Marshall McLuhan: Fond Memories of Marshall and His Daughter Mary

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 14, 2022 | Featured Article

Bernard Luskin, Ed.D., MFTUCLA School of Education and Information Studiesbernieluskin@GMAIL.COM I met Marshall McLuhan and his daughter Mary in the mid-1970s, while I was president of Coastline Community College. The McLuhan’s had a home in Newport Beach, where I...

Loneliness, Isolation, and Internet Use Among Older Adults: How much Internet Use is Too Much?

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 14, 2022 | Featured Article

Jasmin Tahmaseb McConathaWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaJTahmasebMcConatha@wcupa.eduSebastian EhmannWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaSE1005948@wcupa.edu Americans are more solitary than ever before. Never has been this statement been truer than in...

Online Anonymity as a Continually Challenging Concept in Media Psychology

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 14, 2022 | Award Winner, Featured Article

Hana MachackovaMasaryk University, Brno, Czech Republichmachack@fss.muni.cz In almost every discussion about the usage of the internet and digital technologies, we can hear diverse opinions on the nature of online interaction. While some herald the multiple...

Online Racism: Has the Internet Caused More Harm than Good?

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 14, 2022 | Featured Article

Chrysalis L. Wright, Ph.D, Ashley Lopez, Beatriz Coelho, & Caitlyn KoernerUniversity of Central FloridaContact: Wright@ucf.edu The internet and online communities, including social media, have made it easier for racist groups to share their ideologies with others....

Privacy, Justice, and Personal Digital Traces: Implications for Psychology and Society

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 14, 2022 | Award Winner, Featured Article

Patrick Sweeney (Center) Receiving the 2022 Student Dissertation in Media Psychology & Technology Award. Photo Credit Kathryn Stamoulis My dissertation examined two controversies related to the use of information from social media in psychological research...

The Emergence of “Unlogic” During The Pandemic and Infodemic of 2020

by 553866pwpadmin | Jun 14, 2022 | Featured Article

Stanley Krippner, PhDCalifornia Institute of Integral Studiessckrippner@gmail.com A new term has emerged during the pandemic, “unlogic.” Unlogic is not ignorance or stupidity. It is reason distorted by suspicion and misinformation. It reflects a state of mind that is...