Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

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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Everything can be Explained by Hamilton: Politicians and Media, Then and Now

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

The thin-skinned president who made it illegal to criticize his office – John Adams, not Donald Trump — WaPo https://t.co/nH5W6HHN1E — RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) August 24, 2019 People who say we’ve never had politics before like we do today are just … Continue reading →

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Media Twitter: Digital Detox, Fancy Phones, Creepy Speakers, and Facebook 51

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Diary of a Digital Detox – What did a media professional learn from his experience?https://t.co/mUE8xMq28M — RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) August 22, 2019 I have my classroom media literacy students do an electronic media cleanse as their first homework each semester. And they … Continue reading →

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Media Twitter: Candidate playlists, digital history & one more distracted boyfriend meme

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Going to try to get back to blogging on a more regular basis this fall.  On days I don’t have essay posts, I’m going to share some of the media issue Twitter posts that might have scrolled by your feed. … Continue reading →

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Viacom and CBS, following years of drama, finally to reunite

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Tweet from CNN entertainment and media reporter CBS and Viacom may finally be getting back together again after a lengthy on-again, off-again relationship. Although they are currently two separate corporations with separate stocks, the ownership and management of the two … 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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Everyone’s Gone to the Movies – Summer 2019

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Avengers – Endgame now has biggest global box office, displacing Avatar Avengers – Endgame has now passed James Cameron’s Avatar for the title of world box office champion, with a current total of $2.79 billion, compared to Avatar’s $2. 789. … 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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Travels with Putt Putt: Mountain High, Valley Low

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

I don’t generally name my cars, and I don’t really set out to name my motorcycles, but it seems like over the past decade most of the motorcycles I’ve owned have somehow let me know what they wanted to be called. This … Continue reading →

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Why local news matters: Down in the flood edition

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

I’ve written on a variety of occasions how much local news matters – news from a local newspaper, television station, radio station; the importance of broadcasters having a local physical presence along with local ownership if at all possible. We … Continue reading →

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