MIJAC BITS: Jackson TV coverage; Jet's special issue; Kennedy Center Honors push; U2 pays tribute.

      *In a Pew Research Center poll published Wednesday, 64 percent of those surveyed said Michael Jackson's death last week has received too much media coverage, 29 percent said the story received the right amount and 3 percent said the story got too little attention, reports the AP. Thirty percent said they followed the story very closely, though that number jumped to 80 percent among blacks, according to the independent public opinion research group. Pew interviewed about 1,000 adults for the poll, which has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.5 percentage points.

       *Jet magazine is honoring Michael Jackson with a special collector's issue entirely dedicated to the King of Pop, on newsstands now. It features exclusive photos of The Jackson 5 with the late John H. Johnson, as well as Michael’s celebration of "Thriller’s" 25th anniversary. “The relationship between the Johnson and Jackson family spans decades. They’d visit our offices, and there was a very special business relationship between my father, John H. Johnson and Michael. Our publications have covered Michael and his siblings since the launch of their phenomenal careers,” said Chairman and CEO Linda Johnson Rice.

       *A new Facebook group is pushing to have the Jackson 5 receive a Kennedy Center Honor in December.  Organizer Tiffany Davis, a marketing manager in New York, stresses the need for quick action and celebrity support to make this a reality.  For Honoree consideration, nomination letters must be received by July 13th.  Submissions should reference The Jackson 5 as the Kennedy Center Honors are not awarded posthumously. On Facebook, join the group:  "Petition for Michael Jackson & Jackson 5 to become Kennedy Center Honorees." All nomination letters (one page only) should be mailed to the following address:

Michael Kaiser, President
The Kennedy Center Honors
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566

       *U2 sang a Michael Jackson song during the kick off of their 360 tour this week at Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium. Before a crowd of nearly 90,000, the group bled the end of "Angel in Harlem" into choruses of Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough." Watch the clip below: