Well said!  To be honest, I hadn't really thought of some of these concerns you have outlined when I first read the article, but I couldn't agree more.  Your third point on biased journalism is the one that tends to frustrate me the most.  This article is certainly a good example of that, but I also find frustration with articles that I'm starting to see everyday about vegetarianism, veganism....wrote by them themselves - makes it pretty hard for the average reader to know what the other side is, therefore they resort to thinking it must be fact. 

Good question!  I know we hear it all the time, but I think getting more articles/info out there that do not take a "bias" approach, or that explain all aspects of the topic at hand. Anyone else have ideas??