BILLY MAYS, TV PITCHMAN, DIES AT 50
Mays' emergence as the hirsute Mr. Clean of the 21st century couldn’t have happened without the Internet.
GRIM READER: THIS WEEK IN DEATH 6/26/09
The ongoing upheaval in Iran this month raises major questions about news in the age of social networking. With most foreign reporters banned from filing stories, much of what we know about the protests against the clerical regime comes via Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. How much of the reporting represents the wishful thinking of democracy activists? Just who is qualified to separate rumor from fact?
ALEXIS ARGüELLO, Boxer and Politician, 57

CLARO CORTES, Philippines reporte, 49

HARVE PRESNELL, Actor, Singer, 75

KARL MALDEN, Actor Who Played the Uncommon Everyman, 97

LYUDMILA ZYKINA, Russian singer, 80

SHI PEI PU, Singer, Spy and 'M. Butterfly' , 70


CLARO CORTES, Philippines reporte, 49

HARVE PRESNELL, Actor, Singer, 75

KARL MALDEN, Actor Who Played the Uncommon Everyman, 97

LYUDMILA ZYKINA, Russian singer, 80

SHI PEI PU, Singer, Spy and 'M. Butterfly' , 70

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