TMZ productions (interesting article about TMZ)
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[size=14pt]TMZ Productions[/size]<br /><br />TMZ is a carnivorous celebrity news Web site that not only scooped every other media outlet by announcing Michael Jackson's sudden death on June 25, 2009, but it apparently beat the coroner's office too by six minutes.<br /><br />The site is accustomed to beating other media outlets on stories that shape the entertainment world. But the Jackson news was easily the biggest scoop in TMZ's nearly four-year history.<br /><br />The popular blog is owned by the media conglomerate, Time Warner, but is operated as a Web-traffic fueled fief in Hollywood. And in its Jackson coverage, the site appeared to have sources everywhere: at Mr. Jackson's mansion; in the ambulance; and in the corridors of the U.C.L.A. Medical Center.<br /><br />TMZ's short post about the death was published at 5:20 pm Eastern Time. By early evening, the pop star's death had become the No. 1 story on newscasts worldwide.<br /><br />TMZ consistently led the news cycle, beginning with a report that paramedics had been called to the mansion. Shortly afterwards, before any TV networks had mentioned Mr. Jackson, the site said he had suffered an episode of cardiac arrest.<br /><br />Breaking the news of Mr. Jackson's death put TMZ ahead of all over celebrity news sites for the first time since it posted an exclusive police photo of the bruised singer, Rihanna, in February 2009. TMZ attracted 7.95 million visitors in the week that ended June 28, 2009, according to tracking firm, comScore.<br /><br />Like many other media outlets, TMZ pays for photos. Harvey Levin, the site's editor in chief, said in an interview that the site will pay "tip fees" that lead to stories, but not for stories outright. He refused to say whether he had paid any sources during the Jackson coverage but he denied that the site's staffers paid police officials or nurses.<br /><br />The upstart gossip blog is a gritty, some would say grimy, Web site that publishes celebrity news in real time. It usually traffics in mug shots, rehab reports and other salacious tidbits about celebrities. TMZ first appeared in November 2005.<br /><br />Mr. Levin has schooled his dozens of employees in a mashed-up form of journalism. Rule No. 1: some news buttons can't be hit often enough.<br /><br />"Britney is gold, she is crack to our readers," Mr. Levin said. "Her life is a complete train-wreck and I thank God for her every day."<br /><br />The site's name stands for the Thirty Mile Zone that defines the site's celebrity hunting ground in and around Los Angeles.<br /><br /><!-- m -->http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/busi ... son&st=cse<!-- m -->
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....ha ha ha......I thought it meant "The Michael Zone"!!!!!
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I hope it won't get closed before the BAM (like News od The World)