Tonight, Penn State's student newspaper, Onward State, reported Joe Paterno's death at 8:45 pm. It was a scoop no other media outlet had confirmed. Within minutes, the national media picked up on the story, Twitter was abuzz and many millions went to bed believing Joe Paterno was dead. But the casualty of the night wasn't Joe Paterno, it was Devon Edwards - Onward State's managing editor. By 10 pm the same night, he stepped down.
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Mashable: You'd Better Share Or Else!
It's no secret that just about every news outlet on the planet has tried to figure out a sustainable and reasonable economic model for online news. The New York Times recent pay plan took the online-news world by storm. The plan allows users to read 20 articles a month. After that, readers have various payment plans to choose from. And now, Mashable is introducing an entirely new model - share or pay.
