I think our political people get nervous in front of western reporters and cameras. Local journalists respect them but westerners may be very offensive in terms of our own standard.
I have watched one or two interviews of our Hasina Bibi by a Lady journalist, American (?). She was not appeasing Hasina and was talking very straight. And this made Hasina very nervous. She was calling her, "Prime Minister", and she is used to hearing Honorable Prime Minister.
However, we have also to understand that western journalists are educated and taught to find out the truth and our journalists are taught to appease those from the higher stratum.