As audiophiles the world over debate the merits of the recently released Beatles remasters, it seems appropriate to note that 40 years ago today, the student newspaper at Drake University was the first news outlet known to have reported that Paul McCartney was dead.
A columnist for The McDowell News marks the anniversary, and a group of academics trace the history of the rumor in a treatise that can be found on the Web.
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3 Responses to Great Moments in Student Journalism: Paul Is Dead
mgerber - September 17, 2009 at 3:29 pm
And in the end,the text you writeis equal to the textyou smite.
bpilgrim - September 18, 2009 at 9:38 am
Well after all, the walrus is the Norwegian symbol of death…
myemotan - September 18, 2009 at 10:20 am
And in the end/the text u write/equals the text u smite.