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Rachel Maddow Praises Local Journalism

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

Regardless of how you feel about Rachel Maddow’s progressive politics, one thing about her and her MSNBC show that I think we can all admire is the degree to which she pays attention to and praises local news.  She and … Continue reading →

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When journalists are shot and killed while on the air

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

UPDATED As you can’t help but know by now, yesterday morning two Virginia television journalists were killed when a former employee of the television station showed up at their live broadcast and shot them.  The gunman then fled the scene, … Continue reading →

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C-SPAN Video Archives as a Resource for Teaching Community Journalism

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

I was searching through the wonderful C-SPAN video archives today looking for resources on community journalism. While I wasn’t able to find a great deal directly related to this topic, here a number of interesting programs I came across that … Continue reading →

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Community Journalism in the 21st Century

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

This entry was originally posted to the Community Journalism Interest Group (COMJIG) blog. This morning I was preparing for class discussion in my reporting capstone class, in which we’re going to be working on community-level coverage of school finance issues. … Continue reading →

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Is TBD.com the future of urban community journalism?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

All the D.C. journalists and bloggers are hot today about the launch of TBD.com, a TV station and website that puts out local news and community information about the D.C. Metro area. Is this urban community news? Mashable has an … Continue reading →

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