I am part of a research team looking at the current definition and understanding of media psychology. This is the write-up submitted to APA Division 46 (Media Psychology) explaining the research project on Media Psychology awareness in hopes of generating a better response rate to the survey. Anyone, however, can... read more →
Feb
09
Jan
12
The Teaching Company is offering a free download of a lecture on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. . This seems timely beyond the celebration of his birthday. Not only was he a master at the use of communication and media, he was a champion of personal freedoms. This seems like... read more →
Sep
10
AP reports that China is tightening controls on news agencies (China tightens controls on foreign news ). This isn't only about censorship - there is a big business in news distribution like Bloomberg and Reuters services. And China has a lot of monitoring to do. Not just news agencies, but... read more →
Aug
29
The posting August 13 (Defining Media Psychology) is part of a longer discussion on creating a definition for and enhancing the awareness of the emerging field of Media Psychology as part of a group project at Fielding Graduate University. (I might add that Fielding is the first university in the... read more →
Aug
13
A common response to the “what is media psychology” question is to assume that it refers to popular or broadcast media and connect it with psychologists who work, often quite visibly, within that realm or the persuasive power of advertising. This "Dr. Phil" point of view is echoed in Division... read more →
Dr. Pamela Rutledge is available to reporters for comments on the psychological and social impact of media and technology on individuals, society, organizations and brands.