Ladies Home Journal Magazine. (2009, February 17 interview for October 2009 issue). Interview on my research regarding potential learning applications of social media.
National Public Radio (NPR) – Future Tense. (2009, Nov 16). Interview on my research on social networking applications and insights for design of news and online education. http://www.publicradio.org/columns/futuretense/
Wired Magazine. (2009, May 9 interview). Interview on my research on learning, social media and youth for a series on social network sites in the workplace.
Access Minnesota, interview for regional radio broadcast on “Dangers of social networking” segment (October 4, 2009).
Twin Cities LiveKSTP-TV (an affiliate of ABC). (2009, April 2). “Facebook 101.” TV appearance talking about Facebook phenomena and my research projects on youth and social media: Hot Dish and MN Daily http://twincitieslive.com/article/stories/s862622.shtml?cat=11215
Knight Foundation Pulse. (2009, April). “Facebook: Engaging Young People in News” interview about our Knight-funded youth & social media research. http://www.knightpulse.org/node/18526
Pioneer Press. (2009, January 5). “Technology spending varies from district to district” quoted saying that technology has been shown to improve student learning outcomes. http://www.twincities.com/ci_11368669?nclick_check=1
Currents Magazine, a magazine of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (2008, December 1). Interview on my research on young people’s use of online social network sites for education.
Educause. (2008, October 21). The ECAR Study of Undergraduates and Information Technology, 2008, mention of my research on links between participation in social network sites and learning. http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ers0808/rs/ers08086.pdf
Danish journal Ingenioeren (www.ing.dk) published a story about my work, “Facebook og MySpace ruster børn fra fattige familier til fremtiden Sociale netværkssider styrker teknologiske og sociale evner, mener netværksforsker.” By Jesper Gormsen (September 19, 2008). http://ing.dk/artikel/91325
MinnPost.com (Monday, July 14) “MySpace, Facebook are more than Cyberspace hangouts.”
Access Minnesota, interview for regional radio broadcast on social networks research (Week of July 13, 2008) Syndicated through 50 radio stations with audience of approximately 60,000. To view: http://www.accessminnesotaonline.com/downloads.htm
KCSN Radio News (Calif), interview on educational benefits of social network sites (July 3, 2008).
CBS News, interview for Daniel Sieberg Science and Technology segment regarding my research on teens’ 21st century learning in social network sites (Monday, June 30, 2008).
ASCD SmartBrief (electronic newsletter distributed to the Association for the Supervision and Curriculum Development with 175, 000 members from 119), on the topic “Social networking sites may teach valuable skills” (June 25, 2008). To View:http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/lymItVkjCvhvpUfCfOaVAvQi
eSchool News, story on my social network sites research (June 23, 2008).
Other mentions of my work included in Seattle Times (WA), Boston Herald (MA), Miami Sun Herald (FLA), IT Business Net, TechNews World, MacNewsWorld,Science News (Canada), EarthTimes (UK), CNET News, HeraldNet (WA), The Daily Collegian, Penn State University (PA).
Cable TV (Channel 6), interview for Minerva program on regional cable TV (Channel 6) on the topic “Social Network Sites.” May 10 interview aired on June 22, 2008.
Twin Cities Live KSTP-TV (an affiliate of ABC), interview for television segment on the topic of online dating and social network sites (May 21, 2008)
U of M Brief (electronic university-wide newsletter), story on the Networks and Neighborhoods in CyberSpace Symposium, January 30, 2008.
U of M Brief (electronic university-wide newsletter), interview about my social networks research and SEED grant-funded research on teens’ use and learning in social network sites for “Seeds of Change,” November 7, 2007.