"When drama fills the headlines, reason deserts the pundits"

In an article on foreignpolicy.com, under the picture the caption was "When drama fills the headlines, reason deserts the pundits." It seems kinda funny to me that a media outlet is admitting to the fact that when something very dramatic happens, there's no way of knowing whats actually happening, but rather we see some crazy things coming out of everyone's mouth, even supposed experts.