Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

North to the Yukon, Day 0 – Meeting Up In Sidney

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

After getting started out of Kearney a lot later than I intended, Howard and I met up in Sidney, Nebraska to get started on our big adventure. Tomorrow is our longest day – riding fro Sidney to Great Falls, Montana. … Continue reading →

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Let’s Ride: North to the Yukon and Southern Alaska, Day -1

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

It’s late, and there’s still lots to get done before I can roll, but tomorrow I head out on a trip I’ve wanted to take for a long time. My friend Howard and I are riding our motorcycles from Texas … Continue reading →

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Another Big Tremor in the the Earthquake in Slow Motion: Part 1 – Some Context

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 is going down in history as a really big day in the world of television. The fact that C-SPAN aired cell phone video through the Periscope social media service for much of the day provided by Democratic … Continue reading →

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Wild Ponies: ‘Making It’ in music in the age of streaming and file sharing

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

There’s a popular trope out there these days that with streaming music and file sharing, there’s just no way for musicians to make a living as musicians. Game over.  Done. Unless you’re already big and famous. But don’t tell that … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on Captain America, IMAX and 3-D

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

I went to see Captain America: Civil War yesterday at the IMAX theater in 3-D, in which Marvel continues to show that super hero movies can tell stories of personal and political substance. While I have enjoyed most of the … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

How did Google pass Apple to become world’s most valuable company? Bad question, because most of the time it isn’t – but Google is sometimes.  Investors bullish on Google/Alphabet’s future; wondering what Apple’s next big product will be. Why is … Continue reading →

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Nebraska Press Association Workshop – Using narrative in reporting

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

This weekend, my colleague Terri Diffenderfer and I gave a presentation at the Nebraska Press Association annual convention on using narrative techniques in reporting.  We had a great time working with some excellent reporters.  I promised to share links to … Continue reading →

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Prince Rogers Nelson RIP – Dick Clark’s Toughest Interview

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

Television stations broke into their afternoon programming today to announce the death of Prince Rogers Nelson, the 57-year-old exuberant, creative, innovative musician who was almost as famous for his love of personal privacy as he was for incredible peformances. As of … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post – Heroes of the Dorm on ESPN2

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

The following is a guest blog post by my colleague Aaron Blackman, who in addition to being a forensics coach and comm lecturer is also a big fan of video and tabletop games.  For the second year in a row, … Continue reading →

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Where’s Rey?

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

Sitting in my garage is a plastic storage bin full of old Star Wars action figures that belonged at one time to my kids. If you dig through it, there will be Darth Vader, a Luke Skywalker, a Han Solo, … Continue reading →

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