Tag Archives: Bejing Olympics

Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

Are radically fewer people watching the Olympics this year?  The simple answer is no. The more complex answer is, “What do you mean by watching?” As University of Main media historian Dr. Michael Socolow writes today in Slate, obviously the traditional … Continue reading →

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Why do news update e-mails insist on putting sports spoilers in the subject line?

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

Why do news update e-mails insist on putting sports spoilers in the subject line? Ok, I get it. It’s almost impossible to avoid results of a high-profile Olympic event that takes place early in the morning but gets aired on … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post: Olympic Games are great for propagandists – how the lessons of Hitler’s Olympics loom over Beijing 2022

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

Editor’s Note: Thanks to my friend Dr. Michael Socolow, University of Maine, for letting me reprint his article from The Conversation.  Dr. Socolow takes a look at China’s repression and human rights abuses and asks whether cheerful media coverage of … Continue reading →

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