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
• Birds news
• Ted Williams news
• Australia news
• Joanna Yeates news
We also want to offer kudos to several newcomers to our social news community. The following writers have been impressing us recently: Adeline Yuboco, John Simon Ritchie, and Scott Campbell (welcome back!).
Top Digital Journal Reports
Arkansas bird expert discusses blackbird deaths on New Year’s Eve (Includes interview) by Kay Mathews
An estimated 5,000 red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky only days ago in Beebe, AR, and Karen Rowe, an ornithologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, discusses the incident and offers a possible explanation.
Mile High Flights grounded by Civil Aviation Authority (Includes interview) by Kim I. Hartman
Mile High Flights, an air charter company located in Gloucestershire, England, has found themselves at the mercy of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) when their license to provide passengers an opportunity to have sex during flights was not renewed.
Anger over missing Hotmail emails (Includes interview) by Scott Campbell
Angry users have flooded Microsoft’s support forums with complaints that large numbers of emails have been deleted from Hotmail accounts.
Cowgirls rule the Cowboy Capital on New Year’s Day (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Lynn Herrmann
Cowgirls in the Texas hill country celebrated New Year’s Day in typical cowgirl style, with their horses and their friends at the annual Cowgirl Roundup and Showdeo near Bandera.
Top Images
In the Media
Fish and crab kill extends to Britain, New Zealand by Kim I. Hartman
New Zealand and Britain are the latest locations to join the list of fish and bird deaths this week as 40,000 crabs were found dead along the Kent coast and thousands of New Zealand snapper are reported to be littering the Coromandel Peninsula beaches.
Thousands of fish found dead in Florida, 200 dead birds in Texas by Kev Hedges
The mysterious spate of mass fish and bird deaths continues as the latest two separate incidents see thousands of fish floating in a warm creek in Florida and 200 birds strewn across a bridge in Texas.
Opinion: China’s J20 fighter, or how rumors become facts by Paul Wallis
The defence media have been speculating perhaps beyond any useful point about the sudden emergence into visibility of China’s new Chengdu J20 stealth fighter. The rumor mill got it right, for once- Or has it? Skepticism has a place in this debate.
Roger Ebert stirs racial tension with Huck Finn ‘N word’ tweet by Kim I. Hartman
Film critic Roger Ebert shocked and angered many of his 300,000 followers on Twitter when talking about the latest version of Huck Finn and censorship.
Sky-watchers await Quadrantid Meteor Shower and Solar Eclipse by Kev Hedges
This Tuesday (Jan 4) promises to be an exciting day on the celestial calendar. First, the Quadrantid Meteor Shower reaches its peak during the hours just before dawn. It promises to be among the best displays all year with 100 meteors expected every hour.
110-year-old man to wed an 82-year-old woman by Jozefina Ndoci
In Malaysia, a 110-year-old man is going to wed an 82-year-old woman after he made public his intention to look for a sixth wife to keep him company.
Cricket: India v South Africa 3rd Test match at Cape Town Score by Suneer Chowdhary
With the series tied at one game all, India will play South Africa in the third and the final Test match at Newlands in Cape Town.
Member of female dance group in Manila found murdered by Adeline Yuboco
Rejoice Rivera, a member of the Baywalk Bodies, a sexy all-female singing and dance group in Manila, was found dead on the shoulder of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) last Friday.
Liverpool FC fans launch petition to get coach Roy Hodgson sacked by Kev Hedges
Roy Hodgson is under great pressure to save his job as manager at one of England’s biggest clubs Liverpool. Fans at the club have now launched an online petition to test the strength of fans’ contempt towards the former Fulham boss.
While Michael Vick celebrates victories his dogs still struggle by Lynn Curwin
While Michael Vick celebrates his successes on the football field the dogs who who were his victims struggle to adjust to life.
Opinion: Boxing – Andre Berto, WBC welterweight champion, needs to fight by William Charles Baker
Here we have a young, fast world champion that can’t get the big fight. Nobody is taking away anything from the current champions. Bless them but what about this man that is waiting to make his mark.
Top Blogs
The ‘Dangerous Knowledge’ documentary by Michael Cosgrove
This is for anyone who is interested in the nature of existence, mathematics, science in general…
Walking on a snowy trail by Lynn Curwin
Sometimes a walk can help when you’re having a difficult day.
Canadians apologize to Americans by Joie Maccarone
I’ve been suffering through a flu for the past few days…
