Maybe, the "Don't ever talk to the police" rule is also good for journalists. "Don't ever talk to journalists." Just like in real life, if you need to talk to t

Maybe, the "Don't ever talk to the police" rule is also good for journalists. "Don't ever talk to journalists." Just like in real life, if you need to talk to the police, you hire a lawyer whose professional job it is to talk to them on your behalf, so if you need to talk to a journalist, you hire a publicist whose professional job it is to talk to them on your behalf. This has to do with incentives. Police, no how nicely they talk to you, ultimately want to close the case. If they can do that by having you take the fall, they will do that. Journalists, no matter now nicely they talk to you, just want to create an article that will optimize for engagement from their readers. If they can do that by a misleading portrayal or something that otherwise harms your reputation or safety, they will do that. It is just business to them.