I recently heard from a friend in China in response to my blog entry (March 28, 2008) about perceptions of misrepresentation of Chinese events in Western media. I found his remarks fascinating and a good reminder that we have to understand each other (interpersonally, internationally and intergalactically) in order to... read more →
May
06
May
06
At the recent Broadcast Educators Association Festival in Las Vegas, colleagues Garry Hare, Bonnie Buckner, Sean Thoennes, and Media Psychology Research Center Executive Director Erik Gregory gave a brilliant panel presentation on different aspects and considerations of designing media for a small screen. (You can read Bonnie's paper on the... read more →
May
03
David Brooks has an op-ed called “The Cognitive Age” in the New York Times that I think is a must-read. He talks about current perceptions of globalization--how it has become a popular paradigm for explaining change--especially change we don’t like. Brooks argues that it is the wrong paradigm, because it... read more →
May
03
As a baby-boomer and media psychologist, articles about positive approaches to aging catch my attention. What I love about the baby-boomer generation is that they do tend to go about things with a kind of self-focused all or nothing enthusiasm. According to an article by Katie Hafner “Exercise Your Brain,... read more →
May
03
David Brooks has an op-ed called “The Cognitive Age” in the New York Times that I think is a must-read. He talks about current perceptions of globalization--how it has become a popular paradigm for explaining change--especially change we don’t like. Brooks argues that it is the wrong paradigm, because it... read more →