| BuzziNews.com: A Dentist From Turkey Wins International "Say a Good Word" Cartoon Competition
BuzziNews, the world's first and only online journal reporting exclusively in cartoons Announces Mete Agaoglu winner of the "Good Word" International Cartoon Awards. The winner, Mete Agaoglu and the runners up, Iranian Cartoonist, Saeed Sadeghi and Tawan Chuntra from Thailand are entitled to prizes valued at 23,000$. See the winning illustrations here: http://buzzinews.blogspot.com/2008/03/and-winners-of-good-word-competition.ht ml (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the space if one exists.) .
Hello Kitty Tapped for Diplomacy
Hello Kitty, Japan's chubby-cheeked, white cartoon cat is one of the most powerful and lucrative brands in the world. And this week, the fictional character has been selected as an envoy; officials in Tokyo have named her their official tourism ambassador to Hong Kong and China. .
Cartoon band rocks out in real time
In the cartoon world of Metalocalypse, the death metal supergroup Dethklok is the biggest band in the world. In the real world, Dethklok has also achieved an unlikely popularity - releasing an album that's spent seven months on the Billboard charts, and heading out on a nationwide tour that brings them to Philadelphia next month. Metalocalypse, which returns to television with original episodes on Sunday, follows the exploits of Dethklok, which comprises singer Nathan Explosion; self-hating bassist William Murderface; Pickles the Drummer; the fastest guitarist in the world, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, and the second-fastest, Toki Wartooth. The show features the band members dealing with mundane situations like family reunions, employee evaluations and preparing their own meals - while remaining unaware that their rabid fans and employees are frequently killed or maimed by the band's antics.
Media ethics for new technology
Does technology make us quicker to learn? If anything, it has made us shorter in temper as the 2006 Danish cartoon fiasco showed. More than 130 people were killed in the ensuing protests worldwide. Had the cartoons that depicted Prophet Mohammad been contained in Denmark, nothing would have happened. But news crosses country borders encompassing legal, religious and cultural differences. Like a bullet, the Internet penetrates all corners of the globe and Muslim communities were enraged, as Islam does not allow depiction of its prophet. Are we not ready for the latest technology or has it come too early, catching us unprepared? News traverses the globe in seconds and there is no turning back. The recent anti-Islam film Fitna has cost no life, thanks to cool-headedness prevailing among Muslim leaders.
Cartoon cat to be ambassador for Japan
TOKYO, May 18 (UPI) -- Japan is set to have its first-ever cartoon goodwill tourism ambassador, as Hello Kitty has been chosen to take the job in China, officials said.
Hello Kitty will be appointed to her new position as part of the Japanese government's 2003 "Visit Japan Campaign," which is aimed at attracting 10 million overseas visitors every year by 2010, Kyodo News Agency reported Sunday.
Hello Kitty will have 11 other goodwill tourism ambassadors to help her do the job, officials said.
The cartoon feline was chosen because of its popularity in China, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism officials said.
Starting in June, Hello Kitty will have a blog about tourist attractions on the campaign's Chinese-language Web site.
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