I really do not think that the particular date of public release of the report is in any way relevant to press and media coverage. For a better understanding of the whole see link below.
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...rs_AIB_MoU.pdf
In particular para 35, which may explain as to why the report has not been released earlier.
Nope still need a better understanding. I can read that link but I still can't square it with the comment as reported back in March 2016.
Shoreham crash: Police go to High Court to see evidence - BBC News
That story gives us this:-
A spokesman for the AAIB told the hearing on Tuesday it had released three bulletins about the crash with its final report expected to be published in "early summer".
The coroner adjourned the proceedings for another pre-inquest hearing on 19 September.
One assumes the September '16 date came off the back of the "early summer" expectation.
If early summer could be viewed as perhaps June? The rational for the delay is almost a big a story as the outcomes in the final report. Bit like the questions around the EC225 - just what takes the time in all of these things?