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Author Archives: Ralph Hanson
An Unwelcome X-Men Mutation
I just recently rewatched X-Men: Days of Future Past and was struck again by what a good super hero movie it was. It handled the mythos and back story well, it had characters following consistent motivation, and it had characters … Continue reading
Do Newspaper Presidential Endorsements Matter in 2016?
I got a note from my dad earlier this week: On NPR this a.m. I heard an editor of the Arizona Republic interviewed. For the first time in its 127 years that newspaper is endorsing a Democrat for president. She said … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 2, Chapter 6
Tagged 2016 election, media bias?, media effects, presidential endorsements
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
What word will the Washington Post use in a story but not in a headline? When Rosie O’Donnell called presidential candidate Donald Trump an “orange anus,” the Washington Post used the word in the story, but called it a “body … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 4, Chapter 6
Tagged ethics, media bias?, Oxford English Dictionary, quotes, vulgar language
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Bad Language in the News: “But what does “d—ing” mean?”
Last week hackers released a group of e-mails they had stolen from former Secretary of State Colin Powell. The e-mails gave Powell’s opinions about a wide range of political figures, including Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill. A lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 14
Tagged bad language in the news, ethics, grammar, quotes, vulgar language
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A Motorcycle Ride to the United 93 Memorial on a Rainy Summer Day
This has nothing to do with the media. It’s a brief story about a ride I took on my motorcycle to the United 93 Memorial on a rainy June day back in 2004. It was written shortly after I had … Continue reading
Fashion icon Tim Gunn rips on industry’s treatment of plus-sized women
Tim Gunn, co-host of the fashion competition series Project Runway and leading advocate for women’s fashion, ripped into the industry (including his show!) today with an incendiary commentary in the Washington Post on the treatment of plus-sized women by the … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 5, Uncategorized
Tagged body image, fashion, magazines, plus size, television
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Taking a look back at the summer movie season
It’s been a rough summer for the movie industry, with a lot of big budget movies stumbling and barely making a profit, and the industry as a whole having its second worst summer since 2001. Vox’s Todd VanDerWerf has a … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 8
Tagged animation, Kubo and the Two Strings, movies, summer box office
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Back To School With The Media
It’s Back To School time, so let’s look at some start-of-the-school-year themed stories: Oregon school district rescinds ban on rap music radio in school buses. Rule was no talk radio, religious radio, or rap music – pop/rock, country and jazz … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 15, Chapter 7, Uncategorized
Tagged Because I can, middle eastern media, Oman, social media
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An in-depth look at the man who now leads Apple
Tim Cook does not have an enviable job as the CEO of Apple. Following in the footsteps of Steve Jobs, one of America’s most iconic and successful CEOs, can’t be easy. Trying to establish yourself as a leader when everyone … Continue reading
Another Big Tremor in the Earthquake in Slow Motion: Part 2 – Two New Secrets
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
Posted in Chapter 1, Chapter 10, Chapter 9
Tagged C-SPAN, earthquake in slow motion, history, Ken Auletta, Seven Secrets, social media, television, Three Blind Mice
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