Press Release for Joe Paterno Death

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 


Penn State Mourns Legendary Coach 

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. January 22, 2012 Joseph Vincent Paterno of State College, PA, known to the public as a family man and legendary football coach  passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012. Paterno's death came 65 days after his son, Scott, announced his father had been diagnosed with lung cancer.

Paterno was raised in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Brown University and played quarterback and cornerback for the Brown Bears and holds the career record for Brown with the most interceptions with Greg Parker at 14. Paterno graduated in 1950.

Joe Paterno at Brown University

Paterno worked for Penn State University for 61 years. As the head coach, Paterno won 433 total games, that includes regular season and bowl games. Penn State won two National Championships with Paterno, including one Big Ten Championship game.

Paterno was beloved by his players and coaches, Lydell Mitchell, who played running back for Paterno in 1972 said, "Joe's legacy will always be intact because we won't let Joe's legacy die."

Paterno was a family man and a great coach. He earned a number of honors and awards during his lifetime as Penn State's head coach: 1968- AFCA Coach of the year.

1972- Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award.

2005- Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year.


Joe Paterno was survived by his wife Sue and five children who are all Penn State alumni.



A private funeral will be held at State College, January 25, 2012. After the ceremony there will be a public memorial service that will be held at Bryce Jordan Center on January 26, 2012. His legacy will never be forgotten.





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Those who knew Joe Paterno remember him for being a good human-being. Paterno's legacy will carry on and touch many lives including current Penn State students, student-athletes, staff, family, and community members. People will keep paying respect to Paterno long after his death for the family man and coach that he was.

References

ESPN. (2011, November 10). Joe paterno, graham spanier removed. Retrieved from http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7214380/joe-paterno-president-graham-spanier-penn-state

Penn State News. (2011, February 11). Paterno and win 400. Retrieved from http://news.psu.edu/tag/paterno-and-win-400

Greenberg, C. (2012, January 21). Joe Paterno Dead. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/21/joe-paterno-dead-ex-penn-state-football-coach_n_1221289.html

New Media Tools

Smart Phones- When I first opened up my iPhone, I was clueless to the opportunities that lay in front of me. A mobile device is, "a way of viewing, receiving, and/or sending information to and from cellular phones and other wireless devices. Mobile encompasses many things- the mobile web, mobile applications, and text messaging. The Mobile web allows you to visit websites on your device with a mobile browser" (Aidsgovteam, 2013).  This is the definition from an official government website giving you information about social media tools. I think that this is the most common social media tool, the smart phone. Most people I come in contact with have a smart phone and utilize its abilities. A smart phone is a social media tool, but with the smart phone you can get on other social media platforms by downloading applications from your phone store. Smart phones are the fastest way to stay connected and communicate with others via technology. My experience with smart phones has been a good one. I stay connected with my applications. For example, I use my Fandango application to find out movie times instantly from just about anywhere I am. I use my phone more than any other social media outlet out there.

http://aids.gov/using-new-media/tools/mobile/


Blogs- "A blog is a website with regular updates (often daily or weekly) called posts, that typically combine text, images (graphics or video), and links to other websites. Blogs are often informal in tone-some resemble an online diary or journal, while others provide news or organizational updates" (Aidsgovteam,2013).  There are many different types of blogs; political, opinion, breaking-news, and journals. Blogs are a good way to share an opinion or even get news out to the world quickly. It is a place for people to stay connected and write to each other about issues going on and to engage in debates about the important issues of society. A great website called Global Voices does this, they have authors that blog about issues going on around the world and try to get every single person connected. They want people to see outside their box, outside their comfort zone. People can take a small step in doing this by visiting Global Voices. My experience with blogs is little to none, this is my first blogging experience and it has been a great one. I really like writing about different issues going on around the world and getting feedback from other bloggers.


http://aids.gov/using-new-media/tools/blogs/


Text Messaging- Text messaging is one of the most popular forms of communication today. People are often trying to get free texting on their smart phone plans because many people don't even call people anymore. Often it is just getting a simple text message from someone; my brother told me the other day, "texting is way easier, it's fast and I can do it just about any where. I also can talk to multiple people at once, instead of just talking to one person on the phone." Texting is definitely one of the more popular forms of communication via cell phone. I  text consistently throughout my day, it is one of the main forms my wife and I use to get a hold of each other at work.

http://aids.gov/using-new-media/tools/text-messaging/


Social Network Sites- "Social networking sites are online communities that allow you to share information about yourself and your program with clients, colleagues, family, and friends. Many social networking sites let you upload photos, videos, create a blog, post events, join groups, and send messages" (Aidsgovteam,2013). Some of the more common social networks are Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, and Youtube.  Facebook is the most popular with people using this site to stay connected with friends, family, and other loved ones. These social media sites are great for staying connected with family that lives in a different state or country. These sites are great for seeing what is going on in other people's lives. I use Facebook and Skype to stay connected with family members that live in Washington state. I don't see them often, but I try to Skype with people in my family every couple weeks. I talk to family members on Facebook Chat regularly.

http://aids.gov/using-new-media/tools/social-network-sites/

Pursuing Cited Sources

Pursuing Cited Sources

This is an article I chose from The New York Times.

Post-Transplant and Off Drugs, H.I.V. Patients Are Apparently Virus-Free

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/health/post-transplant-and-off-drugs-hiv-patients-are-apparently-virus-free.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hp

As I was looking over this article and comparing it to the Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of WWW Resources, I felt that the content that was in the article was very newsworthy and credible. This is what I found.

• It is evident that the author Donald McNeil Jr. is well established in the field. He is a science and health reporter who specializes in plagues and pestilences. He covers diseases of the world's poor, AIDS, malaria, SARS, and Mad Cow disease. In this article, McNeil writes about a certain H.I.V. infected person who suddenly has no trace of it within his system. 
• McNeil doesn't come off as biased on the matter, he simply is reporting from what he has found out. He uses several participant sources who are the doctors working on the patient who was cleansed of the H.I.V. infection. I did some further checking of the doctors he used as sources and found other articles about them dealing with the situation. 
• Another positive, is that this article is relevant and current. This article was only published today, July 3rd 2013. The on-going battle against H.I.V. and AIDS has been going on for many years. This is very relevant information as scientists and doctors have been trying to figure out a cure from the beginning. 
• This author has other published articles online. 
• The New York Times has been known to be very credible and very well rounded resource for information.

Overall, I found the articles sources very convincing after doing some digging. It is all about doing the research, even if it means going through the backgrounds of the author and the article's sources.