Media use and the “new normal”

The Digital Wellness Lab’s real-time survey reveals how parents felt their child’s media use changed throughout the summer and into the school year during the COVID-19 pandemic. When we first surveyed

Media Moment: Overactive Activism on Social Media

To be completely honest, when I was younger, I was never interested in the news. I hated it when my parents wanted to listen to the news on the radio.

Media Moment: The double-edged reality of tween group chats

The pressure of being added to a group chat, through texting or on a social media platform, is an ambiguous concept for adults. In fact, it’s a challenge for adults

Media Moment: Doing a Digital Detox as a way to reconnect and feel rejuvenated in life

Do you feel connected to your digital devices round the clock (including checking your phone in the bathroom)? Do you feel that you need a break from your hectic corporate/school/day-to-day life? Yes,

Media Moment: No Boundaries on TikTok

Like many teens and young people, I often use the popular social media app TikTok. It’s a fun application that allows users to share short videos of their choosing

Media Moment: Struggling through remote school or: How I almost learned to stop worrying and love the Chromebook

I study the impact of media on children so it’s probably not a surprise to hear that my wife and I are pretty particular about the amount of screen media

Media Moment: My Media Literacy Mother

“You make me feel, you make me feel, you make me feel like a natural woooman” “No one should make you feel like a natural woman, Kristelle. You feel how

Media Moment: The Woman Who Cried Wolf and Getting Back To The Movie Theater

The Oscars were different this year – in nearly all the ways. Diversity, DJ Quest Love, less pomp and circumstance, and of course, masks, some social distancing, and simulcast attendance