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RIP Joe Paterno

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Ben_Hecht, Jan 21, 2012.

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  1. Tommy_Dreamer

    Tommy_Dreamer Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    This is eerily familiar to Lee Roy Selmon's passing.
     
    Tommy_Dreamer, Jan 21, 2012
    #49
  2. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    Onward State is pretty damn reliable. I'm really surprised they'd fuck this up, if they did.
     
    wicked, Jan 21, 2012
    #50
  3. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    It's possible the family spokesman is being less than truthful too.
     
    Armchair_QB, Jan 21, 2012
    #51
  4. silvercharm

    silvercharm Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    Ridiculous. Just let the man die in peace. Can we just stop this we have to be first on every story?
     
    silvercharm, Jan 21, 2012
    #52
  5. EStreetJoe

    EStreetJoe Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    Patriot-Leader reporting that family spokesman denying reports of death to NY Times
    http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/01/report_joe_paterno_has_passed.html
     
    EStreetJoe, Jan 21, 2012
    #53
  6. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    @OnwardState Onward State
    A Paterno family spokesman has denied our initial report, which was corroborated by multiple sources. We're working on finding out more.

    ----

    Multiple incorrect sources?
     
    wicked, Jan 21, 2012
    #54
  7. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    No we can't. That shipped sailed decades ago.
     
    Armchair_QB, Jan 21, 2012
    #55
  8. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    Bingo. Congratulations. You scooped ESPN on the Joe Paterno passing. Except that he hasn't passed yet.

    If this gets dragged out a little bit, (like anything past the overnight hours), some folks at cbssports.com are gonna have some splainin to do.
     
    Chef2, Jan 21, 2012
    #56
  9. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    Highly unlikely.
     
    Armchair_QB, Jan 21, 2012
    #57
  10. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    Then this is a textbook example of why it becomes CBSSports.com's tweet when they RT it. Kravitz touched on this -- in a context a zillion times less meaningful obviously -- on the Rob Lowe/Peyton Manning column: People look to you as a reliable news source, and when you put something like that out there, it's under your banner even if you think "ah we don't know if it's true."

    Dick's right, though -- insane that anyone would care about being the first on this story by a matter of minutes.
     
    LongTimeListener, Jan 21, 2012
    #58
  11. Tommy_Dreamer

    Tommy_Dreamer Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    CBS has pulled the story
     
    Tommy_Dreamer, Jan 21, 2012
    #59
  12. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    It's all in the sourcing. I'd love to know who the source was for CBSSports.com.

    The problem with Giffords is it was "confirmed" through a source who wasn't actually in a position to confirm anything. That's a huge mistake.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Jan 21, 2012
    #60
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