{"id":2445918,"date":"2025-06-11T12:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T16:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-costas-condemns-news-outlets-for-becoming-maga-media\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:39:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T16:39:26","slug":"bob-costas-condemns-news-outlets-for-becoming-maga-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-costas-condemns-news-outlets-for-becoming-maga-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Costas condemns news outlets for becoming \u2018MAGA media\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbob-costas-condemns-news-outlets-for-becoming-maga-media%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2445918&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent speech at teh Mirror Awards, former NBC sports analyst Bob Costas criticized major news outlets like ABC News and CBS News for their perceived concessions to former President Donald Trump.He highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daily-wire-sues-loudoun-schools-for-misusing-privacy-protections-to-hide-wrongdoing\/\" title=\"Daily Wire sues Loudoun Schools over misuse of privacy protections to conceal misconduct\">legal settlements made<\/a> by these networks, including ABC&#8217;s payment of $15 million and CBS&#8217;s offer of $20 million to resolve lawsuits involving Trump.Costas argued that such actions represent a troubling shift in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-dan-bongino-on-the-future-of-parler-and-governments-role-in-tech\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Dan Bongino on the Future of Parler and Government\u2019s Role in Tech\">media landscape<\/a>, suggesting these networks are compromising their integrity under pressure from Trump&#8217;s management. He emphasized the importance of journalistic standards and questioned the need to cater to Trump&#8217;s narrative, branded as &#8220;MAGA media.&#8221; Throughout his address, Costas maintained that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">mainstream media<\/a> has its flaws but should not capitulate to a distorted view of reality driven by Trump&#8217;s interests. His remarks underline concerns about the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >journalism amid political pressures<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bob Costas condemns news outlets for becoming &lsquo;MAGA media&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2145117\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former NBC sports analyst and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a>&nbsp;contributor&nbsp;Bob&nbsp;Costas blasted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abc-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ABC News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3415717\/wendy-mcmahon-cbs-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CBS News<\/a> for &ldquo;running the gauntlet that the Trump administration will throw up against them,&rdquo; during an award speech Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Costas offered his opinion on the two <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">networks&rsquo; concessions to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">President Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;in their squabbles. ABC News&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3261020\/stephanopoulos-abc-news-ordered-to-apologize-pay-15-million-trump-defamation-settlement\/\" target=\"_blank\">paid Trump $15 million<\/a>&nbsp;to settle a lawsuit against&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-stephanopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\">George Stephanopoulos,<\/a><\/span>  while CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3404359\/bernie-sanders-settling-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit-grave-mistake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">offered Trump $20 million<\/a> to settle its legal fight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3435985\/ballerina-john-wick-universe-review\/\">Ballerina is a brutal, stylish cash grab. 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Someone in the crowd recorded his speech, which was then shared online.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since networks in many cases are owned, they all are corporations, but in some cases, those corporations have specific financial stakes in running the gauntlet that the Trump administration will throw up against them,&rdquo; Costas said. &ldquo;His [Federal Communications Commission] intimidated ABC into refuting George Stephanopoulos. All they should have said was, &lsquo;George misspoke. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-joy-reid-compare-trump-surviving-a-shooting-to-biden-surviving-covid-in-a-wild-segment\/\" title=\"Watch Joy Reid compare Trump surviving a shooting to Biden surviving COVID in a wild segment\">president &#038;mdash<\/a>; that paragon of virtue &mdash; was only found guilty of sexual assault, not rape. So we stand corrected.&rsquo; They didn&rsquo;t have to pay a $15 million ransom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sportscaster Bob Costas ranted at Syracuse University&#8217;s Mirror Awards yesterday that &#8220;There really isn&rsquo;t two sides to much of what Donald Trump represents. If someone says, and the idea that you have to find, you have to find somebody who will not just fefend Donald Trump, but&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FMThVgSYg8\">pic.twitter.com\/FMThVgSYg8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexchristy17\/status\/1932489993211060348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>In addition to the settlement,&nbsp;ABC&nbsp;News issued a statement of regret at the bottom of an online article containing the clip of Stephanopoulos&rsquo;s comment. Trump took the settlement toward establishing a &ldquo;Presidential foundation and museum to be established by or for Plaintiff, as Presidents of the United States of America have established in the past.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This week, ABC News opted not to renew its contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3437512\/abc-news-parts-with-terry-moran-after-online-rant-about-stephen-miller-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Terry Moran\">Terry Moran<\/a> after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3435000\/abc-news-terry-moran-suspended-rant-world-class-hater-stephen-miller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">online rant<\/a> against White House Deputy Chief of Policy&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-miller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stephen Miller<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It does not mean that we are without fault. It does not mean that the legacy or mainstream media doesn&rsquo;t screw up from time to time or have blind spots or misplaced narratives,&rdquo; Costas said. &ldquo;But if the answer to that is [Make America Great Again] media, if the answer to that is Donald Trump&rsquo;s view of the world, which is only through a prism of what benefits him, there are no higher ideals, there are no principles at work other than what benefits him, I&rsquo;ll stay with where we are without correction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CBS News next fell into Costas&rsquo;s crosshairs for their &ldquo;$20 million in ransom to Trump,&rdquo; which he joked &ldquo;is just the cost of doing business when there&rsquo;s billions of dollars at stake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3417275\/joe-scarborough-joe-biden-mental-state-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>JOE SCARBOROUGH STANDS BY &lsquo;BEST BIDEN EVER&rsquo; COMMENT: &lsquo;I NEVER SAW THOSE DAYS&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s grievances came after CBS News&rsquo;s <em>60 Minutes<\/em> hosted former Vice President Kamala Harris for an interview a month before the election. At the time, Trump&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3189360\/trump-60-minutes-editing-biggest-scandal-broadcast-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a>&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3180400\/from-her-glock-to-putin-six-takeaways-kamala-harris-60-minutes-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">edits made to Harris&rsquo;s interview<\/a> were &ldquo;the biggest scandal in broadcast history: they actually took her answer out and gave her a different answer after it was shot.&rdquo;&nbsp;The network said<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3253186\/cbs-toss-trump-lawsuit-kamala-harris-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> the interview was edited <\/a>for time purposes but not doctored.<\/p>\n<p>Costas has long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2884245\/bob-costas-claims-trump-is-the-most-disgraceful-figure-in-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"criticized Trump\">criticized Trump<\/a>, calling him &ldquo;by far the most disgraceful figure in modern presidential history.&rdquo; Trump has not yet responded to Costas&rsquo;s most recent remarks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2145117\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2145117\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Costas criticizes ABC and CBS for becoming &#8216;MAGA media&#8217; during an award speech, highlighting their concessions to Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2445919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bob-Costas-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42574,56953,56952,33295,37724],"class_list":["post-2445918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bob-costas","tag-journalism-integrity","tag-maga-media","tag-media-criticism","tag-news-outlets"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bob-Costas-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445922,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445918\/revisions\/2445922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2445919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}