Via Labor Blog: Agenda behind media bashing
I know that mistakes are made in the news gathering business. It is one of the hazards that is guarded against by high levels of professionalism. You try to make as few mistakes as possible and correct as soon as it is clear you've made one. But the chorus on the Right sees it as their mission to make sure that every instance is seen as the death tremor of MSM. They are usually trying to divert attention.
This time they are hoping their fusillade will cover for BushCo selling out on its duty to mining safety. This link shows the degradation of services from MSHA that would of prevented the mistake.