If you'll forgive a bit of personal insight -
The foot-pounding journalist gathering research, interviews etc. probably wants to do an honest and forthright job.
But consider the obstacles in his way:
- unfamiliarity with the basic science and procedures
- jargon
- the well-know unreliability (albeit sincere) of eyewitnesses
- lawyers
- time pressures
- management's need to make a buck
...so it's no wonder that a young jouno's altruism gets stung by the reality hornet.
It's the media's management we've got to influence to permit the right story to come forth.