It’s the science, not the reef, that is being polluted

It seems modern-day journalists must be much more gullible than those ancient villagers. Every year for almost a half-century the news media have breathlessly reported alarmist claims of imminent threats to the existence of the Great Barrier Reef. Despite the fact that all have proved to be fictitious, trivial or short-lived fluctuation of nature, the phoney alarms never seem to lose credibility with news reporters or even provoke any investigation.