As we do every week, we’ve collected the top news stories and compiled them on one page. Digital Journalists reported on important news from South America, fascinating scientific discoveries, the latest viral videos and much 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. They are changing constantly to react to what people are reading on the site. We wanted to include this feature to let you know the topics people want to read about on Digital Journal.
Hot topics on Digital Journal
• South Korea news
• Hugo Chavez news
• Drones news
Top Digital Journal Reports
Interview: Michael Nesmith on his solo tour and 50-year career (Includes interview) by Mindy Peterman
The ex-Monkee and artist formerly known as “Wool Hat” has had a long and varied career. Now he is setting out on his first solo tour in over twenty years.
CBC’s ‘Jack’ is an uncritical valentine to the late NDP leader(Includes interview and first-hand account) by Jeff Cottrill
Is it too soon for a TV movie about Jack Layton? Yes – but the reason has nothing to do with sensitivity about the Canadian political leader’s relatively recent passing. It’s more about balance: nobody’s ready for a fully objective depiction yet.
Usually when someone is executed, there is an arrest, an arraignment, a Grand Jury indictment or preliminary hearing informat…
Review: Pop group Midnight Red rocks New York City’s Gramercy Theatre (Includes first-hand account) by Markos Papadatos
On March 2, 2013, pop boy band Midnight Red performed as part of the “Pop Explosion” tour at Gramercy Theatre in New York.
Hoard of coins leads history professor to lost ancient kingdom (Includes interview) by Jonathan Farrell
Before Americans toss out the use of coins in everyday transactions, numismatic scholars want people to know how important coins really are.
Turkish police foil al-Qaeda plot in Istanbul (Includes interview) by Lonna Lisa Williams
On February 27, Turkish police arrested 11 al-Qaeda members who were planning to attack the U.S. Consulate, a church, and a synagogue in Istanbul.
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Venezuela says ‘enemy attack’ killed Chavez, expels US officials by JohnThomas Didymus
A few hours before the Venezuelan authorities announced the death of Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro appeared on national TV and made the suggestion that Chavez’s cancer death was the outcome of what he called an “enemy attack.”
Mortality index predicts your chances of dying within 10 years by JohnThomas Didymus
What are your chances of dying within the next 10 years? Researchers have developed a “mortality index” that predicts the chances of dying within the next ten years for people older than 50.
‘Near-mythical’ Viking navigational aid found in shipwreck by Leigh Goessl
Researchers believe they have found a sunstone in a 16th century shipwreck. This oblong shaped crystal is described as having been used by Viking mariners.
‘Lost world’ of eight new species discovered near Loch Ness by Robert Myles
Biodiversity studies carried out on a charitable foundation’s ancient woodlands west of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands have unearthed a wide range of rare and endangered species, some previously unknown.
Comet is on collision course with Mars by Micki Hogan
A comet discovered on January 3 by a Scottish-Australasian astronomer is headed towards Mars and may collide with the red planet in the year 2014.
Canadian researchers discuss ‘The dark side of Mother Teresa’ by Igor I. Solar
A study conducted by Canadian researchers questions Mother Teresa’s views on the poor’s suffering, the dubious management of money by the Missionaries of Charity, and contends the humanitarian image of Mother Teresa is a media-orchestrated “myth”.
What is our government preparing for? by Alex Allen
Several recent events have many Americans wondering what the government could be preparing for; and with the current status of global politics and economics, the possibilities are quite scary.
Op-Ed: Pope Benedict’s sudden retirement and St. Malachi’s prophecy by Eliot Elwar
Pope Benedict XVI announced his retirement from the papacy in February 2013. The Pope’s sudden retirement reminds many biblical eschatologists of St. Malachi’s famous prophecies for the 112 Catholic popes.
Topless Iranian communist women protest hijabs in Sweden (video) by Anne Sewell
Taking a page out of the book of the Ukrainian FEMEN movement, Iranian female activists bared their breasts in the streets of Stockholm in protest against the hijab headscarf that Islamic women must wear.
Egypt unleashes Islamic morality police force by Katerina Nikolas
A new informal police force has been launched in Cairo, to ensure Islamic morals are adhered to. The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice denies it is linked to Saudi’s dreaded morality police, which share the same name.
Police await Sea Shepherd ships as Watson slams critics by Elizabeth Batt
With Australian Federal police poised to raid the groups’ ships should they dock in Hobart, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) founder Paul Watson, said nothing “can ever take away from what we achieved.”
Tanya Byrd murder: Bashid McLean poses with mom’s severed head by JohnThomas Didymus
A New York man Bashid McLean, 23, stabbed his mother to death and cut up her body. Tanya Byrd’s body parts were found in several trash bags dumped at several spots, police authorities said Wednesday.
Artie Lange and Jackie Martling talk Howard Stern Show glory days by Elizabeth Brown
Artie Lange interviewed his Howard Stern Show predecessor Jackie Martling on Friday’s “Artie Lange Show,” where the two discussed their two very different demises in the same job.
Watch ‘World’s Most Insane Rope Swing Ever,’ across 400ft canyon by JohnThomas Didymus
The footage shows a a group of adrenaline junkies swing back and forth on a 400 ft long rope over a canyon in Utah. The video titled “World’s Most Insane Rope Swing Ever” is sequel to the 2012 viral hit “World’s Longest Rope Swing.”
Top Blogs
My first article submitted to a newspaper has been published by Greta McClain
Although it is far from being the New York Times, The Guardian or the Washington Post, and it will by no means be an…
My DJ articles cited on Wikipedia by Tim Sandle
I was perusing Wikipedia today and I noticed that a three of my Digital Journal articles had been referenced on four…
Are humans the only animals that keep pets? by Louise Blake
We humans love to think of ourselves as fundamentally different from the rest of the animal kingdom because of our considerable problem solving capabilities…
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