This epithet seems to be the go-to one for MSM commentators. Take a look at this review of XY Chelsea by Mark Kermode on *FiveLive* last month.
He sneers about Assange wanting to the centre of every story and, worse, he claims that Wikileaks published Manning's documents unredacted, when it was The Guardian. Guess who he writes for...
This was the last straw for me. I won't be listening to that show again. The stand-ins are so much better anyway.