How Will the Media Profit from Michael Jackson's Death?S  Now
that Michael Jackson's passed away and the mad scramble to cover
the breaking story has settled down a bit, the media can now
turn its focus toward more important matters—How to profit from
Jackson's demise.  The untimely death of someone like Jackson, a
once in a generation worldwide superstar, is one of the few
things that can possibly breathe new life into the balance
sheets of a slowly dying tabloid media industry. Remember, not
only was Michael Jackson a star of Elvis proportions, but he was
an insanely weird star of Elvis proportions, perhaps the
weirdest star the world has ever known (Even weirder than Elvis
himself!) or will ever know, with a long personal history filled
with scandal.  Here's something key to remember on this—In the
United States of America, the dead cannot be libeled. Only
living individuals can sue for libel. So I can run around all
over town saying that Millard Fillmore used to fellate goats in
the White House if I chose