This isn't a story, but an example of what can happen.
http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?noframes;read=243176
But if you check the thread, it looks like the stories did get salvaged.
I, however; have lost stories for good. So I suppose if you do find something that is a REAL threat to the system, it might be a good idea to save it. Perhaps you can't reprint it due to copyright violation, but you can summarise it.