These are negative publications of bitcoin, a disgrace to the bitcoin community. I hope people stop feeding them.
The media just highlights these events because it has something to do with Bitcoin. Before Bitcoin these people used wire transfers and other payment methods and it hardly made the news. Also be aware that people can post any address on the internet and claim it has had something to do with crime. If they do not post evidence showing that the criminal asked for funds being send to that address, it is still just a normal Bitcoin address.
If this is a real address linked to Ransomware, it would serve no purpose. These people push those coins through anonymous mixer services and you will not be able to follow it. In some countries you might be able to subpoena these services to give up the information, but the chances of success is very slim.