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FOR THE PRESS: Dr. Rutledge is available to reporters for comments and analysis on the impact of technology and social media use on individuals and society. Contact: prutledge@mprcenter.org

• Ghost writer: New app to keep you tweeting after death. (February 19, 2013). RT.com
• The Social Psychology of the Selfie. By Christine Erickson. (February 15, 2013). Mashable.com 
• How to buy a business without regretting it. By Dorsey Kindler. (January 24, 2013). BizJournals.
• Why We Should All Care About Diversity In Gaming. By R. Bryant Francis. (January 21, 2013). Jace Hall Show.
• Cut through the ad clutter by telling a great story. By Lisa Ostrikoff. (January 18, 2013). The Globe and Mail.  
  
• Is Andray Blatche the most hateable man in the NBA? By Thomas Pruitt. (January 4, 2013).  Bullets Forever.
• Newtown School Shooting Spurs Fake Adam Lanza Accounts and Other Social Media Hoaxes.By Joanna Stern. (December 17, 2012). ABCNews.com. 
• You: The Brand.  by Anna Miller. (November 2012) APA GradPsych.
• The Rise of Crowdsourcing.  (November 2012) By Heather Holliday.  Faculty Matters.
• Were There Signs? Mass Shooters Linked To Social Media Posts. (September 5, 2012) By Stacy Proebstle.  New Jersey 101.5  |
• Bill Cosby isn’t dead, but why so many death hoaxes?  A psychologist weighs in.  (August 28, 2012). By Hannah Wong.  Fashion & Style.
• Canada’s inexplicable anxiety over violent crime. (August 4, 2012). By Jake Edmiston. National Post | Canada.com 
• Why did Colorado shooting suspect avoid social media? (July 23, 2012). By Doug Gross. CNN.com
• Carissimi sconosciuti: Perche su Internet ci Fidiamo Degli Estranei (July 7, 2012). By Serena Danna. Corrriere Della Sera Milan.
• Gaming software exec turns to niceness (June 7, 2012). By Deborah M. Todd. Pittzburgh Post-Gazette.
• The psychology behind social media. (June 6, 2012). Interview with Steve Goldstein. KJZZ 91.5 FM. 
• Hey! You! The Unstoppable Rise Of Heckling. (May 27, 2012). By Linton Weeks. NPR.com.
• Gaming: The Future of Gamification. (May 18, 2012). By Janna Anderson & Lee Rainie.  Pew Research Future of the Internet.
• On Pinterest, it’s share and share alike. (April 27, 2012). By Whitney Friedlander. LA Times.
• Twitter friends: It may be a good idea to meet up. (April 7, 2012). By Jamie Beckman.  LA Times.
• Short, quick and deadly: After string of celebrity death hoaxes, Twitter is social media assassin. (March 29, 2012). By Amy Kuperinsky. The Star-Ledger. 
• Interview: Awwstruck: Q+A with Pamela Rutledge, PhD (March 2, 2012). By Carrie Cummings. OMMA Magazine.
• Millennials will benefit and suffer due to their hyperconnected lives. (February 29, 2012).  By Janna Anderson & Lee Rainie.  Pew Research Future of the Internet Report. 
• Vice to Meet You. (February 15, 2012) by Lezette Engelbrecht, ITWeb.co.az
• Peoria sergeant’s post of Obama photo leads to debate.  (February 2, 2012).  Story by Sonu Munshi.  The Arizona Republic.
• Does the News Make You Sick? (January 25, 2012).  Story by Adam Forrest.  The Big Issue. 
• Viral Chicago Video Points to Disturbing Trend. (January 19, 2012). Story by Jason Keyser. Associated Press. CBSNews Money Watch
• When Technology Helps with the Holidays (December 27, 2011).  Story by Krystal Peak. VatorNews.com
• Fliers’ vs. Airlines’ Rights (October 10,2011) Story by Christine Negroni.  The New York Times.
•  Are home phones an endangered species? (September 15, 2011) Story by Derek Abma.  The Vancouver Sun. 
• The Wired Child Series: Q and A with Media Psychologist.  American Museum of Natural History 
  
• Crunch time: how to deal with grim economic news. (September 2, 2011). Story by Oliver Burkeman. Guardian.co.uk.
• The News is Shocking but the Power is In Your Hands, Media Psychologist Advises. (August 26, 2011) Story by John Tommasino. LaidOffLounge.com
• The evolution of flash mobs from pranks to crime and revolution. (2011, August 28) Story by David Downs. San Francisco Examiner. 
• Flirting with Danger: 59% of you are Facebook friends with your teachers. (September 2011) Seventeen Magazine.
  
• Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives’ Suicide Spotlights Reality-Show Tactics Anew (TheWrap). Reuters.com
• Interview: Social Media, London Riots, BART protests and civil rights. (August 16, 2011) KPFA Radio 94.1 Berkeley, The Morning Mix hosted by Davey D
• After British Riots, Conflicting Answers as to ‘Why.’ (August 13, 2011) by Ravi Somaiya. Europe Section. New York Times
• Cyberstalking’: Worse Than in-Person Harassment? (August 8, 2011) By Charlene Laino. WebMD.com
• No Haters Allowed: Why A Dislike Button Is Not Coming To Facebook by Dan Rowinski. (April 25, 2011) ReadWriteWeb.com
• Interview: The Weiner Affair: Why People in Power do Risky Things. WTOP Radio, Washington DC (June 8, 2011) .
• The House that Oprah Built (May 24, 2011) by Joanne Richard. Toronto Sun, Calgary Sun, London Free Press.
• No Haters Allowed: Why A Dislike Button Is Not Coming To Facebook (April 25, 2011) by Dan Rowinski. ReadWriteWeb.com
• Dr. Pamela Rutledge on Media Psychology. (2011) Episode 19 – Dr. Pamela Rutledge SmartPeoplePodcast.com
• The Lizard Brain and Resistance by Douglas Eby. (2011) PsychCentral.com
• Podcast: HispanicMPR.Com Transmedia Storytelling for Marketing (April 23, 2011).
• Interview: Transmedia Storytelling for Marketing (April 21, 2011 5 pm PST Live) Blog Business Talk on BlogTalkRadio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/waynehurlbert/2011/04/22/pamela-rutledge-bonnie-buckner-transmedia-marketing
• The Inside Story Article by Peter Guber ( April 2011, pp. 78-86): Psychology Today. PDF
• Comment Here To Express Support: Can social media help people deal with traumas, such as recent suicide? (2011) Article by Rachel Stern (March 27 ed.): Santa Cruz Patch.
• Contributor. (2011). Alexandra Wallace, Rebecca Black and the Siren Song of Internet Fame Article by Joshua L. Weinstein & John Sellers (Vol. March 22): TheWrap.com.
• Addiction Tango: Charlie Sheen Battles Drugs, Dr. Drew Hooked on Fame Article by Brett Lang & Tim Kenneally: The Wrap. (March 8, 2011)
• Charlie Sheen: Joking Aside, Is He Mentally Ill? Article by Brent Lang and Tim Molloy: The Wrap. (March 3, 2011)
• Interactive books meet the interactive age. Article by Amara Grautski. Bend Oregon: Bend Bulletin.(March 1, 2011)
• Changing a Changing World: Teaching Social Media for Social Activism. Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning, (February 2, 2011)
• You Students Love Social Media…and So Can You. Teaching Tolerance, Spring (39). Article by Camille Jackson. (January 16, 2011)
• 10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2011. ReadWriteWeb.com (December 14, 2010) Article by Ravit Lichtenstein
• Radio Interview: Togetherville.com and Social Media for Kids. How Young is Too Young? Minnesota Public Radio (July 20, 2010)
• Television Interview: Visual Media Overload: Advertising in Shared Space, Voice of America Middle East Broadcast, July 2010.
• Tech Experts Reflect on Social Media Boom (June 2010) Report by Pew Internet. 
• Why Feedback and Filters are Necessary in Social Media Social Media Noise (June 20, 2010) Article by Howard Greenstein, Mashable.com
• Radio Interview: Impact of Social Media on Social Relationships. (November 19, 2009). CVC Network Ltd. www.CVCRADIO.in. Asia’s International Media Network
• Fairly odd parents: The real lesson from Balloon Boy? Being wacky parents can have negative consequences on the kids (October 24, 2009) Article by Joanne Richard. Calgary Sun.
• Why Twitter Matters (October 21, 2009) Article by Anthony Massucci. DailyFinance.com
• Would a Balloon Hoax be Pathological or Just Plain Greedy? (October 20, 2009). Article by Lauren Cox. ABCNews.com
• The Boy in the Balloon. (video, October 17, 2009). Good Morning America on ABC News.
• Twitter Lessons in 140 Characters or Less. . (October 16, 2009) Article by Kathleen Kennedy Manzo. Education Week.
• Is social-media making us less social? (September 22, 2009) Daily Finance
• Mom, I want a Guinea Pig! (August 4, 2009). Article by Joanne Richards. Toronto Sun.
• Would a Balloon Hoax be Pathological or Just Plain Greedy? (July 2009) Article by Jennifer Leggio, ZDnet
• Jon and Kate: Divided by two people. (June 2009). Article by Joanne Richards. The Chatham Daily News, Canada
• Aged to perfection : Britain’s Got Talent showcase shows you’re never too old to dream. (May, 2009) Article by Joanne Richards (p. 12). The Winnipeg Sun, Canada
• Interview: The psychology of social networks (April 2009). Plugged In with Justin Williams: WNIN FM.
• Changing face of advice columnists (April 2009). Article by Joanne Richard: SUN Media, Canada.
• Can gossip be good? (February 2009). Weekly Column by Dennie Hughes: USAToday Weekend.
• Election junkies, pining for a fix, Article by Jill Rosen and Sam Sessa (November 6, 2008). Online: BaltimoreSun.com.
• This article is 1,689 words long: The impact of electronic media on how we read. (2008) Article by Zainab Zakari (pp. 53-55) New York Review of Magazines.