IN THE NEWS 2022-2025

Dr. Pamela Rutledge is available to reporters for comments on the psychological and social impact of media and technology. Contact: pamelarutledge@gmail.com.

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  • Why We Love Predictable, Feel-Good Christmas Movies. (Video interview, December 23, 2024). CNN
  • Kylie Kelce is on top. Understanding her ‘everywoman’ appeal. (December 19, 2024). By Kerry Justich. Yahoo! Life
  • Watching 'Gilmore Girls,' 'A Christmas Story' or 'Home Alone' again? (November 22, 2024). By Rebecca Corey. Yahoo! Life
  • A psychologist explains why your brain loves cheesy holiday movies. (December 20, 2023.) CBS News
  • Why revisiting our favorite shows and movies makes us feel good. Yahoo! Life
  • Why Weight-Loss Ads Have Taken Over Your Instagram Feed. (March 11, 2023). By Julie Jargon. Wall Street Journal.
  • The ‘Tumblrification’ of social media. (January 5, 2023). By Charlotte Colombo. DailyDot.
  • Green bubble trouble — how Apple geniously employs dark psychology with iMessage. (October 8, 2022). By Kimberly Gedeon. LaptopMag.
  • Apple Watch needs a sick-day function. (September 4, 2022). By Rebecca Ruiz. Mashable.
  • Selfies without sense: People keep risking their lives for the 'perfect' photo. (July 15, 2022). By Deirdre Reilly. Fox News.
  • This Mother-Daughter Duo Has Become the Center of Creepy TikTok Conspiracy Theories. (July 13, 2022). B y EJ Dickson. Rolling Stone.
  • Why are some dads so blunt over texts? Experts weigh in.  (May 4, 2020). By Charlotte Colombo. Yahoo!
  • Why BeReal, a Social Media App with No Photo Filters, is Atttracting Gen Z. (April 20, 2022). By Dalvin Brown.  Wall Street Journal
  • How new health trackers claim to improve your health by offering insight into your body. (February 25, 2022). Kaitlin Reilly. Yahoo!
  • Facebook posts about grief beg a response. Is an emoji enough? (February 11, 2022). By Alia Dastagir.  USA Today.
  • Netflix ‘Tinder Swindler’ documentary: Why we devour this type of TV. (February 3, 2022). By Erin Jensen. USA Today.
  • Why Do I Always Tweet and Delete? (January 21, 2022). By Em Cassel.  Vice.
  • Bob Saget and grief: Why losing a TV dad can hurt so much. (January 11, 2022). By Erin Donnelly. Yahoo!

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