So Paterno is dead and that PSU editor of the school paper was basically forced to

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resign for reporting the news.

[former9thward]

1. He reported it when Paterno was still alive.

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2. BUT was he dead and not offically announce or truly alive.

I remember my grandfather had passed away at 2am but it wasn't "offical" until 6am. He was in the hospital with a lot of machines maybe that was the differnet.

[AlinPA]

3. Reporting someone dead before they die is not responsible editing.

[jberryhill]

4. What was the time of death on the certificate?

[Cooley Hurd]

5. I think we need to see the long-form death certificate.

[jberryhill]

9. He is really most sincerely dead

[EFerrari]

13. That's not an editor, that's a terminator.

[roguevalley]

11. I remember someone reporting once that they gave King George a speed ball

of morphine to make sure his survival didn't mess up the next day's announcement of his demise in the newspapers. Apparently that was done more than once. Rather foreward thinking of him.

[obamanut2012]

16. I think he WAS dead

And the Editor had a source, but the family was pissed they were scooped.

[southernyankeebelle]

6. The man is dead. Where they worried about someelse getting the scoop?

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7. I can see what you are saying BUT my question is... could the family wanted to wait to let people

know for some legal loophole or something.


REMEMBER how paterno was quickly changing things over to his wife's name. One must ask was the family trying to make sure all the T's are crossed and Is dotted.


EDIT: P.S. I don't want to sound cruel but if you look at how somethings where rushed you have to wonder.--at least I have too.

[southernyankeebelle]

10. Well look first off the man was old. He should of had his legal papers taken care of in the

first place. However, if you say what I am sure your right why should Mrs JoePa pay for something she had nothing to do with. They were married many, many years. JoePa mistake is he didn't take the problem to the police sooner and he should of fired Sandusky. That would have gone a long way. I mean many people dropped the ball. I don't blame him to making sure his property is changed over to his wife.

[MineralMan]

8. Paterno's death was not officially announced when the school

paper published that he was dead. The editor was responsible for the content of the paper. His resignation was expected. Newspaper editors have to make sure the stories in their paper are correct. No excuses.

[msongs]

12. too bad this policy doesn't apply to commercial newspapers lol nt

[hunter]

14. Maybe he was dead...

... and they were just trying to give the family a little bit of time to get away before the place was mobbed.

[obamanut2012]

15. Yup, the family were ticked they were scooped

That's my take on it, anyway.

The Editor had good sources, and should be reinstated, but won't be.