I generally agree but in this case the damage was already done. The Zodiac sent three mails to local newspapers and the San Francisco Chronicle was the first to

I generally agree but in this case the damage was already done. The Zodiac sent three mails to local newspapers and the San Francisco Chronicle was the first to publish the cryptogram (all of them was eventually published though). The Zodiac continued to send most subsequent threats and cryptograms to the Chronicle expecting quick turnaround, and I feel the Chronicle essentially fed the Zodiac Killer in midst of its battle against the Examiner.