> Most journalists aren't experts on the law, either. How do they report on court cases? Journalists have roughly the same undergraduate educational backgroun

> Most journalists aren't experts on the law, either. How do they report on court cases? Journalists have roughly the same undergraduate educational background as lawyers and receive a half-decent education on the high level basics of the American legal system in civics courses. > They aren't experts on aviation safety. How do they report on airplane crashes? Crashes themselves often don't require any amount of aviation expertise. > They aren't experts on economics. How do they report financial news? Mostly poorly, which is why eg Bloomberg's retail news business exists, and most of those folks have some financial background.