I'll fully admit I gloss right over the names of journalists typically in favor of reading the content of the article, though had I read that I still would have

I'll fully admit I gloss right over the names of journalists typically in favor of reading the content of the article, though had I read that I still would have had to search for the story much like you did. I can take two things away here, I should slow down when reading an article and this article should still be more obvious about the work they're discussing.