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Michael Jackson Media Round-Up

By Pandora Young on June 26, 2009 1:01 PM

imjfah.jpgSome highlights from the media frenzy:

  • TMZ – A tape of the 911 call made yesterday at 12:21 PM from Michael’s house in Holmby Hills, CA.
  • ROLLING STONE – Michael Jackson catalog sales spike on iTunes, Amazon.
  • TV SQUAD – Fox Network offers up a bizarre MJ tribute Monday: a repeat episode of American Idol.
  • TELEGRAPH UK – Thriller, the pioneering album that broke down racial barriers in the music industry.
  • LA TIMES – Jackson’s death caught entertainment journalists unprepared. News organizations had planned coverage of Farrah Fawcett‘s death, but Jackson’s unexpected passing left them scrambling.
  • ABC NEWS – President Obama remembers Jackson the icon while keeping in mind the ‘sad and tragic’ parts of his life.

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