Category Archives: Chapter 6

High School Journalism Students in Pittsburg, Kansas Take Down High School Principal With Questionable Credentials

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

Pittsburg, Kansas is not a city that shows up much in the national media. Before this week, there had only been about four mentions of the city in the Washington Post over the last decade.  One was when Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James … Continue reading →

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What did Rachel Maddow do to Upset So Many People with Trump’s Tax Return?

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

Last night on her MSNBC show, Rachel Maddow and her guest, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, revealed the front two pages of President Trump’s 2005 tax return.  The reveal had been promoted on the network and via social media for … Continue reading →

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If a news story punches all your buttons – it probably isn’t so…

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

You know how you’ve always been warned about being careful when something seems too good to be true? That’s never more the case than when you see a story online and say to yourself, “YES! This is exactly how I … Continue reading →

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Washington Post adopts new nameplate slogan – Democracy Dies in Darkness

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

I’m not sure how long it’s been up, but I noticed it this morning. And I think it’s the most distinctive newspaper motto since the New York Times adopted “All the news that’s fit to print.” The new motto has been … Continue reading →

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Real Radicals Part II – I.F. Stone’s Weekly

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

I had a strange journey through the wilds of the radical and protest movements of the 1960s and 70s yesterday morning that I had not anticipated taking. Here’s part 2 of that journey. Radical journalist I.F. Stone was an investigative journalist who … Continue reading →

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Godspeed John Glenn

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

Godspeed, John Glenn. Note to my friends – bet you don’t have a John Glenn Hot Wheels play set on your office shelf – I do. Includes Mercury capsule, space shuttle, and three figures – Mercury astronaut John Glenn, Senator … Continue reading →

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All Media are Social – alt-right figure off Twitter, death threats on Facebook & fake news ban on Google

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

Lots of social media in the news this week: Twitter suspends prominent alt-right accounts Twitter has suspended a number of accounts associated with alt-right figure Richard Spencer.  Spencer is the president of a white nationalist think tank. In the past, … Continue reading →

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Election News in the News

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

There’s a lot of strange news about the upcoming election going on.  Here’s a sampling: Jay Rosen: Newspapers shouldn’t apologize for criticizing Trump Media critic and NYU professor Jay Rosen argues that newspapers that have been harsh in their reporting … Continue reading →

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Washington Post reporter Wes Lowery discusses voting on Twitter

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

Wes Lowery at the Washington Post is a reporter I respect, and I follow his work closely.  Here’s what he had to say on Twitter today in response to a critic who claimed Lowery was likely voting for Hillary.  Read … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

How can Fox maintain their journalistic reputation? WaPo conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin argues that Trump campaign gives commentators a challenge when it comes to responding to extreme spin. And she also wonders what Fox can do to maintain their journalistic reputation. … Continue reading →

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