Agreed 100% - but methinks NYT (and others) still look to them for technical guidance on some matters - however misguided that might be.
They have changed the title. Currently: "WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents"
It's not hard for them. I'm not making this up: NYT has a huge list of experts to reach out to for stories. They just chose not to.
I wasn't disagreeing with you. I was just saying that their tactic is to publish first and update. This is pretty common, especially in bigger stories. They get paid by getting eyeballs on their site. If someone publishes 20 mins before them they lose money, even if they are more accurate.
So just always take a breaking story as a draft. The story isn't finished and I bet will get updated several times.