Actually, Dan Goodin at The Reg is a really credible industry reporter, who really does do actual reporting. This runs under someone else's byline, though.
There's no actual publication (outside of academia) that is good on crypto.
Without getting into drama, let me suggest that Schneier's personality and notoriety may not match his nuts-and-bolts contributions to the field. I wonder what cperciva thinks about that, but he's also far more polite than me.
I second that. And also rise to very questionable policies, in particular patenting things not clearly his. Also personal experience with his people not playing ball in standards committees.
There's no actual publication (outside of academia) that is good on crypto.