I'll concede that the broadcast journalist was completely unprofessional in his choice of words.

A journalist can address the touchy subjects and is supposed to, but style, man, style!
The best always have style.
Decorum. And they do some research on their guest, know a bit about that person's personalty and how they may react to different approaches, so the journalist is supposed to know how to proceed with different guests.

This reporter Nathan Downer is a total jack-off....