> Random people don't suffer from this problem. But they also don't generally have the inside knowledge to ask the real questions. Solution: anonymize the profe

> Random people don't suffer from this problem. But they also don't generally have the inside knowledge to ask the real questions. Solution: anonymize the professional journalists and their organizations. No one to blame, no one to retaliate against. I had the same thought but a different conclusion: if crowdsourced interviews make a candidate look bad, and it happens a few times, candidates won't "invite back" the crowdsourced platforms. The current system works the way it does for a reason: short of making it mandatory, politicians will only conduct interviews if they feel like it's a net win for shaping the narrative. A journalistic entity that keeps making politicians "lose" at the interview will very soon become an entity without access.