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07-24-2009, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
Other than a few blogs here and there, I haven't found any "real" news source. But, after MJ's death, maybe blogs are the place to go for this kind of thing?
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I don't know what "real" news sources are when it comes to people who aren't considered top celebrities.
I mentioned Wikipedia because it is really silly for someone to have made that change within the past hour. It's almost like they couldn't wait to do it. 
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07-24-2009, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPhil
I don't know what "real" news sources are when it comes to people who aren't considered top celebrities.
I mentioned Wikipedia because it is really silly for someone to have made that change within the past hour. It's almost like they couldn't wait to do it. |
I guess I was thinking of newspapers, even trade journals or magazines, not TMZ/Gawker/Defamer/DListed/Perez Hilton. Maybe it's my "old media" bias coming out.
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07-24-2009, 11:59 PM
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I guess I was thinking of newspapers, even trade journals or magazines, not TMZ/Gawker/Defamer/DListed/Perez Hilton. Maybe it's my "old media" bias coming out.
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Out of those listed TMZ has been accurate in more than one instance. They were the first to report MJ's death and it was accurate. I don't always discount TMZ.
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07-25-2009, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPhil
I mentioned Wikipedia because it is really silly for someone to have made that change within the past hour. It's almost like they couldn't wait to do it.
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That always happens with Wikipedia though.
So sorry to hear this. He was a good author, and wrote quality novels. Based on what I heard, he fainted a few days ago, but never went to the doctor. Perhaps something could have been done had he gone to get himself checked out. Either way I hope people pay attention to all these deaths lately and start taking better care of themselves.
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07-25-2009, 06:35 PM
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Dear Lynn,
I don't know where and how to say goodbye to you so I guess I'll say it here. I wish you'd gotten yourself checked out last week but maybe it was just your time. I will miss that grin and you always sitting on that big desk instead of in a chair. My puppy loved you.
I'm mad at you for going so young! I'm going to reveal to the whole world now that you were the guy under the Dancing Razorback costume the year before you cheered. And as for cheering, maybe Paula M. will forgive you for dropping her on her head. Or not! Maybe she'll get even with you in Heaven.
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07-24-2009, 01:06 PM
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There are a few articles floating. The news was probably not supposed to be released quite yet, so that could be why there is not a lot out about it.
Death is all we seem to hear about in recent days.
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07-24-2009, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 5Knowledge1913
There are a few articles floating. The news was probably not supposed to be released quite yet, so that could be why there is not a lot out about it.
Death is all we seem to hear about in recent days.
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and probably haven't been released until a cause of death has been confirmed....so many reasons but still enough to say !!DAMN!!
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Yes, someone updated his Wikipedia.
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Yeah, I know..I went and noted that no source was quoted.
I wasn't asking you seriously. We have enough comon sense enough to know to take wikipedia with a grain of salt.
Now...let's wait to see if TMZ reports it...heh.
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07-24-2009, 08:11 PM
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I thought of him as a great writer,but I just hope that the media doesn't assume it was anything to do with him being openly gay.
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07-24-2009, 01:34 PM
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It hit Essence.com already.
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07-24-2009, 01:41 PM
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07-24-2009, 02:11 PM
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Was he 53 or 54? Essence is saying 54.
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07-24-2009, 02:26 PM
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Was he 53 or 54? Essence is saying 54.
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Doesn't matter if he was 53 or 54, if he is indeed dead, he died too young.
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07-24-2009, 02:33 PM
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Doesn't matter if he was 53 or 54, if he is indeed dead, he died too young.
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True, but I'm curious about it. They could at least get his age right.
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07-24-2009, 01:46 PM
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I have that same bias. I had to get over it when MJ died. Real media was late.
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