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Article snippet: Media outlets have remained under fire for several days amid a debate over journalism in an age when provided ammunition to the president, who has since the 2016 campaign railed against “fake news” and what he views as biased reporting. “Fake News CNN made a vicious and purposeful mistake yesterday. They were caught red handed, just like lonely Brian Ross at ABC News (who should be immediately fired for his “mistake”),” Trump said Saturday. “Watch to see if @CNN fires those responsible, or was it just gross incompetence?” The president was referring to ABC News correspondent Brian Ross, who in a report earlier this month said former national security adviser Michael Flynn would testify that Trump directed him to contact Russian officials during the campaign. The network later corrected the story and suspended Ross, noting Trump told Flynn during the campaign “to find ways to repair relations with Russia and other hot spots,” and instructed him to make contact shortly after he won the 2016 election. But the inaccurate report had already pushed U.S. stocks into a downward spiral, causing Trump to later suggest that individuals who lost money in the stock market over the report should consider suing ABC News. “It set a media narrative based on a lie. That’s the problem,” former Trump campaign aide David Bossie told “Media Buzz” on Sunday. Bossie argued that the media has an agenda against Trump that fuels inaccurate reporting. “They can’t help themselves. They hat... Link to the full article to read more