Tag Archives: Michael Socolow

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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Guest Blog Post: The other George Floyd story: How media freedom led to conviction in his killer’s trial

Posted on April 23, 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. Near v. Minnesota is such an important media law case that highlights the importance of defending unpopular speech. When … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post – Caught in the Crossfire: Journalism’s “Objectivity” Problem in Times of Civil Unrest

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

Another excellent guest blog post, this one from Dr. Michael J. Socolow. While working in the CNN Los Angeles Bureau in the early 1990s, Prof. Socolow was an Assignment Editor helping to direct coverage on such stories as the O.J. … Continue reading →

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