True. Although you can say that makes it even more important for it to be a slow news day.
Also, of course hindsight is 20-20, but I think more needed to be made of Iberia denying compensation on the basis of their age. i.e. they acknowledged that the age was an issue but instead of even trying to care of them appropriately they chose to take advantage of them and try to save a few bucks.
And IMHO the fact that no boarding passes for the second flight were issued at MIA shouldn't be let to rest. This should go to the DOT, congressmen, etc. until it catches on somewhere. This practice should be heavily penalized and forbidden, especially when passengers are more vulnerable (such as minors, seniors, and disabled people).
ETA: this rule should apply to domestic travel too (possibly with a scale depending on distance from O/D). The airlines prefer the hub and spoke model, they should bear the consequences.