Category Archives: JMC 406

West Bank Story

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

My commentary students viewed the Oscar-winning short film West Bank Story as part of a reviewing assignment. It’s a fun little film that runs about 20 minutes and is a great choice for a review assignment.  It’s short enough to … Continue reading →

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Reviewing The Movies

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

My JMC 406 commentary class is going to be talking about writing critical reviews over the next week or two.  Here are several readings and great talk by movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert for my students.  But for … Continue reading →

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Kathleen Parker for my commentary students

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

My commentary and blogging students are reading Kathleen Parker for class next week.  Here are some good places to start.  (And if you are not in my class, Kathleen Parker is a much better columnist than she was sidekick for … Continue reading →

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Columnists for my commentary class

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Here are links to a number of columnists and columnist index pages from newspapers around the country for my commentary writing students, and anyone else who’s interested. National Columnists Leonard Pitts, Miami Herald 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist.  His column written … Continue reading →

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More on Al Jazeera, Egypt & US Media

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

As I’ve posted previously, there’s been a lot of talk about why Americans should start paying more attention to Al Jazeera English.  I’l be adding links here throughout the day. Outside The Beltway – Why all the American networks are … Continue reading →

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Presenting an argument

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

On Wednesday evening, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow opened her show with a series of arguments that claimed that current Democratic president Barack Obama is to the right on a number of positions of Republican presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and … Continue reading →

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Blogs & Twitter Accounts for my JMC 406 Student

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Here are the blogs and Twitter accounts for all of my Commentary and Blogging students.  Classmates, you should be following all of these Twitter accounts and reading the blogs. Rocio Irun Blog: http://nebraskalive.wordpress.com/ Twitter:  @rocioirun Alison Sievers Blog: http://alisonlerae.wordpress.com Twitter: … Continue reading →

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Sources of Editorials

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

For my commentary and blogging class, here are links to editorials from several major papers: The Washington Post The New York Times USA Today Note that the editorials marked “Opposing  Views” are not really editorials, they are alternative opinions written … Continue reading →

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JMC 406 Commentary & Blogging Students Link Here

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

As I’ve mentioned before, this semester I’m teaching a course in commentary and blogging that includes a good dose of social media.  In the comments section for this post you will find links to the blogs and Twitter feeds for … Continue reading →

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