[William of Barsoom]

Don’t do it “slowly.” Dump it all right away.

You may not get a second chance.

...and, by the way, DON’T buy a new gas stove for the kitchen.

[yesthatjallen]

And don't announce to the world you have the information and you're working on the investigation.

Michael Hastings made the mistake of publicly telling everyone he was working on a piece, IIRC, about the Obama administration and surveillance.

Rowan Farrow did it right.

He quietly investigated Harvey Weinstein and made no public statements he was doing so until his article was published.

[Jack Black]

Don’t do it “slowly.” Dump it all right away.

You may not get a second chance.

Remember the presser by the guy who said he was Obama's ex gay sex patner and cocaine hookup?

FULL LARRY SINCLAIR PRESS CONFERENCE

This was followed by a full-length book on the same topic:

The MSM simply decreed this story was not true and refused to cover it.