'Leak' the mayday call
"Leak" a broadcast to the Press? Oh Puhleeze!
don't add to the grief of those who grieve
Reality does not "add" to the grief of those who grieve. They are already grieving over reality. That is what the grieving process is.
Blocking out reality, such as by trying to block out the reality of a short and expressive broadcast, does not block out grief. Such blocking does not shorten the grieving process at all.