Chris Wallace: Trump ‘may have a point’ about media bias


Fox News host Chris Wallace on Thursday was awarded the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism.

He was honored for his 50-plus years in broadcasting and for “his unbiased, piercing approach to interviews.”

During his acceptance speech, Wallace addressed the 600 members of the press in attendance and warned them about media bias.

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“President Trump is engaged in the most direct, sustained assault on a free press in our history,” but Wallace said that he thinks Trump “may have a point” when he complains about media bias and unfairness.

“I believe that some of our colleagues – many of our colleagues – think this president has gone so far over the line to bash the media it has given them an excuse to cross the line themselves, to push back,” Wallace said. “And as tempting as that may be, I think it’s a big mistake.”

“But we shouldn’t be drawn into becoming players on the field, trying to match the people we cover in invective. It’s not our role. We’re not as good at it as they are. And we’re giving up our special place in our democracy. There’s enough to report about this president that we don’t need to offer opinions or put our thumb on the scale. Be as straight and accurate and dispassionate as we first learned to be as reporters.”

The Fox News host was registered as a Democrat for decades. During the presidential debate, the Washington Post said, “No one could watch the final debate & deny that Chris Wallace is among the best in the business.”

As an example of bias, Wallace quoted a piece on August 2, 2016

CNN correspondent Jim Acosta accused the Trump administration of continually targeting the “three M’s.”

Acosta told Wolf Blitzer that the White House “at times … has had an unhealthy fixation on what I call the three M’s: the Mexicans, the Muslims and the media.” He said administration policy seems targeted toward “bashing” one of the three groups and it’s seen “time and again.”

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