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| Assisted-suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian dies at age 83 Posted: Sunday, June 5, 2011 Jack Kevorkian, the pathologist convicted for providing assistance to 130 people committing suicide, has died at the age of 83. He died from kidney failure and pneumonia, which resulted in a thrombosis at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Born Jacob Kevorkian on May 26, 1928 in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1999 he was charged with 2nd degree murder. He was sentenced to 10-to-25 years in a prison in Coldwater, Michigan, but was paroled on June 1, 2007 due to ill health. More... |
| French broadcasters barred from saying "Facebook" or "Twitter" on air Posted: Sunday, June 5, 2011 The French government has recently prohibited the use of the words "Facebook" and "Twitter" on television or radio broadcasts; except where these social networks are a central part of a news report. The regulation, issued by the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA), cites a 1992 statute governing the relationship between journalists and advertising, sponsorship, and "teleshopping". Mentioning the words "Facebook" or "Twitter" on air, in the eyes of the CSA, constitutes "clandestine advertising". CSA spokesperson Christine Kelly explained her organization's desire to set a level playing field when it comes to social networking: "Why give preference to Facebook, which is worth billions of dollars, when there are many other social networks that are struggling for recognition," she said. "This would be a distortion of competition. If we allow Facebook and Twitter to be cited on air, it's opening a Pandora's Box — other social networks will complain to us saying, 'why not us?'" More... |
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