Tag Archives: guest blog

Guest Blog Post – A former indie musician looks at the Telecom Act of 1996

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

The following guest blog post comes from Matthew Warder, who at one time was lead guitarist for a great indie power pop band called “The Argument.” In addition to providing us with lots of entertainment, he was also my eldest’s … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post – I am the media

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

Bonnie Stewart is one of the best journalists and teachers I’ve had the privilege to work with during my 30 years in academics. We worked together at West Virginia University from 2005 to 2008, when I moved to central Nebraska. … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post: I’m in love with a journalist

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

The following was originally a Facebook post by my long-time friend, Sharon Joebgen Steffen. Unlike most of the people who guest post here, she works in corporate finance, not journalism or communication.  She is also married to my undergraduate and graduate school friend, Brian … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post: Babies don’t belong in cages

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

Thanks to romance writer and family friend Holly Jacobs for this powerful guest blog post.  I try to stay away from non-media politics here, but the recent events on the US-Mexican border are not about politics, they are about basic … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post: Digging in the (White) Trash

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

Please welcome Dr. Tasha Dunn, one of my colleagues in the UNK Department of Communication with her guest blog post about her upcoming book, Taking Out the “Trash”: Mediated Representations and Lived Experiences of White Working-Class People, coming soon from Routledge Books. … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post: Another group of Afghan journalists killed; another note of condolences

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

My friend Dr. Chris Allen, a journalism professor at University of Nebraska at Omaha, has been working on global journalism issues from Russia, to Afghanistan, to Oman, and beyond. He writes occasional guest blog posts on international issues. He wrote … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post – Streaming and Mainstreaming: Spotlight on LGBT Media

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

A couple of months ago I saw the following Tweet from my online friend Candice Roberts: Given that Dr. Roberts knows much more on this subject than I do, I invited her to do a guest blog post, which she … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post: Ninja Reshapes Streaming Video Games in 2018

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

The following is a guest blog post by my colleague Aaron Blackman, who in addition to being a forensics coach and comm lecturer is also a big fan of video and tabletop games. He also streams video games and writes … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post: Overlooked Women in Movie History

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

Saw an interesting post on Facebook this morning about women in the movie industry from my friend Dolores Hill Sierra. Dolores is retired from teaching communication classes at Blackhawk Community College in the Quad Cities area of Illinois where she … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post: The Nintendo Switch – Buying a $300 Console Based on Media Alone

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

The following is a guest blog post by my colleague Aaron Blackman, who in addition to being a forensics coach and comm lecturer is also a big fan of video and tabletop games.  E3 2017 just recently wrapped up, and after … Continue reading →

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