Category Archives: Chapter 9

AV Club on why Mr. Rogers was greatest TV show ever

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

“In its low-rent production values and matter-of-fact delivery, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood got at something simple, yet surprisingly profound: People just want to be loved.” – Todd VanDerWerff Couldn’t agree more!  Mr. Rogers always had the joy of simple things in everything … Continue reading →

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Redbox starts online service.

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

The kiosk DVD rental vendor will now offer a streaming service as well.  Though it won’t be as extensive as that of Netflix.

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Repost – Puppets Explain TV Audience Ratings

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

A repost from last April for my Media Literacy students: A great video explaining how Nielsen’s television ratings work created by data visualization agency JESS3 for ESPN.

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Link Ch. 9 – Mary Tyler Moore on the Dick Van Dyke Show

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

In the 1950s and 1960s, networks and advertisers imposed strict controls on what could be shown on television. For example, Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke played the married couple Laura and Rob Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke … Continue reading →

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When Fox Accidentally Aired a Suicide on Live TV

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

During the day, Fox News has been known to show live car chases for as long as an hour at a time.  The coverage typically is fed to the cable news giant by an affiliate’s news or traffic helecopter. Today, … Continue reading →

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And we are back with new Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

After a month or so summer break, Living in a Media world is back with some fresh Questions Worth Asking (Maybe) Will there be an all-female group of Expendables in the third outing? Please, please, please, with Helen Mirren at … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 3 – 8 Years Later – Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction Case

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Eight years ago, singer Janet Jackson exposed her breast for 9/16ths of a second.  As a result, broadcast network CBS was fined more than half a million dollars and a near-decade long battle over what could or could not be … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Will the fallout ever end for the Brits with the Murdoch/News Corp. scandals? That would be a big no.  Latest word is that British Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt is going end his political career for helping News Corp. take full … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 9 – Univision and telenovelas

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Telenovelas, the Spanish-language (and Portuguese) soap operas that are so popular throughout Central and South American have found a home in the United States on the Univision Spanish-langauge broadcast network. Univision has the fifth-largest audience for a broadcast network in … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 9 – Puppets Explain Nielsen Ratings

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

A great video explaining how Nielsen’s television ratings work created by data visualization agency JESS3 for ESPN.

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