I have some sympathy for Moggie's point in general, but less so in this case where most coverage I've seen has been reasonably fair. It certainly seems that there is a discussion to be had about composite materials, and no-one's interests are served by deflecting this into Airbus v Boeing
Incidentally this prejudice (pre-judgement of Airbus) isn't confined to West of Shannon - the BBC website is just as guilty, since after every Airbus incident (e.g. Gulf Air) it wheels out a list of prior Airbus incidents, but for US aircraft the list they use includes all manufacturers.