N1H1, H1N1, and why the media still suck

Turning to one media outlet to criticise the media has it's own ironic hypocrisy, however, I shall do it nontheless. The BBC have printed a short article on some of the perceived "over-reaction" to the swine-flu virus. Of note is the following quote:

"The virologist John Oxford, for instance, was berated on BBC Radio 4's Today programme by columnist Simon Jenkins for describing a swine flu "Armageddon". He replied that he had been asked by a journalist to speculate on an Armageddon scenario - which is what he did."

This is one of my classic hates with journalists. They ask an 'expert' to speculate on an extreme or unlikely scenario, then sit back and watch their readers get all 'up in arms' at the expert, based on their selective quotations. This is one reason I never trust the quotes I read in newspapers. Not becasue the quotes aren't accuarte, but because they are non-contextual. Journlaists should provide links to their full interview transcripts. It's the surest way around this abuse of power.