Sunak, Starmer, and the death of the political interview
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The Cost of Playfulness in Broadcast News
The cost of politicians' anger and potential for social media backlash too great for broadcasters to stomach. Hard to imagine Paxman doing that to Chloe Smith now, for fear of bullying or allegations of misogyny. Or maybe this sort of playfulness would get a backlash from politicians who had threatened never to come back. Would the BBC now have the guts to air something like this exchange with Eddie Mayer and Boris Johnson?
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