The Hague Story: Should The Papers Care So Much?

The front pages today are talking about the Hague story, where the Foreign secretary was reported to have shared a room with his aide Christopher Myers. The rumours online started to speculate if Hague was having a gay affair with his aide, which was denied in a public statement.

Was the story front page news?
Does this highlight a new aspects of the relationship between the internet and the politics news press?
What other stories should have gained more media attention?

Brief background:
It sounds like the rumours started online from Guido Fawkes, which asked why Myers was appointed as an aide, claiming a close personal relationship and saying William Littlejohn should have been Hague's aide.

"Guido believes it to be the case that it would be usual for the bill for the room – which was settled by Hague personally – to be reimbursed via the Conservative Party’s election campaign expenses. One witness told Guido that the room sharing couple’s body language at breakfast was eye opening. [...] If Hague had kept an experienced press handler like William Littlejohn as his SpAd he wouldn’t be in this situation would he? He wouldn’t haven’t released that stupid statement on Monday, which brought him more unwanted press attention.-Guido Fawkes http://order-order.com/tag/hague/

This week saw the statement by Hague about his marriage and denying the rumours made against him, along with the resignation of Myers.

"He also denied his marriage to wife Ffion was in trouble, revealing personal details in an extraordinary personal statement released yesterday.
He revealed that he and Ffion have suffered the trauma of multiple miscarriages as they try to start a family, adding that they are grieving the loss of a pregnancy this summer.
Mr Hague admitted to "occasionally" sharing hotel rooms with Mr Myers during the election, but said: "Neither of us would have done so if we had thought that it in any way meant or implied something else.""-Channel 4 news

Early reports of Myers being appointed by an aid can be found online still, here's one from the Daily Mail.
"After leaving Durham, he trained as a lawyer and worked as a constituency activist for Mr Hague. He shares Mr Hague's broad Northern vowels and his background makes him a natural addition to Mr Hague's 'Tyke Mafia'."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1305082/Another-Hague-special-adviser-An...