I think it may be connected to fear of litigation - Never admit you're wrong Archived Message
Posted by Matt on June 6, 2019, 10:44 am, in reply to "Re: Exchange with BBC re News at Ten (13/5/19)"
Whether it's useful to employ it in this case is debateable but it may just be a reflexive, standardized format due to anti-litigation programming, which is perhaps more prevalent in 'journalism' than other professions.
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