i see both sides of it
There are some reporters who bait and ask dumb ass questions that appear to try to insult a players intelligence
they are looking for that click bait question/answer and they take certain liberties with how they present the players responses so that it generates the clicks.
Then there are those who are stand up people and are just trying to be that bridge that connects the players to the fans.
I fuck with almost all the Pelicans bloggers. Almost. Most of them are fans first and when they ask questions, its that of a fan pov, most of the time. They dont bait players in my experience.