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Axios reporter Alex Thompson called out the media at the White House Correspondents' Dinner for failing to report on President Biden's declining health.

                   
                       

Journalist Alex Thompson called out the press for failing to properly report on former President Joe Biden's declining health at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday.

Thompson, a reporter for Axios, accepted the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage. His reporting closely documented Biden's disastrous debate performance against President You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, 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 said, 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." 

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Following Biden's withdrawal from the race, several journalists admitted they had You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. Concerns mounted after You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, when viewers noted his rambling answers and raspy voice. 

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Thompson said the media's failure to investigate and report more aggressively on Biden's condition contributed to growing public distrust of journalism.  

"Some people trust us less because of it," he said. "We bear some 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." 

You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login reflects the erosion of trust in American institutions, including the press. Only 31% of Americans reported having a "great deal" or "fair amount" of confidence in the media to report the news accurately. 

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Thompson's comments come amid broader conversations about media accountability. Earlier this year, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login before Congress, admitting the organization mishandled its coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop story during the 2020 election. 

"I do want to say that NPR acknowledges we were mistaken in failing to cover the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login more aggressively and sooner," Maher told lawmakers. She later described the lack of coverage as a "mistake." 

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