Patrick Swayze is Not Dead
Note to Jim Johnson: Further proof Twitter is not news. Twitter users spreaded the rumor that celebrity Patrick Swayze is dead. Swayze publicist sent out a press release to debunk the rumor.
"This is to confirm that Patrick Swayze did not pass away this morning contrary to severely reckless reports stemming from a radio station in Jacksonville, Fla. Patrick Swayze is alive, well and is enjoying his life and he continues to respond to treatment."
Twitter users could have e-mailed Swayze's show The Beast to find out if the story was true. Instead they used morning shock jocks as a news source. Way to go Twitter.
What would any mention of Swayze be without Roadhouse. Kevin Smith talks about the bad movie classic.
Labels: jim johnson, kevin smith, patrick swayze, twitter
posted by Michael Hussey @ 4:58 PM
3 Comments
3 Comments:
Perfect example of the double edged sword of technology and the online world
To me, this is proof that Twitter is a news source!
We all know that "news" does not mean "right."
See (Weapons of Mass Destruction).
The media could have done a better fact-checking the WMD story. What administration was telling the media Iraq had WMDs?
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