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May 15, 2013The Washington Post
On the photo-sharing app Instagram, search the keywords #Fairfax, #Rockville or #DC and up pops hundreds of photos from children. Among them, until recently, were many from Kyle, a 12-year-old. His full name, Gaithersburg middle school and favorit...
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May 20, 2012The Daily Beast
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Far from being a source of isolation, the teen’s phone is a tether to loved ones; it is a personal object, a crucial connection. A study by the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda asked one thousand students in te...
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May 7, 2012Digital Media and Learning Research Hub
The Digital Media and Learning Research Hub spoke with Pew Internet Senior Research Specialist Amanda Lenhart about some of the vast research she has done on teens and the internet/technology:
"While working with youth in afterschool se...
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May 6, 2012New York Times
People once took photographs so they could capture a moment for themselves and keep it forever. Then digital cameras and cellphones turned photos into something more ephemeral and more easily shared. But as the case of Anthony Weiner demonstrated,...
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Apr 19, 2012The Kojo Nnamdi Show
Amanda Lenhart was a guest on The Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU, Washington D.C.'s NPR station. Joined by Joseph Viola, school psychologist and professor of psychology ...
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Jan 30, 2012Associated Press
Teens tout the ease of use and the ability to send the equivalent of a text message to a circle of friends, often a smaller one than they have on crowded Facebook accounts. They can have multiple accounts and don't have to use their real names. Th...
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Jan 17, 2012New York Times
The digital era has given rise to a more intimate custom. It has become fashionable for young people to express their affection for each other by sharing their passwords to e-mail, Facebook and other accounts. Boyfriends and girlfriends sometimes ...
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Dec 29, 2011The Dallas Morning News
[...] According to a new report, most American teens who use social media say they and their contemporaries are mostly kind to one another on those sites. While online bullying is a legitimate concern, this survey indicates that it’s the exception...
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Dec 7, 2011Parents' Perspective
Director Lee Rainie was interviewed on the "Parents' Perspective" podcast (#494) about how today's "plugged-in teens" manage their reputations online--and how their families are parenting in ...
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Dec 3, 2011NPR's On the Media
(Click here to listen.) Teenagers are often considered careless when it comes to what they post online, but a Read More
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