Coverage of Michael Jackson’s funeral / memorial
The celebration of Michael Jackson’s life begun at the Staples Center in Los Angeles at 11am PST, on a clear July Tuesday in balmy weathered California. What amazing coverage of the funeral/memorial (CNN has all the videos broken down by presenter):
RIP Michael.
UPDATE: Well, the official memorial is over (we’ll put archival footage in place here as we find it). Now for non-stop chattering by the news media for the next six hours while absolutely nothing new happens (bonus: lots of cameras, and crowds of unemployed at the Staples Center who decide to stick it out and play up to the media circus).

I think Kobe Bryant or Magic Johnson just gave MJ credit for their b-ball skills. I knew the guy could dance… but now we learn he could dunk and drain 3-pointers from half court!
Or maybe the hyperbole is off the charts.
Comment by stephenv — July 7, 2009 @ 1:28 pm
they already did this when Jim Henson died in 1990… booooring. Nothing new.
Comment by not that... — August 2, 2009 @ 3:54 am