Slight thread creep but still relevant I feel.
When these 'journos' get front page banner headlines for something so hyped up/lied about/plainly invented, can the newspaper concerned be made to print the retraction on the same page as the original article and using the same font and size?
And why not? The retraction is usually to be found buried amongst the classifieds and in the smallest size.
It would hopefully make the scribes become more accurate in their reporting to avoid the ensuing embarrassment.
creep off.......