TMH Innaugural Post

Welcome to The Media Hammer!

We're glad you found us on the web, and we're excited to begin this website at such a transitional period in American history.

The process of electing Barack Obama has held the United States' attention for a long, long time now and -- with his inauguration -- the country will begin to move in a reportly "new" direction. We at The Media Hammer will be watching, and keeping an open eye and open mind to the way in which the news is reported. We hope that you will join us as we explore the news and the variety of ways in which it is presented.

Despite the fact that the United States is facing an historic economic crisis and a water-sshed moment in American history, our elected officials -- our "Civil Servants" -- seem to be more corrupt than ever. The Media Hammer will be working to report on the latest news from, and ON, the world's diverse media formats: radio, television, the internet, and the written word. Within our coverage we will include news and commentary, politics and religion, as well as topics surrounding popular culture and the issues which you -- our readers, subscribers, writers, and reporters decide need to be discussed.

Who are we? The Media Hammer is a group of writers, reporters and critics whose backgrounds vary from teaching and education, to writing, communications, politics, and philosophy. We are a diverse group of free-thinking people with eclectic backgrounds, experiences and opinions. We're bringing this diversity to our new website, and we're asking you to help us expand our horizons. Our goal is to offer a unique and interesting perspective on what is newsworthy, and on the way in which the news is presented through different media outlets.

We want you to take part in this world, and to help us explore the knowledge, news and education we receive through the American and world media. By using reportage, critical thinking, free-inquiry, and the vast technological network available to us all, the writers at The Media Hammer strive to help shape the understanding of the news, rather than just having it shape us!

Thanks for everything, and please come along for the ride!

--TMH


For information regarding our Privacy Policy, please read the following publicly posted information:

Privacy Policy for The Media Hammer (TMH)

(Privacy Policy model courtesy of Peter N. Jones at: http://newgreatbooks.blogspot.com/)

By Gregory Hammer
TMH Editor

Working to maintain the privacy of subscribers and visitors to The Media Hammer is very important to us.

TMH recognizes that your personal information is important. With that in mind, we want to provide some information on what types of personal information we receive and collect when you visit our website, so that you can understand how we go about attempting to safeguard your information. First of all, TMH will never sell your personal information to third parties.

Log Files:

Like other websites, we do collect and use some of the data contained in log files. The information in log files may include your IP (Internet Protocol) address, your ISP (Internet Service Provider, such as AOL, Yahoo, or Google), the browser you used to visit our site (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, for example), the time you visited our site and which pages you visited throughout the site.

Cookies and Web Beacons:

The Media Hammer uses cookies to store information. These cookies provide information related to your personal preferences when you visit our site. This may eventually include showing you a pop-up during your visit, or the ability to login to some of our features, such as links, forums, or blog lists.

We eventually hope to use some third party advertisements on The Media Hammer as a means of helping to support our site. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit TMH and -- in some cases -- whether you have Flash installed. This is generally used for geo-targeting purposes (such as showing Chicago real estate advertisements to a visitor located in Chicago) or targeting by showing certain ads based on the specific type of sites visited (displaying cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking sites, for example).

Visitors may choose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in their browser settings, or, they may manage their security and browsing preferences through the use of programs like Norton Internet Security. However, doing so may affect your ability to interact with our site, as well as with other websites. This may include -- but may not be limited to -- the inability to login to services or programs (such as logging into accounts, forums, and various links), or otherwise receiving information you may actually desire.

Thank you for your understanding with regard to privacy and security, and thanks for supporting The Media Hammer.

--TMH Management & Staff