Just as I wouldn't expect to reach for a copy of the Pilots Operating Handbook for salacious tales of high altitude antics in row 27, neither would I reach for a copy of The Daily Record should I need to consult reference data regarding the safe operation of an aircraft.
Methinks you set your expectations too high when reading the gutter press, and thus are doomed to a world of crushing disappointment everytime some would-be Clark Kent miscounts the stator vanes on an engine, or confuses Millibars with Hectopascals.