Veteran sportscaster Bob Costas declared this week that the “free press is under attack” while assailing mainstream media outlets for kowtowing to Donald Trump and paying the president a “ransom,” claiming that “these are ongoing assaults” to the First Amendment.
During his speech at Monday night’s Mirror Awards in New York City, where he received the Fred Dressler Leadership Award for making “distinct, consistent and unique contributions to the public's understanding of the media,” Costas took the opportunity to call out ABC News for capitulating to the president.
