[chris_wot]

I'd rather the reporter heard it from someone who truly understood the science.

[evgen]

You seem to rather delusionally believe that a modern reporter would know the difference.

[chris_wot]

I'm not following. The difference between what?

[evgen]

Modern science reporters have repeatedly shown themselves incapable of recognizing good science from bad science, so why would they start now and be able to recognize good scientific sources from PR-seeking frauds?