How far should someone being interviewed by the media be allowed to define the interview? What topics can legitimately be declared "off limits"?
Sarah Palin referenced her son, Track, in a campaign rally, then subsequently declared her kid’s ‘off limits’.
Bill O’Reilly was similarly called out by candidate Trump, when O’Reilly persisted in asking about the wisdom of skipping the Iowa debate.
If a candidate references something on the campaign stump, can they later legitimately declare the topic taboo?
More importantly, where’s the journalistic integrity of the media in all this?
Should they not allow any questions to be taken off the table?
Or is bait-and-switch a legitimate tactic if the interviewee does the same?
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