To me the worst so called science journalists. They for the most part don’t have science degrees. They do have egos big enough to think that writing about it is the same as doing it. Plus they are hood winked more often than not.
Couldn’t agree more. The best science reporter (in my book) was the late Jules Bergman of ABC—and he’s been dead for nearly 30 years. One of the best on the space exploration (in an era when everyone had a reporter on that beat), and he excelled in covering medicine, technology and defense matters as well. From what I remember, his reporting never had an agenda and he did his homework on every story. Compare that to today’s air-blown bunch. They merely regurgitate the “scientific consensus” which, more often than not, is the latest press release from some environmental advocacy group.
You can always find that “technique” in the work of Ann Thompson, who works as the chief environmental reporter for NBC. She’s the biggest media cheer leader for the global warming crowd and I’ve rarely seen her acknowledge that the “science” behind that theory is pure bunk. Since Brian Williams fall from grace I don’t see her on Nightly News as often, but she’s still working for NBC and that tells you all you need to know.