In lieu of an in-depth front page story today, here’s a collection of front pages from Chinese newspapers who marked the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson:
Michael Jackson dominated Chinese newspapers on June 27, 2009
Most of the headlines are variations on either “Michael Jackson dies” or “Goodbye Michael.” A few newspapers went with something different, but the usual punning headlines that accompany major international news stories were fairly uncommon:
- Dongguan Times (东莞时报): “The Whole World Mourns”
- Chengdu Evening News (成都晚报): “Farewell to a Legend”
- New Information (新消息报): “The King Will Not Return”
- Modern Express (现代快报): “Heaven Gets the Moonwalk”
- City Evening News (城市晚报): “Remember”
- Chinese Business View (华商报): “The Black and White Life of a Lonely King”
In addition, major online news portals like Sina, Sohu (auto-plays music), and even Xinhuanet collected news, music, photos, and memories from Chinese and foreign media.
Links and Sources
- China Daily: Thriller of a life ends, stuns fans
- Covers via ABBao
- Earlier on Danwei: Mosaic of Obama front pages