Like in the case with Gawker you mean? They´ve been doing that sort of thing for years now. And I agree. As I have made misstakes in the past (not conflicts of interest, fabricating stories or any of that kind of bad), but I always correct my errors asap and apologize for my misstake (s). So I don´t think anyone should get fired because of stuff like that, at least not if you apologize and correct the errors (and avoid doing the same misstake again).