Michael Jackson died today

[Ph03n1x]

cept in america they do make profit, and the sun looks to be a tabloid type paper. As well, why would they cover his death? I don't know maybe because here in America again, this stuff sells, and this is the biggest entertainer the world has ever seen, this aint a musician that had a niche fan base.

Yes but they also cover it in the UK even though newspapers don't make a profit in the UK. (Newspapers have an agenda). And they cover it on the BBC which doesn't even have adverts to make a profit with. But actually I don't watch TV or read newspapers much anymore so I don't actually know whether the ammount of coverage in the UK of MJ's death makes sense or not. What I do know is that the media in Europe, just as it seems to be the case in the USA, tend to run 24/7 blanket coverage on an issue for weeks and then forget about it and move to another issue. In the UK at least its not for direct monetary profit. And its not because its interesting or beneficial for the public either. Further, from what I've read there is blanket coverage of Micheal Jackson's death both in the USA's mass media and on the world wide web. You may belive its for direct monetary profit but my experience of media in Europe, (being run by the same people that run USA media), means I strongly disagree with you.