I must first acknowledge that I am a news junkie. I love reading the news from several sources online as well as CNN on television. What I don't particularly care for is the "creation" of news. What I mean here is that if a story isn't meaty enough the media beats it until blood appears and then proceeds as if they didn't create the story. For instance, yesterday I saw the headlines, "Jackson death a mystery," and "Jacksons waste no time assuming control." In Michael Jackson's death foul play was immediately ruled out and the original coroner's reports are seldom altered it was reported. As for his grieving parents, MJ was single, who exactly should assume control of his affairs and children (at least initially)? I could babble here but instead I will be a bit more direct by saying that; 1. this stuff is not really news-worthy and 2. it is voyeuristic and uninteresting. Now, if the post mortem chemical tests return indicating a change in the original death findings, that's news! If a secret spouse surfaces with a current will a la Madam X. that's news. But, a days old play by play of grief, speculation and jocking for a book deals is not news. Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Mays et all were public figures who have earned that great peaceful rest and I deserve better news.
P.S.: -enough of that horny cheating Senator story too.
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