Bon Jovi is not dead.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2011

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

Post by **Jim Price** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2011

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** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2011

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** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2011

I think they were reffering to his career

Jo money pig · Post by **Jo money pig** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2011

Damm it

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Thursday Dec 22, 2011

Jo money pig wrote:Damm it

THESE are the replies I checked in to see.

MistValkyrie · Post by **MistValkyrie** » Thursday Dec 22, 2011

timemoney0 wrote:I think they were reffering to his career

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

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Wednesday Dec 28, 2011

Musician from Pennsylvania Started Bon Jovi Death Hoax

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

Post by **Jim Price** » Wednesday Dec 28, 2011

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

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Wednesday Dec 28, 2011

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.