> I wonder if more of the responsibility for the recent problems is on the reporters, rather than the scientists. Back when most science information only got t

> I wonder if more of the responsibility for the recent problems is on the reporters, rather than the scientists. Back when most science information only got to the general public through reporters, I think this might have been a valid point. However, now many scientists are communicating directly with the public, through blogs, articles, interviews, etc., so I think more of the responsibility for miscommunication falls on them directly. Some scientists are even doing end runs around the scientific process by publishing popular articles on their own research before it has been replicated or even reviewed by other experts in the field. (Personally, I never even bother reading an article by a science reporter; if I'm interested enough in the topic, I find the actual paper documenting the original research and read that.)