The crisis in Haiti is touching all corners of the world, including Owen Sound, Ontario, in eastern Canada. Caroline Menzies writes about a musician who penned the tune We Are All One Nation (in God’s Eyes) in support of Haitian survivors. She goes in-depth about what sparked the idea for the song and the charitable foundation to go along with it. A great inspiring report, Caroline, and welcome to Digitaljournal.com.
KJ Mullins continues to write strong crime stories, and in one article she outlines a scam whereby criminals try to request money from unsuspecting seniors. A Calgary police officer explains the scam to KJ, saying “the suspects pose as the grandchild for a short amount of time passing the phone off to a ‘lawyer.’ By posing as a lawyer the call puts pressure on seniors.” These articles often serve as a warning to other communities about similar swindles.
A selection of other notable stories include:
• US Marines ‘hit the beaches’ to help stricken Haiti by Christopher Szabo: The Haiti disaster has encouraged responses from many countries, including the US, which sent Marines to help with relief efforts. As Christopher reports, “the newly-arrived force is made up of heavy-lift and all-around transport helicopters, amphibian vehicles usually used for attacking enemy-held beaches…”
• CNN’s Sanjay Gupta performs brain surgery in Haiti by Carolyn E. Price: One of the biggest head-turning stories this week focused on Sanjay Gupta performing emergency brain surgery in Haiti. He’s not just a pretty face on CNN. The health correspondent supposedly performed brain surgery on a little girl between filing reports for the news network — now that’s multi-tasking!
• Hugo Chavez accuses U.S. of using weapon to cause Haiti quake by Andrew Moran: As if he couldn’t miss an opportunity to let the world hear his voice, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is blaming the Haiti earthquake on some clandestine American weapon. There is no evidence to back up his claim, although it’s not the first time the U.S. has been accused of habouring a secret powerful weapon. What do you think of Chavez’s outspoken statement?
• MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann rants against Scott Brown by Michael Krebs: In other news, the Massachusetts Senate race inspired many media commentaries, ranging from the quirky to the sensationalist. Check out what MSBC reporter Keith Olbermann had to say about the eventually winner, Scott Brown. This article definitely made the rounds on the Web because of its extremist viewpoint coming at a critical time for American politics.
• Moscow traffic grinds to a halt as porn plays on public billboard by Leo Reyes: “Traffic stood still as motorists watched a porn film on a giant public video screen in Moscow’s popular Garden Ring avenue Thursday.” So begins Leo’s article on an odd public-space experience sure to rankle parents and anyone who describes skin flicks. Evidently, some saucy video clips found its way on a billboard in Moscow, prompting intrigued rubber-neckers to force traffic to a bumper-to-bumper oglefest. Question is, what is it a prank or just a horrible mistake?
• Female Toronto teacher charged in student sex case by Salim Jiwa: Speaking of inappropriate sexual activity, a female high school teacher in Toronto has been charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation. According to police, her intimacy with a student prompted these charges. She’ll make a court appearance on March 1 so stay tuned for updates on this story.
• Germany, France warn Internet users to avoid Microsoft Explorer by R.C. Camphausen: Another blow against Microsoft, this time with Germany and France warning its citizen to avoid Microsoft Explorer due to a vulnerability known as a Trojan Horse. Read RC’s article to learn more about this browser breach that affects more than one program. Yes, Firefox and Chrome are suffering too.
• Jay Leno in 2004: ‘In 2009, Conan, it’s yours’ by David James Young: How appropriate is this 2004 video? It shows Jay Leno admitting Conan O’Brien will be the top candidate to take over the Tonight Show. Maybe so, but who knew Conan would only have it for seven months? The NBC drama isn’t abating soon, and Digital Journalists will continue to provide coverage on this talk-show saga.
• No Trash Talk Between Manny Pacquiao, Joshua Clottey in Texas by Leo Reyes: Contrasting wildly from the Pacquaio-Mayweather war o’ words, the press conference with Pac and Clottey went off without an aggressive attack. They both admitted their respect for each other as they gear up for their March 13 fight in Dallas. Who do you predict will come out victorious?
