Exactly! Even a quick Google search could give these folks a lot of info that would help make these stories into something much more accurate than the crap that does get published; unfortunately, the general public is even worse when it comes to "checking the facts" (as the "Letters to the Editor" and "reader response" sections of many online and print newspapers all too often demonstrate) which allows these reporters to get away with shoddy journalism. In many ways, the public is just as responsible as the reporters for this situation.