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A Rough Week for Fox and its Hosts Part 2 – Bye Bye Tucker Carlson (& CNN’s Don Lemon)

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

The popular right-wing cable talk network Fox News has had a rough couple of weeks. In a previous post we talked about their settlement of Dominion Voting Systems $1.6 billion defamation suit. And in this post will discuss why popular … Continue reading →

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Twits commenting on AI student deception, auto transcription & more charges of bias

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

Twitter’s had a lot of discussion about some interesting issues in the last week. Here’s some thoughts on student use of AI tools, use of automated transcription, and false equivalency bias. I’m less in the “can’t be tricked!” camp and … Continue reading →

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How do journalists cover elections & Trump this time around?

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

I’ve been writing lately about how journalists covered the 2022 election. Is it too early to start thinking about the 2024 election? Even if it is, lots of journalists have started doing so. Let’s take a look: Center right WaPo … Continue reading →

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Improving election coverage – Reflections on Election Day 2022 – Part 2

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

I’m not one to hammer on “THE MEDIA,” whatever that may be, but I do think there are things that journalists can do to improve their coverage of elections.: Maybe the real lesson of tonight’s election for my colleagues and … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Election Day 2022 News Coverage – Part 1

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

Election Day 2022 went remarkably smoothly. There are still a number of uncalled contests, most notably three US senate races as of this writing mid-afternoon on Thursday, Nov. 10. But so far it appears that people were able to reliably … Continue reading →

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Journalism movies and my students

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

Every year in my JMC 406 – Commentary and Blogging class I have my students watch a prominent journalism movie. Usually, All The President’s Men would be at the top of my list, but given that several students watched it while in … Continue reading →

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