Why No Hardball Questions?
@INfisherman
Thx for post
explaining a couple possible reasons which imo are applicable not just to this case, but generally applicable to MSM, podcast & similar interviews w prosecutor or def. atty.
1. INTERVIEWER does not want to offend or alienate VIEWERS/listeners
who believe the atty's already known position, for fear of loss of clicks, income, or both.
2. Beforehand as a condition of interview ATTY insists on screening Q's and/or refuses to answer re certain topics.
Hoping ^ does not mangle your lines of thought.
Let me toss in two other possibilities.
3. Asking hardball questions may cause not only this CURRENT interviewee to reject future invitations but may also induce POTENTIAL interviewees to decline as well. Who wants to be embarrassed about weaknesses in their case by an astute questioner?
4. Interviewer may NOT be sufficiently FAMILIAR w the facts or law in the case at hand to develop in-depth, analytical questions. Not saying this applies to the podcast being discussed in this thread.
And as I've not watched the entire podcast, actually not saying whether any of these ^ apply. Just general possibilities & jmo.
@mrjitty You posed a good question.This just occurred to me Mr. J…
If MSM tries to corner the defense & catch them with inconsistencies or pushing on them too hard in regards to their theories and/or evidence, that will probably result in the supporters of the defense being turned off by that particular outlet or interviewer. No one wants fewer clicks or comments these days & I personally feel that has quite a bit to do with why they’re being interviewed with kid gloves. Folks like you & I are far less "noisy" than those who support their narratives & approach. Ad revenue helps out the media & money talks louder than the truth or justice these days.
Another thought is the team is likely screening all questions beforehand & refusing to discuss certain aspects of the case in order to keep control of the narrative & help keep their strategy low key until they know more about the appeal. From what I understood, they are still assisting with some of that portion.
JMO
@INfisherman
Thx for post
1. INTERVIEWER does not want to offend or alienate VIEWERS/listeners
who believe the atty's already known position, for fear of loss of clicks, income, or both.
2. Beforehand as a condition of interview ATTY insists on screening Q's and/or refuses to answer re certain topics.
Hoping ^ does not mangle your lines of thought.
Let me toss in two other possibilities.
3. Asking hardball questions may cause not only this CURRENT interviewee to reject future invitations but may also induce POTENTIAL interviewees to decline as well. Who wants to be embarrassed about weaknesses in their case by an astute questioner?
4. Interviewer may NOT be sufficiently FAMILIAR w the facts or law in the case at hand to develop in-depth, analytical questions. Not saying this applies to the podcast being discussed in this thread.
And as I've not watched the entire podcast, actually not saying whether any of these ^ apply. Just general possibilities & jmo.
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