Regular readers know that I’m inclined to a jaundiced view of the press. They are, far too often, biased and lazy and write stories that aren’t simply wrong but the opposite of the truth. The late Michael Crichton famously described this in a speech where he discussed the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect.
One would hope that the technical press would do better but, sadly, they are in many ways worse. Consider, for example, this righteous takedown by John Gruber of Christopher Mimms’ article in Quartz. The nonsense that passes for reporting is unbelievable. As Gruber says, much of it is obviously and provably untrue.
The technical press appears to be at their worst when reporting or commenting on Apple. I’m not sure what it is but something about Apple seems to drive reporters crazy. Don’t take my word for it; read Grubers post. He describes the results in great detail. One needn’t be an Apple Fan Boy to see how wrong and unfair much of the reporting on Apple is. And although they seem at their worst when reporting on Apple, they don’t do a whole lot better in general.