Category Archives: Site News

We’re back up and running!

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

Some of you may have noticed some rather dire warnings as you visited the blog over the last week.  My site apparently was hacked and had some mischief done to it, but it has now been repaired by the skilled … Continue reading →

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And We’re Back – Questions Worth Asking

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

You still here? Yes! I realize it’s been a scant spring of living in a media world this spring, but I’m hoping to get back on a more regular schedule of posting. I have been busy over on Twitter, however.  You … Continue reading →

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And we’re back!

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

After a busy summer with only an occasional post, the Living in a Media World blog is back – Now in it’s 11th year (Yup, started back in March of 2004!) If you aren’t already, please follow us on Twitter … Continue reading →

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Using this blog to help you teach

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

I’ve been asked by a couple of folks recently on how to use this blog to help teach your intro to mass comm/media literacy class.  That’s easy because the real reason I have written this blog since 2004 is that … Continue reading →

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Comment Updates

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

If anyone has tried to comment in the last month, chances are your words got lost in the sea of comment spam that has been inundating the blog. As of today I have added new anti-spam tools, including the ever … Continue reading →

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New Living in a Media World Facebok Page

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

By the way, if you haven’t checked in and ‘liked’ the new Facebook page for Mass Communication: Living in a Media World, stop by and say ‘Hi!”

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Twitter, Hashtags, and Media News

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Welcome back after the holiday break. As many of you know, I’ve been tweeting on media news for the last several months.  I’m now tagging the tweets that directly apply to content from my textbook with the hashtag #liamw.  (liamw … Continue reading →

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And we are back!

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Living in a Media World is officially back up and running. After six years of being a homemade blog coded using my own html (helped out with Dreamweaver), it is now up and running as a mostly modern WordPress blog. … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

I’m finally getting the new WordPress version of Living in a Media World up and running.  Be watching for frequent changes as I get this all figured out.

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