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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

What Hasn’t Changed in the Youth Media Landscape?

Unlike kids in the 70s, tweens and teens today are posting, dancing, and streaming across platforms from TikTok to Twitch. They have no interest in being corralled to discrete brands

Let’s Talk About Public Media and the Next Generation

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

Connecting Kentucky’s Kids with the Country and Beyond

The following post is part of a series springing from the Cooney Center’s joint initiative with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, By/With/For Youth: Inspiring Next Gen Public Media Audiences. This is

Why Public Media Matters for Gen Z and Vice Versa 

“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