What on earth is wrong with it? It's minimally perjorative, relatively accurate, and covers a wide swath of people. Better than any other term they've used that I've seen.
Think of the ichthyologists. I'm sure they like it when people call them ichthyologists, but most of the world has no idea what exactly that is and how it's different, so in the news we just call them scientists or biologists.
Think of the ichthyologists. I'm sure they like it when people call them ichthyologists, but most of the world has no idea what exactly that is and how it's different, so in the news we just call them scientists or biologists.