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Talking about media coverage of health care debate

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

I’m going to be talking to a business class about media coverage of the health care debate tonight.  Most of the figures I’ll be using come from two Pew Foundation reports: What Americans Learned from the Media about the Health … Continue reading →

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Books, Books, Books

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

This week I’m going to be talking about books in class. Here’s a link to all my recent posts about books!  They include items on The Hunger Games, memoir fabrications, e-books, Amanda Hocking’s success at e-book publication, and the history of the … Continue reading →

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Leaving the mainstream to watch political conventions

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

I like media that matches my political point of view as much as the next guy, but when there is an important event or speech going on, my preferred channel is C-SPAN.  And increasingly, I prefer to watch C-SPAN online … Continue reading →

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Some great back-to-school videos

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

In addition to this blog, I also run a Tumblr at http://ralphehanson.tumblr.com.  I use that to post quotes, photos, videos and the like with little comment or context. Here are a few videos I’ve posted there lately that would make … Continue reading →

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And we are back with new Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

After a month or so summer break, Living in a Media world is back with some fresh Questions Worth Asking (Maybe) Will there be an all-female group of Expendables in the third outing? Please, please, please, with Helen Mirren at … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl 2012

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

A round up of commentary on advertising from Sunday’s Super Bowl.  More tomorrow. Ad Age – Which commercials did best on social media?Beckham did best. Mother Jones & Storify – Which ads got not-so-great Twitter attention? A number of rather … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 2 – George Gerbner on television violence

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Reclaiming Our Cultural Mythology: Television’s global marketing strategy creates a damaging and alienated window on the world, by George Gerbner  TV violence and the art of asking the wrong question, by George Gerbner

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Link Ch. 2 – Missing Pretty White Girls

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Several stories dealing with the Missing Pretty White Girls or Missing White Woman Syndrome.  You know how it works.  When a pretty white girl/woman disappears, the media, especially cable TV, goes nuts.  A girl/woman of color, pretty or not, disappears, … Continue reading →

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Pre-Class Videos

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

This semester, I’m showing a short video before class each session.  I’ll be posting all of these to my Tumblr blog if you want to check them out. Here’s what I’ve used so far: Everything is a Remix Part 1 … Continue reading →

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My New Tumblr Blog

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

I’ve just started up a new Tumblr blog for sharing photos, videos, and material from other Tumblr blogs.  Unlike this blog, there’s not particular theme to it beyond “Things I Like.”  Feel free to check it out! http://ralphehanson.tumblr.com/ Today’s post … Continue reading →

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