Batting Cleanup: The New York Times, which tossed the story onto its front page (above the fold), shooting the news through the universe like a veritable space shuttle.
Still, the front-page, above-the-fold article in the February 19 editions of the New York Times that precipitated the current firestorm of criticism was sourced by unnamed individuals transparently defending their bureaucratic "turf" against proposals that would cede to a newly created Office of Strategic Influence any authority to disseminate information to overseas audiences.