I soured on science media when I learned just how terrible the "journalists" and editors are.

"Scientists find super duper magic unobtanium which does mystical things that will revolutionize the world!" Click through and "Bob found a conductor with slightly lower resistance than a previous material. It's created by a 500 step process which results in an organic chain that breaks down in temps above -40C."

The issue with the medium is every day needs an exciting headline. So they make them up rather than waiting for them to come.