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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jun 15

We are also excited to welcome Alex Bonus as the new editor of @JOCAM_online, and we look forward to his contributions as he takes the journal into its next chapter.

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jun 15

We would like to warmly thank @vikkikatz.bsky.social as she concludes her time as editor of JOCAM. Thank you, Vikki, for your care and commitment to the journal; we are so grateful for your dedication to the community and efforts to make JOCAM more representative of the field's diverse scholarship.

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Luca Carbone @luca-carbone.bsky.social · Jun 14

Honored and stoked to be awarded the best dissertation award from the Children, Adolescents, and Media (CAM) division of @icahdq.bsky.social ! 🎉

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jun 13

> Top Reviewer: Allyson Snyder

> Top published paper (first authored by):
Alex J. Bonus

> Senior Scholar: Kathleeen Beullens

> Engaged Research Award: Colleen Russo Johnson

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jun 13

We congratulate this year's CAM Division award winners at #ICA25! Don't miss their sessions showcasing outstanding CAM scholarship:

> Top Student lead Paper (first authored by):
Weiqi Tian

> Top Faculty Papers (first authored by):

Darian Harff

Jane Shawcraft

> Top Dissertation: Luca Carbone

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jun 13

This year, the CAM division is pleased to contribute to #ICA25 with no less than 14 density sessions featuring 84 papers, 1 research escalator session, and 1 poster session.

Join CAM scholars for the Business Meeting today at 4:30 PM (local time), followed by the Division Reception at 6 PM!

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jun 12

We are looking forward to five days of exciting new CAM research, division meetings, and inspiration at #ICA25. See you in Denver! @icahdq.bsky.social

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · May 5

📢 Call for Papers

The journal Psychology of Popular Media is inviting submissions for an upcoming #SpecialIssue on "New Media and Body Image" that may be of particular interest to CAM scholars.

Full details and submission guidelines: www.apa.org/pubs/journal...

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Silke Brandsen @silkebrandsen.bsky.social · Apr 23

The first study of my PhD has been published in @journalcam.bsky.social! 🎉 Together with @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social and @michaelopgenhaffen.bsky.social, we studied what factors in news elicit fear in children and how they perceive and experience the mediation of news by adults. Read it here!

Children’s perceptions of scary news in Belgium: Examining parental mediation and consolation strategies from their perspective

Negative news items can cause fear reactions in children, which has prompted various parental mediation strategies and recommendations for news makers on how to make the news less scary. However, r...

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Apr 18

The latest issue of the Journal of British Cinema and Television focusing on “UK Broadcasting and Media for Children: Past, Present and Looking to the Future”, features work that may be of interest to JoCAM readers.

More info here: doi.org/10.3366/jbct...

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Apr 17

We’re excited to welcome Anaëlle Gonzalez @gonzalezanaelle.bsky.social to the team as our new Social Media Editor!

She’s the talent behind the great content you’ve seen recently, and we’re looking forward to what’s ahead.

Welcome, Anaëlle!

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Leo Röhlke @leoroe.bsky.social · Feb 24

🎉 Happy to share my first PhD paper, published in @journalcam.bsky.social!

💡 4 types of Swiss children’s ICT use 🧒📱
💡 Higher-SES: Limited use vs. learning-oriented use as competing strategies
💡 Lower-SES: Parents more critical of ICT, but limited use is still less common

doi.org/10.1080/1748...

Screenshot of the title and the abstract of the scientific paper which is referenced in the post. Title: Socioeconomic disparities in Swiss children's use of digital technology: A typological approach based on parental reports". Journal: Journal of Children and Media.

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Feb 14

The authors found that all relationships varied by media activity and whether they were examined at the within- or between-person level. They also stress the need to examine interactions between gender and other developmental factors, as conditional effects emerged.

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Feb 14

How do different digital media activities impact youth's affective well-being, and how does this vary across developmental stages?

Mayen, S., Reinhardt, A., & Wilhelm, C. examined this in an ESM study among Austrian youth 🇦🇹.

🔓 Open access: doi.org/10.1080/1748...

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jan 17

Dafna Lemish continues by outlining several priorities for our field moving forward, including the need to consider the macro-systems children are embedded in, prioritize inclusive and participatory methods, and rethink media literacy. (8/8)

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jan 17

Founding Editor Dafna Lemish closes the special issue by reflecting on JOCAM (r)evolutions. After 18 years, two issues stand out: the need to delimit CAM scholarship to children under 18 and to situate research within national and cultural contexts. (7/8) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jan 17

@lindsayhahn.bsky.social advocates for translational science principles to bridge the gap between CAM research, public understanding & policy on media’s effects on children by, for instance, prioritizing research addressing caregivers’ and educators’ needs (6/8) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A call for the adoption of translational science principles in children’s media effects research

Published in Journal of Children and Media (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jan 17

Fourth, Lisa Hurwitz emphasizes Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory as key to understanding young people’s media ecologies, highlighting its value in capturing complex, interconnected influences and fostering ecologically valid research. (5/8) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

When screens are everywhere you look: Contemporary media ecologies in the United States

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jan 17

Relatedly, Matthew Meier raises critical questions about measuring gender identity. Matthew urges CAM scholars to move beyond the binary and reminds us that “inclusivity starts at the point of operationalization.” (4/8) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Coming of age, coming of gender: Studying socialization beyond the binary

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jan 17

Next, AnneMarie McClain challenges scholars to rethink the validity of traditional measures of ethnic-racial identities and offers guidance on methodological decisions that would align with young people’s understandings of identity. (3/8) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Towards building expertly inclusive methodology: A call to rebalance youth ethnic-racial identity measures

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jan 17

First, @lauravandenbosch.bsky.social et al. advocate for adopting layered conceptions of time and emphasize four often-overlooked temporal factors in CAM research: calendar moment, media novelty, developmental stage, and applied time intervals. (2/8) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Digital media uses and effects: The contributing roles of time

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jan 17

3️⃣ Finally, the authors of the third set of commentaries in the special issue explore the challenges—and potential opportunities for advancement—embedded in the methods, measures, and theories commonly used by CAM scholars. (1/8)

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jan 15

Finally, Archer explores how policymakers are addressing the rise of social media in young people’s lives, often through restrictions and bans, to analyze the balance of benefits, risks, and harm these technologies pose for youth and for the political sphere (7/7) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Coming of age with, in and on social media: A critique of how politicians are responding to children’s social media engagement

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jan 15

The history & evolution of young people’s right to be let alone is explored by Ribak, urging us to consider teens’ agency and perspectives amid constant surveillance and the challenges of intensifying datafication that hinder and shape their privacy desires (6/7) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Teens’ “right to be let alone”: Privacy under datafication

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J Children and Media @journalcam.bsky.social · Jan 15

Third, KliglerVilenchik & Literat dive into the interplay between digital technologies and youth citizenship, emphasizing the need to reassess how various stakeholders view young people’s ties to democracy and political engagement in the age of social media (5/7) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Expressive citizenship: Youth, social media, and democracy

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