NBC Offered Jackson Deal to Pre-empt Documentary Criticizing Him

[Carmerian]

"Network officials knew that Fox had the inside track, but NBC chose to play a valuable card in its hand. NBC made a written offer to pre-empt an investigative program into Mr. Jackson by "Dateline," an NBC News program, an offer that the Jackson side understood to mean the segment's cancellation, a senior Jackson adviser said, not just its indefinite postponement, as NBC insists...

"In the end, the Jackson adviser said, the deal with Fox went ahead for more than $5 million, even without an interview with Mr. Jackson, his advisers said, and the NBC offer was spurned.

"Dateline" expanded its Jackson segment to two hours, and it ran on Feb. 17. Titled "Michael Jackson Unmasked," the special was critical and featured Mr. Jackson's extensive plastic surgery and his ties to a former producer of pornographic films, Marc Schaffel."


New York Times story here

[Voltaire99]

1. The Great US Media Sex Scandal (in 4 easy steps!)

Step 1
Some poor kid ends up in bed with Michael Jackson...

Step 2
Who ends up in bed with Fox...

Step 3
Because NBC didn't offer enough, proving...

Step 4
Scum is worth its weight in gold.

[dbt]

2. Ergo, Whore Media

Somebody got screwed and money changed hands. Any questions?

:evilgrin:
dbt

[0007]

3. Slapstick comedy!

An uproarious truth with genuine values, 'eh?

[Dogmudgeon]

4. Yep, Michael is GUILTY!

Because the media told me so!

And they wouldn't say something that wasn't true, would they?

--bkl
"Justice" by acclamation ... Lights! Camera! Guilty!