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/.
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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