Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

Pre-class video: Joe Jackson singing “Sunday Papers”

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s Joe Jackson making a visit from the 1980s with his song “Sunday Papers.” Because we’re talking about newspapers today.

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Link Ch. 5 – Great Magazine Covers

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Class today was devoted to looking at great/controversial magazine covers from the 1960s to the present day.  In a number of cases we looked at modern covers and the older ones that inspired them. But, as always, I ran out … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 10 – 75,000 people are viewing, playing a single game of Pokeman Red online

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Guest Blog Post Today we have a guest blog post from the UNK forensics coach Aaron Blackman (who is also my Nintendo video game mentor) about a big group of video gamers who are playing and watching a play-through of … Continue reading →

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Talking About Media & Body Image

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

This morning in class we’re going to be talking about the connection between body image and how our media portray beauty. I asked my students to take a look at some of my earlier posts about media and body image, … Continue reading →

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Comcast Commits to Buying Time Warner Cable

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Back in November of 2013, the rumor started circulating that cable giant Comcast was going to try  to buy Time Warner Cable (TWC).  This was news because Comcast, in addition to owning NBC Universal, is the nation’s largest cable provider … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Pre-Class Video – Crowded House playing Either Side of the World

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

A great music video for Valentine’s Day.  Crowded House doing their song Either Side of the World from their album The Intriguer.

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Advice to Writers

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Ten suggestions for better writing from famous writers:

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Pre-class and In-class video: Talking About Books

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Several videos for our discussion in class this week about books.  And yes, I’m running about a week behind in class.  There was way too much to talk about in the business chapter! History of the Printing Press Back in … Continue reading →

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Long Tail Pre-Class Video: Doug and Telisha Williams aka Wild Ponies

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Doug and Telisha Williams, also known as the band Wild Ponies, funded the production of their latest album, Things That Used To Shine, using a Kickstarter campaign. They raised more than $30,000 from people who wanted to see their latest CD … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl 2014 Media News Roundup

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

So the 2014 Super Bowl was played last Sunday.  Seattle schooled Denver pretty decisively, and by most accounts it was not a particularly good year for the commercials.  I can’t say definitively, as I didn’t watch it. (I’m not going … Continue reading →

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