Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

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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Travels with Putt Putt: ‘Oh thou that tellest good tidings to Zion’

Posted on July 8, 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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Travels with Putt Putt: A Visit to Abbey Country

Posted on July 6, 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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How do we remember Anthony Bourdain?

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

I’m rarely at a loss for words, as 15 years of this blog will show. But when chef and Parts Unknown TV travel host Anthony Bourdain took his own life a year ago, I was at a total loss for words. … Continue reading →

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Travels with Putt Putt: Would you ride 1,500 miles for lunch?

Posted on June 17, 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. So … Continue reading →

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