporting closely documented Biden s disastrous debate performance against President Donald Trump the events leading up to it and Biden s eventual decision to exit the race In his acceptance speech Thompson acknowledged that the press fell short in covering the story of Biden's decline Being truth tellers also means telling the truth about ourselves We myself included missed a lot of this story Thompson stated speaking before a room of journalists from major news outlets He added President Biden's decline and its cover-up by the people around him is a reminder that every White House regardless of party is capable of deception WHCA PRESIDENT OPENS DINNER HIGHLIGHTING TRUMP S ABSENCE AND EXTREMELY ARDUOUS YEAR FOR THE PRESS Following Biden s withdrawal from the race several journalists admitted they had not sufficiently scrutinized the president s wellness Concerns mounted after Biden s debate performance when viewers noted his rambling answers and raspy voice BIDEN'S ASSOCIATION HID THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS STRENGTH ALL ALONG WH PRESS SEC Thompson stated the media s failure to investigate and description more aggressively on Biden s condition contributed to growing community distrust of journalism Selected people trust us less because of it he stated We bear selected responsibility for faith in the media being at such lows I say this because acknowledging errors builds trust and being defensive about them further erodes it He concluded with a stark admission We should have done better Gallup polling from October reflects the erosion of trust in American institutions including the press Only of Americans revealed having a great deal or fair amount of confidence in the media to summary the news accurately CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREThompson s comments come amid broader conversations about media accountability Earlier this year NPR CEO Katherine Maher testified before Congress admitting the organization mishandled its coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop story during the poll I do want to say that NPR acknowledges we were mistaken in failing to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story more aggressively and sooner Maher notified lawmakers She later described the lack of coverage as a mistake CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP