Category Archives: Chapter 6

I’m back – Frankenstein, Meta & A-ha!

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

Editor’s Note: Sorry to have gone dark for the last couple of months. It’s been a difficult time. But I have not forgotten my blog, which I’ve had going since 2004. Going to get started back today with some simple media … Continue reading →

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Stories of hope from the insurrection, Part 6

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.  Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading →

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Newspaper Editorials: Stories from the insurrection, Part 4

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.  Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading →

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What does the 1st Amendment mean? Stories from the the insurrection, Part 3

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.  Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading →

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Words Matter: Stories from the insurrection, Part 2

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.  Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading →

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Words Matter – Thoughts on Wednesday’s Insurrection, Part 1

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.  Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading →

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Election Day Eve

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

As I write this, it’s the night before the completion of one of the the most contentious presidential elections I can remember. Here are a few thoughts to take you through till we know the official results. Media election planners … Continue reading →

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Fighting Against “Fake News” with the Truth Sandwich

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

This week my media literacy class is working on the concept of fake news.  I’m having them take a look at the history of how both the concept and term have been used over the last several centuries. Aside from … Continue reading →

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Why it was OK for Bob Woodward to save his Trump virus story for the book

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

The Twittersphere was losing its stuff this afternoon, pig-piling on Bob Woodward for saving the material from his interview with President Trump about the COVID pandemic for his book RAGE instead of reporting it in the newspaper back in February. … Continue reading →

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Twittering the Media World: ‘Liberal” media, student journalists and C-SPAN

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

This is why even the so called "actual liberal media" aren't really liberal. They are still run by conservative standards of worker treatment. https://t.co/8G4828XUxY — RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) August 19, 2020 For all the talk of liberal bias, even the avowedly … Continue reading →

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