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Guest Blog Post – Caught in the Crossfire: Journalism’s “Objectivity” Problem in Times of Civil Unrest

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

Another excellent guest blog post, this one from Dr. Michael J. Socolow. While working in the CNN Los Angeles Bureau in the early 1990s, Prof. Socolow was an Assignment Editor helping to direct coverage on such stories as the O.J. … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

Why do we still care about radio in the age of online media? "While our phones and internet did not deliver – the radio was always there and it performed a vital service as well as created a feeling of … Continue reading →

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Media Twitter: TikTok, ViacomCBS, Libel, and Marie Colvin

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Just a quick round up of what’s been of interest to me on Twitter this week. On Tuesday, a German publication proved TikTok was suppressing videos by queer, disabled, and fat creators. On Wednesday, TikTok admitted it and announced it … Continue reading →

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Media Twitter: Esports, video games, and the story behind TikTok

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Esports making the move into high schools: As high schools embrace esports, students hope parents follow suit – WaPo https://t.co/TUetILUprr — RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) November 6, 2019 Call of Duty’s dark view of Russia is having global consequences for the video … Continue reading →

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Media Tweets: Joseph Maguire Edition (with a T.S. Eliot shout out)

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

A brief roundup of media news on the Twitter machine. The main focus today is on talk about Acting Intelligence Chief Joseph Maguire’s testimony because the House Intelligence Committee: Reminder: It was the Wall Street Journal that broke this story … Continue reading →

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Ten Favorite Twitter Feeds

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

I assigned my students in Commentary and Blogging (JMC406) to post ten interesting Twitter feeds they follow – I decided I would do the assignment as well. Here’s ten accounts I follow on Twitter that are among my favorites. 1. … Continue reading →

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Should people’s heads be exploding over NY Times anonymous commentary from inside the Trump White House?

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

This week has not suffered from lack of news for people like me who are obsessed with the coverage of news coming out of Washington. First, there was all the fuss over Nike featuring NFL kneeling protester Colin Kaepernick being … Continue reading →

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