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Author Archives: Ralph Hanson
Link Ch. 13 – PATRIOT Act Readings
Here’s a bit more depth on a couple of PATRIOT Act implications: Wired – Few Companies Fight PATRIOT Act Gag Orders, FBI Admits Center for Democracy and Technology – Issue brief: Bulk collection of records under Section 215 of the PATRIOT … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 13
Tagged 9/11, media law, PATRIOT Act
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Link Ch. 13 – Who Owns Your Social Media Content?
You might be surprised if you haven’t read your endless Terms of Service (TOS). PBS Media Shift – Who really owns your photos in social media (Updated 2013 Edition) As is so often the case, it depends… Social Media Explorer … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 13
Tagged media law, social media
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Link Ch. 13 – Libel, Privacy & Social Media
Several readings on (you guessed it!) libel, privacy and social media: Common Law Invasion of Privacy Claims in Social Media Adrean S. Taylor (Wasscom.com) Good review of what is and isn’t invasion of privacy based on social media content. Courtney … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 13
Tagged invasion of privacy, libel, media law
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Link Ch. 12 – Velveeta and the Cheesepocalypse
The news broke the first week of January 2014. Football fans in the heat of the NFL playoffs were facing potential disaster. It wasn’t a potential strike of NFL players or a lockout by management. And it wasn’t a dispute … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 12
Tagged cheesepocalypse, IMC, velveeta
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Link Ch. 11 – Native Ads
Here are some of the native ads we’ve discussed in Mass Communication: Living in a Media World. Southwest Airlines Rolls Out New ‘Loyalty Goes Both Ways’ Campaign The Atlantic’s Scientology Native Ad
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 11
Tagged advertising, ethics, native ads
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Porn and New Technology
“I was disappointed that pornography got to the Net. But I’ve come to learn that pornographers are almost always the first ones to adopt new technology. If there is a new way of distributing their product, they’ll find it.” -Vint Cerf, … Continue reading
Link Ch. 10 – A Fish Named Grayson is Playing Pokemon for a National Audience
As I worked on the fifth edition of Mass Communication: Living in a Media World during the summer of 2014, a fish named Grayson was playing the video games Pokémon Red and Blue on a Game Boy emulator using a motion sensor … Continue reading
Link Ch. 9 – NY Times Draws Controversy Calling Shonda Rhimes an “Angry Black Woman”
The story in the New York Times started out provocatively: When Shonda Rhimes writes her autobiography, it should be called “How to Get Away With Being an Angry Black Woman.” That opening line, and a story that went on to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 9
Tagged diversity, Shonda Rhimes, television
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Link Ch. 9 – I Love Lucy
As I write this in mid-October, 2014 it is hard to know which, if any, of the episodes of the classic TV series I Love Lucy will remain available for free online. CBS has just announced their new pay service for … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 9
Tagged I Love Lucy, streaming video, television
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Box Office Mojo mysteriously disappears/reappears
Box Office Mojo, the source of endless movie box office financial statistics, disappeared for a couple of days in mid-October 2014, prompting speculation that the site had been absorbed into IMDb.com, which owns BOM. But then it just as mysteriously … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 8
Tagged box office, movies
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