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Another view...
...when a manager brings a few select people in that have influence over the larger group, it can set things up a little better for later. When the news is dropped on a large group of people, as you said, they go off and grumble amongst themselves. Seeding with some supporters helps deal with this aspect of bad news.
So, everyone still hears the news as a group but there is a group that helps the overall group after the meeting, especially if they are in a supervisory role. I've seen this work very well if handled correctly but takes more time and finess - and there is an ROI on that time.
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