> What does media coverage of climate change have in common with coverage of COVID-19? Each has been an example of the media practice of "bothsidesism," whereby journalists strive to present both sides of an issue, even in cases where most credible sources fall on one side.

This guy must be living in a different planet. On planet Earth, what I remember about Covid coverage is unrelenting one-sided propaganda.

Also, if there's anything such as faith in science, it's due the perception that dissent can exist to some extent.

If you take that away, the legitimacy of scientific institutions will be questioned even more.