As we do every week, we’ve collected the top news stories and compiled them on one page. Digital Journalists this week reported on animal news and international conflicts, took stunning photos, interviewed big names and more.
We also highlight some of the major topics Digital Journalists have been covering recently. Note you can see the trending topics at the top of any page on our news network, in the black bar.
Hot topics on Digital Journal
• Ferguson/Michael Brown news
• Ebola news
Top Digital Journal Reports
CA mayor snubs atheists, blocks invocation, free speech (Includes interview) by Megan Hamilton
For some time now, atheists in Chico, California have been wanting to do an invocation at City Hall, ever since the Supreme Court recently sanctioned prayers before meetings of the town board in Greece, New York.
Linkin Park talks ‘The Carnivores’ tour with 30 Seconds to Mars (Includes interview) by Markos Papadatos
On August 4, rock band Linkin Park participated in a teleconference about their latest studio album and “The Carnivores” tour, where they will play shows with 30 Seconds to Mars and AFI.
American Young talks new music, exclusively premieres music video (Includes interview) by Markos Papadatos
Country duo American Young opened up about their latest single “Wasn’t Gonna Drink Tonight,” and they premiere their lyric video for the song exclusively on Digital Journal.
Interview: Ben Fearn, the youngest ever Liberal Democrat PPC (Includes interview) by Kris Coombes
A 21-year-old from Matlock, Derbyshire, is set to make history by being the youngest ever Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate.
Darude talks electronic dance music, future plans and Madonna (Includes interview) by Markos Papadatos
Finnish EDM producer and DJ Darude opened up about the electronic dance scene, his Tomorrowland experience, his dream female collaborations and family.
Top Images
A catholic priest passes through a security checkpoint prior to a mass by Pope Francis, at Gwanghwamun square in central Seoul, on August 16, 2014
Ed Jones, AFP
Catholic worshippers greet Pope Francis (C) as he arrives at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, on August 16, 2014
Jung Yeon-Je, Pool/AFP
Pope Francis takes part in a mass in front of thousands of followers at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on August 15, 2014
Vincenzo Pinto, AFP
Pope Francis waves as he arrives to attend a mass at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on August 15, 2014
Vincenzo Pinto, AFP
South Korean President Park Geun-hye (L) leads Pope Francis after a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on August 14, 2014
Kim Hong-Ji, Pool/AFP
A woman holds up an image of Pope Francis as she and thousands of others wait for him to appear at a mass at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on August 15, 2014
Vincenzo Pinto, AFP
Demonstrators outside a church in St Louis, Missouri protest the killing of teenager Michael Brown, August 12, 2014
Scott Olson, Getty/AFP
Demonstrators, protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, flee as police shoot tear gas into the crowd on August 13, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri
Scott Olson, Getty/AFP/File
Police stand watch as demonstrators protest the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown on August 13, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri
Scott Olson, Getty/AFP/File
Pakistan cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan (top-C) heads a protest march against the government from Lahore to Islamabad, in Lahore on August 14, 2014
Asif Hassan, AFP
Supporters of preacher Tahir-ul-Qadri during a protest in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on August 14, 2014, as they take part in a protest march to Islamabad
Arif Ali, AFP
A Pakistani cyclist rides past a roadblock of shipping containers near the residence of cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri in Lahore on August 13, 2014
Arif Ali, AFP
Immigrants, part of a group of more than 1,700 people rescued from boats in the Mediterranean, after disembarking from an Italian military ship on August 11, 2014 in the port of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Giovanni Isolino, AFP/File
Immigrants wait after they disembarked from the Italian military ship “San Giusto” on August 11, 2014 in the port of Reggio Calabria following a rescue operations at sea
Giovanni Isolino, AFP/File
Displaced Iraqi Yazidis, who fled a jihadist onslaught on Sinjar, gather to collect bottles of water at the Bajid Kandala camp in Kurdistan's western Dohuk province, on August 13, 2014
Ahmad al-Rubaye, AFP
Iraqi Yazidis, who fled their homes a week ago when Islamic State (IS) militants attacked the town of Sinjar, gather at a makeshift shelter on August 10, 2014 in the Kurdish city of Dohuk in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region
Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP
Displaced Iraqi Yazidis settle in at Newroz camp in Al-Hassakah province, north eastern Syria on August 14, 2014, after fleeing Islamic State militants in Iraq
Ahmad al-Rubaye, AFP
The suitcase where the body of a woman was found, displayed at a police station on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, August 12, 2014
Sonny Tumbelaka, AFP
A picture taken on August 14, 2013 shows Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood supporters running from police in a street leading to Rabaa al-Adawiya protest camp in Cairo
Khaled Desouki, AFP/File
A protestor carries a fellow protester near Rabaa al-Adawiya square in Cairo on August 14, 2013
Khaled Desouki, AFP/File
AJ Allmendinger celebrates after winning the Cheez-It 355, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International, in New York, on Aug. 10, 2014.
Jerry Markland/NASCAR via Getty Image
Iranian Revolutionary Guards and security forces stand next to the wreckage of a plane after a crash near Tehran's Mehrabad airport on August 10, 2014
Atta Kenare, AFP
A member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards stands next to the remains of a plane that crashed near Tehran's Mehrabad airport, on August 10, 2014
Atta Kenare, AFP
US soldiers, part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance force (ISAF), inspect the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on August 10, 2014
Shah Marai, AFP
Health workers with 'Doctors Without Borders' put on protective equipment at an Ebola isolation ward of the Donka Hospital in Conakry, on June 28, 2014
Cellou Binani, AFP/File
A resident of Kiev throws a tyre as he cleans up a Maidan activists camp where tents were burning in Kiev on August 9, 2014 as thousands of people came to remove barricades
Volodymyr Petrov, AFP
Women sit inside a bomb shelter in a maternity hospital during shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on August 10, 2014
Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP
A Ukrainian soldier walks past a damaged car which was used by pro-Russian militants who tried to break through a Ukraine checkpoint, near the eastern city of Donetsk on August 11, 2014
Anatolii Stepanov, AFP
Trucks in a Russian humanitarian aid convoy heading for Ukraine wait outside Voronezh, some 400 km outside Moscow, on August 13, 2014
Dmitri Sharomov, AFP/File
A woman walks past a damaged house in Donetsk on August 11, 2014. Ukrainian troops have moved in on Donetsk, the largest city in eastern Ukraine, pounding neighbourhoods with shelling in an attempt to drive out pro-Russian separatists
Max Vetrov, AFP
Employees of Ukraine's State Emergency Service carry an elderly woman onto a special train for displaced people leaving the city of Svatovo, on August 12, 2014
Sergey Bobok, AFP
Employees of the Ukrainian Emergency Ministry rest as they unload food brought by the Ukrainian humanitarian convoy on August 15, 2014 in Starobilsk, Ukraine
Anatolii Stepanov, AFP
A local resident walks in a flooded street flooded by Typhoon Halong in Tokushima on August 10, 2014
Jiji Press, Jiji Press/AFP
Heavy rains caused by Typhoon Halong trigger a landslide near homes in Kochi on August 9, 2014
Jiji Press, JIJI PRESS/AFP
A picture taken from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza Border on August 10, 2014 shows smoke rising from the coastal side of the Gaza strip following an Israeli military strike
David Buimovitch, AFP
A Palestinian youth runs to take cover after Israeli security forces fires tear gas during clashes following a rally to support people in the Gaza Strip on August 15, 2014 at the entrance of the West Bank city of Bethlehem
Musa Al-Shaer, AFP
Palestinian men pray inside a partially destroyed mosque during Friday prayers in Gaza City on August 15, 2014
Roberto Schmidt, AFP
Palestinian children play at the entrance to a UN school where they found refuge with their families on August 15, 2014, in Gaza City
Roberto Schmidt, AFP
Israelis gather during a protest calling on the government and the army to end Palestinian rocket attacks from Gaza once and for all, in Tel Aviv on August 14, 2014
Gali Tibbon, AFP
Family and friends mourn over the body of a Palestinian translator, Ali Abu Afash, who was killed in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza strip on August 13, 2014
Roberto Schmidt, AFP
Supporters of Turkish Prime Minister and presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan during an election rally in Ankara, on August 8, 2014
Adem Altan, AFP/File
A supporter of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrates his victory in the presidential election vote in Istanbul on August 10, 2014
Bulent Kilic, AFP/File
Turkish president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks out of a car as he arrives at the Cankaya Presidential Palace in Ankara on August 13, 2014 to attend a National Security Council
Adem Altan, AFP
An Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighter takes position on the front line in Bashiqa, a town 13 kilometres north-east of Mosul on August 12, 2014
Ahmad al-Rubaye, AFP
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters take position on the front line in Khazer, near the Kurdish checkpoint of Aski kalak on August 14, 2014
Safin Hamed, AFP/File
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters stand to attention in the grounds of their camp in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq on June 14, 2014
Safin Hamed, AFP
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters take position on the front line in Makhmur during clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants on August 9, 2014
Safin Hamed, AFP
A view of one of the bays in St Ives. The deep blue Atlantic shimmers.
Saint Ia of Cornwall, the main parish church at St Ives.
Edmonton Folk Music Festival.
One of St Ives’s tantalizing beaches.
In the Media
Actor Robin Williams dead in apparent suicide by Robert Weller
Authorities in northern California say comedian Robin Williams, always a square peg in a round hole, has died at the age of 63 at his home in Tiburon in Marin County. There were unconfirmed reports of a suicide.
Yoga teacher BKS Iyengar admitted to hospital by Sravanth Verma
Internationally-renowned, 96- year-old yoga teacher BKS Iyengar was admitted to a hospital in Pune, India due to heart complications. His condition is said to be serious but stable.
Climate change advocate sues over rejection of his work by Larry Clifton
Michael Mann, a professor of meteorology at Pennsylvania State University, is suing a conservative leaning DC policy center for libel after it published its opinion about his work on global warming/climate change.
Op-Ed: Mayweather-Pacquiao fight won’t sell beyond 2015 by Leo Reyes
WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao shouldn’t dillydally on their final decision to face each other in the ring or they risk being junked by their fans and supporters for fighting beyond their prime.
Premier League Preview: Chelsea is built to conquer England by Tyrrell Meertins
Many questioned Jose Mourinho’s vocal dismissal of Chelsea’s title hopes following their impressive 1-0 triumph over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium last February.
‘Grand Theft Auto: Online’ mod allows players to rape others by Stan Rezaee
‘Grand Theft Auto: Online’ may have been developed to allow gamers to build their own criminal empire online, but some may have take it too far by developing a mod that allows players to rape others.
Scientists studying great white sharks get an awesome surprise by Megan Hamilton
Floating in the silent waters off of Guadalupe Island, an autonomous vehicle that resembles a torpedo floats in the blue. Then a great white shark, in a cautious arc ascends to investigate this unfamiliar intruder to its world.
Parents fall off cliff while taking selfie, leave children behind by Walter McDaniel
According to reports a couple was taking photos near a cliff while on vacation with their children. While taking a “selfie” with their children they slipped and fell off the edge.
Adam Lambert stays true to himself on tour while fronting Queen by Markos Papadatos
Pop star Adam Lambert has fired back at critics who have denigrated his live shows, where he fronted the iconic rock band Queen.
Reagan official says U.S. planning first nuclear strike on Russia by Ralph Lopez
Explaining recent incursions by Russian nuclear-armed bombers into sensitive US airspace, an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under President Ronald Reagan has argued that the U.S. is preparing for a first nuclear strike on Russia and perhaps China.
Op-Ed: Cornering Putin may not be comfortable, but it is necessary by Calvin Wolf
The crisis between Ukraine and Russia continues to unfold, and everyone wonders what is the best tactic to contain Russia and its aggressive leader, President Vladimir Putin. Should the West go on the diplomatic and sanction offensive, or play friendly?
Jon Bones Jones calls Daniel Cormier a P*ssy after ESPN interview by Owen Weldon
Earlier this week Jon Bones Jones and Daniel Cormier appeared on SportsCenter to promote their upcoming fight. In between segments the cameras were still rolling and caught Jones calling Cormier a p*ssy.
Huge, venomous new jellyfish found off of Australian coast by Walter McDaniel
With huge spiders and deadly snakes nature in Australia is already a bit unforgiving. Keesingia gigas is the name of a new type of jellyfish which is adding to the danger with venomous stings.
Son has parents (over) for dinner, kills and cooks them by Walter McDaniel
Henry Chau Hoi-leung, 30, and accomplice Tse Chun-kei, 36, allegedly planned the murder for months. After their son, Chau, invited his parents for lunch investigators say he and his friend overpowered them, killed them and cooked their bodies.
Power Users
- Tim Sandle
- Markos Papadatos
- Walter McDaniel
- Larry Clifton
- Karen Graham
- Igor I. Solar
- Brett Wilkins
- Greta McClain
- Sravanth Verma
- Ken Hanly
- Anne Sewell
- Mathew Wace Peck
- Steve K
- Stan Rezaee
- John Presta
- Can Tran
- Paula Kirman
- Owen Weldon
- Martin Laine
- Paul Wallis
