Opinion: When and how should journalists interview autocrats?
An Atlantic interview with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman drew criticism — and raised important questions about journalism.
via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2022/when-and-how-should-journalists-interview-autocrats/
There still isn’t a consensus on this. Some believe that The Atlantic handed Salman a megaphone and didn’t do enough to tamp down his lies. Others believe that The Atlantic story showed Salman for what he is, which is quite possibly a sociopath.