As we do every week on Friday, we’ve collected the top stories (as voted by you) and compiled them on one page.
How these stories and images are selected: We keep track of the what readers like and what articles, images and blogs people are reading and looking at most.
Below are your top Digital Journal reports, top news photos, top stories in the media and top blogs, as decided by you and the community.
Hot topics on Digital Journal
• FIFA news
• Richard Holbrooke news
• Missing child news
• Sepp Blatter news
We also want to follow up on a suggestion by several Digital Journalists: honouring the newcomers to our social news community. The following writers have been impressing up in recent weeks: William Charles Baker, Zan Nordlund, Pamela Lim and Jenny Wong.
Lastly, Digital Journal launched smartphone apps for virtually every smartphone on the market, and you can check out the announcement and the new contest for Canadians. Let us know what you think of the apps!
Top Digital Journal Reports
Ontario’s Hwy 402 closed Tuesday, 300 people stranded in snow (Includes first-hand account) by Ken Wightman
Ontario’s four-lane highway joining London and Sarnia has been closed. Lambton County has declared a state of emergency and school buses are being canceled throughout the region.
Village residents battle sink holes, dry wells and shifting soil (Includes interview) by Lynn Curwin
Residents of one small New Brunswick community in Canada are facing problems with dry wells, sink holes and structural damage to homes – and many blame a local potash mine for their woes.
Opinion: Monsanto Makes its Move on the US Floor (Includes interview) by Zan Nordlund
Lobbying and strong-arming prove more effective for the bottom line than manufacturing for Monsanto. Vying for control of food, water, labor, and fuel supplies — and world governments — Monsanto proves a powerful global lobbying organization.
Women protest against prayer ban at Wailing Wall (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Alessandro Di Maio
A group of Jewish women gathered in the NGO “Women of the Wall” participated to a morning prayer on Rosh Chodesh Tev in front of the Wailing Wall, in East Jerusalem, on Wednesday Dec. 8.
Top Images
In the Media
Mummified forest discovered in Arctic Circle by Chanah Rubenstein
Just north of the Canadian Arctic Circle, research scientist Joel Barker of Ohio State University found the remains of a mummified forest. The forest is between two and eight million years old.
Toronto politicians call for apology from Maclean’s magazine by Chanah Rubenstein
Speaking at a press conference at City Hall Wednesday, Karen Sun, executive director of Chinese Canadian National Council said Toronto’s reputation will be “tarnished” if city council doesn’t demand an apology from Maclean’s magazine.
Florida school board gunman captured on video by Lynn Curwin
A gunman was captured on video when he confronted members of a Florida school board and fired at them, before being shot himself.
US Navy gun able to fire projectile at Mach 5, range 200km by Paul Wallis
The USN has developed a powerful gun which can fire a mortar-like projectile over 200km. This is a game changer for naval warfare, and gives the USN a lot of standoff capability.
Sudan to probe viral YouTube video of female flogging (video) by Andrew Moran
Sudan’s judiciary branch has launched an investigation into a video apparently showing several Sudanese police officers flogging a woman. The video has gone viral over the Internet, including YouTube.
Secularists complain of BBC’s plan for day-long Bible readings by Andrew John
Secularists in the UK are up in arms over a BBC plan to elbow regular programmes off the schedules on a day in January to make way for a day of Bible readings.
Iceland takes on credit card giants in WikiLeaks flap by Martin Laine
Representatives from Mastercard and Visa were called before a parliamentary committee to explain the credit companies’ refusal to process donations to the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.
Tongo’s family shocked by sentence in Dewani’s case by Abram Mahlaba
Zola Tongo, the taxi driver who implicated Shrien Dewani for plotting the murder of his wife while honeymooning in South Africa, had not disclosed to his family that he would be sentenced to an effective 18 years in prison after signing a plea bargain.
In the wake of the Wikileaks scandal and arrest, Congressman Ron Paul presented a number of questions that he believes should first be addressed.
Convicted murderer officially expelled from Canadian military by Lynn Curwin
Russell Williams, the former colonel who was convicted of murder, has been officially expelled from the Canadian Forces.
Opinion: Freddie Roach needs Amir Khan to validate his greatness by William Charles Baker
As great a champion and good will ambassador as Manny Pacquiao has been for boxing, Freddie Roach cannot expect the same greatness as a trainer unless he can do the same for Amir Khan.
Top Blogs
My most invaluable writing tool is a thesaurus by Michael Cosgrove
My most invaluable writing tool by far is an online thesaurus. In fact I don’t know what I’d do without one. I…
French hopes of hosting 2018 Winter Olympics suffer setback by Johnny Summerton
Not all is well with the town of Annecy, that picturesque “Venice of the Alps” in the Rhône-Alpes region…
Contest: Win one of four digital cameras courtesy of SonyStyle.ca! by Chris Hogg
In partnership with Polar Mobile, Digital Journal has announced a number of free news applications for the Apple iPhone…
