Bloomberg Publishes Steve Jobs Obituary

[Aeolius]

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9825

"Bloomberg published an obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs after the closing bell on Wednesday and quickly retracted it. Amid all the rumors of Jobs’ and his pancreatic cancer Bloomberg’s timing couldn’t have been worse. However, the Bloomberg incident may reveal that rumors about Jobs’ health are intensifying..."

Whoopsie!

 

[gibbz]

Undo... Undo... Dang.

Wonder how much trouble the responsible party will get into.

 

[iTeen]

Sure am glad that I didn't see this when it was published. I would have had a heart-attack of something like that.

Sheesh.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

The same thing happened with Mark Twain, didn't it? Red faces all around, I'd imagine; apologies, too.
Cheers

 

[r.j.s]

Whoops. I guess someone in the newsroom owes his boss and Steve an apology.

 

[marco114]

More...about Steve

This article has more detail...

http://gawker.com/5042795/steve-jobss-obituary-as-run-by-bloomberg

 

[~Shard~]

Indeed - to quote Mr. Clemens, "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."

 

[MacGeek7]

That's rather grotesque....makes you wonder how many other obituaries they have on stand by

 

[crees!]

That's rather grotesque....makes you wonder how many other obituaries they have on stand by

Pretty much every prominent figure and this goes for ALL news orgs.

 

[conshok26]

maybe for the next keynote steve should wear a body suit to add some more weight.

 

[daveschroeder]

maybe for the next keynote steve should wear a body suit to add some more weight.

Uh, this has NOTHING to do with why Bloomberg has a Jobs obit on hand, just to be clear.

 

[IlluminatedSage]

That's rather grotesque....makes you wonder how many other obituaries they have on stand by

it is common practice, but definitely in poor taste for it to get out.

as for other obituaries i bet they have them on standby for Different Categories:

Drug Addiction:
Andy Dick
Amy Winehouse
Scott Weiland
Artie Lange
Keith Richards

Old:
Bob Dole
Phyllis Diller
Andy Rooney
Kirk Douglas
Mickey Rooney
Hugh Hefner


Sick
Ted Kennedy
Michael J Fox
B.B. King
Fidel Castro
Dick Clark

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As predictable as this is, there are some Dead Pools, Deathwatch's and more. (note i have never participated in any pool, just found it funny.)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_pool
http://coffinitup.org.uk/wp2/
http://www.mikeboon.com/deadpool.html
http://www.mylot.com/w/blogarticle/655380.aspx


It is regularly a topic on Howard Stern show, at least 1-2 times a year.

 

[IJ Reilly]

Dick Clark

Dick Clark can never die. He's already been embalmed.

 

[timothyjay2004]

The Andy Dick comment made me laugh. He came to my college one time, went out to the bars in town, and then got arrested for public drunkenness.. LOL.

Anyways, even if this was an accident, it still has to hurt a little. I mean, way to kick a man when he's down, you know? My jaw dropped when I first read this, but was happy to read it was a mistake. I think he's an awesome guy, and would love to meet him.

 

[ApBoston77]

I heard he was eaten by wolves...and was delicious.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4818797235866774489

 

[Aeolius]

At any rate, for Steve Jobs, it should be an iBituary.

 

[IJ Reilly]

At any rate, for Steve Jobs, it should be an iBituary.

Oh, that is excellent.

 

[Dmac77]

Bastards! Steve is immortal, he is the second coming!









Don

 

[iJon]

That's rather grotesque....makes you wonder how many other obituaries they have on stand by

This is extremely common in news agencies. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.

 

[pdjudd]

I heard he was eaten by wolves...and was delicious.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4818797235866774489

Now that's just superfluous!

 

[brad.c]

Dick Clark can never die. He's already been embalmed.

I think you mean Keith Richards, don't you?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

That's rather grotesque....makes you wonder how many other obituaries they have on stand by

Many of them. It saves a lot of preparation, and sloppy (and rushed) research. Just as long as they are accurate, I don't mind the fact that they are written in advance (and doubtless updated fairly frequently). I recall reading a good few years ago that the late Lord Mountbatten dropped into some of the prominent papers in the UK some time before he was murdered to check the accuracy of his own obituary. Recently, an obit for a member of Kennedy's Cabinet in the most prestigious Irish daily managed to get the year of Bobby Kennedy's assassination wrong. Twice. When I phoned to correct them, they wanted to know what my "agenda" was. My "agenda" was simple. Accuracy in the paper of record, I told them.

Pretty much every prominent figure and this goes for ALL news orgs.

Exactly. That's it.
Cheers

 

[sparkleytone]

You stay classy, Bloomberg.

 

[Intarweb]

I wonder how many Bots on these forums heart skipped.

 

[darwinian]

Erm, that's actually awesome. How often does someone get to read their own obit?