At one extreme the British media see Giuliani as a mayor of a city under siege, with people dropping in the streets. That level of hysteria is not in U.S. papers. Living in a neighborhood being sprayed with something that kills something doesn't make you feel good . They protest too much. Instead they're saying it's absolutely safe, and that's not a considered statement.
Journalists publish press releases to a shocking degree.
They don't ask questions enough, and they're flattered by the attention that gets them the press release first. Scientists ask questions, but not enough scientists worry about what journalists say. Alibek, Ken, and Stephen Handelman. He has written on the media's coverage of terrorism and counterinsurgency for In These Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer , among others.