In an interview with SMNI News, Carlos frankly said that watching the said program was a waste of time because of the kind of questions that Soho gave to the presidential candidates. It will be recalled that Presidential Candidate Bongbong Marcos did not attend the said interview.
“Unang una hindi ko pinanood ‘yan (JS Interview) kasi magaaksaya lamang ako ng panahon,” said Carlos. “Na-trivialize ‘yung interview na parang ginawang game show. I’ve seen this before at talagang tini-trivialize nila ‘yan, ikaw ba naman magiging presidente ka tapos puro cute na question ang tinatanong mo. Bakit hindi yung malalim na question?” she added.
According to her, the said program only waste the time of the candidates who were supposed to be campaigning but chose to attend the said program. “You look for educated voters and you feed them stup1dity. It’s a waste of my time to watch these shows,” she continued.
Carlos believes that this is the right time for networks to raise the level of their interviews with candidates. She said that it should not be the journalists who become the panelists of the debates but the real experts like professors.
“Sa mga anchor wag na kayong pumagitna diyan at nagpa-power trip kayo na parang kinikilabutan ang mga tao sa tanong niyo. Invite political scientists like us, economist, philosophers, yan ang imbitahan niyo na magtatanong sa mga presidentiables na ‘yan,” suggested Carlos.
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Soho did not give a statement on the crit1cism that Carlos addressed to her.
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