9 Shocking Moments of 2009

As 2009 draws to a close, most of us look back on the year's events with fondness. Or grimaces, depending on which event you're thinking of. This was a year of "shocker" moments--every couple of months, it seemed, we were blindsided by some unexpected news story. Some made us sniffle, some made us angry. Some were so strange that we simply blinked at our televisions for a few seconds, then turned...

Journalism Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances

By Rachel Heston Davis with contributions by Michael Shane West Journalism (16th century-2009) was found dead today on the Internet, sparking a wave of controversy over possible causes. Its lifeless body was discovered in a pool of its own wildly speculative articles, most of them from the Internet, and rushed to the presses where it was unable to be revived. Concerns about Journalism’s failing...