18th November 2010, 07:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 18th November 2010, 07:02 PM by Madweasels.)
As Jack says, this is not just a problem for archaeologists. I have a geologist and astronomer among my circle of friends and they complain just as angrily about the quality of reporting of their respective subjects as we do. It is poor, sloppy, lazy journalism - but I doubt that it is a new phenomenon. Ever since there have been circulation wars among the newspapers, the stories need sensation in them. Simple reporting of the facts and interpretations given to them is not enough.