参考答案

正确答案：A
解析：题目考查大家最终对此事件的评价。“The Times editors in New York，though they had given thestory very prominent play，later expressed dismay that the reporters had risked so much for so little；and the incident left Reston deeply distressed．It was so out of character for him to have become involved in such a thing．”通过这段话可知，此消息虽然有很轰动的效果，但事后表明，冒如此大的风险，对于两位记者以及《纽约时报》来讲，都是不划算的。据此判断，应选择A。