Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

What stands out from this year’s Pulitzer Prizes

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

I asked my commentary and blogging students to do a post this week on their reactions to the Pulitzer Prizes announced this week. Here’s what they had to say: Angel Y. – The Gulf of Mexico in the Age of … Continue reading →

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Pulitzer Prizes Highlight Great Journalism at all Levels.

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

The announcement of this year's Pulitzer Prizes reminds me: Subscribe to a newspaper. Journalists do important work holding power accountable & seeking the truth from those who want to hide it. Well-reported news isn't free. — John Robinson (@johnrobinson) April … Continue reading →

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Media Criticism From My Commentary Students

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

This week I asked my commentary and blogging students to write a blog post on media criticism.  Here’s what each of them came up with: Media Criticism: Sexism in broadcasting – Rachel A. I can’t tell you how many times … Continue reading →

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Remembering “Plamegate: The Opera”

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

With everything else going on, you may be forgiven for missing reports that President Trump is considering issuing a pardon to Lewis “Scooter” Libby, who was at one time Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff. If you need a … Continue reading →

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How Sexual Harassment & Assault Became The Story of 2017 – Part 3

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

This week I’m at the Western Social Science Association annual conference. I’m giving a presentation on the explosion of stories in the news media about sexual harassment by high profile men, especially those in the media industry.  Rather than writing a … Continue reading →

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How Sexual Harassment & Assault Became The Story of 2017 – Part 2

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

This week I’m at the Western Social Science Association annual conference. I’m giving a presentation on the explosion of stories in the news media about sexual harassment by high profile men, especially those in the media industry.  Rather than writing a … Continue reading →

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How Sexual Harassment & Assault Became The Story of 2017 – Part 1

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

This week I’m at the Western Social Science Association annual conference. I’m giving a presentation on the explosion of stories in the news media about sexual harassment by high profile men, especially those in the media industry.  Rather than writing a … Continue reading →

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Teaching Integrated Marketing Communication with Coca-Cola Freestyle

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

We were talking about Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) in class this morning, and we used this video of Scott Cuppari, global marketing director for Coca-Cola Freestyle talking to students at the 2015 PRSSA National Conference. Scott is a grad of … Continue reading →

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We’re back up and running!

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

Some of you may have noticed some rather dire warnings as you visited the blog over the last week.  My site apparently was hacked and had some mischief done to it, but it has now been repaired by the skilled … Continue reading →

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Spring Break Does Not Mean a Trip to the Beach (mostly)

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

My blogging students had interesting spring breaks, even if none of them went to the beach (well, mostly). Skiing Loveland – Rachel A. Trip that almost didn’t happen – Katie And a bit of poetry Spring Break From Hell – Ashlee Keeping … Continue reading →

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