Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

Legacy News Vs. Google – Is the battle as clear as it seems?

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

There’s been a lot of chatter lately about the interaction/exploitation/mismanagement among legacy media and the social media companies.  Here are a couple ofl articles/threads that do a good job of dealing with the issues: Google Made $4.7 Billion From the … Continue reading →

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Is the magazine industry dying? Some thoughts.

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Meredith sells Sports Illustrated intellectual property to Authentic Brands Group When Meredith Corp. bought out Time Inc. a year ago, the speculation was that the Better Homes & Gardens publisher would sell off all of the newsy magazines and just … Continue reading →

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Disney and other major studios getting cold feet about “Y’allywood”

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

The state of Georgia is a major location for filming big-budget movies with a government willing to hand out substantial tax credits to studios and a large movie production infrastructure (thanks in part to African American movie mogul Tyler Perry). … Continue reading →

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Some people really don’t like how Game of Thrones is ending

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

The HBO series Game of Thrones, based the A Song of Fire and Ice novels by George R.R. Martin, comes to an end tonight after eight seasons. Although individual episodes have been controversial, the series as a whole has been … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s Gone To The Movies – Avengers Endgame Edition

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

NOTE: There are no specific details (spoilers) about the film or its ending in this blog post. But really, if you are planning on seeing the movie, see it before reading anything else about it. Avengers Endgame makes a boatload … Continue reading →

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Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post: Five Years Later

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

This week I’m at the Western Social Science Association annual conference. I’m giving a presentation looking at what has happened to Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post since the Amazon billionaire bought the paper five and a half years ago. Rather than … Continue reading →

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Thinking about 40+ years of Star Wars

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

The new Star Wars trailer dropped online today, and my social media have been blowing up with a wide range of friends and acquaintances squeeing loudly about it (and a few grumbling).  Some have been sobbing quietly in the corner. … Continue reading →

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Marie Colvin and the risks of covering war

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Earlier this week I took my Global Media Literacy students to our wonderful local community World Theatre to see the Marie Colvin biopic, A Private War. The film tells the story of acclaimed war correspondent Marie Colvin (played Academy Award nominee Rosamund … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking – Journalism Edition

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

How does local television news change when Sinclair Broadcast Group buys a station? As shared by Prof. Jay Rosen, a paper being published Gregory J. Martin and Joshua McCrain in American Political Science Review shows that “news coverage tilts more … Continue reading →

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Apollo 11 Documentary a Must for Space Fans

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

I live in a mid-sized town in central Nebraska, so seeing the latest documentary in a theater is not always practical. But this weekend I was going to be passing through Omaha on my way to visit my father in … Continue reading →

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