Joe Paterno died?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/2012/01/22/gIQAgZ3uJQ_story.html

This was found on the Washington post, where a student journalist's Twitter post suggested that Joe Paterno had succumbed to Lung Cancer on Saturday night. However, it seems that he died 14 hours after some major sources of media had already declared him dead. This describes the parroting nature of the media in present day, where information can be easily found but may not be accurate. Twitter, facebook, etc are sites where daily news are posted, and one of the easiest way to spread information. People reposted this post without checking to see if it was true, or valid for that matter. He was thought to be dead on saturday night, but died on sunday morning.
The story itself may be sad, but it does describe just how much power the internet held in terms of spreading information from one to another. It also describes just how dangerous a tool this could be if it was used wrongly, like in the case of Joe Paterno. This goes to show that it is crucial to check the background of all information from trustworthy sites, though in this case, many news sites had this issue. Information travels fast, in this case, a bit too fast. The moral is that don't trust the internet with a valid source.
The news was posted on Washington Post, and written by Paul Farhi who is a reporter for them. He has written many articles from 2011, and a few from 2012. The writer first describes the situation on what has happened, and follows with a background check as well as quotes from many people, such as the CBS Sport, who were the ones that posted in the Daily Beast, Managing Editor, Mark Swanson. They are witnesses of the event and had some type of correlation to it. He ends with the fact that someone resigned to bring out sympathy, for his wrong and the punishment he's given himself as well.