The Media is Addicted to Michael Jackson

The media is addicted to Michael Jackson. There. I said it. And I’m not talking about a weekend drunken binge addiction. They have a full on, 1000 pills a day-, drunk out of their minds-, shaking on the floor of a random crackhouse- addiction.

Online glorified tabloids and their traditional cousins are thirsty for anything remotely shocking or salacious with the words “Jackson” attached to it.

I wouldn’t be surprised if fledgling and veteran reporters alike were out turning tricks in back alleys all over California for leaked Michael Jackson information… whether it’s of pure quality or not.

Don’t for one minute think the addiction to Michael Jackson is limited to the entertainment media only.

Three weeks after Jackson passed away, sites like TMZ, entertainment shows like Entertainment Tonight and celeb ‘ragazines’ like Us Weekly seem to have non-stop Jackson stories to tell, regardless of its dubious or unsubstantiated nature.

However, supposedly reputable networks like CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX have all lost their minds while foaming at the mouth at various moments following Jackson’s passing.

They can’t help it. They’ve gotta get that fix! They need the euphoric feeling of being in front of a camera with a ‘breaking news’ story — the more heinous and unbelievable, the better. They need to be known as somebody who can get their hands on “new revelations” or “shocking new video” or “explosive allegations”. It wouldn’t be a high if they weren’t gaining anything from it.

Of course, if you confront a random Michael Jackson-wannabe-expert — like Jim Moret, Jane Valez Mitchell, Diane Dimond, Roger Friedman, (or Joe Sixpack who has a boatload of personal problems of his own) — they would totally deny the Jackson addiction.

And of course that’s the first sign of addiction: denial. They’re ‘not really hooked’. They’re ‘just reporting what their sources tell them’. They ‘can quit anytime they want to’, right?

The “sources” are their pushers and they don’t care if the quality is pure or tainted. They just need to feel that high; that rush of getting to the top of the heap without ever noticing whether that “heap” is mountain or a pile of garbage.

There’s a game plan to their behavior as well. They hoard Michael Jackson information so they can be the first to report it, make a name for themselves, and thereby qualify for undeserved respect from their colleagues.

This selfish behavior … ah, wait a minute. That’s a sign of addiction as well: selfishness. The only thing more important than getting “the latest on the Michael Jackson saga” is making sure your rival doesn’t get it first.

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Most of Jackson’s family must be suffering immensely while watching a media in the throes of their latest narcotic addiction. This is the absolute worst possible thing they have ever had to endure.

But it’s probably all the more frustrating watching these backbiting, story-snatching, gossipmongering crackheads jockey for public recognition and higher ratings at the expense of a deceased relative.

Anyone getting paid trying to prove Jackson was a drughead should walk their glassy-eyed a$s over to a mirror and take a long look if they want to see an addict.

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