The article “Sentimental Journeys” by Joan Didion has similar traits about how the media treats some African Americans in today's society. Joan Didion’s article is about five boys that were targeted for raping a wealthy investment banker in Central Park in 1989. This article sheds light on how the media contributes to the stigmatization of Jackson, like Jackson these young men were seemed to

However, through innuendo and suggestion the media have attempted to try Jackson and find him guilty in the court of public opinion. An example of this irresponsible form of news coverage can be seen in the June 6, 2002. (MTV news archive) According to this article, Michael Jackson was being sued by his record company for $200 million dollars for studio time and promotions. Jackson said in a news conference, “For Sony to make a false claim that I owe them $200 million is outrageous and offensive,"(Corey Moss). These lawsuits and these rumors that might be false have targeted Jackson because he’s a successful African American that broke many musical records. Jackson told news reporters, "Once I started breaking sales records, broke Elvis Presley's record, I broke the Beatles' record — once I started doing that, overnight, they called me a freak, a homosexual, a child molester. They said I bleached my skin. They did everything they could to turn the public against me. It's a conspiracy." (MTV News). In 1982 Jackson created the world’s largest selling album of all time, “Thriller”. This album produced 7 hit singles, breaking yet again more records, and went on to selling over 51 million copies worldwide to date. In the years following that success, Jackson has been called a “freak” and “Bizarre” by the media because his appearance have changed over his adolescence. A British psychologist says, “Michael Jackson is h

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