On Monday, I posted about receiving what I thought was the world’s most shameless press release: a company trying to sell tours to LA as an opportunity to pay tribute to Michael Jackson.
 
Right to respond
Just to prove that I can be even-handed, I offered them a right to respond to criticisms. I initially sent an [...]

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David on June 29th, 2009

Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Just three days after Michael Jackson’s death, and a tour company is already trying to cash in.
A few minutes ago, I received perhaps the most shameless press release I have ever received. I suspect other journalists and publications did as well.
 
Michael Jackson’s star
On Saturday, I blogged about the [...]

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David on June 27th, 2009

OK, now that Michael Jackson’s death has finally stopped being billed as ‘Breaking News’ by the news networks, I feel as though I can say this…
 
Wrong star on the Walk of Fame
One of the strangest side stories resulting from Jackson’s passing away was that fans had rushed to pay homage at his star on the [...]

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