Category Archives: Chapter 1

Sept. 12 Anniversary – We Choose to go to the Moon

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

No, not the anniversary of the day after Sept. 11, but the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s “We Choose to go to the Moon” speech at Rice University. “We choose to go to the moon. We choose to … Continue reading →

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Biting political and media commentary from Yelling Bird

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Jeph Jacques over at his Questionable Content comic usually deals with crazy robots, crazy baristas, and crazy librarians, but every now and then Yelling Bird shows up to deliver truly obscene commentary on current issues. But today Yelling Bird kept it … Continue reading →

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Truth #3 – George Carlin moves to the center (NSFW language)

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

More than 40 years ago, George Carlin started explaining to us all the intimate details of the 7 dirty words you can’t say on television.  In addition to being very funny and very rude, his routine also illustrates how someone … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 1 – Who’s doing the communicating? Fox and CNN get health care decision wrong; everyone turns to blog for accurate news

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Among my Seven Truths They Don’t Want You To Know About the Media is Truth #2 -There are no mainstream media (MSM).  Of course we have big and small media; however, we use all kinds of media and our old … Continue reading →

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“The Media”

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Remember when you talk about “The Media”: The bestselling newspaper is The Wall Street Journal. The top-rated radio talk show host is Rush Limbaugh, who has more listeners than the top four liberal hosts combined. The top cable news channel … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 7 – Bringing Together Hillbilly and Rhythm & Blues

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

In Living in a Media World, I talk about how rock ‘n’ roll got started by bringing together white hillbilly (or country) music and and black rhythm & blues. I was reminded of that this weekend with the sad news … Continue reading →

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A New Year in the Media World

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

A few thoughts from across the Interwebs on the new year: Will election year politics cause you to unfriend old friends from Facebook? I don’t know about unfriending, but I’ve been known to hide posts…. HT Romenesko. No flying cars … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 1 – Interview with Neil Postman

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

In this interview, C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb talks with Prof. Neil Postman about his book Amusing Ourselves to Death.

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Link Ch. 1 – Media on Everest

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

7 Truths: Media are essential components of our lives: Mobile WiFi hits Mount Everest You no longer need a satellite connection to go surfing at Everest base camp.  There’s almost nowhere to escape our media. Scroll through the Google Books … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 1 – Are FCC Indecency Rules Still Relevant in New Media Age?

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

FCC indecency rules (or at least enforcement of them) has varied greatly over the years, but ever since Janet Jackson’s 5/16ths of a second nipple exposure, the FCC adopted a “zero tolerance” policy.  But does fight against fleeting nudity and expletives … Continue reading →

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