Bon Jovi is not dead.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:44 pm

More info: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... itter.html

Post by **Jim Price** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:40 pm

I watched this whole episode unfold on Monday. A hoax news report surfaced through Twitter stating that Bon Jovi had been found dead in a room at his Empress Hotel. A number of people fell for it initially, and at least one television station reported it as true. None of the major news websites were reporting it, and then a few websites started to report that his death report was a hoax. Then shortly after 6, Bon Jovi and his publicist released that photo to reassure everyone that the report was indeed not true.

I'm saving the report and the picture to show to my news writing students next semester, as a reminder that information found online can't always be trusted, and to verify your facts against other sources before reporting them.

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:57 pm

I heard a report this week that the band Bon Jovi was considering retirement as a group but these two articles refute that statement and they are just taking a break. Really goes to show how thinsg do get blown out of proportion and twisted with the media today.

http://www.thirdage.com/news/bon-jovi-m ... 11-26-2010

http://www.wmmr.com/music/news/story.aspx?ID=1446063

timemoney0 · Post by **timemoney0** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:22 am

I think they were reffering to his career

Jo money pig · Post by **Jo money pig** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:33 am

Damm it

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:08 pm

Jo money pig wrote:Damm it

THESE are the replies I checked in to see.

MistValkyrie · Post by **MistValkyrie** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:48 am

timemoney0 wrote:I think they were reffering to his career

ha ha, you beat me to it! yeah...if only

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:44 pm

Musician from Pennsylvania Started Bon Jovi Death Hoax

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... newsletter

Post by **Jim Price** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:20 pm

Duaine, careful with the syntax there...You had me thinking the magazine I write for started the rumor...

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:57 am

Jim Price wrote:Duaine, careful with the syntax there...You had me thinking the magazine I write for started the rumor...

Good catch Jim. I did not think of that.

I changed it.