Bret Michaels, the front man for the band Poison turned reality TV star, recently had a brain hemorage and was in the ICU for a number of days. Normally I am very critical for how the media handles certain celebrity issues, but in this case everything about the coverage was very respectful.

I thought Michaels' representatives did a great job of updating the status of his condition in a public way, through his Facebook page, that was able to keep the media informed without having direct access to Michales or the people around him. When a celebrity has a something about them come out to the public every media person and outlet wants to be the first to report on it. In this case I think the media did a great job of not crossing a line about the personal issues facing a celebrity.

What happened to Michaels was very serious and could have cost him his life. I think the media took that into consideration when trying to cover what was happening. I think they took his children and family into consideration as well.

I think the media needs to also think about how they cover things in the future. They need to remember that whoever they are following or trying to find a story about has family and may have children. Its the children who are going to have to deal with the fallout too and they need to be taken into consideration.