Author Archives: Ralph Hanson

Learning From Your Mistakes – North Dakota Edition

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

So by now just about everyone has seen the video of A.J. Clemente having a really bad first night on the air at KFYR-TV in Bismarck, North Dakota.  The newly minted West Virginia broadcasting grad was reportedly practicing pronouncing the … Continue reading →

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Video Blogging Examples for my Commentary Students

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

My Blogging and Commentary students are hard at work right now on their video blogging assignments, so I thought I would put up some links to work by former students from this class and also just some fun examples I’ve … Continue reading →

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What a Media World Mess – News Misfires & Successes Covering Boston

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

Last week was not the best of weeks for the news media, both legacy and social.  There was a lot of good reporting going on, but there were also a number of high profile screw ups that happened on the … Continue reading →

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Fred Rogers reminds us to “look for the helpers”

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

There is an old quote from children’s television host Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) that started spreading virally following the Newtown massacre in December.  It goes like this: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the … Continue reading →

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Remembering Roger Ebert

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

“Roger Ebert loved movies. Except for those he hated” It was hard to get the news last week that Pulitzer Prize winning film critic Roger Ebert had died of cancer.  Just the day before he died, Ebert had announced on … Continue reading →

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Are mandatory cable channel bundles good or bad for consumers?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

There’s been a lot of talk lately as to whether some form of a la carte pricing on cable would be good or bad for consumers.  The idea here is that we get big bundles of channels from our cable … Continue reading →

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How Did/Should Television Cover Kevin Ware’s Horrific Injury?

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

In 1999, my eldest son and I went to see the Pittsburgh Pirates play the Milwaukee Brewers in a Fourth of July game.  I have no idea now who won, but I do remember seeing catcher Jason Kendall suffer a … Continue reading →

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Using this blog to help you teach

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

I’ve been asked by a couple of folks recently on how to use this blog to help teach your intro to mass comm/media literacy class.  That’s easy because the real reason I have written this blog since 2004 is that … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

And we’re back after a pause for getting fun things like taxes done. Is Nike getting what they want from the Tiger Woods “Winning” ad? (Ad Rants) How does the the 2013 movie box office compare to 2012’s at this … Continue reading →

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Chapter 9 – Television Links

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

Here are several links I’ve been talking about during our television unit in Global Media Literacy. 8 Years Later – Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction Case ESPN Puppets Explain TV Audience Ratings Mary Tyler Moore … Continue reading →

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