Exactly. And every candidate should answer the same questions, not gotcha questions tailored to each one.
If you believe that then I imagine your age is under 40.
Back many years ago there were true journalists with integrity. I am not sure there are any today.
Also, believe or not, there was a time the Networks News Divisions were run at a loss, that is they were never run as a profit center. The networks looked upon the news as a sacred obligation as condition of their licenses.
Only years after Watergate did the Networks decide that the news divisions needed to make money and as a result they have become more entertainment rather hard news. Watch the movie “Network”, it was ahead of it’s time and very prescient.