Reporters admirably try to avoid taking sides in political battles, but they often fall into a trap set by anti-evolutionists. Reporters can help by avoiding this trap and reporting fairly. It's simple:

Say alleged weaknesses, not "weaknesses."

There are two sides to this political controversy. One side says that evolution suffers "weaknesses," and the other side says that it does not, that evolution is strongly confirmed science. But reporters frequently say this: "One side wants the weaknesses taught and the other side doesn't." This is one-sided reporting, as it tells people that there are weaknesses that could be taught. Reporters should instead say, "One side alleges weaknesses with evolution and wants them taught, while the other side says the alleged weaknesses do not survive scientific scrutiny and are false."