That is exactly what I was thinking of too. The writers of MIB knew exactly what they were doing when they wrote that scene, and it applies to far more than just newspapers.

Pay attention to your popcorn flicks and fun sci-fi shows, especially those such as Stargate SG1, which had a lot of high-ranking intelligence members provide consultancy for. Because the audience is typically considered "dumber", they can get away with far more esoteric and revealing shit than they can in more cerebral Oscar bait. Many people believe SG1 in particular soft-disclosed secrets concerning aliens, their technology, and travel into deep space.

They even wrote an episode lampooning the idea called "Wormhole X-Treme", which aired 3 days before 9/11.

Hah, I had totally forgotten about that scene but yes. What was going through my mind was the Midnight Sun reporter in Deus Ex. The paper has somewhat of an anti-government bent and the reporter actually seems willing to take you seriously and report on stories the propaganda terminals won't. (spoiler: what you don't find out until later is that he's a spook working the government to monitor you)