Tag Archives: newspapers

Stories of hope from the insurrection, Part 6

Posted on January 13, 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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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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Newspapers and News in the News

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Neiman Lab takes a look at what digital subscriptions are doing (or not doing) to keep newspapers healthy. Excellent article taking a deep dive at the LA Times with lots of data from Joshua Benton. ProPublica reports on how well-off parents … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe) – Newspaper Edition

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Is GateHouse poised to own 1 in 6 of America’s newspapers? Looks like it.  GateHouse is reportedly in talks to purchase Gannett, which would combine the nation’s two largest newspaper chains.  Then new company would control 254 dailies and hundreds … Continue reading →

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Why you need to pay attention to what you write (It can be spelled right and still be wrong)

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

Over the last few weeks there have been several spectacular copyediting errors in newspapers around the country that probably passed right through a spelling/grammar check but still managed to totally humiliate the publication and the staff members responsible. For example: … Continue reading →

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Real Radicals Part II – I.F. Stone’s Weekly

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

I had a strange journey through the wilds of the radical and protest movements of the 1960s and 70s yesterday morning that I had not anticipated taking. Here’s part 2 of that journey. Radical journalist I.F. Stone was an investigative journalist who … Continue reading →

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The Good News and Bad News on Student News Consumption

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

I asked my media literacy students this morning where they go for news.  And the results look pretty good to me.  Lots of local TV news and local newspapers. A number of them watch the Today Show (who knew the … Continue reading →

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Looking back at the Unabomber and the Washington Post

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

What has been the lasting lesson of the Washington Post publishing the Unabomber’s manifesto? Twenty years ago the Washington Post published a long and rambling manifesto written by a terrorist known as the Unabomber.  The Unabomber said he would send another package … Continue reading →

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Why Media Bias is Complicated

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

If you want to ever get involved in a no-win scenario argument about the media, start talking about media bias.  Critics on both the right and the left maintain that there is either a liberal or a conservative bias in … Continue reading →

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Pre-class video: Joe Jackson singing “Sunday Papers”

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s Joe Jackson making a visit from the 1980s with his song “Sunday Papers.” Because we’re talking about newspapers today.

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