You'd think that. Post 7/7, I remember a young lad being named as one of the suicide bombers involved in the incident. It turned out that he had nothing to do with it and that, he was still alive. There was HARDLY ANY coverage whatsoever on the Western news channels (Sky, BBC, etc) but this guy was appearing constantly on Asian news channels deperate to try and clear his name and disassociate himself with the acts of terrorism.
If the media did subsequently print a retraction, I didn't see it even though I set out to look for it.
The media has its own agenda and I think we should all be aware of that fact.
Anyways, I'm not getting involved in this debate.