The commentary paired Slick Willy and Tricky Dick as leaders who viewed critical media coverage of their administrations through the distorting lens of presidential paranoia. Next, the stories are reprinted on the internet where they are bounced all over the world. After Congress looks into the story, the story now has the legitimacy to be covered by the remainder of the American mainstream press as a 'real' story. Sunday Telegraph response to a Washington Post article on Vince Foster conspiracy theorists.
Online sources get special mention in the report.
The report then became the topic of extensive questioning by the White House press corps. Most reporters were amused by the offer, and during the following week newspapers, magazines and online news outlets largely ridiculed the report. The reaction of New Republic columnist William Powers was typical.