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What does the 1st Amendment and Freedom of Speech Really Mean?

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

The New York Times is getting a fair amount of static for the opening paragraph of their editorial about the First Amendment and free speech this morning. Here’s the headline and first two paragraphs: America Has a Free Speech Problem … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

What do My Little Pony, Transformers, Battleship and G.I. Joe all have in common? They are all toys from Hasbro that all became major media entertainment properties under the leadership of CEO Brian Goldner, who died Tuesday of cancer. Goldner … Continue reading →

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Front Pages: Stories from the insurrection, Part 5

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.  Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading →

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Return to Bed Bugs, NYT & Thin-Skinned Columnists

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

When last we met, NY Times columnist Bret Stephens was being mocked on the Internet for complaining rather publicly about Dr. David Karpf, a relatively unknown associate professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University making a mostly … Continue reading →

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Media Twitter: On Bed Bugs, the NYT and thin-skinned columnists

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Updated 8/28/19 It all started with a story on Slate Monday noting that several locations in the New York Times building were infested with bed bugs. This led to the following tweet from NY Times visual journalism director Stuart Thompson: “Breaking – there are … 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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Pulitzer Prizes Highlight Great Journalism at all Levels.

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

The announcement of this year's Pulitzer Prizes reminds me: Subscribe to a newspaper. Journalists do important work holding power accountable & seeking the truth from those who want to hide it. Well-reported news isn't free. — John Robinson (@johnrobinson) April … Continue reading →

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Remembering David Carr: Keep typing until it turns into writing.

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

“Keep typing until it turns into writing.” David Carr It’s been three years since legendary New York Times media reporter David Carr died of cancer. He was a brilliant reporter and writer, as well as being an honest and caring … Continue reading →

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