Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

Sulzberger Has Been Promising for 11 Years To End Printing of NY Times

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Mediaite reports today that NY Times publisher and chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. has announced that “We will stop printing the New York Times Sometime in the Future.”  He made the statement at the WAN-IFRA’s 9th International Newsroom Summit in London. … Continue reading →

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Media News I Found On Twitter

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Bob Dylan Song Featured in Ad for Google Instant Given that he previously appeared in a Victoria’s Secret ad, I guess we can’t get too upset.  How having search capability that is even faster than an every-few-seconds basis is a big … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Who’s using mobile phones the most? And what are they using them for?  A great look at demographic data on mobile phone calling and texting from NielsenWire. I know what you want, but what do you need? How badly do … Continue reading →

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Comic Books, Copyrights and Changing Media

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

As I noted yesterday, comic writer Mark Waid upset the comic world over the weekend with his keynote speech at the Harvey Awards (for excellence in comics).  Although I cannot find a transcript or video of his speech at the … Continue reading →

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I Discovered Tech Dirt Last Week

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

I discovered the blog Tech Dirt last week, and I find that I’m getting a huge amount of materials for my Twitter feed from there.  (You are following me on Twitter, aren’t you?) Tech Dirt deals with stories on “government … Continue reading →

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Community Journalism in the 21st Century

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

This entry was originally posted to the Community Journalism Interest Group (COMJIG) blog. This morning I was preparing for class discussion in my reporting capstone class, in which we’re going to be working on community-level coverage of school finance issues. … Continue reading →

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Atlantic Looks at 10 Reading Revolutions

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

E-books are getting all the attention in publishing news lately:  Amazon claims to be selling a lot of the great Kindle 3… Amazon is selling a lot more e-books than Apple…  Apple is looking to add ads to e-books … … Continue reading →

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Chapter 3 Links

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Chapter 3. The Media Business: Consolidation, Globalization, and the Long Tail Ken Auletta and Media Synergy (pg. 83-84) Ken Auletta’s Web Site I Want Media’s Interview With Ken Auletta Media Bistro’s Interview With Ken Auletta Synergy and the Chicago Tribune, … Continue reading →

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Media are Evolving – Part II

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Yesterday I posted a blog entry about how old media are changing to respond to new technology and new demands from audiences.  Today, I’ve got a couple of followups to these stories: Wired’s Chris Anderson discusses “Web is Dead” Chris … Continue reading →

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New Media Are Scary Dept. – Media Are Evolving, Not Going Extinct

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

We get a lot of proclamations about the future of media, many of which involve the death of one particular medium or another.  For example, a week or two ago Wired magazine ran a story proclaiming that “The Web is … Continue reading →

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