The Katrina disaster infuriated me! So many lies about people. There was enough bad behavior but to write that people were shooting helicopters out of the sky? And mass rapes were occurring in the Super Dome? Has anyone apologized for those hoaxes?
Honestly, I don't know. I just remembered the situation as I looked for an example of something I was willing to believe (though not strongly committed) because of prejudice.
However ... sweeping prejudgment about journalists ... I doubt anyone has experienced any consequences, even if they might have "apologized." That's the usual pattern with politicians and the media: they "apologize," they "take responsibility" ... but they stay in their positions, untouched, and the harm is not redressed. "What difference does it make now?"