Category Archives: Chapter 2

Truth 7 – There is no “they” – Does the anti-Muslim film blamed for rioting even exist?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

On Tuesday evening, the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt were attacked by protestors.   The attack in Benghazi led to the death of American ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three other … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 2 – Godwin’s Law

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

You may have noticed that sooner or later, every Internet discussion that turns ugly (and what of them don’t?).  And once they turn ugly, it seems that before long one of the people arguing will compare the other person to … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

I’ve been so busy putting up links to go with the upcoming 4th edition to Mass Communication: Living in a Media World that I haven’t had time to question anything lately.  So here we go: Does Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander pay … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 2 – Julian Assange & WikiLeaks

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Read more about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange: The New Yorker: No Secrets: Julian Assange’s mission for total transparency Rolling Stone: Julian Assange: The Rolling Stone Interview Salon: Assange: Bond villain — or Bourne? The Economist: Missing the point of WikiLeaks … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 2 – Research on Perception of Bias

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s an article from the Washington Post on how news consumers perceive bias in stories the view or read.  There’s also a link to a chat session that covered, in part, that article: “Two Views of the Same News Find … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 2 – How political ads work

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

What are candidates trying to accomplish with the wealth of political ads that are appearing on television and the web these days? They may be trying to directly persuade voters with the content of the messages, but more likely they … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 2 – Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” Broadcast

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

The original radio broadcast of Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds:

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Link Ch. 2 – How much coverage did big trial verdicts get?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Some trial verdicts get more attention than others.  Here’s the coverage three different verdicts got the week they came down.  Thanks to the Project Excellence in Journalism New Coverage Index for this! Verdict for the Casey Anthony murder trial Anthony … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 2 – Luke, Yoda and the Tree

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

There is a scene in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back where Luke Skywalker is nervous about entering a cave beneath a tree in the Dagobah jungle. He asks Master Yoda, “What’s in there?” To which Yoda replies, “Only what … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 2 – Two approaches to selling SUVs

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Different people respond to different messages.  Look at how these two commercials for small SUVs target two very different buyers: and

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