I think they believe they are reporting true and accurate news not fake news
Their statement was in reference to the MSM as a whole being an enemy of the American people. Which it is.
It's not about their reporting, it's about the current state of mainstream media as a whole. Assuming these guys only report accurate, true, fair news, they STILL should be paying enough attention to know what the current state of affairs is. So it's completely out of line for them to make a statement like that. If they choose to lump themselves in with the sordid state of American fake news media, they deserve to be denigrated for it.
so if the MSM is the enemy of the People, are you prepared to abolish freedom of the press? since they are enemies and all that
I think they believe they are reporting true and accurate news not fake news, based on facts, not based on politics or the say so of some politician.
I think they believe they have always done this.
sort of like you trying to defend yourself against accusations of beating your mother, if you have never done so . . .