Tag Archives: television

Link Ch. 6 – NBC Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and his Crew Freed in Syria

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

It is sometimes easy to forget how much danger reporters face to get us news from war zones around the world. On Monday, NBC’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel and his crew were freed from their captors who had held … Continue reading →

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Repost – Puppets Explain TV Audience Ratings

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

A repost from last April for my Media Literacy students: A great video explaining how Nielsen’s television ratings work created by data visualization agency JESS3 for ESPN.

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Link Ch. 9 – Mary Tyler Moore on the Dick Van Dyke Show

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

In the 1950s and 1960s, networks and advertisers imposed strict controls on what could be shown on television. For example, Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke played the married couple Laura and Rob Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Will the fallout ever end for the Brits with the Murdoch/News Corp. scandals? That would be a big no.  Latest word is that British Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt is going end his political career for helping News Corp. take full … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 9 – Univision and telenovelas

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Telenovelas, the Spanish-language (and Portuguese) soap operas that are so popular throughout Central and South American have found a home in the United States on the Univision Spanish-langauge broadcast network. Univision has the fifth-largest audience for a broadcast network in … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 9 – Puppets Explain Nielsen Ratings

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

A great video explaining how Nielsen’s television ratings work created by data visualization agency JESS3 for ESPN.

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Link Ch. 9 – Jon Stewart and the Daily Show

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Jon Stewart has made a name for himself not only as a comedian but also as a journalist and journalism critic.  Here are several links and videos that illustrate just who Jon Stewart is: Jon Stewart ranked as one of … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

I’ve been so busy putting up links to go with the upcoming 4th edition to Mass Communication: Living in a Media World that I haven’t had time to question anything lately.  So here we go: Does Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander pay … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 2 – How much coverage did big trial verdicts get?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Some trial verdicts get more attention than others.  Here’s the coverage three different verdicts got the week they came down.  Thanks to the Project Excellence in Journalism New Coverage Index for this! Verdict for the Casey Anthony murder trial Anthony … Continue reading →

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Paula Deen’s Diabetes Isn’t Funny

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Paula Deen’s diagnosis of diabetes is not funny. She didn’t have it coming. She doesn’t deserve it. No one does. Most of us in the United States eat a less than ideal diet.  Many of us are overweight. But, but … Continue reading →

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