teens

Into the Digital Future: Teens, Technology, and Trust with Amanda Lenhart

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
February 27, 2025

In this episode of Into the Digital Future, hosts Jordan Shapiro and Laura Higgins sit down with long-time mixed methods researcher Amanda Lenhart to discuss her journey into internet research

Into the Digital Future: Teens, Tech, and Emotions with Dr. Lisa Damour

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
November 25, 2024

In this episode of ‘Into the Digital Future,’ hosts Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro speak with psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Lisa Damour about the complex emotional lives of teenagers

Beyond All-or-Nothing: A Pragmatic Approach to Kids and Social Technologies

by Lisa Damour, PhD
March 25, 2024

Today’s parents and caregivers often find themselves caught between two powerful forces: on the one side, harrowing headlines about how social media harms kids, and on the other, kids’ vigorous

Unlocking Teen Wellness By Design: BeMe Health’s Journey with Supportive Media

by Derek E. Baird and Nicki Tessler
February 14, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving world of youth and digital media, it is crucial to stay up-to-date with the latest changes and discover innovative ways to cater to the needs of

In Real Life: Re-imagining Online Safety by Australian Students

by Lucy Thomas and Daniel Donahoo
April 3, 2023

As our digital lives continue to evolve into new mediums and devices, traditional online safety efforts are inevitably falling short. A new Aussie project, In Real Life, is re-imagining the

Into the Digital Future: Understanding the “Missing Middle” with Michael Preston

by Jordan Shapiro and Laura Higgins
December 15, 2021

This transcript of the Into the Digital Future podcast has been edited for clarity. Please listen to the full episode here and learn about the full series here. Laura

Widen the Welcome: How Public Media Can Connect with the Missing Middle

by Derek E. Baird
June 2, 2021

“While new technology is connecting us to each other in different and much faster ways, these changes will necessarily have a knock-on effect to how we interact with one another,

Voices from the Missing Middle

by Monica Bulger and Mary Madden
May 25, 2021

In the 1960s, Joan Ganz Cooney published The Potential Uses of Television in Preschool Education, a report that would revolutionize television for children. Where others saw a “vast wasteland,” Cooney

Let’s Talk About Public Media and the Next Generation

by Patrick Davison, Monica Bulger, and Mary Madden
October 26, 2020

It seems like we’re having a lot of conversations about teens and tweens these days. Or youth? Young people? All of these terms get used by various disciplines, and some

Why Public Media Matters for Gen Z and Vice Versa

by Catherine Jhee
July 14, 2020

“It’s hard to think of a more important audience than kids who are developing their sense of self and their connections to their communities all in this fairly messy and

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