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CBS' decision to lead its newscast with the latest twist in the aftermath of the death of pop star Michael Jackson comes as no surprise. CBS has treated Jackson as much more newsworthy than the other two newscasts. So far in the month of July, CBS spent as much time on Jackson--the mourning and the investigation of his death--as the other two newscasts combined (57 min v ABC 29, NBC 28). This time all three newscasts had a correspondent cover the search warrant executed at the Las Vegas home and the clinic of Conrad Murray, Jackson's personal physician.
If the singer died of an overdose of an anesthetic, its prescription by a physician might amount to manslaughter. CBS' Ben Tracy was careful to note that police "have never called Murray a suspect and they say he continues to cooperate with their investigation." ABC's Lisa Fletcher quoted Murray's lawyer insisting that his client "did not do anything that would kill Jackson." NBC's Jeff Rossen quoted the lawyer's assertion that Murray had done nothing wrong: "Murray was present during the search of his home and assisted the officers."
NBC's Rossen pointed out that police "are no looking into several doctors who wrote prescriptions." By contrast, ABC's Fletcher quoted the Associated Press' police sources, who reportedly allege that Murray injected Jackson at his mansion on the day he died. "Doctors say it is unheard of to use Propofol outside of an hospital and without equipment to monitor vital signs."
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