Michael Jackson redux

There's an excellent synopsis on how the media is treating Michael Jackson's life and death. I advise you to read it if you can. It references nearly every angle, including "how I met Michael," "what Michael meant to me," "what Michael meant to pop music" and so forth.

There is a comment on there that basically called the synopsis 'navel gazing.' I took offense and wrote the following response.

I haven’t read your blog regularly but I am going to start doing so from now on. I very much appreciate the thorough investigation into how the media is painting Michael Jackson’s life and death. I will pay closer attention to how this site treats other topics.

I fail to see how one could be in the media and not study all facets of it. That includes celebrities. By nature, it’s a field that requires the observation of how we consume information and entertainment. The media writing about itself is part of the job as new people and new modes gain influence and popularity.

Michael Jackson’s death was a significant global communications event that says more about how people consume information than pretty much any study out there. This write up really helps paint a great picture of what’s going on and what’s being said.

Thanks for your work on this. I really appreciate it.