Category Archives: Chapter 3

Link Ch. 3 – Re-imagined Disney Princesses

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Because Halloween is coming up, and because I can…. You may remember a couple of years ago when illustrator Jefrey Thomas gave us an evil take on Disney princesses, such as Zombie Little Mermaid: UPDATE: He did a second round of these … Continue reading →

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News about News

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Chicago Defender facing financial trouble One of the nation’s oldest and most storied black-owned papers has laid off its top editors and is behind on its rent. Disney tells ABC affiliates not to talk to Johnny Depp about his new … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 3 Steve Jobs – A Hero not a Saint

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Steve Jobs died today, Oct. 5, 2011, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.  As I am writing this, cable news hosts and commentators are lionizing him and Internet trolls are savaging him. To me, Steve Jobs was a hero. … Continue reading →

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Updated – Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

How do journalists handle telling the story when politicians and scientists conflict? There are always multiple sides when it comes to politics.  But when you move into science, not all sides are equal.  Finding a path to reporting on politicians … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

As people of color become a majority, is it time for journalists to stop using the term ‘minorities’? When I posted this link to an article from Poynter last week, I got a lot of interesting feedback. PR man @mitchellfriedmn wrote, … Continue reading →

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Ch. 3 Link – Rupert Murdoch, Capt. Renault, and the News of the World

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

I’ve been holding off blogging for some time about the whole fuss over the scandal surrounding the British tabloid News of the World because I haven’t really been sure what to say about it. On the one hand, the largest … Continue reading →

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Google’s goes conventional with ‘Sophie’ ad for Chrome

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Google has a new television ad for its Chrome web browser that is quite charming: Long-time tech journalist Steven Levy (author of the 80s computer classic Hackers) has an interesting analysis of the ad.  He notes that while the ad … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 3 – How Walt Disney Cartoons are Made – 1939

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Here is a fun old RKO short on how the Walt Disney studio produced cartoons back in the 1930s.  A great look at old-school animation.  Thanks to /Film for the link. (Pay attention to the narration.  The inking work is … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

What’s the most popular e-reader? HINT: It’s the one more people own – the laptop. How big is the e-book market? Forrester reports that it has hit $1 billion and will grow rapidly over the next three years.  It’s still … Continue reading →

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Taiwanese CGI News Recreates Steve-Jobs-Is-A-Ninja Story

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Ralph Hanson
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