I've been reading the robust and passionate responses to Brian's post on the false hope that spread from the West Virginia church to the news media and then to viewers and readers around the world. 

The Web site of the Poynter Institute, a school for working and future journalists, has a thoughtful analysis of how the miners' story was reported, then amended. Read it here. The focus is on newspapers, but the article is useful reading for all of us who care about how the press grapples with breaking news, competitive pressures and mistakes.