As we do every week on Friday, we’ve collected the top stories (as voted by you) and compiled them on one page. Our Digital Journalists reported on the untimely death of Jackass fixture Ryan Dunn, new polymer Canadian money on the horizon, RIM’s disappointing quarter, and many other stories.
We also highlight some of major topics Digital Journalists have been covering recently. Note you can see the trending topics at the top of any page on DigitalJournal.com, under the category bar.
Hot topics on Digital Journal
• Casey Anthony news
• Ryan Dunn news
• Soccer news
We also want to welcome some new Digital Journalists to our social news community. Check out some of the great reporting by Sam Halaby, Alexa Tomaszewski, Arthur Weinreb, and Scott Ungerecht.
Top Digital Journal Reports
Op-Ed: Hands across the sand – to save the planet (Includes interview) by Alexander Baron
An interview with an environmentalist and anti-deep sea drilling campaigner in the run-up to the second Hands Across The Sand on June 25.
Profiler offers forensic evidence of Anthony family motives (Includes interview) by Carol Forsloff
Forensic experts, lawyers, media and the public are fascinated with the Casey Anthony trial for many reasons, one of which has to do with the motivations behind the death of the child, Caylee, that an expert behavioral profiler examines.
Somali-Canadians Denouce Kampala Accord, Support Farmajo (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Farid Abdulhamid
Somali-Canadians joined Somalis from across the world in voicing their vehement opposition to the June 9th Kampala Accord, which observers say undermines the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFI) and infringes on Somalia’s national sovereignty.
Fostering Filipino Pride and Nationalism Thru Clothing (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Romeo Marquez
Four Filipino brothers are doing their own to project a positive image of the Philippines and instill pride and nationalism among Filipinos in Toronto. They found a profitable medium – clothing.
Aubrey de Grey explains the future of immortality (Includes interview) by Alexander Baron
An interview with Aubrey de Grey, founder of the SENS Foundation and organiser of a forthcoming conference on life extension.
Top Images
In the Media
FDA unveils nine new graphic cigarette labels required in 2012 by Kim I. Hartman
The FDA has unveiled nine new graphic warning labels that must appear on all cigarette packaging and advertising in the US beginning in the fall of 2012, in the most dramatic change to cigarette packs since the Surgeon General’s warning was added in 1965.
Actor Ryan Dunn killed in car crash by KJ Mullins
‘Jackass’ actor Ryan Dunn, 34, has been killed in a car accident in West Goshen, Pennsylvania early Monday morning. The star was in his Porsche when it flew over a guardrail, hit a tree and burst into flames.
Bogus Sean Connery letter to Steve Jobs goes viral by Graeme McNaughton
A letter purported to be from the former James Bond star to one of the pioneers of the personal computer has been making the rounds on the Internet as of late. However, the letter has turned out to not be real.
Russia’s latest designer drug? Krokodil by David Silverberg
A new designer drug is sending scores of Russians into addiction centres. Krokodil, or crocodile, is an ugly cousin of morphine and contains codeine, gasoline, and paint thinner.
Bank of Canada showcases new polymer notes by Justin Crann
What’s in your wallet?
If the Bank of Canada’s plan to roll out its new notes goes off without a hitch, Canadians can expect to be carrying a lot more plastic.
Cat barks like a dog until owner catches it on video by Kim I. Hartman
Can a cat bark like a dog? No way, you might say, but a Russian cat trending on YouTube begs to differ. Is this a miracle of nature?
BeautifulPeople.com claims it was hit by Ugly Virus by KJ Mullins
BeautifulPeople.com, a social media site that measures looks over everything else, claims that it was hit by a virus that allowed 30,000 ‘ugly’ people to become members.
Viral vid of overnight hijinks at DFW airport gets mixed reviews by Elizabeth Cunningham Perkins
A prank-filled show-off video, filmed within secure areas of a DFW terminal by a photographer and his friend while they waited out an overnight stranding due to cancelled flights, embarrassed airport officials when it drew gapes and grins online.
Canada: Liberal party agrees to delay leadership vote for 2 years by Andrew Ardizzi
Canada’s federal Liberal party will wait two full years before choosing its next leader in order to give the party time to rebuild and avoid extinction within the Canadian political landscape.
Op-Ed: Dog escapes death penalty decreed by Jewish court in Israel by Ernest Dempsey
Sentenced to death by a rabbinical court in Jerusalem, Israel, a wandering dog managed to escape the wrath of fanatics while leaving behind serious questions about the sanity of the judge who passed the “judgment”.
Op-Ed: Casey Anthony trial – defense expert witness eviscerated by Alexander Baron
A report on proceedings Thursday and Friday in the trial of Florida mother Casey Anthony for the murder of her two year old daughter, Caylee.
Op-Ed: RIM must return to innovation, cease imitation by Justin Crann
For Mike Lazaridis, Jim Balsillie and their company, the Waterloo-based BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion, it’s been a very rough first quarter.
Top Blogs
The charm of a Parisian bus driver – not by Johnny Summerton
The public transport system in Paris is pretty good…
Photo of the day (Day #13, 6/19/2011) by Matt Harding
Here are a few photos from an evening on the beach of Lake St. Clair in Michigan, just north of Detroit. All of the…
Gregorian Mansion turned into a place of solace by Sara Star
Rolling Ridge North Andover, Mass. USA May 2011 A retreat and conference center serving religious, academic,…
