Veteran BBC broadcaster’s on-air confession: I killed my partner. British police are investigating an award-winning television and radio personality after he confessed on air to having smothered his lover dying of AIDS. “Maybe this is the time to share a secret that I’ve kept for quite a long time,” said 70-year old Ryan Gosling while presenting a BBC program on mortality. “I killed someone once. He’d been my lover and he got AIDS.” Gosling is refusing to assist police with their inquiries, saying that there are “different kinds of law…There’s a law that’s written in law books and there’s a law in your heart.” — The Times

New York Times copy cat caught out. A letter from the Managing Editor of the Wall Street Journal accusing a New York Times reporter of plagiarising one of its stories has been leaked. A subsequent search by the Times uncovered other examples of “extensive overlap” between articles written by the offending journalist and those of other news organisations. — The Guardian

We have seen the future and it is…endless reruns of Alf. The end of the analogue era is fast approaching, yet the Federal Government hasn’t imposed a minimum level for local content on digital channels, despite the much-maligned $250m industry handout. — TV Tonight

And the winner is…we’re not quite sure. A horrific video made by an anonymous filmmaker showing the death of a woman killed during protests in Iran last year has won The George Polk Award for Videography. It is the first time in the 61-year history of the Awards that judges have honoured work that was produced anonymously. — Daily Motion

Facebook memorial site trashed in act of desecration. Facebook faces demands to tighten security after a memorial site dedicated to the 12-year-old victim of a fatal school stabbing was flooded with images of bestiality, child pornography and gore. — The Australian

Pocket pundit outlines future for US conservatism. A 14-old boy is being hailed as the “Jonas Brother” of the American conservative movement after publishing a book titled Defining Conservatism: The Principles That Will Bring Our Country Back. — Daily Beast