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DR. PAM | MEDIA PSYCHOLOGIST
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
    • About Dr. Pamela Rutledge
    • Media Psychology
      • What Is A Media Psychologist?
      • 8 Reasons Why We Need Media Psychology
      • Careers in Media Psychology
      • Example Careers in Media Psychology
      • Media Psychology at Fielding Graduate University
      • Positive Media Psychology
    • MPRC
      • Media Psychology Research Center
    • Media Psychology Review
  • Consulting
    • Speaking & Consulting
    • Audience Engagement: Why Use Personas?
      • How to Build a Persona
    • Adapting to Change
    • Transmedia Storytelling
      • Storytelling Across Platforms
      • Transmedia Storytelling Starts with the Power of Story
      • Our Transmedia World
      • Transmedia Case Study: The Three Little Pigs
      • Transmedia Storytelling Workshop
  • Story Power
    • Brand Storytelling
    • Storytelling: Brands, Entertainment & Organizations
      • Storytelling for Organizations
      • Core Story: Case Study
  • In the News
    • Press Quotes & Interviews 2022-2025
    • 2021-2019
    • 2018-2016
    • 2016-2017
    • 2015-2013
    • 2012 & EARLIER
    • Video Interviews & Webinars
  • Resources
    • Mindful Media & Digital Literacy
      • Positive Media Psychology
      • Benefits of Video Games Part 1
      • Benefits of Video Games Part 2
      • Benefits of Video Games Part 3
      • Becoming Mindful: Exercises
      • Mindful Media Journal
    • Academic Materials
      • Media Psychology Syllabus 2021
      • Media Psychology Syllabus 2012
      • Media Psychology Syllabus 2015
    • Articles
      • Persuasion & Augmented Reality
      • Psychology of Transmedia Engagement
      • Theories of Attention
      • The Psychology of Color
      • Website Design: How to Use Psych Theory
      • Data Strategy: Listen to Your Consumers’ Stories
      • The Psychology of Story
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The Chris Brown Rule: Think Before Tweeting @#!!

Some celebrities are masters at using Twitter to build a fan base.  Others, like Chris Brown, suffer from not understanding the potential impact of failing to think first, tweet second.... read more →
  • December 1, 2012
  • Pamela Rutledge
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Giving Thanks for What We Have

Thanksgiving is a time to look around and be grateful for what we have and to celebrate the richness and opportunities in our lives.  Sometimes it helps to be reminded... read more →
  • November 19, 2012
  • Pamela Rutledge
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Dangerous Method: Engaging but Not Satisfying

The film, A Dangerous Method, is an ambitious effort to portray the complex and tumultuous evolution of the relationships and theories among the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, his protégé... read more →
  • December 11, 2011
  • Pamela Rutledge
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Make Social Influence Count: Help Japan’s Victims

Join the Media Psychology Research Center and A Think Lab in supporting the victims of Japan's earthquake and tsunami through the Red Cross.  Make your donation now!  http://sxsw4japan.org/athinklab
  • March 12, 2011
  • Pamela Rutledge
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Video: Seismic Cultural Shifts in a Globally Connected World

My friend Bret Morstad submitted this great video, called "The Message" to TED. It speaks to the seismic shifts in culture and psychology that innovations in technology and a connected... read more →
  • February 15, 2011
  • Pamela Rutledge
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Dr. Pam Rutledge, media psychologistDr. Pamela Rutledge is available to reporters for comments on the psychological and social impact of media and technology on individuals, society, organizations and brands.  pamelarutledge@gmail.com

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