edit: it's not a nice thing to say, but a lot of these problems come from the inexperience of the people writing. Not inexperience in covering games, but a lack of proper journalistic education and training. Journalism is a profession that, like any other, has to be learned. One doesn't simply fall into being a journalist because you like typing away on your keyboard. When the most basic standards of sourcing, correct attribution and ethical ground rules aren't adhered to, no shit you're going to get into some trouble with readers who expect more than high school newspaper levels of reporting.