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:

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.

via http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/a_nation_mourns_for_michael_ja.php