Reading computer-related articles in mainstream media always makes me notice how out-of-touch some journalists are with the area and I wonder if all the articles they write are equally out-of-touch (in economics, politics, ...)
Now it's the same with tech, and it really does make you worry.
Note that this only applies to mainstream publications; the specialty/trade press does a great job in both areas.
To be a professional of journalism is to be an amateur at everything.
Your powers of explanation greatly depend on the explanatory skills of your sources.
Hurry up, deadline's coming... and rewrite it with more punch. Take out all those useless technical details.