Axios CEO Jim VandeHei Tells Media to ‘Be More Humble’ [Video]

Axios co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei urged media outlets to “be more humble” and reporters to jump off of Twitter, now X, following a poll suggesting Americans have major trust issues with news organizations going into the presidential election.

VandeHei, also a co-founder of Politico, joined Kasie Hunt on CNN This Morning on Thursday to discuss his new book Just the Good Stuff. Hunt began the segment by describing the delicate balance media outlets have to walk covering Donald Trump’s legal troubles, including the Manhattan hush money trial.

Hunt also played footage of The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart roasting the media’s extensive coverage of Trump’s trial and referenced an Associated Press poll showing a majority are concerned about the media spewing “misinformation” going into November’s presidential election.

VandeHei told Hunt, who was previously hired by VandeHei for Politico, there are “forces” trying to actively “diminish” the role of the media, but news organizations bear some responsibility for a general lack of public …