Michael Jackson’s death was announced around 5:20 p.m. by news Web sites and entertainment Web sites. Click on the images below to see screengrabs from selected sites and how they covered the news.
New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, National Public Radio, Huffington Post, Politico, Slate, Yahoo News, Drudge Report, BBC, CBC, The Guardian, International Herald Tribune
Billboard, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Entertainment Tonight, Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, People, TMZ, Us Weekly, Variety and The Wrap
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