Dan Lothian and Diversity in Media

INFLUENCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF "DIGITAL JOURNALIST" 

Varion Walton and Former CNN Correspondent Dan Lothian at EPB Headquarters in Tennessee

(Chattanooga, TN.) --He has one of the most recognized faces in the White House Press Corp.  Former CNN Correspondent Dan Lothian sits down with Varion Walton for an in-depth conversation about his tenure at the cable news channel, plus fills us in on what it was like covering three different administrations in the White House.  For more information about WALTON AND ASSOCIATES:  VISIT: www.waltonandassociates.net

Michael Jackson's Doctor Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter

Michael Jackson/Dr. Conrad Murray

(Los Angeles, California)--Conrad Murray, the personal physician of Michael Jackson is spending his first night behind bars after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the singer Monday.  While Murray sat motionless as the unanimous verdict was being read, a gasp or outburst could be heard in the courtroom gallery. Courtroom spectators report the reaction came from Michael Jackson's older sister Latoya Jackson who tweeted earlier that she was "shaking uncontrollably at the news of the verdict finally being reach." The same sentiment spilled over outside the courtroom as hundreds of Michael Jackson's devoted fans celebrated and cheered after hearing the guilty verdict.

Dr. Conrad Murray  (File Photo)

                 

The jury found Dr. Conrad Murray guilty of administering a lethal dose of propofol prosecutors say led to the pop star's death in 2009. A sentencing date for Conrad Murray has been set for November 29th.  Tonight he's facing up to 4 years behind bars, but may only serve half of that in the county jail because of prison overcrowding in the state of California.

More Questions than Answers in The Death of Amy Winehouse

As Reported on CNN.COM

It may be a while before investigators know what caused the death of Singer Amy Winehouse. 

Monday investigators on the scene say there were no visible signs of drugs in Amy

Winehouse's bedroom this weekend.  Meantime an autopsy will be performed while

family members and close friends plan to bid farewell in a private funeral planned for Tuesday. 

Singer Amy Winehouse found dead

July 23, 2011|By Alan Duke, CNN

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The "Rehab" singer was found dead in her London flat, according to police and her publicist.

Singer Amy Winehouse, infamous for erratic public behavior, arrests and drug problems, was found dead at her apartment in London Saturday, police and her publicist confirmed. She was 27.

Her death came less than two months after her latest release from a rehabilitation program and weeks following a disastrous performance where she was booed off a Belgrade, Serbia, stage by disappointed fans.

Winehouse died at the same age as four other music legends. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison each died of drug overdoses when they were 27. Kurt Cobain was 27 when he committed suicide, soon after his release from rehab.