Who breaks the news

The story of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and his affair has dominated media coverage in the US. Bloggers are picking the story apart with relish.
And why not: it's a great story, even if the media over here seem a little less bothered by it (OK, Edwards isn't running for anything now and he's American and the Olympics have started so fair enough).
I was intrigued by a snippet in a Guardian report that the National Enquirer, which broke the story, had been running to for ages. Since October year! They eventually set up Edwards after he outright denied it (aka lied).
It wasn't until he confessed to ABC that it became a mainstream story.
American journalists are even more sniffy about their tabloid compadres than we are - but 10 months to miss a story on a plate is pretty good going.
Am I posting this because I think we get it right over here? No. The Kennedy alcoholic story proves no-one is immune from missing what's right infront of them.