I dont think media have run wild at all. I believe this has been a concerted co-operation between Police / Coroner & Media.
How many other investigations have you seen where the media have their cameras on top of police as they are sifting soil looking for items? The police could have marshaled the media hundreds of metres up the road away from the dig sites...but they havent...they have invited them in very close to the action.
Media dont get access to under the house under lights while cadaver dogs and their handlers are in there searching...
This image is what seals my thoughts on this, media dont have this close access to a police operation unless it is invited...IMOO