Am I the only one who finds it strange that a preprint gets that kind of news coverage and the authors of the preprint are the only ones who are interviewed? Even if it wasn't a preprint, I suppose it's good practice to ask independent experts for a second and third opinion. (Edit: a problem I see with such news coverage is that it really encourages researchers to rush their work out and make headline-grabbing claims even before they have any idea of what the scientific community thinks about the work.)