Dodging the Interview or Efficient Fact-Finding

I'm pondering this question, still, after a week.  The badminton coach, who happens to be my teaching partner,  mentioned to me that he had to complete a questionnaire for my paper.  News to me.  I thought my sports reporters were interviewing the coaches.  No, they devised a questionnaire for their Spring Sports Wrapup.  With so many coaches to consider and so little time, maybe this is a good idea. Or, maybe they will just add to the coaches' burden and not really do the job the reporter is supposed to do, gather the facts.  At this point, it's a matter of all of us learning from the experience.