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
• Christmas news
• Israel news
• Doctor Who news
• WikiLeaks news
We also want to offer kudos to several newcomers to our social news community. The following writers have been impressing us recently: Edward Xiao, Jenna Griffith, and Kenneth P Ragpala.
Top Digital Journal Reports
Toronto witnesses rare total lunar eclipse (Includes first-hand account) by Bart B. Van Bockstaele
This morning, people in Toronto experienced a rare event: a total lunar eclipse on the same day as the winter solstice. Only once before has this happened in the past 2,000 years, on Dec. 21, 1638.
Aftermath of Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues (Includes interview) by Jane Fazackarley
BP is continuing to pay the price of this year’s Deepwater Horizon rig blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill happened in April and oil continued to leak until the well was capped in July.
Cold killed Neeland Rumble lost in Ontario snowstorm (Includes interview) by Ken Wightman
The same fierce winter snowstorm that closed Hwy. 402 in Ontario, stranding about 300 motorists and their passengers, claimed the life of Neeland Rumble, 41.
Indian censor board blocks documentary film on Kashmir (Includes interview) by Subir Ghosh
India’s Central Board of Film Certification has refused a censor certificate to Inshallah, Football, a documentary film about an aspiring footballer who was denied the right to travel abroad on the pretext that father was a militant in the 1990s.
Opinion: New York Red Bulls Scout Pirate Captain Hernandez (Includes interview) by Marc Roseblade
It’s the eve of hopefully something special for Pirate superstar striker, Roy Hernandez as he awaits the visit of Red Bull head scout for a day that could change his life.
Top Images
In the Media
New Zealand government releases 2,000 UFO, alien documents by Andrew Moran
The government of New Zealand has declassified approximately 2,000 documents that contain eyewitness accounts of UFOs and alien encounters from military personnel, commercial pilots and members of the general public.
Denisovans, our newest old ancestor by Gar Swaffar
We humans now have another confirmed cousin. Not quite Neanderthal, and not quite homo sapiens but clearly a separate lineage altogether.
Controversy brewing over Toronto Mayor’s education credentials by Andrew Moran
Did Toronto Mayor Rob Ford obtain a university degree or didn’t he? That is the question that is starting to make the rounds throughout the city’s news media outlets.
Man hands in bags of money found while renovating old bank by Lynn Curwin
A man renovating a house in Belgium was surprised to find bags of money inside of a metal vault, which remained from the period when the building had been a bank.
NASA finds extra-terrestrial amino-acids in Sudan meteorites by Kev Hedges
Earlier this month, NASA announced the discovery of bacteria living in arsenic in a California lake. Now they have uncovered ET amino-acids in meteorite fragments that landed in northern Sudan.
Canada set to release more confidential files about Tommy Douglas by Andrew Moran
Former Saskatchewan Premier and celebrated Canadian politician Tommy Douglas was being watched closely by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The federal government announced they will release the compiled files by Mar. 31
Harrods targeted by viral hoax with a naughty holiday message by Kim I. Hartman
Prestigious department store Harrods in London was the target of a holiday hoax that was reported worldwide as a factual news story and sparked a viral campaign with millions sharing the details and pictures.
SNL’s Julian Assange contrasts himself from Facebook’s Zuckerberg by Michael Krebs
Late-night skit show ‘Saturday Night Live’ portrayed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a man seeking contrast with Time magazine’s Person of the Year, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg.
Police reports detail accusations against Assange by Martin Laine
Considering that Julian Assange was the focus of a worldwide manhunt by Interpol, and that he spent 9 days in a British prison while a bail request was being considered, new details about the rape charges against him seem surprisingly thin.
Radio DJ causes controversy by smoking salvia while on air by Lynn Curwin
A Saskatoon radio disc jockey has caused controversy by smoking the hallucinogenic herb salvia during a live broadcast, and then allowing a video of the experience to be posted online.
Calgary hockey fans show holiday spirit in teddy bear toss video by Kim I. Hartman
Thousands of teddy bears were thrown into the hockey rink at the Calgary Hitmen’s game Sunday night as part of a 16-year tradition of hockey fans donating holiday bears at a game that the players deliver to children’s charities throughout Alberta.
Jilted bride sues for six-figure revenge from runaway groom by Kim I. Hartman
A bride in Chicago is suing the man she was going to marry when he backed out of the wedding four days before the ceremony. She is seeking reimbursement for the cost of the wedding, which she claims totals $95,942 in expenses.
Top Blogs
Four years with Digital Journal by Cynthia Trowbridge
Hard to believe that it was four years ago today that I became a true Digital Journal addict. My daughter, Laura, had…
Gemma is thankful for kettles and the Telegraph highlights why MP’s will never trust their constituents again by Gemma Fox
Brrr. Well, it’s happened. The ancient central heating at Fox Manor has finally packed in…
DigitalJournal.com Tip #31: When to properly use screenshot images by David Silverberg
It’s a question that has started to come up more often on DigitalJournal.com and other news sites: when can screenshots…
