Sunday, June 28, 2009

News Media Michael Jackson Overkill



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f the news media comes around- make sure your deceased equines are buried.


Michael Jackson's death WAS the big news when it was first reported Friday evening.

Two days afterwards- it's STILL the lead story on most national and many local newscasts- as if a very popular head-of-state had died.

Last night there were several "breaking news" stories here in the Metro: two near-fatal drownings and an evacuation of an elderly high-rise facility with at least 3 injuries.

Only 1 station- KSHB 41Action News made mention of one of the drownings.

Yet all 4 stations led with the Michael Jackson death story- 2 days after the fact with no new details on Jackson's demise.

Michael Jackson's death WAS a major news story- but was it a story of such magnitude that it pre-empts other REAL- local news? And for how LONG does this pre-emption go on?

Give your horses a proper burial- lest the news media beat on it's corpse....
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2 comments:

SugarBoobs said...

AMEN! I thought I was the only one in the world who was totally OVER IT ALREADY. Frankly, I was more affected by the passing of Farrah Fawcett. I could go on & on about this, but I'm sure you have bigger fish to fry. :)

Groucho K. Marx said...

Heh...

Thanx for the affirmation Liana.

BTW- the fish are half-baked....

Codially Yours-
Groucho

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