Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

Video Commentaries for J406

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s a thread to post links to video commentaries you would like to show in class on Thursday.  I’ll embed a few of my own later today. Fast Fix by Chris Cillzza of the Washington Post Commentary from the Post’s … Continue reading →

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Questions worth asking (maybe)

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Why on earth would a newspaper tell reporters not to engage with community? Are these guys nuts? This almost guarantees that people will view their media as being completely disconnected from their concerns. How should journalism schools teach mobile media? … Continue reading →

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Denny’s and IMC

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

In the advertising chapter of my book Mass Communication: Living in a Media World, I talk about the Integrated Marketing Communication campaign that Denny’s started back in 2009 to build its brand among lapsed and infrequent customers.  They put together … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 3 – How Walt Disney Cartoons are Made – 1939

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Here is a fun old RKO short on how the Walt Disney studio produced cartoons back in the 1930s.  A great look at old-school animation.  Thanks to /Film for the link. (Pay attention to the narration.  The inking work is … Continue reading →

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West Bank Story Review Blogoff

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Students in my commentary class watched the Oscar-winning short film West Bank Story in class on Thursday.  They’ve all written reviews, and are now competing for who wrote the best blog entry on the film.  Here are links to the … Continue reading →

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West Bank Story

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

My commentary students viewed the Oscar-winning short film West Bank Story as part of a reviewing assignment. It’s a fun little film that runs about 20 minutes and is a great choice for a review assignment.  It’s short enough to … Continue reading →

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Reviewing The Movies

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

My JMC 406 commentary class is going to be talking about writing critical reviews over the next week or two.  Here are several readings and great talk by movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert for my students.  But for … Continue reading →

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Will the iPad 2 Blend?

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Ralph Hanson
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Link Ch. 7: Bon Jovi – Steve Jobs is killing the music business

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Jon Bon Jovi: “Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music busines.” Bon Jovi has become a grumpy old man.  Despite the fact that Apple is actually getting people to pay for digital music, JBJ says that Jobs killed … Continue reading →

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36 Hitchcock Movie Death Scenes

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

/Film has another great Video of the Day up today.  This one is of 36 death scenes from Alfred Hitchcock movies, timed to happen simultaneously.  /Film has the list of all the movies up on their site.

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