Celebrity obits: Losing the spotlight

Cory Franklin opines on the timing of celebrity deaths in his opinion piece "Life's final snub: Getting cheated on your obituary" in today's Chicago Tribune. This piece brought back to me our class discussion on why poor Farrah Fawcett's obit star fell with the news of Michael Jackson's death later that the same day. In death, as in life, timing is everything.

Obama on Michael Jackson

Hey guys,

This is Tina and as I'm sure many of you are, I've been following the Michael Jackson saga. I think this article, "Will Obama Make a Statement on Jackson?" is short, to the point, and addresses something that I was wondering earlier today, especially after hearing that presidents of other nations had addressed Jackson's death.

It is also an example of a hard lede, I believe.

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