Selected Media Interviews by Year

2013

Students Can’t Resist Distraction for Two Minutes … and Neither Can You. The Red Tape Chronicles, NBC News, May 18, 2013.

Oklahoma Tornadoes, Extreme Weather Inspire Social Media ‘Storm Chasers’ to Take Risks. Huffington Post, May 21, 2013

Unplugged: Overcoming Our Digital Obsession. The Kojo Nnamdi Show on NPR, WAMU, 88.5, Washington, DC, May 14, 2013

Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation. Time Magazine, May 20, 2013

Google Glass Etiquette: A Work in Progress. Information Week, May 10. 2013

You’ll never Learn! Students Can’t Resist Multitasking, and it’s Impairing Their Memory. Slate, May 3, 2013 (also appeared in the Hechinger Report as “The New Marshmallow Test: Resisting the Temptations of the Web” on May 3, 2013)

Media Multitasking: The New Marshmallow Test. Education Week, May 8, 2013

Organic Communication in a Hi_tech Age: How to Keep ‘iDisorders’ From Spoiling Your Career Skills. Forbes, April 25, 2013

Can’t Stop Checking Your Phone? Read This. Refinery29.com, April 24, 2013

Understanding Consumer Fears About Smart Grid. Intelligent Utility Magazine, March/April 2013

Soft Fascination. Reflections on Digital Media & Culture, April 6, 2013

Is Technology Making Students Sick? Spin Education, April 3, 2103

Is This Why Some People Stink at Communicating? Spin Education, April 6, 2013

Online Social Forums, a Celebrated Curse? The Citizen, Tanzania, March 24, 2013

We Zijn Geobsedeerd Door GSM en Tablet. Interview in Het Belang Van Limburg upon publication of the Dutch translation of iDisorder, Belgium, March 17, 2013

The Problem With Hyper-Connected Kids in the Digital Age. Chicago Parent, March 2013

What Girls Really Do on Instagram. Mashable, February 8, 2013.

[TEDx TALK] iSafe: Managing Your Family’s Online Presence. American School of Bombay, Mumbai, India, January 13, 2013

[radio interview in Hong Kong] Dr. Larry Rosen on Technology, Children, and “iDisorder”. “Kwok Talk” on RTHK, Hong Kong, January 24, 2013

Growing Up Digital: The Generation Gap. ABC TV, February 23, 2013

Growing Up Digital: Addicting Factors. ABCTV, February 24, 2013

FB Overload: A US Psychologist Insists That Too Much Social Media Can Actually Be Damaging to the Brain. South China Morning News, January 31, 2013.

#M3: Instagram Narcissism and the Scourge of the Selfie. Readwrite.com, January 31, 2013

Exhausted by Social Media? It May Be Time for a Breakup. Austin-American Statesman, January 27, 2013

Technology Instigating Communication Breakdown. South China Morning Post, January 20, 2013

Children Using Touch-Screen Technology. South China Morning Post, January 20. 2013

[video] “iDisorder” Explains Warnings of Smartphone Obsession. KNBC, Los Angeles, CA, January 2, 2013

5 Shocking Ways Your Cell Phone is Hurting Your Health. Fitness Magazine, January 2013

2012

[book review] When You Text Till You Drop. New York Times, May 13, 2012

Are We Addicted to Facebook? It’s Complicated! New York Times, May 18, 2012

Is the Web Driving Us Mad? Newsweek, July 9, 2012

Think You’re Giving Up Social Media? Think Again! Washington Post, December 28, 2102

[audio interview] Education Leaders Overwhelmed by Technology: Finding the Balance. BAM! Radio, November 19, 2013

[invited op ed] Commentary: Drive to Distraction: Our Wired Generation. November 14, 2012, Victoria Times Colonist

Lost in Virtual Reality. The Hindu Business Line, November 27, 2012

Understanding Consumer Fears About Smart Grid. IntelligentUtility, December 27, 2012

Driven to Distraction: How to Help Wired Students Learn to Focus. eSchoolNews, November 13, 2012

Do We All Have iDisorders? PBS Media Shift, July 30, 2012

Featured expert in a new documentary called “DSKNECTD: We need to talk.” Check out the trailer at http://www.dsknectd.com/#!trailer/cda3

You Have (1) New Diagnosis. Stuff (New Zealand’s Award Winning News Website), November 5, 2012

Does tech really make kids grow up faster? Digital Trends, November 1, 2012

Interview with tbs eFM This Morning Show, Seoul, South Korea, November, October 29, 2012

Technology Obsession and How to Overcome it. NPR’s TechNation with Dr. Moira Gunn

Learning & the Brain Chat With Larry Rosen. 10-24-12

Workplace Mobility: How Much is Too Much? Chief Mobility Officer, October 12, 2012

Teenagers and Social Media. Alive Magazine, September 2012

How Schools are Coping With a Communications Obsession. Npr.org, August 2, 2012

Spend $700 at Apple Store or on Apple Stock? MarketWatch, September 19, 2012

Obsessing Over Technology: Is Facebook Making You a Narcissist? The Brian Britt Show, Ausust 29, 2012

Are you a tech or gadget junkie? Disconnect and take a break! Manila Standard Today, August 12, 2012

Technology is Making You Sick. Here’s the Cure. American Express Open Forum, August 15, 2012

Are You Just an iAddict? Australian News.com, August 15, 2012

Should Teachers Cave to Students’ Cell Phone Habits? The Fix, August 13, 2012

[podcast] Digital Nibbles, August 8, 2012

[podcast] Protecting Our Humanity and Psychological Health by Using Technology Appropriately. Healing From Within, WebTalkRadio, 8-20-12

Age of Distraction: The Brain Under Barrage. The Portland Oregonian, July 31, 2012

Our Digital Mindset. Austin American-Statesman, July 21, 2012

Narcissists Anonymous or the “iGeneration.” Sydney Morning Herald, July 31, 2012

The Antisocial Network. The Sydney Morning Herald, July 28, 2012

How Gadgets and the Internet are Turning Us into a Nation of Emotional Basket Cases. Daily Mail, July 18, 2012

Who Watches the People Watching Watchmen? How Personalization Algorithms Pick What You’ll Want to Consume Next. The National Post, July 19, 2102

When Apps Make You Lazy. Wall Street Journal, July 18, 2012

[radio show] Mike Huckabee Show. July 17, 2012

[radio show] Wisconsin Public Radio, July 17. 2012

[radio show] Apps Are Making Us Lazy and Less Social. WBAL, Baltimore, July 23, 2012

[radio show] iDisorder. Business Insanity Radio, July 23, 2012

[book review] iDisorder. BlogCritics, July 5, 2012

[radio show] America Now With Andy Dean.

Mobile Devices: A Constant Craving That May Be Changing Our Personalities. The Independent, June 19, 2012.

More of us suffer from ‘iDisorder,’ due to overuse of social media and mobile devices. Los Angeles Daily News, June 30, 2012

[radio interview] iDisorder: The Psychology of Technology. ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corportation)

The First Five Years of iPhone Obsession. Businessweek, June 21, 2012

[radio interview) 'iGeneration' Obsessed With Technology, Says Academic. ABC Radio Australia

Social Media Researcher Gives Tepid Embrace to Virtual Hug. Sydney Morning Herald, June 24, 2012 (also appeared in many newspapers in Australia)

Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations? Mental Floss, June 19, 2012

(book review) iDisorder. WDR 3 Germany, June 12, 2012

5 Tips to Prevent Digital Burnout and Maintain Good Health. PBS - Media Shift, June 7, 2012

Do You Suffer From These 4 Tech Addictions? Mashable, June 1, 2012

(podcast) iDisorder. Secret Lives of Men, May 15, 2012

Smartphone Addiction Can Affect Your Personality. The Times of India, June 19, 2012

Promise of the "flipped classroom' eludes poorer school districts. The Hechinger Report, June 12, 2012

Ik Be Online, Dus Ik Besta (I am Online, Therefore I Am). De Standaard Weekend, Belgium, June 3, 2012

Wait a Minute ... Where's My Phone? Boston Globe, May 22, 2012

The Screens that are Stealing Childhood. Sydney Morning Herald, May 28, 2012

Phantom Cellphone Vibration is a Sign You Need a Tech Break. Lifehacker, May 25, 2012

Why Social Networks Want Your Photos. SmartMoney, May 17, 2012

Is Something Wrong With the Way We Work? Harvard Business School, Working Knowledge, June 6, 2012

Perfectly Prune Your Notifications to Stop Your Phone From Constantly Bugging You. LifeHacker, May 29, 2012

Too Much Technology for Kids is Bad for Development, Says New Study. Chicago Education News Examiner. June 2, 2012

"Cell Vibration Syndrome" Creates a Buzz. The Fix, May 24, 2012

Cellphone Vibration Syndrome and Other Signs of Tech Addiction. Computerworld, May 24, 2012

Studies on Multitasking Highlight Value of Self-Control. Education Week, May 16, 2012

Psychoanalyzing Facebook's "Like" Button. SmartMoney, May 18, 2012

5 Ways Technology Harms You. The Times of India, May 26, 2012

Technology can push our crazy buttons, rewire brains USA Today, March 27, 2012

[radio interview] Interview with Governor David Patterson. WOR New York 710 AM, May 14, 2012

[radio interview] iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession With Technology and Overcoming its Hold on Us. KBOO Radio, May 7, 2012

[podcast interview] Dr. Larry Rosen: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming its Hold on Us. Coffee and Markets, May 16, 2012

[podcast] Our Tech Obsessed Culture. Coffee & Markets, May 16, 2012

Studies on Multitasking Highlight Value of Self-Control. Education Week, May 17, 2012

All That Texting Could Make You Crazy. Marketplace Tech Report, May 14, 2012

New Message: Your Mobile is Making You Mad. The Daily Mail, May 10, 2012

[video clip] iDisorder: Does Technology Feed Psychological Disorders? KPBS March 28, 2012

Yes, You Do Need a Digital Detox. Prevention Magazine, April 2012

The Secret of Focus Amid Distractions. The Strait Times (Singapore), April 25, 2012

Too Much Technology: ‘iDisorder’ Takes a Critical Look at the Overuse of Digital Devices. The Wichita Eagle, April 29, 2012

Is Technology Making Your Child a Narcissist or Obsessive-Compulsive? BeliefNet, May 3, 2012

[audio clip] Larry Rosen: iDisorder interview on KUOW, Seattle, WA. April 17, 2012

Making “bring your child to work day” meaningful. CBS News Money Watch, April 25, 2012

Do iPhones Make Us Narcissists? SmartMoney, April 6, 2012

[This one was in my local paper! Much more "personal"] Solana Beach Resident Addresses Growing Problem in New Book, “iDisorder”. Del Mar Times/Carmel Valley News/Solana Beach Sun

One Facebook Visit Kills You Ability to Stay Focused. WebProNews. April 10, 2012

[book review] iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession With Technology and Overcoming its Hold on Us. PsychCentral, April 10, 2012

[book review] iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession With Technology and Overcoming its Hold on Us. CyberLibrarian, April 13, 2012

[book review] Is Technology Positive? A Book Review and a Day of Unplugging. PositivelyPresent.com

[feature story] Overcoming Technology’s Hold San Diego Union-Tribune, April 5, 2012

Is social media harming our mental health, researchers wonder? The National Post (Canada), March 25, 2012

The Read: iDisorder San Diego Union Tribune, March 23, 2012

When you smartphone’s smarter than you are The Boston Globe, March 11, 2012

Spying in the name of love Chicago Tribune, January 24, 2012

Facebook and Kids: Social Support or Dangerous Distraction? Education.com, March 22, 2012

Is Facebook Hurting Your Brain? Mobiledia.com, March 28, 2012

2011

Does Facebook Change Your Brain? New York Times, 10-20-11

Aces on the Race: Ten Hollywood outsiders weigh in the best pic norms – Larry D. Rosen on “The Social Network” Variety, 2-8-2011

Lack of focus requires attention as technology overload takes hold. The Courier-Mail, 12-8-2011

To Friend or Not to Friend Parents on Facebook. The Times of India, 11-29-2011

How a “Tech Break” Can Help Students Refocus. HechingerEd Blog (Hechinger Report)

Apple iPhone5 Release: Why Do People Care So Much? International Business Times, 9-29-2011

Facebook Could Be Feeding Your Child’s Anxiety, Depression or Encouraging Narcissistic Tendencies. ABC Action News, 9-7-2011

Could Those Hours Online be Making Kids Nicer? The Wall Street Journal, 8-16-2011

Facebook Linked to Psychological Disorders in Teens. Technorati, 8-12-2011

Facebook Overuse Can Lead to Psychological Disorders in Youth. ZDNet, 8-9-2011

How Facebook and Social Media Affect the Minds of Generation Next. The Huffington Post, 8-9-2011

Kids & Technology: The Developmental Health Debate. Mashable, 8-9-2011

Too Much Facebook Time May Be Unhealthy for Kids. Los Angeles Times, 8-6-2011

Is Monitoring Kids’ Online Activity a Waste of Time? Consumer Affairs, 8-8-2011

Facebook makes teens narcissistic, anxious and depressed – but also nice, social and engaged. CBS News, 8-8-2011

Facebook: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. WebMD, 8-8-2011

Facebook Use May Lead to Psychological Disorders. Mashable, 8-8-2011

Too much Facebook Time May Be Unhealthy for Kids. Dallas Morning News/Chicago Tribune, 8-8-2011

Kids Who Use Facebook do Worse in School. Time, 8-8-2011

Is Constant “Facebooking” Bad for Teens? MSNBC, 8-2011

Tips for Parents of the iGeneration. LiveScience, 8-6-2011

Facebook Can Make Teens Sick, Study Says. PC World, 8-8-2011

The Antisocial Network: Study. New York Post, 8-8-2011

Is Social Networking Turning Teens into Narcissists? CTV News (Canada), 8-5-2011

Can You Save by Taking a Gadget-Free Vacation? Smart Money, 7-5-2011.

2010

Understanding the iGeneration-Before the Next Mini-Generation Arrives Nieman Reports (Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University) Summer 2010

Foolish Error or Freudian E-Slip Psychologies Magazine: UK Edition, June 2010

Learning Curve: Wired from the Womb Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 17, 2010

FireDogLake Book Salon: Welcomes Dr. Larry Rosen, Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn May 16, 2010

Boomers Face Challenges Relating to Other GenerationsConsumerAffairs.com, May 9, 2010

7 Top Things Parents Can Learn From Their Tech-Savvy Kids U.S. News & World Reports: May 5, 2010

Author: `iGeneration´ requires a different approach to instruction eSchool News, April 12, 2010

Facebook-Hacking Mom Faces Harassment Charge AOL News, April 9, 2010

Interview in El Mercurio, Santiago Chile 4-6-2010

An Explosion of WMDs: Wireless Mobile Devices April 3, 2010

Book of the Week – Rewired April 2, 2010

Has the iGeneration Arrived? DetentionSlip.org (Top Education Blog), April 2010

Internet Evolution Radio Interviews Dr. Larry Rosen March 9, 2010

CNN Opinion: “Generation ‘Text’: FB Me” 2-11-2010.

Tech-Savvy “iGeneration” Kids Multitask, Connect USA Today 2-10-2010

Four Articles in the California Educator February 2010:

Wired Kids, Negligent Parents? Invited New York Times “Room for Debate” piece titled “A New Generation” 1-28-2010.

Kids’ Media Usage Creating a Generation Gap Minnesota Public Radio 1-27-2010.

Going all Gadget May Be Healthy Richmond News 1-22-2010.

Textisms and Writing Skills Future Tense Online Public Radio: 1-19-2010.

The Art of “Defriending” The Kansas City Star 1-17-2010. Syndicated in Charlotte Observer,CNet Australia, Sacramento Bee

Texting is So Last Year The Daily Telegraph 1-17-2010.

Study: Youth Take Fewer Risks Than 20 Years Ago CNet News 1-14-2010.

The Children of Cyberspace: Old Fogies by Their 20s New York Times 1-10-2010.

2009

Cyber Lives of Teens Pose New Parenting Challenge AOL News: Sphere 12-17-2009.

How to Keep Your Teen Safe on the Internet Christian Science Monitor 12-16-2009.

Www! Mom’s on My Facebookt Jewish Exponent 11-25-2009.

Be a Better Tech Parent Laptop Magazine 11-23-2009.

How Close to Watch Teens’ Online Use? Cincinnati Enquirer 11-8-2009.

OMG! Teachers Say Texting Can be Good for Teens Boston Herald 10-28-2009. Also appeared in Arizona Sun-Sentinel, Philadelphia Inquirer, The Arizona Republic, Monterey County Herald, Charlotte Observer, Santa Fe New Mexican, Cincinnati Enquirer.

Teen Online Safety Mostly About Behavior CNetNews 6-17-2009.

Teens Text a Lot, Adults Worry PsychCentral 5-29-2009.

Gay Nightlife’s Identity Crisis Edge, New York 4-6-2009.

Aprender com a Technologia Revista Ensino Superior (Brazil).

Mom, Dad as a Facebook Friend? Increasingly so San Diego CW Channel 6, 3-12-2009.

Mom, Dad Meet MySpace and Facebook Newsday 2-17-2009.

Crafting Your Image for Your 1,000 Friends on Facebook or MySpace UCLA News Press Release 2009.

Social Networking’s Dark Side Edge New York 2-16-2009.

Stanford Offers Facebook Class for Parents KCBS News San Francisco 2-9-2009. Also in San Jose Mercury News

Experts Offer New Advice on Keeping Kids Safe Online CBS News, San Diego, CA 2-7-2009.

2008

Parental Software is an Aid, Not an Answer MSNBC.com 9-15-2008

Family Matters: Tracking Your TeenBetter Homes and Gardens 10-2008

Smile! You’re on the Web Edge Magazine 10-20-2008

Parents Flock to Facebook: College Kids See Parents Invade Their Turf Contra Costa Times 9-8-2008. Also in Wichita Times and Chattanooga Times

Screen Addicts – by Emmy Award Winning “Connect with Kids” shown in Los Angeles, New York, Denver, El Paso, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Tampa, Albuquerque, Salt Lake City, Little Rock, La Crosse, Columbia SC, Colorado Springs, Savannah, and other markets (February to July). Click here for the schedule.

“Social Network Spam” by NewsProNet Syndicated to multiple TV stations including: WXYZ Detroit 8-1-2008, CBS-3 Philadelphia 8-12-2008, TMJ4 Milwaukee 9-10-2008, CBS-TV Austin, TX 9-9-2008 and WBZ-CBS Boston 8-18-2008

Parenting the Net Generation Blog Talk Radio 5-18-2008

Do You Know What Your Kids are Doing on MySpace? It’s Not as Scary as You’ve Heard and You CAN Keep Them Safe Education.com 2008

Parents Adopt Technology to Reach Out to Kids St. Louis Post-Dispatch 6-11-2008

Web Friends Over Real Friends WINK News, Florida 7-22-2008

Parenting Your Net Generation Child or Adolescent Education.com 2008

Dealing With Internet AddictionPhilippine Sun-Star News 7-17-2008

Putting Life Online Could Haunt Later Houston Chronicle 6-29-2008

Will Hands-Free Law Drive Home Safely? Long Beach Daily Breeze 6-28-2008

TopSpot: Web Social Network for Parents and Babies Newsday 5-25-2008 syndicated in Seattle Times 6-7-2008, Salisbury Post 6-9-2008, Albany Democrat-Herald 6-6-2008

Parenting the Net Generation BlogTalkRadio 5-18-2008

The Internet Generation EdgeNewYork 5-4-2008

“Sleep Texting” Shows up Among Avid Text Messagers Austin American-Statesman 4-26-2008

Text Messaging Has its Good PointsDaily Breeze/L.A. Daily News 4-24-2008

MySpace Can Bring Shy Kids Out of Their Shells MSNBC.com 4-24-2008

Q&A on Video Game Worries. aPARENTly Speaking. 4-7-2008

GAME ON TOO LONG: A fine line separates fun, addiction. Contra Costa Times 4-6-2008

More Top Toys Offer Playtime, High Technology Contra Costa Times 4-6-2008

Book Excerpt: Virtually Exposed.Parenting Teens Network 4-2008

Do You Know What Your Kids are Doing on MySpace? It’s Not as Scary as You’ve Heard and CAN Keep Them Safe. Education.com 4-2008

Parenting Your Net Generation Child or Adolescent: Using a Plan Called T.A.L.K. to Keep Your Kids safe in Their Multitasking Techno-Worlds. Education.com 4-2008

Advice to Parents: Give Your Kids Their (My)Space USA Today 3-27-2008.