Friday, September 04, 2009

CBS and ABC Morning Shows Lead With Michael Jackson

More than two months after his death, the media continue to use every possible opportunity to make Michael Jackson their top story. This time it’s his long-delayed burial. It’s one thing to provide blanket coverage in the immediate aftermath of a pop icon’s passing, but reason dictates that after a few short days, the story should cease to crowd out more important news. It’s hard to fathom why two major networks are telling their millions of viewers that the TOP story today is Michael Jackson, not health care, not Afghanistan, not North Korea, not Iraq, not the economy, not education, not climate change, not violence against women, not human rights…...... but Michael Jackson.

Topics: michael-jackson, cbs, abc

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Another Flurry of Michael Jackson Coverage

Almost feels like the media are relieved that they can reopen the Jackson story and begin flogging it again, to the exclusion of dozens of crucial issues. Like this.

Topics: michael-jackson

Monday, August 03, 2009

Incredibly, CNN.com Features MJ ... Again

Last week I joked that CNN.com was going to be renamed MJ.com. Here we are, almost a month and a half after Jackson’s death, and CNN determines that there are no bigger issues to highlight on their homepage…

Topics: michael-jackson, cnn

Thursday, July 30, 2009

CNN.com to be Renamed MJ.com

Evidenced by this:

Topics: michael-jackson, cnn

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Yet Another Michael Jackson Feature on CNN.com

Here we are, nearly a month after Jackson’s death, and this is CNN’s homepage:

Topics: michael-jackson, cnn

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

CNN’s Homepage Featuring Michael Jackson ...Again

With everything going on in the world, is there a limit to this skewed focus?

Topics: michael-jackson, cnn

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Jumping the MJ Shark: Today Show Asks if Bubbles the Chimp Knows Jackson is Dead

This requires no commentary:

Topics: michael-jackson, nbc, today-show, bubbles

Monday, July 06, 2009

Yes, There IS a Media Double Standard …

For Michael Jackson, not Sarah Palin, silly:

Topics: michael-jackson, cnn, sarah-palin

GMA Leads With Michael Jackson

The night Michael Jackson died I wrote about why we mourn celebrities: “With the loss of anyone famous what we’re really mourning is the passage of our own lives, their death a marker on OUR journey.”

Topics: michael-jackson, cnn, iran, abc, gma

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

93% of Cable Coverage About Michael Jackson

Yesterday, I asked about the dearth of Iraq coverage—here’s some more context…

Topics: michael-jackson, cable