From youknowhere:

Amid the bleak backdrop of imminent economic collapse, worried observers got some good news last October when executives from the nation's top 10 failing companies celebrated the historic $700 billion government bailout with an ultra- extravagant $800 billion party aimed at restoring confidence and bolstering their resolve.

Craig Silverman has rounded up the best media errors and corrections of 2008.

For some reason, I found this to be particularly amusing:

Four different newspapers published apologies this year because they had reported – inaccurately! – that David Gest has herpes. Specifically, they reported that Gest alleged that he had contracted herpes from Liza Minnelli on their wedding night. The offenders were The Independent (UK), Daily Mail (UK), Times (UK) and the Baltimore Sun. (Perhaps I missed a few others.) Read all four apologies here, and here’s one from the Daily Mail:

In articles published on 23 and 26 May 2008, we gave the impression that Mr Gest had contracted a sexually transmitted infection and alleged that he had Liza Minnelli’s dog killed without her knowledge. This was wrong. David Gest has never had a sexually transmitted infection and did not have Ms Minnelli’s dog killed. We apologise to Mr Gest for any embarrassment caused.

Paul Waldie looks at some of the options for David Radler, recently granted parole, and finds the former right-hand man of Conrad Black can get back to what he does best -- milking tiny newspapers for every nickel.

From the Dec. 16 Globe and Mail:

(Muntadar al-Zaidi of Al Baghdadia satellite TV) gained his privileged access to Mr. Bush on the strength of his accreditation as a journalist. Without it he would have been like any other anti-Bush protester, chanting unheard insults behind barricades and a tight cordon of security. The price for this access was a duty to treat Mr. Bush, as with any other news subject, fairly and professionally. He owed that to Mr. Bush, to Mr. Bush's Iraqi hosts, and frankly, he owed it to his fellow journalists who rely on news conferences like the one he disrupted to carry out their work.

The moment world leaders think they will be the target of projectiles thrown by reporters is the moment that the privileged access will end, not just for Mr. Zaidi, but for other journalists as well, harming the vital work of a free press.

Yes, to maintain privileged access, journalists should never throw anything hard at world leaders -- especially questions. :)

More seriously, I do concur with the overall sentiment. That type of behaviour is way outside the bounds of what should be considered acceptable.

Addendum

This BBC story has more aftermath news: Bush brushes off shoe attack