The Daily Telegraph is a well respected newspaper, probably not what most JW's would buy but certainly read by opinion formers and the so called 'chattering classes'. Hopefully the news will start to get more mainstream coverage soon.
I've not been able to catch up on Day 3 yet but aside from all this negative publicity, which will inevitably fade in time, the precedents set must be very worrying for all appointed men and WT Branches. It's brown trousers time guys!