Apparently Gordy Slack, author of a book on the Dover trial, has written a piece in The Scientist discussing (in his opinion) What neo-creationists get right. I can't access the article for some reason so I won't comment in detail, but fellow bloggers/academics Jeffrey Shallit and PZ Myers have discussed it unfavourably:

Many scientists are frustrated by the way scientific studies are reported in the media. However, in many cases I think I and others have unfairly lumped the majority of science writers together, overlooking the fact that many of them do a difficult job very well. Press releases, though, really do seem to be bad more often than good.  For sheer hype, they are without any real competition. This is particularly relevant since many science news services simply repeat press releases without comment or edits.

I am pointing this out because I think this is a place where scientist-bloggers can clearly be of service. We should continue to point out the nonsense that appears in press releases until they get it right.

Just a few examples:

I hesitate to scoop Jonathan Eisen by commenting on a news item verging on "Genomics by Press Release" (he is, after all, the one quoted about this in a prestigious publication), but this is worth note. Actually, it isn't really announcing data in the media, but rather making a press release about an intention to sequence a genome.

I don't attend the big conferences in my field that often anymore. I have been to SSE, SMBE, and ESEB in the past, but I find the long drive, several days of talks, and shmoozing a bit exhausting. They also tend to be in the summer, and I am busy with several things that keep me office-ridden right now.

I received this from my mother this morning.  Looks like my home town is having a little event.  I live a few hours away, so I won't be present.

This part rules:

In case it isn't legible, it says: