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Link Ch. 13 – Supreme Court rules that FCC fines for language, nudity were given without proper notice

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that broadcasters did not have to pay fines levied by the FCC for fleeting expletives or brief nudity because the FCC had not provided sufficient warning that there would be penalties. The court had … Continue reading →

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Ch. 10 Link – Hitler Finds Out About Parody Fair Use

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

If you read this blog at all, (or even go on the Internet at all) you have to be familiar with the “Hitler Finds Out About…” meme. People take the excellent German film Downfall in which Hitler gets angry and frustrated, and … Continue reading →

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Ch. 14 Link – Commentary Through Impersonation

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

You can learn more about Ian Murphy’s punking of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and about the Food Lion case here. SPJ scolds Buffalo Beast for call to Wisconsin governor Food Lion fraud award against ABC thrown out

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Link Ch. 2 – Godwin’s Law

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

You may have noticed that sooner or later, every Internet discussion that turns ugly (and what of them don’t?).  And once they turn ugly, it seems that before long one of the people arguing will compare the other person to … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 10 – Neda Agha-Soltan as a Symbol of Iranian Protesters

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

NOTE: This is a re-post of the 2009 blog entry. All of the videos linked to here contain disturbing, violent imagery.The news out of Iran about the violent suppression of people protesting the results of the recent Iranian election has been … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 10 – Media Web Site Examples

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Here are links to a range of media Web sites I mention in Ch. 10: The Washington Post CNN NPR Slate Salon Ain’t It Cool News Superbike Planet

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Link Ch. 10 – How ARPANet Grew

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

ARPANet was the joint military/academic computer network that would eventually give birth to the Internet.  Here are a series of maps that show how ARPANet slowly grew in size and complexity from its founding in 1969 until 1977.

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Link Ch. 10 – Zhao Jing: Blogging in China

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Zhao Jing, who writes under the pen name “Michael Anti” was one of the first Chinese bloggers to come to world attention when Microsoft took his blog down from their servers following complaints from the Chinese government: Washington Post: Philip P. … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 10 – Who plays video games?

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Who likes to play video games?  Just about everyone.  Here are a pair reports on the topic from Pew’s Internet & American Life Project: Adults and Video Games More than half of all American adults play video games of one … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 10 – UbuWeb

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

UbuWeb has collections of avant-garde films, music, and audio recordings.  Please note that this site can contain material some people would find offensive.  This may contain some of the longest of the long-tail media…. UbuWeb This is the overall site. … Continue reading →

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