Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Press Release


Create a press release for Joe Paterno’s death (review the Media Dead Wrong to Repeat False Report of Paterno's Death article discussed in the 5-1 Discussion). Craft an accompanying Facebook post.

Press Release:
            The ability to have a job is hard enough in this culture and economic times, but the fact of working at the same job for close to 60 years is usually unheard of. Joe Paterno did exactly this with his career with Penn State.  
            On January 22, former Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno (JoePa) passed away at the age of 85 due to complications from lung cancer. Joe Paterno started worked on the Penn State coaching staff in 1950 as an assistant and became the head coach in 1966. During his career, Joe Paterno won 2 National Championships, 24 Bowl game wins out of 37 appearances and also received the award for Sportsman of the Year.
            Mr. Paterno is survived by wife Suzanne, 5 Children, and 17 Grandchildren. Joe will be missed by all those whose lives he touched throughout his life and career.

Facebook Post:

            Long time Penn State head coach, JoePa, passed away on January 22, due to complications from lung cancer. For full report and more information can be found at http://natetarr.blogspot.com/

1 comment:

  1. Very nice job keeping the information straight forward and not putting too much emotion into it. This keeps the topic "neutral".

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