Everytime media got wrong understanding of technical details, I always wonder aren't they supposed to check the fact and ask someone? it's like hearing my mom talk about tech.
Most technical articles that I have some background understanding of are so wrong. It makes me wonder why I should trust all the articles on subjects that I don't know anything about.
The programmer says, man, they totally screw up tech stories, but I love their politics section.
The Congressional staffer says, wow, their coverage of politics is laughable, but I really enjoy their insightful business analysis.
The businessman says, sheesh, they can't get anything right about the world of business. I sure like their great tech coverage, though.
I'm quite sure you should deeply mistrust all media reporting on everything. I see no reason to think that tech reporting is somehow different in how wrong they get it.
The common theme I've found over time is that both news and Hollywood depictions of anything you're familiar with are grossly wrong in significant details.