The Professor, the Bikini Model and the Suitcase Full of Trouble - NYTimes.com

I wonder if the Times has any system in place to flag a story like this one for local media so that they can at least have the opportunity to mention it while it is hot? The geographical interest area for UNC at Chapel Hill is quite large and covers a lot of media from the News & Observer to WUNC to an array of radio, television and print options.