Category Archives: Chapter 8

Will “Everyone’s Gone to the Movies” be true again?

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

Back in May, I wrote a long post about the effects the COVID19 pandemic is having on the movie and movie theater industries. The short version? It’s a disaster. Theaters stayed closed for months and movie producers have had to … Continue reading →

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Memories from 9/11 – Musicals, Movies and Motorcycles

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

It was 19 years ago this morning that I was teaching my freshman media literacy course at West Virginia University.  I had a class with close to 350 students in it.C-SPAN’s Washington Journal morning show was playing on the big screen as … Continue reading →

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I’m Back: What did I miss?

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

After an intense spring of work on the eighth edition of Mass Communication: Living in a Media World, a full draft of the manuscript is with the editor’s at Sage.  That doesn’t mean I’m done working on the book, but it … Continue reading →

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The media world on Twitter: Short takes on complex issues

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

I’m spending most of my time right now trying to complete the eighth edition of Mass Communication: Living in a Media World for my publisher Sage.  I’ve been blessed with some friends who have been kind enough to write guest blog … Continue reading →

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Movies and Theaters in the Age of COVID19

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

Back in March of 2020, it was becoming clear to the movie industry that it was going to be a significant amount of time before audiences were going to be gathering in large numbers anywhere, let alone close-packed movie theaters. … Continue reading →

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“If we break quarantine, we could all die.” Alien, 1979

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

My favorite bit of social distancing art is this tattoo design done by artist Genevieve Kent-Bethley out of Kitchener, Ontario. It’s been circulated heavily on Twitter without credit to the artist.

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Teaching Mass Communication in the Time of COVID-19

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

It’s been  a difficult time for all of us the last few weeks with the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for social distancing, self-isolation, self-quarantine, working remotely, dealing with shortages of medical equipment and hospital beds… For faculty and students, it … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

Why do we still care about radio in the age of online media? "While our phones and internet did not deliver – the radio was always there and it performed a vital service as well as created a feeling of … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post: Little Women Spoiler Alert

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

This guest blog post is from my Dear Wife, author Pam Andrews Hanson.  In the past she has blogged here and here. Needless to say, this guest blog post contains Little Women spoilers. Spoiler Alert: Beth dies in Little Women and … Continue reading →

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My Year In Movies – Some Thoughts on the Oscars

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

I didn’t get My Year in Movies blog post up yet, and the Oscar nominations just got announced this morning, so I guess I will combine the two into a single commentary. When I saw the list of Oscar nominations … Continue reading →

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