Category Archives: Chapter 5

Link Ch. 5 Annie Leibovitz: Still a Dominant Image

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

I was debating today whether I ought to keep famed magazine photographer Annie Leibovitz as the opening vignette for the magazine chapter of my media literacy book Living in a Media World. sOn the one hand, I think that the … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Are aggressive kids more likely to play violent video games? Study says not so much.  Some interesting findings. Is it really a World Wide Web? Well, 25 percent of Europeans have yet to be online. Here’s a link to the … Continue reading →

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For my feature writing students – Frank Sinatra Has a Cold

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Today I’m posting an edited and updated version of something I first put up back in October 2009: This week in my feature writing class we’re talking about a classic Esquire feature story from the mid 1960s: Gay Talese’s Frank Sinatra Has A … Continue reading →

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Top Visual Communication Creative Projects from AEJMC11

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Last week I attended (and Tweeted about) some great sessions at the AEJMC meetings in St. Louis.  This will be the first of a series of posts highlighting what I saw and heard. This post looks at the award-winning creative … Continue reading →

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Thinking about media change (and iPads)

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

It hasn’t been a productive day today.  My main interest has been following all the news about the new iPad 2 announced over the lunch hour. I’m impressed by it, and absolutely certain I did the right thing in waiting … Continue reading →

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Apple’s controversial new subscription policy

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

A little history, then talk about a current controversy swirling around Apple: If you want to accuse journalists of having a bias, you might start with how they portray Apple and its successful line of computer and media player products. … Continue reading →

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Media News I Learned From Twitter

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Celebrate Willa Cather’s birthday by reading one of her stories Thanks to @ebertchicago and @czuegner for this link to “The Sentimentality of William Tavener.”  And after this beautiful link to Cather’s story, Ebert gives us Jane Austin’s Fight Club. iPad … Continue reading →

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