Category Archives: Chapter 9

Nancy Grace pulls a Janet Jackson

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Tonight on Dancing With The Stars Nancy Grace pulled an accidental Janet Jackson Super Bowl move.  Not only did she expose the same part of her anatomy Miss Jackson did, she did it for more than twice as long (close … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 9 – Shep Smith “This is the stupidest thing we’ve ever done.”

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

I don’t have the loathing for Fox News that some people have, but I’m not a fan, either.  But I have to say that I’m liking Shep Smith’s style more all the time. In the middle of a story that … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Was this the source of a Castle plot? Who knew the pizza story from last year had a grain of truth in it?  Of course, @jayrosen_nyu was talking about the NY Times stating flatly in a story that something was … Continue reading →

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Great 9/11 Television Archive

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

The Internet Archive has posted an absolutely mesmerizing archive of television coverage of the 9/11 attacks on the United States.  Starting at 8 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 11 (when the first of the hijacked planes took off from Boston), … Continue reading →

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Media news at AEJMC

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Hi, everyone from AEJMC in Sunny St. Louis! If you are here and want to say hello, send me an e-mail to rhanson40@gmail.com. In the mean time, here’s a bit of what’s happening currently in media news: Tyler Perry, of … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

How did people learn about bin Laden’s death? Survey says — Television.  Though many of my students said word-of-mouth from people who had been watching TV. What parent wouldn’t love a book called “Go The @$#& To Sleep”? This book … Continue reading →

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Questions worth asking (maybe)

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Why on earth would a newspaper tell reporters not to engage with community? Are these guys nuts? This almost guarantees that people will view their media as being completely disconnected from their concerns. How should journalism schools teach mobile media? … Continue reading →

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West Bank Story Review Blogoff

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Students in my commentary class watched the Oscar-winning short film West Bank Story in class on Thursday.  They’ve all written reviews, and are now competing for who wrote the best blog entry on the film.  Here are links to the … Continue reading →

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Fractured Fairy Tale Interval

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Rumpelstiltskin as publicist from The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

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Is There a Conspiracy? Olbermann, MSNBC, GE, Comcast & Advertisers

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

The big media news last Friday was that controversial, popular and profitable MSNBC Countdown host Keith Olbermann announced that show was at an end and that he and MSNBC would not be working together anymore. The Twitterverse quickly exploded with … Continue reading →

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