When online news reporting goes wrong

Online news websites rushed yesterday to break the news that football coach Joe Paterno had died, even though he was still alive.


Online news websites rushed yesterday to break the news that football coach Joe Paterno had died, even though he was still alive.

 

On Saturday evening The Penn State student news website said that the coach had passed away. According to CNN, the news was picked up by CBS Sports website among others.

 

The information was then posted across Twitter to what has now become the norm. A short while later the Paterno family confirmed that Joe had not died, but was in a serious condition.

Joe Paterno died this morning (Sunday), confirmed by his family.