Re:RIP Michael Jackson
by jackowayed on Saturday June 27, 2009 @02:09AM
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Do you listen to NPR? They do a great job of not getting caught up on celebrity stories.
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=3...
That's Morning Edition's rundown today/yesterday/the morning after his death. In 2 hours (more? not sure how long Morning Edition is, but it's long), they had 4 stories, totaling under 15 minutes. And that's probably double what they've had about any celebrity in 1 show this year.
No there are some events for which Mass Media swarms like piranhas. It's some sort of demonic combination of cheap to cover and lowest common denominator.
The result is a absolutely horrifying. It's death gawking.
Since yesterday the MSM has been all about this admittedly tragic event. And not just the TV, the radio too.
My alarm in the morning is the radio news summary. Except today with all that's going on the world, all that's happening with Iran, the ENTIRE news block was about this.
The reporters were throwing to each other each reporting some detail of the death, with the last sentence being: "Preliminary autopsy results are expected as early as tonight!"
How fucked up is that?
And the radio during my morning commute, yep wall to wall coverage.
Michael Jackson's tragic death makes all other topics seem irrelevant? WTF!
As you yourself say, this is thoroughly covered in every other media outlet. This is not a signal to gawk at this tragedy here as well.
This is sad, but it is NOT important. And it certainly isn't in need of extra attention.
This: http://iran.whyweprotest.net/keeping-your-anonymity-iran/114...
On the other hand IS important and hacker related.