Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 news_NN1 ,_, Iran_NP1 updates_NN2 contribute_VV0 to_TO record_VVI Web_NN1 numbers_NN2 Colleagues_NN2 :_: Our_APPGE strong_JJ ,_, swift_JJ coverage_NN1 of_IO major_JJ events_NN2 in_II the_AT past_JJ month_NNT1 attracted_VVD a_AT1 record-breaking_NN1 26_MC million_NNO unique_JJ users_NN2 to_II our_APPGE site_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ up_RP 50%_NNU over_II June_NPM1 2008_MC ._. 
Those_DD2 26_MC million_NNO users_NN2 generated_VVD more_DAR than_CSN 155_MC million_NNO page_NN1 views_NN2 ,_, 30%_NNU growth_NN1 over_II last_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
Visits_NN2 from_II our_APPGE local_JJ audience_NN1 grew_VVD 30%_NNU over_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 last_MD year_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 good_JJ sign_NN1 that_CST more_DAR of_IO our_APPGE immediate_JJ community_NN1 is_VBZ turning_VVG to_II us_PPIO2 for_IF local_JJ news_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 stories_NN2 in_II our_APPGE backyard_NN1 that_CST have_VH0 a_AT1 national_JJ or_CC global_JJ impact_NN1 ._. 
Speaking_NN1 of_IO ..._... 
Our_APPGE coverage_NN1 of_IO Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 's_GE tragic_JJ death_NN1 continues_VVZ to_TO be_VBI the_AT most_RGT insightful_JJ and_CC most_RGT thorough_JJ anywhere_RL ._. 
Our_APPGE nimble_JJ ,_, well-sourced_JJ team_NN1 continues_VVZ to_TO break_VVI news_NN1 daily_RR on_II L.A._NP1 Now_RT ._. 
The_AT photo_NN1 galleries_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ are_VBR being_VBG constantly_RR updated_VVN ,_, have_VH0 drawn_VVN millions_NNO2 of_IO page_NN1 views_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 'll_VM be_VBI launching_VVG a_AT1 few_DA2 impressive_JJ interactive_JJ features_NN2 in_II the_AT coming_JJ weeks_NNT2 as_II the_AT story_NN1 unfolds_VVZ and_CC becomes_VVZ more_RGR complex_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 set_VV0 a_AT1 new_JJ daily_JJ record_NN1 for_IF page_NN1 views_VVZ the_AT day_NNT1 Jackson_NP1 died_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ important_JJ to_TO note_VVI that_CST our_APPGE coverage_NN1 of_IO the_AT Jackson_NP1 story_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX the_AT sole_JJ reason_NN1 for_IF this_DD1 readership_NN1 leap_NN1 ._. 
During_II the_AT height_NN1 of_IO the_AT crisis_NN1 that_CST grew_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT Iran_NP1 elections_NN2 ,_, readers_NN2 flocked_VVD to_II Babylon_NN1 &;_NULL Beyond_RL to_TO read_VVI a_AT1 constant_JJ stream_NN1 of_IO updates_NN2 around_II the_AT clock_NN1 from_II Borzou_NP1 Daragahi_NP1 in_II Tehran_NP1 ,_, Alexandra_NP1 Zavis_NP1 and_CC Amber_JJ Smith_NP1 here_RL in_II L.A._NP1 and_CC Jeffrey_NP1 Fleishman_NP1 in_II Cairo_NP1 ._. 
Borzou_NP1 's_GE story_NN1 of_IO "_" Neda_NP1 "_" was_VBDZ particularly_RR well-read_JJ and_CC commented_VVN upon_II ._. 
Readers_NN2 also_RR came_VVD to_II us_PPIO2 for_IF coverage_NN1 of_IO Farrah_NP1 Fawcett_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT obituary_NN1 ,_, appreciations_NN2 and_CC galleries_NN2 were_VBDR all_DB of_IO great_JJ interest_NN1 ._. 
And_CC a_AT1 hometown_NN1 team_NN1 won_VVD the_AT NBA_NN1 finals_NN2 in_II the_AT past_JJ month_NNT1 --_NN1 readers_NN2 flocked_VVD to_II us_PPIO2 for_IF the_AT coverage_NN1 that_CST included_VVD fast-paced_JJ staff_NN updates_VVZ during_II game_NN1 time_NNT1 ,_, sharp_JJ analysis_NN1 ,_, live_VV0 blogging_VVG and_CC chats_NN2 ,_, outstanding_JJ photo_NN1 galleries_NN2 and_CC video_NN1 analysis_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ a_AT1 month_NNT1 ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ next_MD ?_? 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR throwing_VVG a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO energy_NN1 at_II the_AT site_NN1 redesign_NN1 ,_, launching_VVG in_II mid-July_NPM1 ._. 
Much_DA1 more_DAR to_TO come_VVI on_II this_DD1 ._. 
Top_NN1 blogs_VVZ Blogs_NP1 reached_VVD a_AT1 new_JJ record_NN1 --_NN1 more_DAR than_CSN 18_MC million_NNO page_NN1 views_NN2 across_II our_APPGE blog_NN1 network_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ 100%_NNU growth_NN1 compared_VVN to_II last_MD year_NNT1 ,_, and_CC 10x_FO the_AT growth_NN1 from_II June_NPM1 2007_MC ._. 
Incredible._NP1 1_MC1 ._. 
L.A._NP1 Now*_FO --_NN1 5,708,961_MC page_NN1 views_NN2 2_MC ._. 
Dish_NN1 Rag_NN1 --_NN1 2,668,729_MC 3_MC ._. 
Show_VV0 Tracker_NP1 --_NN1 928,069_MC 4_MC ._. 
Gold_NN1 Derby_NP1 --_NN1 915,671_MC 5_MC ._. 
Pop_VV0 &;_NULL Hiss*_FO --_NN1 825,420_MC 6_MC ._. 
Lakers_NP2 7_MC ._. 
Top_NN1 of_IO the_AT Ticket_NN1 8_MC ._. 
Fabulous_JJ Forum_NN1 9_MC ._. 
Hero_NN1 Complex_NN1 10_MC ._. 
Technology_NN1 11_MC ._. 
Company_NN1 Town*_FO 12_MC ._. 
Dodger_NN1 Thoughts_NN2 13_MC ._. 
Culture_NN1 Monster_NN1 14_MC ._. 
Daily_RR Travel_VV0 &;_NULL Deal_NN1 15_MC ._. 
L.A._NP1 Unleashed_VVD 16_MC ._. 
Comments_NN2 Blog_VV0 17_MC ._. 
Babylon_NN1 &;_NULL Beyond*_FO 18_MC ._. 
Outposts_NN2 19_MC ._. 
Money_NN1 &;_NULL Co._NN1 20_MC ._. 
Big_JJ Picture_NN1 Asterisks_NN2 denote_VV0 new_JJ records_NN2 ._. 
Most-viewed_JJ articles_NN2 1_MC1 ._. 
Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 dead_JJ at_II 50_MC (_( By_II Harriet_NP1 Ryan_NP1 ,_, Chris_NP1 Lee_NP1 ,_, Andrew_NP1 Blankstein_NP1 and_CC Scott_NP1 Gold_NN1 )_) 2_MC ._. 
More_DAR porn_NN1 HIV_NP1 cases_NN2 disclosed_VVN (_( By_II Kimi_NP1 Yoshino_NP1 and_CC Rong-Gong_NP1 Lin_NP1 II_MC )_) 3_MC ._. 
Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 's_GE life_NN1 was_VBDZ infused_VVN with_IW fantasy_NN1 and_CC tragedy_NN1 (_( By_II Geoff_NP1 Boucher_NP1 and_CC Elaine_NP1 Woo_VV0 )_) 4_MC ._. 
She_PPHS1 finally_RR has_VHZ a_AT1 home_NN1 :_: Harvard_NP1 (_( By_II Esmeralda_NP1 Bermudez_NP1 )_) 5_MC ._. 
North_NP1 Korean_JJ labor_NN1 camps_NN2 a_AT1 ghastly_JJ prospect_NN1 for_IF U.S._NP1 journalists_NN2 (_( By_II John_NP1 M._NN1 Glionna_NP1 )_) 6_MC ._. 
Obama_NN1 to_TO propose_VVI strict_JJ new_JJ regulation_NN1 of_IO financial_JJ industry_NN1 (_( By_II Jim_NP1 Puzzanghera_NP1 )_) 7_MC ._. 
Porn_VV0 actress_NN1 tests_VVZ positive_JJ for_IF HIV_NP1 (_( By_II Rong-Gong_NP1 Lin_NP1 II_MC and_CC Kimi_NP1 Yoshino_NP1 )_) 8_MC ._. 
Family_NN1 ,_, friends_NN2 mourn_VV0 'Neda_NN1 ,_, '_GE Iranian_JJ woman_NN1 who_PNQS died_VVD on_II video_NN1 (_( By_II Borzou_NP1 Daragahi_NP1 )_) 9_MC ._. 
My_APPGE dad_NN1 saved_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 killed_VVD him_PPHO1 (_( By_II Richard_NP1 Farrell_NP1 )_) 10_MC ._. 
Porn_VV0 star_NN1 recalls_VVZ nightmare_NN1 of_IO testing_VVG HIV_NP1 positive_JJ (_( By_II Rong-Gong_NP1 Lin_NP1 II_MC )_) Most-viewed_JJ photo_NN1 galleries_NN2 for_IF June_NPM1 1_MC1 ._. 
Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 1958-2009_MCMC 2_MC ._. 
Fans_NN2 mourn_VV0 Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 3_MC ._. 
Lakers_NP2 courtside_NN1 :_: Celebrities_NN2 at_II Staples_NP1 4_MC ._. 
Road_NN1 trips_VVZ from_II SoCal_NP1 5_MC ._. 
Lakers_NP2 parade_NN1 and_CC rally_VV0 6_MC ._. 
Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 :_: Life_NN1 in_II pictures_NN2 7_MC ._. 
Farrah_UH Fawcett_NP1 :_: 1947-2009_MCMC 8_MC ._. 
Bizarre_JJ and_CC unusual_JJ destinations_NN2 9_MC ._. 
Air_NN1 France_NP1 crash_NN1 10_MC ._. 
Police_NN2 disperse_VV0 thousands_NNO2 as_II celebrations_NN2 turn_VV0 ugly_JJ after_II Lakers_NP2 '_GE NBA_NN1 Finals_NN2 win_VV0 Lastly_RR ,_, check_VV0 out_RP these_DD2 social_JJ media_NN highlights_VVZ from_II Andrew_NP1 Nystrom_NP1 :_: The_AT primary_JJ L.A._NP1 Times_NNT2 Twitter_VV0 audience_NN1 (_( http_NNU :_: //twitter.com/latimes_FU )_) increased_VVD by_II 10%_NNU within_II a_AT1 few_DA2 hours_NNT2 of_IO L.A._NP1 Now_RT and_CC Nita_NP1 's_GE @latimescitydesk_FO account_NN1 (_( http_NNU :_: )_) confirming_VVG Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 ;_; readership_NN1 just_RR surpassed_VVD 30,000_MC followers_NN2 and_CC now_RT outpaces_VVZ breaking_VVG e-mail_NN1 alert_JJ subscribers_NN2 ._. 
In_II video_NN1 news_NN1 ,_, Mark_NP1 Milian_NN1 's_GE eyewitness_NN1 interviews_NN2 with_IW Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 fans_NN2 at_II Detroit_NP1 's_GE Motown_NP1 Museum_NN1 drew_VVD 500,000_MC streams_NN2 and_CC 4,000+_FO comments_VVZ on_II http_NNU :_: //latimes.com/youtube_VV0 within_II 48_MC hours_NNT2 of_IO posting_NN1 :_: http_NNU :_: //bit.ly/HVdoJ_VV0 Michael_NP1 Muskal_NP1 grew_VVD his_APPGE Twitter_NN1 audience_NN1 by_II more_DAR than_CSN 20%_NNU by_II live-twittering_JJ Obama_NN1 news_NN1 conference_NN1 and_CC other_JJ major_JJ events_NN2 ;_; he_PPHS1 reports_VVZ this_DD1 process_NN1 flows_VVZ nicely_RR into_II his_APPGE early_JJ blog_NN1 posts_NN2 and_CC web-first_MD news_NN1 stories_NN2 ._. 
Andrew_NP1 Malcolm_NP1 and_CC Top_NN1 of_IO the_AT Ticket_NN1 has_VHZ surpassed_VVN 23,000_MC followers_NN2 on_II http_NNU :_: //twitter.com/latimestot_VV0 ._. 
Our_APPGE 169_MC LAT-related_JJ accounts_NN2 are_VBR fast_RR approaching_VVG 200,000_MC followers_NN2 in_II aggregate_NN1 ._. 
Next_MD up_RP ?_? 
More_DAR Facebook_NN1 fan_NN1 pages_NN2 for_IF columnists_NN2 and_CC reporters_NN2 --_NN1 the_AT main_JJ LAT_NN1 Facebook_NN1 page_NN1 now_RT has_VHZ more_DAR than_CSN 2,400_MC fans_NN2 and_CC its_APPGE own_DA "_" vanity_NN1 "_" URL_NP1 :_: http_NNU :_: //facebook.com/latimes_FU (_( or_CC ,_, if_CS you_PPY prefer_VV0 ,_, http_NNU :_: //latimes.com/facebook_NN1 )_) That_DD1 's_VBZ it_PPH1 ._. 
Thanks_NN2 for_IF reading_VVG and_CC thanks_NN2 to_II those_DD2 of_IO you_PPY --_NN1 so_RG many_DA2 --_JJ for_IF continued_JJ great_JJ work_NN1 that_CST resonates_VVZ with_IW our_APPGE readers_NN2 ._. 
