Why is the news media comfortable with lying about science?

This article asks a pretty important question. If we are to survive as a species and to create a better world, we are going to need to start respecting and understanding science to a higher degree.

Why is the news media comfortable with lying about science?

Getting pretty sick of having to explain to people how science works in order to defend against anti-science beliefs. Especially when they have usually never even read a scientific paper and have no clue how the scientific method works.

Steps of the Scientific Method
Wikipedia: The Scientific Method

The scientific method is unbiased to any point of view and the scientific community is something we should be very proud of as a society. The very fact that any scientist can make a name for themselves by disproving commonly accepted beliefs in science keeps the whole discipline honest. Unlike other area's, there is no benefit to following the accepted doctrine (other than the scientific method itself).