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Preface: These rants are not directly related to Michael Jackson or his death. MJ was an awesome entertainer. He was the best of my lifetime and very possibly beats Elvis for the greatest of all time. His music and his life were extraordinary and he'll be missed. Now on with the rants.
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TMZ, the tabloid celeb news site, was the first source to break that MJ suffered cardiac arrest. The 24-hour sources soon caught wind, reporting the same news with the reference "according to TMZ." About an hour after their initial report, TMZ then reported that MJ had died, saying that a reputed source of theirs was there when the ambulance arrived at the hospital, and that MJ was not successfully revived. For quite some time, TMZ was the only source saying that MJ died; the others were still reporting, "Cardiac Arrest." Eventually, the L.A. Times confirmed that he died. Shortly after that, The Associated Press followed suit.
Now, the most noteworthy thing isn't that TMZ scooped everyone. Fair enough, it is very noteworthy and kudos for that cesspool for being good scummy paparazzi that reported breaking news about a celebrity. But it is not the most noteworthy. No, the most noteworthy is that CNN, "the most trusted name in news" took an entire hour to officially confirm the news of MJ's death. One hour after the L.A. Times and AP. TWO hours after TMZ. Before their own confirmation, they reported, "Reports: MJ Dead." It took an entire hour for CNN to change that to "MJ Dead."
Exactly why does anyone give CNN or any shitty 24-hour news network any attention with that type of piss-poor investigative reporting? One of the most famous people EVER unexpectedly dies, and it takes TWO HOURS to confirm yourselves? I was already getting very tired of CNN, with their badly written articles, overt stupid-catering, and lack of content. But the MJ reporting was pretty much the last straw. No more CNN.com, and I don't have cable anyway, so I couldn't watch the channel even if I wanted to.
In closing, CNN can suck a dick.
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TMZ, the tabloid celeb news site, was the first source to break that MJ suffered cardiac arrest. The 24-hour sources soon caught wind, reporting the same news with the reference "according to TMZ." About an hour after their initial report, TMZ then reported that MJ had died, saying that a reputed source of theirs was there when the ambulance arrived at the hospital, and that MJ was not successfully revived. For quite some time, TMZ was the only source saying that MJ died; the others were still reporting, "Cardiac Arrest." Eventually, the L.A. Times confirmed that he died. Shortly after that, The Associated Press followed suit.
Now, the most noteworthy thing isn't that TMZ scooped everyone. Fair enough, it is very noteworthy and kudos for that cesspool for being good scummy paparazzi that reported breaking news about a celebrity. But it is not the most noteworthy. No, the most noteworthy is that CNN, "the most trusted name in news" took an entire hour to officially confirm the news of MJ's death. One hour after the L.A. Times and AP. TWO hours after TMZ. Before their own confirmation, they reported, "Reports: MJ Dead." It took an entire hour for CNN to change that to "MJ Dead."
Exactly why does anyone give CNN or any shitty 24-hour news network any attention with that type of piss-poor investigative reporting? One of the most famous people EVER unexpectedly dies, and it takes TWO HOURS to confirm yourselves? I was already getting very tired of CNN, with their badly written articles, overt stupid-catering, and lack of content. But the MJ reporting was pretty much the last straw. No more CNN.com, and I don't have cable anyway, so I couldn't watch the channel even if I wanted to.
In closing, CNN can suck a dick.
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