I know a bit about science, certainly enough to be aware that media coverage of science is on the whole terrible. I used to think that this was a specific problem with science coverage; however, now that I know a little bit about language, I find that the media coverage of this is also, in general, crap.
This makes me wonder: are there any specialists in any field who are happy with the way their subject is treated in the news? I suspect I’m taking far too many media stories on trust just because I lack the background knowledge needed to see that they’re rubbish.