I wish there could be focussed rather than aggressive interviewing. The problem is the newscasters/interviewers think they are stars. They think they become stars having their own public audience and then become the news themselves as far as social media is concerned, so reinforcing their premature elevation.
Allowing the latest victim, once trapped in the headlights, the opportunity to divert the question and waffle on another tack is not news casting. It’s not a question of aggressive interrogation, they all are worthy of courtesy, but plausible rogues are not difficult to detect.
That’s where the hoped-for quality is found if the interviewer is worth their salt. Then, the news really would be just that.
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