The press as an entity are to blame here - what do they know about aviation?
The press is to blame? Rediculous. The controller is responsible for his actions, his supervisors are responsible for theirs and their response to this. The regulating authority is responsible for their response.
To blame the press is idiotic, you might as well blame the inventor of whatever recording device was used to record the sounds, or blame Al Gore for inventing the internet and allowing this message board to exist and publicise the story.