Hellmers looked like a nervous, intimidated kid interviewing his idol for his high school newspaper. He got hooked into a Baffert self promotion and looked like he was there to apologize (which he did a couple of times) for having raised the issue of PEDs, which was the reason Baffert invited him for the interview.
If he wants to pass for a journalist he needs to take control of the interview and not be afraid to ask some hardball questions and follow up on the answers rather than timidly accepting them.