Jackonicko
The media quite rightly has a "strong generalist tradition", and nobody would mind this if the reporting was fundamentally correct. The problem is that so much of it is just wrong, written by people who seemingly do not care at all about the accuracy of what they are writing. On PPRuNe the complaints are about the poor quality of aviation reporting, but it's a pattern repeated across the board.
I'm not saying that you are one of these journalists, and the very fact that you are here now would suggest that you aren't. You're just suffering for the actions of others in your profession. Does it surprise me? Sorry, but no.