Michael Jackson - Dead or Alive?
- 11:16 PM fusionview - Watching unfolding news and speculation online about whether Michael Jackson has died
- 11:17 PM fusionview - Saw people saying how tragic it was on Twitter about 20 mins ago
- 11:18 PM fusionview - Checked out news sites BBC and CNN and all they said was that he had been rushed to hospital not breathing
- 11:19 PM fusionview - Ustream claimed live coverage - “Ustream Michael Jackson passes away- live coverage- www.ustream.tv“
- 11:19 PM fusionview - But too many people on the Ustream site made streaming freeze
- 11:20 PM fusionview - Many in Twitterverse claiming he’s dead and posting RIP etc
- 11:29 PM fusionview - Michael Jackson taken to hospital bit.ly
- 11:30 PM fusionview - Interesting to see difference between professional journalists and social media observers.
- 11:30 PM fusionview - Journos cautious until facts confirmed
- 11:30 PM fusionview - Journos use terms like “reports”/ “reported”. Cautious tone. BBC report what other news agencies said. But “no independent confirmation”
- 11:34 PM fusionview - CNN reporting Jackson in coma. BBC “not clear what the position is”
- 11:35 PM fusionview - Live BBC online stream now filling time with review of Michael Jackson’s career while waiting for more news
- 11:38 PM fusionview - LA Times reported Jackson dead but BBC don’t believe them. They want “independent confirmation”
- 11:38 PM fusionview - Is LA Times less reputable than BBC?
- 11:39 PM fusionview - Perhaps that’s why the world tends to believe BBC as dependable? They won’t say anything till they themselves are absolutely sure
- 11:39 PM fusionview - This is a fascinating object lesson in why we need real journos
- 11:40 PM fusionview - Fans gathering outside hospital
- 11:40 PM fusionview - TMZ and LA Times apparently have inside line to hospital staff, say BBC
- 11:41 PM fusionview - BBC careful to emphasise TMZ and LA Times very respected
- 11:41 PM fusionview - Assoc Press also now reporting Jackson dead
- 11:41 PM fusionview - BBC still not committing
- 11:41 PM fusionview - Hospital wouldn’t give info to BBC
- 11:42 PM fusionview - Anyone else out there have any views?
- 11:43 PM fusionview - Yes, coma seems a certainty
- 11:44 PM fusionview - BBC just confirming he’s dead
- 11:44 PM fusionview - BBC: “We can now confirm…”
- 11:44 PM fusionview - BBC: we have confirmaiton now he has died aged 50
- 11:45 PM fusionview - Is news true and 100% only when BBC confirms it?
- 11:45 PM fusionview - BBC: rumours spreading before confirmation due to Twitter & social media
- 11:45 PM fusionview - So even while we’re watching BBC, they are watching us
- 11:46 PM fusionview - RIP Michael Jackson
- 11:46 PM Courtney Rafter - hearing he’s in a coma
- 11:47 PM fusionview - Yes, BBC has confirmed he’s dead
- 11:48 PM fusionview - BBC live stream news.bbc.co.uk
- 11:52 PM fusionview - I’m now closing this live blogging feed. Thanks to everyone who has been watching and adding comments. My condolences to Michael Jackson’s family, friends & fans
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Thu, June 25th, 2009 - Author
Yang-May Ooi - Category
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