Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

Media Twitter: News Anchor Shepard Smith Leaves Fox News

Shepard Smith is leaving Fox News. Had been there from the beginning of the network. Respected anchor for breaking news. Smith said he asked to be let out of his contract. Wonder where he’s headed? https://t.co/K2X1mkuOBT — RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) October … Continue reading

Posted in Chapter 6, Chapter 9 | Tagged , | Comments Off on Media Twitter: News Anchor Shepard Smith Leaves Fox News

Death at the Fried Chicken Restaurant – How a story today echos Edna Buchanan’s most famous lede

One of the things that I really like about living in central Nebraska is that we don’t get a lot of people being shot and killed. It happens, but it’s not a routine part of our lives here on the … Continue reading

Posted in Chapter 5, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Death at the Fried Chicken Restaurant – How a story today echos Edna Buchanan’s most famous lede

Return to “Is There Ever Grace For Being Stupid on Social Media?”

You may have seen the heartwarming story about  Carson King, a young man who held up a sign at a recent University of Iowa / Iowa State University football game soliciting beer money. The sign, seen on ESPN’s GameDay, went … Continue reading

Posted in Chapter 14 | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Return to “Is There Ever Grace For Being Stupid on Social Media?”

Media Tweets: Joseph Maguire Edition (with a T.S. Eliot shout out)

A brief roundup of media news on the Twitter machine. The main focus today is on talk about Acting Intelligence Chief Joseph Maguire’s testimony because the House Intelligence Committee: Reminder: It was the Wall Street Journal that broke this story … Continue reading

Posted in Chapter 4, Chapter 5 | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Media Tweets: Joseph Maguire Edition (with a T.S. Eliot shout out)

How Should Brands Remember 9/11 in Social Media?

The events of Sept. 11, 2001, have left scars on the United States, and indeed the entire world.  And it is only natural to respond to those intense feelings every year on what is now observed as Patriot Day. The … Continue reading

Posted in Chapter 14 | Tagged , , | Comments Off on How Should Brands Remember 9/11 in Social Media?

Remembering 9/11 – In the movies and on the road

Today is the 18th anniversary of the attacks of September 11th. In memory, here are a couple of posts I’ve put up in the past.  The first is a look at cameos the Twin Towers made in numerous Hollywood films: … Continue reading

Posted in Chapter 1, Chapter 8, Diabetes, Motorcycling | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Remembering 9/11 – In the movies and on the road

Guest Blog Post: World of Warcraft Classic Sinks its Claws into Twitch and Ninja

Today’s guest blog post comes from occasional contributor and friend-of-the-blog Aaron Blackman.  Aaron often streams video game play on Monday nights at 7 p.m. at https://www.twitch.tv/flagg05 and he can be found on Twitter at @flagg05. On August 26th 2019, Blizzard Entertainment did a … Continue reading

Posted in Chapter 10, Guest Blog Post | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Guest Blog Post: World of Warcraft Classic Sinks its Claws into Twitch and Ninja

Return to Bed Bugs, NYT & Thin-Skinned Columnists

When last we met, NY Times columnist Bret Stephens was being mocked on the Internet for complaining rather publicly about Dr. David Karpf, a relatively unknown associate professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University making a mostly … Continue reading

Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 14, Chapter 6 | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Return to Bed Bugs, NYT & Thin-Skinned Columnists

Media Twitter: On Bed Bugs, the NYT and thin-skinned columnists

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

Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 14, Chapter 6 | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

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

Posted in Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 6 | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Everything can be Explained by Hamilton: Politicians and Media, Then and Now