Coverage

I haven’t said much about Michael Jackson coverage (to which I, like all journalists, contributed in a small way), partly because there wasn’t much to say; this was a big story, a popular story, the inevitable number-one story for anyone. I will say that I’ve been reminded of something that Bill James wrote over 20 years ago in one of his Baseball Abstract books, responding to people who complain that baseball players (who, like Michael Jackson, are entertainers) make more money than cancer researchers or other “useful” people.