[MOPO] OT OKAY HOW MUCH TIME IS APPROPRIATE?

[Daniel Chia]

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Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT OKAY HOW MUCH TIME IS APPROPRIATE?

I've just got finished trying to watch CNN for news coverage and 
then the local and the national news coverage on NBC. Tonight all 
the broadcast stations and many of the cable stations have tributes 
to Michael Jackson and I'm more than sure this will carryforth 
through next week. So my question is also "How much time is 
appropriate?". But I'm asking a different question than the one 
pondered about Jackson memorabilia hocked by a Mexican lobby card 
salesman.  Why must the media be so lazy? Every station and 
cablecasters is feeding on the the frenzy of this story, as if 
there's nothing else happening in the world. I'm sorry Michael 
Jackson died so suddenly too but the coverage is now beginning to be 
exploitation. Does anyone else on MOPO feel this way or am I just 
turning into a grumpy old man?

FRANC


Hi everyone,

Well, it's not just ebay. If you check out the home page of Amazon, 
there is a box on the top right hand corner of the website just below 
their banner that pays "tribute" to Michael Jackson with these words :

Michael Jackson , 1958-2009
Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50. One of the world's most 
recognizable entertainers, Jackson is best known for Thriller. His 
incalculable musical legacy lives on.

Then amazon places a link following the paragraph, saying " Discover 
the great works of Michael Jackson " which links to a page with all 
of Jackson's work on sale at amazon.

So the question is this.... is it a true tribute, or is it exploitation ?

daniel
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