Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

Civic and Public Journalism

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

We’ve been talking about civic and public journalism in my interpretive reporting class.  Here are links to several articles/blog posts I’m having them read: New book examinesPublic Journalism 2.0 From the Civic & Citizen Journalism Interest Group Jay Rosen – … Continue reading →

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10/10/10 New Media Conference in Omaha

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

The Omaha 10-10-10 Conference is a three-day event looking at the full range of communication technology developed during the first decade of the 21st Century.  The event will run Saturday, Oct. 9th through Monday, Oct. 11 on the University of … Continue reading →

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Taiwanese CGI News Recreates Steve-Jobs-Is-A-Ninja Story

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Ralph Hanson
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Resources for my JMC 416 Students

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Here are several links for my interpretive journalism students to make use of to learn more about civic journalism: The Poynter Institute The Pew Center for Civic Journalism Note: This is an older site that is not currently being maintained … Continue reading →

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C-SPAN Video Archives as a Resource for Teaching Community Journalism

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

I was searching through the wonderful C-SPAN video archives today looking for resources on community journalism. While I wasn’t able to find a great deal directly related to this topic, here a number of interesting programs I came across that … Continue reading →

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When Stories Hold The Media Hostage

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Last week it seemed that the news media couldn’t get enough of a Florida minister with a flock of 50 parishioners who was threatening to hold “Burn a Koran Day” on Sept. 11th.  Many media outlets complained that they really … Continue reading →

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What LOST is all about in three minutes

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Ralph Hanson
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Free Speech vs. Book Burning

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Howard Kurtz, Washington Post – Why does Florida pastor who wants to burn Koran get so much media attention? Brian Stelter, NY Times – More on media love for Florida pastor.  (Yes, I realize the coverage has been uniformly negative, … Continue reading →

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More on Sulzberger and NY Times Leaving Print

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Yesterday I gave a link to a brief comment about NY Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. talking about ending the printed version of the newspaper, and how this was old news.  The NY Observer has a better story on it … Continue reading →

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One way traditional newspapers are better than iPad newspapers

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Ralph Hanson
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