JAY CARUSO: The media depend on trust, and they’re losing it with lazy reporting.

Journalists are not always going to get it 100 percent right. But in this case, the New York Times issued a retraction regarding the same mistake just over a week ago. As for Acosta and Tur, they are not some stringers out trying eke out a living, selling stories to the highest bidder. Acosta is the senior White House correspondent for CNN, and Tur is a news anchor for “MSNBC Live.” As such, they should know better.

The mainstream media has a trust problem with the public. Recent mistakes have given fuel for Trump, people in his administration, and supporters enough reason to show “Fake news!” The kind of errors made by Acosta and Tur only serve to further the distrust the public has for the media to the detriment of the public. A healthy and robust media is needed to help keep the electorate informed. If the public doesn’t trust them, what’s the point?

They are short on self-control.