Status of Discovery Channel Autopsy

The Executors of the Estate of Michael Jackson have added their voice to ours to protest the re-enactment of Michael’s autopsy. You can see their letter here.

http://tinyurl.com/24xso2j
The Discovery Channel website hosts a discussion forum where a thread has been started to discuss this issue. Discovery’s own forum is likely the dominant forum viewed by Discovery decision makers. They’re probably also checking The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today, Huffington Post, etc. Of course, we encourage you to submit your opinion to as many blogs as you have time, but please make a special effort to register and post at the Discovery Channel’s own forum.

The page to register is http://community.yourdiscovery.com/eve
The specific thread to discuss this issue is http://tinyurl.com/22urf3x
Tips for posting:

  • Don’t use Michael Jackson fan monikers or avatars.
  • Don’t make this issue exclusively about Michael Jackson. It’s about respect for all deceased persons–famous or not.
  • Use respectful language.
  • Proofread your comment and use spell check.

We have two more weeks to work on persuading Discovery to reconsider this decision. Please write as many letters as you can and encourage your friends and family to do likewise. Here are the most important executives to approach.

John Hendricks
Founder and Chairman
john_hendricks@discovery.com

David Zaslav
President and CEO
david_zaslav@discovery.com

Peter Liguori
Chief Operating Officer
peter_liguori@discovery.com

They’re all located at:

Discovery Communications
One Discovery Place
Silver Spring, MD 20910

As always, thanks for your tireless efforts. We’ll keep you posted as matters progress.

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