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Skepticism by definition requires no amount of work. What you are describing is the action of taking a position, or wanting to take a position be it for or against.

> Not easy for a data journalist to standup and get a new set of data when there's a time constraint.

Doing that is actively trying not to be a skeptic. A skeptic would wait for the party making the claim to present the set of data validating the position.

Now, I do not now if the default position in the media should be skepticism, but your misrepresentation of it makes me wonder if you are confusing what being a skeptic means and maybe that is why you find it so troublesome?