This and the Nike article make me wonder about the possible emergence of higher-standards news media like the NYT into even more of a science & research-fosteri

This and the Nike article make me wonder about the possible emergence of higher-standards news media like the NYT into even more of a science & research-fostering-performing role. The possible benefits, the opportunities, the risks. Journalistic standards are very closely related to what we expect of science in many ways. Could "vetted media organization" be used in addition to "professional peer" in formal publishing guidelines, because things already seem to benefit from the additional filtering.