Tag Archives: Fox News

News About News: Campaign money, Shep Smith & Fox, Charges Dropped for Goodman, and Death Threats at AZ Republic

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

There’s been a lot of news about the news coverage of politics in the last few days.  Here are several that I think we should be paying attention to: When journalists give money to the presidential campaign, they give it to … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

After a month of vacation and travel for family reasons, I’m back with mass comm posts (though national parks will keep sneaking in on occasion!). Is Rush Limbaugh still sticking around? Yes, he reportedly has a new four-year contract with … Continue reading →

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Amazing Media Quotes

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

A round up of unexpected things I’ve read recently.  None of these are from The Onion! NPR Station Urges Listeners to Have Sex and Make More Listeners “Chicago’s NPR station, WBEZ, is making a more intimate appeal than usual during … Continue reading →

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When Fox Accidentally Aired a Suicide on Live TV

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

During the day, Fox News has been known to show live car chases for as long as an hour at a time.  The coverage typically is fed to the cable news giant by an affiliate’s news or traffic helecopter. Today, … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 9 – Shep Smith “This is the stupidest thing we’ve ever done.”

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

I don’t have the loathing for Fox News that some people have, but I’m not a fan, either.  But I have to say that I’m liking Shep Smith’s style more all the time. In the middle of a story that … Continue reading →

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