[mynewtb]

So what if a story or bit of information has to be retracted by law?

I second my sibling, newspapers have no interest in transparency.

[JoshTriplett]

> So what if a story or bit of information has to be retracted by law?

Then the news agency issues a retraction. It's already the case that the Internet will not forget, whether via the Internet Archive or http://www.newsdiffs.org/ .

[mynewtb]

How can data be retracted from a blockchain?

Both those sites are also subject to laws and can easily retract information if necessary.

[bonestamp2]

> newspapers have no interest in transparency

I disagree, I mean... the whole point of journalism is to get to the truth -- in other words, to make an event transparent.