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I always feel like instead of interviewing the CEOs of stories of interest, they should instead interview the people involved in the story.
The CEO is just saying "people want to take the train". Oh, really? That's what you think, guy who stands to profit if people take the train?
Instead, interview the passengers. THEY can tell you why they actually took the train. And no one passenger has the full story. So you need to interview hundreds of passengers, and probably get repeating redundant answers. THAT'S when you know you've got to the heart of the matter through good old fashioned investigative reporting.
Ah, but who am I kidding? Real journalism is dead. They'll just interview the CEO, and make it a fluff piece.
Earlier today I wondered if Twit.tv was still in operation. It's a podcast network about technology. I would watch back in 2005. I remember they built a dedicated streaming studio in 2010. Then in 2012 or so, I stopped watching after a controversial series of decisions. Today I googled to see if they still existed. Turns out back in July they closed their studio, and are now streaming remote via zoom. The CEO tried putting a positive spin on it in a letter that began "Beginning July q6th, we're excited to begin a new chapter in remote streaming!". This is what the CEO wrote.
So I'm SURE even if Amtrak business were down instead of up, he'd try to frame it as some kind of noble act of pollution saving, or some corporate speak to say they're consolidating their trips to serve more people (despite serving far less). The CEO is NOT the person to interview in these stories.
It's not the CEO, it's the chair of the board of directors. Amtrak is government chartered and majority owned by the US government, and its board of directors are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, essentially making it a government position.
And it's two paragraphs out of like 10, where several other experts were interviewed and quoted.
I have my beef with Newsweek, but your criticism here misses the mark.