holding power

“Jim made a career and name for himself by asking tough questions and holding power to account. That included Trump. So it will be interesting to see if this kind of move has some sort of chilling effect or sends a message to other shows and EPs about how the network wants to engage with this new administration,” an anonymous staffer shared.

“He really believes in holding power to account, and believes that’s the most important job that journalism exists to do,” said Rosa Prince, the deputy U.K. editor of Politico, who worked with Mr. Winnett at The Telegraph.

"If your questions aren't holding power to account, then the interview just becomes a platform for easy publicity."

But Scoop is intended as a celebration of holding power to account.

There is no lasting virtue or good to come from holding power over the suffering of others.