Here's a story from RealClearPolitics that highlights an issue I have with some political journalists.
The story is an interview with Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen.
My issue is with the leading questions the interviewer uses.
Why do I take issue? Leading questions by an interviewer show one of two things:
1) The interviewer is trying to shape the answers to fit preconceived notions. In this instance, the interviewer has an agenda and is attempting to elicit answers to validate those preconceptions.
2) The interviewer hasn't prepared.
In both instances, the interviewer is failing at their job.
For someone like Tom Bevan, who touts themselves as a political journalist, he should really get his act together. He should either prepare better or he should actually try to disengage his political agenda when it shows.
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