Jackson Deserves Unbiased Coverage

I am a little astonished and angry about the biased way you report about everything concerning Michael Jackson (“The Totally True Adventures of Spike ‘n’ Mike,” Calendar, Oct. 10). In the past you have published mostly negative reports about concerts that were blocked by the government (Malaysia) or concerts that didn’t sell out.

Of course I don’t expect the media to report only positive things about Michael Jackson but I do expect them to be fair in their media coverage. In my opinion, a newspaper should present facts without expressing a personal opinion. And in my eyes creating a new nickname like “TACKAKOP (The Artist Contractually Known as King of Pop)” expresses a personal opinion.

Further, the media are always saying that he’s the “self-proclaimed” King of Pop, whereas it was Elizabeth Taylor who named him the King of Pop, Rock and Soul for the first time during an awards ceremony. It was not Michael himself.

It would be great if you could be a little more respectful regarding him as an artist in the future.

JANA LIEWALD

Member of the Michael Jackson Internet Fan Club

Germany