Borrell could have had a better performance at the interview: --- By citing other opinions in favor of the prosecutorial actions of the Spanish government and asking the interviewer why he never cites those opinions and denouncing Conflict Zone staff trying to be sensationalists by practicing in such a extreme fashion cherry peaking, violating the ethical professional standards of journalism of presenting both sides of a story, compiling only opinions in one side of the matter and leaving out the other opposing arguments that favor the need of a State to preserve his geographical unity. Borell acuses the interviewer of being biased in his questioning but never argues why is he incurring in a biased questioning. The audience of fans of Conflict Zone probably did not realize the program is failing to adhere to the journalistic standard of presenting citations by both sides of the story or assumes it is not need it as it is fulfilled with the presence of the interviewed: a high Catalunian figure of the Spanish national government.

Source author: Eric Suzán Reed esuzan@sre.gob.mx