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Joe McGinniss responds to Janet Malcolm’s “The Journalist and the Murderer”

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

In 1989, journalist Janet Malcolm published two-part series of articles in The New Yorker under the headline “The Journalist and the Murderer.” (It has since then been published as a slim book.) In what would come to be one of … Continue reading →

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For my feature writing students – Frank Sinatra Has a Cold

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Today I’m posting an edited and updated version of something I first put up back in October 2009: This week in my feature writing class we’re talking about a classic Esquire feature story from the mid 1960s: Gay Talese’s Frank Sinatra Has A … Continue reading →

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Apple’s controversial new subscription policy

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

A little history, then talk about a current controversy swirling around Apple: If you want to accuse journalists of having a bias, you might start with how they portray Apple and its successful line of computer and media player products. … Continue reading →

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Media News I Learned From Twitter

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Celebrate Willa Cather’s birthday by reading one of her stories Thanks to @ebertchicago and @czuegner for this link to “The Sentimentality of William Tavener.”  And after this beautiful link to Cather’s story, Ebert gives us Jane Austin’s Fight Club. iPad … Continue reading →

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