Perhaps the media, in a sudden sense of responsibility, want to wait for the investigators to complete their investigation by shaking the jar and making sure that they have all the facts straight.........
Imagine how embarrassed the press would be if it turned out to be not jam, but jelly.
It was "jars of jams" that set off an alarm at a checkpoint, prompting the evacuation of the terminal, the rolling of the LAFD, LAPD and MAOTF.