Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

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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Trailer drops for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

OK, so I might have squealed.  Just a little.  

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Looking at the history of the future

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

It’s always fun to take a look back at what people in the past thought the future we are living in now would look like. For example, here’s a segment CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite did in 1967 for a … Continue reading →

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PewDiePie Rules YouTube

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

Felix Kjellberg is the most famous person on the planet you’ve never heard of.  At least if you are older than 40 and don’t have young people in the house.  Kjellberg is the first person in YouTube history to have … Continue reading →

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Smart Analysis on Brussels Attacks from Joshua Hersh

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

We’ve had round the clock news about the bombings in Brussels over the last few days, but some of the sharpest reporting I’ve seen has come from freelancer Joshua Hersh’s Twitter feed.  I’m to post several of his tweets from … Continue reading →

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