I think you meant "The way the press covers tech is ridiculous". Regardless, you've got a good point. As the press adapts to new technology influencing the way

I think you meant "The way the press covers tech is ridiculous". Regardless, you've got a good point. As the press adapts to new technology influencing the way it does reporting, so much it adapt to the subjects which it reports on. This is an ongoing process and I think that it is happening. The NSA case is actually a good example of that, since although maybe it could have been covered in a better way, or earlier (as seems to be your point), it was still covered quite comprehensively and continues to be covered by many organisations.