Nor was it an attempt to glean some sort of privileged insight: indeed, most of his questions were actually statements: banal bromides beloved of press conferences the world over. For some, the press conference is clearly a sacred way of life. All over the world, the free press is already under unprecedented assault from authoritarian governments, tech giants and online disinformation. Rather, it’s the press conference itself, which when you think about it is quite a weird idea, and one that essentially fails at its central function. And one of the world’s best athletes would literally rather quit a grand slam tournament than have to talk to the press.

Source: The Guardian May 31, 2021 19:52 UTC