I've never read The Economist publishing something wrong about computer science and cybersecurity issues. My yardstick for measuring news source credibility is looking at how they report on AI, security, and CS in general. Do they make clearly incorrect statements about AI or hacking? Into the trash (Fox, CNN, MSNBC, and other mainstream channels all failed this. They're not news, they're entertainment). Do they regularly give questionable interpretations of the state of tech? Keep at arms length (BBC, NPR).
The Economist is the only news media I've found which makes 100% correct statements about CS every time I've read it. I figure that they're approaching other issues with that same commitment to accuracy.