NPR Interview analysis

Terry Gross, the host of "Fresh Air" gave a brief description of her interviewee Marka Mazzetti.

Marka Mazzetti is the Washington investigations editor for The New York Times.

He earned a 2009 Pulitzer Prize for his report on Iraq and Afghanistan and Washington's response. 

Mazzetti is also the author of the book "The Way of The Knife" about secrets between the CIA and the Pentagon after 9/11.

The interview went over the questions surrounding the Trump administration, Russian investigation and the relationship between the media and the government. 

For example, Gross asked, "Can we break down what's going on now in terms of who's investigating who?"

Mazzetti responded with only facts known to him and the public. 

What I did find interesting was the way Mazzetti responded to the questions. 

To a question concerning who Trump is listening to when it comes to advising, Mazzetti responded "Right. Or he might be getting input from other people. He might be getting input about analysis or intelligence collection from other sources that the CIA or other intelligence agencies don't quite, you know, they don't know what the sources are. You know, the question is who is telling the president what?" 

This is the way Mazzetti responded, neutral and stuck to the facts. 

There were no inadequate answers from Mazzetti. 

Mazzetti took his time to answer all the questions from Gross. 

The pace Mazzetti and the frequent pauses made it seem like Mazzetti was speaking carefully. 

From the conversation Gross and Mazzetti had, I learned that the relationship between the two is open. 

Gross answered specific questions that are deep and challenging.

Even though the topic of conversation was a serious one, the two laughed and giggled several times throughout the interview. 

The question that revealed the relationship between the two and the manner of Mazzetti's answer is the following.

“what impact is President Trump's accusations about the press having on you personally in your life as a reporter?” said Gross.

Mazzetti responded, "...I guess what I'm saying is that the - you can't ignore that we are in this unprecedented climate now where the White House and the president himself actively questions the role of the press and has declared them enemies. That is the truth." 

The last question of the interview is where I realized the tone of the interview and the characters of Gross and Mazzetti. 

The two has a very open relationship where they were able to ask the challenging questions without consequences and Mazzetti is an intelligent person who thinks before he answers.