Sorry, I wasn't very clear. The first thing that came to mind when I saw this article was the media's behavioral pattern in which they'll handle significant breaking news that they
really don't want to talk about by
ignoring it, and to create a substitute story they'll grab hold of some canned subject matter (like ufology), add two cups water, and stir.
That need not be the case here. It could have been an honest-to-goodness slow news day, but being the skeptical type I thought I would put forth the idea as food for thought.