Jason Sanford makes a good point:

[O]penness is a double-edged sword and means that when big news events occur information will often be released which is ultimately proven inaccurate. Since the alternative is to wait hours or days until all information is properly vetted and verified, I don’t see this changing anytime soon.

Perhaps one day our society will develop to the point where we have accurate information at our fingertips before any of us engages in our global games of gossip and telephone. But I’m not holding my breath.

I don’t really have anything to add other than to suggest that you go and read the full post.