it would be a lot easier for scientists to become amateur journalists than for journalists to become amateur scientists.

we live in the era of free publishing; i would encourage more scientists to take control of their means of production, and control their own messaging.

as jello biafra often said: don't hate the media, become the media.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/why-canadian-scientists-are-worried-about-being-victims-of-fake-news-1.4345432