>>14055377If the media is talking to a scientist, they're doing it to promote an agenda. They'll either choose someone who fits that agenda, or they'll frame the questions in a way that promotes it, or they'll carefully clip statements in order to promote it. Scientists are also usually worried about office, departmental, or field politics and may be worried about saying the "wrong" thing on camera.
Your pic is unrelated, as Bill Gates is not a scientist. He's a businessman with enough money to live like a god for a few decades and shape his own public image.
