And the media is business after all...
As businesses, their primarily task is to maximize profit. If they don't put eyeballs in front of screens, they've failed.
In this particular case, though, I've read a great many reports that I thought fair and balanced, if I may borrow the phrase. The cautions about what may happen (scenarios gleaned from experts) are accompanied by realistic descriptions of what already has (again, often not in the reporter's words).
Edited.