Category Archives: Chapter 6

News About News: Campaign money, Shep Smith & Fox, Charges Dropped for Goodman, and Death Threats at AZ Republic

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

There’s been a lot of news about the news coverage of politics in the last few days.  Here are several that I think we should be paying attention to: When journalists give money to the presidential campaign, they give it to … Continue reading →

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Do Newspaper Presidential Endorsements Matter in 2016?

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

I got a note from my dad earlier this week: On NPR this a.m. I heard an editor of the Arizona Republic interviewed. For the first time in its 127 years that newspaper is endorsing a Democrat for president. She said … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

What word will the Washington Post use in a story but not in a headline? When Rosie O’Donnell called presidential candidate Donald Trump an “orange anus,” the Washington Post used the word in the story, but called it a “body … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

How did Google pass Apple to become world’s most valuable company? Bad question, because most of the time it isn’t – but Google is sometimes.  Investors bullish on Google/Alphabet’s future; wondering what Apple’s next big product will be. Why is … Continue reading →

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Nebraska Press Association Workshop – Using narrative in reporting

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

This weekend, my colleague Terri Diffenderfer and I gave a presentation at the Nebraska Press Association annual convention on using narrative techniques in reporting.  We had a great time working with some excellent reporters.  I promised to share links to … Continue reading →

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Smart Analysis on Brussels Attacks from Joshua Hersh

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

We’ve had round the clock news about the bombings in Brussels over the last few days, but some of the sharpest reporting I’ve seen has come from freelancer Joshua Hersh’s Twitter feed.  I’m to post several of his tweets from … Continue reading →

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Of News, News Sites, and Chicken Sandwiches

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

Updated 2/24/16, 9:05 a.m. There’s been a bit of a hullabaloo on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus for the last week or so over what restaurants students would like to see come to the student union.  There was … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

How does Apple feel about the court order requiring company to unlock iPhone? Hint: They don’t like it. Did the press do a good job of covering the pope’s remarks about Donald Trump? No, they did not.  In fact, many, … Continue reading →

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The Good News and Bad News on Student News Consumption

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

I asked my media literacy students this morning where they go for news.  And the results look pretty good to me.  Lots of local TV news and local newspapers. A number of them watch the Today Show (who knew the … Continue reading →

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So Huffington Post lets the world know how it really feels about Trump

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

The Huffington Post has been making no secret of its distain for Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.  But this week they’ve either hit new records for transparency or contempt (you decide).  According to a blog post from Politico, the HuffPo … Continue reading →

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