CNN always does this — a famous person dies and it focuses on the story for months, maybe years at a time. OJ was the big attraction for a while, then it was Anna Nicole...now it’s Michael Jackson.
And CNN is not the only culprit. E and those Access Hollywood and other tabloid programs can’t get away from the Jackson story.
I probably wouldn’t mind it so much if there was some news to report. All we are getting now is speculation. Although there are signs that Mr. Jackson was a drug addict, the fact is that no one knows for sure if the drugs killed him. The media should just wait for the final autopsy report. Of course, they won’t do that.
To be fair, though, I think most of this hoopla is adudience driven. If people would stay away from those programs in droves, maybe they would disappear.
And don’t forget Jon Bennett Ramsey.
An issue that I cared about for perhaps 5 minutes. Larry King discussed it three times a week for at least two years.