As an old-school car magazine writer/photog/editor (happily retired!) I can say for a fact that in the old days, writers had much, much, much more time to research and write their articles than they do today. We often had week(s), not hours.
These days, it's all about who can post first, say something outrageous, and create click bait. Facts are glossed over, or missed altogether. Errors and typos are rampant. Many unprofessional things (including obnoxious personal behavior) that would've gotten any of us reprimanded in the old days are seen as no big deal today.
Proofreading by an actual human is also a dead art. In the old days (true for every magazine I ever worked on) the entire editorial staff proofread every single article. Errors and omissions were caught all the time. These days, if spell check doesn't catch it, then it's good to go!
A litany of fools: The number of so-called "automotive journalists" out there has grown exponentially in the past 25 years. A buddy who is high up in the PR department of a major car company tells me that 25 years ago there were about 200 bonified, regularly published, car writers on their press list. That included newspaper guys who wrote car columns. Today, he tells me, the number (if they count every single goofball who has a car blog and badgers them to be included on press trips) is about 10,000. Of those, only about 1000 are "viable", and my pal says a great many of that 1000 are complete dufuses. But they have a following, so they're on the press list.
Another old friend of mine who is still in the car mag business tells me that the hiring parameters for a new staffer (yes, even on the big car magazines) is "24/24/24"...meaning a 24 year old kid who can work 24 hours a day, for $24,000 a year pay. Not exactly the best way to encourage excellence, or to retain anyone on staff who knows anything.
Think of all that the next time you read a car article...especially from someone you've never heard of, or have any respect for.