David Walsh interview on HardTalk BBC

[HeyYou]

Was listening to BBC HARDtalk the other night and this came on. Very, very interesting interview with DAVID WALSH, the guy that said for years that Armstrong was doping.

 

He has some interesting views on Team Sky, Wiggins and Froome.

 

Well worth a listen.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04sqp3n

 

 

[geomark]

He's a passionate guy and obviously feels betrayed to some extent by Wiggins and Brailsford.

 

I listen to a talk he did on The Moth a while back, he went through some hard times in those Armstrong years!  He certainly has earned my respect.

[Wheelsuck]

Having watched Hardtalk for some time now,the thing about Hardtalk is just that-an interviewer being hardassed and trying to provoke. The days of good journalism asking fair but relevant questions are gone. It seems they were trying to attack Dave Walsh rather than hear him out.

 

The other day I was watching them interview the nigerian minister of Agriculture and you allready might be prejudiced hearing the words "Nigerian minister". The interviewer kept pushing questions that were not related to his portfolio and asking him to give his opinion of the current president , clearly trying to compromise the minister. He handled it well and came out more credible than the badgering journalist.

 

HARDTALK's level of journalism is sensationalistic and deliberately provocative a bit like watching the Kardashians and it was once again clear in their discussions with Dave Walsh.      

[HeyYou]

Having watched Hardtalk for some time now,the thing about Hardtalk is just that-an interviewer being hardassed and trying to provoke. The days of good journalism asking fair but relevant questions are gone. It seems they were trying to attack Dave Walsh rather than hear him out.

 

The other day I was watching them interview the nigerian minister of Agriculture and you allready might be prejudiced hearing the words "Nigerian minister". The interviewer kept pushing questions that were not related to his portfolio and asking him to give his opinion of the current president , clearly trying to compromise the minister. He handled it well and came out more credible than the badgering journalist.

 

HARDTALK's level of journalism is sensationalistic and deliberately provocative a bit like watching the Kardashians and it was once again clear in their discussions with Dave Walsh.      

 

Agree wholeheartedly, but I did enjoy David Walsh's responses to most of the Wiggins questions. Not illegal, but probably not quite ethical!!!!!

[geomark]

No argument on HardTalk's style, would be good to hear Walsh on this in a better interview format.