How did the media mess up so badly reporting Tom Petty's death? asks @annaleszkie
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2017/10/dead-alive-and-dead-again-how-did-media-get-tom-petty-s-death-so-wrong …pic.twitter.com/B35Y0zeqTl
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i interpreted this "We're told after Petty got to the hospital ... a decision was made to pull life support." as them updating on his death
Pulling life support is not equivalent to saying someone is dead, though, which is what led to a lot of uncertainty.