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America's Obsession with Michael Jackson

Listen Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006 at 1:15 p.m.

After his second major trial for child molestation, it's safe to say the coverage of the strange life of Michael Jackson reached media- saturation. It's also clear that Americans seem almost obsessed with the former "King of Pop". What does that say about us? A lot, says New York Times culture critic Margo Jefferson, and it isn't all pretty.

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Margo Jefferson

New York Times cultural critic; and author "On Michael Jackson" (Pantheon)

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